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[LolaLei]

So here are a bunch of castles and environments that would be suited to Orlais (especially since they're all French lol.)





















And this last one reminds me a lot of Chateau Haine and it's surrounding grounds from the MotA DA2 dlc:

[LolaLei]

I wonder what sorts of surrounding areas will be lurking around outside Orlais?

[Dakota Strider]

My family and I are about to start a journey, and thought that the route we are taking may make for a good setting for a game, maybe even DA3.

First we depart the comforts of home, leaving civilization behind us:
http://ts2.mm.bing.n...f32aa830ab6ee3c
Human settlements start to thin out as we head northwest across the central plains:
http://ts3.mm.bing.n...b68daa4eba5a79 http://ts4.mm.bing.n...fccf3cf41d8123f
We encounter both the beauty and perils of nature:
http://ts4.mm.bing.n...9542a9de6124216
Reaching a great river, we raft down it for several hours until we find a place to continue our journey:
 
http://ts2.mm.bing.n...b0653af0fac5f4  http://ts3.mm.bing.n...47a62816050d06d

Back on land, we come across a more hostile landscape, where its ancient inhabitants watch us with unknown intent:
http://ts3.mm.bing.n...6f5be3e29285d8c http://ts3.mm.bing.n...5884820a4ca9853 http://ts3.mm.bing.n...e3054b8a9a8c85  http://ts2.mm.bing.n...5796e8f81892485
Leaving the wasteland behind us, we reach the dark mountains
http://ts3.mm.bing.n...90c65abf845655 http://ts4.mm.bing.n...cf3ac58458fc535
We find lodging in a wild frontier town:
http://ts4.mm.bing.n...392455d8fd40f3b
We go exploring
http://ts4.mm.bing.n...034f8037f00     http://ts4.mm.bing.n...1ce3ba712a0b523
Seek gold in the mountain streams:
http://ts3.mm.bing.n...9453a8748a9119e
"Shoot" some wild game (with cameras):
http://ts3.mm.bing.n...c095541b288de7  http://ts4.mm.bing.n...f6bf51da5c7fa1  http://ts2.mm.bing.n...fe989a49042ae73

Discover the remains of giants:
http://ts4.mm.bing.n...9eef9bf393b757b
Finally departing, we travel east, under the shadow of an ancient native sacred monument:
http://ts1.mm.bing.n...600474f9361e612

Now traversing the vast northern prairie, our "wagon" seems small in comparison:
http://ts2.mm.bing.n...dc9e55bc093955d
Its main inhabitants watch us with indifference (What do they know, that we don't?)
http://ts2.mm.bing.n...2646cedd4e96ff http://ts1.mm.bing.n...bdd688eba64fa74

Finally we reach the great northern river, which signals the return to more populated lands:
http://ts2.mm.bing.n...a83ec2e48dac9c  http://ts4.mm.bing.n...8961cfc0924e318

Thanks for indulging me.  See ya'll in a week.

[LolaLei]

sjpelkessjpeler wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

I wonder what sorts of surrounding areas will be lurking around outside Orlais?

Hmmm, what do you mean by surrounding areas outside Orlais?

Well, you know on the map in DA:O and DA2 there were areas surrounding the city etc? I'm wondering what sort of areas they will be, like forests, mountains, lakes, etc.

[Homebound]

The inside of a giant Sky dragon's belly who eternally flies about the Dragon Age world, where a mythical medieval city is said to have rested on its back during one of its long slumbers on the earth below it. idunnolol.

[LolaLei]

sjpelkessjpeler wrote...

This is the map of Orlais:



Val Royeaux lies next to a river and a lake/sea............

Oooo look there's even a little forest and a big lake! Fingers crossed for a lake environment!

[WardenWade]

iheartbob wrote...

WardenWade wrote...

sjpelkessjpeler wrote...




By night.................

Absolutely amazing...graceful and majestic with an air of mystery and perhaps even danger.  The Sagrada Familia would make a great Circle Tower.  It looks like a place that was built by magic

This is grotesque architecture I'm okay with in association with Tevinter.  I can see this actually being the mage tower in Minrathous, as it's supposed to be the oldest tower in Thedas.  I picture the interior consisting of lots of gothic spires and gargoyles.  And blood magic.  Lots of blood magic here.

