The Annulment at Dairsmuid

[foxsays]

WHO: Araceli Bonaventura, Korrin Ataash, Malcolm Reynolds, The Outsider, Aleron Darton, Kas, Anders, Malcolm Reed, James Norrington, Ellana Ashara, James Kirk; Rivaini npcs
WHAT: The Annulment at Dairsmuid; arriving at Rivain to meet with Araceli and her mage contacts that requested aid from Templars hunting them down. When Araceli goes to bring the group to her contacts, they're informed that the Templars have abducted the mages forcing the team to return to the Circle at Dairsmuid to rescue them and kill the Templars responsible
WHEN: 15th-20th Solace
WHERE: Rivain; Dairsmuid
NOTES: OOC posts here and here, sending crystal announcement; violence, discussions of annulment, probably going to need warnings for language; I'll edit as I go, if people can bring things to my attention, I would appreciate it
Starters will all be below, subjects in headers

We of the Dairsmuid Circle wait now, behind barricades. I have sent word to our brother and sister mages of this outrage. When they break through, we will not die alone.

—Final journal entry of First Enchanter Rivella, slain in Dairsmuid, 9:40 Dragon

Contents;
Arrival at Dairsmuid
Meeting the Mage Contacts
Team Dungeon Crashers
Team Templar Crushers
Aftermath of the Rescue
Timestamp; Dairsmuid Adventures
Epilogue

Comments

[justice_is_blond]

In this moment he believes that she feels for them, for so many who had hurt and suffered, and he accepts it. She's not a mage. But she's an ally. When he'd told the Hero of Fereldan he'd been one of the lucky ones, one who had avoided that, he'd meant it, and he'd... expected a reaction a little more like this, despite how he'd tried to make it seem like it was nothing. It isn't.

"This is why we must have equality for all. Mage, Dalish, Rifter. No group can become the target, to be hunted or abused. The Circles cannot come back, the Chantry must change. This is why I still fight, and why I cannot stop. People must be seen as people." And it is a long road, a difficult road, but it has to be taken.

"You stand with us, as we should stand with you." No more false imprisonment, no random wild accusations, no attacks. It needs to stop. "We cannot let this happen ever again to anyone else."

[foxsays]

"The elves in the cities too, they have different fears and difficulties to the Dalish but I know that life." The Dalish have mages to worry about but Araceli can remember what it looks like when a person is too hungry to even attempt to steal, she wouldn't doubt that if she had spent longer in Val Royeaux that she would have seen that. "That was why I stole: I was good. I was very good. If I relieved the nobles of their jewels and their treasures to buy food for my building? I had less to lose than them, if they had tried and been caught?"

She doesn't feel the need to continue since there must be some places with harsh punishments for thievery but the glance at her hand might be enough; an artist losing a hand? They'd starve for certain after that.

"It isn't a secret who I study under, or what she believes in. I want the work I do with her and the Inquisition to support those that I can. Not just the people I've come to love or care about but I grew up without knowing what magic was. Was I scared when I first saw it in Thedas? No. I was delighted. That should be how it is."