Aller au contenu

Photo

The Official Cullen Discussion Thread v.3.0


138845 réponses à ce sujet

#128376
alwayshungry

alwayshungry
  • Members
  • 2 711 messages

http://artsyneurotic...-id-fuck-around

tumblr_nl3cjr1E671r32vhjo1_540.jpg

 

http://rae-mell.tumb...ve-been-wanting

tumblr_nl35eeZfiP1tt9z4oo1_540.jpg

 

http://eleonorpiteir...d-a-mighty-need

tumblr_nl2v7undYq1ts1qo1o2_540.jpg

tumblr_nl2v7undYq1ts1qo1o1_540.jpg

 

http://mellorianjart...-i-did-here-o-o

tumblr_nl2gfe1uHx1tcbq7lo1_540.png

 

http://yamaorce.devi...ullen-519504509

tumblr_nl2estvluI1u5l6e6o1_540.jpg

 

http://lilyrutherfor...oom-i-would-let

tumblr_nl33y2ytnm1uolakzo1_540.png


  • stop_him, alschemid, Liadan et 5 autres aiment ceci

#128377
Ryriena

Ryriena
  • Members
  • 2 540 messages
I just came up with more backstory for my canon inquisitor. She is the proud daughter of a loving family that adored her even while as a mage she became quite skilled in fire spells and even creating her own style of Firestorm which is a huge twister of Fire Of course, at around the age of sixteen she meets a young man named Alex who is a Templar recurit from town and they fall in love with one another.

At age eighteen, she has her Harrowing with Alex being the Templar that would take the killing blow, if anything went wrong. Which he later tells her was nerve racking for him to think about in the end.


However, around age 26 she kills the First enchanter to get Ostwick into the war, since she believes being netural is not working.

Sadly, during Ostwick uprising she watched in horror as the man she loved Alex is killed by some of his fellow templars while protecting a group of Mages and her from Templars in the circle.

He dies in her arms, and somewhat lessen her resolve to fight. So they send her to the conclave supposedly, as a netual observer and from their stuff kind of happens.
  • Teshayel et QweenBeen aiment ceci

#128378
skylark

skylark
  • Members
  • 213 messages

I was just talking with a friend and do we know 100% that Cullen isn’t of noble birth? We were talking about what the orlesian nobles in the great hall say when your quizzie is romancing him. Now what they say makes sense if your quizzie is a Trevelyan, not so much if they’re a Lavellan. Unless of course Cullen is nobility.
I know he says that he holds no land or titles outside the inquisition but in theory he could come from a noble family but had to give up all claims and titles when he joined the templar order. Mages have to give it all up for obvious reasons and given that in some war table missions in DAI, sending a noble off to become a chantry sister/brother seemingly ends any political disputes tied to them, which makes me think that you give up everything when you swear yourself to the chantry.


I don't think its specifically mentioned. I've never thought of him as a nobody in terms of birthright. He might not be from a famous noble family but I don't think he's backwater either. Maybe he's like a branch off of a semi noble line somewhere? I think it's implied through his dialogue that he isn't used to balls n' such so if he does have a semblance of noble blood it's certainly below the Trevelyan house. Plus if he has noble blood it's a possible explanation as to how he rose in rank so quickly but then again that sort of thing might not have any bearing on Chantry/ Templar affairs. That's just my headcanon though.

#128379
Ryriena

Ryriena
  • Members
  • 2 540 messages
However, even as a noble you could be not use too balls, since, some Noble familes did not attend balls a lot, due to things like sickness or having business else where at the time. I do think if he is from a noble line it is probably that his family has the title of lady or lord, which is mostly a off shoot of the higher chains. They normly did not have balls all the time, and only on certain occasions.

#128380
Ryriena

Ryriena
  • Members
  • 2 540 messages

I just came up with more backstory for my canon inquisitor. She is the proud daughter of a loving family that adored her even while as a mage she became quite skilled in fire spells and even creating her own style of Firestorm which is a huge twister of Fire Of course, at around the age of sixteen she meets a young man named Alex who is a Templar recurit from town and they fall in love with one another.

