''Chrishankhah'' Hawke

Note: The armor design is the basic plate armor from Dragon Age 2. The character is mine!

...And no, "Hawke" is not REALLY her last name! It's just the role she played.

Just trying out some new textures and a lot of patience, as well as a much needed pic of Chrish in some armor!

To be honest, I REALLY loved how my character's looks translated into DA2, but without tuner or capture card, I was unable to take a picture to show off. Instead, I had to sit on a paused screen and draw this. (I have to say, it's so much easier to draw directly from a reference!)

But now, part of me wonders whether it was a mistake to design my Hawke after Chrishankhah in Dragon Age 2, It made the RPG aspect a lot more difficult because I practically forced myself to choose options based on what I think Chrishankhah would say. (That means more diplomatic responses than humorous ones. Bugger!)

Suffice to say, Chrish has been bitter about magic ever since Sanagis fell. But she seemed to do a 180 from that in DA2 -- supporting mages at every chance. In her defense, though, Sanagisians aren't born mages, whereas mages in the DA2 universe are. You can't exactly punish someone like that for something they have no control over, so it's really not out of character, it just puts her in an interesting circumstance.

I also inadvertently wound up in a romance with one of the LI's, Anders. (That got interesting, story-wise!) Canonically, that just isn't something Chrish would do. But I blame my own weak heart -- for which my OC just had to deal with the consequence. (I mean... he loves cats! Who can resist?) That, and I didn't know what the heart option was doing until he attacked her face. Durp

I wonder if that makes it a fiction-in-a-fiction? Ficteption?

By the way, I mentioned that I was trying out some textures. There is an earlier, less textured version of the picture here for comparison: [link]

Credit where due -- the texture brushes are from [link] !

Update -- With the PC version, I finally *could* get some screenshots of her in game. See this journal for comparison, as well as her new outfit!