I just had my first ragequit of DA:I. Four words...F*** YOU SANDY HOWLER!
I will get to posting on here once I simmer down...
On my 2nd playthrough I killed her by attacking her from a ledge. And in my last playthrough I killed the Highland Ravager like that. 
In other news, I finished my nightmare playthrough and I got all 50 achievements! 
And a comic to be a bit on topic
http://fabrecactus.t...kyhold-nowadays
and a Cullen doodle by Mello: http://mellorianjart...ick-doodle-of-a
With Flemeth, though I do think she had many, many contingencies in place, Solas's actions did divest her of much of her power.
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I just really cannot imagine playing this game without being able to romance Cullen, unless he was quite different overall before they got the additional year of development. Was he duller before? Less interesting? Less impossibly handsome? Did they not have Perseverance before the romance? And honestly can't imagine without Solas even though he was my cup of tea, since it seems to have captivated so many fans.
Yup, I can sense those too. Somehow he's both strong but a bit vulnerable at the same time. Strong since he keeps going on & kicking despite being not far from breaking down, and vulnerable because he's not far from breaking down.
I think part of his strength is that he did break down, he's been at the very end of his rope...and he came back. When he was tortured in the Circle, he asked that all the mages be killed and later he regrettet that. I think that's one of the pillars of his personality now, that he knows how easy it is to succumb to evil. He's seen himself give in to rage (even though he didn't and couldn't do anything) and he's seen it in Meredith and others. That's why he hates the lyrium so much and yet has a difficult time getting rid of it. And why he says that he must send the Quizzie to fight Corypheus even though he's afraid of losing her. He can't be selfish. Cullen still has hope and he believe in something good. And that may be a concious decision. He has to believe and he has to be strong, for himself and others.
Ah, I could write for hours. I'll stop now. 
I just really cannot imagine playing this game without being able to romance Cullen, unless he was quite different overall before they got the additional year of development. Was he duller before? Less interesting? Less impossibly handsome? Did they not have Perseverance before the romance? And honestly can't imagine without Solas even though he was my cup of tea, since it seems to have captivated so many fans.
Uhh well he's still pretty interesting even if you can't romance him. I haven't been able to experience the romance, but even so I find him pretty interesting... for a DAI character I still wish they'd gone further, gone a bit deeper (hurr hurr), but they kind of shallowed out on all the character, so oh well.
But I don't think before the romance was added he was necessarily dull or uninteresting. Because even without the romance he's still pretty grand.
And some characters who did have romances before the year long added time ended up being dull anyway *coughJosiecough*
I do, but it makes me want to sing & not doing whatever I'm supposed to do
*snip*
Ah...all of the vids I'm going to make are going to be loud...and all but one angry/angsty, tee hee. So far I have 4 vids planned. The only one you guys know about for sure is the LI appreciation one...don't want to give the others away!
So, I ended up making a Blackwall romance fan video instead of a Cullen one this playthrough lol. Maybe I'll have enough time to squeeze in a Cullen video before the 5k celebration? Doubtful, but things have really slowed down here! 
Uhh well he's still pretty interesting even if you can't romance him. I haven't been able to experience the romance, but even so I find him pretty interesting... for a DAI character
But I don't think before the romance was added he was necessarily dull or uninteresting. Because even without the romance he's still pretty grand.
And some characters who did have romances before the year long added time ended up being dull anyway *coughJosiecough*
No I didn't mean to say he is dull without the romance - I'm saying that it would have been incredibly frustrating to not romance him if his character was exactly the same before adding it. Does that make sense at all? I would have been annoyed because I like him so much.
I think part of his strength is that he did break down, he's been at the very end of his rope...and he came back. When he was tortured in the Circle, he asked that all the mages be killed and later he regrettet that. I think that's one of the pillars of his personality now, that he knows how easy it is to succumb to evil. He's seen himself give in to rage (even though he didn't and couldn't do anything) and he's seen it in Meredith and others. That's why he hates the lyrium so much and yet has a difficult time getting rid of it. And why he says that he must send the Quizzie to fight Corypheus even though he's afraid of losing her. He can't be selfish. Cullen still has hope and he believe in something good. And that may be a concious decision. He has to believe and he has to be strong, for himself and others.
Ah, I could write for hours. I'll stop now.
I totally agree, can't say it better!
Ah...all of the vids I'm going to make are going to be loud...and all but one angry/angsty, tee hee. So far I have 4 vids planned. The only one you guys know about for sure is the LI appreciation one...don't want to give the others away!
Ooooh that's good! Actually loud musics are so fun, but it's hard to concentrate on doing works while it's on!
