I was wondering if I could take a quick straw poll. Does anyone here ever play male qunari? I feel like I haven't seen a male qunari in this thread for months. I don't know if it's because no-one's proud to show off their male Adaar or if no-one is really playing as him.
I have future plans for a male Adaar, but right now I have way too many inquisitors on the go that I need to finish first. I'll make sure I post pics when I do get around to making him though!
@Sylvianus Oh - thanks - makes me blush that you adore her so much.
and thanks for posting more Jaeghar / Jaheira
Background of Ivandra as requested :
With 6 Brothers and as baby-girl of the family she did refuse to act like a girl. Weapons, riding, hunting and act like a man was her goal. To play with dolls ?! Never. After some duels her parents did threaten her with marriage. Ivandra did just cut her hair and started to live more in the woods then in the castle of the Trevelyan's.Her Grandparents love her, but not support her *manly* behaviour.And her brother's are anyway jealous as hell, since she was in a lot of disciplines always better then the lazy bunch of the 6She worked harder, trained harder, fought harder - and took all lovers aside she wanted to take ;P
But she has also a righteous believe in the Chantry and she hates lies. Being manipulated makes her even more furious.Desperately her parents did send her to the conclave in the hope she would get some *sense in her brain* (like her mother would say) That went clearly wrongSo yes - she is more or less a man eater - not sure if Blackwall or our all beloved Knight Captain go through her shell@settrah I can feel you - since I have my new PC it is even more awesome to play DA
@Bullywif
that gif !!!!!
Your gal seems to know what she wants, the proof being that she works harder than anyone else. She is obviously a strong woman. Strong and beautiful. 
And I am always happy every single time I see a new pic of her. I think those kinds of things (not overly pretty, roughness etc.) are really important factors when making realistic characters. That's not to say that pretty characters can't be realistic, or that they're not interesting (heck, I make 'pretty' characters all the time, you only have to do is look at my Gilthanas to see that) but sometimes the less 'ideally perfect' characters can lead to some really wonderful results.
For example, I just finished my visual arts degree last year and one of the mandatory classes I took for four years was figure drawing. We had about seven different models that would come in on different days, all of them different body types, and of all of them my favourite to draw was a heavier-set woman in her forties to fifties. I found drawing her to be much more interesting than drawing the couple of younger models we had with their 'perfect' bodies, and my drawings of her are some of the best that I think that I've done.
Just from the pictures you've posted of Aerek, I definitely see what you mean by his pointed looks. You've done a wonderful job of finding features that appear more mature and 'hardened' and his face really lends itself well to the expressions you get with the more assertive answers.
Thank you so much for the compliments on Siobhan. She's probably my most favourite face that I've made, and like you did with Aerek, I tried really hard to stay away from making her overly pretty. I RP her as very blunt and assertive but she has good sense of humour if she counts you as her friend. Her family raised her to be a devout andrastian and she does believe in the Maker, but she was never as devout as her parents would have liked, and instead of being the cultured, perfect lady her mother hoped, she would rather spend her time out hunting or fighting off bandits. The one thing Siobhan devoutly agrees with the chantry about is magic, and she would much rather pretend that the mages with all of they're weird magic didn't exist.
Woo…. sorry for the long post.
I enjoyed reading your post and the background. I agree with what you said. There is an example for me of a supposed overly attractive character that actually doesn't appeal to me at all, has zero effect on me, that I do not find interesting.
I've seen a few people talking about final fantasy drooling over her in another forum, and I was like... " but she looks like a doll... " Also, perfect nose, perfect features everywhere, flawless face, she is supposed to be overly attractive. And yet, she looks so fake and uninteresting to me. ( to each his tastes, it's just my opinion, it can be very beautiful and realistic for someone else, I'm aware of that ) So, yeah sometime, overly attractive can be very bad, or not necessarily the best or interesting in my opinion. Anyway, I feel the same for all the guys from final fantasy.
Also very unpopular opinion among the female players and especially the cullen fangirls, I find Cullen " too handsome and too generic " for his role in DAI, I have difficulties to take his design seriously, he looks like a mannequin, a top model, and not like a general of the inquisition to me, a templar who lived many horrible things in the past, which I quite dislike. It wouldn't bother me if he was just a prince or a noble, like Sebastian. Sebastian was supposed to be very attractive and it didn't bother me at all. But Cullen is a very experienced templar and our general. I prefered how he was in DAII, I really liked him. He was already very good looking but the design of his face really followed the concept. He had eyes shadow to show how he was a tortured man.
Here, an example of a very attractive man ( subjective opinion I know, ) with a great design that totally follows his concept and the way he is written, Iorveth in the witcher 2. Without even knowing his background, you can guess with his look that there is something tragic with him.
I really love Dorian's design, it is really great, for me and the man is very handsome
Sorry, I digress, it's just that your good post called the serious side of me. I'll stop right there ! 
tried to do a multiquote and got completely overwhelmed lol--ah, oh well!
@phyreblade: for some reason, I had always thought that a diplomatic inquisitor would appeal most to Cass, but now that I actually think about it..I completely agree with you! I also admire that you put so much thought into developing your inquisitors' personalities.
@Sylvianus: oh YES exactly, it feels like Christmas whenever I open the game! and Jaeghar and Jaheira are both absolutely incredible--so good-looking!
@Rascoth: I can understand that feeling--when/if I try installing mods I might end up doing the same haha! I waaas thinking about modding her.. but just her hair:p thank you for the compliment! And oo, that's exciting--I'd been reluctant to upgrade but the difference in graphics made it worth it haha!
@LadyAly: yes, it's great : D I really like Ivandra--she is beautiful
@Elista: you're very welcome, and thank you !
and bonus: a picture of June looking very concerned for no apparent reason
Thank you Settrah ! I think I already said it somewhere else, but I LOVE your June ! She is beautiful and she is unique ! Anyways, truth must be told, asian inquisitors are a BIG + 10 in my book !!
I absolutely love this thread, thank you so much for sharing your creations, some of them really stand out!
This is Sa'vunin, my mage quizzy. Nothing special really, but I like the outcome. I suppose Ori's soundtrack is to blame for her somehow excessive "whiteness" (it's very dreamy and sad and beautiful and white and dark, if that makes any sense to you xP), I literally spent hours listening to the damn thing while I was playing around with the character creator. Plus, I picture her as a very thoughtful and pondering person, one who enjoys listening to others and asks a lot of questions, so an aggressive look was definitely not what I was looking for.
By the way, I love the nose of your inquisitor, it's so cute. Your character is really cute.
@ Lylliaa : Hey, you ! 
Yeah, I'm back. And thank you for your kind words. =)
I was wondering if I could take a quick straw poll. Does anyone here ever play male qunari? I feel like I haven't seen a male qunari in this thread for months. I don't know if it's because no-one's proud to show off their male Adaar or if no-one is really playing as him.
Woo hoo an excuse to spam pictures of Arkaan!
I'd do more Arkaan spam, honestly, but I tend to only post my Inquisitors once in this thread. That, and I haven't had as much time as I'd like lately to actually play the game. But Arkaan is my canon Adaar (though not my main canon Inquisitor) and I do love him. 
Someday I know I'll make more, but he's just so perf it's hard not to keep going back to him.
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Thank you! No wonder Cullen fell for her xD
I hope those are not next 'puppy eyes' pics. I had only that many kidneys to spare.
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If you don't mind me butting in... I like the second hairstyle better. Valeria looks so elegant!
I have decided to make elven female for Solas romance. After a few attempts I went with something slightly different from what I normally do. I even used hair that I thought I would never, ever, ever, ever... *some time later* ...ever, ever use.
So, here's Deo. S&S warrior with strong fist and golden heart.
I use DAI Cinematic Tools and lots of patience. You can get some great shots in cutscenes (where both of the shots you quoted are from). You can also get some great ones when exploring, you just have to be patient and wait for your character to turn just the right way.
well, cinematic tools is impossible for me since I play on ps4 
If you don't mind me butting in... I like the second hairstyle better. Valeria looks so elegant!
I have decided to make elven female for Solas romance. After a few attempts I went with something slightly different from what I normally do. I even used hair that I thought I would never, ever, ever, ever... *some time later* ...ever, ever use.
So, here's Deo. S&S warrior with strong fist and golden heart.
Thanks for the help, Rascoth! The second one, right? 
Unique elf 
I was wondering if I could take a quick straw poll. Does anyone here ever play male qunari? I feel like I haven't seen a male qunari in this thread for months. I don't know if it's because no-one's proud to show off their male Adaar or if no-one is really playing as him.
The qunari are the poor babies of Bioware. Less hairstyles, ( I'm not talking about mods, I'm happy for those who can have them ), which disappointed many many people, qunari have also less armors than the other races, ( it's really boring to keep and to see the same armor for hours and hours and hours just because you can't find any that could change the design.. ) Their animations aren't perfect. I've seen on youtube how a qunari is supposed to kiss Josehine and it was really awkward. The same with the random kiss with Cassandra. Also humans and dalatians, with the story of inquisition are better implemented.
