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I’ve been seeing a lot of people wondering why Anaris was portrayed as bad even though the Evanuris are clearly not who Elven history says they are. So why does it seem that Eleven history (propaganda central) got the Forgotten Ones right?
Here’s my understanding at least:
First, we have to first understand that the Dalish (having originally been enslaved in Tevinter as well) probably had to peace back together their history themselves with VERY little to go on.
Second, Anaris was using blood magic. That’s a hard no for Solas (until recently). I wouldn’t put it past him to make use of tfo’s hate for the Evanuris but inevitably betray them too because he doesn’t trust them not to become tyrants.
Third, during one of the boss fights with Ghlian’nain, she describes three ages of the gods. The first was when the Evanuris conquered. This was probably the fight against the titans. Then there was prosperity. I wouldn’t be suprised if it was during one of these first two ages tfo and the Evanuris rose to power around the same time and the Evanuris eventually won out.
I would not be shocked if Solas decided to kill two birds with one stone here. Get rid of the gods who were enslaving the elven people (Evanuris) and the potential successors of the power vacuum that would the leave (the Forgotten Ones).
I also think it’s worth noting that at some point, Solas saw himself as primarily an Evanuris. He went along with a lot of the bad things the Evanuris did at first (like killing the titans) and did not entirely decide to rebel until he saw everything that happened with Andruil and the blight. I mean Solas even refers to Elgar’nan as “lethalin” which means something like “brother” or “cousin”. I do think even for a brief time, the Evanuris operated as a family and saw each other way. Sure, the weren’t biologically related but they couldn’t have been, they were spirits first. You can even point out to Solas that his argument with Elgar’nan sounds like how brothers argue.
All of the Evanuris were incredibly powerful beings who were almost entirely pure emotion, including Solas. It seems like his morality truly developed later. Especially as the impact of now having corporeal bodies changed them. Having bodies made them crave power and sex and relationships more than they ever did in their pure spirit forms.
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something i don't think gets talked about NEARLY ENOUGH regarding Dragon Age: Veilguard: If you pick certain options and let enough banters play out, MULTIPLE companions will for all intents and purpose signal their plan to change factions post-game.
Taash can become an honorary Antivan Crow and seems to be legit into the idea by game's end (also Harding like the cape). Like, if they were a returning companion in DA5 I could EASILY see them having joined up (or at least become associated).
Bellara can flat out ask Neve to join the Shadow Dragons. (edit: OR apparently can ask to join the Mourn Watch?!?!)
Davrin can signal he's planning to spend a LOT of time with the Veil Jumpers and the griffons once this is all over (and a big part of his banter sequence with Bellara AND his tertiary content with Rook involve his realizing that the Veil Jumpers' aims are different than the Dalish he grew up with).
Like, that's FANTASTIC. No one is ever permanently any one thing, and I love the idea of some of the companions realizing "hey, actually, this works better" and they've built those connections and networks and so hey, Antivan Crow Taash? Sure, Teia will make them a cape. Shadow Dragon Bellara? Hey, they took the ex-templar Rana, they'll easily take her. Etc.
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snowy dalish 🐇
edit: i’ve removed the reference because it ended up being ai :/ please stop sending me asks about this, i didn’t know at the time of drawing it and i already feel bad enough about not noticing on my own.
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valarin . dalish blood mage
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Davrin's past and his Dalish clan and his vallaslin (all mentions I could find)
So much in the game is hidden behind banters between companions (which is ahhhh a bit annoying) so I compiled all the banter and information I found about Davrin's past.
Not really plot spoilers, just Davrin spoilers.
At the end I will summarize everything in a bullepoints list.
Bellara and Davrin banter:
Text here (link)
There are also a few other banters I did not record where it is implied Davrin does not care about the gods or some other late game revelations. The only thing he cares about (and mentions again later in game, in a main scene) is how people see Dalish and elves, and how to minimize the risk of humans hating elves even more.
