nekojinrogue
Fandoms
- Dragon Age - All Media Types (20)
- Dragon Age (Video Games) (20)
- Dragon Age II (17)
- Dragon Age: Origins (4)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (2)
Recent works
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Inquisition - The Lion Of Ferelden - Act 4 - Part 2 by nekojinrogue
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
10 Oct 2025
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Continuation of Saga Of A Templar
Cullen Rutherford has issues.
He has been demon possessed, he has been tortured, he has been turned on and abandoned and forsaken by those he trusted, those he cared about, those he worshiped.
He has also has found true friends where he least expected them.Cullen is now the Teyrn of Western Ferelden and serving the Inquisition. He has forsaken the templar Order and founded his own order of the Verumque where mages and knights are treated as equals and work together toward a common cause - To Serve Ferelden. Or, that's the intention.
His demon Wrath has now become Valor after making an accord with a feral mabari lost in the Frostback mountains. Valor is at Cullen's side as his guard and companion now.
Cullen is still restling with his remaining demon which he has named Reverie. He's realizing his mistake.Can his companions help him find true freedom and salvation before the Elder One comes for him?
Will they even figure out what he truly suffers from?
Can he even ask for the help he needs?Posts will come a bit slower for this part.
Series
- Part 6 of Saga Of A Templar
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Inquisition - The Conclave - Act 4 - Part 1 by nekojinrogue
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
16 Jul 2024
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This is my vision of how Cullen's life has gone during all three Dragon Age games as the tortured side character. He is the main character of these stories.
If you have not read the entire series, you will not understand what is happening. I am not that good a writer to make each story stand-alone. Too much work.Cullen is possessed of two demons that constantly war with each other and pull him to and fro.
Previously, Wrath was dominant.
Now, in his heartbroken state, it is Despair that runs things.
His struggle is real.Wrath is Italics text. Despair is small text.
Expect Updates will not be as fast as previous stories, as I am writing this one from scratch and without concrete guidelines.This is not the story that I originally intended to write. Cullen has gone completely off the rails. He will not go along with the flow. He will not listen. He will not conform. He is doing his own thing and, as much as I want to keep this true to the game, this is now truly AU.
Series
- Part 5 of Saga Of A Templar
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Please Don't Go Away - Act 3 by nekojinrogue
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II
24 Feb 2024
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Picking up right where we left off in He Can Be Strong For Someone Else - Act 2.
Kirkwall is as hard to stomach as ever even though things have calmed down some.
All Cullen can do is the best he can. Try to uphold his duty and his conscience and straddle the gap between the two.
The thing is...lines are beginning to blur. All kinds of lines, not just between mages and templars or demons and magic.
He's still possessed, he still has nightmares, he still can't sleep. But maybe he's learning from all of this.Once again I state that I am being very fast and loose with the timeline here, so things can move and shift a bit to match up with the course of events for the story. Nothing is concrete except the scenes that have been detailed and if I come up with more scenes to add, they’ll come as new posts outside of each Act. I have thought of a few already.
(This story has taken on a life of its own - which forced a slight change to the title of this act.)Series
- Part 4 of Saga Of A Templar
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He Can Be Stong For Somebody Else - Act 2 by nekojinrogue
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II
18 Dec 2023
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It's a daily struggle, a grind toward salvation.
Right now it feels impossible, there's no resolution and no end in sight, but at least Cullen is staying busy.
He has remembered what it is to try to be proactive. Or as proactive as one can be while insomnia and depression and anger and trauma all push and pull in every direction at once.But Cullen is trying his best. Thankfully, his best is pretty damn good.
Especially in the face of adversity.Plus, he's realizing...things that he accepted as truth... It really isn't. And these mages have a really shit time in Kirkwall. Even he has to admit that.
Series
- Part 3 of Saga Of A Templar
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He's Not Okay - Act 1 by nekojinrogue
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II
19 Nov 2023
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This is part of a series that will tell Cullin Rutherford's story, from Origins through DA2 and Inquisition.
This is my take on Cullin's story and his involvement on the sidelines and how his character developes over time.
Warnings will increase as the story progresses. For now, there will be plenty of gore and violence, demons, bloodmages, torture and PTSD. There will be some references to demonic non/con, but it will not be graphic.
Later in the series, the ratings may rise to Explicit, but not for a while. Poor Cullin has been too traumatized for love any time soon.Series
- Part 2 of Saga Of A Templar
Recent series
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Saga Of A Templar by nekojinrogue
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age: Origins
10 Oct 2025
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A series of stories all following Cullen from Kinloch Hold to the Inquisition.
Warnings will increase as the collection grows and each story builds upon the last one.- Words:
- 1,398,359
- Works:
- 6
- Bookmarks:
- 17
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I Can't Bring Myself To Delete It, Don't Look by nekojinrogue
Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Origins
12 Nov 2023
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All of these posts have been gathered as chapters in the story He's Not Alright - Act 1 in the Saga Of A Templar series.
I'd love it if you headed over there and checked that out.
- Words:
- 87,193
- Works:
- 14
- Bookmarks:
- 3
Recent bookmarks
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I Can Hear Your Heartbeat by Bigolmacncheese
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
06 Apr 2025
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Cullen is captured by the Venatori and kept captive for weeks before Dorian and the Inquisitor can rescue him. Unfortunately, the Cullen they find is not quite the same as they remember, having acquired a new and alarming taste for blood.
Bookmarked by nekojinrogue
07 May 2025
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A Cheesy Proposal by Leila_Data
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games)
19 Oct 2025
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Dorian finds an unexpected package in his room, apparently from Cullen. There has to be more to the unusual gift than meets the eye, but no one seems to have any idea why the Commander of the Inquisition would give Dorian a large wheel of cheese.
Bookmarked by nekojinrogue
07 May 2025
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Time Is Short and We Should Take Our Pleasures While We Can by Genevieve Frisson (Kalisword)
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition
03 Mar 2025
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Cullen works himself to the point of breaking. Skipping meals, lack of sleep, and all work makes him a very tired man.
After a game of Wicked Grace everyone gets an eyeful of the Commander and some want to do more than just look. Working for the Inquisition is difficult but it doesn't have the be all work and no play. Cullen finds he might be a bit more than friends with the Inner Circle.
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A Trinity of Spies by aereona
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age (Video Games)
17 Nov 2025
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Commander Shepard found herself blasted out of one world and into another. Quite literally.
Her adventures took a turn from interstellar travel and warfare to, well… an utterly medieval planet. Just when she thought she’d seen it all, she was now faced with an unfamiliar world, horrible cartography, goddamn magic, new species, and horses.
Oh, and dragons; mustn’t forget the dragons.
Or: commander Shepard lands on Thedas, ass-first, and joins Bull's Chargers.
Series
- Part 2 of Hic Sunt Dracones
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 161,326
- Chapters:
- 47/?
- Collections:
- 3
- Comments:
- 336
- Kudos:
- 317
- Bookmarks:
- 119
- Hits:
- 13,576
Bookmarked by nekojinrogue
23 Mar 2025
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Maker watch over you by LutraGem
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Comics)
22 Mar 2020
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Cullen Rutherford put aside his and Alistair's feelings for each other, and did what was best for Alistair: he made sure that he was recruited by Duncan. Alistair will likely never see him again, but he can write to him, even if the letters never make it.
Direct sequel to Recruitment; runs parallel to early chapters of Blood and Magic. Spoilers for the games and comics, with minor divergences to allow for my personal headcanons and version of the timeline.
Series
- Part 4 of Blood and Magic
Bookmarked by nekojinrogue
22 Feb 2025