#for rook-veilguardian

[catebees]

How about taash and maybe maevaris?

Still not sure what pronouns to use for Taash, but I can safely say, 😍😍😍

You can find Mae here!

[ilovelumity3000]

Rook: Im The Veilguardian, Guardian of the Veil Varric: FEN'HAREL QUIVERS BEFORE HIM! Rook (to Solas): Fuck off!

[bunabi]

Sorry I just was thinking about the other anon’s thing about Solas’s regret and the theme of Veilguard.

I think that we should keep questioning how the companions fit! I think we should keep questioning if solas was put on center stage! Because when they keep telling us this is Rook’s story, and this is about Rook… We should be allowed to raise concerns. Like… What do the companions regret? What do our new friends and allies regret? How will we see their struggles come into play or are we second fiddling for a storyline that needs tying up??

They preach about the game’s theme being regret, but how much of it is Rook’s? We won’t know until the game is finally out but with what we know… Feels like a bit of a fan service.

Did they say the overarching theme of Veilguard is regret? I've only seen the comments on Solas.

It's one of those things we just have to reserve judgment on until we see the game played to completion; most of the first act has been spoiled but theres two more we haven't seen yet

But from what we've been shown yeah I think his regret will be the focus too. The Lighthouse being our party hub kinda makes that undeniable. The place is drenched in his past. His murals, his furniture, his eluvian, his caretaker spirit butler dude. The Veilguardians are even doing watch parties on the couch with his memories.

I find it hard to believe Rook will be just as central as the character our gameplay literally revolves around, but we'll see. They renamed DA4 from Dreadwolf to Veilguard, so I'm hopeful they made room in the limelight for everyone else. As a Solas enjoyer myself...I did not get into DA to hear about one guy's mostly self-inflicted problems. 🫠

[little-goose]

“But the solavellan ending only feels satisfying if you think about them as a story not as people?”

Yeah????????? My sweet honey bunches of oats, did you miss the whole part of DAI where your inquisitor has to grapple with the fact that only a few people will know them as a person and not as an almost mythologized figure? That those myths are being actively written and warped while they’re still alive? That their whole “you’re not the chosen one, but you make choices that have weight, and you can’t ever control how the entire audience listening to your story will perceive it through the lens of their own reality”?

The parallels of the maker and andraste and rebuilding the golden city and how all of the different mythologies in Thedas are just one big messy soap opera that everyone perceives differently is a kinda part of the point

It’s supposed to be bittersweet or tragic because you as the player know them better than Rook and the Veilguardians of the Galaxy do

It’s not perfect and it’s not happy but it is still a satisfying ending imo

[magebutts]

ok one more finale hot take

if they were all veilguardians, none of the companions should have died. harding had titan magic and she didnt even use it against a god who had rook and lucanis both in her grasp??? assan will dive after davrin, but a warden and a griffon cant help bring her guard down safely??? their turlum was found and its only use is killing the last griffon warden?

dumb narrative choice idgaf about "sacrifices must be made" that whole subplot conflict should have stayed about solas lying to himself to feel better about sacrificing villages and cities and loyal soldiers and friends because that was better than the truth, that he shouldnt have ever stopped caring and stopped trying to save everyone. that he never should have let himself be okay with losing people. that was the whole point of rook.

[mulberrystar]

alastor "rook" ingellvar: personal canon

basic information: mournwatcher rogue elf, romanced emmrich, trans man (he/him), bisexual, 38 y/o (more below tag)

loves coffee!! it's a bit expensive in the necropolis, but it's a necessity to him.

however after being around emmrich for so long, alastor's taken a liking to tea as well. specifically black breakfast teas. he just really loves caffeine.

always sleepy. loves taking naps. will spend all day lounging in bed sometimes.

loves to cuddle in his sleep. he attaches to emmrich like a koala when they share a bed.

has researched elven culture & history from a young age. originally stemmed from the fact that alastor wasn't raised by elves and wanted to learn about their own culture, and became a life-long interest.

loves blades and daggers! alastor has a personal collection and takes care of them well.

after veilguard, he moves back to the necropolis with emmrich. this time they share a dormitory together.

his job in the necropolis was to guard precious crypts and tombs that are targets for robbers, and was typically on the late shift. they offered him a higher desk job but he insisted on keeping his old position - alastor's only request was that he'd get the earlier shift.

emmrich and alastor take vacations every six months, and regularly visit treviso and minrathous. it's easy considering they still have access to the eluvians.

emmrich taught him how to bake, and now they bake something every week - whether it be bread, cake, or cookies.

still keeps in touch with the other veilguardians, as well as the inquisitor and dorian.

[catebees]

For the character requests, how about cullen or Dorian?

He's just a bit sleepy tired... You can find Dorian here!

[catebees]

For character requests, how about Dorian but after he inherits the Magister title?

Magister Pavus your hand in marriage?

[bunabi]

Idk if it’s spoilery or not but…

I’m scratching my head a bit about the ‘Rook is Solas’s mirror’ thing. Because on the one hand, DAV is putting Solas in the center, and then we keep getting “this is rook’s story”. With everything we know so far, and definitely have to go into this game with an open mind, it doesn’t sound like rook is centralized like say Hawke or Inquisitor? It feels more like this is about Solas’s regrets? I’m more interested in the companions and how they play into the theme then a revisiting character that got center staged. Again, not being hateful or anything, just trying to wrap my head about the decisions and things that we know at the moment.

[dav spoilers — uhh major story details]

Yeah it sounds like the Veilguardians are gonna be pushed into a corner as early as the first act. And the only one with a real grasp on what's happening, their main lifeline, is Solas. I think that's where Rook's dependency on him — at least his knowledge and power — will come into play, along with the kinda fanservice-y flashbacks that contextualize his actions. Not a fan of that part, from what's been said/shown.

But it sounds like whether we choose to do that content, or take his advice, is completely up to us. Still kinda worried one approach will earn a better ending or cooler perks over the other though.

Punishing players focused solely on gathering the factions to stop the Blight would be so meta. Like did it hurt you? When we recreated the Dragon Age Origins yall miss so much? Gonna cry?