#dragon age fandom

[kannski]

shh, otherwise you'll wake up the skeletons 🩻

(like to imagine him in dark colors)

[saintastrophel]

What's satisfying as a Bioware old head is seeing new folks experience narrative negative consequences for the first time. Spoilers under the cut.

Once I knew we were going into a potential ME2 suicide mission, I was prepared to make sacrifices and emotionally prepared myself by deciding who I was ok with losing. They still hurt, I still cried, but that's the price of being the leader.

I watched a streamer who went in totally blind and they lost their love interest. I don't find joy in their pain per se, but that experience is so emotionally impactful. It's what makes a damn good story.

I'm surprised old head folks don't see how wonderful it is to watch new people experience these choices for the first time. It's what made me fall in love with Bioware games in the first place.

[magesforthedas]

Veilguard Faction Ages:

Okay, join me on another “it’s 3am and I should be sleeping, but I couldn’t until I’d thoroughly researched this line of thought!” Minor spoilers for early VG ahead.

Antaam

The Antaam invade Tevinter around 9:44/9:45 Dragon, not on the orders of the Qun. The Qunari the Inquisitor meets in Trespasser are probably Antaam, though idk if it says that? So they could’ve broken away 9:43-9:44?

Edit: friendly commenter shared that there's a letter where it says that Antaam broke off because the Ben-Hassrath refused to continue the operation after the Inquisitor stopped them in Trespasser. So officially 9:44!

Shadow Dragons

The Shadow Dragons started out as the Lucerni, formed sometime between 9:41-9:44 Dragon. When Maevaris Tilani was framed for treason and the Lucerni dissolved, she took them underground and transformed the movement into the Shadow Dragons.

Maevaris says she’s been laying low since the allegations, that her title had been stripped… a Shadow Dragon Rook says they hadn’t heard that, and wouldn’t that had to have happened before the “Shadow Dragons” were even formed, and thus Rook a part of it? So that would be somewhat old news, since before Rook has been away with Varric… Rook doesn’t keep up with politics, I guess😂

Based off the VG codex entries I found (Neve’s notes), Mae was kicked from the Magisterium “over a year ago”, and based on the order of the codex, shortly after this she met Tarquin of the Shadow Dragons, and he was probably working with them then. Then or sometime after, she was recruited; How long has Neve been with the Shadow Dragons?

Best guess: 9:42ish the Lucerni were formed, after Dorian went back to Tevinter, before Trespasser. Sometime between 9:48-9:50 is when the Lucerni were dissolved and the Shadow Dragons were formed; long enough for the Lucerni to start to gain momentum, and make the opposition nervous, which is when they tried to tear it down. Rook would have left with Varric in 9:51, since Veilguard is supposed to be in 9:52 and you were with Varric for a year. Rook probably wasn’t part of the Shadow Dragons right at the start, but it could be pretty close if you take into account the letter found about Dorian reaching out to the Mercar family, who’s head of house was sympathetic to the Shadow Dragons. Rook could’ve realistically been with the group for a few years, or even just a few months, depending on when you think the Shadow Dragons were formed, and when Rook joined. Although, it would make sense that you and Neve haven’t met if she joined just before or after you left with Varric, so that would point to Maevaris being framed around 9:49-9:50.

Veil Jumpers

Bellara says the Veil Jumpers are pretty new, just since Arlathan Forest started getting even more chaotic. I can’t say exactly why, but I feel like in Dragon Age new/old terms, it could have been around for like… 5 years? That would put the date roughly 9:47 Dragon. We know Strife was spying on the Antaam after they took Ventus (Three Trees to Midnight), so around 9:44-9:45? Then later Strife and Irelin were sent to find an artifact in Arlathan Forest, which was when they discovered the magic had gone crazy (Ruins of Reality). Unfortunately, there isn’t any kind of date on that, but it just means we know more was happening before the Veil Jumpers started. So sometime between 9:47-9:50 is likely for their official start.

Lords of Fortune

The Lords of Fortune, upon actually reading my codex entries haha, were formed by Isabela and friends; she’s “been with the Lords since before we were the Lords. Back then it was just a bunch of sea raiders-“

Shathann left the Qun presumably when Taash was quite little, if they “went through a lot of spoons as a baby”. They were taken in by the Lords of Fortune, but a Lord Rook has never met Taash. This speaks to either: A. Shathann and Taash were not immediately taken in by the Lords, or B. Taash is pretty young, and only officially joined the Lords after you left (a year before VG), though Shathann would have been with them for longer.

