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The Iron Bull
Also, it's 'THE Iron Bull.' I like having an article at the front. It makes it sound like I'm not even a person, just a mindless weapon, an implement of destruction... That really works for me.

BASIC

NAME:	The Iron Bull
CANON:	Dragon Age
AGE:	30s (canon age not provided)
DOB:	Unknown
GENDER:	Male
SPECIES:	Qunari
ACTIVE:	duplicitynet

PLAYER:	Erin
CONTACT:	eiredragon1

APPEARANCE

VISUAL:	Link
HEIGHT:	7'5"
BUILD:	Beefcake
HAIR:	Dark brown almost black
EYES:	Hazel
FEATURES:	Massive fucking horns, scars all over his body, missing his left eye, missing a couple fingers on his left hand
DRESS:	Very casual. Usually just boots with loose pants and nothing else.
VOICE:	That sexy voice

PERMISSIONS

BACKTAGGING:	✔
THREADHOPPING:	✔
FOURTHWALLING:	✘
ROMANCE:	✔
MINDREADING:	✔ (but ask first so we can plot)
MANIPULATION:	✔ (again ask first)
INJURY:	✔
FIGHTING:	✔
KILLING:	SOLID MAYBE

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Name: Erin
Age: 31
Contact: eiredragon1
Timezone: PST
Other Character(s): Lestat de Lioncourt | The Vampire Chronicles | tellmehowbadiam

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Name: The Iron Bull
Door: TDM Top Level - Dominant

Canon: Dragon Age
Canon Point: Post Trespasser

Age: 30s (No canon age provided)
Appearance: Link

History: Character Wiki
Key decisions impacting Bull's personality:
- Romanced by Inquisitor but relationship broken off instead of being given dragon tooth
- Chargers saved meaning he's no longer part of the Qun

Game decisions impacting the story:
- Male elf Inquisitor
- Recruited the mages
- Celine rules the Empire
- Grey Wardens rebuilt
- Stroud left in Fade
- Found Inquisitor Ameridan and shared truth
- Dragon slain
- Earthquakes ended in Deep Roads
- Respected traditions and allied with the Guardians
- Morrigan drank from well
- Attempted to redeem Solas
- Inquisition became peacekeeping force

Personality: When first meeting Bull you're met with a man who comes across as a brute. He's huge to look at, muscular as anything and here to have a good time. He can likely out drink you, out sex you, etc. But, there's something more to him that he tends to keep on the down low. Oh he'll tell you about but it's up to you whether or not you'll pay attention to the truth.

Open-Minded: One of the first things you'll learn about Bull when meeting him is that he has a very open mind about things. Do you identify as a different gender despite your body being the other? Do you enjoy a poly lifestyle? Are you just here to have a good time without getting tied down? Well, he's open to all of it. Pretty much the only time he's not is if you're using that as an excuse to be awful to other people. But really, he's fine with people living their lives how they want to. This openness to things draws a lot of people in who would normally be deemed outsiders by the places they hail from. Because he's not judging them and he's genuinely opening his arms to them. After all, he's pretty unusual himself being that he's a Qunari (now Tal-Vashoth) who is operating as a mercenary leading a band of misfits. But hey, those misfits are his family and he would give up so much for them. A fact that will be discussed later.

Fun: Anyone who comes across Bull can agree that he's just plain fun. For better or worse. After all, some people just can't handle the fact that he's here to have a good time to the point of all night parties and sex with whoever is interested. Because as long as everyone at the party is willing and ready then who cares what the world things? Honestly he thinks that a lot of the uptight people out there probably need the chance to loosen up a bit. While he won't force them into that kind of a situation, he does always provide opportunities to join. Because everyone is welcome to have a good time with him.

It is essential to once again point out that he will never force anyone into anything nor will he try to manipulate them into it. Someone tells him no then that is the end of that. Boundaries are essential to having a good time. That way everyone feels they are in control and no one gets hurt. This applies to all aspects of his life in and out of the bedroom. No one should be getting seriously hurt when they're enjoying themselves. He's a strong believer in a safe but fun time for all.

