Mabari and You

pls

omg I want to try to apply with Rowan

Sure!

-Rowan's primary forms are a sparrow and a wolf, though he's not mastered any other animal form. When I've roleplayed him interacting with NPC animals in other settings, it's mainly been from the POV of him trying to learn about the animal in question and understand how it works so he can utilize their forms. With something like a mabari, I imagine he'd like to try using it as a way to better bond with a potential mabari companion? You can't speak an animal's language as a shapeshifter, but I imagine travelling, hunting, and fighting together would be easier on some levels if they could keep up with each other.

-Blood magic is mostly a secondary specialization used to protect himself when he runs out of lyrium in combat, so he tends to draw on his own life force to fuel his spells rather than use another living being since he's a bit shy about using offensive magic in general. I can't imagine a mabari would like or want to see its master self harm, even in defense, since they're quite emotionally intelligent as far as the Dragon Age lore goes. I suppose it could depend on the personality of the mabari in question, too? Is it more of a nuturing type of hound, who might take offense at such actions and try to put a stop to it? Or is it a more hardened warrior that might understand the necessity of the action, even if it isn't fond of it? This could depend on how the mabari is played and how deep the bond will hypothetically go.

Rowan himself isn't a bad person, albeit misguided and inexperienced with others, and I think he could benefit from the type of partnership a mabari could provide. They don't really let you isolate yourself from others, you need to communicate and work with them like any other dog, but there's also that additional level of intelligence. They're not like normal dogs, they understand more than most people think they do, and I think it could be an interesting way to encourage him to reach out more and become a more experienced person as a result.

(also willing to elaborate more, sometimes I struggle w/ expressing things in english so please poke me if I am unclear or have used the wrong word or phrase to describe something)

I wouldn't mind applying for one myself, but I've only applied for canons so far so I'll have to wait until I see if I get any of them and which ones sadly.