Taash and Davrin's banter (text in description for each image)
Davrin's quests information:
Here are other mentions from Davrin first quest: Rook: How did it go? Davrin: Poorly. They felt like I rejected them. Rook: Did you? Davrin: Yeah, I suppose. Clan life wasn't for me. I had to get away. Rook: So then what happened? You're out in the world, looking for adventure… Davrin: Got my ass kicked. Went broke. Davrin: I couldn't go crawling back to my clan a failure. Doubt they'd take me back. It forced me to figure out what I was good at. Always had a knack for hunting.
Other info we get from the Halla quest is that: Davrin spent summers tending Halla as a kid alongside Eldrin, who is not his uncle, but like an uncle. So this is a case of Davrin wanting to spend time with Hallas, or being made to by his clan. Eldrin's vallaslin is Ghilan'nain:
So it could be that Davrin's new vallaslin might be Ghilan'nain too. But I think it is Andruil's or a mix of the two.
Davrin could have gotten the vallaslin to honor Eldrin (we know he is the only member of his clan - if he is part of his clan - Davrin has no trouble contacting, even if they seem to have not met each other's in a while). But we also know Davrin was a hunter.
Eldrin was also the one who taught Davrin what to hunt basically. In his first quest Davrin says "When I was a kid, I'd hunt just about anything. Rabbits, deer, fox. Eldrin gave that purpose. Taught me the Way of Three Trees. The Way of the Arrow, Way of the Bow, Way of the Wood."
This is from Andruil and if we look at all three vallaslin:
Emmrich and Davrin:
(they have some discussions about Davrin not believing in the Fade or liking it, this is the one which mentions the Dalish clan)
There are also a few other banters at the Lighthouse that mention the Fade and the sky. Mainly they are about Davrin being uncomfortable with the open space and stuff about him disbelieving the Fade: "Good. Because it's not the sky. Emmrich says it's the Fade. Me, I don't know what to think."
Final banter with Davrin:
So basically, the summary of what we know for certain is:
Davrin left his clan voluntarily because he felt restless, he did not care about tradition and lessons, and he wanted to see the world
He felt like he did not fit in his clan since he was a kid
He was also hunting everything he could find until Eldrin taught him the way of the Three Trees and to protect life by hunting darkness (monsters)
Eldrin is like an uncle for him and lives isolated (unsure if he is part of Davrin's clan) and Davrin used to spend summers helping him with the hallas
Davrin feels like he pissed off his clan, he rejected them and both Davrin and Bellara agree it would be hard for him to go back
In another dialogue, he says he actually did not think the clan would take him back at all even if he crawled back asking for help ("Like a failure" he says)
He does not regret joining the Grey Wardens and looking for adventures, but he seems to regret that came at the cost of leaving the clan and not being able to return or keep in contact with them
Also, he says the outside world was different from what he imagined
PART 2 HERE
#davrin#dalish#veilguard#datv#dragon age#eldrin#bellara#emmrich#taash#davrin romance#sort of#veilguard spoilers#meta#da meta
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Dragon Age II - Merrill 1/?
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Queening The Pawn
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About Davrin's little blurb on the official website for Dragon Age: The Veilguard...
"Though he was raised in a Dalish clan, he craved excitement and adventure. He'd rather make history than reflect on it."
There's actually a lot to unpack about these two sentences.
First off, placing the word "though" in front of being "raised in a Dalish clan", gives such a thing a negative connotation. The word "though" is used in a way that sounds like "despite", as in, somehow wanting excitement and adventure must go against being Dalish. This correlates with sentence that follows. "He'd rather make history than reflect on it." The word "rather" is yet again used to separate Davrin from his Dalish origin. All together, this promotional description of Davrin is insisting that he is "not like other Dalish".
Now, obviously the game is not out yet, so we do not have total confirmation on what the nature of Davrin's relationship to his culture is really like. But there is absolutely something to be said about promoting the character this way, regardless of however he actually turns out in game. There is absolutely something to be said about how, as @/the-eldritch-it-gay put in their tags here, why do writers feel the need to make fantasy minorities hate or distance themselves from their culture? As a selling point?
