#dragon age asks

[asterroses]

5, 7, 20, 22, 31, and 39 for odessa? for those rook asks you rbed earlier :)

i need u to kno i did heart hands at my pc screen when i got this LMFAO

5. What was life like for Rook before joining the Veilguard?

odessa's life was kind of . in the shit . considering she flunked her chance at becoming a full-fledged crow that she was banking on [she couldn't let it happen , though . the people were more important . but she does have regrets] , and she was kicked out of the only home she's ever had even if it hurt her more than nurtured her , so she was just kind of coasting . she was by herself which would've also been causing harm to her , as she's never done well all on her lonesome . most of it was disassociation , if you asked her what she was doing , all she'd bring up was varric recruiting her - solely because she cant really remember .

7. Why does Rook agree to join the Veilguard?

for something to give her purpose , and to prove herself . she needed to see for herself that she Can do something , and do it well , without fucking it up . and maybe she was hoping viago would somehow see , and allow her back home . the good thing about joining the veilguard was that she was present , and in the moment , instead of vaguely hovering . we dont talk about how it basically backfired - thats haunting her every step to the point she's refusing to sleep .

20. What’s it like to see them smile? Their laugh?

odessa's smile is cute ; its more of a smirk , a raise of the corner than a smile , but enough that her front teeth show . its something that hasnt really changed since she was little , and her laugh lines are much more noticeable with a smile . she snorts more than she laughs , and its more of a cackle , and its really easy to make her laugh . she loooves jokes , even making her own no matter how terrible they are .

22. Most embarrassing memory as a teenager:

truly she has many to choose from ; most of which were witnessed by viago . one she claims was the most embarrassing was her falling from one of the ziplines into the canal . which was also when viago realized she never learnt how to swim and had to fish her out of there himself . and also when he realized she didnt know how to use the ziplines . that was certainly a time for both of them . and totally not in the presence of many other fledgelings . some that definitely let her forget [they dont let her forget ; heir lets her know shes not the only one who has done it , though]

31. What specialization does Rook pursue? What called them to it?

duelist ! she's been trained more with daggers most of her life , she knows how to dodge , how to avoid , and how to hit Hard . she couldn't see herself being anything but what a crow Should Be . its been ingrained into her . she loves being a duelist , to be honest . is it because she's been read stories abt dashing , mysterious and troubled rogues ? and now she is one ? Maybe So . she will never admit it , though . [yes she will . she has multiple times . shes a bad liar]

39. What is their room at The Lighthouse like?

its very eclectic - which fits her . theres an antivan coffee maker that she bought at the cafe , theres a lute she's trying to remember how to play when she's not so tired , theres sketches of wings on her walls , and a plant in a terrarium on one of her small tables , maybe because she was thinking of lace when she bought it , and how she'd like to grow plants someday . the floor is messy , various articles of belts and holders scattered about . she has a hard time staying in the room , as she doesnt want to sleep , but she tries to spend as much time , so that the fish dont get lonely . shes named them all , too , and gets stressed thinking about how they're fed with glass up to the ceiling and no fish-food designated spot . she thinks solas cruel , for that .

[flamemittens]

For the DA Veilguard meme! 1, 6 and 8!

From this question list here!

What was the first Dragon Age game you played?

It was Dragon Age: Origins, back in mid-2010. DA:O was also the first video game I played by myself - my husband (then boyfriend) introduced me to gaming and Bioware. Hilariously I played it on my Mac, that pinnacle of gaming hardware - the colours were all strange, and there were a host of other issues but I didn't know any better at the time and thought it was all great. It was only when he built me a proper gaming pc that I was able to appreciate what the game could actually look like - and I finally got to figure out why you could ask the dog to clean you up after a battle - the Mac couldn't render blood splatter on armor so I had no idea that was a thing, and was super confused at that dialogue interaction on the first playthrough!

