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[Shadow of Light Dragon]

I was told a while back (and can't for the life of me find the email this was in >.

I can't check the toolset right now, but doesn't Zevran say 'Si amore?' Also Italian (if the spelling is right...I've seen people spell it 'amora' as well).

In any case, not saying Zevran (or Antivan) is Italian, was just saying the toolset notes said it's supposed to *sound* Italian

...and I think someone wanted Zevran on a fur rug?

Modifié par Shadow of Light Dragon, 27 janvier 2011 - 01:56 .

[Verly]

ejoslin, I would think a name change might be a good idea, but I also think you'd have to have ZDF in parentheses for a long time. so, I can see where you are with it. lol

I love posting pictures, but I'll trying to tone it down and not post so many. I've gotten a new copy of artrage, but I haven't used it. so I haven't made any new fanart in a long time.

I think it was a barbarian Zev, but Zev on a fur rug is soooo much better. yum!

Modifié par Verly, 27 janvier 2011 - 02:05 .

[ejoslin]

Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...

I was told a while back (and can't for the life of me find the email this was in >.

I can't check the toolset right now, but doesn't Zevran say 'Si amore?' Also Italian (if the spelling is right...I've seen people spell it 'amora' as well).

In any case, not saying Zevran (or Antivan) is Italian, was just saying the toolset notes said it's supposed to *sound* Italian

It is not only spelled "Amora," he pronounces it Amora as well (the "a" is definitely on the end).

Edit: Verly, I think you're right.  But I guess i need to come up with a name!  I do NOT like ejoslin's Dialog Fix.

Modifié par ejoslin, 27 janvier 2011 - 02:18 .

[jenovan]

Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...

I can't check the toolset right now, but doesn't Zevran say 'Si amore?' Also Italian (if the spelling is right...I've seen people spell it 'amora' as well).

In any case, not saying Zevran (or Antivan) is Italian, was just saying the toolset notes said it's supposed to *sound* Italian

...and I think someone wanted Zevran on a fur rug?

I do wish he said "amore" for certain, because that would be nice and gender-neutral, but it really sounds like "amora" in my ears (and apparently to others too!). Hmm, I suppose it'd be transcribed in the toolset somewhere...

And ooooooh, rug, thanks

Edit: ninja'd by ejo, just like old times!

Modifié par jenovan, 27 janvier 2011 - 02:18 .

[ejoslin]

Antivan with the pronunciation guide, toolset and all.

Si amora? = SEE ah-MORE-ah

Brasca! = BRAW-scuh (sh*t!) 

Ma feca! = a swear, like "crap!" -- "mah FAY-sah!"

Nagale! = "idiot!" -- said "nah-GAH-lay"

Bellissimo? = bell-ISS-ih-mow (should sound like italian)

Manive dama = MAH-nee-vay DAH-mah (*my note* good bye).

Edit: 

Modifié par ejoslin, 27 janvier 2011 - 02:41 .

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Cool, thanks

I always heard it as 'amora', but figured 'amore' could have the same effect if you just rolled the 'r' at the end.

*makes mental note to use 'amora' from now on!*

Modifié par Shadow of Light Dragon, 27 janvier 2011 - 02:26 .

[Tigress M]

I like Verly's idea of keeping ZDF in the name to avoid confusion. As for what to call it... I'm clueless. (I know, I know... no help there lol).

Oh, and I want to publicly thank TechWench for using my morph in one of her toolset pics (see my new Profile pic). I absolutely love it!

[Verly]

also thanks to the picture of Zev (I knew is was from rooster) I had to zip over to deviantart and read her comic. I hadn't in forever. so I had a fun time reading.

[mousestalker]

Call it the ZDF Dialogue Fix. It's redundant, but it still signals back to its origin and thus preserves continuity.

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Verly wrote...

also thanks to the picture of Zev (I knew is was from rooster) I had to zip over to deviantart and read her comic. I hadn't in forever. so I had a fun time reading.

Much as I love rooster's art (Zevran is nummy), some story elements are getting to me. >.< I just have to keep telling myself it's an AU Blight story.

[Catspaw]

Thanks for looking all the info up in the toolset (I haven't been brave enough yet). I'll buy a northern-ish Italian (less sing-song, more Germanic). I even thought some of the pronunciations could be Romanian slanted. Italians are usually more sing-song, where Romanians are more clipped. Although, some of my Serbian & Polish friends sound so close to Zev's accent that I missed the Italian. That's probably why I thought he had a non-specific Eastern European accent.

@Tigress - yummy new pic!

[Tigress M]

Ehrin is one happily engaged woman now! This was the first time I'd heard the proposal and it was lovely. Awkward (poor Zevran) but beautiful, all in one.



@Cat - Thanks!

[ejoslin]

mousestalker wrote...

Call it the ZDF Dialogue Fix. It's redundant, but it still signals back to its origin and thus preserves continuity.

You, my dear, are brilliant.  I love it!  Thank you so much!

Edit: Rooster's portrayal is a lot of fun, but it's also not very much like Zevran.  His "after sex" speech is not cruel, though it may not be something you want to hear and can be hurtful because of that.  She did change that and made it a huge defense mechanism.  I also am not sure what to think about him meeting up with Taliesen again.  That's one of my favorite parts of Zevran's story, and a pivotal one -- what he does when suddenly confronted with his old lover/partner in crime/whatever.

However, fanfic should not be kept to in-game lore, and character interpretation is always interesting -- a fresh look at a character is always a good thing.  And she is a brilliant artist and great with dialog as well.

@TigressM The proposal is beautiful.  I remember the first time I heard it.  The whole confession was incredibly sweet and awkward -- but just the way he brings it up.  Gah, 

Modifié par ejoslin, 27 janvier 2011 - 11:50 .

