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[Tishina]

I love her! Hopefully after my Iggie PT, I can make a good looking oldish dwarf

I won't say how many builds I went through before I worked out what I needed to do to age them while keeping a good sense of what they looked like 20 years earlier.

[LadyofClockwork7]

It's so nice to see a variety of ages among us n__n (I'm 20, btw. In case anyone's curious.)

 

Tishina your dwarf is lovely!!

[Tishina]

It's so nice to see a variety of ages among us n__n (I'm 20, btw. In case anyone's curious.)

 

Tishina your dwarf is lovely!!

Thank you! I think she'll make a very bada** grandma rogue

 

I enjoy the range of ages too.

[LadyofClockwork7]

Guuuuuuyyyyyyssssss!

After months of making and scrapping, making and scrapping, I've finally, finally made my canon Inquisitor! The one who finally "feels" right.

 

Meet Shae! (A dual-wielding rogue)!

 

(So ridiculously in love with her omg)

 

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[Gilsa]

Yay!! Keep us posted!

 

I rerolled my canon dwarf and have been spending time scouting out dwarf stuff and banters than actually playing the game. I circle and circle and circle areas to get different NPCs to spawn and start talking. The dwarf spy in the bar has been my favorite so far:

 

Dwarf/human Inquisition scouts in Haven bar

 

Overheard #1:
Human: "Must be strange seeing one of your people held up as the Herald of Andraste."
Dwarf: "Somewhat. She was born a surfacer, though. Closer to your kin than mine."
Human: "I doubt most humans would see it that way."

 

Overheard #2:
Dwarf: "I knew the surface dwarves had lost the Stone. Didn't expect them to start following the Chant of Light, though."
Human: "You're disappointed?"
Dwarf: "No. Maybe I would've been, if I were still down in Orzammar, but now?"
Dwarf: "It's already harder for me to hear the Stone. Any dwarf born on the surface never has a chance."
Dwarf: "If they find some happiness with your Maker, where's the harm?"
Dwarf: "And if the Herald of Andraste is a dwarf, well, at least she's reminding the lot of you that the rest of us exist."

Overheard #3:
Human: "And you've seen no signs of the Grey Wardens anywhere?"
Dwarf: "No."
Human: "You're certain?"
Dwarf: "Wait, by the Stone, Grey Wardens, you said?"
Dwarf: "No."
Human: "We're not paying you to be sarcastic."

 

Overheard #4:
Human: "There's a rumor the Wardens have a presence over on the Storm Coast."
Human: "Do you think you can find a reason to travel that way?"
Dwarf: "I can sell lyrium just about anywhere. I'll let you know what I find on the Storm Coast."
 

And that's it so far. Will check back for that pairing once I can get to Storm Coast and see if that conversation chain keeps going or not.

[LadyofClockwork7]

There was also a dwarf and a human talking outside the Chantry in Haven, and they talk about Cadash... I can't remember exactly what was said, but it was something along the lines of the human finding a dwarf being the Herald strange, and the dwarf says (paraphrasing) "And yet there's my carta sister, walking around with all you lot bowing to her."

[Cespar]

Guuuuuuyyyyyyssssss!

After months of making and scrapping, making and scrapping, I've finally, finally made my canon Inquisitor! The one who finally "feels" right.

 

Meet Shae! (A dual-wielding rogue)!

 

(So ridiculously in love with her omg)

 

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Whoa! She's gorgeous! Good job on her! I remember being at this part and was so happy! I just finished the Temple of Mythal! 

 

Yay!! Keep us posted!

 

I rerolled my canon dwarf and have been spending time scouting out dwarf stuff and banters than actually playing the game. I circle and circle and circle areas to get different NPCs to spawn and start talking. The dwarf spy in the bar has been my favorite so far:

 

Dwarf/human Inquisition scouts in Haven bar

 

Overheard #1:
Human: "Must be strange seeing one of your people held up as the Herald of Andraste."
Dwarf: "Somewhat. She was born a surfacer, though. Closer to your kin than mine."
Human: "I doubt most humans would see it that way."

