History Fanfic / ShadowAndRose

Alistair, [[spoiler:bastard half-brother of King Cailan of Ferelden]], records his thoughts and experiences beginning with his becoming a Grey Warden. The story utilizes the Human Female Noble origin, thus introducing Alistair to the Lady Elissa Cousland, with whom he falls in love.

* WeddingFinale: The final chapter ends with the royal wedding; TheyDo.

* KillEmAll: Oghren's strategy suggestion for [[spoiler:rescuing Elissa from Fort Drakon]].
--> '''Oghren:''' Just break everyone's skull and let that Maker of yours sort 'em out.

* {{Diary}}: The story Is told in the format of Alistair writing in his personal journal.

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* YearOutsideHourInside: In a way. While the group is in Orzammar, Elissa realizes that Dagna's description of how long it would take to reach the mage tower isn't quite right, and comes to the conclusion that a day in Orzammar is roughly equal to two days above ground.
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* WeddingDay: The final chapter; TheyDo.

* {{Warrior Prince}}ss: Elissa; since a codex in the game indicates that Highever is actually a {{principality}} within Ferelden, she technically holds the rank of {{princess}} even if it's never used formally.

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: [[spoiler:Alistair has known this about himself for a while, but has to find a way to confess the truth to Elissa before they go to Redcliffe.]] Later, Eamon springs the reveal on the rest of the party.

* OrphanedSeries: ''Shadow and Rose'' is a CompletedFic; however, it was intended as the first in a possible series, with the immediate sequel to have been called ''Crown and Quill''. This was to have been an epistolary fic, composed largely of letters exchanged between Alistair and Elissa during ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening''. Due to assorted difficulties with the writing as well as increased commitments to other projects, the author has canceled the sequels, and ''Shadow and Rose'' leaves the reader with the impression that everyone lives HappilyEverAfter.

* {{Princess}}: Elissa; since a codex in the game indicates that Highever is actually a {{principality}} within Ferelden, she technically holds the rank of princess even if it's never used formally.
** Informally, Oghren occasionally calls her "Princess" both as a mild taunt and as an AffectionateNickname. [[spoiler:Marrying Alistair, of course, promotes her to Badass Queen, and once they're engaged, Oghren upgrades his pet name for her to "Queenie."]]

* BadassPrincess: Elissa again; since a codex in the game indicates that Highever is actually a {{principality}} within Ferelden, she technically holds the rank of princess even if it's never used formally.
** Informally, Oghren occasionally calls her "Princess" both as a mild taunt and as an AffectionateNickname. [[spoiler:Marrying Alistair, of course, promotes her to Badass Queen, and once they're engaged, Oghren upgrades his pet name for her to "Queenie."]]

** However, several of the unused ideas which were intended to appear in the sequel were instead recycled into her ''Inquisition'' fic, ''All This Sh*t is Twice as Weird.''

* FamilyOfChoice: Since Elissa's entire family is murdered prior to her introduction, she grows to view the companions this way. Leliana even comments on iduring her RousingSpeech; see TrueCompanions, below.

* OrphanedSeries: ''Shadow and Rose'' is a CompletedFic; however, it was intended as the first in a possible series, with the immediate sequel to have been called ''Crown and Quill''. This was to have been an epistolary fic, composed largely of letters exchanged between Alistair and Elissa during ''VideoGame/DragonAgeAwakening''. Due to assorted difficulties with the writing as well as increased commitments to other projects, the author has canceled the sequels, and ''Shadow and Rose'' leaves the reader with the impression that everyone lives HappilyEverAfter.