#dragon age 4 lore

[askfordoodles]

"Young man, you cut that tsundere bullshit, I know what you're doing, I wasn't born yesterday." - Secret Brat Tamer Volkarin

[wildfairies]

bonjour illario dellamorte tell me all your secrets

[felassan]

Stuff Spite smells. DA:TV spoilers under cut.

Poking around in the game files. lines pertaining to Spite's habit of narrating smells.

"(Inhales) Smells like... Lucanis."

"(Inhales) Smells like... Rook."

both self-explanatory.

"(Inhales) Smells like... jam and brimstone. "

jam - Harding, brimstone - Taash?

"Smells like tears. And lying."

Solas.

"Smelled like strawberries and blood."

a lady at the market who was selling ribbons and who was into Lucanis.

"(Inhales) Smells like... melon and woodsmoke."

Taash?

"(Inhales) Home? Smells like dust and linseed oil."

Villa Dellamorte.

"(Inhales) Smells like blood. Ashes. Not done. Not yet."

After killing Calivan in the Ossuary.

"(Inhales) Smells like... incense. Old meat. And starched linens."

Necropolis (it has triggered in the Memorial Gardens).

"(Inhales) Smells like... old teeth and burial spices."

triggered when getting to the door before the Fade tear on the Grey Warden island in the Crossroads, where there are some skeletons and urns.

"(Inhales.) Smells like... fear. Sweat. And frustration."

unsure.

"Spite says the magic smells like oil on water."

unsure.

pls correct me if I'm wrong with any of these or if I missed any. ◕‿◕ some I know I've heard in-game but can't recall where they were placed or recall for sure.

edit: thankyou sm to users @violetwreck, @symphorine and @quilleth for sharing info in the notes below :) post has been updated.

[ammocharis]

One bit of obscure Dragon Age lore a day until Dragon Age: The Veilguard is released

Andraste had a half-sister named Halliserre whose mother was an alchemy advisor to Elderath, Andraste's father. One night, young Halliserre followed strange lights into the forest, and Andraste went after her. Halliserre died in mysterious circumstances, suffering wounds no ordinary weapon could make. Then fires broke out in the woods, leaving Andraste sick in the lungs for many years. Andraste couldn't remember exactly what had happened, and later came to believe that her sister's death was due to heresy of the alchemist - according to Andraste, Hallisere's mother whispered of the Old Gods.

Source: Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, pp. 10-12

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[shewolfofvilnius]

I truly don't think folks appreciate how big of a lore bomb dropped in Dragon Age the past couple of days in that video where everyone's fixated on Solas' (magnificent) hair. MAJOR Veilguard spoilers after the break:

Back in the day, Ghilan'nain's likely the one who weaponised the Blight in the first place on behalf of the Evanuris, and may or may not even be responsible for the creation of prototype Darkspawn (and we see she has her own 'unique' darkspawn in the game.)

Solas confronts her (then non-blighted) over it, and she rebuffs him, claiming it's part of her ascencion to godhood.

Ghilly weaponizing the Blight also all but confirms that yes, the 'darkness' that Andruil brought with her in past codex entries was definitely the blight.

And Solas seems to move a step closer in his plan to move against the Evanuris after a conversation with Ghilan'nain and the action he has to take immediately thereafter to stop it's most immediate danger.

**And since we know that Solas/Rook *free a blighted Ghilan'nain and Elgarnan* [**ghillie is WAY more grostesque of the two], we know that wherever he trapped them, likely the golden/black city, was already blighted when the Tevinter magisters got there. He would have HAD to have trapped the Blight with them, and it would have had to have gotten out at some point (Hi Coryphenus)

Which ALSO ALSO ALSO means that the 'sin' the Chantry teaches of, the blight, was already present in Elvhenan centuries before the magisters sidereal were glimmers in their parents' eyes (and before Tevinter would have worshipped the Old Gods [who are they?], which means we absolutely, for certain, know that at least a portion of the Chantry's version of events and origin of the Blight is wrong. And whoever The Maker is or isn't, they didn't have jack shit with the blackening of the Golden City, lining up with what Coryfish says about it already being blighted when he got there.

And that's JUST from the Solas' hair video.

[calwyne]

From the new ‘Making of Dragon Age: the Veilguard’ behind the scenes video: 👀

“As we’ve gone through DAO, DA2, Inquisition… magic has become more and more present, and part of that is because Solas has been slowly preparing this ritual for longer than anyone in the Dragon Age universe is really aware of.”

[dragonagecinema]

Have you seen the Black City up in the sky in The Crossroads? Someone posted some up close images with the flycam and the city is incredibly detailed 🤯

It also comes up in the official artbook, which makes me sure that we were supposed to go up there at some point in the story. Too bad this content got cut, it would have been an amazing adventure 🥲

[swampshi]

!!WIP!!

A memory of the great ceremony, where Blessed Sylaise received a generous reward from the All-Mother Mythal for the creation of the Grand Palace, where Evanuris held councils for many decades.

[mossattack]

(Some silly headcanons about Mortalitasi and Nevarran traditions that ended up leading me to Emmrich. How typical.)

We don't actually know all that much about Nevarra and their customs. World of Thedas and some of the in-game codex tells us some key points: strong royal families, a rich history of dragon hunting, an elite group of mages rumored to be heavily involved in makings of the country, and, of course, the thing that this country is most famous for - the fascination with the dead.

