Art stuff again. 
Two Sides by lilium-snow. (Solas and Fen'Harel)
Water's fine. Oooh... 
Dorian, Bull, and Sera taking a selfie when they finally reached Skyhold. Solas disapproves. xD
Solas and Dagna. (For the Solas + Friendship theme)
Art stuff again.
*snip*
Damn, I'm out of likes 
And that second one, niiice... I have an inexplicable urge to pour myself a glass of red now. 
Great art, as always!
Aww...There, there... I feel for you.
I also want to make one for each romance but I ran out of save files.
And yes! Fallout 4!
It is vague indeed!
Well, as to Mordred's mother, you are right; Morgause and Morgaine sort of become fused and it's a question of canon from that point. The original Morgan le Fey as such is nothing like the woman of later legends, in fact there is very little that is definitively unchanging about her character (even her name - even her gender! - changes depending on which story we're looking at, but most importantly she jumps from benign to villain to healer to schemer and back and forth between all of these). Personally I like the canon of Morgan being vilified, yet not what she is made out to be, and the unwilling mother of Arthur's bastard child (who is then taken away by Morgause to be raised as her own son...), though Ywaine I think would still factor into this history (Urien is the father, btw). Also Morgan le Fey is linked to several goddesses, so she's ambiguous at best historically speaking.
Random trivia: one version claims that her father (in the form of the goddess Mordron) was named Afallach (which makes me rethink the Witcher 3 plot with dazzled eyes, now that I think about it). Also, Morgause is the inspiration for Morgase Trakand, although in WoT Elayne (i.e. Elaine) is her daughter, not her sister and actually Moiraine (Morgan le Fey) is related to her by marriage.
As for Alistair's pairing - well, the goody-two-shoes romantic knight picture fits, yet there is a bit of "born leader" in Alistair once he actually is king; in the same way as his brother, not for his brains or cunning, but for his charisma. The reason I'd pair him with Arthur is because of the king role, being a son of the king and being a bastard child originally - his story fits more with that. As Lancelot he doesn't have a shot at the throne, nor is he supposed to have that kind of a background, but he does have a shot at a saucy romance with the queen... which doesn't fit Thedas history at all, even should a female Cousland become queen without him (which can't happen). Of course, I'm going based on attributes and you're talking more about character - in which case Alistair (even his name is reminiscent of Arthur) could be Gawain for all we know. As for who gets to be Lancelot?
Obviously the cat.
So if you're a female Cousland you're married to Arthur and you are a heartless monster who secretly loves a cat more than you do your blighted charming husband, and that cat belongs to Anders, by the way, which makes you despicable.
*gasp* It could also be that Alistair is BOTH Arthur and Lancelot..... DEPENDING ON PLAYER CHOICES.
I sauced it. I so sauced it.
they definitely fit well enough! And I agree he grew into the role as king. I used pass tense for those who didn't make him king
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I need this album. Like, yesterday.
I'm curious: how many times have people here romanced Solas on their playthroughs? I've only
been able to do itdone it once. Are there REPEAT OFFENDERS? Wondering who holds the record, lol.
I've played my favourite Lavellan twice through now (once very quickly as my first run, once on a near complete playthrough) and played through large chunks of the game as her several more times. I was going to start my canon nightmare run but then the game update and my mods broke.
I also have an Adaar for Sera, an f!Cadash for Bull (or Harding if she's every upgraded to full LI), another Lavellan for Dorian, a Cadash for Cass, a Trevelyan for Cullen and I haven't decided between Adaar or Lavellan for Josie. Only my Adaar playthrough is currently active, but I may put that on hold until the game is moddable again and roll my Trev instead.
We talk about the "would your Inquisitor side with or against Solas" scenarios (and variations thereof like "if his plans were x") a fair bit
With that interview or leak or tweet about dlc or potential future storylines or something, I forget which it was exactly but it said something about hypothetically having to choose between companions..
Anyway who cares about that the point is it got me imagining scenarios like Virmire or Samara/Morinth or essentially having to choose between Companion A's Plan and Companion B's Wish To Stop It or somesuch, you know, like with Solas and the other companions, and my feelings hurt
Solas or Cole..
Solas or Cass...
(lies in puddle)
No, that's not okay.
*shushes Solas and pushes them gently out of the thread*
(kidding, I love you vhenan)
Mods are working again with patch 8. Just follow the instructions here:
http://daimodder.tum...pdate-available
Guys,
I need some help....[spoiler warning!]
Guys,
I need some help....[spoiler warning!]
Spoiler
It's the Wyvern Nest in Crestwood. If you get the Naturalist sidequest from the village you'll eventually get the map marker to the nest (or you can find the nest by exploring, but this is the easiest way). Just kill the Wyverns and then talk to Solas.