I also didn't really feel my qunari inquisitor was really relevant with the story.
But the lack of unique armors for the Qunari is really what is killing for me the will to choose them over humans or elves.
A thoughtful and pondering person, indeed. She looks so nice, innocent and curious. Kudos : The result is really great, she is exactly like the concept you wanted to follow in my eyes. And really I know how it is difficult to follow a concept with the facial features, especially without being seducted by other things, especially conventional things that look good on your character but infortunately contradict your concept.
Jaheira was really difficult for me. I had to follow precisely what I had in mind and how I have written her, instead of just going with what I like the most in the character creator. For example, the hairstyle she has currently is not necessarily the best for her, or the most attractive, there is another probably better, but this hairstyle looks wild and slovenly on her head, which is what I want. Jaheira wants her hair to be long, cut on one side but at the same time, she never takes care of them !
By the way, I love the nose of your inquisitor, it's so cute. Your character is really cute.
Thanks a lot! I find music very helpful in setting the right mood during the creation process so to speak, although I must admit that since I myself am a very quiet and reserved person, it probably comes a little easier for me to come up with this kind of characters rather than the more extroverted ones.
I am so glad you actually noticed the nose! The thing I liked the most when I first saw the female Lavellan tarot was the awesome nose and I said to myself "I GOT to have that". It's just sooo...elfy?? My version is way milder than the card's but I think you can see it's not the typical, very human-like protruding nose you'd expect.
The hairstyle you chose suits your character A LOT (so much personality in it!) + that awesome skin tone and the contrast with the tattoo (I really like it when the tattoo color is lighter than the skin)...awesome awesome job!
The qunari are the poor babies of Bioware. Less hairstyles, ( I'm not talking about mods, I'm happy for those who can have them ), which disappointed many many people, qunari have also less armors than the other races, ( it's really boring to keep and to see the same armor for hours and hours and hours just because you can't find any that could change the design.. ) Their animations aren't perfect. I've seen on youtube how a qunari is supposed to kiss Josehine and it was really awkward. The same with the random kiss with Cassandra. Also humans and dalatians, with the story of inquisition are better implemented.
I also didn't really feel my qunari inquisitor was really relevant with the story.
But the lack of unique armors for the Qunari is really what is killing for me the will to choose them over humans or elves.
I think a Qunari can fit in rather well to the story. It's all on how you play it. The Qunari backstory is that of a mercenary hired to help keep the peace at the Conclave. If you play it like "wrong place, wrong time" I can easily see how a "blue collar" mercenary could fall into the role. That's how I'm playing my female Adaar.
@Alasea
Wow, beautiful quizzies!
@tklivory
Arkaan is amazing! When you do have time and if you're okay with it, I'd like to see more of your Inquisitors! I really love them
@Ashara
Lara is beautiful as is Valeria!
I like the second one better as well for Valeria!
@Rascoth
You're welcome! And nope, there are not, don't worry for your kidneys
Love Deo, she's very unique and pretty! *-* (in the second one she's scary though XD Her expression added to all the blood .... I wouldn't want to make her mad )
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I found out why my Internet connection sucked! My little brother was downloading a game 
Here's my screenshots which are in spoiler because of the size 
Thanks for the help, Rascoth! The second one, right?
Unique elf
Yup, she's just so classy with that one ouo
Thanks!
@Alasea
Wow, beautiful quizzies!
@tklivory
Arkaan is amazing! When you do have time and if you're okay with it, I'd like to see more of your Inquisitors! I really love them
@Ashara
Lara is beautiful as is Valeria!
I like the second one better as well for Valeria!
@Rascoth
You're welcome! And nope, there are not, don't worry for your kidneys
Love Deo, she's very unique and pretty! *-* (in the second one she's scary though XD Her expression added to all the blood .... I wouldn't want to make her mad
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I found out why my Internet connection sucked! My little brother was downloading a game
Here's my screenshots which are in spoiler because of the size
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Uh, thank the Maker...
And thank you! Well, kind people elves tend to be the scariest when angered xD
I pity that wolf on last pic xD
Yup, she's just so classy with that one ouo
Thanks!
Uh, thank the Maker...
And thank you! Well, kind
peopleelves tend to be the scariest when angered xD
I pity that wolf on last pic xD
You're lucky! My canon Elf doesn't look scary at all when angered, she just looks like she's pouting xD
And you can pity that wolf 
and its pack
It's nice to see new Inquisitors, keep 'em coming
...and a little love for Lavellan! I've been preoccupied with too many alts, this weekend is all about Melina, my Riftmage. I've been missing her.
Thanks for looking!
