#My DA4 predictions

[redinkofshame]

We're getting a release date this Friday, I'm sure of it. Reblog with your DA4 predictions and/or wishlist!

Predictions:

The protagonist "Rook" is short for 'Rookie'.

(Nickname via Varric, obv.)

Enby pronoun options.

We'll be able to tell that Varric was a quest giver back when they were making the game an MMO

Dorian will play as prominent a role as the advisors of DAI.

(Yet no mention of his time travel magic.)

Maevaris will have a small but fun speaking role.

Set in the North. (Tevinter, Nevarra, Rivain, Arlathan forest.)

Solas will be A Boss but not THE Boss. Either an early- or mid-game combat.

Then we join forces to take down the remainder of the Evanuris/archdemons.

The Evanuris have silly hats.

Mythal.

There's going to be a heist quest/quest line. Trust me.

"That's not what your mom said last night."

I'm hoping it's in the Archon's palace, possibly bc of something that was there back when it was Arlathan.

Kaiju battle(s)

Dread Wolf Dragon

Those three twinned mountain things of Ghil's (from TN) as a series of dungeons??

Romanceable dwarf.

(Possibly Lace Harding.)

Romanceable skeleton/other undead.

The Grand Necropolis will be the new 'ugh, the Fade'

We affect who sits on the Navarran throne.

Harley Qun will be basically the only Qunari we talk to other than a few dialogue lines from the bad guys.

Lords of Fortune background!

More emphasis on necromancer background.

Grey Warden background!

(Or just a companion.)

Crow assassin background and/or romanceable companion.

More info on "those across the sea"

Fewer race/gender limitations on romances :(

(I don't actually want this, but I'm predicting it.)

Ending(s) where Solas dies/is killed.

At least one 'happy' ending for the egg.

Customizable Inquisitor

(either a Hawke in DAI type role, or maybe Cori from Witcher 3)

Solavellan catharsis.

"Vhenan..."

Me, crying

Wishlist:

Origins style origins.

Body sliders in CC.

Protagonist has siblings.

The architect.

Cole

Sandal.

Healer

'Hollix' as a companion.

Feynriel

Nipuni returns to us.

Answers.

[speremint]

Can't wait for the inherent drama of romancing a dude titled "the Magekiller" as a mage💖Lucanis I'm coming for you

[thebloggingfox]

This game hurts my heart.

[miyku]

[tortoise-teapot]

is it just me or uh. or does uh. it look like that dragon got a hell of a chomp on our dear dread wolf there....

[onewomancitadel]

DA4 is going to go far softer on Solas than even Solas fans anticipated, like now he's your princess in another castle, you have to care for him and take care of his Lighthouse, the safehouse between crossroads of the sea, he's going to be in your ear giving you advice and making you ask questions, he's going to be your Best Buddy, he's going to be your Dog DLC coming with the basegame,

[disasterdrvid]

still finding it very funny that i looked at what was set up in tevinter nights/knight errant/blue wraith/dark fortress and the 2020 trailer and popped out an oc in december 2020 (in the immediate aftermath of the trailer) that is just miriam but instead she's from orlais. (lost brother in the backstory and all) can't wait to find out what other dumb bullshit i've predicted comes true whenever dreadwolf comes out

[yappacadaver]

I fucking knew there would be a FOCKING eclipse

[baelavelaryon]

got sneak dream previews of hotd s3 AND da4 I'm omniscient

[wardencommanderrodimiss]

Solas imprisoned the Evanuris because “the first of my people do not die so easily.” The First Blight lasted hundreds of years because no one could figure out how to kill an archdemon so that it stayed dead. Solas thinks Clarel’s plan to kill the Old Gods as they sleep is insane because what if that causes something far worse. Hey. Hey Solas. Get back here. Explain that one to us.

The only thing I can’t square with “Old Gods = Evanuris” is that the Old Gods are in the Deep Roads and Solas locked the Evanuris in Fade prisons and I’m not sure how one would get out of the - wait the Fade is the land of dreams and the Old Gods are sleeping until they are awoken by the darkspawn digging them up. The Evanuris’ consciousnesses are locked away while the bodies remain. Yeah okay that could kinda make sense.

But hey. Hey BioWare. I’m in your walls. If you’re gonna tie everything back to the Evanuris you know the very least you could do for me. since we’re gonna be learning blight lore. and probably dealing with the Old God dragons. You know what you could do. You know who’s involved in that shit. You know. The Architect. The guy who dug up the last archdemon. It doesn’t even matter that he potentially gets killed on-screen, after we’ve seen Corypheus’ shit. Hey BioWare. Let the Architect out of your basement and I’ll forgive you if you flattened the lore down to “everything is always the Evanuris.”

Also...Flemeth turns into a dragon.... we keep seeing two fucked-up dragons as the trailer talks about the gods... the last shot is once again on those two fucked-up dragons.... the old gods are dragons... what does it all mean.

I hope the Old Gods and the Evanuris are different entities, because I don't like all of the great expanses of lore all being flattened down to "it was all the ancient elves", but I'm calling it now - that's what it's gonna be. The Old Gods are the Evanuris. There's 9 gods in the pantheon. Subtract one for Fen'Harel, subtract another for Mythal - you have 7 Evanuris. There are 7 Old Gods. There have been 5 blights - 5 Old Gods slain. Two left. Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain were released - two corrupted dragons. Why does Solas' prison only have two of them? Because he has numerous Fade prisons for the rest of the Evanuris... or because the rest are already dead?

I'm logging this one now - everything goes back to the ancient elves and I'm gonna be a little bummed about it.

[fade-and-loathing-in-thedas]

Well, this is my DA4 Prediction Bingo Card. Some of this I really want, others I'm terrified will happen. Either way, this is it lol

[vigilskeep]

i suppose i did predict as soon as i got into this fandom two years ago that when da4 was coming up we would actually start doing discourse for real. but having predicted it isn’t actually altering my experience of the dash doing discourse for real

[lordofthemushrooms]

My only two predictions for DA4 is that Dorian is going to come back and Zevran is FINALLY going to make another appearance in Antiva.

Are these both self serving predictions? Yes. Am I probably right? Also yes.

[himluv]

DA: The Veilguard Predictions/Theories, pt. 2

Welcome to part 2 of my mad dash to dump a few theories/predictions/hopes for DA4 before they all get obliterated this weekend with official updates!

Read part 1 here :)

2. The Twins/Double Blight

We’ve seen this imagery from Bioware showing (what appears to be) two Archdemons, and we know that there are only two Old Gods remaining in the Deep Roads (that these “Old Gods” are in fact the imprisoned Evanuris is not confirmed, but if it proves false I’ll eat my shoe). The remaining Old Gods are Lusacan, the God of Night, and Razikale, the God of Mystery. 

Now, I have very little evidence to support this, but I THINK the remaining Old Gods are Falon’Din and Dirthamen. Falon’Din, who “had no fear of the night,” whose symbol is an Owl – which also happens to be Lusacan’s symbol. Dirthamen is the Keeper of Secrets, and what are secrets but mysteries waiting to be solved?

I admit, when it comes to Dirthamen I have basically no strong evidence. I can argue for the point just as easily as I can argue against it - Dirthamen could just as easily be Silence as he could be Mystery (especially given his mosaic). And Razikale is the only confirmed female Old God (at least according to Tevinter worshippers and records).  BUT, and hear me out in this, a Double Blight – TWO Archdemons, simultaneously – and it isn’t Falon’Din and Dirthamen??? The Twins who are renowned for never traveling without the other? The Twins who swore never to be parted again?

C’mon! If we’re gonna do a Double Blight, I am BEGGING for it to be Falon’Din and Dirthamen. I feel like Lusacan being Falon’Din is highly likely. There is strong evidence linking the two, and Lusacan is potentially rising along with the only other remaining Old God? That HAS to be Dirthamen - right?

Obviously, I don’t know… but my gut says, “yes.” (and also, "PLEASE".)

