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The Greatest Elven Smiths

Fëanor had made the Silmarils, the Palantiri, the ever-burning lantern. Celebrimbor made the Rings of Power that would protect the Elves in Middle-Earth for centuries. But somehow, one is missing here. Curufin, so like his father in mind and skill of hand, his son taking after him in turn. So, where then, is the Masterpiece of Curufinwë the second?

The answer is quite simple; he never got to make it. For when Fëanáro Curufinwë died, his body burned to ash in a flame brighter and hotter than the even heart of Mount Doom. During this moment, under the stars, Curufinwë Atarinkë held on to his father so tightly, so resolutely, even as the others backed away one by one, that his hands were burned so devastatingly that they might as well have been severed. Never again could anything detailed and delicate come from those hands. The blades he forged were strong and durable. He even enchanted some with song, and indeed, some of those blades were of great beauty, but never a masterpiece.

Thus, in the House of Smiths and the greatest jewels, only two are remembered and revered. The other forgotten, and if not that, then hated. And Arda was forever left to wonder indeed what miracles the Fifth son of the Greatest Smith and the Greatest Sculptor would have brung forth had Morgoth not tainted the house of Finwë, had not fire destroyed his hands.

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this shit is so funny

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Okay so after the mountain breakup and makeup, jaskier has a new horse. He super excited to introduce Geralt “horse girl” Riviera to his sweetheart of a horse, Pegasus. He talk about how well mannered and precious his horse is; and how he just had to buy him off of his old owners who didn’t treat him right — “ I mean they didn’t even give him apples, Geralt, who does that?? —

Geralt is expecting a dainty normal horse, maybe with ribbons in his hair, like his owner. But they get to the stables and jaskier skips over to this behemoth of a war horse. (I’m thinking like a shire horse type breed).

Jaskier is just absolutely besotted with the “sweetheart” and Geralt is petrified. This horse is bigger than roach. It’s glaring at Geralt with the rage of hellfire. Geralt is like 57% sure it’s a hell horse.

It’s also super protective of jaskier and it hates Geralt. Pegasus is always moving in between the two and when Jaskier starts giving Geralt attention Pegasus whines and Jaskier will go back to him.

Geralt is not jealous no matter what anyone says. He tries to tell Jaskier about how his demon horse keeps glaring at him and bumping him off the road. But everytime he tries to point it out Pegasus has the most innocent look on his face.

It would be so funny to see a horse and a Witcher try and fight for Jaskier attention

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Silmarillion characters as things my friends have said because insomnia is a bitch

1. Fëanor: I’m not advocating for murder I’m just saying if you’re going to kill people kill the right ones

2. Maglor: our entire aesthetic is depression

3. Celegorm: these children are looking real kickable right now

4. Sauron(Numenor era): I’m not God you idiots I’m just making you think I am

5. Finrod: *claps hands* (Cheerily) lets get this train wreck on the tracks

6. Fingon: that’s it we can’t be blasphemous before 12pm

7. Sauron: IM A VAMPIRE (runs into doorframe)

8. Maedhros: How do we always descend from something dumb like fruity pebbles to arson to HUMAN SACRIFICE

9. Fëanor: Arson is life

10. Fingolfin: *marching across the tundra* if you can’t join them beat them

11. Caranthir: your body is a temple don’t do meth

Celegorm: it’s incense

12. Elros: carpe diem assholes!

13. Elrond: I’d actually rather die than be the president, they’d vote me into office and I’d flat out jump off the White House roof

14. Galadriel: I am a problem and i’m proud of it!

15. Maglor: I’m canonically (Elrond’s) Dad now

16. Maedhros: 🎶it’s my break down and I’ll cope how I want to🎶

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Celebrimbor is both Fantasy Oppenheimer™ and resident catboy twink in the same breath and i think that's beautiful actually

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something something the lyrium brand used on tranquil resembling a sun, elgar'nan being the god of the sun, and how he used to burn emotions out of existence

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“Tyelkormo 'hasty-riser'. Quenya tyelka 'hasty'. Possibly in reference to his quick temper, and his habit of leaping up when suddenly angered.”

This is such a batshit unhinged thing to name your child. My beautiful five year old son Anger Issues. Ms Nerdanel Istarnie I need to understand your mind

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The Viper | Ashur and his ties to the chantry

Wanted to compile a post with all possible references I've found (so far) to Viper being the Black Divine both in game and from other sources (I’m brainroting hard and need to ramble.)

In game connections

Starting with the most obvious connection, the Venatori Message by Bataris found during the quest “The Tempered Soul, Everlasting” to save the captured Viper that states that the venatori have heard rumours that the Vipers true identity is that of the scion of the Vesperians, the fruit of at least 4 bloodlines.

And the Cult Victim you rescue during the “Last Rites” prelude quest says that the Venatori mentioned that killing the Viper at the Temple of Andraste specifically would “suit him” thus starting the quest “The Tempered Soul, Everlasting”

Viper himself is confirmed to be a Highblood mage “Born and bred” during the argument he has with Tarquin and that fits with him being the scion of the Vesperians.

Side note-

The tile of the quest to save Viper “The Tempered Soul, Everlasting” is taken from the Chant of Light: Canticle of Exaltations 1:8 "Whatsoever passes through the fire Is not lost, but made eternal; As air can never be broken nor crushed, The tempered soul is everlasting!"

Which ties into saving Viper from being executed at the Temple of Andraste, but also could tie into his connection with the Chantry itself.

In the Codex entry: Different Flavors of Andraste Harding mentions that the current divine is Aequitas II and the youngest son of Corimer Vesperian as mentioned in the codex Neve’s Case Notes: Maevaris Tilani. Said Case note codex further elaborates on how Aequitas II Vesperian was supportive of Maevaris and Dorian’s Lucerni faction.

In an ambient conversation between Tarquin and Viper, Tarquin directly implies that Viper has at least some power in the Chantry, asking him why he cannot do anything about Knight-Commander Lenos since Lenos answers to the Chantry.

The Vesperians have ties to house Tilani. Maevaris taking the Lucerni underground and the Viper happening to be one of the leaders on par with both her and Dorian is noteworthy.

With Viper having power in the Chantry, the Venatori rumours about him being Aequitas II, him being a highblood like the Divine is, and his closeness with Dorian and Maevaris him being the Black Divine fits.

Datamines

Now, the datamined lines are cut content and not present in the final game, but with all the evidence that is already in the game they're important to note.

Firstly, a direct quote remarking on Viper being the Divine 

(shout out to amirdrassil on twitter for originally posting this script line and starting my downward spiral into the insanity of spending hours going over the script myself and going through frosty editor for the game files)

Second script thing is from a whole conversation between what seems to be Rook, Viper, and Lucanis where Viper is referred to as “Your Holiness”

The conversation is pretty jumbled with how the scripts formatted but it seems like Viper might?? of been Lucanis contact who found out where Zara was for him, since Zara is found in the Treviso Chantry. 

The Third is a reference to his “The Tempered Soul, Everlasting” quest, it's unclear who is speaking the lines but it directly comments on Vipers ties to the Chantry.

Extras

This section is more or less unrelated conjecture but still some fun things to note.

On page 206 of the art book Docktown is described as "We thought of it like Gotham City from Batman: The Animated Series. A less-grim Sin City with magic instead of guns.”

And on page 208 Viper is described as Minrathous’s equivalent of the Shadow.

The Shadow is one of Batman's main inspirations drawing a clear parallel between docktown and gotham and Viper and Batman. The Vipers secret identity then being of someone of very high importance further fits with the Batman thing he has going on, since Bruce Wayne isn't just a generic normal rich guy he’s on another standing from that. (Also the picture of Viper no mask and with hair looks so similar to depictions of bruce wayne haha)

Bonus things I'm including for fun that have vipers religion influencing things he does: Viper repeating a part of the Chant of Light: Canticle of Trials 1:2 during the memorial for the dead shadow dragons.

And the codex on the pawn shop and how Viper totally chose it partially due to its relevance to Shartan and Andraste, adorable.

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Of Course all the Sons of Fëanor are beautiful but

Maedhros is beautiful like a fire. bright and warm at his best, but hopelessly uncontrollable at his worst, capable of so much destruction and yet so necessary to sustain life, he is a source of comfort, a burning log in the fireplace, and source of despair like the roar of forest fire.