Observant: It can be scary how much insight Bull has into things. Even when his back is turned, he knows what is going on around him. Little surprises him simply because he can read people so damn well. Someone can be hiding a secret but through little tells in body language he can figure out what it is. Or, at the very least, that the person is carrying around a deep secret that they don't want anyone to know about. A lot of this comes from his days as a trained spy for the Qunari. It was literally his role in the society. To spy on other cultures and relay information back to the Qun. He did so for many years until he was kicked from the Qun. Still, old habits die hard.

These days he uses these skills to find out what his friends and lovers need most. Find out what will make them the happiest. Sometimes that can be pretending not to notice them hauling a giant present in for his birthday and other times it can be as simple as knowing that someone wants to be thrown onto a bed but doesn't know how to say it. Being able to see these things in others allows him to get a sense of who he can trust as well and who he should keep a closer eye on. Just in case something happens.

Fearful: When you look at this guy you don't think that this is someone who is scared of anything. You'd be quite wrong about that though. There are a couple of things that really terrify him and shake him so badly that he can feel like he's losing himself. Demons and a lack of control. The first is simply that demons are unpredictable and only there to destroy. They feel no love nor affection for the world around them. All they desire is ruin and that utter darkness chills Bull to the bone. Because it also leads into his other fear which is a lack of control.

Qunari society teaches how there is power to be found through discipline. Through a lack of chaos and a control of the world around you. By having that kind of power, you can shape the world into a better place. One where everyone knows where they stand and no one has to fear that horrible thing called confusion. Even now that Bull has been kicked from the Qun he still follows this mind set. So when he's faced with things like this he can react in a couple of ways. Take charge of his situation and make it work for him or panic and even rage. The latter of which is something he hates about himself and he willingly submits himself to being disciplined when he feels that fear try to take control of him. Because he's not fit to be what he needs to be for anyone if he's in that state.

This need for control is also why he supports the Templars. While he has no problem with mages, magic is a thing so powerful that to just tap into it unchecked is dangerous. He feels that the Templars are a necessity for keeping things, and the world, safe. Because nothing is more terrifying than chaos unchecked.

Prejudice: This seems to be a direct conflict with his open-minded ways but when one factors in what he's prejudiced about it makes sense. Namely, societies or people that see no issue in cruelty or barbaric ways. You see this most strongly in his feelings about Tevinter as well as with the Tal-Vashoth. With the former we often see his disgust over what the “Vints” do with magic. They have little problem with experimentation with magic or even the dangerous use of blood magic in order to advance their society. Even if it means torturing people to do it. Their practices disgust him to the point where he directed this disgust towards Dorian early on in the game until they came to know each other better. Now they still don't always get along but it's more a personality thing these days. Even then, those from Tevinter are sure to earn Bull's disgust rather than him being willing to listen to their story from the start. Because never trust a Vint. They're always up to no good.

And then there's the Tal-Vashoth. It's clear in talking with Bull that he was never fond of them. However, during his time in service at one of the outposts, a Tal-Vashoth unit took down a number of his men and butchered innocent civilians, a school of children, along the way. This willingness to do harm on others, even those not involved in a conflict angers him more than just about anything else can. So much so that he almost single-handedly took down the entire unit on his own, slaughtered them all. That rage is not something he's proud of since it was unchecked and made him unfit for duty. But even now he hates the Tal-Vashoth with a passion and it's hard for him to admit that he's one of them now. Because he doesn't want to be seen as one of those monsters.

Self-Sacrificing: This trait can be everything from good to bad for Bull. Though honestly a lot of what will be covered here is the bad. Because Bull is someone where once he cares about you then he will do anything for you. His heart is as big as he is so he cares deep and hard about a person once he's bonded with them. He puts a lot of effort into making sure those people are truly happy even if it means that he has to give up some things along the way. However, this does not always mean he necessarily takes care of his own heart along the way. Things we can see in the horrifying decision to pick between the Chargers and the Qun or even when he breaks off things with the Inquisitor.