So 4 videos, the one about LI, it's Cullen only or all LIs?
With Flemeth, though I do think she had many, many contingencies in place, Solas's actions did divest her of much of her power.
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Yes! Yes yes yes yes yes, you should. I must read it.
No I didn't mean to say he is dull without the romance - I'm saying that it would have been incredibly frustrating to not romance him if his character was exactly the same before adding it. Does that make sense at all? I would have been annoyed because I like him so much.
Yes it is incredibly frustrating to not be able to romance him!!! (Although I know it's not the same as having no option at all, at least for most.)
Sex!!!!!!
Good. Now that I have your attention, I have something to announce. I was getting mixed feedback in reguards to the Nobles talking. So I took some time and sent word to Brianne B.
She wrote me back just a few moments ago.
Letter I wrote to Brianne:
Bri's Replies:
Thus it is CONFIRMED that the Noble banter is based on your romance and the banter I recorded IS do to your romance with Cullen.
Whew <wipes forehead> Thought I would have to take all those videos down from Youtube.
I am going to attempt to get a little more information to fill in the "holes."
So I say again.....
CONFIRMED!
<Dances>
Yes! Yes yes yes yes yes, you should. I must read it.
I shall endeavour to do so!
Although first, I need to deal with my writers block by writing a drabble where it goes on a very hot murder-date with an Antivan Crow. I would send Zevran after my stubborn muse, but I have the feeling that if it was him, she might end up doing it deliberately...
Yeah, when I tried the Solas and Blackwall romances, the nobles were disappointed about it being a "low-born" affair. They were much more excited about Cullen, lol.
Why isn't this canon?
And speaking of family, I wonder about Cullen's parents, are they still living? We know that Honnleath was hit hard by the Blight, but he never seems to speak about his parents at all, only ever his siblings? We know that they were alive when he begged them to allow him to become a Templar, which was about, what, fifteen years ago? But it's strange that only his sister seems to try to contact him, not them?
Ooooh that's good! Actually loud musics are so fun, but it's hard to concentrate on doing works while it's on!
So 4 videos, the one about LI, it's Cullen only or all LIs?
Yeah, one of the vids is going to be an appreciation vid featuring all possible romances...it'll be a fun one. Not going to give away the song...it's perfect...don't want anybody to snipe it! That vid is going to be a long time off though since I have to get so much footage for it. I just decided I wanted to do this recently, so I don't have any footage for any other romances yet. Suffice it to say we're talking months down the road lol.
My other vids will be smaller scale - all featuring a Cullen romance, but only one will actually be about the romance.
And speaking of family, I wonder about Cullen's parents, are they still living? We know that Honnleath was hit hard by the Blight, but he never seems to speak about his parents at all, only ever his siblings? We know that they were alive when he begged them to allow him to become a Templar, which was about, what, fifteen years ago? But it's strange that only his sister seems to try to contact him, not them?
I wondered this, too. I feel like if his parents were dead he'd have mentioned it, but I guess we can headcanon whatever we want. Based on his comments about Mia being "good at tracking him down" I've just assumed that the others in his family have tried in the past, but only Mia was wily and resourceful enough to manage it. From the way he describes her it seems she's just as determined and willful as he is. Maybe she takes charge of looking after everyone since she's the eldest and the 'rents are getting on in years? I like to imagine she relays information to the rest of the family after she's received it.
I do wish we were given more information about his family, though. /wistful sigh
^^^cute cute cute 
I feel like that could be a FemDwarf
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GIMME NOW.
HOLD IT. HOLD THE PHONE. DID ANYONE KNOW CHARADE AMELL IS A FRIEND OF RED JENNY?!?!?!?!
Yeah, Charade's the Tantervale Jenny. I guess that either she left Kirkwall because it became too dangerous after everything that went down, or that the Kirkwall Jenny that Hawke worked for, was a tad territorial?
Thus it is CONFIRMED that the Noble banter is based on your romance and the banter I recorded IS do to your romance with Cullen.
Whew <wipes forehead> Thought I would have to take all those videos down from Youtube.
I am going to attempt to get a little more information to fill in the "holes."
So I say again.....
CONFIRMED!
I still wouldn't say it has to do with your romance with Cullen though? Like, it's to do with the Inquisitor's romance, but it's almost the same for all of them, except for the one line that varies based on whether you're with high-profile (Cullen/Dorian/Cassandra/???) or low-profile (Solas/???), just as people were saying last night. Thanks for asking Brianne about it; I especially appreciate that she spelled out that they don't mean "noble" in that sense. I wonder whether Blackwall is one of the high or low profile ones, given that the other three I'd potentially think of as "high profile" in the original six are actually titled nobility.
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