I apologize for the very late reply, but I totally agree.  Indeed, the architecture looks almost organic in some places, almost like tainted areas in the Deep Roads (around the doorway of the Sagrada Familia for example)...  I could easily see a lot of mysteries hidden here...perfect for Minrathous

[WardenWade]

As regards Orlais itself, I would like to see Halamshiral, with its mix (I imagine) of human and elven architecture.  Perhaps this is the Winter Palace Celene loves to frequent?  I like to imagine it being sort of organic...reminiscent of a large hollowed out tree, or clearly having a "living" aspect of some sort.



The above image is Forest City by Rob Alexander, from daughterearth.com.

And below, perhaps another image of the White Spire, or Grand Cathedral? This is from http://www.kpbs.org/...eat-cathedrals/, and is Beauvais cathedral.

Modifié par WardenWade, 12 juin 2012 - 12:35 .

[LolaLei]

Is it just me or does anyone else imagine the White Spire to be quite a long, tall curvy building with lots of curly-ish looking exterior stone work?

Hell, you never know, maybe it'll look something like this:



(Points if you can guess what this is from!)

Modifié par LolaLei, 12 juin 2012 - 03:40 .

[Little Princess Peach]

Oh I hope they redo Denerim thats how it's spelt right?
It felt so lifeless as a city and I would love to explore the palace oh and I would like to see the palace in Orlais I keep picturing grand stain glass windows white marble flooring and huudge stone statues and lots of gold decorations

[Vincent Laww]

Anything that is Anti-Kirkwall.

[LolaLei]

Yay Begemotka you win all the points!

[LolaLei]

Begemotka wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

Yay Begemotka you win all the points!

   
Only one will do. The other is yours for posting the puzzle   

D'aww you're too kind!

[iheartbob]

Begemotka wrote...

I love both ideas - perhaps when we finally get to see the Spire,it will be an amalgam of both   

Not unlike a slightly tweaked,fantasy-like version of this futuristic eco-skyscraper :

This is officially my favorite White Spire idea.  It's both awe-inspiring and a little creepy at the same time!

[LolaLei]

iheartbob wrote...

Begemotka wrote...

I love both ideas - perhaps when we finally get to see the Spire,it will be an amalgam of both   

Not unlike a slightly tweaked,fantasy-like version of this futuristic eco-skyscraper :

This is officially my favorite White Spire idea.  It's both awe-inspiring and a little creepy at the same time!

That's the sort of thing I was thinking of, but taller and not quite so futuristic.

[WardenWade]

Begemotka wrote...

@WardenWade : those are so lovely,thank you!   <3    Halamshiral is definitely a place I am dying to see in DA3.
Well,hopefully our PC will not have to literally die to get there,but you know what I mean   Great find!

And thanks to both you and LolaLei for bringing up the White Spire - I am terribly curious as to what it will eventually look like! 
@LolaLei : Aaawww,lovely!      The Neverending Story.....even though the book is vastly superior,it was an endearing movie,and the visuals were quite well done. I was in love with it when I saw it as a kid.
Do I get points now?      

I love both ideas - perhaps when we finally get to see the Spire,it will be an amalgam of both   

Not unlike a slightly tweaked,fantasy-like version of this futuristic eco-skyscraper :

Thank you!  Glad you liked the images!  I'm really looking forward to seeing (and I hope we do as well!) what environments Orlais and even the Dales have to offer.  I'd be inerested to see what remains of buildings in a purely elven style, mixed with more contemporary human settlements.  A fascinating contrast.

As to the White Spire, it sounds so imposing in Asunder.  As you and LolaLei touched on, I too am really looking forward to more about it...it should be a truly breathtaking structure you can't help but notice.  I hope we can explore inside it as we did in Ferelden.  The skyscraper image you found is just beautiful, and fits the description perfectly!

Modifié par WardenWade, 13 juin 2012 - 12:28 .

[LolaLei]

Here's some ideas for White Spire:

First off a couple of less imposing looking ones:







And now the more darker, threatening looking ones (closer to the description in Asunder maybe?)







I like this one the best: