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[Symetrii]

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This is beautiful!  But so sad.  Poor Cullen... 

[LolaLei]

Did I miss anything?

[alwayshungry]

Did I miss anything?

I don't think so.

[MacyNell]

Did I miss anything?

Nope. It's been a slow day....

[Hellion Rex]

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Reminds me of this one:

 

PREPARE FOR THE FEELS

 

 

http://magetemplar.tumblr.com/

As she whispers into his ear, she quietly walks him back through the green mist, before the portal shuts, forever entombing the man within the Fade. The man slowly melts into her embrace, letting loose a sigh of contented bliss into the misty air. Unbeknownst to him, small streams of light are rising from his heart, only to be absorbed by the creature of desire that lay above him. His face began to slowly wither as she began to glow brighter in response. And through it all, he smiled in happiness, filled with dreams of his beloved. These dreams held him tightly, until he had breathed his last, sliding into Death's sweet, cold embrace.

[LolaLei]

Lovely picture, but like hell would I ever let that happen in my game, LOL!

[morie91]

my dear cullenites, i'd been wondering today about cullen and my quizzy's romance...

 

well from the beginning then... probably like 90% of us, i'm going to romance him with my mage quizzie, to add some spice to this relationship * wink wink * so i'd been thinking about mages & templars conflict in this case, and moirin's stance on this topic. she's dalish, so she wouldn't care much about dirty shems (with one little exception ofc), but she's also a mage, so in my headcanon, she would care more about her own "brethren" than templars' cause. from what i know, our decisions during the game, influence somehow the relationships with our LIs, or no? if so, i don't want to support templars only to make cullen happy, it would be against my/moirin's beliefs. i'd rather find a diplomatic and peaceful solution or side with mages only (sorry hon, i don't like your templar pals).

 

until someone makes a romance guide, we probably won't know what decisions we should make, to get the best outcome in our romances :c

but this thought haunts my mind today, and i wanted to share my worries with you.

[jtav]

This is reminding me how hard I ship Amell/Cullen.

Maybe there will be headcanon space after DAI...

[Hellion Rex]

Lovely picture, but like hell would I ever let that happen in my game, LOL!

As his dawn colored eyes began lose their light, he heard a voice cry out into the dark reaches of the Fade. A large cut of green light ripped through the air in front of the pair, startling both the fading man and demon. A great light arose from the sliced air, before widening, creating a doorway into the mortal realm. Stepping through was a sight Cullen had thought was lost to him. A figure launched themselves through the newly made portal, left hand held before her, blazing with a nimbus of fell, green light. The foul, Fade magic was launched at the desire demon, withering away its essence, bringing true death. And still, Cullen's eyes began to close, his life force unfortunately trapped within the now destroyed demon.

 

A great cry arose from the Inquisitor, and the last thing Cullen heard before succumbing to the darkness was a woman yelling for Dorian.

[jtav]

You're cruel.

I like it.

[Master Warder Z_]

Mmm as many problems as Cullen likely has with the order, i doubt he wants them losing this war.

 

Thankfully i have no issue giving him that with any of my preplanned characters.

[Hellion Rex]

You're cruel.

I like it.

And to twist the knife...

Spoiler

Cullen was unresponsive. Despite the combined healing magic of Vivienne, Solas, and Dorian, the man lying on the bed would not wake. Physically, it seemed, he had been healed of every malady. But the spirit...therein lay the problem. She sat at his bedside, locked within a never ending vigil. She waited, stone-faced, her eyes never leaving the perfect face of her love. Her heart whispered ceaseless prayers to the Maker above, pleading to not lose the man she had come to love above all else. She pleaded to see those golden eyes gaze upon her once again.

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Varric, ever the perceptive friend, made sure food was left in the room for her, leaving the two alone. He also stood guard at the door, warning away advisors and commanders from the room with naught but a hard, merciless gaze. The normally jovial dwarf was in no mood for games. Even Hawke had never been hurt so badly.

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For the grieving woman, time passed without awareness, so lost was she in her thoughts and memories. Without any warning, her heart seized, and a flood of tears began to poor out. She gripped Cullen’s hand tightly, and began pleading in a quiet voice, “Please, Maker, bring him back to me.”
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Outside the door, Varric slid to the ground, his own heart breaking in the wake of the woman’s desperate pleas. It had been nearly a week with no change. He heard a sound to his right, and to his surprise, he found Vivienne standing there next to him. And in an uncharacteristic show of kindness and community, she sat down next to him on the cold, hard floor, for once disregarding the state of her clothes. She held out a hand silently, and he took her hand gratefully. And so, they sat in silence, listening to the pain of their friend behind the door.

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Two days later, and she was out of tears. She had worn herself out in grief, and just felt so numb. Her green eyes were raw, and the normally vibrant emerald color had dulled considerably.

And so it was on the ninth day that Cullen finally awoke. The light of the sun shone through the castle window, alighting upon the tanned face of the man lying comatose in bed. As the dawn’s light reached his eyes, there was the smallest of fluttering. Her heart began to race, before reaching a crescendo as the dawn colored eyes she so adored opened once again. The tired eyes turned to the woman sitting beside him, and the smallest of smiles graced his battered face.

She didn’t say a word. She gathered her warrior up in her arms, and held him with all her might. And now, tears of elation began to roll down her face, replacing the weariness brought about by despair.

Maker knows what would happen to them next, but in the here and now, Cullen had come back to her. And that was all that mattered.

[john-in-france]

I think Cullen has been written so he can support either Mages or Templar, you just have to be careful as to your reasoning when you talk to him about it.

 

I used to ship Solona/Cullen in fanfic but changed over to Solona/Alistair, sometimes with them staying together in the wardens,, sometimes the tragic suicide of a heartbroken Solona killing the Archdemon after Alistair dumped her, sometimes she remains as the Kings Mistress.

 

I'm pretty glad of this because now my Trevelayn quizzy can be shipped with Cullen...Yay!

 

So do you think our Quizzys will be having nightmares...I have the feeling that Cullen and Quizzy will end up meeting regularly in the middle of the night because neither of them can sleep well.

[LolaLei]

From what i know, our decisions during the game, influence somehow the relationships with our LIs, or no? if so, i don't want to support templars only to make cullen happy, it would be against my/moirin's beliefs. i'd rather find a diplomatic and peaceful solution or side with mages only (sorry hon, i don't like your templar pals).

 

until someone makes a romance guide, we probably won't know what decisions we should make, to get the best outcome in our romances :c

but this thought haunts my mind today, and i wanted to share my worries with you.

 

Surprisingly for me I'm actually not too worried about Cullen freaking out at us/dumping the Inquisitor if she sides with the mages. 

 

See, the devs have said that the Inquisition is already made up of a lot of ex-Templars as it is, these must be the Divine-loyal Templars that refused to rebel when Lambert severed the Nevarran Accord, so when the Divine put plans into motion to reform the Inquisition, Cassandra hired Cullen to lead the military side of things, thus his army is mostly made up of Divine-loyal templars. However, the Templars that agreed to side with Lambert and rebel are now known as the rebel Templars and those are the ones that are running around Thedas cutting down mages (not to be confused with Red Templars, those are something else entirely).

 

Based on Cullen's blurb, writer interview, and that short fanfic that DG described as "accurate", while I don't believe Cullen will ever be full on pro-mage freedom etc, I don't think he'd be too annoyed if we didn't side with the rebel templars either because their way of doing things is really no better than Meredith's, which is exactly what he stood against back in Kirkwall (remember those 3 potential blood mages Meredith wanted to kill that Cullen defended?) My guess is that as far as Cullen's concerned all the "good" Divine-loyal ones are already part of the Inquisition, however, I do think he'll question your decision (not in an aggressive/angry way) if only out of worry due to his past experiences, he might even be a bit disappointed hoping that he may have been able to set the rebel Templars on the straight and narrow, but I highly doubt it'll damage the relationship/friendship to the point of him calling things off/hating your Inquisitor.

 

 

 

The short fanfic in question:

 

http://dgaider.tumbl...evil-come#notes

[morie91]

I think Cullen has been written so he can support either Mages or Templar, you just have to be careful as to your reasoning when you talk to him about it.

 

I used to ship Solona/Cullen in fanfic but changed over to Solona/Alistair, sometimes with them staying together in the wardens,, sometimes the tragic suicide of a heartbroken Solona killing the Archdemon after Alistair dumped her, sometimes she remains as the Kings Mistress.

 

I'm pretty glad of this because now my Trevelayn quizzy can be shipped with Cullen...Yay!

 

So do you think our Quizzys will be having nightmares...I have the feeling that Cullen and Quizzy will end up meeting regularly in the middle of the night because neither of them can sleep well.

 

yes please ;u; i myself have sleeping troubles lately, but i think mostly because of the amount of things i draw and want to work on.

i hope you're right, and he will turn out to be reasonable enough to trust inquisitor's reasoning behind her decisions. even if i stay true to my beliefs, i'm going to be mega-super cautious every time i talk to him, and make a lot of saves always when we'll be back at keep x]

[LolaLei]

And to twist the knife...

Spoiler

Cullen was unresponsive. Despite the combined healing magic of Vivienne, Solas, and Dorian, the man lying on the bed would not wake. Physically, it seemed, he had been healed of every malady. But the spirit...therein lay the problem. She sat at his bedside, locked within a never ending vigil. She waited, stone-faced, her eyes never leaving the perfect face of her love. Her heart whispered ceaseless prayers to the Maker above, pleading to not lose the man she had come to love above all else. She pleaded to see those golden eyes gaze upon her once again.

---------

Varric, ever the perceptive friend, made sure food was left in the room for her, leaving the two alone. He also stood guard at the door, warning away advisors and commanders from the room with naught but a hard, merciless gaze. The normally jovial dwarf was in no mood for games. Even Hawke had never been hurt so badly.