I enjoyed reading your post and the background. I agree with what you said. There is an example for me of a supposed overly attractive character that actually doesn't appeal to me at all, has zero effect on me, that I do not find interesting.
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I've seen a few people talking about final fantasy drooling over her in another forum, and I was like... " but she looks like a doll... " Also, perfect nose, perfect features everywhere, flawless face, she is supposed to be overly attractive. And yet, she looks so fake and uninteresting to me. ( to each his tastes, it's just my opinion, it can be very beautiful and realistic for someone else, I'm aware of that ) So, yeah sometime, overly attractive can be very bad, or not necessarily the best or interesting in my opinion. Anyway, I feel the same for all the guys from final fantasy.
Also very unpopular opinion among the female players and especially the cullen fangirls, I find Cullen " too handsome and too generic " for his role in DAI, I have difficulties to take his design seriously, he looks like a mannequin, a top model, and not like a general of the inquisition to me, a templar who lived many horrible things in the past, which I quite dislike. It wouldn't bother me if he was just a prince or a noble, like Sebastian. Sebastian was supposed to be very attractive and it didn't bother me at all. But Cullen is a very experienced templar and our general. I prefered how he was in DAII, I really liked him. He was already very good looking but the design of his face really followed the concept. He had eyes shadow to show how he was a tortured man.
Here, an example of a very attractive man ( subjective opinion I know, ) with a great design that totally follows his concept and the way he is written, Iorveth in the witcher 2. Without even knowing his background, you can guess with his look that there is something tragic with him.
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I really love Dorian's design, it is really great, for me and the man is very handsome
Sorry, I digress, it's just that your good post called the serious side of me. I'll stop right there !
Thank you Sylvianus, I'm glad you enjoyed what I wrote, and sometimes it's good to get serious . The big thing is always that opinions are suggestive and what I, or you, or whoever personally find interesting or attractive is never meant to take away from someone else's personal enjoyment.
I agree with you about Lightning and Cullen, so I guess my opinions are unpopular ones too , and I may as well carry on and say that I'm not overly fond of most modded skin textures because I find many of them look too much like plastic, but I understand why others choose to use them. As long as they like it, that's all that matters.
I too am a Dorian lover (he and Cassandra are the only reasons I'm playing as male characters.) and I agree that his character design is very strong. I haven't played any of the Witcher games, but Lorveth seems like a very intriguing character just from that image.
Anyway, since I'm starting to feel WAY off topic, here's a picture of Gilthanas wearing a rather queasy smile (Orlesians seem to have that effect on Gil)
@Ashara
Lara is beautiful as is Valeria!
I like the second one better as well for Valeria!
Thanks Lyliiaam the second one, then
Oh, that poor wolf!
...and a little love for Lavellan! I've been preoccupied with too many alts, this weekend is all about Melina, my Riftmage. I've been missing her.
Great portrait, Metal!
@ mrjack - I have a male Qunari on the way. He'll be on world state number 8 of 9. The only one I'll probably be missing is female dwarf. It is an interesting call out to others. If you read this thread and haven't posted your characters before please do. Even if it is a 360/PS3 shot we'd like to see them.
It might be interesting to see some of the people with complete stables post their collections. The thread is so long by this point that a lot of people's Inquisitors may have gotten lost, and the people who follow the thread is a fluid group. I can't do it at this moment, but I suspect I'm not the only one who has at least one Inquisitor for every (or nearly every) origin/gender. I wonder if that would be overwhelming, or of interest to the board.
So, I made a new character with the new sidecut mod - and then found a new long hair mod from Skara888
I changed Cawyden Trevelyan from this:
to this:
I think I will keep the longer hair mod, so far I really like it
@Eliantariel
Celorfin is gorgeous, amazing job!
Thank you so much, I am glad he turned out well
It might be interesting to see some of the people with complete stables post their collections. The thread is so long by this point that a lot of people's Inquisitors may have gotten lost, and the people who follow the thread is a fluid group. I can't do it at this moment, but I suspect I'm not the only one who has at least one Inquisitor for every (or nearly every) origin/gender. I wonder if that would be overwhelming, or of interest to the board.
So far I have almost every race/gender. The only ones I'm missing are male elf and dwarf (I generally don't play male characters, but I needed at least two...one for Dorian and one for Cass). If you guys want I can post up one shot of each.
So, I made a new character with the new sidecut mod - and then found a new long hair mod from Skara888
I changed Cawyden Trevelyan from this:
to this:
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I think I will keep the longer hair mod, so far I really like it
Love the eyes!
-> Thanks Settrah!! And It's a pleasure to see more of your Inquisitor in those Ultra settings! She must be awesome to play.
