#dav spoilers //

[zombolouge]

it's 100% because the only way to give the character content after that was to delve into pretty harsh conflict, with them and the rest of the party. But DAV doesn't let you do that with ANY of the companions, so any time they run into an issue that would require it, it's just swept aside and ignored. Or so shallow it's barely there at all.

It makes complete sense (to my understanding of the character himself) that Lucanis shuts the fuck down after Treviso, makes perfect sense that he wouldn't trust you or the rest of the party after that. It even makes sense that his depression over it all would drive him deeper into conflict with Spite. What makes less sense (and where the narrative falls on its face) is that you never get to confront that or deal with it. In Inquisition, you usually got to confront each other about the shit that didn't sit well, but in DAV you get robbed of that chance. You make one choice and then nobody gets to process it or deal with it, except maybe one line or scene in passing that doesn't even scratch the surface of what it needed to be to reflect it accurately.

The whole game should have been high-stakes, high emotion conflicts that you had to navigate, but it's just...missing that part of it.

It's amazing how much of a non-entity Lucanis becomes if you don't save Treviso. You get cut off from his romance, there's no choice during his companion quest (for me it just automatically threw Illario in prison and I never saw or heard from him again, not even from Lucanis), and the whole thing with Spite - y'know, the thing his whole character arc revolves around - is "resolved" with one line of "oh btw I'm gonna split from Spite after this" and that's it, you can't ask him about it and Spite doesn't do anything for the rest of the game. This is the game's first major decision btw. Imagine if siding with the mages in Inquisition cut off the romance and story arcs for Iron Bull, Cassandra, Sera, Vivienne and Cullen? Your first major decision in a game that's supposedly full of them (if the devs weren't a bunch of liars) turns a major companion into a dead weight! 10/10 game design right there!

[bunabi]

I wonder how many ancient dwarves fought to stop the tranquilization of the Titans nnn I'dve really loved a novel about it

[meonlyred]

22 years later and the Crows are still cringing over Zevran. Truly the man of all time.

[layabout-in-lace]

I will always love Solas, but forever hate that stupid hat.

They immediately adjourned to a team meeting, where they guessed that this is why Solas wanted to end Thedas.

[Text reads: “Another Solas regret? Let’s see it.”

Second panel: “Fucking. YIKES.”]

I added part 2 here

Varric started yelling for Rook to come have a little chat in the infirmary after seeing this.

Why does the collar clip through his neck is my big question?

[Text reads: “Wait. Is it clipping THROUGH your face??”]

[proffbon]

[jaderavenarts]

I couldn't stop thinking about this interaction this way lol

[ellstersmash]

things i learned today:

solas could've avoided this whole mess and probably had enough free time to take lavellan on a nice little date if he just took up archdemon hunting instead of all the rituals and the other dastardly deeds

lucanis won't romance rook if they go to minrathous but will romance neve because despite saying he's cool, he's not cool

everyone's nice and no one has slaves or anything because *checks forearm* the blight

all your companions get along with you and each other because also the blight

even though he's like, really manipulative and uses people all the time, solas accumulated but then gave up an entire army's worth of spies and agents because he decided he wasn't ready for a management position

red lyrium isn't really around because—and you are not gonna believe this—the blight

solas just lies. all the time, outright, to everyone. so I guess he was actually only super careful to not ever actively lie in Inquisition as like a fun little challenge to himself

tying the veil to his life force (you know, the guy who couldn't even take down an archdemon on his own and actually just got his ass beat so is not in great shape in the best ending) fully repaired the veil! \o/ don't ask how you wouldn't understand it it's not a big—

everyone near minrathous is cured of the blight! but @ everyone else you may be entitled to compensation 🥀

the only ritual solas has ever gotten or will ever get right is cleansing the idol into the ritual dagger. good thing too bc it was way more dangerous than this one. other than that, wrong about everything ever

elven magic is like not that big a deal, dude

the griffons are, unfortunately, long-term fucked

the elves don't see the crossroads differently anymore because uh.. because....... war

spite does not get involved in rookanis sexytimes. so perhaps him spreading his wings was actually just in preparation to leave bc ew they're kissing gross

NO ONE cares about the goddamn spirits

[seihar]

solas and felassan commission for @evilbunnyking, thank you!

[ruushes]

all you really need to make a good first impression on the ceo's grandson is for him to have suffered a year of solitary confinement

[lanaluuart]

Playing around with Dorian's design a bit.

[elfbotanist]

reaches out and immediately holds her hands

caresses her hand with his thumb while they kiss

he holds on to her with both hands, doesn't want to let her go yet

HE MISSED HIS WIFE 😭

[mobius-art]

There goes ou magic-flinging skeleton son

[sky--phantom]

Rook and Lucanis' banter during the Siege was a highlight

[arlathen]

└ ❤ So he's basically our child.

[miyku]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | ▶ dev. Bioware

[proffbon]

Emmrich: Oh my goodness, Harding, how did you find out about me and Rook?

Emmrich during combat: