Eva Lavellan-Pentaghast

Eva Lavellan-Pentaghast (Really, this is Cassandra as a young girl, but I imagine Eva looks a lot like her)

## Real World Information

### Fic(s)

**Series:** Mina Lavellan's Inquisition Story
Part 1: This Shit is Weird: The Inquisitor Mina Lavellan Story

## Biographical Information

### Class

Rogue
Warrior
Mage

### Affiliation

Pentaghast Family
Inquisition
Dalish
Clan Lavellan
Seekers of Truth

### Title(s)

Princess (96th in line to the Nevarran Throne)
Seeker

### Nameday

Solace 14, 9:35 Dragon

Eva Lavellan-Pentaghast is 96th in line to the Nevarran Throne. Her mother was a blood mage who used her for it. **TRIGGER WARNING: I will talk about all of that in detail (as well as a few things about Mina's past), and since there are no spoiler tags in this wiki, if you have any triggers (including, but not limited to, blood magic, suicide, and magical torture), I would highly recommend not reading this page.**

## Overview

### **Physical Appearance**

Think of a cross between Mina and Cassandra, and you will get Eva. I use a picture of Cassandra as a young girl as her face claim because I imagine she looks a lot like her, but with a lot of Mina's features as well. She has Cassandra's hair and eye color, but a lot of similarities to Mina as well. Her hair is long and wavy when it's down, but she likes to keep it in a braided bun.

### **Talents and Skills**

* Eva is able to kill with the setting the lyrium inside a person's body on fire Seeker ability.
* She can braid her hair really fast.
	+ *From Chapter 10 of This Shit is Weird: The Inquisitor Mina Lavellan Story:*

> “Oh, um, I can do this part,” Eva says as she turns around and stands back up. “Thank you though.” She begins to quickly put her hair in an Orlesian-Fishtail braid.
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> “Maker, how are you doing that so quickly?!” Josephine asks incredulously.
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> “Practice,” Eva replies simply.
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> Just then, the door opens and Cassandra comes walking in.
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> “Maker, that’s fast,” she mutters as she watches Eva for a few seconds.
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> “That’s what *I* said!” Josephine says with a giggle.
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> “You mean you don’t put that braid in *your* hair this quickly?” Eva asks Cassandra as she grabs the ribbon and ties it around the end of the braid. She then puts the braid in a bun and ties it snug with the rest of the ribbon.
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> “Maker, no!” Cassandra says with a chuckle. “I’m surprised you don’t even need a *mirror* to do that!”
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> “I’ve been doing this since my hands could learn how to do it,” Eva replies with a shrug. She holds her hand out and begins moving her fingers. “I have the movements memorized, so all I have to do is place my hair in the right spots and then I can do almost any braid really quickly.”
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> Josephine reaches out and touches a part of the braid. “Maker, it’s *tight* too!”
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## Biography

### **History**

Before being rescued by Mina, Cassandra, and Leliana, Eva's mother would use her for her blood magic.

### **In-game**

#### **Inquisition**

Once rescued, many things happened to Eva.

##### **Calendar (Basic overview of what happens)**

Will be updated as I write. This is from a printed calendar that I write in to keep track of when everything happens in Mina Lavellan's Inquisition Story (Series).

**Warning: If you read this and are also reading Mina Lavellan's Inquisition Story (Series), you will get spoilers if you go past whatever date the last chapter I posted was at.** (Full Calendar here)

* **Cloudreach 12, 9:41 Dragon:** Eva rescued
* **Bloomingtide 16, 9:41 Dragon:** We learn Eva is a Pentaghast/Eva begins training for when she becomes a mage
* **Bloomingtide 17, 9:41 Dragon:** Eva accidently becomes a Seeker/Mina tries to kill herself with poison
* **Bloomingtide 24, 9:41 Dragon:** Leliana hears back from Val Royeaux
* **Bloomingtide 25, 9:41 Dragon:** Group leaves for Val Royeaux
* **Justinian 5, 9:41 Dragon:** Group arrives in Val Royeaux
* **Justinian 6, 9:41 Dragon:** Group leaves Val Royeaux at noon
* **Justinian 8, 9:41 Dragon:** Group arrives at Jader at night
* **Justinian 17, 9:41 Dragon:** Group arrives back in Haven
* **Solace 14, 9:41 Dragon:** Eva's 6th nameday

### **Post-game**

Many years after, Eva and Adrian get married and have many kids together.