-> Lyllia, thanks!!! (well I'm afraid I play too much elves sometimes, but I love the backstories too much)
-> Sylvianus, your Inquisitor looks awesome, battle-hardened with sweet eyes! And I really like the brother/sister idea (imagine playing in a coop mod with characters like these) with the bits of backstories you gave us (may we ask for more?).
-> Roamingmachine, she looks great! I like the face texture you chosed for her and her eyes are like two coins of gold, striking
-> Alasea, very sweet pictures! love the composition with Aria's eyes colours and her eyeshadow.
-> tklivory, your Inquisitor looks so... reassuring/comforting. It may sound word but he looks like that everyting is being ok since he's in charge.
-> Ashara: both hairstyles look great. The left one may be more adapted to combats and exploration, yet the other one is very flattering to her face!
-> Rascoth: nice choice for the tats colours. She does fit your description!
-> Lyllia: adorably terrifying as always! I really like the contrast between her delicate features and radical haircut/tatoos. I wonder what story she has.
-> Metalzen, great choice of lights! I really like how her eyebrows shape her face and penetrating glance.
-> Karai9, oh, that smile... perfect! (well she is talking to the Duc and his delicious voice, I can understand)
-> Eliantariel, she looks... nobility (well, I know, she is a Trevelyan, but she seems especially poised)
Trying my hand with other races (as silly at is sounds, I see my PT with my sweet Arakan going to an end and I am procrastinating with the CC and plotting new stories to delay goodbyes), meet Hernani, the chill Qunari. I am very curious of how NPCs react to Qunari PC.
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What a pretty, pretty elf I love that shot in helmet.
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Your elf always looks so happy! It's contagious!
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I see modders are working as hard as ever.
Cawyden actually looks nice in both hairstyles.
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Thanks! It was kind of refreshing to work on Quizzy with a thought that she actually does not need to be pretty.
Oh, Qunari! Sweet! ...I'm going to feel bad about saying it to manly Qunari, but those freckles look cute.
Guyliner is too cool. You should never let it go.
-> Karai9, oh, that smile... perfect! (well she is talking to the Duc and his delicious voice, I can understand)
Trying my hand with other races (as silly at is sounds, I see my PT with my sweet Arakan going to an end and I am procrastinating with the CC and plotting new stories to delay goodbyes), meet Hernani, the chill Qunari. I am very curious of how NPCs react to Qunari PC.
Haha, thank you ( Gilthanas is a he, but no worries, I purposely made him very fem. If I have to play as a male he's going to be pretty )
Hernani looks great by the way. Playing a Qunari is super fun. I love how different they are from the other races and it can make for some really dynamic interaction, like here with my Asa Adaar:
Your elf always looks so happy! It's contagious!
Haha, thank you! He's usually being cheeky so I luckily get to see him smile a lot.
@Lylliaa: haha I knooow--I feel bad for posting so much in this thread already:p and YES!! it's June!! Thank you--I'm sure she's flattered you remember her! and aah Vesania is such a badass!! she looks so good! and is that the pretty waterfall in the Hinterlands?
@Sylvianus: You're very welcome--and thank you so much!! I'm half Asian so as my first inquisitor I wanted June to reflect that! DA:I's CC made it a bit of a challenge though:p
@phyreblade74: Thanks for the great read--all your inquisitors are very distinct and I enjoy all of them! I'm inspired now. I'll have to spend some time devising my iq's stories!
@Rascoth: ah, yeah--I am afraid to mess up my saves. I'm conflicted 
glad you didn't lose too much!
@Chlorite: You're welcome! & thank you--I am really enjoying the better settings haha!
a little more of June--out in Emprise du Lion: )
this picture made me laugh. June looks so done with this photoshoot
@Lylliaa: haha I knooow--I feel bad for posting so much in this thread already:p and YES!! it's June!! Thank you--I'm sure she's flattered you remember her! and aah Vesania is such a badass!! she looks so good! and is that the pretty waterfall in the Hinterlands?
@Sylvianus: You're very welcome--and thank you so much!! I'm half Asian so as my first inquisitor I wanted June to reflect that! DA:I's CC made it a bit of a challenge though:p
@phyreblade74: Thanks for the great read--all your inquisitors are very distinct and I enjoy all of them! I'm inspired now. I'll have to spend some time devising my iq's stories!
@Rascoth: ah, yeah--I am afraid to mess up my saves. I'm conflicted
a little more of June--out in Emprise du Lion: )
this picture made me laugh. June looks so done with this photoshoot
LOL what's happen in last picture ?
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