Alistair/Morrigan

Pairing
Pairing:	Alistair/Morrigan
Alternative name(s):	Morristair
Gender category:	Het
Fandom:	Dragon Age
Canonical?:	player determinant
Prevalence:	rare
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Alistair/Morrigan is the pairing of Alistair and Morrigan from Dragon Age.

Canon

Their character interactions in Dragon Age: Origins mostly consist of antagonistic needling and banter. If the player makes the appropriate choices, the two of them may perform the Dark Ritual that results in them having a child, Kieran. Their paths separate after the game but they may meet again in Dragon Age: Inquisition for a brief encounter where their personalities and pairing dynamic seem to have mellowed out.

Fandom

The pairing is considered rare but it has a small, organized following. As of 2021, it features in 150 fics on AO3, although it often shows up as a side pairing.

Common Tropes & Fanon

• Hatesex
• Rivals to Lovers
• Dark Ritual: Different interpretations and reimaginings of the Dark Ritual, a canonical fuck or die situation.
• Post-DAO: The two meeting again after the events of Dragon Age: Origins. May include DAI canon of them meeting in Skyhold.
  • Witch Hunt AU: Alistair searching for Morrigan and their child, set shortly after DAO or Awakening. Typically written before DAI came out and thus often contradicts later-established canon, such as the name or gender of their child.
  • Warden Alistair: The Warden version of Alistair features more heavily in fanwork than King Alistair, probably because the two of them only reconnect in DAI canon if Alistair is a Warden.
  • Wilds Family: After their meeting in Skyhold, Alistair and Morrigan tentatively bond over Kieran.
  • Fade Rescue / Survived In the Fade: There is an option to leave Alistair behind in the Fade in DAI where he is implied to die in battle. Some fics take the premise and have him survive the battle, after which Morrigan rescues him, either immediately or later when she discovers him by accident.

Fanworks

Her Nightshade Heart fanmix cover by flockofcrows

Fanart

• Fanart, ^{Archived versionAlternate version} by donc-desole
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by donc-desole
• Fancomic, ^{Archived version} by donc-desole
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by kanataria_F
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by contrasun
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by shutterbones
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by felixandria
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by aimo
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by aimo
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by xfreischutz
• Fanart, ^{Archived version} by pmk-n
• Fanart by kaseyno
• Fanart by Kiwipon

Meta

• Some Thoughts on Morristair… by mysterionrising
• um so i have heretofore considered this kind of a minor ship o’ mine by shaleofhousecadash
• I am eternally amused by how much Alistair and Morrigan hate each other, because you guys, they are so alike in so many important ways by holdbeast

Fanfiction

• Strangers When We Meet by Bookish_Moose
• All She Is Not by Rose Tinted Contact Lenses
• Practicality and Manipulation: A Love Story by Lavavulture
• "Good luck, Inquisitor. Tell Morrigan... Ah, I'll just tell her myself.", ^{Archived version} by saralancelot
• Lightning Rods by GrapefruitTwostep
• Your Son, Kieran by blarfkey

Fanmixes

• rum on a fire by hardcorebookworm
• You’re awful, I love you by cadashing
• Witch Gone Wild by Dread Wolves
• Her Nightshade Heart by flockofcrows

Other

• Gifset by alistairs
• Gifset by benmezd

Archives & Fannish Links

• Alistair/Morrigan works at AO3
• Alistair/Morrigan works at FF.NET
• Morristair tag on Tumblr
• alistairmorrigan on Tumblr
• Alistair/Morrigan prompts on the Dragon Age Kink Meme