#DA:TV Spoilers

[thelifeinmyshadesofgrey]

Are you satisfied? Yes, I have entered lichdom. And I am not an abomination, or a demon, or a disconsolate spirit! I have become something more. And yet I am still fully possessed of myself!

[sapphireangelbunny]

The smile in his voice 🥹

[spiritsong]

because im the kind of artist who is physically incapable of not (over-)explaining the symbolism in their art:

starting at the top left going clockwise: crystal grace, loretta's favorite flower (her mantle is modeled after it!) because they are beautiful and often used in funereal floral arrangements. crow for lucanis. skull for death. eight eyes for the eight talons. two feathers: rook and crow.

lavender for "honey and lavender cream", but more importantly, lavender as a balm for sleep. lavender, which in our world, has historical usage as a way to ward against the evil eye (see: the eight talon eyes, the burden of being the first talon, and the burden of the crows in general, that weighs upon lucanis).

conversely, lavender also had a more negative association as a place where venomous snakes (sometimes representative of the devil/witchery/evil forces in general) like to hide, which I though was a bit of cheeky fun since loretta is a mortalitasi and both lucanis and loretta have pet snakes. wisp in the corner to represent the spirit that watches over loretta (you could also consider it a stand-in for spite, though I chose to represent him via the wings). and lastly, prophet's laurel, which is loretta's namesake.

a gift of grave-gold (detail under cut)

[raccoonslittlehands]

I'm always willing to listen to fair criticism of a character, but it's really interesting how a lot of the criticism of the female characters in Veilguard can be summarized in four points:

1. Fetishization and infantilization of Asian women

2. Ableism

3. Too animated (? Infantilization again?)

4. Not animated enough (?? Saying Neve is a one-dimensional character is CRAZY)

Idk a lot of it reeks of misogyny to me. It's also interesting how Harding is considered animated and cartoonish when paired to her design, and same goes for Neve. Both characters who are actually well written and thought out, reduced to the first impression you get of them.

And I'm not even gonna mention the people who add Taash to their criticism of female characters. Your criticism specifically holds no value nor credibility.

[thatwavephenomenon]

me: i sure hope the crows are not gonna be solely depicted in veilguard as a brave force who 'fight for all' when they are at their core a criminal organization who is known to buy children to indoctrinate them and turn them into assassins, by putting them in overcrowded warehouses and making them fight for scrapes in order not to starve, to later torture those who reach adulthood to finish their initiations and kill them anyways if they dare to try getting out

bioware: i cooka da pizza

[undeadoracle]

every single post featuring Antoine has a bunch of tags like "1 french man allowed" "the only orlesian man I trust" etc. amazing what one scrawny wife guy with big wet eyes can do for a country's reputation

[crapet-illu]

Mother of the Halla, Mother of the Monsters

[0ccuria]

🩸Grey Warden Tapestries🪽

[enigmalea]

Before Veilguard's release I was theorizing the Veilguard companion characters might have been designed to be parallels to the known Evanuris, but I couldn't place all of them.

Now that I've played the game (almost twice) I think I've figured them all out.

Rook - Elgar'nan, the leader. Controller of light and dark. The one who influences the others.

Neve - Mythal, who can be a fierce protector or a source of inspiration and hope.

Harding - Andruil, the hunter, who went mad from the Void and had to fight her way back

Bellara - June, the inventor. Master of magical artifact.

Lucanis - Dirthamen, keeper of secrets, who mastered the twin ravens of Fear and Deceit, and returned from death.

Davrin - Ghilan'nain, Master of Monsters, Keeper of Halla.

Emmrich - Falon'Din, the necromancer. Friend of the dead.

Taash - Sylaise, who's fire cannot be quenched.

Which leaves Solas to play the role he always has - Fen'Harel, the trickster and betrayer, who could ally with them, if only they will listen to his advice and try to protect their world as best as they can.

[thanekrios]

HARDING & LUCANIS' friendship.

[wholesomespade]

Origins: Only the Magisters have ever walked physically in the Fade. Such a feat has never been repeated, and the hubris of their actions unleashed an ancient evil on the world that terrorises Thedas to this day. Inquisition: Your trip through the Fade at Adamant was unprecedented and dangerous and we should make sure no-one does it again. Veilguard: 12 bedroom Fade Flat for Rent, 300 Sovreigns/month

[thelifeinmyshadesofgrey]

#not angry only disappointed 😞

[sapphireangelbunny]

"Just dont leave..." "Never."

[sky-scribbles]

Oh, she's a dnd player. This explains so much about her.

[raccoonslittlehands]

I am obsessed with the giant nug statue in Treviso. I wonder if it's got anything to do with the blood magic on nugs job

[mausilein]

POV: the fade spirits in forever prison start teaching your wife new magic