#and the Griffon is Alistair

[archivist-apnea]

I have been learning how to crochet...

[olessan]

Grey Warden Alistair Theirin is sponsored by Redcliffe Parmesan and many sketches are taken of him posing with large wheels of cheese

(based on x)

[loustica-lucia]

In Peace, Vigilance

(Davrin, Assan [the Griffon] & Alyssa Cousland-Theirin)

What if our Warden met Davrin in Weisshaupt & fought Darkspawn side by side? :D Do you think they could have found a cure to the Calling since Inquisition?

Sketches below:

3-4 hours in 60 seconds <3 I was practicing textures and composition with that one !

[lizzybeeee]

Just my opinion, but if your Order is bringing back a species who is the literal icon of your entire existence you may want to name them something a little less 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Because I hear the rest of these griffon names and they're on the same level as Hagrid naming a hippogriff 'Buckbeak' or literally any of the dragons from HTTYD.

Beaktooth? Stormwing? Rumptail?

They're a new hope of your Order! This little sliver of the past that was protected through the ages and somehow managed to live despite all the odds! I can see them being pet names from trainers but...I dunno, I think there should be more to it than a cute name because of how significant it is?

Personally, I think it would be cooler (and way more fitting!) to name some of them after notable Grey Wardens as some recognition of their sacrifice and enduring legacy after all these ages. And not just a 'choose your birth month + day' and that's your griffon name combo.

Anyway, this is just some brainstorming :)

Warden's Who Killed Archdemons:

The Warden who killed Dumat is unknown but it happened at the Silent Plains in the Anders -> my suggestion is to name one 'Aria' after the Felicidus Aria or the Silent Plains Rose. The only plant to grow there a thousand years later, in honour of whomever made the blow.

Corin - the Hero of the Second blight who killed the Archdemon Zazikel.

The Warden who killed Toth is not named (but we can grab his sword that was split into three pieces and became three daggers - the Thorn of the Dead Gods) -> just give him a name. Possibly make him a surface dwarf? (we have a human in Corin and an elf in Garahel, after all. It would explain why he was buried at Weisshaupt too.)

Garahel - the Hero of the Fourth Blight who killed Andoral.

The Fifth Blight

The Hero of Ferelden - a griffon named after the Warden, regardless if they make the killing blow. (have them always off screen of just cut off when someone says their name lmao).

Alistair/Adalla - the warden who slays Urthurmiel can also be Alistair or Loghain. Alistair...for Alistair. I was torn on Loghain and whether or not they'd name a griffon after him, all things considered. Instead I chose the name of his childhood mabari (assume that Anora suggested the name). I feel it suits better than using his name - and I think Loghain would prefer it too.

Here Lies the Abyss

Alistair, Stroud, or Hawke - name a griffon after whomever sacrificed their lives at the battle of Adamant!

Again, uncertain about Loghain, but I believe that after a decade of service to the Warden's it's far more understandable that they would name a griffon after him. A true testament that you can join the Warden's from the lowest of lowest points and still make something of yourself.

Other Notable Wardens

Duncan - the man who worked so hard to establish the Wardens in Ferelden after 200 years of exile. The same man who recruited the Hero of Ferelden/Alistair, who led the Warden's at Ostagar.

Riordan - in honor of his sacrifice at the Battle of Denerim in the Fifth Blight -> in all versions of the FIfth Blight (codex entries, dialogue etc...) Poor Riordan is always left out. It would be nice to acknowledge him - the man crippled Urthurmiel, after all!

Isseya - they did you so dirty in DATV. Let her fly high in the sky once more ;_;

Neriah - Corin's lover, who sacrificed her life and allowed him to kill Zazikel. (they can be together again! As griffons!)

Non-Warden's / Acknowledgements

Moroc - a dwarven paragon, present at the founding of the Grey Warden's -> thanks to him a dwarf does not lose their caste if they join the Grey Wardens.

