#andersfels

[pandoratelenor]

Have they made the choice in da:v to make andersfels cold?

The wild back and forth about if andersfels is very warm or very cold always confused in codexs in different games always confused. Last i read a codex in dai it was very warm

But now there is snow in andersfels?

[nekrosmos]

hi! :) 5, 6, and 10 for the DA4 hype please??

Thank you so much for the ask !! I really appreciate it <3

5. Do you typically use a preset character and name or spend hours in the character creator coming up with a custom one?

I absolutely spend hours in the character creator, it's quite literally one of my favorite part of the game <3 I love to try and push the character design aspect and make a unique looking character when I can.

6. Do you have your Rook(s) planned out to any degree? If so, would you share some details or ideas you have?

I am starting to think about my Rook, but I've yet to find a final design or idea. I'm planning on building them around some ideas I know I will use:

For instance, I know I want to play an elf for my first playthrough, I know that I'm probably going to romance Emmrich, and since the game gives us the option, I know I want to play a non-binary character, being a they/them myself. I have some ideas for a possible design but nothing is set in stone yet.

I did draw a little something for a potential Rook last week, but I don't think this will be my final design. Still, I like what I came up with so here you go <3

10. Which location are you most excited/hoping to explore in-game?

I've been hoping to go to Weisshaupt for years ! I love Grey Wardens and the fortress always intrigued me, as well as the Andersfels in general. It sounds like such a spooky place, and I'm really hoping we go there!

Other than this, Tevinter in general has me really excited !

Thank you again for the ask, don't hesitate to send more !

[blaserables]

Chasind Items

Grimoire of the Frozen Wastes

Only available in Dragon Age Origins: Collector's Edition, this is an item that gives the user 3 points to spend on attributes. The description states:

In these pages are hundreds of harrowing tales describing how the barbarians of the Frozen Wastes, far north of Orthland, survive in their icy homeland. The authors hope their stories will help readers in their times of need. Or, at the least, prove entertaining.

Note that this description is outdated, as Orthland is the former name of the Andersfels, and to its north are jungles, not icy terrain. This is almost certainly referring to the Agadi, especially taking the following items into account.

Boots of the Frozen Wastes

These are medium Argent boots that provide +304 cold protection, one rune slot, and armor stats for heavy boots (although this may be a bug.) Its codex entry states:

Temperatures in the Frozen Wastes can become perilously cold. The barbarians that live there favor boots like these to protect against frostbite. The barbarians, who are generally hospitable and friendly, often present these as gifts to travelers.

The Sunless Staff

The Sunless Staff is a unique cold staff found in Therinfal Redoubt, only available if you play Champions of the Just. It has upgrade slots for grip, staff blade, and one rune. Its description states:

Supposedly crafted in the dread Sunless Lands south of the Korcari Wilds, this staff was wielded by the shaman to the Avvar warlord Balak, who swept into the Fereldan valley at the height of the Steel Age. Balak was defeated, but the shaman vanished during the final battle in the southern Hinterlands.

This description is also inaccurate as the Avvar live in the Frostback Mountains to the west of the Korcari Wilds. Once again, this is probably referring to the Agadi who reside in the Sunless Lands.

[andrastesknickerweasel]

Check out the Master Post to see what this wacky project is all about and get the cookbook to join in the fun!

Last week I celebrated the humble potato quite by accident.  Let me explain.  I found myself at a local bakery to get honey butter (yes I’ll cook my way through this book but I can’t be bothered to mix honey and butter together), and I simply had no choice but to get some fresh bread.  Cracked pepper swiss to be exact.

So now I had a whole loaf of Fancy Bread that I needed to figure out what to do with, other than the general direction of “eat it” obviously.  So I got some deli chicken and ham, only it was late at night and the deli was closed, so they only had pre-packaged bags of the fancy deli ham, the sort that tastes of despair.  So now I had things to make a sandwich, might as well make some soup to go with!

Cheesiest Potato Soup from Ferelden!

Difficulty: 2/5.  I would rate it as more difficult if I’d grated my own cheese, simply because I absolutely hate grating cheese, but I was lazy and bought pre-shredded cheese.  I did have to bust out my newly acquired Antivan Crow blender (it’s a Ninja for anyone still confused by my ongoing blender saga), and it performed quite nicely.

Ingredient cost/accessibility: 2/5.  Good sharp cheddar (not the store brand dry little shreds) is a little pricier than some cheese, but still very common in the scheme of things. 

