#Dragon Age Rowan

[jaderavenarts]

I couldn't stop thinking about this interaction this way lol

[artofmisi]

what if we were each other's reason to live??? and we were both wardens??

[amys2885]

I'm not immune to Neve's charms it seems. A doodle of my Rook Rowan and Neve on a trip to Dock Town.

Coloured some sketches I had in my wip folder.

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[sky-scribbles]

Next up on Things I Liked About Veilguard: the faction leaders. We all know some of the factions and their NPCs did not get anything like the amount of content and character that others did (Strife and Irelin I'm so sorry, I still love you), but sometimes I take a step back and realise how wonderful the stuff we did get was.

I mean - Evka and Antoine. Everything about them is so heartfelt. I hadn't read the supplemental material, but they barely needed to interact before I understood why this sweet, smart guy and this tough, smart woman loved each other. They affirm each other constantly. They respect each other so deeply. They have written letters for the other to take to their Callings: a cipher only Antoine could read. Je t'aime. Je t'aimerai toujours.

I love how Myrna and Vorgoth are introduced, suddenly and unsettlingly there in the Lighthouse. I love Vorgoth speaking in all caps. I love the fact that nobody knows what they are. I love that they raised baby Ingellvar. I love how Myrna is calm and polished while every so often coming out with the absolute wildest shit. They're fun.

The Viper and Tarquin? Top tier. They might be my favourites, just because of how much they have going on. Each of them has a backstory, and you can see exactly how those backstories produced their personalities. Ashur has a secret identity you can piece together from notes and codexes (and it's the funniest identity possible). I love their argument over Ashur's paranoid investigation into Tarquin, because it shows that the world goes on when Rook is not in the room, and the NPCs have relationships that go through ups and downs.

I'm mildly insane over the level of devotion, with Tarquin's desperate letters to the Wardens if Ashur is blighted, begging for a cure Ashur won't take. Him standing over Ashur to defend him in the final mission, or else his devastating reaction if Ashur dies: 'It should have been me!' God, these NPCs are alive. (fun fact: I wrote most of this post, and then Sheryl Chee confirmed these two were written as being in love with each other and stupid about it. I'm so happy.)

Speaking of NPCs who love each other: Teia and Viago, my beloveds. Again, I was coming in without the supplemental material, and I was sold on them so fast. The way Viago tenderly cradles Teia from behind as they mourn Caterina. The way they're so involved in Lucanis's personal quests - they're his family, they're there for him, they love him. I love Teia's fierceness and her heart. I love their banter - so much mutual understanding, exasperation and affection mixed together. 'We know each other too well to be strangers.'

Isabela is as wonderful as she always is - I especially appreciate how her depiction in Veilguard makes it clear just how loving she is. But can we also talk about Rowan? (I don't know if she's technically considered a faction leader, but meh.) I love her poetic speech patterns; I love that she's a scholar who wrote a bunch of codex entires; I love her calm, soothing voice. I love getting to see a Rivani Seer at last. And I love how she'll suddenly turn around and say, still calm and soothing, 'Spirit of Determination: may your enemies die bitter and in pain.' Perfect, no notes.

Strife and Irelin, sadly, drew the shortest straw when it came to being fleshed out in-game. But what I do love about them is their relationships with your companions. I love the tiny detail of Irelin, Bellara's ex, helping her pack for the Lighthouse; I love how she writes to Bellara to beg her to take care of herself, because she still matters to her.

And while I am a profound Emmrook lover, I appreciate Emmrich/Strife so much too. I love their shared curiosity and sense of adventure; I love thinking that Emmrich might give Strife tenderness that his life has lacked, while Strife could help nudge Emmrich toward boldness. I love the idea of two older men who likely think love has passed them by suddenly going, oh. If the Veil Jumpers didn't get a deeper relationship with Rook, at least they got relationships with Rook's friends.

Dragon Age games always give us a fun roster of companions, but honestly? Veilguard got me invested in the non-companion NPCs more than any other game in the series. Yes, there should have been more - but what we got was so much fun.

tl;dr: Faction leaders, my beloveds.

[zazrichor]

summer nights in the korcari wilds

[dalish-rogue]

Dawn Before the Battle of River Dane

I'm so happy to share what I've been working on the last few weeks for @dacreateathon! This is the first illustration I've finished in nearly two years and it felt so great to be inspired to create again 💕

Check it out on AO3 here and the full collection here!

[pumpkincalico]

the stolen throne brainrot is real

[solstice-sapphic]

Why what a nice picture of Lucanis! oh! and Rook!

wait what’s he doing-

,,,, Rook i know you want Lucanis but dude RELAX😭

[maagisterpavus]

DAI flycam is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. look at the way dorian is looking at him. i’m going absolutely feral

[phantabula-interactive]

Here are all the steam trading cards for da:o!

[largemandrill]

Finally got the ref for my darling baby boy finished (lying)(there are still some studies I wanna do)(but I’m done working for now)(We all must make sacrifices)

As always: If my handwriting is unclear, feel free to ask me to clarify what I wrote down.

And also‼️ featuring some doodles to help illustrate the important dynamics with their team members.

The edit and the secondary outfit are paired together here just so they don’t take up the entire screen lol. I’m only really including suns out guns out just so I can show off the tattoos sooner rather than later.

I have severe brain rot about this guy, y’all could never understand.

Memes referenced under the cut

[artofmisi]

happy dragon age day ♥

[amys2885]

I knew you'd be trouble

I feel like Rook & their love interest should have a hug at a certain point in the story (ok more than one time, but I had one event in particular in mind for this).

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[fiannans]

Now that I've had time to think about it, I love the idea of virgin Lucanis actually, if only because it's a fun role reversal from my canon Warden's romance with my other favourite murder husband, Zevran, in DAO. My Cousland was a virgin before she caught feelings for the stupid sexy assassin sent to kill her and Zev was her first, just as my far more experienced Crow Rook is Lucanis's first in Veilguard.

I don't know, I just think it's a neat little role swap.

[sclappin]

Having a grand time in my Dragon Age TTRPG campaign. At this point in our campaign, Finn and Ariane from Witch Hunt are tagging along.

Johanna, the human warrior, is mine. She's been covered in exploded blood crow guts for two sessions now.