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

Overall it's very nebulous at the moment, I must admit. I do have some solid name ideas, but it will depend on what race I decide to play, and if 'Rook' is a surname or a nickname. Looks like it's the former I think? I haven't decided on an origin yet.

Class-wise, the first go around will probably be a mage - I'm pretty certain of that as it's my favourite in most games. Rogue was fun in DA:I, so that is a possibility too at some point.

8. What faction are you most excited to learn more about?

I am always interested in our old friends the Grey Wardens and the Antivan Crows, but in terms of the 'newer' factions, probably the Mourn Watch in Nevarra intrigues me the most so far.

I have the DA: Tevinter Nights book coming soon - and have dug out my DA Encyclopaedia books too - so looking forward to getting that and learning more.

Thank you for the ask! <3

[speremint]

Is your Inquisitor any good at Wicked Grace? On a scale of "bets against an antivan and wins" to "does the run of shame back to their quarters," how devastating are their losses?

She was a lot better when she still had her Saarebas mask on, solely because it hid her tells 😂

[arrowpunk]

Gimme 4-9 on those dragon age asks!

Hi sorry I took so long with these whoops, I've had a tab open on my computer since the day you sent this with it like half answered and just didn't get back to it until today! Oops!

4. What was your first Warden (gender/class/race/personality)?

Hyacinth Tabris! Male/Rogue/City Elf, outwardly he presents himself as a very diplomatic and reasonable guy, and does genuinely try to figure out what is going to have the best outcome for everyone when making decisions. Inwardly though he’s just like riding the high of not being dead when he should have died like five times over at this point and is full of shitty jokes that he does not actually say out loud.

5. What was your first Hawke like (gender/class/temperament)?

Atlas Hawke! Male/Mage/Purple This deeply sad man uses a mask of humor to pretend he isn’t constantly falling apart at the seams! I love Hawke, DA2 is definitely my favorite DA game so far, I love the inevitable doomed tragedy of the Hawke family and also just like Kirkwall as a whole and just. Yeah. Favorite DA game, easily. 

6. First Inquisitor (gender/class/race/personality)?

Qwyllian Adaar! Female/Warrior/Qunari she’s pretty pragmatic and just doing her best to make the decisions that will cause the least damage and work out best for everyone in the long run. Qwyllian isn’t interested in returning things to the status quo and putting everything back the way it was beforehand, rather she’s doing her best to use her power and influence as inquisitor to make things better for the common people of Thedas as much as she can. (In my personal internal canon she’s got my other inquisitor, Thyrias Lavellan, with her, and he’s fairly knowledgeable when it comes to Orlesian politics and certain things that aren’t mentioned in the game but are uhhh. Incredibly Relevant especially when it comes to Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts (Fuck Celene, all my homies hate Celene)) 

7. Favorite DA:O backstory?

Tbh so far the only one I’ve played thru is Tabris so I am not qualified to pick a favorite yet.

8. Preferred class overall?

Rogue! I love being a sneaky little guy that can pick locks

9. Do you tend to play male or female characters most?

Definitely guys whoops- My first Inquisitor was a woman though and as soon as I started moving her around things felt so wrong because the walk/run animation was very like? Dainty? And the body language felt all wrong for how I had envisioned the character- I still finished the playthrough with her, but yeah when you make a character to be a butch lesbian with a massive sword and then the walk cycle animation looks like it was meant for a dainty fairy of a woman that goes prancing and traipsing through flower meadows it just feels… wrong. And just yeah the way the like body language animations are done for female characters in the dragon age games do not tend to jive well with the types of characters I enjoy making. Very excited to be able to make a nonbinary character in Veilguard tho. 

[snowfolly]

10, 27 and 64 + bonus question of your choosing that you want to answer :3

For the Dragon Age ask game.

Thank you so much for the ask!