Taste: 4/5.  This recipe reminds me a lot of a beer cheese soup I’ve made a couple times before, which I have to say I like a bit more than this one, but this is a close second.  It’s a cheesy potato soup, what’s not to love?  I did substitute the cayenne for smoked paprika because I can barely handle any spice, and this amount of pure unadulterated cheese was already going to be a Bad Idea, so I wanted to soften the blow with a smoky flavor rather than spice.  Totally the right call for me, but you do you of course.   Also, full disclosure guys... I added bacon.  Like, a whole pack of bacon.  I chopped it up and fried it until crispy, removed and set aside, sautéed the onion in the drippings and made the soup as directed, took the picture, then added the cooked bacon back in.  #no regerts. 7/5 with bacon.

Suggested pairing: Since this reminds me so strongly of the aforementioned beer cheese soup, this really put me in the mood for a beer.  Any refreshing beverage would be great though.  And of course the fancy bread sandwiches I made to go with the leftover soup throughout the week.

Suggested pairing: Alistair/Anyone.  Because we all know his OTP is Alistair/Cheese <3

But oh we’re not done!  Because I can’t accurately estimate how many cups of diced potato a whole potato will produce, I ended up with an extra largish potato and a half already peeled and ready to go.  I hate wasting food and I realized that I not only had extra potato, but that sliced fancy ham as well, so what better time than to whip up Anderfels Ham and Scalloped Potatoes!

I’m sorry guys, there was just no way I could make a pile of scalloped potatoes look sexy.  They were saucy and greasy and not terribly photogenetic, but incidentally it was these very same qualities that made them taste pretty sexy.

Difficulty: 2/5.  Simple enough that I could make this completely on the fly with zero prep when I realized my sudden potato abundance.  I guess it depends on how comfortable you are with making a rue though.  I could make one in my sleep I’ve made so many, so this was no big deal.  I will say it needed about a half an hour more cooking time than the book said, even with my over enthusiastic oven.

Ingredient cost/accessibility: 2/5.  In general I tend to resent how expensive deli sliced lunch meat is, having grown up on the cheap stuff, but you only need a few slices so it’s not too bad.  I would definitely recommend springing for a quality ham.  My favorite part was the layer of ham at the bottom that got almost kind of crispy against the pan, yuuum.  Though I did make my first substitute of necessity/convenience during this DA cooking project when I was in the middle of making the soup and decided to make this too, around midnight mind you because I work nights and am an actual vampire, and the only thing I didn’t have was Gruyère cheese.  It’s apparently a type of Swiss cheese, which of course I didn’t have either, but since it only needed to be sprinkled on top and wouldn’t affect much I just used parmesan and called it good.  And verily it was good.

Taste: 5/5.  I just had a little when I made the soup to try it fresh and saved the rest for leftovers, mostly because I simply could not consume any more cheese in one sitting and not die.  I wasn’t super impressed at first.  I left the cayenne in this recipe and I was predictably like “waaah it’s spicy”.  But after letting it sit in the fridge and the flavors had mingled and I reheated with a bit of cream to keep it from getting dried out, holy Maker this was soooo good!  I’ve only ever had scalloped potatoes from a box, and now I can never go back again!  I ended up enjoying this even more than the soup!

Suggested pairing: Same as the soup, beer or pop/sparkling water, something refreshing to cut the richness.

Suggested pairing: Like I say, this is not a sexy food... so Blackwall.  Oh buuuurn!!!!!!

And last but not least, because I’m a complete lush, the Apple Ginny from Ferelden.

Difficulty: 4/5.  Not difficult at all in theory, but damn it all if the honey didn’t want to stick to the shaker rather than end up in the actual drink.  So frustrating!  Maybe I should make some honey simply syrup...

Ingredient cost/accessibility: 2/5.  Just gin in this one, I used Wild Roots and would recommend any of their line of alcohol.  The apple juice, lime and honey shouldn’t be too difficult to find.

Taste: 5/5.  I know I said I wasn’t the biggest gin fan, but my mind has officially been changed!  This is so good, it’s honestly one of my favorite cocktails now.  It’s sweet but the gin is still present, and it’s super easy to drink.  

Suggested pairing: I have somehow headcannoned that gin is Fenris’ spirit of choice, when he isn’t drinking wine of course, and we all know his fondness for apples.  And with the honey... Fenders <3

[hodrod13]

What I imagine one of my OCs would look like in our world.