Maglor is beautiful like a bird. with the voice, and melodic ability of a songbird, the sharp eyes and hair of a raven, and every bit as hopelessly stuck as a canary in a cage doomed to sing heedlessly until its little heart gives out.

Celegorm is beautiful in the way poisonous things often are. He is the bright red berry against a green bush, he is the sheen on a snakes scales. the flash of yellow against the blue of the sky of a hornet. the bright bud on milkweed. Everything about him draws you in everything about him screams for you to leave him alone.

Caranthir is beautiful like a bolt of lightning. There and then gone, unseen until it strikes in a moment of brilliance. Unthought of until it's far too late.

Curufin is beautiful like a sword, Sharp and piercing and cold. a reflective weapon that often reminds people of his father, the inlay of stones and jews on the hilt does nothing to hide the swords purpose, the engraving of flowers on the sheath does nothing to hide the danger, cleaning it does nothing to hide the blood

The Ambrussar are beautiful like a comet: blazing, and bright, a phenomena to spark hope, something to make a wish on, something to draw people together. something that burns out in an instant, something that's gone before you can give it its own name

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Fëanor, mockingly: Well, aren’t you sugar and spice and everything nice?

Nolofinwë: Well, aren’t you rudeness and sarcasm and everything… uh…

Fëanor: No, go on. You find something that rhymes with sarcasm and I’ll call you brother

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“A king is he that can hold his own, or else his title is vain”, yes, Maedhros?

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infinitely funny that solas is this powerful god that was worshipped for centuries albeit against his will and commanded spirits and legions of ancient elves in a rebellion

is the same solas who allowed himself to be bullied non stop by inquisition companions who had no idea what he was. imagine being revered for millennia and then suddenly sera is blowing raspberries anytime he speaks, varric’s calling him “chuckles” after his feared mantle of the dread wolf, being subjected to inappropriate spirit sex questions and the skyhold joke that he doesnt like tea, which he deliberately plays into purely for the sake of everyone’s amusement. he was completely content to be the butt of the joke.

the relief from being seen as a god-general of rebellion and lies to an unwashed apostate hobo ... being in the inquisition truly must’ve been the best year of his life

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LGBTQ+ folk what was your gender/sexuality pipeline?

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I understand. I'm not going to fail.

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haha I was lying I still have something else to say about Davrin

Did you notice how like

You get him in the Aerie, a barren desert, and almost all of his main quests are in Hossberg, a blighted swamp

And like both of those places are dangerous and probably good for training griffons to kill stuff

But he NEVER wants to take Assan there. Whenever he asks you to come with him to hang out, he takes you to Arlathan, a place full of trees and life and clear skies

Like it’s obviously dangerous, too, but it’s also beautiful! He wants to show Assan beautiful things, he wants his boy to experience nature and peace and be surrounded by life, like he was growing up!!

He loves him so much AAHHHHHH!!!

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felt like showing off my rooks too, this game is honestly stunning and did not deserve the snub it got at tga

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A lot of people tend to see Maglor as the quiet one. The gentle one. The sweet, kind musical one.

But you have to remember a few things:

He swore the Oath of Feanor, and participated in all three kinslayings. He chose to help burn the ships at Losgar. Only after the third kinslaying is he mentioned as having any remorse.

He owned and defended the large plain known as Maglor's Gap for centuries. He had absolutely zero cover from Morgoth's forces and the only thing that forced him out was the dragon Glaurung. This guy is a warrior, if not one of THE best warriors of the first age. He was a general during the Wars of Beleriand, including the war of wrath. He was also one of the only two, alongside Galadriel, of the 16 grandchildren of Finwe to survive the first age.

When the easterlings betrayed Caranthir, Maglor personally hunted Uldor down and killed him. You calling that gentle?

His name is Kanafinwe, which means "strong-voiced" or "commanding". Not just sweetly singing lullabies or mournful lamentations but also commanding armies. "Maglor who's voice is like the sea." Not just soft and gentle tides but also like a mounting wave. The sea that is both loved and feared.

People treat him like he's this sweet baby cinnamon roll who's just following orders but the thing is just because he felt bad for his crimes and cared for Elrond and Elros doesn't automatically make him this poor little sweetheart. He's a hardened, traumatized warrior, a commander, a fighter, and a force to be reckoned with.

Never underestimate Maglor Feanorian.