#Neve gallus supremacy

[rook-laidir]

Oh shit it’s “I love my wife” o’clock

[song-of-baldy-ron]

I feel bad for the people who didn’t like Veilguard because personally my soul ascended to a higher spiritual plane when Neve Gallus called my Rook “trouble” for the first time

[linka-from-captain-planet]

Veilguard F/F Crackships I Have Contemplated

Bellara/Myrna - they could nerd out together and then kiss about it. Myrna seems endlessly patient which Bellara needs, and I feel like Myrna would appreciate Bellara's liveliness and intrepid spirit. And they could double date with Emmrich and Strife!

Irelin/Rana - I have already been over the possibility of Rana/Bellara but taking it one step further, I think Rana and Irelin would be a nice match and also an unbelievably hot couple (110% on the I Would Like To See It meter). Rana likes a woman who can challenge her, and maybe things didn't work out with Bellara because Irelin wanted to expand her horizons a bit. A couple that has little in common on the surface, but the same heart underneath.

The Bartender From The Prologue/Neve - This is really just a fuck nasty situation. Imagine banging thee Neve Gallus then immediately selling her out? Immensely rude but undeniable hot girl shit and honestly, would Neve hold it against her. Maybe it's their thing. ETA: upon further research, the Bartneder gives up her wily ways to fight the Venatori, giving her and Neve the perfect enemies2allies2lovers plot.

Maevaris/Lorelei - Middle Aged Women Yuri supremacy, two women taking up the heavy mantle together, dreaming of a Tevinter that's a little kinder to women like them, quiet moments in the hideout when they think nobody's looking...

ETA: MORE WOMEN

Irelin/Morrigan - Morrigan is definitely ready to embrace her bisexuality by now and Irelin's hate boner for her is probably so! frustrating (for Irelin) and alluring (for Morrigan). A one-sided beef is very sexy to me, particularly when steered by a confident older woman to her advantage.

Cida/every woman in Minrathous - Neve? Mae? Rana? Morrigan when she's lurking in the Swan? Sugar mommy, scandalous sidepiece, old flame? Many possibilities and she deserves them all because she's hot.

Josephine/Mistress Trella - Josie surely is a lover of art and stops in to see her favorite dealer whenever she visits the Treviso estate! A cozy and lighthearted situationship for blowing off some steam and having a little fun surely

[transdreadwolf]

hiiii! for thedas weekend, maybe "A future historian��s analysis of Rook’s actions (Bonus: featuring a relevant primary source)" for Soren?

Hi! Thank you so much — I had such fun with this prompt. It got away from me a little bit, actually, but I enjoyed the process.

Written for @raptortier & @thedasweekend.

Little is known about Soren Ingellvar’s early life, and even less about his parentage. Mourn Watcher records tell us that the infant Ingellvar was found in the depths of the Necropolis, alone, though how he got there, or who left him, is a question that has never been successfully answered.

He was given the name [REDACTED] Ingellvar by leaders of the Mourn Watch soon after he was discovered, though how or why these names were chosen is still a mystery. What we do know is that young Ingellvar was raised in the Necropolis by the Mourn Watch as a whole, rather than be send to one of Nevarra's many orphanages. This was an unusual arrangement, and one must wonder what it was about Soren Ingellvar made the Mourn Watch so interested in him at such a young age.

One must assume that Ingellvar had an unorthodox childhood, but few records remain. We do know that he manifested his magic around the age of thirteen, and had an affinity with wisps and spirits of all kinds. Around sixteen years old, Soren chose his new name after affirming his identity as a man to his friends and guardians.

It wasn't until Ingellvar was almost twenty-three that he left Nevarra for the first time, after an incident during a skirmish contemporarily known as the War of the Banners. In the course of ending this minor civil war and saving lives, Ingellvar destroyed many notable corpses. It is after this event that he left Nevarra for the first time, in order to allow the Nevarran nobility to cool in their anger toward him.

How Ingellvar met Varric Tethras is unknown. What is known is that they arrived in Minrathous some nine months later, on the trail of an elf known variously as Solas, the Dread Wolf, or Fen'Harel, an ancient mage who many believe wished to free the elves of Tevinter and bring about elvhen supremacy, at any cost.

In the course of stopping this mysterious figure, Tethras was killed, and Ingellvar vanished along with his companions.

Where they went, and how they escaped, has never been discovered.

From contemporary sources, we know that they found some kind of safe haven in the Fade, known as the Lighthouse. As Mourn Watcher Emmrich Volkarin, later Ingellvar's husband, writes in his journals:

It is quite strange to live in the Fade. As comfortable with spirits as I am, I find that even I am having trouble adjusting. Wisps are even more common here than in the Necropolis, and they seem quite fond of one of our companions, a detective known as Neve Gallus. Manfred seems to love it here, however, and expanding his horizons is good for his development. Rook* seems extremely fond of him, and even our companions who are wary of him are polite enough. There is another entity living existing here, known as the Caretaker. He (they?) helps us navigate the Fade, though he can do little to defend us against either the Fade's guardians, or the interlopers, such as the Antaam. He reminds me somewhat of Vorgoth, though that may only be because they are both more spirit than flesh and bone. As I write this, Rook and two of our companions, Bellara and Harding, have gone to Arlathan Forest. I look forward to his safe return.

In the next chapter, we will explore Ingellvar's role as a rising leader, and his efforts in making connections throughout Northern Thedas.

*Ingellvar was known as "Rook" to his contemporaries.

— From The Veilguard: A Comprehensive History