[Tigress M]

@ejoslin - First, call me Tig... much easier to type. Secondly, it's nice to feel wanted and to know that he's with you until the end -- his "duty" being only to your Warden and her/him alone.

I still like Ali's romance, but Zev's is wonderful too, in its own way. I'm very glad I finally took the Zev plunge.

[Tellervo]

In the interest of keeping the thread active (and folks, please don't take my caution against too many pics as an admonishment--feel free to post), I wrote something last night, more Morrigan-centric than Zev (I don't think I've written anything with her since the first chapter of Chains and Kornichon's story) but he's very much there. Doubt

Modifié par Tellervo, 27 janvier 2011 - 02:22 .

[EccentricSage]

Holy **** I'm getting behind. *looks around* Thread's got some momentum going.

[ColaQueen]

I have a dialogue question about Zevran, hopefully it's not old news but I couldn't find anything in search...



If you cannot obtain Zevran until after you have done Redcliffe, why does he have dialogue for bits of Redcliffe that would happen before you can complete it? I was just looking at the dialogue wiki and noticed several lines for him in Redcliffe.

[Corker]

You get Zevran after Redcliffe or your first treaty completed. I used to always do the Dalish first, and he'd show up after that, before I hit Redcliffe.

ETA: Or Sacred Ashes, I think.  Can do you that one before you do Redcliffe?  I don't know if I've ever tried.

Modifié par Corker, 27 janvier 2011 - 03:40 .

[Tellervo]

He shows up after your first treaty, first major quest (Sacred Ashes counts), or after Redcliffe. I'm not sure what the trigger looks like in the toolset and do not have it on hand. So he has dialogue for Redcliffe because you can take him there--you could do, say, the Tower first, and he would show up after that and be with you for Redcliffe.

[ColaQueen]

Ahhh I see, I always thought he only triggered after Redcliffe not a any other complete treaty.



Thanks for the info and speedy reply.

[mousestalker]

There's a mod to get him to trigger after Lothering.

[Sialater]

I would love to be able to get that mod, but alas... I'm on the 360.

[Verly]

that mod, and a lot of others ones, are the reasons I stopped using my ps3 version and bought it for the pc.

[Corker]

Tigress M wrote...



Prompt: Tattoos. Wearing them, making them, admiring them (or not), anything goes.

Frightening Appearance
Time: 1 hr
Prompts: 2

"This is... a lot of ink, my dear Warden."  Zevran looked at the charcoal sketch, then up at Adriana Cousland.  "A Dalish elf would think it was, perhaps, a bit much."

"No, Zev, it's just right."  Adriana practically vibrated excitement, beaming over his shoulder at the picture.  It showed her own face, features masked by a pattern of tiled scales around her eyes.  Faux horns swooped across her forehead, into the hairline, and the snout covered her own nose, mouth and chin.  Scales even descended her neck.  Two spots near the bend of her jaw were about all that was left bare.

He hadn't minded covering her arms with scales.  Her back was a larger project, and he had to start to wonder if maybe she was taking the dragon theme a bit far.  Once the back was done, though, it only made sense to continue the tail, wrapped around her right leg.  He'd been expecting a request for the other leg to come soon, but her face?

"Adriana," he protested, "you understand... this does not come off, yes?  Your lovely face will be wearing this mask always."

She poked him in the shoulder, hard.  "I'm not an idiot.  Yes, I know it doesn't come off.  I'm not a lovely person, Zev.  I know things, about pain and blood, power and death."  She leaned forward, suddenly soft against his back.  "You even taught me some of them," she said, low in his ear.  "The Wardens taught me others.  And the dragon... the dragon taught me most of all."

She said she didn't believe the dragon was the Risen Andraste, as Kolgrim called her.  That was... somewhat reassuring.  But she idolized the great lizard all the same, to lengths that he'd thought were eccentric... until he remembered some of his own excesses, upon becoming a full Crow.  Whatever had passed in the Frostbacks, it had made a new woman out of Adriana Cousland, and that sort of rebirth could cause all sorts of enthusiasms.

"Yes, of course.  I have practically transformed you into a dragon, amora," he said, tilting his head back to look up at her.  "I may be somewhat jealous of this dragon, in fact."

She laughed, a hard sound.  "Awww.  You like my pretty face?"  Her features set.  "I hate it.  It's... false.  And I'm not some Orlesian bard, hiding behind pretty.  I'm a terror in the dark, and they should fear me."

He reached up to touch one of her sun-kissed cheeks.  "I would miss this, yes," he said, trying a smile. 

Unexpectedly, she grabbed his wrist roughly.  "I don't care!  It's mine," she hissed.  "There is damn little left in the world I can say that about.  It's mine and I'll do with it as I please.  If you won't do it, then I'll find someone who -- "

"Warden!" he protested.  "I did not mean... of course, of course it can be ask you desire."  She would have it done, whether he liked it or not.  He would still rather be her artist; if anyone was going to mark her so, it should be him.  And he might be able to... soften the design some, make the lines more graceful.  "Let me... let me practice the designs, perhaps craft a variation or two to show you, and you tell me which pleases you best."

The iron grip on his wrist eased, and she pressed it to her lips for a kiss.  "Sorry, Zev," she mumbled into the fine skin there.  "Didn't mean to get so angry.  But I know what I'm doing.  Really."

He turned in place, sketch fluttering to the ground.  Ideas for abstracting and softening the design dissolved as he ran his fingers through her hair.  "Of course, my fearsome Warden."

Modifié par Corker, 27 janvier 2011 - 04:40 .

[mousestalker]

@Corker, that's just awesome!