 

Overheard #2:
Dwarf: "I knew the surface dwarves had lost the Stone. Didn't expect them to start following the Chant of Light, though."
Human: "You're disappointed?"
Dwarf: "No. Maybe I would've been, if I were still down in Orzammar, but now?"
Dwarf: "It's already harder for me to hear the Stone. Any dwarf born on the surface never has a chance."
Dwarf: "If they find some happiness with your Maker, where's the harm?"
Dwarf: "And if the Herald of Andraste is a dwarf, well, at least she's reminding the lot of you that the rest of us exist."

Overheard #3:
Human: "And you've seen no signs of the Grey Wardens anywhere?"
Dwarf: "No."
Human: "You're certain?"
Dwarf: "Wait, by the Stone, Grey Wardens, you said?"
Dwarf: "No."
Human: "We're not paying you to be sarcastic."

 

Overheard #4:
Human: "There's a rumor the Wardens have a presence over on the Storm Coast."
Human: "Do you think you can find a reason to travel that way?"
Dwarf: "I can sell lyrium just about anywhere. I'll let you know what I find on the Storm Coast."
 

And that's it so far. Will check back for that pairing once I can get to Storm Coast and see if that conversation chain keeps going or not.

Oh yea! I heard the 2-4 on this playthrough! I was so happy, but this go around, the dwarves at the Winter Palace wasn't talking about Orzammar  .

[LadyofClockwork7]

Whoa! She's gorgeous! Good job on her! I remember being at this part and was so happy! I just finished the Temple of Mythal! 

 

Oh yea! I heard the 2-4 on this playthrough! I was so happy, but this go around, the dwarves at the Winter Palace wasn't talking about Orzammar  .

 

Thank you!! :3 Remember... pray to the ancestors for DLC!

 

The dwarves in the Winter Palace talk about Paragon Brosca though

[Gilsa]

@Lady -- I know the one you mean. That's an easy spot to eavesdrop on. The bar is the worst because of all the overlap from the sisters repeating the Chants of Light and that bard singing her songs and Flissa talking to her customers. I really had to work to listen to the spies there. The walk toggle came in handy so I wouldn't get too close to the other patrons and accidentally trigger their banters.

 

@Cespar -- At all? I think they have two sets of banters that's tied in with how far you've progressed with WE&WH. I forget what the turning point is -- maybe the dance with Florianne? (First set talks about paragon/current king and the second should be about the lyrium trade.) Edit: I got screwed out of that card game with Varric. I didn't have him in my party much and I tried to raise my approval with him the best I could, but didn't get it in time. Eh, well.

[TEWR]

Oooo, I want to go to your 21st!! I have five more months until I'm 21! I think that's just a DLC that people want, but I don't know where they're getting the idea from. My warden Brosca was looking for a cure in inquisition. 

 

I'm 22 myself (birthday's in June).

 

As for the Calling idea, it's because Solas 1) goes to the west, 2)The Warden is in the west, and 3) the Well of Sorrows, if you drink from it, supposedly says "Calling.... go to him"

 

no clue if the 'go to him' part changes if you rolled a female Warden, so it's possible people are just assuming the Warden is male in all playthroughs.

[Tishina]

Updated pics on Zhenya (I'm slowly starting her PT finally)

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And when she isn't being intimidating

[luricanson]

Dwarfy love  Morag Cadash.

 

[The Velveteen Rabbit]

So, Marni Cadash made a very tough decision in the Fade. Now she hates the Fade even more.

 

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I mean, Three-Eyes standing there kind of ruined the moment, but still.

 

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I'm a horrible person.

[Merela]

So, Marni Cadash made a very tough decision in the Fade. Now she hates the Fade even more.

 

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I mean, Three-Eyes standing there kind of ruined the moment, but still.

 

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I'm a horrible person.

 

Cursed be Three-Eyes for his photobombing indeed! And you're not a horrible person. Unless you let Hawke in the Fade jut so you could hug Varric. In that case, yes you are!

[LadyofClockwork7]

So, Marni Cadash made a very tough decision in the Fade. Now she hates the Fade even more.

 

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I mean, Three-Eyes standing there kind of ruined the moment, but still.

 

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I'm a horrible person.

 

There would be a list of things I'd regret for leaving Hawke in the fade..

 

... being able to snuggle Varric in his time of grief is not one of them.

[Rabbitonfire]

Thought this song fit Scout Harding:

 

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[LadyofClockwork7]

So I was looking for a book series to read (huge fantasy nerd, bet you couldn't tell) and I began to wonder if there were any books with dwarven protagonists, rather than the dwarf characters being comic-relief side kicks.

