If you won’t be able to complete your assignment on time or at all, email the mods or request an extension as soon as possible, so we can keep the exchange running smoothly.
Arlathvhen has begun — may your quills be sharp and your elves dramatic.
☆ Keep your workings hidden. No WIPs, snippets, or public hints until after reveals.
☆ Avoid linking to social media or adding your work to identifying collections/series until creator reveals.
❗ REMINDERS
☆ Prompts are inspiration, not prophecy. Stick to requested pairings and honor all DNWs.
☆ Artists: keep initial posts anonymous — no signatures or watermarks until after reveals.
Check your AO3 email: your match awaits. If anything seems unclear, incorrect, or cursed, please email the mods as soon as possible.
✨ Works are due Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET ✨
Our website and Discord have a timezone‑friendly schedule (and the website has a countdown!).
🌕 Everything Is in Alignment
The moons have shifted, the gates have closed, and the People have spoken. Sign‑ups are officially closed, assignments have been sent, and the Treatless List now stands ready for those who wish to offer extra magic.
If you have questions before signing up, you can:
- read the rules and info
- check out our sign-up tutorial
- learn about exchange letters
- peruse our FAQs
🖊️ CONTACT
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*If Tumblr eats your ask (it will), email us anytime.
✨ Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00PM ET✨
Requests
⤷ how to filter autoao3app
Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app
A two‑panel UNO meme. The left panel shows an UNO card that says “Stop creating Elvhen content OR draw 25.” The right panel shows a person at a table holding a huge fan of UNO cards, with the label “Arlathan eXchange” above them, implying they chose to draw 25 rather than stop making Elvhen content.
🌔 24 Hours — “The Final Day"
Now’s the time to finalize your requests and offers, and add those final touches to your references and letters. If you want to join this year’s Arlathvhen, now’s your last chance to do so.
👉🏻 SIGN-UP HERE 👈🏻
#dragonage | #arlathanex26 | #fandomexchange
If you have questions before signing up, you can:
- read the rules and info
- check out our sign-up tutorial
- learn about exchange letters
- peruse our FAQs
🖊️ CONTACT
🌐 website | 📬 asks* | 💬 discord | 📧 arlathanexchange@gmail.com
*If Tumblr eats your ask (it will), email us anytime.
✨ Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00PM ET✨
Requests
⤷ how to filter autoao3app
Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app
A “Distracted Boyfriend” meme set on a city street. The person in the middle, labeled “YOU,” turns to stare at someone walking ahead labeled “ARLATHAN EXCHANGE SIGN‑UPS.” Beside them, the person(girlfriend) labeled “YOUR CURRENT WIPS” looks at “YOU” in shock and disapproval.
🌔 48 Hours — “Two Nights Remain”
We’re down to 48 hours before sign‑ups close.
If you’re still deciding what to offer, who to request, or whether to join at all, this is a good time to sit with it and make your call.
👉🏻 SIGN-UP HERE 👈🏻
#dragonage | #arlathanex26 | #fandomexchange
If you have questions before signing up, you can:
- read the rules and info
- check out our sign-up tutorial
- learn about exchange letters
- peruse our FAQs
🖊️ CONTACT
🌐 website | 📬 asks* | 💬 discord | 📧 arlathanexchange@gmail.com
*If Tumblr eats your ask (it will), email us anytime.
✨ Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00PM ET✨
Requests
⤷ how to filter autoao3app
Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app
A four‑panel Despicable Me meme featuring Gru presenting posters on a flip chart. Panel 1: “Write a simple elf fic.” Panel 2: “Include a little lore.” Panel 3: “Accidentally rewrite the entire history of Arlathan into a 100k epic.” Panel 4: “Accidentally rewrite the entire history of Arlathan into a 100k epic.”
🌔 72 Hours — “Three Nights Remain”
Only three nights remain before sign‑ups close for Arlathan eXchange 2026.
If you’ve been waiting for a sign from the Creators… this is it.
👉🏻 SIGN-UP HERE 👈🏻
#dragonage | #arlathanex26 | #fandomexchange
If you have questions before signing up, you can:
- read the rules and info
- check out our sign-up tutorial
- learn about exchange letters
- peruse our FAQs
🖊️ CONTACT
🌐 website | 📬 asks* | 💬 discord | 📧 arlathanexchange@gmail.com
*If Tumblr eats your ask (it will), email us anytime.
✨ Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00PM ET✨
Requests
⤷ how to filter autoao3app
Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app
A stylized, cosmic scene featuring a tall, silhouetted tower or spire suspended in front of a glowing circular backdrop filled with geometric rings and star‑like points of light. The composition is dramatic and surreal, with warm gold and blue tones. At the bottom, white text reads: “Varric *And so they signed up for the exchange... despite having no time, no plan, and no chill.”