-------

For the grieving woman, time passed without awareness, so lost was she in her thoughts and memories. Without any warning, her heart seized, and a flood of tears began to poor out. She gripped Cullen’s hand tightly, and began pleading in a quiet voice, “Please, Maker, bring him back to me.”
----------------------------------
Outside the door, Varric slid to the ground, his own heart breaking in the wake of the woman’s desperate pleas. It had been nearly a week with no change. He heard a sound to his right, and to his surprise, he found Vivienne standing there next to him. And in an uncharacteristic show of kindness and community, she sat down next to him on the cold, hard floor, for once disregarding the state of her clothes. She held out a hand silently, and he took her hand gratefully. And so, they sat in silence, listening to the pain of their friend behind the door.

--------------------------------

Two days later, and she was out of tears. She had worn herself out in grief, and just felt so numb. Her green eyes were raw, and the normally vibrant emerald color had dulled considerably.

And so it was on the ninth day that Cullen finally awoke. The light of the sun shone through the castle window, alighting upon the tanned face of the man lying comatose in bed. As the dawn’s light reached his eyes, there was the smallest of fluttering. Her heart began to race, before reaching a crescendo as the dawn colored eyes she so adored opened once again. The tired eyes turned to the woman sitting beside him, and the smallest of smiles graced his battered face.

She didn’t say a word. She gathered her warrior up in her arms, and held him with all her might. And now, tears of elation began to roll down her face, replacing the weariness brought about by despair.

Maker knows what would happen to them next, but in the here and now, Cullen had come back to her. And that was all that mattered.

 

That's more like it!

[jtav]

I expect Cullen to be fairly neutral, even slightly pro-mage, seeing as the templars seem to have gotten downright bloodthirsty.

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[morie91]

@LolaLei

 

OH THANK YOU, PLOT-QUEEN FOR EXPLAINING ME THINGS!! *bows down*

 

well, i'm not familiar with everything dai related, because for a long, long time since announcement, i'd been trying to avoid any info about the game. but oh well, my love for cullen has changed that. also my damn, short memory makes me forget even the most obvious facts sometimes.

[LolaLei]

I expect Cullen to be fairly neutral, even slightly pro-mage, seeing as the templars seem to have gotten downright bloodthirsty.

 

I reckon if you romance him with a mage it might soften him a little further than it would do if you're a warrior or rogue, kinda like how Fenris eases up a little right at the end if your Hawke is a mage, more so than he does with a warrior or rogue.

[LolaLei]

@LolaLei

 

OH THANK YOU, PLOT-QUEEN FOR EXPLAINING ME THINGS!! *bows down*

 

well, i'm not familiar with everything dai related, because for a long, long time since announcement, i'd been trying to avoid any info about the game. but oh well, my love for cullen has changed that. also my damn, short memory makes me forget even the most obvious facts sometimes.

 

Feel free to watch my DAI videos for all the details thus far (except the Skyhold and multiplayer details, I haven't made those videos yet, lol).

[Hellion Rex]

I expect Cullen to be fairly neutral, even slightly pro-mage, seeing as the templars seem to have gotten downright bloodthirsty.

I disagree. I think he's still very pro-Templar. But just because he is pro-Templar doesn't mean he supports the idiots running around the Hinterlands.

[morie91]

Feel free to watch my DAI videos for all the details thus far (except the Skyhold and multiplayer details, I haven't made those videos yet, lol).

 

thanks, for sure i will check them out (:

[LolaLei]

I disagree. I think he's still very pro-Templar. But just because he is pro-Templar doesn't mean he supports the idiots running around the Hinterlands.

 

Exactly. I dare say he'll soften up a little, but I don't think he's ever gonna be pro-mage... nowt stopping him being pro-mage Inquisitor though, LOL!

[riverbanks]

even if i stay true to my beliefs, i'm going to be mega-super cautious every time i talk to him

 

Depends on what your beliefs are. I think as long as you're not advocating radical extremes like unconditional freedom for all mages and death to all Templars, Cullen's not likely to turn on you. I don't think he'll necessarily agree with more Libertarian points of view or ever take a "pro-mage" stance, as it were, regardless of his relationship with the Inquisitor, but he is looking for a middle ground like most of the Chantry people involved in the Inquisition. He would at least respect your position, if not completely share the same beliefs. This is not necessarily a bad thing, though, couples can sometimes disagree on this or that principle and still have a healthy and caring relationship.

 

Now, if your leaning was more towards full unchecked liberation of all mages, return to a magocracy of power to the powerful, mages taking the reins over all Thedas, etc; that Cullen wouldn't take too well. But I honestly don't think we'll even have the option to position ourselves like this, as Mage Rights Above All Else is not really the theme or focus of this game; the mage/templar conflict is at this point more of a subplot/sidequest that leads to the main plot, the actual reason why we're Inquisitioning.