10. Share a pic of your favorite OC from any game:

Florence Hawke is my favorite girl bc she is a sarcastic, charming asshole and an unapologetic apostate and she is absolutely unhinged 🥹 (still salty that they didn’t have her hair in DAI lol)

27. Which did you leave behind (Abyss)?: Thankfully in my personal canon world state Alistair is king so I left behind Stroud- but I will say that I ACCIDENTALLY left Hawke the last time I played and she says “I’m sorry, Anders” as she fights the big spider and it broke my heart and I teared up lol. Needless to say I immediately reloaded the game.

64. Favorite achievement: I’m guessing this is for the unlock-able game achievements and I’m going to go with “The Ultimate Sacrifice” simply because I HAVE that achievement and yet I DID NOT actually do the ultimate sacrifice so I’m not sure how that happened so it’s the only impressive one I’ve got 😂

Bonus question! 78. What are you hoping for from DA4: I’m hoping DAD has like 10 fully fleshed out romanceable characters so I can hyperfixate on just one LI that I will romance on every single PT and treat the game like a gory romance simulator (like I do for all of them) :3

[shewolfofvilnius]

askbox is open for my Lavellan, Vilkė (pictured) or for my rook (Isseya)

GET TO KNOW THE OC ASKS

1. What kind of person is your OC in a crisis? Are they calm and collected? Do they panic? Or are they chronically the cause?

2. Is your OC a loner or a social butterfly? Are they satisfied with how they come across to other people?

3. What is your OC's financial status? Are they just scraping by, making enough to live comfortably, or wealthy? Has there ever been a drastic change in their status? If so, what happened?

4. Does your OC have a failed friendship or relationship they still think about? What happened? Is it an unresolved regret or is there a chance for reconciliation?

5. Does your OC have a signature weapon and/or attack? How long did they train to master it?

6. Does your OC know magic? Were they born with magical ability or did they train to acquire it? What is their favorite type of magic? Least favorite?

7. Does your OC like their natural hair color or do they dye it? What styles do they prefer?

8. What was your OC's most embarrassing moment? Does it still bother them or are they able to shrug it off?

9. Is your OC laid back or do they thrive on drama? What role do they play in their group of friends/associates?

10. Is your OC sentimental or pragmatic? Do they keep mementos or only what they need to survive? Have they always been this way or did something happen to make them change?

11. What does your OC believe in? God(s)? Monsters? Love? The power of unbreakable bonds of friendship to overcome any obstacle? The ability of money to open any door? Or are they indifferent?

12. Is your OC cynical or optimistic? Who or what shaped their outlook on life?

13. How important are romantic relationships to your OC? Do they prefer casual sex, short flings, or long term relationships? Do they want to get married or are they content with what they have? Or do they have no interest in romance whatsoever?

14. How important is friendship to your OC? Do they prefer to have one or two close friends or a large group of casual friends? Or do they prefer their own company over that of others?

15. What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

16. How does your OC make money? Do they have a respectible profession or work a series of odd jobs? Are they a criminal? Or do they get creative in the pursuit of coin?

17. Does your OC have an enemy? What happened between them? Is it mutual or one-sided? Is it petty or serious? Is one party seeking revenge? Does one person want the other dead or are they content to hate them from afar? 

18. Has your OC ever had a prophecy made about them? Was it a big deal or did they ignore it? Was it straightforward or cryptic? Did it ever come to pass or did they circumvent it?

19. Has your OC ever had an experience with the paranormal or the divine? What happened? Was it a one time encounter or is it a normal part of their life? Did they find it terrifying or thrilling?

20. Has your OC ever done something terrible and lied about it? Did they run away or blame someone else for it? How long did they maintain the lie and did the truth ever come out?

[crownleys]

12, 16, 19 for dragon age asks!

12. What's one thing you're hoping we DON'T see in this next game?

Hm... I don't really know for sure? I don't have a ton of expectations or hopes for where the story goes. I do hope that there's not going to be a sort of... 'the elves were the bad guys all along' sort of vibe to the story, if that makes sense? I also really hope the maps will be a lot more trimmed down and more driven towards the game objectives. I'm not a HUGE fan of giant, search in any direction open world games. They tend to get overwhelming for me quite quickly -- things like BOTW become really hard for me to finish for that reason. From what I've understood when it comes to game discussions so far, it looks like we won't have that? So I'm hopeful.