## **Relationships**

### **Family**

Family Tree

In Order of Age

**Harrian Lavellan:** Father

**Cassandra Pentaghast:** Distant Cousin

**Madeleine Pentaghast:** Mother

**Mina Lavellan:** Half-Sister

**Lira Lavellan:** Half-Sister; Mina's Identical Twin Sister

**Nessa Adara Rutherford:** Half-Niece; Mina's Daughter

**Arianna "Ari" Camron Rutherford:** Half-Niece; Mina's Daughter; Triplet

**Bracen Hamet Rutherford:** Half-Nephew; Mina's Son; Triplet

**Alvin Thresas Rutherford:** Half-Nephew; Mina's Son; Triplet

### **Friends**

#### **Inquisition Main Companions/Advisors**

##### **Cassandra Pentaghast**

Cassandra is shocked to learn that Eva is a distant cousin of hers, and even more shocked when Eva accidently becomes a Seeker. Still, she takes it upon herself to train Eva to be the best Seeker possible.

##### **Varric Tethras**

His nickname for her is "Princess" because she's so cute. It later becomes more when her heritage is revealed.

##### **Iron Bull**

Eva is scared of him at first, but once Mina introduces him to her, she rather likes him and he lets her ride on his shoulders from time to time.

##### **Blackwall/Thom Rainier**

Eva is in awe of him when she finds out that he's a Warden, but that awe is somewhat less when he tells her that he wasn't in Denerim for the fight against the Archdemon. Still, she's rather fond of him.

##### **Dorian Pavus**

He's envious of her the moment he finds out her story.

#### **Other Inquisition Characters/OCs**

##### **Knight-Captain Rylen**

Rylen is assigned to guard Mina and Eva during the day. They get along well.

##### **Knight-Lieutenant Jessica**

Jessica is assigned to guard Mina and Eva during the night. They get along well.

#### **Characters From Other Games Not Canonically in Inquisition**

##### **Anders**

I'm not sure if I'm going to include him yet, but I'm leaving a space for it just in case.

## **Miscellaneous**

### **Dislikes**

* Blood magic
* Tranquility

### **Fears**

* Nightmares
* Blood Magic

## **OC Questions I Have Answered**

*Note: these are how I answered the questions on a whim, so the details may change if and when I do write them in my story, but they are likely to remain at least roughly the same. Also, these are copied and pasted into a word document directly from where I answered them in Discord, so if you notice anything that is repeated, that might be just because I pretty much had to give context every time. Any questions I may ask don't need to be answered. That is just what I asked someone on the discord server. Also, please ignore any spelling/grammar mistakes. I'm a lot different grammar wise when on Discord lol. Anything in both italics and parentheses is something I added here and is not part of my original answer. If it's not in both, it was part of my original answer. Ignore anything about PMing someone about the triggering things. That was just put there because I'm not allowed to talk about the triggering topics as freely on discord as I am here.*