Guys,
I need some help....[spoiler warning!]
Spoiler
He takes you to Crestwood. And yes, there is a quest where you need to kill the wyvern. You can get the quest from the girl who lives in a house down from the last camp (almost towards the dragon). Also in the actual Crestwood village, there is a guy who wants you to make sure the girl is OK. So you could go and talk to the guy first in the village, then find the girl and she will tell you about the dragon and the wyvern, and then go kill the wyvern on the island (it can be accessed through the cave). The island is number 16 on the map under spoiler tag.
I can confirm that mods are working with patch 8. However, the Black Emporium still crashes if you're using face texture mods.
More art..
Art inspired by the fan fic "Bread Wolf"
http://ruby-rust.dev...e-you-545363537
Modern AU Solas and Lavellan
http://bulgingnookst...indow-545344432
Stop reading..it's snuggle time
http://ghelphaene.de...henan-545330446
Well..he is a god you know :-P
http://slimybro.devi...rt/no-545319601
Solas and Lavellan
http://celestriansta...ellan-545250288
W.I.P.
http://vitsac.devian...ition-545201144
Cute Fenris
http://autotomize.de...enris-545373992
Great Cole Cosplay
http://kasye.deviant...ole-2-545337836
Yeah, my general impression is that a lot of this kind of deep stuff just goes unnoticed for a lot of players - though I find people here to be an exception. So I'm pretty sure that you are right, the way that Corypheus was handled will mean that most people miss the tragedy and that in and of itself is tragic.
Perhaps later on there will be more info on Corypheus that we dig up, kind of like an aftermath sort of exploration of who and what he truly was - there are still a lot of very important and disturbing questions left unanswered that Thedas really needs to answer, such as how someone like Corypheus could even come about and what the implications are. I can't imagine them ignoring that and so far continuity of lore hasn't been weak, so I think there is hope. I like, for instance, how different sides were presented on the factions we grew so attached to starting at DA:O, which tells me that we will get opportunities to examine these questions in hindsight.
I kind of liked the transition of importance from Corypheus, to be honest, not because I think he couldn't have been handled better, but because it breaks away from the stereotype of "vanquished evil" - by the point you do any vanquishing, you realize that it's all so much more insignificant than the broader mystery that you've unwittingly stumbled into, and - at least for me this is true - you realize that Corypheus never was your true enemy, nor is he the larger than life terrible and undefeatable monster that he was made out to be at first. That I liked, though I think with more background on Corypheus, perhaps that point would have been driven even deeper, I don't know.
There is also Leliana's line at the end of the game, when she takes the Inquisitor aside to talk about beating Corypheus and Solas' disappearance. She calls Corypheus a "magister and darkspawn rolled into one: the ultimate evil' and I think this is a weirdly oversimplified stance, especially for Leliana, who undeniably exists in a moral grey area where she can be a Chantry sister who shanks people. It struck me as odd that she would understand him so little. Then again I've only played Inquisition, so maybe there's more to Leliana's stance than I know. I think Solas' dialogues with the Inquisitor when you ask him about Corypheus are some of the only ones in the that illuminate Corypheus' motivations as a flawed character with wants and needs.
Solas or Cole..
Solas or Cass...
(lies in puddle)
1) Solas or Cole: I go for "This Inquisitor gig is too much to bear, I'm out." Then succumb to despair.
2) Solas or Cass: Solas, without much grief. Somehow Cassandra never grew on me. I headcanon that Lavellan pushed to make her divine, because of all candidates the Inquisition would suffer her loss the least. (I can't even imagine how they all would survive without Leliana.)
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Why can't I like this more than once????
There is also Leliana's line at the end of the game, when she takes the Inquisitor aside to talk about beating Corypheus and Solas' disappearance. She calls Corypheus a "magister and darkspawn rolled into one: the ultimate evil' and I think this is a weirdly oversimplified stance, especially for Leliana, who undeniably exists in a moral grey area where she can be a Chantry sister who shanks people. It struck me as odd that she would understand him so little. Then again I've only played Inquisition, so maybe there's more to Leliana's stance than I know. I think Solas' dialogues with the Inquisitor when you ask him about Corypheus are some of the only ones in the that illuminate Corypheus' motivations as a flawed character with wants and needs.
Leliana was a companion in DAO, I don't think a "poke it with the pointy end" attitude is unexpected from someone who fought alongside the Warden.
It's why the Architect never lives in my games, if you could import but play an Orlesian warden I might have the rp room to play it differently but nope that thing and all it's minions die, every time.
May just be bad writing. A lot of the lines about, or given to, Corypheus are really poor in my opinion. Corypheus is an interesting character in theory but very little of the writing in game, bar a few codex entries, look at his motivations, his personal struggles, his life before becoming darkspawn. It's kind of unfair because he could be a very interesting villain but on the surface he's just a caricature and I keep wondering why my Inquisitor seems so personally invested in stopping this guy at times.