At age eighteen, she has her Harrowing with Alex being the Templar that would take the killing blow, if anything went wrong. Which he later tells her was nerve racking for him to think about in the end.


However, around age 26 she kills the First enchanter to get Ostwick into the war, since she believes being netural is not working.

Sadly, during Ostwick uprising she watched in horror as the man she loved Alex is killed by some of his fellow templars while protecting a group of Mages and her from Templars in the circle.

He dies in her arms, and somewhat lessen her resolve to fight. So they send her to the conclave supposedly, as a netual observer and from their stuff kind of happens.

So what do people think?
  • R2s Muse aime ceci

#128381
QweenBeen

QweenBeen
  • Members
  • 1 196 messages
I think it's only explicitly said that he's from outside Honnleath, so perhaps he could have been hiding the truth of it from Quizzy...being from "outside" of it could imply that you're a little noble family ruling the place...maybe he wouldn't want his noble origins known since he doesn't seem to be the type of man who wants to be classified among them. He's a respect is earned kinda guy....

Anyway, personally I'll stick with my head cannon that he's from a little farmhold, grew up a plain 'ol country boy, and duty, destiny and greatness were thurst upon him!! :D
  • Ryriena aime ceci

#128382
R2s Muse

R2s Muse
  • Members
  • 19 850 messages

I was just talking with a friend and do we know 100% that Cullen isn’t of noble birth? We were talking about what the orlesian nobles in the great hall say when your quizzie is romancing him. Now what they say makes sense if your quizzie is a Trevelyan, not so much if they’re a Lavellan. Unless of course Cullen is nobility.

I know he says that he holds no land or titles outside the inquisition but in theory he could come from a noble family but had to give up all claims and titles when he joined the templar order. Mages have to give it all up for obvious reasons and given that in some war table missions in DAI, sending a noble off to become a chantry sister/brother seemingly ends any political disputes tied to them, which makes me think that you give up everything when you swear yourself to the chantry.
 

It hasn't been addressed explicitly outside of his comments to Trev about not being as highborn as she is. So that, personally, says to me not noble, along with the other things folks have mentioned. The fact that he has a last name is also not definitive, since although it's more common for nobles to have last names than for others... even DG has acknowledged that this is not a hard and fast rule in Thedas and so doesn't really tell you anything. 

 

As far as his advancement in the templars, according to Evangeline in Asunder, rank is left at the door when you join the templars (and she almost implied that it would be more of an impediment than a help). So I would really doubt that has anything to do with his standing in the Order one way or another. 


  • Asperath aime ceci

#128383
Owlfruit Potion

Owlfruit Potion
  • Members
  • 1 095 messages

I was just talking with a friend and do we know 100% that Cullen isn’t of noble birth? We were talking about what the orlesian nobles in the great hall say when your quizzie is romancing him. Now what they say makes sense if your quizzie is a Trevelyan, not so much if they’re a Lavellan. Unless of course Cullen is nobility.


I don't want to quote it exactly or screencap it because her Twitter account seems to be private now, but yes, Brianne has explicitly said that he is not and never was noble. I imagine since he was a late addition to the romances they had to shoehorn him into one of the existing two lines for the Orlesians and decided he was important enough for them to be excited about despite not being nobility.

EDIT: Also, I think all the Winter Palace / aftermath attention suggests that a lot of the sort of people those two probably hang out with have been engaging in some serious wishful thinking about Cullen's backstory.
  • Caja aime ceci

#128384
timebean

timebean
  • Members
  • 1 010 messages

OK you lore-wise folks, got a question for ya....

 

The Litany of Adrala...is this a verse than one says, like a spell?  Or is is a physical thing like a stone than channels energy?

 

Also, since it blocks mind control....is it something that the templars had or something that mages had?  Ie, is it a piece of magical information from the Ciricle library or something that the templar high command would have stored away to help battle blood mages? 

 

Anyone who knows anything, could you PM me (so we don't derail the thread)?  I need it for writing purposes!! 

 

THANKS!!!!! ;)


  • Hellion Rex aime ceci

#128385
Hellion Rex

Hellion Rex
  • Members
  • 30 037 messages

OK you lore-wise folks, got a question for ya....

