#andauril

[lafaiette]

Gods I feel you I'm only 10 hours in after having received the game as a gift and I REALLY try to like it but it just ... doesn't feel like Dragon Age. Characters know stuff they shouldn't know about, the game keeps talking down to me, nothing I did in the previous games mattered, the tone is completely different, the mature storytelling of the previous games seems to be missing so far & what I heard so far of how the lore and the characters from previous games have been handled is honestly the worst part and breaks my heart. idk even if i wanna finish the game at this point anymore, I'm just kinda ... sad.

I'm so sad and disappointed, too, I remember our conversations, fics, and headcanons about DA! We were so excited and happy, because Inquisition, DA2, and DAO were genuinely well-made and aimed at pleasing the fans, despite their faults.

DATV is a good action game, no doubt about that. The combat is fun, there is a lot to explore and discover, and many locations are beautiful, even though some are terrible to navigate (Dock Town's structure makes no sense). But that's it - it's a good action game with the name "Dragon Age" pasted on it. It doesn't feel like it's part of the series, it constantly treats the player like an idiot, some references to past games and characters are literally hidden in the brief descriptions of the mementos, and there is even a Glossary to make sure the new players don't get frustrated.

Everything is safe and aseptic, cleaned of every deep piece of lore that could have scared new fans into buying or continuing the game. Even the banters lack the depth of the previous games.

A good game company should lure new players in not by rejecting their past entries, but by making them look even more interesting with their sequels.

Bioware wasn't afraid of offering piece of lore after piece of lore in Inquisition - it was a game set in a precise moment, whose prologue was directly tied to the events of the previous game, and new players had to accept this if they decided to buy it and play it. If they liked that premise, all that information and those details, then they were more than welcome - they were encouraged! - to go back, try the older games, and see how it had all started. It was a game made for the fans the company had already managed to win over, not for possible fans who may or may not bring new money in.

In DATV the new players can jump right in after quickly learning who Solas is and what he's trying to do, and old fans are left with an empty shell, with minor references that are supposed to make us feel happy and accomplished peppered here and there, while all our past choices and our favorite characters are forgotten or brought back with a terrible case of amnesia. It's lazy, infuriating, and very sad, and it smells of reboot, because the new devs probably realized they couldn't keep up with the amount of lore and choices the series contain, and they needed to start anew.

[mercymaker]

Hey <3 Just wanted to ask ... Where did you get the template for Mal's OC Info page from? It looks so good and I've been looking for a good template for forever and just can't find one that I like lol. If you don't want me/others to use the same one you did, that's fine, I'll just keep looking. Thanks for your answer anyway <3

Hey, thank you so much! The theme credit is in the corner of the page, but it's quite easy to miss. It's 'carousel' page theme by ellie from @retrcmoon.

I customized it a little bit to fit my vision, so it looks a bit different from the og!

[nightingaletrash]

@quicksilver07

The chaos child, ready to murder smurfs and horses and generally cause problems!!

Finished Monochrome Sketch Bust Commission for @quicksilver07, of his DnD Character Azula Ebornworth! Thank you so much for commissioning me! This was a lot of fun to work on!

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[shewhowas39]

ahhhhh!!!! the wonderful, beautiful, talented, amazing @andauril surprised me with this lovely art of my durge, June, from my fic, Juniper & Starlight!!!

LOOK AT HER HAIR!!!!!!

go check out andauril and her work! she's amazing!!!

[nikoadmeliora]

Commission for @andauril 🌷

[ineed-to-sleep]

Commission for @andauril of Astarion and their Dark Urge, Silaestra ! 💕✌🏻

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[amoremagnificentbastard]

@andauril I don't even know what to say. Thank you so, so much -- she looks incredible!!!!!!!!

@amoremagnificentbastard's lovely Diana! Thank you for taking part in my give away, drawing her was a lot of fun! She's a cutie!

[cerudinaeart]

For @andauril

Thank you for trusting me 💜

[girlwithadragonheart]

Deianira(Nira) got plastic surgery! I’ll yap about her below the screenshots:

She’s actually so babygirl 😭😩

Okay quick rundown: previously she was an Elf, she is now a tiefling.

Deianira (meaning killer of men) or Nira, is my redeemed Durge character. She is a (brace yourself) Zariel tiefling Paladin of Vengeance with an oath to Lathander to be redeemed and previously was Bhaal’s favorite child.

Nira is romancing Astarion(spawn run).

For some OC backstory:

Nira remembers everything. Well, almost everything. She remembers years she spent as Bhaal’s spawn slave killing innocents in his name. There were few kills she enjoyed, and those only included rapists and abusers, typically of the male variety (this is not to say she didn’t want to kill women abusers, the men are just more abundant no one come at me I know women can suck sometimes too).

She didn’t have complete autonomy, you see and the times she did, she was kept under close watch by our dear friend Sceleritas. She enjoyed Sceleritas’ company and he became the only one who truly looked after her in any sort of caring way. He wanted her best interest which was often to not defy Bhaal because he knew the sorts of punishments that would come about.

She begged him to let her leave and vowed they would never see her again and she would flee and be safe. Orin was after her anyway because her dear sister wanted to be the chosen.

So she left.

She pledged a vow to Lathander to be reborn as someone new and swore vengeance against her father and all evils like him.

Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. Bhaal knew all and he could see all. He directed Orin and said if she would take Nira to the mindflayer ship to be infected then Orin would become the Chosen.

You know the rest. The only part Nira doesn’t remember is getting taken and infected.

Tagging everyone who interacted with the last post(don’t hate me lol):

@andauril @monsterlimbs @fleetstreet78 @chaoticbardlady99 @foxingoodtimes @confusedelk @hibiscus-tav @ava-nox @virgohaux @allymcfee @just-ilde @kirahlene @peacefullysouless @anabsurdistcryptid @madschiavelique

[dungeonsdragonsandlawyers]

OC Insight: What kind of love are you?

I was tagged by the lovely @andauril <3 Thank you so much darling! Rules: take this quiz as your OC and share your results!

I took the quiz as Andromeda Vaas, my Descent into Avernus character/Tav in my Karlach/OFC fic A Greater Woman Wouldn't Beg

Love as Youth

Your love is buoyant. Your love is bountiful. It is ageless, and it will never age. When you fall in love, it is breathless. It is joyful and endless, it is magnificent. You think it, like your youth , will last forever. Youth is eternal, and so is your love. Your love skips rocks and tells stories, your love roasts marshmallows over fires, and laughs freely. Your love does not take itself too seriously. Your love is jumping into puddles just to watch the water splash, and dancing in the rain, and it is watching Sunday morning reruns of cartoons to feel young once more. Your love is forever, forever young. Being loved by you is to be loved by the summer months. And those never end, do they? Well, I won’t tell if you don’t.

I will tag @trying-to-do-good and @blackjackkent :D

[lafaiette]

Tagged by the wonderful @emmg, I LOVED these questions about what our Inquisitor would do in Veilguard!

Tagging @lateforjianghu @andauril @canticle-of-apotheosis @beardedladyqueen

1. Their reaction to the Evanuris (fangirl/sigh/show them the middle finger/blink because they have no idea who they even are??/ask if evanuris is a new gluten free diet/suggest a ghilan’nain-elgar’nan-themselves 3sum because hot shit when will they ever get an opportunity like that again) → Scarlet is like "DAMN, you're ugly 💀" when she sees Ghilan'nain, and I'm pretty sure she will curse at Elgar'nan

2. How are they saying hi to Solas (punch/kiss/hiss/once again—middle finger/offer him a stylish hat??) → kiss ❤️first she smiles at him, then once things are less awkward between them, they hug and kiss (and make love). TEN YEARS. TEN YEARS OF LONGING.

3. What’s their go-to reaction when Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena Pentaghast recommends them a book? → She reads it straight away - they have the same tastes when it comes to literature. Smutty books with campy dialogues, over-the-top plot twists, and cliffhangers? She's in.

4. What did they do at the Winter Palace? No like really. Hook up? Get drunk and chat with the golden nug? Egg on every noble? → She ate and pocketed away all the sweets she could find. She also ate a lot, because the food was genuinely good and interesting! At the end of the night, when it was time to finally go to sleep, she and Solas used his hat to stash away the squishier, more delicate sweets and eat them in their room. <3

5. This is very important—did they have the ugly Qunari Par Vollen bed in their quarters and if not why did they make the wrong choice? (lmao I love that bed, so stupid) → sdkfkdglf no, Scarlet had the Free Marches bed! Comfortable, large enough for her and Solas, and she covered it with Dalish blankets her clan sent her.

6. Who is their bff? → Dorian, Cole, Cassandra, and Varric. But Dorian is definitely her top BFF.

7. What have they been up to in the 10 years between Inquisition and Veilguard? → Recovering from the loss of her arm, giving advice to Dorian through their crystals, helping her clan in Wycome, assisting Varric and Harding in their search for Solas even though she can't be directly involved.

8. The most important question: how do they plan to annoy Solas in Veilguard? → Talks about the funny things they went through during their time in the Inquisition. It's not really annoying, she actually tries to make him smile. 😭

"Solas, do you remember when we fell into that bush of nettles, and our backs itched for days?"

"I... Yes."

"And when Cole brought all those rabbits into the stronghold, and they nibbled at your notes?"

"Ah, how I mourned that research. It took me hours to rewrite it all down."

"And that day in Emprise du Lion when we were out of supplies, but finally found some wild game to eat?"

"You made quite the good stew!"

"We wolfed it down, wouldn't you say? :D"

"Vhenan."

[nightingaletrash]

I commissioned this art of my Lone Wanderer/Courier, Natalie Crewe, from my good friend @andauril, and I love it so much <3 The concept was based around the Five of Cups tarot card, and I'm super happy with how it came out!

Please go support Anda on ko-fi; her art is amazing and she's just a lovely person in general <3

[mercymaker]

Happy birthday!!!!!

Thank you!!!

[anda-arts]

Astarion. With bedhead. Because it needed to be done.

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[andauril]

Me, whenever Astarion brings his "execute the thief to deter evildoers" line during Ansur Trials: Babygirl, I love you, but you are literally a thief yourself. Are you sure about that? Are you REALLY sure that's the hill you wanna die on?

[andauril]

I'm so glad you like it <3

ahhhhh!!!! the wonderful, beautiful, talented, amazing @andauril surprised me with this lovely art of my durge, June, from my fic, Juniper & Starlight!!!

LOOK AT HER HAIR!!!!!!

go check out andauril and her work! she's amazing!!!