[broodwolf221]

@dadrunkwriting - da4 content 556 words went so off track with a prompt that it really became its own thing, but i do enjoy it, so here

featuring my rook and solas

"Y'know," they told him as they sat down, "Varric was the one who called me 'Rook'."

"He does enjoy his nicknames," Solas said from across the divide, Daw snorting.

"I guess you'd know, Chuckles." They tipped their head back, looking at the swirl of the Fade instead of into his eyes. "It was a joke, at first. He said I was powerful, but always worked in straight lines." They shook their head slowly. "I don't think I'm much of a rook anymore."

"Tell me, then. What are you?"

They wanted to laugh. They wanted to yell.

"Pretty sure I'm a pawn."

"No." Daw frowned, then finally turned back to Solas, who was looking at them with a surprising intensity. "No, you are not."

"How d'ya figure? Certainly feel like a pawn. Everyone's just… moving me around. Do this. Fix this. Here's what's next. Even you." Solas' eyes narrowed, but it looked more pained than angry. Only there briefly, though. He was always good at covering himself, playing things close to his chest. Years of experience, they supposed dryly.

"Why are you here?"

"Dunno. To talk to you."

"No," Solas gestured dismissively. "Why are you here? Why am I? Why are we in this situation in the first place?"

"Oh. Well. Y'know. Big ass statue." They were surprised to see Solas smirk.

"Indeed. Which you toppled. Pawns are powerful, in their way. They can cross undetected. They can provide a distraction."

"You know something about providing distractions," they shot back, and the Fade rippled around them, thick with Solas' ancient grief. He nodded after a long moment.

"All too well." He took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. "However… these are not the things you have done."

"What do you think I am, then." It wasn't really a question, and they didn't really expect an answer. A deflection, if anything.

"A queen." It was spoken with such casual certainty, but…

It was ludicrous.

"Not a woman, y'know," they pointed out sourly, but they knew that wasn't really the point. It just felt easier to say that. Solas smiled at them like he, too, understood.

"I did mean the role, rather than the implied gender." They tapped their knee for a second before rising to their feet, dusting off their outfit — do things even get dusty in the Fade? — before meeting his eyes.

"Okay, I'll bite. How?"

"Queens are powerful. Agile. They can stretch across the field in moments. They are deft and manueverable, and that makes them challenging to predict with any accuracy. Here one moment, gone the next."

"Making me sound like a damn wraith," they muttered, trying to ignore the underlying compliment. Or was it a compliment? With Solas, it was so hard to tell.

"They also command," he pointed out. "And command well. Queens rally. They lead. They break through enemy lines."

"I'm not a queen!" They were surprised by the rush of emotion, as was Solas. "I'm not! I'm just a—" they snapped their mouth shut, teeth clicking together hard enough to hear, and shook their head. "I'm just doing what I need to do," was what they settled on after a few moments, and when they dared to look up again, Solas' smile was sad and warm at once.

"On top of everything else," he told them gently, "queens do not choose their role."

[tortoise-teapot]

my da4 predictions let's gooo

-Griffon is a companion (like dog)

-evanuris big bad evil guys

-solas' motivation was to get the jump on them. knew they were plotting to rip down the veil with abandon and Take Over so he wanted to do it 1) the right way/minimize casualties 2) as a preemptive strike

-speaking of solas. he's a spirit of wisdom that mythal bound to her in ye olden times

-also he's shartran but that's another can of worms

-we'll merge operations with him (or something? maybe he loses his operation) and he'll be around to the same capacity morrigan was around in inquisition

-house boat base house boat base HOUSE BOAT BASE

-also the evanuris are responsible for the blights, and archdemons have something to do with titans. there are dots here im not connecting but i'm on to something

-those mmo style purple wings? that's us and we can use them like the jumpack in andromeda

-manfred (begoggled skellington) will be around to the same degree krem was in inquisition

-ultimate fade level: the fucking black city itself

-HAIL MARY PREDICTION: fishing minigame :)