So question about Dorian's romance card.
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Is he meant to be holding an origami flower or is it something else? I'm never quite sure.
It looks like a white lilac. White is Dorian's color and the snake is a part of Tevinter's heraldry, both of which represent who he is. So he's kind of holding his heart in his hands.
Also the gauntleted hand across his chest is probably the Inquisitor's given that the hand is used to symbolize him. That and that little pendant is probably the Magister's Birthright.
The color white is generally a sign of good, while white flowers in particular usually symbolizes purity and innocence in art. Black (the snake) is the opposite of white and represents mystery, secrecy and evil. In biblical art, snakes are a symbol of Satan. It's also related to dragons (and we know Tevinter likes their dragon statues). In this case the snake most definitely is a sign of Tevinter. It makes me wonder if the common symbolism behind snakes is why they chose it as part of the Tevinter heraldry, since they are the "bad guys" of Thedas, instead of simply having it be dragons. Not as a sign of Satan, but evil in general. The gold rings are probably there to show his wealth (if they have a meaning beyond aesthetics that is).
The way the snake wraps around his body makes me think it's a way to show how trapped Dorian feels by the traditions of his homeland. And in combination with the white flower it could represent his wanting to do good in a land of "evil", and him being one of the few with a pure mind. I never thought of the pendant too much until now, but it being his birthright is a good observation. I would guess it's there to signify that you gave it back to him, with it being in the IQ's hand an all, and not much else.
The fact that this card shows up after the scene where the IQ and Dorian discuss a serious relationship for the first time (whether you choose to have sex or not) is probably why he's naked. He has shown a vulnerable side of himself; a fear of a relationship that might just hurt him in the end. All of these signs are parts of him, and the way he reaches out with everything attached to him might suggest that he's giving you the opportunity to be with him - but accepting also means that what is part of him will be a part of your life too, in some sense. All of his burdens and wants.
Or maybe I'm just thinking waaay too much into this... (I just realized this doesn't even answer the question in the first place lol, but I took it as an opportunity to analyse the picture)
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Glad you got to go back and fix history though! It's a very clever idea. 