Maybe this is completely misleading bullshit, maybe it isn't. All we have to go by, is what BioWare chose to say here, and their past track record with elves:
Zevran may talk about his mother in a font way, but he still has the line, "Too many of our kind think we deserve pity simply because we have failed to defend ourselves."
Velanna is one of the two elves we've had who is overtly proud of her culture, yet she is treated like she is unreasonable and too angry because of it.
Merrill too, is proud of being an elf, and of being Dalish. The story punishes her left and right for this, treats her like a child, and in the end she is either ostracized from her clan or they end up dead because... she cared too much?
Fenris has pretty much zero engagement with elven cultures, and spends his time ridiculing Merrill for being proud of hers.
Solas complains about the Dalish from the start, and says plainly that he does not see himself as having anything in common with elves of current time. "Oh, you mean elves" he says, when the Inquisitor asks how he feels about his people; the thought does not even occur to him.
Sera is... Sera is a character who could have been a really interesting examination of overcoming internalized racism, if she was written by someone competent with the subject. Instead, she just cringes at everything "too elfy" through the entire main game, and only has a single line in Trespasser that hints that she may have a personal struggle going on. But it's still left unresolved.
That's a lot a lot of negativity. So of course seeing a suggestion that more is to come with Davrin has people wary and tired.
Let us also consider the fact that Davrin is overtly Black as well, and what that means. Acting as if one must disregard history in order to make it, as his description so claims, is bullshit. It sounds too much like promoting gentrification/assimilation in my opinion; the idea that you cannot keep your culture if you want to be successful.
I also think that it goes even deeper, on a meta level - I think that BioWare is afraid people will not be able to like or relate to Davrin, if he is "too ethnic". I think that BioWare is taking this Black character and instead of questioning how he can best represent marginalized fans - particularly Black fans - they are questioning how to make him more relatable to white fans. And the only answer to that is to, of course, make him seem like he is an exception to marginalization through separating him from his people.
I am still holding onto hope that Davrin will overall be an interesting, well-written character. And I sure as hell will still be defending him from the people who are already hating on him or ignoring him completely because of their racialized biases. But that does not exempt BioWare, and specifically his writer, John Dombrow, from any criticism. This is not about Davrin the character, this is about BioWare the company's handling of Davrin the character. And in that regard, they're not off to a great start with this.
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More Visibly Half Elven Alistair musings
ft. my Dalish HOF Cawen
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The Foods of Dragon Age: The Veilguard
This covers all the new foods mention in the game, unless noted otherwise, these foods are considered universal as they don't have a specific place of origin mentioned.
New Ingredients:
Alubia carilla - Antivan, aka blacked eyed peas
Antivan Lemon Thyme
Apricot
Cheese Curds
Chocolate, Dark
Clinging Morsel - a hearty fungus that is common in rural cuisine
Cow Heart
Cream, Heavy
Dragon's Bounty - known for its health benefits, it has tough green skin that opens and reveals dozens of tart arils.
Dragon Pepper - Rivain
Dragon Root
Dwarf Spice Collection - contains eight different spices.
Flax Seed
Figs, Purple
Ginger Root - a popular ingredient in Qunari cuisine
Gingerwort Truffle - common in the Anderfels and the Arlathan forest. When made into a tea it can have some magical side effects.
Green Cabbage
Horned Melon
Human Spice Collection - a collection with two spices
Kale
Lineseed
Mangos - Tevinter
Melon
Nocen Bass - a hearty denizen of the Nocen Sea
Nocen Shrimp
Olive Oil - Antivan
Pineapple - Tevinter and Rivain
Potatoes, New
Potatoes, Sweet
Pumpkin, Warty
Rialto Trout - a fish featured in both Antivan and Rivaini cuisine
Rivaini Pitaya - a colourful fruit with a sweet, delicate flavor. Though pitaya refers to dragonfruit family, the fruit doesn't look like dragonfruit.