It doesn’t sound like the Lords were around at the start of Inquisition, as you can ask Varric about her, and he says she went back to the Raiders of the Waking Sea and is calling herself an Admiral, though he doesn’t know if that’s official or a self-styled title. Isabela is a field agent for the Inquisition according to the multiplayer mode, so could she have formed the Lords after that? Either after 9:42 when the biggest battle happened, or after 9:44 when it was officially dissolved/merged with the chantry.

Also side note, Antaam vs Qunari (with notes from Shathann) by Taash, age 14; this was written after the Antaam broke from the Qun. So since that was 9:44, if the note is directly from that time Taash would be 22 in 9:52 (edited for clarity after comment!). After I realized this I found a note on the wiki that Taash is early 20’s, from a developer’s Q&A, which I then found the said Taash is the youngest, early 20’s (close to Sera), Emmerich is oldest in his early 50’s the rest are somewhere around late 20’s/early 30’s.

If Shathann left because of the Antaam splitting from the Qun, then it could make sense for the Lords to have been around just prior. However, Taash talks about the Antaam attacks and how it’s made the Rivain locals scared of them- this could either mean :

Shathann left when Taash was much younger, well before the Antaam split, so possibly around the early 9:30s? The two may have settled into Rivain well before the Lords were formed, and Shathann started working for them possibly in 9:51, since a Lord Rook doesn’t know her either.

Shathann left around early 9:30s, but started working with the Lords soon after their founding, as Antaam attacks on Rivain may have made life more difficult.

Or, less likely I’d think, Shathann left with Taash and started worked with the Lords soon after their founding, so sometime in 9:42-9:46 when Taash was a teenager. It took the Antaam a few years for their attacks to hit Rivain, which is when Taash and their mother started facing more problems.

Assuming Taash did join after Rook left, a year is a short amount of time for all the adventures you hear bits of, but with so much happening it also makes sense.

Grey Wardens

The Grey Wardens, obviously, have been around since the First Blight (Specifically, founded in -305 Ancient), so they’re 1257 years old as of 9:52.

Antivan Crows

The Crows started as an arm of the Chantry in the area around Treviso: The Chant was popularized in Antiva in 1:45 Divine, so it would have been after that. There is supposedly a fair amount of Rivaini culture in the Crows (that’s where the tradition of their tattoos comes from), and the Rivaini-born Queen of Antiva was born 4:30 Black. So it’s possible that the Crows were formed after she came to power and Rivaini culture was more mixed into Antivan, or they could have already been around and that culture was incorporated in later. So they’re potentially somewhere between 500-800 years old.

Mourn Watch

The Mourn Watch are a branch of the Mortalitasi; the Mortalitasi Order was founded by Vitus Fabria, King Caspar Pentaghast’s personal advisor (and a Tevinter mage). Caspar Pentaghast seized control of Nevarra in 2:46 Glory. The Mourn Watch may not have been established right away, and I suppose there’s no way of knowing unless they tell us; was the Mourn Watch established right away, or later, after some kind of corruption or power struggle within the Mortalitasi occurred? So the Mourn Watch is at most 706 in 5:52, potentially younger by a couple hundred years.

ALSO I’ve seen some discussion about when Veilguard takes place; there are notes in the codex dating 9:52 Dragon, so it’s that year (or later I suppose, but I don’t think so) unless we are somehow seeing notes from the future :)

TL:DR my best guesses on Faction foundings and other related dates:

-305 Ancient - The Grey Wardens are founded

1:45 Divine-5:xx Exalted (?) - The Antivan Crows are founded

2:46-2:5x Glory - The Mortalitasi are formed, along with, or sometime thereafter, the Mourn Watch

9:41 Dragon - The events of Dragon Age: Inquisition begin

9:42 Dragon - The conclusion of the event of Inquisition

9:42-9:43 Dragon - Lucerni movement is formed

9:42-9:46 Dragon - The Lords of Fortune are founded

9:44 Dragon - The events of the Trespasser DLC. The Antaam break from the Qun

9:44-9:45 Dragon - The Antaam attack Tevinter cities, including Ventus. Strife is sent to spy on the Antaam

9:47-9:50 Dragon - Arlathan Forest’s magic starts going haywire. The Veil Jumpers are founded

9:49-9:50 Dragon - Maevaris is removed from the Magisterium and the Lucerni are dissolved. The Shadow Dragons are formed.