🌓 1-Week Reminder To Sign Up!
Whether you’re already polishing your requests, still shaping your offers, or simply deciding if this is the year you want to step into the circle, there’s still time to settle in and make your choices.
👉🏻 SIGN-UP HERE 👈🏻
#dragonage | #arlathanex26 | #fandomexchange
If you have questions before signing up, you can:
- check out our sign-up tutorial
- learn about exchange letters
- peruse our FAQs
🖊️ CONTACT
🌐 website 📬 asks* 💬 discord 📧 arlathanexchange@gmail.com
*If Tumblr eats your ask (it will), email us anytime.
✨Sign Ups Close: Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00p ET✨
Requests
⤷ how to filter autoao3app)
Nominated Tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app
🌘 Sign‑Ups Are Open
The gates of the Arlathan eXchange stand open. Nominations have passed; the People step forward to choose the stories to carry into this year’s Arlathvhen.
👉🏻 SIGN-UP HERE 👈🏻
The People are assembling, and the Fade stirs with possibility. What magic will you shape this year?
Tag nominations close in just a few hours, & Arlathan eXchange 2026 is about to move into sign‑ups. If there’s an elf, ship, OC, or tag you want represented in this year’s Arlathvhen, now’s the time to name them.
The People gather soon. Don’t let your favorites slip into the Fade.
NOMINATIONS UPDATE!
✨ 812 approved tags ✨
Outstanding tag errors that need correction:
- Ameridan & Solas (Dragon Age) (already nominated)
- Female Elf Ingellvar & Fade Spirits (type of Spirits need to be specified)
Nominations Close: Sunday, March 29, 2029 at 12PM ET
#dragonage | #arlathanex26
NOMINATING FOR DA: TV
See guidelines for nominating Rook & Veilguard NPCs in our tumblr post here.
Ships that were nominated for this exchange in 2025 have been pre-loaded into the tagset! This frees up your nomination spaces for other characters/ships.
2026 NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN!
Nominations Close: Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 12pm ET
⤷ view in your local time
Tutorial: How To Nominate
View nominated tags: gSheets | ao3 | autoao3app
MORE INFO & MOD CONTACT
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- tumblr ask | discord | email: arlathanxchange@gmail.com
🖊️ LEARN MORE / CONTACT
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📬 arlathanxchange.tumblr.com/ask — if Tumblr eats your ask (it will), email us!
💬 discord.gg/F73NDYMeGC
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•Assignments: Apr 15, 8p — everytimezone.com/s/5c81734d
•Works due: May 24, 12p — everytimezone.com/s/de01bff4
•Works revealed: May 31, 12p — everytimezone.com/s/de01bff4
•Creators revealed: Jun 7, 12p — everytimezone.com/s/de01bff4
📅 2026 Schedule (ET)
• Noms open: Mar 15, 12p — everytimezone.com/s/c6e8fc2a
• Noms close: Mar 29, 12p — everytimezone.com/s/c0b3a3e4
• Sign-ups:[Mar 29–Apr 12 — everytimezone.com/s/342bd3cc
Fantasy banner for the Arlathan eXchange. The image features a lush, mystical view of Arlathan Forest from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, with ancient ruins, a towering stone statue of an archer, and a wolf statue honoring Fen’Harel. A golden logo reads “Arlathan Exchange,” with the tagline “The mirror still sings. If you listen.” The scene evokes elven lore, magic, and mystery.
✨ Arlathan eXchange 2026 is on the horizon! ✨
Gen? Yes. Ships? Check. Introspection? Indeed. OC chaos? Relished. If you’ve looked at an elf and thought “I could write 3k words about that” or have 47 WIPs about blorbo with the pointed ears—this is your moment.
#DA #dragonage #fanexchange
Screenshot from ao3 in light mode (white background, black text). The fic is "dexterous" by tulipathy. The summary reads "What need has Mythal, Seaborn, All-Mother, Glorious, to fulfill her own will? To touch her own divine self? None, for she has two capable Hands: Solas and Lavellan."
Some Ancient Arlathan AU as a treat in the @arlathanxchange.bsky.social , for a “the Right and Left Hands… yet another thing stolen from the elves” prompt.
f!Lavellan/Mythal/Solas 👀
archiveofourown.org/works/65872576
#DAfic
Creators are revealed for the @arlathanxchange.bsky.social and I can share that I wrote this Teia/Viago piece set between 8LT and Veilguard.
archiveofourown.org/works/656743...