River Salmon
Saffron
Sea Bass
Seere Peppers - Rivaini
Short-grain Rice - Antivan
Spearmint
Spicy Spice Collection - contains fourteen jars
Spring Onions
Striped Cod
Sugar, Brown
Sweetmelon
Tomatoes, Cherry
Vinegar, Dark
Vinegar, White
Walnut
Yam
New Foods:
Aged Antivan Cheese
Antaam Provisions
Antivan Dressing
Antivan Seafood Soup - uses sea bass, nocen shrimp, striped cod, squid, saffron, and salt
Apple Cake - Fereldan
Apple Cheesy Butter Noodles - Fereldan, a recipe made by Harding
Apple Dumplings - Fereldan
Apricot Liqueur
Armada Special - a Rivaini sandwich comprised of meat and cheese, it can have greens, pineapple, and more meat and cheese added. Or one can make it "Nevarran" meaning vegetarian.
Bran Cookies
Breaded Cheese Wands - Rivain, sticks of cheese breaded
Breadstick
Bronto Steak
Bug-cakes
Candied Sage Leaves - a popular Nevarran snack
Carta Fries - a Riviani dish, served as a side
Cheesy Toast
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Churro - Antivan
Cider Porridge
Citrus Bagna Cauda - Antivan, a citrus sauce with anchovies
Coffee Ice - a frozen Minrathous treat, served with cream and toffee sauce on top. It is "like snow" but tastes of coffee
Cucumber sandwich
Dalish Seafood Soup
Deep Roads Crispers - a Rivaini dish
Demon-hair pasta
Eel Soup - Qun
Elderberry Pie - served in Ferelden and Tevinter
Elfroot Jelly
Fish Head Stew - Qun
Fish of the Day with Pear Slaw - Tevinter
Fish-fry
Free Marches Mash-up - a Rivaini dish
Fried Bread
Fried Bread with Herbs
Fried Leeks and Potatoes
Fried Peppers
Fry-bread - Tevinter
Gooseberry Pie
Gravy on Fish
Greens - salad
Greens with Antivan, Orlesian, or House Dressing
Griddle Cake
Grilled Fish Kebab
Grilled Halla - Dalish
Grilled Skewerd Squid
Grilled Treviso - Antivan, a fish named after the city
Grilled Treviso with Citrus Bagna Cauda
Hal's Fried Fish - Tevinter
Halla Cakes - Dalish
Ham and Herbs
Ham and Jam Slam - a Fereldan sandwich comprised of toast, butter, ham, and jam. Made by Harding.
Hazlenut Torte - Nevarran
Honey Cake with Figs - Tevinter
House Dressing - a Rivaini dressing
Isskap - a Qunari dish, that uses melons
Jam Pudding - Fereldan
Jam Tart - Fereldan
Jam, Apple
Jam, Cherry
Jam, Strawberry
Khachapuri - Tevinter, there is a three cheese variety
Lavender Cream - Antivan
Mince Pie
Mutton Stew - Fereldan
Mystery Stew
Nevarran Tomb Cheese
Non-Seafood Paella - Antivan
Noodles and Gravy
Nordbotten Cream - made of brined sheep's milk from Nordbotten
Orange Liqueur
Orlesian Dressing
Orlesian Sauce
Pasta Made of Peppers and Oil
Peanut Butter and Sausage Special - Tevinter
Pear Slaw - Tevinter
Peppered Steaks
Poached Crustaceans - Tevinter
Pork Dumplings - Fereldan
Pork Hand Pies with Fresh Herb Sauce - Tevinter
Potato Stew
Poutine
Rarebit - Nevarran
Raw Oysters on Ice with Lemon and Mint - Tevinter
Rhubarb Pie - Tevinter and Fereldan
Roasted Cabbage
Roasted Cabbage and Gravy
Roasted Chicken
Roasted Chicken Salad
Robust Loaf - a crusty, wholesome brown bread
Rolled Noodles
Salted Meat, Halla
Sauced Eels - Qunari
Sausage Sauced with Nut Butter Stuffed in a Bun - Tevinter
Savory Pie with Spinach - Tevinter
Scorpion Pasta - Tevinter
Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled Eggs and Gravy
Sea Monster Kebab - Rivaini
Seafood Paella
Seleny Ham - Antivan
Smoked Trout
Souffle
Spiced Fried Lentils - Tevinter
Spiced Porridge
Spit-Roasted Nug - Tevinter
Strawberry Tart
Street Meat
Sugar-biscuit Candy
Tarta de Limon - Antivan
Taste of Ferelden Bread and Cheese Spread
Tentacle Salad - Tevinter
The Divine's Hat - An Orlesian soft cheese molded to resemble the Divine's crown.
