May The Dreadwolf Take You

An attempt at the fresco style paintings from DA:I

The Sanitized Lore of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Tevinter is the heart of slavery in Thedas. This lore has been established in every game, novel, comic, and other extended material in the Dragon Age franchise to date that so much as mentions the nation. But in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, when we are finally able to actually visit this location for the first time… this rampant slavery we’ve heard so much about is nowhere to be found. It’s talked about here and there; Neve mentions The Viper has a history of freeing slaves, as does Rook themselves if they choose the Shadow Dragon faction as their origin, for example. But walking down the streets of Minrathous, you’d never know. Because Dragon Age: The Veilguard, for all its enjoyment otherwise, has one glaring issue: It’s too clean.

end-of-the-world meet cute ♡♡♡~

Flowers for Emmrich

this is so stupid im sorry

generally i make fun of the orlesian version of an organisation more than any other but i’ve got to admit there’s no bitch as useless as a kinloch hold templar

lying awake at night thinking abt how jowan escaped. jowan. one singular blood mage apprentice. who was jowan. he was in the middle of the tower. the whole thing was planned by the templars. they knew he was coming. they caught him. in the middle of the circle. and then he. and then he just. how can i even say this without laughing. how did he get across the fucking lake

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imagine being someone who worked half their life to finally join the elite mourn watch and you get there and there’s this ten year old ingellvar and you’re like what’s with the ten year old and everyone’s like “that’s our crypt baby :)” and you’re like “your what” and they’re like “please be respectful they’re part of our team. also the undead will try to kill you if you’re not. because they’re also their crypt baby”

Nice try Bioware, but I know the state of Southern Thedas better than you do.

First off, it matters if the Hero of Ferelden is alive or not. When the First Warden recalled all wardens, our hero knew that was a bad call and refused, finally splitting off from Weisshaupt after years of mismanagement and taking scores of wardens with them. Their presence and leadership makes all the difference, rallying southern Thedas once more against the blight. If you have only an Orlesian Warden Commander in Amaranthine they’re less inspiring, but as long as you’ve done Awakening they are a boon nonetheless. There is someone to lead the fight against the darkspawn while other focus on the Venatori.

If you 100% completed Awakenings and also Soldier’s Peak, the Ferelden wardens have never been so prepared. They’re organized, they’re outfitted and they’ve been ready for this for years. Also, if you allied with the Architect then you have scores of strange research to give you an edge.

If Merrill completed her Eluvian then she moves south once again and joins the effort. She’s managed to cleanse the blight before and she’s ready to try it again. And her knowledge of the crossroads gives the south an edge on their movement and supply lines. If Hawke’s sibling is a Warden they accompanied her.

If the Inquisitor let Briala have power in any way, the Dales become the leaders in the war against the Venatori, forming a formidable alliance with Ferelden, Orzammar and the Marches, the likes of which have never been seen. And if you completed Jaws of Hakkon then their alliances with the Avvar and Chasind are stronger than ever.

Of course, if the Inquisitor kept the Wardens around after Here Lies the Abyss then their numbers are bolstered. It may cost Wiesshaupt later, but that’s Rooks problem. And if you completed the Descent, then the Inquisitor and Warden had a much better idea of what was coming and spent ten years getting ready.

They will not be broken.

They will weather this storm.

EuroGamer: 'BioWare knew the deepest secrets of Dragon Age lore 20 years ago, and locked it away in an uber-plot doc'

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nerri absolutely stubbed their toe on it and is still mad

"There goes our magic-flinging skeleton son"

Belladonna de Riva "Rook"

Romance: Emmrich S2

Class: Mage (Yes, just that, I'm still learning)

Her real name has long been forgotten, even by herself. Her parents? She doesn't even know who they are. Belladonna was bought by the Crows when she hadn't even lost her baby teeth. The only thing she remembers about that day were two strangers with blurred faces walking away while she was taken away. But despite all the training, all the sweat and all the blood, Belladonna managed to be one of the best at what she did. She had a charisma and charm that could make any target fall at her feet, and one of her favorite ways to eliminate her targets was with poison, which is why she received this name from her fellow Crows.

Belladonna has always had a strange appreciation for death since she was very young. It's no wonder that she and Emmrich became close so quickly. Unlike many of the Crows she worked with, Belladonna always tried to put the utmost respect in the deaths of her targets.

For a moment since she managed to escape the sight of the Antaam, Belladonna thought she would never be able to prove her worth to the Crows again, well... That was until she met Varric in that tavern.

*Manfred is her boy, don't mess with him or she will do bad things to you*

Merrill and Anders have different banters depending on whether Mahariel Grey Warden survived or not, I like them, it’s a very rare moment of bonding for them

in which dwarves have a hard time in the cold because their small size prevents them from retaining heat effectively and cora cadash takes advantage of this fact to get cuddles from her bear

Morinne Lavellen @cursedhaglette and Sylathe Lavellen @spiritsong

Some of my favorite commission pieces I've done so far ! Rendering hair has to be my favorite thing in this world: super relaxing.

People in Kirkwall at the end of every act in Dragon Age 2

Gaby Soto is a gift

Edit: I missed one!