Also.. am I the only one who sees that Andruil's right arm has strikingly... crystal like armor on it? Just.. throwing that out there.
If you guys see it, and please respond or like to let me know, she'll be getting red lyrium armor on her right arm. Otherwise I'll just make it spiky metal.
Ugh, totally red lyrium. Sera is so nuts.
You guys, I have to play through the Temple of Dirthamen tonight, and I don't want to because I'm scared.
But as an Elf romancing Solas I feel like I can't skip it or I'll lose my elf card!
Same here. Stupid sexy Fade sensei
I did *finally* get far enough with Adaar to start triggering Dorian's romance content, though. It's so nice to be able to play romance scenes without crying a little inside
Dorian has a very cute and sweet romance. I think he's just darling, so have fun!
I'm about halfway-ish in terms of my Solas-mance.
Awwww. That does make me feel better! Thank youuuu. 
Andruil also has a circle pattern on her forehead.
Oh my god, you're right. Elgar'nan doesn't mess around, does he. No wonder she had to fall back on her marksmanship and was desperate enough to muck around with red lyrium. She was subverting his Order, and he had her branded for it. Couldn't toss her in the Void, because Ghil, but that was his first attempt at shutting her down.
So she went looking for another way, and found it. Cue blighted Andruil. The showdown between her and Mythal that got the Dread Wolf sprung from void prison. Introduction of Andruil's Blighted-Mega-Death-Laser courtesy of June, the drawing of new faction lines, the battle for Arlathan, and the City crisped Black.
Yeah. The earlier pieces fit, but this fills it out a bit more. LIZ. Thank you!!
Awwww. That does make me feel better! Thank youuuu.
And thank you for giving me a chance to search for kitty pictures. I'm feeling a lot better now too.
So lovely to start the work week by LMAO. I
you Solas thread.
There's always an excuse for cute animal photos.
Indeed
Edit: Oh my god I've been staring at the gif you posted for so long now. Dogs getting tummy rubs, gah
Sorry if anyone posted these already..I'm not caught up since last night.
http://blueberry-me....ellan-506448522
http://papercutzz.de...-babe-506567797
http://odme1.deviant...ounts-506593790
Holy crap did a lot happen while I was gone this weekend! I am super into the idea of designing the rest of the pantheon however... Give me... a bit. I will do that thing. The only things I keep running into are June and Ghilal'nain's depictions in their mosaics. Ghilal'nain, unlike the rest of the Pantheon, has a white face, which leads me to believe she's covered in vallaslin.
Ghilal'nain's Mosaic
June, on the other hand, has the bottom of his face in white, which leads me to believe it's a beard. Seeing as beards are the least elven characteristic I can imagine in the DA universe, I continue to doubt his being elven. Also, his arms are portrayed as significantly shorter. Not to mention the structured, angular background detail pattern behind him that deeply reminiscent of dwarven architecture and statuary that is in direct contrast to the organic visual motifs present in the rest of the mosaics of the pantheon. And then there's the anvil. I need not go on!
June's Mosaic on the left with Falon'Din's on the right to act as a limb-length comparison. June, on the left, is significantly more squat and broad, lacking the near El Greco stretching we see the in the depiction of the rest of the elves.
Sooo... if I were to do the pantheon, would you all be cool with June being dwarven and Ghilal'nain having Vallaslin? I kind of can't see another way of going about it.
EDIT: The tales tell us that Ghilal'nain was Andruil's chosen and most devoted follower, so her Vallaslin will be Andruil's. Just an FYI.
You're the artist, yeah? You do what you want. 
It's your interpretation, after all.
Yes, there may be objective criteria for poor storytelling like obvious contradictions or shallow stereotypical characters, but mostly it's very very subjective.Poor storytelling is somewhat neither here nor there because everyone has different opinions on what is good and what is not, they very well could do something completely stupid and think it's a good story. (ME3?)
I think a lot of the symbolism is accidental (reuse of statues or whatever) but some of it has to be there for reasons we can't see yet.
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Also.. am I the only one who sees that Andruil's right arm has strikingly... crystal like armor on it? Just.. throwing that out there.
If you guys see it, and please respond or like to let me know, she'll be getting red lyrium armor on her right arm. Otherwise I'll just make it spiky metal.
Nice to see you here again!
For me it's more like flames, not crystals
The backdrop of June's mosaic has a very angular pattern, one more point towards June being dwarven - or having something to do with the dwarves. Also, anvil.
it's totally sandal guys
Top Solas! Bringing this back.
http://dakkun39.tumb...7695793603/da-i
It's standard asymmetric arm armor.
Andruil also has a circle pattern on her forehead.
EDIT: It's not white, so I side against the idea of there being a "mark" on her forehead the way that Tranquil within the Current Era of Dragon Age do. It could also just be the artists who did the Mosaics with a square brush in photoshop (with size jitter and spacing on) adding visual interest. A significantly less conspiracy theory explanation.But I'm open to both!
No worries! I certainly didn't mean to force theory into your art. Just bringing up the thought as a lore-justifiable design option.
In a metagame sense, I'm fairly sure the brands aren't represented as a distinct color because that would instantly flash "TRANQUILITY BRAND" in the player's mind. As is, the effect is subtle enough that it totally slipped past me until now. Cleverly done, art guy.
The backdrop of June's mosaic has a very angular pattern, one more point towards June being dwarven - or having something to do with the dwarves. Also, anvil.
it's totally sandal guys
Top Solas! Bringing this back.
Just to make sure that the proper artist is credited, this is the link to the original artist's Tumblr post with that art: http://dakkun39.tumb...7695793603/da-i
There's a distinct anvil look to the white mosaics on the bottom half, I'm thinking Primeval Thaig, golems and profane.
Andruil is coming across as a bit power hungry/desperate to prove herself. She's the only one who elevates another to godhood (for an ally?) and she goes into the Void to hunt the Forgotten Ones then covers herself in their armour.
Just noticed that collar on June's clothes. Reminds me of Varric's propensity for V-necks.
He is a dwarf it is not a subject up for debate
Good catch, Capri. I thought it was odd that the original post url linked some pages back wasn't the same as the watermark. 
Holy nutcrackers, this artist does really good stuff. DA:I Fenris... *fans self*
Argh. Just where is this Void, exactly? In the Fade? Underground? Gah.
Good catch, Capri. I thought it was odd that the original post url linked some pages back wasn't the same as the watermark.
Holy nutcrackers, this artist does really good stuff. DA:I Fenris... *fans self*
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I've been a fan of dakkun since DA2, he's really great. Check this out: http://dakkun39.tumb...830217223#notes
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