[catboyhdb]

omg.

[transastra]

happy birthday!!!! 🎉🎈🎉🎈!!

oh thank you :>

[jess1820]

ti amo nyc! seeing phoenix 3x with feenix friends (jul 5 - 7 2018)

So! 3 days of phoenix with wonderful people in new york (my first time in nyc!), I don’t even know where to begin x.x (Pictures are on IG, video on YT). The Speciale shows are beautiful and incredible, and the boys put so much thought, detail, and love into it all. It was one of the best experiences in my life and it was so fun seeing everyone at the shows!!

under the cut is pretty much a rambling summary of the shows (amazing and adorably decorated), cute moments, and when we met them (ft. my fav convo with branco abt pokemon and witnessing brotherly tension) 

💘 @andersfel @funkyphoenixfan @thesunwillshineagain

7/5 | Night 1 💗

the show The show was amazing! It had been 7 months since I had last seen them. We were between Deck and Chris, I settled for the second row (I could have squished to the barrier but it was more comfortable to just be behind a little). That day was super humid and hot, so this show was probably the most sweatiest, but so satisfying. It was such a fun time! We got consolation prizes which is always super great! And countdown for Mads aaaaa (it was her 21st birthday, guess who (Chris ofc) sung to her 😭!!!) It was such a beautiful moment. They played Goodbye Soleil first and she was a bit down, but once it finished, COUNTDOWN happened! She was so happy it was the best reaction (what a complete 180 lol). Telefono was such a tune to hear live, I loved it! They were using the telefono booth instead of the red telephone (after the show you could get a polaroid in the booth for $1, such a cute idea whaaaa!!).

I thought for the Speciale they chose to use different guitars (Chris’s mint green, Branco’s array of guitars (black and red) instead of the og guitars (telecaster and cream bullet), but turns out they just didn’t have their regular guitars in time because their gear was still being held by air france until the 4th show lol.   

after the show

thomas After the show, we went outside to wait (we should have wandered the disco afterparty that was happening inside! The boys were hanging out meeting fans). About an hour later, Thomas came outside first wearing a white tee and backpack on. It was a small group outside so he went around to everyone, signing stuff and taking photos, and he hugged everyone too! He was so nice and gentle as usual. He left shortly after because he said it was past his kids bedtime and he had to put them into bed, something sweet like that 😭. Romy was at the show (with we think, Cedric’s daughter?) and they were helping run the merch stand! It was too cute!! They were so sweet. They were also in front of the barrier at some songs on the far right jumping and having such a good time during the show! It was so pure. (And I guess Vee is bffs with Romy now hahaha).   

deck Ok next up, Deck came out and was very chatty and goofy. He didn’t go to the afterparty. Vee said something about him being a charmer and he imitated playing a violin to be romantic, oh, he is so precious. Deck was really examining the Rally single I brought to get signed and he was like oh this is very rare and was looking at it, front and back. He was so nice and so cute 💘.

branco (and chris) Branco came out next and was so pretty wearing a koi fish print shirt. He has the best shirts. B was very friendly. Mads brought up the Coco thing (he signed as Coco on her INBLT booklet from the Manila show) and we got to hear him talk about his nickname again, it was so sweet and precious (his nieces call him Coco if you need a refresher). I love hearing him speak in general aaaa (you know me). Gotta say I also loved hearing him yell “Monsieur Mazzalai” at Chris because he was the last one needed to sign Mad’s awesome jacket. Chris made a face at him 😂. I had a few minutes with B and I am v happy he signed his name with the music note doodle! Sadly I didn't have the time to get to Chris bc he had to leave in a separate car (the rest of the boys got into one van, I remember Branco had a whole foods market bag aha). I did get to watch Chris run to the car with his suitcase which was funny and adorable, I love him. 

7/6 | Night 2 💗

the show They did long distance call!! Aaah! I was finally at the barrier, right between Thomas and Deck (literally the center can you believe it). The show was amazing as usual and they had balloons that would rain down on us in italian flag colors. It was at this show where a lot of balloons were falling onto the stage so Deck was using his bass and hitting the balloons (og it was so precious). He was having so much fun. I got a Deck wink during the show too aaa 💖 . Also, they played Lovelife with Giorgio Poi which was really cool! The boys had told us yesterday that they had a special planned for tonight, and this was that! And, I got to touch Thomas’s hair lol he was in our section a lot! 💘

after the show

so many faces We stayed for the afterparty because the boys had told us last night to stay and meet them here. It was funny because we were all awkward at the party so we followed them around like children while other people were actually partying.