9:51 Dragon - Rook (from any background) leaves their organization to help Varric.

9:52 Dragon - The events of Dragon Age: The Veilguard begin

So, the Grey Wardens are the oldest, the the Mourn Watch and Antivan Crows are also pretty old. Then the Lords of Fortune, Veil Jumpers, and Shadow Dragons are baby organizations in comparison!

Thanks for reading y’all!

[my-dear-hammy]

Does anyone have the exact quote from Lucanis about his itchy eyes? I NEED IT FOR THE FIC I AM DESPERATE. Its a little throw away line and I can't remember if it matches with the lore I can find online, but no body has referenced it so far UGH. I really don't want to spend seventy more hours delaying researching the fic (because SOMEONE me didn't record my playthrough)for that one little line.

I think it's pretty early game. Not far from when you recruit Lucanis. Might even be in the Ossuary? I really don't remember.

It's not super important. It's just a detail in the fic. I can live without it.

[honeyed-pines]

I just know they are either best friends and have known each other for thirty years, or they’re meeting for the first time and immediately hate each other

my favorite cunty old necromancers 💚✨

(kind of a rough sketch but I was so excited I had to get something out)

[tinkerbitch69]

[an-established-butt-dent]

The Dread Wolf rises

Solas Dragon Age

Mixed media on paper

[solanumoph]

Collages reflecting my ideas about fashion in Thedas (part 1).

The following references were used:

Ferelden: Fashion of Tudor England

Orlais: French and Venetian fashion

Tevinter: Byzantine and Ottoman costumes

Antiva: Italian Renaissance

Nevarra: Art Nouveau Fashion

[3gremlins]

to be clear, i love all you freaks <3 (and am one of you) did a little sketch comic about the awakening of the fandom

[loustica-lucia]

Gardening🌼

(Lace Harding & Calico Aldwir/Rook)

2hours doodle of my dear "dwarf4dwarf" couple<3

[cadmosteeth]

Someone save them from politics

(Alistair and Aedan Cousland)

[lilacofdamnation]

Cullen & my Inquisitor Faye

[cullenakingirog]

Commission for @ashenlavellan

She asked me to draw her Ceren Tabris and Zevran doing this very much iconic Princess Mononoke scene

When we discussed the context I really enjoyed that this is Zevran's greeting upon his return like ssyhffg

This was so much fun to draw and render and thank you so much for commissioning me!!!

Interested in commissioning me? Click the source! 💗

Uncaptioned version under cut

[magesforthedas]

Okay I love my first character, and Lucanis is just 🥹😍 but this character and this romance are giving me LIFE. Also this scene is so funny I cant-

Meet Ethena Laidir, a Lord of Fortune with a quite tragic backstory... who still can almost always look on the bright side of things! Though, she'd rather talk out a conflict, but if you've done something to harm others Maker help you, because she probably won't. Otherwise she's fun-loving and very adventurous, and fully expects to be dead by the end of this venture; but not before she saves a lot of people and has as much fun as possible. Also her love language is flirting with all her friends.

She may have met her match, however, in the handsome Grey Warden on their team.

Davrin is a very serious man who takes his tasks very seriously. A gifted hunter, a dedicated warrior, and a loving father. He also needs to learn to live a little, and accept the fact that he's a father to a very feathery baby.

Ethena's bright and fun energy can open up Davrin's world, giving him hope for a future he couldn't see; and he would have not one, but two beings that love him with their whole heart (Ethena and Assan are quite similar in many ways).

And while Davrin's level-headedness tempers out Ethena's spontaneity, his patience for her antics is really what first set him apart in her eyes... Many people got tired of her over time, and Davrin gives her hope that maybe someone would finally stay.

Ahhhhh I love them 🥰 thank you for entertaining my Veilguard-obsessed brain ❤️

[merciawintersageposting]

y’all better keep those mean tweets in drafts.

[honeyed-pines]

do you think they’ve ever explored each others bodies….