 

The Litany of Adrala...is this a verse than one says, like a spell?  Or is is a physical thing like a stone than channels energy?

 

Also, since it blocks mind control....is it something that the templars had or something that mages had?  Ie, is it a piece of magical information from the Ciricle library or something that the templar high command would have stored away to help battle blood mages? 

 

Anyone who knows anything, could you PM me (so we don't derail the thread)?  I need it for writing purposes!! 

 

THANKS!!!!! ;)

No need for PM.

 

It is a chant, usable by anyone. The power is in the bindings of the book as well as the words. You need to hold the book and read aloud the words for the power to take effect.

 

As for its origins, it was written by an ex-Tevinter mage who came south due to her ability to counter a crap ton of blood magic spells. Basically, the Litany is a piece of magic that she created, and the Templars have held onto it as valuable magical information. I would imagine that most Circle Towers have a copy. Lambert also had his own pocket sized version as well.


  • Asperath et timebean aiment ceci

#128386
Cerulione

Cerulione
  • Members
  • 4 596 messages

Not Cullen but OMG HAVE YOU GUYS SEE THIS???

 

http://therealmcgee....-to-see-more-of

 

NSFW


  • stop_him, Teshayel, Liadan et 5 autres aiment ceci

#128387
Tishina

Tishina
  • Members
  • 5 301 messages

I was just talking with a friend and do we know 100% that Cullen isn’t of noble birth? We were talking about what the orlesian nobles in the great hall say when your quizzie is romancing him. Now what they say makes sense if your quizzie is a Trevelyan, not so much if they’re a Lavellan. Unless of course Cullen is nobility.

I know he says that he holds no land or titles outside the inquisition but in theory he could come from a noble family but had to give up all claims and titles when he joined the templar order. Mages have to give it all up for obvious reasons and given that in some war table missions in DAI, sending a noble off to become a chantry sister/brother seemingly ends any political disputes tied to them, which makes me think that you give up everything when you swear yourself to the chantry.
 

What R2 said, but keep in mind that he's also Ferelden. It's implied in DAO that they have a class of substantial non-noble landowners who have the right to decide which bann they're under and can and do change. That gives them some power without being noble themselves, but they're constrained by practicality - if you swear to a distant bann, will he or she be able to reach you in time to help in an attack.

 

I've been imagining his family (because the hints are that they weren't poor) were from this class of freeholders.


  • R2s Muse, Tarlonniel, Asperath et 1 autre aiment ceci

#128388
Teshayel

Teshayel
  • Members
  • 1 154 messages

I just came up with more backstory for my canon inquisitor. She is the proud daughter of a loving family that adored her even while as a mage she became quite skilled in fire spells and even creating her own style of Firestorm which is a huge twister of Fire Of course, at around the age of sixteen she meets a young man named Alex who is a Templar recurit from town and they fall in love with one another.

At age eighteen, she has her Harrowing with Alex being the Templar that would take the killing blow, if anything went wrong. Which he later tells her was nerve racking for him to think about in the end.


However, around age 26 she kills the First enchanter to get Ostwick into the war, since she believes being netural is not working.

Sadly, during Ostwick uprising she watched in horror as the man she loved Alex is killed by some of his fellow templars while protecting a group of Mages and her from Templars in the circle.

He dies in her arms, and somewhat lessen her resolve to fight. So they send her to the conclave supposedly, as a netual observer and from their stuff kind of happens.

 

Quite a few similarities to my Quizzie's background story, except that her Templar is from Tevinter (O_o) Things go wrong when the war starts as well, and she loses him. Not because he tries to protect her, though. There's an issue with securing a stable source of lyrium for a large number of Templars - the Trevelyans' estate becomes a base of operations for the knights. The main difference is that she doesn't kill anyone, and is definitely not with the rebels :)

 

I like how the characters lend themselves to so many variations :) Your Quizzie sounds like she got kicked in the teeth by life - nothing better to create an interesting personality :) Make sure to share the story with us when you are done writing :) 



#128389
Tishina

Tishina
  • Members
  • 5 301 messages

Not Cullen but OMG HAVE YOU GUYS SEE THIS???

