The Way of the Story
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Theron--
In the event of my death, I beg for two things only: first, that you forgive me for never telling you everything. Second, that you see to it that this book, and everything I've written here, reaches a dwarf by the name of Varric Tethras. You can find him in Kirkwall's Hanged Man pub prior to 9:40 Dragon. Read this first if you must, but bring it to him. It is vital.I'm sorry, Theron. Thank you for your patience with me. I was never meant to be here.
--Vir'era, 9:30 Dragon
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In 9:30 Dragon, Vir'era came to Thedas and became a Grey Warden. When he reached Redcliffe, he started to keep a journal, logging the events to come so that even if he forgot or died, he could prevent disaster. (Or, well, prevent things from falling apart.)
This is his journal.
(Reading this is not essential to the series. Nor, I should think, is reading the series essential to reading this.)
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- Part 1 of The Way of the Story
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My name is Vir'era. Probably. I was not born in Thedas. I don't know how I got here, but I can't go back now. I can make things here the best they can be. Or, at least, I can try.
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Vir'era wasn't supposed to be in Thedas, but that's the only thing he's really sure of. The Eluvian brought him here when Tamlen touched it, and he knows what could happen here. Mostly. There wasn't supposed to be more than one Warden, though, and he's with six. Plus himself. That difference might come to mean more than he expected.
First, though, if he wants to help Thedas, he has to survive the Blight.
Featuring: Angry Darrien Tabris, Curious Neria Surana, Standoffish Daylen Amell, Sly Capella Cousland, Clever Castor Cousland, and Protective Theron Mahariel, as well as three dogs, probably the entire cast of Origins, occasional bouts of inconsistency with the game, and an ambitious author aiming to write it all.
Edit! Added as of Chapter 12: Commanding Anya Aeducan and Quiet Faren Brosca!
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- Part 2 of The Way of the Story
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Two months after the Battle of Denerim, Vir'era, Castor, Darrien, and Neria are sent to Vigil's Keep. The darkspawn haven't been retreating like they should, and it's up to the Grey Wardens to figure out why and stop them. Vir'era uses his fading memories to help as much as he can, but it grows harder by the day. Losing Theron and being thrust into a new place, a new role? That doesn't help at all.
But he'll have to make it work. There's too much he still needs to do.
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- Part 3 of The Way of the Story
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Vir'era left Amaranthine behind. He left friends and safety. He left Nathaniel. All of this to find Anders, to help Hawke--whoever he or she may be--and help guide the world along a better path, if possible. To maybe get back to the eluvian and go home. He knows Kirkwall isn't safe for mages, and he knows that the Grey Wardens can offer only so much protection when he is far from Vigil's Keep.
He has to try, though. Even if he's forgetting, even if he's only one man. He's the only one who knows these things, and so he is the one who must bear the burden. Someone else might get it wrong.
Hey, he survived a fucking Archdemon. Surely he can survive Kirkwall.
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- Part 4 of The Way of the Story
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Anders destroyed the Chantry, and all of the Hawkes' friends had to leave. Clan Sabrae needs Vir'era; he is their Keeper, now. They are his responsibility, and he will not hide from that.
But he still needs to do what he can to fix what he can.
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This is a series of vignettes and letters to cover the events between the end of Dragon Age II in 9:37 Dragon to the beginning of Inquisition in 9:41 Dragon.
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- Part 5 of The Way of the Story
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The Divine's Conclave and the disaster it brings hold were always going to decide the course of the future. Vir'era, in all his patchwork glory, hopes to guide that course. A risk he may be, but a calculated one: he can do more good within the Inquisition than from without.
Reuniting with old friends, helping them, is a bonus. (And maybe, just maybe, they can help him, too.)
[Please see notes for details on endgame ships, if that is of a concern to you.]
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- Part 6 of The Way of the Story
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The sky has healed, and as years pass, so do the inhabitants of Thedas. Or, at least, so it seems--until a wolf snarls from the shadows, ready to make himself known. It is the end, now, past anything Vir'era knew.
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- Part 7 of The Way of the Story
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What it says on the tin: herein lies a codex compiled mostly for shits and giggles of things in my TWotS universe that would not appear in canon codexes. Mostly because I just really love the codex.
If you want to see a specific twots character/item/etc codexed for this, let me know!
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- Part 8 of The Way of the Story