* What's your character’s most important possession, and why?
	+ Before Mina, Leliana, and Cassandra rescue her from her mother's blood magic, probably either her light purple casual dress, or the child's bow and quiver she has. After the rescue, probably the halla necklace Mina makes her out of her ice magic, or the fennec fur coat she makes her for her 6th nameday.
* What does your OC think about fighting/violence as a solution to problems? Is there a fight that they have nightmares about?
	+ Because her mother used her for her blood magic, and would punish her if she's violent, she rarely does act out violently. After Mina, Leliana, and Cassandra rescue her from that situation and she accidently becomes a Seeker, she acts out a little more often. She is one of those Seekers who can use the set the lyrium inside a person's body on fire ability to kill, and when she first does it (accidently), she's super upset.
		- does Eva choose to not use that ability, or does she set hard rules for when to do so?
			* Cassandra told Eva to only use it in dire situations in the future, like to protect herself and others she loves (like she did the first time). At least until she learns how to control how powerful the spell is. So far, she hasn't had to use it since.
* How does your OC comfort their LI or BFF? How do they attempt to comfort their other friends or acquaintances?
	+ Being a child (5-6 years old at the beginning of my fic to where I am now), she may not know what’s going on all the time, but when she knows someone is upset or something, she will do what she can to help that person feel better.
* How do your OCs feel about skirts/dresses/kilts vs pants? What do they prefer to wear when they're at home and not out in the field?
	+ She, too loves wearing dresses. Her favorite is a purple casual dress.
* Which of your OCs don't care for alcohol? What do they prefer to drink instead?
	+ Obviously, a child doesn't drink lol.
	+ *(This is for all of the OCs I answered the question for)* They all drink water, milk (Halla milk in Mina and Lira's case), etc.
		- do they prefer halla milk, water, or tea?
			* Mina and Lira don't have a preference, but Eva prefers water and regular milk (she hasn't tried halla milk or tea yet).
* What is your OCs profanity of choice? Do they invent their own? Or do they prefer to keep it clean and swear minimally or not at all?
	+ Being a child, she doesn't curse often, but since her mother cursed like a sailor in all the languages of Thedas around her before Mina, Cassandra, and Leliana rescued her, a curse word has slipped out of her mouth exactly once (so far).
* They're allowed to pick out a pet as a child, what do they chose? (Pretty much anything but dragons are fair game, go wild!)
	+ She's always wanted a pet, but her mom never allowed it. After she's rescued by Mina, Cassandra, and Leliana, she may or may not get a pet at some point (I don't know yet).
* How many languages does your OC speak? Where did they learn? Is there a particular one they don't know yet but would like to learn?
	+ She's fluent in Nevarran and Common, as well as just about any profanity in any language of Thedas (her mother cursed like a sailor in all the languages of Thedas around her all the time lol).
		- does Eva have any desire to become proficient in other languages?
			* Elvish, yes, since she's Elf-Blooded, and Mina teaches her.
* Not every question in life yields a definitive answer; what are some of the lingering mysteries your OC ends up with over the years? Do they often think about them/wonder what the answer could be?
	+ Considering she accidently became a Seeker at the age of 5, she (as well as pretty much everyone else) always wonders how that happened.
		- *Excerpt from my fic where she explains what happened:*
		- “I had another nightmare and I couldn’t go back to sleep after waking up,” Eva says. “So, I used one of those calming techniques you and Cassandra taught me yesterday. I must have done something wrong, because I somehow voided myself of all emotions, but then I felt something touch my mind, and I regained all of my emotions. But I feel different. Like I have new abilities or something.”
	+ I'm also planning for her to become a mage soon (probably some time after they get to Skyhold, or on the way, I'm not sure yet), so she's gonna be one interesting child.
* META OC QUESTION: For those with non-protagonist OCs, what is their narrative arc? What do they struggle with/against?
	+ She's Mina's half-sister and a distant cousin to Cassandra (long story, but let me know if you want the details. I think I can get it in less than 2k characters). She's 96th in line to the Nevarran Throne. Her mother was a blood mage and used her for it, since she's elf-blooded. She accidently becomes a Seeker after a nightmare (again, long story, and it's the same day that Mina does something potentially triggering, so let me know if you want me to pm you the details and you don't have any triggers). I'm also planning for her to become a mage soon, so she's going to be one interesting child (she's 5 at the beginning when Mina, Leliana, and Cassandra rescue her from her mother, but she just recently had her 6th nameday (what I use for birthday) where I'm currently at in my fic)!
* They are allowed to change ONE event in their past. They aren't allowed to kill anyone or let anyone die who they saved. What do they do?
	+ Eva Lavellan-Pentaghast would've let Mina touch her after she accidently became a Seeker. Then, Mina wouldn't have attempted to take her own life. She's been told that it wasn't her fault, but it still feels like it was.
* Has your OC ever had a parental figure who was not related to them?
	+ Some of these do have familial relationships, but not parental ones.
	+ After Mina, Leliana, and Cassandra rescue her from her mother who used her for her blood magic and they learn that she's Mina's half-sister, and a distant cousin to Cassandra, really all of the main ladies of the Inquisition (Mina, Leliana, Cassandra, and Josephine) become parental figures to her. Rylen and Knight-Lieutenant Jessica are kind of parental figures to her as well, since they are the ones to stand guard at her and Mina's cabin, but not as much as the first 4 mentioned.
* For OCs that are married, what moment made them realize they wanted to marry their LI? For OCs that have a LI that aren’t married, what’s a reason why they haven’t married their LI (ie domestic partnership; no time; no desire; etc)? For OCs that don’t have a LI, what’s their opinion on marriage as a whole?
	+ Being kids (5-6) when Inquisition takes place, their romance doesn't start until many years later, but they view marriage as a bond/commitment of love.
* Our OCs have frankly frightening powers at their control and are (half the time) very frightening people. What’s the most violent/vengeful/shocking way your OC has ever killed someone?
