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Strife giving Emmrich a jeweled skull and Watcher Rook going “that’s such a sweet gift!” only to find out Lucanis was baffled. Oh I just know Rook is mentally revising all her gift ideas because damn what are you supposed to get a guy who isn’t into tastefully decorated skulls? Rook was already in the middle of turning Zara’s skull into a carved and bejeweled trophy so guess that idea is a bust. Maybe if Rook turned one of Zara’s bones into a knife hilt it would work. Lucanis likes knives right?

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Lucanis Dellamorte 🖤 hi tumblr! been awhile <3

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Dragon Age Veilguard, pt4

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I’ve seen people refer to Taash as their former pronouns and as baby girl in my comment section. I’m genuinely just confused, did people miss their entire storyline? Was something lost in translation? You can give people a real scenario, a real conversation, and still they will take the time to type out a comment, then proceed to not correct themselves (if it was a mistake). Maybe people do need to do 10 push ups to get it in their heads 💀

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Ohhhh man of course Lucanis finds Rook’s voice comforting!! Of course he does!! Rook’s voice was the first kind one that he had heard in a year!!! It was Rook’s voice that guided him out of the Ossuary both physically and later mentally!!!! It has been Rook’s voice that wakes him when Spite takes over!!! Of course it’s a comfort!!!!

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Put together Emmrich’s romance cutscenes, and I must say. This is my absolute favourite scene in the entire romance.

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I put together all the Emmrich cutscenes for his quest, main story and romance. I also included whatever party banter (there’s so much Emmrich x Lucanis banter) I could find. It came out to around 3 hours and 13 minutes. I’m not sure if it’s because Emmrich loves to talk or not. I’m planning to do Davrin next and see, but Lucanis was around 1 hour and 36 minutes 🥲 I don’t understand why they sleep on some characters and give others plenty of content. Regardless, I was happy with Emmrich’s romance. It was so sweet and I loved that you could at least ask his favourite colour 💕

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Lucanis being hesitant to act on his feelings for Rook not just cause of his trauma and term oil with Spite, but cause Rook’s mom sat him down and told him how he’s not good enough for her.

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So I just encountered some party banter and Emmrich asks Lucanis if his targets “deserved it”.

Lucanis responded, “I’ve never killed an innocent , by my count.”

BioWare be so fr, why tf are you writing the crows like this? They are assassins. Please.

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When I said I wanted to harden Lucanis this is not what I meant

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Are'is "Rook" Mercar | Shadow Dragon | City Elf | Mage

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Anders is gonna have to close that clinic of his, sadly

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"You like to walk a little too close to the edge..." "So do you."

LUCANIS DELLAMORTE ❤️‍🔥 Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024)

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Someone pointed out that the Crows are similar to the Mafia and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. If Treviso is culturally inspired by Italy, it’s kinda messed up that BioWare romanticised the Crows so much. The Mafia was a huge issue in Italy, and I once accidentally naively (I was young and dumb) joked about the Mafia with a Sicilian friend. They did not take it lightly. I apologised of course and they understood. The Mafia left behind a legacy of violence, extortion, and corruption that a lot of Italians still feel today. It’s present in so many forms of their media still. But BioWare why draw inspiration from cultures and romanticise the dark elements of it while ignoring the very real struggles people went through?

Also Treviso’s lack of a formal army and its occupation by the Antaam, with the Antivan Crows acting as a de facto military force, mirrors aspects of Italy’s experience during WWII. When foreign forces occupied Italy, the country relied on resistance groups and clandestine organizations in place of an official military, filling a void in a time of instability. Similar to these resistance movements, the Crows step in as protectors for Treviso. However, by romanticizing the Crows in this role, The Veilguard sidesteps the complex and often harsh realities of occupation and resistance, casting the Crows as noble protectors rather than engaging with the moral ambiguity and struggles that typically accompany such roles. Likewise, the Mafia exploited the gaps in Italy’s government and military during and after WWII, deepening the country’s disarray and asserting control over communities under the guise of protection. It just feels very much like a US based gaming company has done what it’s always done - which is take a country’s history and culture and romanticise elements of it, while largely ignoring the dark sides of history.

It was so great to see a reflection of my family’s culture in a video game (we not rich bitches tho), and then have none of the real elements of the story addressed was a punch to the gut. Like there’s a reason my grandparents immigrated here, there’s a reason my Silician Nonna who refused to speak English was so hardened. Anyway thank you for coming to my little rant.

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Can we just appreciate the noses in Dragon Age the Veilguard? Because look how perfect they made this man’s nose. They gave him such an accurate Mediterranean nose. Y’all have no idea how long I’ve been insecure about my nose. But I love that I can finally see it in media.

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So something I’m really confused about with Lucanis’s storyline is why they didn’t really address the generational trauma within his family. He has a very close knit family dynamic which is common in a lot of cultures but particularly in Italian culture. I believe his character was inspired by Italian/Spanish culture. My grandparents were Italian immigrants so I related a lot to his storyline. The isolation from growing up and being within that close knit family community, whilst not really interacting with Australian kids aside from school. My parents were quite overbearing, which I get that sense from Caterina. It’s clear she’s very protective of her family. Lucanis described playing alone as a kid and only having Illario as a friend. This close knit family dynamic is incredibly isolating. I don’t know the whole picture but I get the sense that with The Crows, while they are a form of community, they are part of the wider community. It’s very political and something that Caterina would prefer to keep up appearances for, thus isolating Lucanis. Caterina is such a hardened woman, and we can see the waves she makes through the family ever so slightly. It’s a shame we don’t get to see it explored through his storyline because it’s clear Lucanis struggles with opening up to Rook.