 

Lo and behold, I found "The Dwarves" by Markus Heitz, and I was so excited I bought it on a whim.

 

Has anybody read it?

[TEWR]

Hey folks, just posted a little thingy on my blog (click the here in my signature to get to the ask, then just go to the main page of my blog) about my DN. I'll put it here for you guys to read if you want.

 

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"I am the brother you remember, the one you have seen in your dreams these past months." — Gauntlet Trian

That line from Gauntlet Trian is very important for Xanthos. I’ve maintained that an old Gaider post mentioned that Dwarves dreamed, but just not in the Fade — Wardens and Inq. being different, as being Wardens and touched by the Mark seems to put one in contact with the Fade.

 

That aside, since the events in the old Aeducan Thaig, Xanthos has been consumed by guilt and self-loathing, blaming himself for what happened.

 

He keeps thinking to himself “I knew, I always knew, but I worked simply to keep the status quo and never to remove Bhelen’s poisonous tongue from Trian’s ear”. He thinks that his own hesitance to raise his arm against one brother inadvertently cost him the other, the one he held most dear. 

 

The one who guided him and cared for him when their mother passed away. The one who taught him so much and helped Xanthos become who he is today.

 

He had tried time and again to warn Trian of what was happening without risking Bhelen’s life, but Trian never understood. The time he wanted to come completely clean with him, the eve before the mission, Trian could not be reached.

He sees in his dreams the family he once knew, one that loved each other with all their heart. His mother with her jet black hair, arm in arm with old Endrin, and Trian’s warm smile — one he rarely gave, but when he did you felt touched — while Bhelen gave off a witty remark or two.

 

That was the family he craved. And every night he sees it.

 

And that’s why in the Fade, the Sloth Demon had him trapped with images of that scene. Some part of him knew it was the Fade, but another knew it was real. And what did it matter? This was a place where he could be happy for a time.

 

It was only when a Spirit came to him (I believe Loyalty would be apropos, but I also lean towards Purpose. Both work well for Xanthos’ character) and reminded him of his role as one of House Aeducan that he managed to bring himself out of his despair, temporarily, and helped him get out of his elysium that would be his end. As a result, he learned how to become a Spirit Warrior.

 

Politically though….

 

Bhelen’s skills at politics were none too shabby, but not impressive either. They only worked because of Xanthos’ emotions conflicting with his reason. And what did it do but leave the Dwarves vulnerable? Xanthos gave him a respect for being more cunning then others thought him capable of, but it was not a full respect. 

 

As a final note on Trian, Xanthos’ relief was immense when he learned that somehow Trian had survived that nonsense in the thaig. Granted, what was thought to be Trian’s corpse was so badly burnt that all they had to go off were a few hairs the same color, the same type of gauntlets Trian wore, and in the corpse’s hand was his maul. 

 

So they naturally assumed that it was Trian.

 

When Trian was found to be alive (this happening after Xanthos was crowned King of Orzammar and Bhelen arrested) he broke down in tears of joy and sadness. The only other time this happened was with Gauntlet Trian. Oh he would cry every now and then but he wouldn’t break down into full on sobbing very often.

 

Trian was his old self. Gruff, direct, blunt, and abrasive at times… but good at heart and the good brother he once was, with the smile Xanthos had seen in dreams.

 

And after hearing of his younger brother’s rise to power, he conceded that he was never meant to take the throne. And besides, even if he wanted it, Xanthos had used the words of Paragon Branka (along with major noble support and support from the populus, along with evidence against Bhelen and other things from Orzammar’s cultural and societal/historical background to help make him seem credible) to take the throne.

 

Any support Trian had would’ve been gone after all that. He couldn’t have taken the throne or tried to even if he wanted.

 

More or less that’s a bit on my DN. I’m sleepy though, so I can elaborate later. Now, bedtime.

 

 

So I was looking for a book series to read (huge fantasy nerd, bet you couldn't tell) and I began to wonder if there were any books with dwarven protagonists, rather than the dwarf characters being comic-relief side kicks.

 

Lo and behold, I found "The Dwarves" by Markus Heitz, and I was so excited I bought it on a whim.

 

Has anybody read it?

 

I have!