	+ She can use the "setting the lyrium inside a person's body on fire" Seeker ability to kill. The first time she did this (which was accidently), she freaks out, as this was the first time she's ever killed someone and she was just trying to protect Mina. She didn't want to ***kill*** him!
* For warriors, how many people in their party have they tried to physically pick up, and were they successful? For rogues, how many people in their party have they freaked out while going in/out of stealth? For mages, how many people in their party have they accidentally (or on purpose) zapped/frozen/set on fire/magically affected during combat?
	+ She was a rogue first, then warrior, and will soon become a mage (sometime between the attack on Haven and soon after they arrive at Skyhold, I'm not sure yet). She doesn't learn stealth until much later, but as a warrior, she does try to pick up several people. Rarely succeeds though since she's only a child. When she becomes a mage, picking people up becomes easier due to levitation spells. Starting out, she'll accidently hit people during training and in whatever mild combat she does, but it gets better over time.
* A bakery decides to name a cupcake after them. How do they react?
	+ She'd probably want to buy and eat them all (even though she's already an extremely hyper child lol), but if they get something wrong, she'd be quick to defend herself.
	+ *(This is for everyone I answered the question for)* Depending on what kind of cupcake, they'd either be flattered or mortified (though at least slightly embarrassed either way)...
* OCs and Happy Endings
	+ *(This is for her and Adrian)* Since they are kids during Inquisition, their happy ending comes many years later when they get married and have many kids together.
* Are your OCs morning people or night owls?
	+ Neither. She is more of an afternoon person. But, if she had to choose, she'd probably be more of a morning person.
* Have they ever been on the receiving end of a prank? What kind of prank was it?
	+ She's been the victim of many of Mina's pranks.
* How do they react to statues being built of them
	+ Being the youngest ever Seeker of Truth, as well as a mage, many people look up to her, even as a child. She doesn't really understand why someone wants to build a statue of her, and is somewhat nervous about it, but she's flattered nonetheless.
* What custom nickname would Varric give to your OCs and why? Wardens included.
	+ He calls her "Princess", at first because she's so cute, but it becomes more when it is discovered that she is a distant cousin to Cassandra and 96th in line to the Nevarran throne.
* How do your OCs feel about Tranquility? Do they feel like it’s ever justified as a punishment or not? How do they feel about it as a voluntary procedure?
	+ *(This is for all of the OCs I answered this for.)* Nope. Don't even get them started. A ***LOT*** of yelling (and likely magic) will be involved.
* For mage OCs, how old were they when they came into their magic? For warrior and rogue OCs, how old were they when they began to learn their skills?
	+ Her mother started teaching her how to use a bow and arrow as soon as she could safely do it. Then, after she was rescued by Mina, Leliana, and Cassandra, she accidently becomes a Seeker at the age of 5, and will soon become a mage (she's 6 now).
* Meta OCQ: If you were to meet your OC (as one of their peers, not their creator), would you like them? Would they like you?
	+ All of them would love me, and I'd love them just as much! They're kinda me in general anyways lol
* They say desperate times call for desperate measures, what's the most drastic thing your OC has done in a desperate situation? How did people around them react in the moment? Does your OC ever think about what happened afterwards?
	+ The first time she uses the "Setting the lyrium inside a person's body on fire" Seeker ability, she accidently kills the man (she's one of the Seekers that can use the ability to kill, but she didn't know this at the time). She was just trying to protect Mina (he was threatening her at the time, and would've killed her if it weren't for Eva)! She didn't want to ***kill*** him! Seeing as many of the residents of Haven saw this, it was inevitable that someone would want revenge, so someone tries to kidnap her to kill her in return, but he was detained immediately (Cassandra punched him when Eva screamed). Keep in mind that Eva is 5 at the time (I think... I'm pretty sure she hadn't had her 6th nameday at this point). The man does break her arm though, and she doesn't want it healed (but you'll have to read my fic if you want more details, cuz I'm out of characters)
* What are the in-universe origins of your OCS names? Do they have a specific meaning out of universe that you chose them for?
	+ *(This is for all of the OCs I answered this for, and I edited this to have the links as text instead of the way I had them when I originally answered it.)* Pretty much all of my OCs names came from this fabulous website but a lot of them I do know someone with that name irl. Names I just can't do because of how close to someone I am are Riley (my name), Elsa/Anna/any Frozen name (obviously), Emily, Maggie, Ashley, Beverly, Susan, and Dorothy, among others. However, since I created them, I have used this website to look up what they mean, and I have found that a lot of them fit the character lol
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	+ Non-Protag OC. Long story about how the meaning fits her lol.
	+ Hebrew : Life
* What death, if any, affected your characters the most?
	+ Probably the man she accidently killed from using setting the lyrium inside one's body on fire Seeker ability. She didn't know she was one of the rare Seekers that could do that at the time, and being as this was the first person she ever killed, the poor child didn't take it that well. She was just trying to protect Mina! She didn't want to ***kill*** him!
* How do your OCs feel about blood magic? Do they ever think that it's justified or okay or are they completely against it?
	+ Considering her mother used her for her blood magic, she absolutely hates it.

## **Links**

### **AO3:**

Mina Lavellan's Inquisition Story (The fic that depicts Mina Lavellan's time with the Inquisition)

### **Tumblr:**

Fashion References that I posted on my Tumblr page:

Miscellaneous and Winter Palace

Weddings

## **Gallery**

* Fashion References
* Weapon Concept Art

Wedding references have been moved to the specific wedding pages in Weddings.

Casual Purple DressNightgownThis is pretty much what I imagine Eva is wearing when Mina, Cassandra, and Leliana rescue her, which I never actually describe in my fic.

Made on this website.

Eva's child's bow.Eva's staff.Eva's sword. Perhaps a Knight Enchanter sword.
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