ARMOR. Friggin' gorgeous armor.
Pfft. The girls here don't mind pain.
Yea, clearly 
Regular gluttons for punishment. "It hurts so goooood."
What type of hair style do you think he would have under his hood?
(yes I understand this is better described on the Abelas thread.. but hey, since we're here!).
Looks bald to me.
So...
Heavy risk....
but the thighs.
EDIT:
I don't get the Abelas thing at all. Why is he so popular?
He's candy we can't have. Glorious thigh candy.
So...
Heavy risk....
but the thiiiighs.
Fixed and calm down there, Jacob Taylor 
What type of hair style do you think he would have under his hood?
Ancient elves decided hair was out of style!
Fixed and calm down there, Jacob Taylor
Hey, I don't get the Abelas love. I also don't get the Zev love. But I can't resist quoting that line.
And thanks for fixing it. It's not the same without the extra 'i's.
He's just playing hard to get, that's all. LOL
How bad did it hurt when he called you a shem?
OK, how do you get the line where he calls you a shem? Because I never got that with my Lavellan, so I figured they were relatively cool 
So...
Heavy risk....
but the thighs.
EDIT:
I don't get the Abelas thing at all. Why is he so popular?
Voice actor. Mystery. And he's nice to look at it. Most of his fandom is also Solas-fandom, so it's kind of a like a weird rebound reaction. They've built up this ridiculously amazing character in fanfics and it kind of gives people some sort of nice wish fufillment. We all know we'll get an answer with Solas so the post-game fics are kind of like 'eh...why should I indulge in this since we will get a canon sooner rather than later'. In the meantime they can indulge in something where somewhere in the universe their Lavellan is happy with a grumpy elf. Same **** happened with Cullen after DA:O.
Voice actor. Mystery. And he's nice to look at it. Most of his fandom is also Solas-fandom, so it's kind of a like a weird rebound reaction. They've built up this ridiculously amazing character in fanfics and it kind of gives people some sort of nice wish fufillment. We all know we'll get an answer with Solas so the post-game fics are kind of like 'eh...why should I indulge in this since we will get a canon sooner rather than later'. In the meantime they can indulge in something where somewhere in the universe their Lavellan is happy with a grumpy elf. Same **** happened with Cullen after DA:O.
Speaking of which, I heard the Abelas voice actor as a Generic Inquisition Soldier at the keep in Crestwood. Still don't know who he is though. Any of you know?
OK, how do you get the line where he calls you a shem? Because I never got that with my Lavellan, so I figured they were relatively cool
It's an offhand comment right before he leaves. Right after he talks about how depressing and lonely his life has been guarding the well. EDIT: Related and Solas also...ALARM BELLS
OK, how do you get the line where he calls you a shem? Because I never got that with my Lavellan, so I figured they were relatively cool
Sorry, I don't remember the exact instance, since him calling me shem was no big deal.
It's an offhand comment right before he leaves. Right after he talks about how depressing and lonely his life has been guarding the well.
Ah, nvm, thank you.
I draw a Abelas x Solas picture.
Spoiler
Is Abelas about to pull a Solas ass grab?
OMG, somebody please photoshop the hair off that botched fresco & put a mock Solas face on it.
I am forever and utterly not sorry
EMBRACE YOURSELVES!
//edit
It's not the spanish fresco, because my photoshop skills are not high enough for that kind of thing.
So have a little Boblas (?)
I am forever and utterly
notsorry
EMBRACE YOURSELVES!
I'm 99% sure that fandom stuff would ruin Abelas for me, so I'm not going anywhere near it.Voice actor. Mystery. And he's nice to look at it. Most of his fandom is also Solas-fandom, so it's kind of a like a weird rebound reaction. They've built up this ridiculously amazing character in fanfics and it kind of gives people some sort of nice wish fufillment. We all know we'll get an answer with Solas so the post-game fics are kind of like 'eh...why should I indulge in this since we will get a canon sooner rather than later'. In the meantime they can indulge in something where somewhere in the universe their Lavellan is happy with a grumpy elf. Same **** happened with Cullen after DA:O.
The story about Fen'Harel and the tree's been really bothering me.
http://dragonage.wik.../wiki/Fen'Harel
This is the only story we have where one of the Forgotten Ones are not only named, but to some extent fleshed out, likely because it's told by an ancient elf. And just like Fen'Harel, Anaris is very different from how the Dalish portray the Forgotten Ones.
In legends they're just these malevolent shadows of the Void fighting against the Creators, because they're evil and the Creators are not. And yet, their roles are switched in Felassan's tale. We have Fen'Harel portrayed as a disobedient wastrel who hunts halla without permission, and Andruil has this rapist vibe going on with her forcing Fen'Harel to serve in her bed as punishment. And then we have Anaris, who's hunting Fen'Harel down for justice. Or maybe vengeance. After DA2 we all know how there's a thin line between the two. But if the Forgotten Ones are nothing but pure evil, then how come Anaris agrees to a duel with Andruil? Granted the duel didn't play out all honorably, with Fen'Harel pointing out weak spots and Anaris making use of it. Still, it's a duel nonetheless, an honorable gesture, when he could have just sliced Fen'Harel's throat and run.
Aside from that, Dalish legends have always said that Fen'Harel's buddy buddy with the Forgotten Ones. And yet in this story, which is probably much closer to the truth, Fen'Harel's their enemy. What if this is just another instance of Dalish legend being wrong, and Fen'Harel was never friends with the Forgotten Ones? He doesn't have to be friends with them to manipulate them into a position where he can seal them after all.
Been thinking about this, and see some possible metaphors in this story. Firstly, what we know from other sources is that Fen'Harel was clever, that Andruil spent time in Void (which was unusual enough to mention), and the Forgotten Ones originated in the Void.
So let us imagine that Fen'Harel pissed both sides off in an attempt to get the two most "reasonable" members of each warring faction to follow him and meet eachother at a neutral location - in the hopes of agreeing to a truce.
Now, Andruil making Fen'Harel her sex slave - perhaps we can choose to see the using of him as less literal. We know that eventually, Andruil came back from the Void driven to madness, and it has been speculated that this was caused by Red Lyrium, What if the deal struck between Andruil and Anaris for a truce involved Andruil handing over Fen'Harel for Anaris' justice/vengeance.... and Anaris giving Red Lyrium to Andruil as a "gift" (her not being aware of it's long term effects but enjoying its power for a time). So Andruil "used" Fen'Harel (hence "goddess of sacrifice").
So Fen'Harel objects and finds a way of wriggling out of being sacrificed... which unfortunately involves turning Andruil and Anaris on eachother and rendering the truce obsolete.
I see this as being supported by the presence of a tree - in "god" related allegories sometimes a metaphor for "division" - the seed, an idea of aspirations, become matured tree of a very different shape. Andruil ties Fen'Harel to this idea of division of aspiration and bittered experience, resigning herself to that fate when choosing to use Fen'Harel.
OK, how do you get the line where he calls you a shem? Because I never got that with my Lavellan, so I figured they were relatively cool
if you take the top option on your last choice of dialogue with Abelas (telling him Thank you for letting you use the well) he says something like "Don't thank me yet Shemlen" or something like it. I'm hoping that was a bug, drives me nuts when he does that to my elf. I suppose I'd know if he did it to another race too, like the Qunari, guess I have to finish that playthrough. 
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