 

It's a decent book, I think. I don't think it's the greatest thing out there in terms of overall plot, but the Dwarves more then make up for it by virtue of being Dwarves.

 

My tale of how I came across it is the same as yours. I was down in Barnes and Noble in Milwaukee's mall one day with a friend and I saw it and my love of Dwarves went into overdrive and I bought it.

[daveliam]

So I was looking for a book series to read (huge fantasy nerd, bet you couldn't tell) and I began to wonder if there were any books with dwarven protagonists, rather than the dwarf characters being comic-relief side kicks.

 

Lo and behold, I found "The Dwarves" by Markus Heitz, and I was so excited I bought it on a whim.

 

Has anybody read it?

 

I've read it.  Or, more correctly, I started reading the series back in 2010 (prior to starting my PhD) and am currently halfway through the third book (five years later).  Unfortunately, my 'fun reading time' is mostly occupied by research articles these days.  However, I always take the dwarf book that I'm currently reading with me on flights.  Got a solid 200 pages read on my flight from the US to Denmark this summer.  Haven't picked it up since, though.

 

Overall, it's pretty good.  Like TEWR, I don't think it's great, but it's solid.  The lead character is really interesting as he's been raised in a human settlement, so he's a relative stranger to dwarf culture at the start of the series.  The secondary characters are a little weak for me.  I love the female lead, a badass lady dwarf warrior/smith, but many of the others are just not interesting.  They spend a fair amount of time dealing with non-dwarf themes and I find myself nodding off during those (specifically, the mage plots).  But when they are focused on dwarf culture and dwarf characters, it's much more interesting.  In general, I recommend it. 

[Gilsa]

Hey, dusters. I don't know if you've heard of the flower crown (some parts of the forums/tumblr are buzzing about it) called Ardent Blossom. It's in the game, nobody's gotten it to drop, but they use cheat engine to obtain it. I dismissed it as one of those tree-hugging elves twirling in the meadow singing "The Hills Are Alive" kind of thing. That was until I read the description. A dwarf made it.

 

"So I said to the fellow, 'You want a what?' And it turns out I heard him right the first time. A helmet of flowers, he said, with a vein of lyrium running through it to keep them flowers alive. I thought for sure this had to be some elven thing, something for frolicking in the woods, but no. It's for a duel, he said. Bloody Orlesians. Dwarven pride demanded I make the damned thing effective, at least."

 

http://dragonage.wik.../Ardent_Blossom

 

I'm impressed! Now I kind of want the damn thing myself. They really ought to let us have a chest in the game for this reason.

[Fandango]

Dwarven daisy chains are the best!

[Olwaye]

So I was looking for a book series to read (huge fantasy nerd, bet you couldn't tell) and I began to wonder if there were any books with dwarven protagonists, rather than the dwarf characters being comic-relief side kicks.

 

Lo and behold, I found "The Dwarves" by Markus Heitz, and I was so excited I bought it on a whim.

 

Has anybody read it?

Well if you haven't already read them you could give a shot at Terry Pratchett Discworld novels, his take on dwarves and dwarveb culture his very funny and very well thought out (like all his books). It's not dwarf centric but there are a lot of them (especially in Guards!Guards, Men at arms, the fifth elephant and Thud)

[Cespar]

Now I want to read some books about dwarves. If anyone has the Baldur Gate's Enhance Edition, then we could play the multiplayer as a team of dwarves. I'm almost done with inquisition, so I might play Baldur Gate.

[Merela]

Oh, Baldur's Gate! I have been planning to replay that game for months now, but each time I think of all the mods I need to install before being even able to play, and my courage fails me. But I would like to play a dwarf at least once, even if it would mind no canon romances if I ever export the save in BG2. I mean even the gnomes have one, but the dwarves? Nope. Unless things have changed with the EE.

[Cespar]

Oh, Baldur's Gate! I have been planning to replay that game for months now, but each time I think of all the mods I need to install before being even able to play, and my courage fails me. But I would like to play a dwarf at least once, even if it would mind no canon romances if I ever export the save in BG2. I mean even the gnomes have one, but the dwarves? Nope. Unless things have changed with the EE.

The EE adds four bisexual romance for all the races. I'm in a relationship with Neera, this half elf. I never played the original one, so I didn't know dwarves didn't have any romance. I only stop playing because inquisition came out.