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Before she was the Veilguard’s infamous ‘Rook’ de Riva, she had just been ‘Rookie’—to Viago at least—the name always huffed in a rather annoyed and exasperated tone. It is in his House de Riva that she finds a family; in the Lighthouse that she finds companionship; and in the darkest corner of the pantry, that Rook finds love.
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Rookie is on a fast-tracked journey to change the world, but she'll do it her way, one Crow at a time—starting with her surly guildmaster. Through every trial, their inexplicable bonds are tested time and time again, and challenges the heart of what it means to be a Crow.
Canon-divergent. Covers both pre-Veilguard events and in-game storylines. Crow-centric, with (un)healthy helpings of Viago de Riva.
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- Part 1 of Isadora de Riva
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Yours sincerely, Lucanis Dellamorte by gradevus
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
14 Feb 2026
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It started off like any other contract—with a dossier from her Talon and a last-seen location. But as Rook de Riva begins her usual hunt through the busy streets of Tevinter, she soon realises she's not the only Crow after this particular target…
In a deadly race through the Tevinter Imperium, two rival Crows begin an unlikely relationship—all starting with one little letter.
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Weddings in Antiva are complicated affairs—and nevermore so than for the Antivan Crows. Two of the greatest Houses will join hands at the altar. Emotions and tensions run high in the aisle between them. Rook and Lucanis must sign their most important contract yet. And everyone is reminded that to love, sometimes means to let go.
The aisle to the altar is paved with good intentions, tears, and the music of laughter.
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- Part 5 of Isadora de Riva
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When Rook is wed to Lucanis Dellamorte—the mysterious but aloof, new First Talon—she can't help but feel there's something strange about him.
Her husband only visits in the darkness of night. Shadows bloom like bloodstains on bedroom walls. Violet eyes and feathered monsters haunt her dreams.
But Rook finds solace in the coming of the sun, the scent of fresh coffee, and a warm, crooked smile.
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A gothic romance mystery. Arranged marriage!au
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Summertime on the Road to Hell by gradevus
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
19 Oct 2025
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In the endless, unforgiving desert of the Hissing Wastes, all routes converge at the Crossroads—where travellers, bounty hunters and strangers alike must meet. And in the centre of the Crossroads there is but one respite from the sun; in the dusty but vibrant saloon they call... The Lighthouse.
For Isadora de Riva, it's also called 'home'.
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- Part 10 of Wagon Age: The Railguard
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Wagon Age: The Railguard by brainwyrmz, cravingcoconutredbull, gradevus, khayr, laufehson, morrriigan, nimblefox, OnlyALIttlePsycho, woodland_elf
Fandom Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
21 Nov 2025
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girl gang in the hissing wastes adopts a sad wet man. smooches happen <3
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Counting Crows by gradevus, Inquisitor_Stabbs, JasperCafe, kaeoticneutral, khayr, morrriigan, nimblefox, SpitefulHeart, VixenOfCadmea, Yngvildr the Voracious (Yngvildr_the_Voracious), Yngvildr_the_Voracious
Fandom Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
25 Feb 2025
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ONE for sorrow
TWO for mirth
THREE for a wedding
FOUR for a birth
FIVE for silver
SIX for gold
SEVEN a secret ne'er to be told
EIGHT for a wish
NINE for a kiss
TEN a bird you must not miss
ELEVEN for hope
TWELVE for health
THIRTEEN beware of the devil himself- Words:
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la belle victoire by laufehson for gradevus
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age - All Media Types
20 Dec 2025
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Every year, on the anniversary of their victory over the gods in Tevinter, the Crows throw a party.
Isadora de Riva and Lucanis Dellamorte, as seen through annual Victory Balls.
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- 3,168
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- 2/2
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17 Dec 2025
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Viago de Riva’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by genjyosgirl for gradevus
Fandoms: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
23 Nov 2025
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Viago plans for his week to start off perfectly, but there's a wrinkle in his plan.
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Monday, 5:45a
The light of another Monday morning peeked through Viago’s curtains and he immediately reached for his work cell phone.
There was a message waiting in the Fade chat app.
4:45a Arthik Toset (PA Extraordinaire): Hey boss, quick reminder, I’m off today. It’s my wedding anniversary. Don’t forget it’s Take Your Daughter to Work Day and you agreed to let Isadora come to the office with you. The event runs from 9a–1p and includes lunch. I left an extra eluPad in your desk drawer with some games and such. My kids won’t miss it for a couple days, and if she gets bored you can just give it to her.
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- Part 12 of The CROWS of A.N.T.I.V.A.
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23 Nov 2025
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Lucanis has always lived his life between Caterina’s neat little lines - wake up, eat, practice, win a Grand Prix, sleep and repeat. When a single crash sends his life spiraling, he finds himself as the new driver for Veil Industries along with Serena “Rook” Cousland, former Grey Warden wild child and his newest rival.
What does life look like when Lucanis draws his own lines?
Will Veil Industries manage to beat Evanuris and win the Constructor’s Championship?
And who will claw their way to the top as the world champion?
(A Formula 1 x Veilguard fic)
Bookmarked by gradevus
14 Nov 2025
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Sea of Blood by SableVerse
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game), Dragon Age - All Media Types
07 Nov 2025
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Shipwrecked and dragged aboard the cursed vessel, the Demon of Vyrantium, Rook finds herself face-to-face with Lucanis Dellamorte, the most feared pirate on the Waking Sea. Both captains are chasing the same treasure - and neither intends to surrender it.
But as rivalry sparks, something far more dangerous begins to stir between them.
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14 Nov 2025
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Portrait of a Family by Slothquisitor
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
26 May 2025
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House Dellamorte is cursed.
Or so the whispers go. An entire bloodline nearly extinguished in a single, brutal night—slaughtered without mercy, leaving only the First Talon and her two young grandsons behind.
How does a House survive such ruin? How does it breathe through grief thick enough to drown?Caterina wears their loss like armor; choosing pain, choosing punishment, over pyres. Lucanis maps the secrets of the house, quiet and watchful, already half in shadow. Illario, charismatic and angry, finds the questions he longs to ask dead on his tongue.
A character study of House Dellamorte, tracing the shadows cast in the years before Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Content warnings: mentions of abuse, canon-typical violence, mentions of child abuse.
This was written as part of the Dragon Age Big Bang and was illustrated by Slytherkins .
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- Part 1 of The Watcher and The Crow
- Language:
- English
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- 17,844
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Bookmarked by gradevus
19 Oct 2025