This fanfic is dedicated to my friends and mentors whom I am going to miss. I just finished my graduation, and I thought I could at least give them this. To all who are reading this, welcome to Our Life In Thedas. This would be a multi self-insert but it would be only through the POV of one the characters.
I just started Dragon Age, never played it, so expect this to be AU if it turns out bad.
Disclaimers: I don't own Dragon Age nor any of the game's properties. I'm just doing all this for fun.
Please, read and review.
When I opened my eyes, I regretted it in so many different ways. One: I saw was a blurry light that blinded me so much it hurts; Two: after it cleared up, I noticed that I was not at home. No, far from that, I'm... in a middle of a forest of some kind.
I looked around, scanning my surrounding, searching for any recognition of the place. None, so far. I looked at the fauna of the woods and noticed that this was not a typical tropical agricultural environment I would expect from home. Plus, the weather is far more... unusual than my comfortable scorching island.
No, where I am know is not Kansas - metaphorically speaking, since I have never been to Kansas.
"H-hello!" I called out, hopefully, to anyone that can help me, only silence responded back. "Hey! Guys, you there?!... What type of crap did I got myself...?" I spotted a deer in the distance. I squinted my eyes in hope I was not hallucinating because deers weren't common at Chuuk, my home Island.
I wanted to go closer to it, but I was afraid that I'd scared it off. I've never seen a deer before, but I wasn't going to miss out the chance to do so. I stood stock-still, holding my breath as I stared in awe of the magnificent creature. Boy, oh boy. Coyten is not gonna believe this when I tell him.
The deer was in a fair distance, far enough to break if I do something wrong and close enough so I could see it. It raised its head as it noticed me, both of us stood still. It felt like hours of us standing there, but it was just about a minute or so. I don't know if the males are called bucks or stags, but what stood in front of me was a male deer, that I could tell at least.
I didn't want the moment to end-
Oh, my god! An arrow impeded itself into deer's side! The creature squealed in pain before it died.
"Oh, shit!" I cursed as I fell on my ass. "What the- ?"
"Ha! Got 'im!" a voice called out of the woods. A man strode through the bushes, grinning from ear to ear, as he approached the presently dead deer. "Been after ye since yesterday... Hey, boy! What are ye doing around here?"
The man was... oddly dressed to say the least. The guy looked something out of a medieval movie or the show like Merlin. He carried a bow in his arm, with the quiver strapped to his back; he wore simple clothing like shirt, breeches, vest, and boots. The man was somewhere in his thirties, I guess, but his eyes showed how much he has went through.
"H-e-ello! Anybody in there?" He shouted at me when I didn't answer. "Can ye speak at all?"
"Uh, y-yeah." I replied, nervous as hell. I can't imagine a situation like this been written out in a handbook on how to deal with medieval dudes, so can't blame myself for being awkward around here.
"Oh, so he does speak, does he?" He feigned surprise as he walked over to me. "If he does speak, tell me why is he out in the middle of the forest instead of being his home." He took my the arm and pulled me up as he asked me the question.
"... I'm lost." I said honestly. "Can you tell me where I am?"
"Why ye be somewhere by the borders in between Antiva and Starkhaven, of course." he answered while regarding me suspiciously.
Couldn't blame him; a 18 year-old kid in the middle of the forest all by himself, ain't that strange.
"Anti-what? Wait, I don't-... What country am I in?" I asked him again.
"Don't know about the country bit, but you're in the Free Marches, of course." he announced matter-of-factly.
"Free Marches?... Wait, what date is today?" I asked.
"What? You don't know the date- ?" he asked in surprised before I cut him off.
"What is the date?!" I said again in haste, desperation seeping in to my voice.
"...By Chantry calendar, 9:19 Dragon." he replied, watching me in worry. "Lad, are ye all right?"
No, I'm far from that. 9:19 Dragon... Dragon age! Oh, my god! There's no other place that uses a date like that - it had to be Dragon Age. What- what the hell am I doing here in Dragon Age which was a video game, I might add?!
"Lad... Lad... Lad!" The man shouted, breaking me out of my shock... for the moment. "What seems to be the trouble, eh?"
"I-I-I don't know. I can't really explain it." I said, sitting down to give rest to my trembling legs. My god... I'm in Thedas. While some are excited of the notion, but not me... But why me?!
"Hey, do ye know anybody that could be of help to ye. If you're lost, shouldn't ye contact like any of your relatives?" he suggested kneeling to me so he can give support. "Do ye know anyone that could be of help, hmm?"
I shook my head. "There is no one. None at all." I said despairingly. If I'm in Thedas, all my friends and family are nowhere here to help me. How could they? I'm all alone out here.
"I see." he sighed in response. He strode over to his kill and heft it upon his shoulders. He looked to my way, conflicted about something. He must have planned to leave alone because he was walking away, but he changed his mind when he turned back to me and said, "Hey, ye could come stay over at my farm."
I stared at him in surprise. "What?"
"I said, ye could come over to my farm. Ye know, where I live. It's not much, but its home to me and to any who are willing to work hard."
I continued to stare at him with uncertainty. "But why? You just met me."
He shrugged, which was hard for him to do with deer and all. "I just wanted to know if ye wanted to come, is all. If ye don't want to, then it's fine by me."
I contemplated on his offer, but I had no choice but to... accept. I nodded in response. "Alright, then!" he said, leading off to his farm may be. I was about to follow when he stopped me and pointed behind me. "Wait, ain't those yours?"
I looked back and saw a lump sticking out of the green grass. I went towards it and... recognized it! It was my lucky backpack. Inside of it were... Hey, my laptop and kindle tablet. I turn each on, while wary if the man was watching, and they were hundred percent full - except the tablet was only 84 percent . I turned them off quickly and shoved them back in my lucky backpack.
"Ye find what ye needed?" the dude called.
"Yeah, be right there." I shouldered my pack and went alongside him as we head for his farm.
"By the way, my names Grenn." he said, smiling at me. "Keeper of the Starkhaven farmstead."
"Uh, Bobby- you can call me Bob." I replied awkwardly.
He nodded in acknowledgment as we continue through the forest. "Well, Bob, welcome to Starkhaven. Well, technically, Starkhaven is a city but welcome either way."
I only smiled response, while inside I was wondering to my self. I'm here in Thedas... Now what? What do I do next? What's my purpose here? So many question, but not many answers.
Whew. Got that done.
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