You see, these two things make Bull so happy. His boys are his family and he's taken them all in and seen that they have the best. Should you sacrifice the Chargers (that is not what happens in his playthrough), then Bull is essentially killing off his family for his job. It breaks his heart and can harden him for the rest of them to the point where he can betray you for the Qun later. Because you know, the job first. His happiness doesn't matter obviously. However, in saving the Chargers, he sacrifices his entire life that he's known. His entire everything just to be with them instead. Because as Tal-Vashoth he can never be part of the Qun again and is forever branded as a traitor. Not only this but it's something he hates so passionately that he doesn't even like to be called it even though he knows that is what he is.

But perhaps the true best example plays out in the romance with the Inquisitor. Up until a certain point they're very happy together. The Inquisitor genuinely makes Bull happy and he is always ready to be around him. It really looks like he's falling for the guy when suddenly circumstances lead the Inquisitor to say to others that they're just messing around and that it's not serious. Right away Bull breaks things off because he's not here to make things hard for the guy. But there's a way in how he closes himself off that you can tell that this is something he has done his entire life. Close off from the pain and move on. This door has closed.

Bull will not put himself first and will always put others before himself. Friends. Lovers. Allies. He is the tank and here to take on the damage even if it means damaging his own body and heart to pull it off. He'll play it off like he's fine but these are wounds he will have to carry for the rest of his life. And the worst part? He will never ever complain about doing it and will always offer himself up to do it again. No questions asked.

Powers and Abilities: Bull is a Warrior who specializes in being a Reaver. This means that he is a powerhouse in the battlefield who gets stronger the more he's hurt. Blood and pain and death is his motivation and makes him just the kind of person that you want to have on the frontline since he can tank his way through basically everything. And being one who specializes in two handed weapons as well means that he's very strong as well.

Now, he has no real magic or supernatural abilities to speak of. With that said, he's a trained mercenary and spy meaning that his observational skills are off the charts and he's amazing at being able to find out just what someone needs. This includes molding himself to fill that role. Essentially Bull is a dangerous fighter that you want to have on your side rather than against you.

Inventory: His maul Stone-Breaker

Samples: TDM Top Level - Multiple replies for a number of samples of his voice.

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Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:04:28 GMT

▶ CHARACTER
NAME: The Iron Bull
CANON: Dragon Age
CANON POINT: Post Trespasser
AGE: 30s (No canon age provided)
BACKGROUND: Character Wiki
Key decisions impacting Bull's personality:
- Romanced by Inquisitor but relationship broken off instead of being given dragon tooth
- Chargers saved meaning he's no longer part of the Qun

PERSONALITY: When you're first getting to meet The Iron Bull, you're introduced to an easy going guy who knows how to kick back but who also is ready and willing to jump into a fight whenever it comes his way. He doesn't back away from the chaos of battle just like he doesn't back away from the chance to have a drink with someone or a good lay. Yet, it's easy to miss that there's more to him than this. A depth that he tends to be honest about but that you might not recognize all the same since not everyone can be so honest about who they are as people.

From an early age Bull was raised to be a spy. To be that which you want on your side because it means he can get closer to you. And not only that but he's damn good at this. More than once he has observations about things going on around him that others might not notice and so on simply because he's been trained to see that which others might not. To read people so that every action they do has some kind of meaning for him to read like the person is an open book. Very little slips past his notice to the point where it can seem like he almost has eyes literally everywhere to notice every since thing going on around him. Something you likely want on your side since it means he's aware of what your weaknesses are as well.

When the Inquisitor meets him, he's open about who and what he is. As he puts it later, it's actually easier to worm his way into the trust of others simply by being open about what he is. To be the unexpected from his role. It's actually surprising how many are more likely to overlook a spy when he's been open about the fact, when he's literally told you exactly why he's there to begin with. These days he may no longer be tied to the Qun but he still uses these abilities for the Inquisition and regularly offers what he sees to the Inquisitor when prompted.

However, this honest and easy going attitude doesn't mean he's without his own prejudices. For example, he often comments on his mistrust of the “Vints” and how they handle treatment of others as well as how they handle magic. He even has been shown to be unsure about free range of magic users without some kind of balance to help keep them in check. These prejudices come strongly from his Qunari background where following the Qun meant having control and everyone knowing their place. To be without this makes him uneasy because chaos is something that should be stopped. A fact we see best when he talks about dragons. He admires these creatures thoroughly but also believes they are the embodiment of chaos and destruction. Letting them roam free just means that you are letting chaos run free. Freedom is one thing but it needs to be balanced by control.