We saw Sofia!!! She was gorgeous, literally radiating. It was unreal to see her in person. Cosima was with her! We also saw Chris’s girlfriend! Ah they were so cute (they were getting sake, dancing by the DJ, it was adorable). Chris was going around everywhere, drinking a lot of sake and beer lol. I flagged him down once to say hi and he said hello and he pat my back and LEFT 😂. So I had to flag him down again to ask for rally to be signed. It was a bit uncomfortable to follow them around and when there’s a moment/you get the guts to say hi they are either with someone else or with family and you’re just standing there so awkwardly lol. It’s easier to talk to them when they’re outside vs inside with music playing and it being a bit dark. I think we all agreed on this.

branco I also spotted Branco too! I found him near the back by the merch and asked for a photo again. My phone was such a failure that it took a while to get a photo so when it was done he asked if it was okay, twice 😭 (it’s still a bit blurry but I think it’s cute). Sweet bb koala you are so precious 🐨. 

7/7 | Night 3 💗

the show We were back at the barrier for the last night (for us), back to the right side between Deck and Chris. We got to hear playground love (waaaaaaah) and tuttifrutti! Playground love was so beautiful og 😭.

Throughout each night during sunskrupt, Branco would take a water break. A massive water break. He would drink water, keep the bottle at his lips and look into the screen, pondering life, then take another long drink of water. It was so long we were laughing and watching him drink water each night 😂 It was such a thing. I was that dork who took photos of this moment hahaha.

After playground love was countdown (when Chris came out, he brought his own guitar instead of picking up the one that was on stage, already tuned I think). Going into countdown, he had to put a capo on the guitar and tune it a bit, which took a very short amount of time but it was still something he had to do, and he was like ah merde! It was really funny and cute to hear him swear on stage since it was dead quiet 😂 

cute speciale things I tried their phoenix sake and took a polaroid in the telefono booth! It’s so cute. I also tried their childhood sandwiches on a “DAMN good baguette” (yeah they advertised it like this) and I gotta say, it sure was tasty. I didn’t get to try the gelato. Everything was so cute, they had ti amo balloons and a disco ball. They had a DJ too (I remember seeing Hedlund and Daniel Glass DJ-ing). The super mercato was so cool but I heard it kept breaking. Luckily I was able to get the pins and patches I wanted! (Though I didn’t notice they had a blue ti amo patch until it was too late!) The merch table also had a lot of cool merch and some old stuff from Bankrupt!. The entire vibe of the place was amazing. Every glass surface was graffitied with phoenix ti amo nyc 💘.  

after the show

chris and branco (ft. the greatest conversation) The afterparty this night felt a bit more natural for us. Maybe because we knew what to expect, but overall it was just more comfortable. At the party, we saw only Chris wandering around. We spoke to him and got to tell him we were all friends online and he was really surprised (it was cute). He was v thankful for us cheering so much! He was so smiley aaah. Mads finally was able to give him the cutest phoenix doodle she made (literal cutest he found himself and kept pointing to it 😭). I also remember a bit where Vee was talking about Deck’s spider pose and Chris was asking how to do it and then he tried to do it 😂 Chris is the best hahaha

After the venue kicked us out/ the party ended, we went outside and found that Branco was already outside talking to other fans. I was being silly on this last night and was speaking (was I loud?) about how cute he was to my friends and saying dumb things like look at those eyebrows and those cheeks (everything abt him is so cute ok i love this koala) and he stared into my soul 3 times (while talking to another group of fans) 🙈 and I didn’t know what to do im sorry for staring at u B 😭 💀 (you’re so pretty god!!)