Assan - or another Dalish name. An acknowledgement of the Dalish's part in fighting the Blights. (We already have humans, city elves, mages, and dwarves represented.)

That's 12 names (13 if Loghain or Alistair slew the archdemon) and all I can come up with. The last one can be Bob or something.

[anneapocalypse]

"Why didn't the Orlesian Wardens try harder to get into Ferelden?" Senior Warden Riordan did not sneak across the border alone, try to negotiate opening the border at what he thought was a good-faith parley only to be imprisoned and tortured, still manage to bust himself out as soon as he saw an opportunity, make contact with the remaining Fereldan Wardens, fight with them in the final battle despite being unable to get the rest of the Wardens in, and die giving them a fighting chance to kill the Archdemon for us to say that the Wardens all gave up on Ferelden.

[emmavakarian-theirin]

the way it kinda just dawned on me we're never seeing alistair again

[heliomanteia]

I think every Warden Rook deserves their own griffon now

[lelianaslefthand]

thats family 🥹

[obsidianmichi]

Okay, I've decided. In true Dragon Age tradition (my tradition) we're hitting up the local paladin first.

[higheverweave]

Yall…

Hero of Ferelden X either ruler of Ferelden hear me out

The heir to Ferelden is not a Child named Duncan but a baby Gryphon like.😂✋

You go to what is supposed to be a meeting with the royals and you just see a Gryphon and a Mabari cuddling in the hallway

[rivilu]

ok you know. the Ellu in dav crossover au is very fun but i am a little bit enchanted by the concept of him AND Rynn at once. Best of both worlds in a sense.

[tortoise-teapot]

hey but what if like the mage-templar war never reached the anderfels. what if by veilguard hossberg circle is still there and thriving

(lowkey a lore request does anyone know the sitch)

[kingstheirin]

[through gritted teeth] we! deserved! to! see! alistair! with! a! pet! baby! griffon! too! he! deserved! to! have! one! or! many! even! he! NEEDED!!!! to! have! a! winged! good! boy! as! his! bestie! companion! and! we! also! NEEDED!!!! to! see! that!!!!!!!

[necro-hamster]

"Come on, Alistair. You know we don't have to be professionals right now — it's not like anyone's looking!"

[lizzybeeee]

Before the game and before learning anything about it I thought Assan was like 2nd gen griffon idk like maybe Davrin's griffon's baby. It takes 5 years irl for both lions and eagles to mature! why the hell griffons take apparently the same amount of time as a human! They're magic!

VERY TRUE!

They could have made them 2nd generation griffons - and, yeah, magic exists! I did a quick check of the wiki to see if there was any details on griffons growth (couldn't see any) and then had a look at dragons since they're also this mythical flying beast - so it's kind of as close as we can get? Not a lot either - just that they have large broods, most die, but the few that survive are scary as hell.

I think it potentially could have upped the stakes a little bit more - this very critical breeding program is suddenly upended and a decade of planning is suddenly thrown out the window. The genuine hope of restoring the griffons is outright robbed, since there's proof that it's possible to to accomplish. Killing all the griffons hatched in the Last Flight off-screen is unnecessary (also cruel!), so maybe have them simply fly off to find the babies on their own after they're taken?

(Maybe Assan's parents could be killed - so that's why he stays with Davrin? Then it gives Davrin this genuine drive to save the griffons if possible or avenge them if not?)

Instead of conveniently having characters drop by who just happen to have the relevant information to find the griffons you can have the wardens and Davrin track them down? Which works a bit better since Davrin has a background as a monster hunter. What better person to hunt down a bunch of elusive griffons than him?

But, yeah, hard agree that it's weird that the griffons are still babies after all this time.

[xytaes]

portrait of allison cousland, featuring a baby griffon ❤️

unless BioWare fucks shit up in DA4 I imagine while she’s searching for a cure for the blight she finds a way to bring griffons back but that’s just a little fantasy