Another sign of this is how Bull feels about the Tal-Vashoth. These are people who have run from the Qun and often become violent and out of control. He's watched these people run through and destroy so much that is good and innocent in the world. More than once he's been the one who has had to hunt these people down. One of the things he hates the most is that he's become one by deciding to save his Chargers rather than sacrificing them for the Qun. Most often he tends to compartmentalize these feelings so that way they don't get in the way and so others don't spot his weaknesses but this often weighs heavily on him. After all, that choice was not an easy one to make. His entire life has been about the Qun but the Chargers have been a family that he's created. To pick between his two lives and to know that no matter what he's losing the other entirely killed him.

If you talk to Bull about a lot of his personal feelings about things like this, he'll talk to you sure. However he will keep you and himself at a distance from these feelings. They're there but they get in the way of what he needs to do. Much like when the Inquisitor showed him that he wasn't interested in taking a relationship with him seriously. At that point he just packs away those feelings because he needs to continue to be the support his friend needs. He doesn't let his personal feelings get in the way of what needs to be done. If getting closer to him causes stress then he's willing to, essentially, friendzone himself.

After all, personal comfort is another matter of control. Control over your own desires and wishes. He may be able to tell what someone needs but he never pushes beyond that. One of the best examples of this involves his previous sexual relationship with the Inquisitor. He set boundaries and made sure that he was always ready to pull away if he needed to but otherwise pushed and pushed. As Cole observes at one point, Bull seems like he has the power to break his lover but it is the Inquisitor who has all of the power and Bull is just servicing his needs.

That is what Bull is there for. To fill a need. Either as a spy or a friend or a boss or a lover. He's open and ready to be there for you, especially if he happens to like you enough to feel loyalty. For example, the Chargers and the Inquisitor mean the world to him. He may not be lovers with the latter any longer but he still is there for him through everything. You will never find a better companion than the one that you fine in The Iron Bull. And yes...he did see you do that thing there.

POWERS/ABILITIES: Bull is a Warrior who specializes in being a Reaver. This means that he is a powerhouse in the battlefield who gets stronger the more he's hurt. Blood and pain and death is his motivation and makes him just the kind of person that you want to have on the frontline since he can tank his way through basically everything. And being one who specializes in two handed weapons as well means that he's very strong as well.

Now, he has no real magic or supernatural abilities to speak of. With that said, he's a trained mercenary and spy meaning that his observational skills are off the charts and he's amazing at being able to find out just what someone needs. This includes molding himself to fill that role. Essentially Bull is a dangerous fighter that you want to have on your side rather than against you.

INVENTORY: His maul Stone-Breaker

MOONBLESSING: Sanguis

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Fri, 21 Jun 2019 00:01:41 GMT

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OOC

NAME The Iron Bull
CANON Dragon Age
CANON POINT Post Inquisition

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MOONBLESSING Sanguis

AGE 30s (No canon age provided)
SPECIES Qunari
GENDER Male
APPEARANCE link
HEIGHT Around 7'5"
BUILD Rippling muscles everywhere
HAIR Facial hair is dark
EYES Hazel
VOICE link
FEATURES Covered in scars from head to toe

PLAYER Erin
TIMEZONE PST (I work evenings so hours will be odd)
CONTACT eiredragon1#6217, eiredragon1

HUGGING
yes
KISSING
yes
FLIRTING
yes
ROMANCE
yes
SEX
yes
FIGHTING
yes
INJURY
yes but with discussion
DEATH
no
MIND-READING
yes but with discussion
MANIPULATION
maybe
OTHER
Bull gets stronger the more he's injured. Keep this in mind when fighting him!

BACKTAGGING
yes
THREADHOPPING
yes
FOURTHWALLING
no
CRAU
Sure. He'll be baffled though.
OFF-LIMITS
I'm pretty open so if you have questions just shoot me a message!
OTHER
Never hesitate to message me if you have questions!

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I'm here for all the sexy things if you want them. Bull's kink list can be found here.

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