The Revered Mother's Knickers - Fereldan
Treviso Ham - Antivan
Turnip Stew - Fereldan
Vanilla and Nutmeg Tart
Venison Souffle
White Sauce
Wild Meat and Mushrooms - Dalish
Yam and Jam Slam - a Fereldan sandwich comprised of toast, butter, yam, and jam. Made by Harding.
Zeff's Fried Fish
New Drinks
Andoral's Breath - a type of coffee common in Treviso
Antivan Heritage Brandy
Antivan House Wine
Aromatic Coffee - Antivan
Assembly Ale - Dwarven
Cioccolata Calda - Antivan
Daisy Fun-Time Lemon Gin - Antivan, a juniper spirit flavoured with local flowers and fruit.
Dew of the Dales - Elven, Antivan. Spirits for the spirited, an elven elevation of the brewing arts only sold in Antiva.
Dock Town Homebrew - Tevinter
Dragon Piss Ale
Dwarven Stout - an Orzammar recipe, brewed by the dwarven Ambassadoria
Fire Brandy - used to flambé desserts
Ginger Tea
Gingerwort Truffle Tea
Grappling Hook - a white liqueur with hints of elderflower. Served with three coffee beans
Halla Milk
Kirkwall Select 9:36 - after the Kirkwall Rebellion, few barrels survived.
Lavender Tea
Lemon Gin - Antivan
Minrathous Red - hints of plum and spices
Minrathous White - a light and refreshing drink for humid Tevinter summers
Nevarran Red
Pomace Brandy - Antivan, brandy made from the pomace leftovers of wine making
Qun on the Rocks - Antivan, rum is matched with salt water and presumably seasonal fruit from Par Vollen.
Rivaini Moonshine - home-distilled Rivaini moonshine not for the faint of heart or stomach
Starkhaven Lager
Teven Lager - popular Dock Town amber brew
Vint-6 the common Red - thick and sweet, it is served by the sip. Tradition says that the more who partake, the greater the fortune
Vyrantium Brandy
#dragon age#foods of thedas#dragon age the veilguard#dragon age 4#datv#da4#anderfels#antiva#dalish#nevarra#rivain#tevinter#long post
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[DA:I] Layla Lavellan in Western Dalish [southern Lebanese] dress playing the qanun for her clan
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Klimt's Judith study with Inquisitor Lavellan
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veiltober! Day 2 / RIFT
The moment of the first acquaintance with Solas~
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“you’re clever, adaptable. and you don’t know when to quit.”
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There were few times when Morrigan could read Black Grimoire without Vidalenos interrupting her
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Bellara Lutare 1/?
#Dragon Age#The Veilguard#Dragon Age: The Veilguard#Dragon Age The Veilguard#Dragon Age 4#DA4#DATV#DA:TV#DA:V#DAV#Bellara Lutare#Elf#Dalish#Bioware#vgedit#video game edit#daedit#dailygaming#dailyvideogames#gamingnation#vgscenery#videogamescenery#Blighted gifs
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