16. What's one crack theory you subscribe to (yours or someone else's)?

Hmmm... I don't know! I don't think any of them are really that much of a crack theory vs just plausible theories based on lore we've already learned in-game. For example, I really enjoy Bunabi's theorizing about Dumat!

19. Are you planning to replay any of the previous games, watch Dragon Age: Absolution, or read any of the books/comics/short stories, or are there other games you want to play in the meantime?

I'm currently playing a new run of Inquisition, ahaha! I think I started it the same day the DA4 gameplay trailer dropped. I do think I'll take a mosey through some of the short stories too during the wait.

[night-orchids]

lucanis is just asking people from all around thedas if they have wyverns in the neighbourhood

lucanis asks bellara if there are wyverns in arlathan

follow up banter!

[necromosss]

I miss my Warden & Zevran so much and I thought 'lmao what if I made their child as my Rook' and when i checked on the years its possible to do so and i went a little nuts so

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[rahafmah]

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[skellagirl]

so I played through Origins again and there's this middle-aged man 🫣

Amrynn the Hero of Ferelden will smooch him, so help me God

why did they do him so fucking dirty in Trespasser anyway lol 😭 I'm half convinced he was originally meant to be an entirely different character and then last minute they were like, 'hey let's make him Teagan instead' but didn't change anything about his design. But it IS really funny when your Inquisitor rides up to the exalted council and looks up at him and he's just mean mugging the FUCK out of you

[asterroses]

7, 19 and 25 for the dragon age asks? :)

:D ! 7- if they had to choose one person most important to them, who would that be?

for denaris - the easiest answer is cyrion . dude just loves and trusts his dad so much , its not easy Not choosing him . cyrion has been there his whole life ! ! ! he's had so much support from cyrion for nikolas - honestly ? bethany . their relationship may not be what it once was , there may be so much more strain , but that's still his baby sister . he made a vow he'd protect her ; he wont ever break it on purpose . for arcen - i think , despite everything , he'd pick dorian . yes , he and sethe are siblings and had known each other his whole life , but their relationship is a finicky one . neither of them go to one another unless they absolutely think its necessary . dorian's one of the few people of his inner circle that treated him like he was a person , and Not just the inquisitor . dorian is so important to arcen ; you rarely see one without the other .

19- are they afraid of death?

denaris - no , he's not afraid of it . being a grey warden is a death sentence , and he's quite used to those . what he Is afraid of is what would happen to his family once he dies . nikky - yes , even if he's brushed against it after the arishok fight went poorly . he's afraid of what comes after , what it feels like , if he comes back or if he's doomed to the darkness for the rest of eternity . he's confided in fenris so many times about how afraid he was when he was recovering , he's so afraid of it . arcen - it depends . he's afraid of dying out in the field , in tevinter , in minrathous , away from family . he isnt afraid of dying of old age , or illness that he cant control . it depends on the type of death , truthfully . he would be afraid of dying like his mother did ; in childbirth , not ever meeting his and dorian's child , and thinking if he'd damned them to the fate he had with his mother . but he doesnt let that fear consume him .

25- what did they plan for their life to look like before the events of the game happened?

denaris i think didnt have a plan ; he was 20 years old when origins starts , i think just having his birthday a few months prior . he never thought that far ahead , he thought his life was over years ago . so he was drifting at that point . nikky had a simple plan ; get his family out of public eyes , onto a secluded land , and live there away from hunters and templars and anything that could harm him . in hindsight he thinks it was a foolish plan , but it was the only one he ever had . he never planned for love , in any case . arcen's only plan was to make sure his clan was safe , and maybe plant his roots of family and success inside the clan . and also learn more , just about the world in general . i dont think he'd have much of a plan , truthfully . maybe a plan of when he'd become the keeper like his grandmother , just not a carbon copy of her .