 

http://therealmcgee....-to-see-more-of

 

NSFW

Oh, my... wouldn't that be a sight to wake up to? ;)


  • Cerulione aime ceci

#128390
Teshayel

Teshayel
  • Members
  • 1 154 messages

Not Cullen but OMG HAVE YOU GUYS SEE THIS???

 

http://therealmcgee....-to-see-more-of

 

NSFW

 

I love a cute little tushy on a man :D And when he likes to stroll around the house naked, I love it even better :P


  • Asperath, Tishina, QweenBeen et 1 autre aiment ceci

#128391
Cerulione

Cerulione
  • Members
  • 4 596 messages

Oh, my... wouldn't that be a sight to wake up to? ;)

 

It's afternoon here... and I'm half asleep after lunch... that wokes me up. OMG. McGee's going to be the death of me... It's funny to say this but I really feel that piece of her manage to present a kind of innoncence feeling despite... being quite NSFW. Somehow she managed to draw naked/half naked subjects while preserving the feeling of gentleness & softness really. Some other rendition of Cullen or Alistair managed to be more "arousing" even when the subject is a bit more clothed.

 

The Force is with her.

 

One of my favourite artists really.

 

*Ceru tips her hat*

(oups I'm not wearing one...)

 

I love a cute little tushy on a man :D And when he likes to stroll around the house naked, I love it even better :P

 

:blush:

 

:wub:


  • timebean aime ceci

#128392
Tishina

Tishina
  • Members
  • 5 301 messages

It's afternoon here... and I'm half asleep after lunch... that wokes me up. OMG. McGee's going to be the death of me... It's funny to say this but I really feel that piece of her manage to present a kind of innoncence feeling despite... being quite NSFW. Somehow she managed to draw naked/half naked subjects while preserving the feeling of gentleness & softness really. Some other rendition of Cullen or Alistair managed to be more "arousing" even when the subject is a bit more clothed.

 

The Force is with her.

 

One of my favourite artists really.

 

*Ceru tips her hat*

(oups I'm not wearing one...)

 

 

:blush:

 

:wub:

Hmm, I would say loving as opposed to passionate/erotic?


  • Hellion Rex, Asperath et Cerulione aiment ceci

#128393
Hellion Rex

Hellion Rex
  • Members
  • 30 037 messages

Hmm, I would say loving as opposed to passionate/erotic?

Quite. While Ali's booty is divine, the tone of the artwork is very tender.


  • Teshayel, Tishina et Cerulione aiment ceci

#128394
Cerulione

Cerulione
  • Members
  • 4 596 messages

Hmm, I would say loving as opposed to passionate/erotic?

 

Hmm possibly, English is not my native language so well... I don't know how to say that actually.

 

Alright, since Elu said it here too... I feel that despite the nakedness of the subject, which render it NSFW, the colour choice & tone & expressions of the characters there are very very soft, describing love. Many of us (I guess) might have seen several paintings of Alistair or Cullen which, despite the subject being more clothed, depicting a more erotic touch (normally the painted character's eyes & choice of colour & pose). One that I've seen (and so do you all) only show Cullen shoulder up but with an amazingly cold background colour contrasted to the clear touch of erotical passion on his eyes. All of them are amazing, but the messages, the story of each are not the same. McGee's all about tenderness.

 

EDIT (again): whew... all these artists drawing Cullen... we are very very lucky indeed, I don't see that many painting of other LIs for example...


  • Tishina aime ceci

#128395
Tishina

Tishina
  • Members
  • 5 301 messages

Hmm possibly, English is not my native language so well... I don't know how to say that actually.

 

Alright, since Elu said it here too... I feel that despite the nakedness of the subject, which render it NSFW, the colour choice & tone & expressions of the characters there are very very soft, describing love. Many of us (I guess) might have seen several paintings of Alistair or Cullen which, despite the subject being more clothed, depicting a more erotic touch (normally the painted character's eyes & choice of colour & pose). One that I've seen (and so do you all) only show Cullen shoulder up but with an amazingly cold background colour contrasted to the clear touch of erotical passion on his eyes. All of them are amazing, but the messages, the story of each are not the same. McGee's all about tenderness.

 

EDIT (again): whew... all these artists drawing Cullen... we are very very lucky indeed, I don't see that many painting of other LIs for example...

Oh, there's nothing wrong with the way you described it, but unfortunately "innocent" has been saddled with a lot of baggage because of how it's often used. But I'm hyper-aware of the baggage words like that can carry, and I thought loving or tender (good word choice, Elu!) was closer to the exact meaning you wanted. :P



#128396
Cerulione

Cerulione
  • Members
  • 4 596 messages

Oh, there's nothing wrong with the way you described it, but unfortunately "innocent" has been saddled with a lot of baggage because of how it's often used. But I'm hyper-aware of the baggage words like that can carry, and I thought loving or tender (good word choice, Elu!) was closer to the exact meaning you wanted. :P

 

Hehe, I'm just afraid that my interpretation of the piece is not the same with the artists', that I captured the wrong messages. It might be unpleasant for an artist to see their pieces depicted wrongly... And some artists might not want their pieces being compared to another artists' publicly... Idk about the two artists I mentionned, (the other piece being the subject of our PM discussion once), whether it's OK to "analyze" someone's work like that or not. I know that many writers don't like it, not sure about artworks...

 

Personally I always do those kind of analyze of the works of my RL friends (writing, artwork) & they always do the same with mine. But that's a circle of close friends & we trust each other for years already. Not sure whether these kind of things can be said here so if it can't please tell me & I'll stop.



#128397
MelissaGT

MelissaGT
  • Members
  • 3 408 messages

Hmm possibly, English is not my native language so well... I don't know how to say that actually.

 

Alright, since Elu said it here too... I feel that despite the nakedness of the subject, which render it NSFW, the colour choice & tone & expressions of the characters there are very very soft, describing love. Many of us (I guess) might have seen several paintings of Alistair or Cullen which, despite the subject being more clothed, depicting a more erotic touch (normally the painted character's eyes & choice of colour & pose). One that I've seen (and so do you all) only show Cullen shoulder up but with an amazingly cold background colour contrasted to the clear touch of erotical passion on his eyes. All of them are amazing, but the messages, the story of each are not the same. McGee's all about tenderness.

 

EDIT (again): whew... all these artists drawing Cullen... we are very very lucky indeed, I don't see that many painting of other LIs for example...

 

I'd say a lot of it boils down to body language as well. To me there's nothing erotic about the pose. Naked doesn't have to mean erotic. And as you said, you can have an erotic image that is fully clothed.

 

I also wouldn't say that love has to be soft either.  :P


  • Teshayel, Tishina et Cerulione aiment ceci

#128398
Cerulione

Cerulione
  • Members
  • 4 596 messages

I'd say a lot of it boils down to body language as well. To me there's nothing erotic about the pose. Naked doesn't have to mean erotic. And as you said, you can have an erotic image that is fully clothed.

 

I also wouldn't say that love has to be soft either.  :P

 

This one's not erotic IMO... but it's about tenderness. ;)

 

And yup, agree with you, love does not have to be soft...


  • Zarro-Morningstar aime ceci

#128399
Teshayel

Teshayel
  • Members
  • 1 154 messages

I'd say a lot of it boils down to body language as well. To me there's nothing erotic about the pose. Naked doesn't have to mean erotic. And as you said, you can have an erotic image that is fully clothed.

 

I also wouldn't say that love has to be soft either.  :P

 

How does the song go? When it's love, if it's not rough, it isn't fun? :P ......... seconded :P



#128400
Tishina

Tishina
  • Members
  • 5 301 messages

I'd say a lot of it boils down to body language as well. To me there's nothing erotic about the pose. Naked doesn't have to mean erotic. And as you said, you can have an erotic image that is fully clothed.

 

I also wouldn't say that love has to be soft either.  :P

lol, agreed, though I like variety ;)

 

I was using loving in the sense of affectionate. English is so imprecise...