Our very own Nevarran companion mentions a couple of things about her home country:

And even though she doesn't seem fond of Mortalitasi practices or Nevarran customs surrounding the dead, she admits that some stories that pervade the South are greatly exaggerated:

(I feel so called out)

This makes me think that this interest in the dead is still a personal choice. I doubt that an average Nevarran is obsessed with those rituals any more than an average person from Ferelden is with theirs - those are just a part of their traditions that obviously affect their lives in unique ways, but that is all.

Now, Nevarran nobility are a different matter. They are said to start the construction of their tombs very early in life - lavishly decorated palaces with gardens, ballrooms and bathhouses. A sign of power and wealth for them, and that I can believe.

But when it comes to Mortalitasi, do they, in general, care as much? Do they take all these things, all these rituals, to extreme somehow, professional pride and all?

How much would a Mortalitasi care about their own tomb? Would Mortalitasi friends and colleagues ever promise to lead the other's ceremony depending on who dies first? "Oh, I'll totally mummify you if you're the one to go first, don't you worry, I know you think that Markus is getting sloppy".

The coffin sharing is also not unheard of (the spouses from The Flame Eternal), and I wonder if it's ever used as a grand gesture - to ask someone to be placed in the same tomb?

(And just imagine how messy this could get, the way people are. Building a tomb together only to have a falling out, what are you even supposed to do after that?)

Would it be romantic then, to tell your significant other that you don't want to ever part from them, even in death?

Beacause imagine Emmrich writing a quick letter to his friend from the Mourn Watch (Johanna, if they are still friends after all these years, or Myrna), "doing fine, on a saving the world business trip, will be back when I can; could I trouble you with a favor - a bigger coffin, installed in my tomb, not urgent, just whenever you have the time."

When the reply comes and his friend is (obviously) asking for a reason for such a sudden change, he just looks at Rook from the corner of his eye and replies with "no particular reason, just felt like it."

[meganooooooooooooooo]

OK I haven't seen anybody talking about this

(Probably because most people I've seen have not played as human in Veilguard yet).

But if you do and visit Mythal at the end of Regrets of the Dread Wolf, this is (paraphrasing) what she says to you that is specific to humans: "Though we created our bodies to look human, I did not ever expect to see any humans in the Crossroads."

I had previously thought that Solas saying, "I have no wish to become human" in the memories was a mistaken choice of word, that he meant person instead of human, but it's NOT. As far as we know, humans did not exist in Thedas at this time. So....I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1 BILLION QUESTIONS. (That the game of course does not answer because it is not finished).

[3gremlins]

me: i care less about dragon age now, it's been almost decade, i am tired.

*a few crumbs of dragon age news*

THE BEACONS ARE LIT! GONDOR THEDAS CALLS FOR AID DISCOURSE!

[thedeadthree]

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[royalich]

The way that rook words my choices makes me feel like jiminy cricket sitting on their shoulder screaming at them "that is NOT what I told you to say—"

[princess-aeducan]

I got demon types from the DA wiki, so not sure if this is all-encompassing- use the something else button and lmk what if it isn’t!

[bloedewir]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

It's not an actual theory, not even close. Just few thoughts, a bit of speculation and information to consider.

The Executors

"Those across the sea". Their symbol a downward-pointed triangle with two wavy lines drawn through it.

If we're desperate for news we can try to take this symbol and add it to a Thedas map. Where?

As a suggestion:

We know Skyhold is important. We know Arlathan forest is important. Both connected to the Veil.

The High Reaches might be too (?).

The High Reaches is a mountain range in western Tevinter. Could or could be not connected with the First Blight (-395 Ancient, started with Magisters Sidereal entered the Fade). The First Blight is also includes: collapse of the dwarven empire, lost thaigs, Caridin created golems, foundation of Grey Wardens, griffons. Minrathous is near, so as Weisshaupt fortress (sort of near).

There's also the Valarian Fields, a site of an important battle during the Exalted March (-171 Ancient). Andraste and Maferath joined with elven forces lead by Shartan. When Andraste met Shartan, she gave him a sword to enslave enemies and he renamed it Glandivalis.

"Glandivalis" has no translate. The only guess: elven lullaby in Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol2. The phrase "Ir tela'ena glandival, vir amin tel'hanin" translated as "When we could no longer believe, we lost glory to war" (yet it described as "not literal translation"). So it could be something about belief/principle/conviction. (Solas knows the word because he said to Mihris ("Measuring the Veil" quest): Ma halani, ma glandival. Vir enasalin).

Could Glandivalis (or part of it) be the dagger Solas used in ritual? Seems inconclusive to me but ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Two wavy lines across the Waking Sea.

Waking Sea crossed by Andraste and Maferath in -180 Ancient to begin their assault on the Tevinter Imperium.

In the middle of triangle - Solas, a settlement in Tevinter. May or may be not a village Solas speaking of in Haven:

If the High Reaches connected with Skyhold and Arlathan forest somehow, could it be a place where Solas planned to relocate an evanuris prison? But idk .. there? Near Minrathous of all places? Or is it where he is trapped now? Or is it where all creepy evanuris shit will begin to spread all over Thedas? Or is it a place where the Veil is so thin it's almost the Fade grand entrance, and if it is so and some theories are right, could it be the place Rook and pals will eventually enter the Black City?

Is it a coincidence and nothing more than delusional speculations? Could be so.

Am I going to end with a mind blowing conclusion? No, I barely understand what it means and does it actually mean anything 😅

[calwyne]

After seeing all the speculation on Bellara’s vallaslin in Dragon Age: the Veilguard, note that we have already seen quite a bright red version of Mythal’s vallaslin on the guards at the temple of Mythal - so I don’t think the use of the colour directly connects to worship of the Forgotten Ones.