[ionomycin]

archfey warlock

[speremint]

Do you have lore for your inquisitor that deviates from the assigned background that they automatically give you? I always love hearing about inquisitor backgrounds!

I do and it's because I am dramatic as shit, and I will ALWAYS cause issues for my characters if I can, ilysm, thank y'all for indulging me

A warning: i am very touch-and-go with DA lore much like its writers

So first of all I fuckin can't decide on a name for my Adaar, and honestly that might be fitting for her character in a way bc she has identity issues out her asshole. I'm stuck between the base "Hera"(yes I removed the h, idgaf) or Nyx, as those were both the names i used when I was doing my playthroughs.

She absolutely grew up in the Qun, and was likely to become a Tamassran once she reached the proper age, except her magic manifested while she was quite young (10). Unfortunately for Adaar, she's branded a Saarebas and quickly measured for a collar.

It was with the help and insistence of the Tamassran who raised her that she was able to escape Par Vollen and avoid the shackled and miserable servitude of a Saarebas. Hidden amidst a small group of fellow dissenters, this group of Tal Vashoth fled to Orlais and essentially became a "family" in the way a Qunari would understand it.

Her band merged with the Valo-kas mercenaries, and from there she was raised as a battle mage, favoring electricity and essentially powers that would be refined into those of a Knight-Enchanter once she became Inquisitor.

Adaar always believed magic should be free, as the barbaric practices of the Qun on mages is why she fled in the first place. She is, however, not ignorant, and fully aware of the dangers magic poses.

And maybe that's why she's in fact not ignorant, but fucking stupid as she revels in the protection and subsequent power her magic grants her and her band.

This post is getting long, so I apologize and am gonna wrap it up quickly since this is just a rundown backstory, but!!

Basically there is an accident during a mission that results in her murdering the ever living SHIT out of her not only every living soul in the encampment a-la-thunderbolts and lightning, but also unintentionally frying her own fellow mercenaries that had accompanied her, one of which being the senior Saarebas who had trained her growing up.

This event traumatizes her, and leads her to flee the scene in simultaneous shame and terror. She seeks out an encampment of Ben-Hassrath agents to essentially be "re-educated", claiming to be Vashoth and having seen the light.

She had only been a Saarebas for roughly 9 months before the Conclave. While Adaar didn't fully understand the nuances of the Qun, her desire to simply empty her mind and not think of the damage she had done helped. The Ben-Hassrath agents appreciated her obedience and her power, and she was tasked with helping to hunt down other Tal-Vashoth.

Then the events of the Conclave happened and her memories were lost, and the Anchor gained. Still, she couldn't quite bring herself to remove the Saarebas mask and collar for a reason she couldn't quite place. The Control rod, recovered from the ruins of the Temple of Sacred Ashes, is fashioned into the hilt of her Knight-Enchanter blade. A key that she refuses to use.

The Saarebas mask is simultaneously a prison of her old life, and a shield for her new life as the Herald of Andraste.

It's only after the attack on Haven that any of her Inner Circle truly sees her actual face, and that's as she's dying in the snow from frostbite.

[abyssal-ilk]

Its a cool idea but don't think Vivienne would care enough about the Inquisitor or Dorian to do that. She has no reason to stick around after the game ends

that post was actually specifically based on this dialogue from the trespasser dlc, where we see vivienne clearly showing concern for the inquisitor and at the very least a willingness to work together with dorian to help them! and i'd have to very firmly disagree on the idea that vivienne doesn't care about dorian or the inquisitor. like. very firmly, lol.

[mohntilyet]

"for the chance to be by your side i would storm the black city itself. never doubt it" "let me make a promise to you here. i dream you will say yes" "tell me this ends with me asleep in your arms, and i will kill any god you ask" can we hear it for the antivans!!!!!!!! can we PLEASE hear it for the antivans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!