Ok once it was our turn to talk to B, we talked to him abt…..pokemon 😂 (I don’t want to say too much but supposedly he has pokemon go and I love pokemon so you can imagine why we went down this path). It was a perfect opportunity since Vee also likes pokemon and her backpack featured the eevee evolutions. He was like ahh pokemon…. We asked him to pick a favorite from the backpack and I think he was confused (it was dark) and he pointed to eevee and named it as pikachu. The way he said it was so cute oh my god. He was like that’s pikachu (he said it twice). We were telling him that’s eevee and then he was saying that he is very old from another time, the shakespearean time. I think Vee then said he’s immortal or a vampire and he didn’t deny it. (idk why) I had to bring up the old cringe photoshoot they did where he looks like a vampire and he was watching and listening to me so intently as I was describing it. Mads saved it and just said it was posted on their IG and he was like ahh. (He probably was like these girls are so weird). Then he said that he knew the pokemon names but in french and so he pointed to vaporeon and said that’s aquali. It was SO CUTE. WOW. I can still hear his voice saying aquali. Literally so precious. 

Switching topics, Mads was asking if he saw the super cute doodle she did that she gave to Chris and I think he said he didn’t, but Chris said he showed him? (this part is a little fuzzy for me). Branco said that Chris never lies, called him over and then they were discussing if Chris had shown him/if Branco was present. Chris said that Branco probably forgot, then shortly after they started to speak in french to each other and we felt like shit was going down right in front of us omg (brothers fighting?!). At the end of it Branco opened his mouth without saying anything, then closed it, speechless (or, I thought of a cat showing its teeth lol) it was insane.  

Aaaaaa if you made it here thanks for reading 💗 It was such a cool time seeing phoenix with the feenix gang from online! I hope we all get to do it again in the future ✨ You all made this experience so memorable. 

[mjpdevera]

frères!

manila, philippines (august 15 2017)

[plagues01]

@andersfels said that Telltale Riddler gives off Lucien Lachance vibes a while ago so yeah. No other explanation other than, wow, my taste in men really hasn't changed much in a year, has it?

[pesssimistic-idealist]

@beedoesmagic @elvanuris @brokenglassraven @emoshadowhunter @bees-boy-blog @andersfell @alienish-propinquity @enter-the-melon @mxttsuns @willowscepter-blog @ask-an-iceland @tuhucybepyvorari306452-blog @ouranose @thoughtfuldeliciouscollection @phanaticals-blog @jamiemcgamie-blog 

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[funkyphoenixfan]

ngl about Telefono being a song about Sofia (he didnt even try to be subtle with the lyrics lbr) can we note how fukin cute and needy thomas' voice is in that track??? IM SO

PLEASE Thomas can need/obsess over me like that ANY DAY UGH

[hodrod13]

This is far rougher, and unfinished, than the stuff I usually post. But it’s two pm here. And I’m so bored, I decided to share this travesty with you all.

[spocksbong]

tagged by the lovely @swordbride to list 13 songs i’m listening to rn !!!

1. susie save your love - mitski & allie x

2. archie, marry me - alvvays

3. modify - lemon demon

4. when you were young - the killers

5. dead rats - against me!

6. no plan - hozier

7. tim i wish you were born a girl - of montreal

8. silk - wolf alice

9. bodys - car seat headrest

10. you were cool - the mountain goats

11. washing machine heart - mitski

12. christmas kids - roar

13. mama’s gun - glass animals

i’m tagging @wexlers @unlimitedgayworks @apesh1t-online @angelfukz @sm-victories @singularstiletto @the-parallax-of-rain @toomy @andersfell @honeychains @jmcgools @allthatmatt3rsss

i feel like that’s a lot of people but u are all very cool and i’m interested in ur music tastes if u want to!!! also i’m sorry if i forgot to tag u :( if we’re mutuals and u wanna do this feel free to say i tagged u!!!!! <3

[princefleabitten]

I’ve been looking through my old Dragon Age art. Actually, I even began drawing regularly and digitally because of Dragon Age. It doesn’t seem too long ago whenever I think of this period of my life but in fact, it has been quite a while. Dragon Age means so much to me and I can’t even describe how happy I am now that it’s finally near. I used to be too young and artistically inexperienced the time Dragon Age was a thing however I hope I can produce nice artworks with it now and in the future. This is my Warden Neria Surana and she’s my Oc with the most drastic changes in character. I’m sheer proud of her development. As I started playing her she was a truly nice and cute character and now she is a conceited (bc she’s a really powerful mage), gray character and she’s kicking ass in whole Thedas. Mainly she becomes a witch of the wilds somewhere in the mountains of Andersfels and doing blood groups researches there, but she's also still meddling in world politics at the time of Inquisition and later.

[mywitchcultblr]

Is that Orzammar? And Andersfell??

Early look at the next Dragon Age