Interestingly, I think one of the writers did say that Cory was probably closest, out of all the characters, to Leliana - both struggle hugely with their faith in the space of the game, and their ruthlessness can partially be the cause of that struggle. With that in mind, I think it's just bad writing.
Leliana was a companion in DAO, I don't think a "poke it with the pointy end" attitude is unexpected from someone who fought alongside the Warden.
It's why the Architect never lives in my games, if you could import but play an Orlesian warden I might have the rp room to play it differently but nope that thing and all it's minions die, every time.
There is also Leliana's line at the end of the game, when she takes the Inquisitor aside to talk about beating Corypheus and Solas' disappearance. She calls Corypheus a "magister and darkspawn rolled into one: the ultimate evil' and I think this is a weirdly oversimplified stance, especially for Leliana, who undeniably exists in a moral grey area where she can be a Chantry sister who shanks people. It struck me as odd that she would understand him so little. Then again I've only played Inquisition, so maybe there's more to Leliana's stance than I know. I think Solas' dialogues with the Inquisitor when you ask him about Corypheus are some of the only ones in the that illuminate Corypheus' motivations as a flawed character with wants and needs.
She described Corypheus that way, because she explained how nobles and people viewed him (and success of Inquisition) and not necessarily herself - she didn't say anything of how she personally views Corypheus.
Just pay attention to context.
Interestingly, I think one of the writers did say that Cory was probably closest, out of all the characters, to Leliana - both struggle hugely with their faith in the space of the game, and their ruthlessness can partially be the cause of that struggle. With that in mind, I think it's just bad writing.
Actually I think Cory is in many respects very close to Solas. In fact, during the epilogue, when Morrigan starts talking with the line (direct quote):
"Tis said that Corypheus woke after his long slumber and found the world gone awry.
I got curious and went looking at DAI mods. If I installed this one, Cullen would have some competition with Blackwall for my Trevellyan. Wow... Blackwall is a good looking guy without all that hair covering his face.
http://www.nexusmods...tion/mods/620/?
I normally don't like changing the way characters look..but this one is hard to resist. Now I just need a new computer. 
I'm glad I didn't look at Solas mods...they would probably make me cry. Solas is perfect the way he is!!
EDIT: TOP Solas Age Progression by the lovely RuxandraLache
http://ruxandralache...Solas-522035186
I got curious and went looking at DAI mods. If I installed this one, Cullen would have some competition with Blackwall for my Trevellyan. Wow... Blackwall is a good looking guy without all that hair covering his face.
http://www.nexusmods...tion/mods/620/?
I normally don't like changing the way characters look..but this one is hard to resist. Now I just need a new computer.
I'm glad I didn't look at Solas mods...they would probably make me cry. Solas is perfect the way he is!!
Someone finally managed to remove the underbeard thing on Blackwall. Impressive. He looks soooo different though.
There are some Solas texture mods I've seen. One makes him 'softer', whatever that means, and there's a ridiculous eyebrows Tharanduil-inspired mod.
Someone finally managed to remove the underbeard thing on Blackwall. Impressive. He looks soooo different though.
There are some Solas texture mods I've seen. One makes him 'softer', whatever that means, and there's a ridiculous eyebrows Tharanduil-inspired mod.
I've seen that eyebrow one. 
Why..... ? What ever floats your goat I guess.
Solas' secret jam?
Lyrics:
"Supremacy" - Muse
1) Solas or Cole: I go for "This Inquisitor gig is too much to bear, I'm out." Then succumb to despair.
2) Solas or Cass: Solas, without much grief. Somehow Cassandra never grew on me. I headcanon that Lavellan pushed to make her divine, because of all candidates the Inquisition would suffer her loss the least. (I can't even imagine how they all would survive without Leliana.)
because she had personal stakes in the game. Just my opinion though Leliana was a companion in DAO, I don't think a "poke it with the pointy end" attitude is unexpected from someone who fought alongside the Warden.
It's why the Architect never lives in my games, if you could import but play an Orlesian warden I might have the rp room to play it differently but nope that thing and all it's minions die, every time.
The fact that softening her included, "Well, you shouldn't kill him, even though he's turned traitor," and "It wasn't a mistake to pull back your men and not have them do their job of scouting," really bothered me. (Granted, I'm not sure what use the scouts would have been able to do, it's unclear how far away they were and how much extra time could have been bought.) There's a fine line between being compassionate but pragmatic and being a bit too trigger-happy. It's interesting that if you ask Varric why he didn't apply for spymaster, he points out that he gets far too attached to his spies, unlike Leliana. And yet...
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