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loghain mac tir having already personally heard of you from irving is insane it gets me every time

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Holy shit Davrin doesn't believe in the fade

Is this like the Thedas equivalent of flat earth??

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Hey so I really love how Davrin's vallaslin is handled in Veilguard and how it ties into not only his arc, but his internal conflict between two halves and the choice at the end of his character quest.

First of all, I'm gonna say god/Creator rather than Evanuris for this post because I'm not talking about the actual historical elves with all the associated baggage and atrocities, but the maybe-false but still culturally meaningful constructs the Dalish created out of ancient half-remembered history to be their gods. In reality and even most fantasy, Gods aren't literally real, but are always meaningful. In universe, vallaslin are unique. In opposition to the default set that a player character gets to choose between and is also applied to generic NPCs, Dalish characters with bespoke facemorphs have unique vallaslin designs. Identifiying a particular Dalish elf's vallaslin in-universe isn't so much checking a chart for an exact match as it is studying the design elements and recognizing the symbology of a given Creator. Elgar'nan is represented by a play of light and darkness. Mythal by the boughs of a great tree. Falon'din by a design that is "as above, so below." And Andruil and Ghilan'nain are represented by a bow and horns respectively, as the hunter and the mother of halla. Writers have confirmed that Bellara and Cyrian's vallaslin honour Dirthamen, god of secrets, mysteries, and lore. And of course they did! It's pretty obvious where these two truth-seekers would be aligned. But the same writers were cagey about answering who Davrin's tattoos represent, and I think this is on purpose, because Davrin's vallaslin are meant to be ambiguous.

Assume they're for Andruil, the hunter who loved testing herself against stronger and stronger foes, who was revered by the Dalish as a warrior and a protector and who could never bear to remain at home. You can see the curve of the bow, the point of the arrow. Now, assume they're for Ghilan'nain, the nurturing creative spirit who created the gentle halla and then cared for them as if they were her own children. Now you see the delicate lines curving up into the shape of horns, crowned by a second set at the top.

(Davrin's mentor, Eldrin, wearing Ghilan'nain's vallaslin, alongside a render of the player character's options for Andruil's Vallaslin.)

You see where I'm going, right? This is Davrin's character arc! His internal conflict! The brave and fearless warrior ready to throw himself into the arms of death vs the caring and soft-hearted surrogate father to a magical creature. The young man who couldn't bear to stay with his clan vs the boy who sang to the halla. And the choice he and Rook make together at the end of his quest, where Davrin's conflict is reflected onto Assan and the other griffons. Brave fighter or nurturing caretaker? The hunter or the shepherd? Schrodinger's vallaslin. Devs won't clarify which it's intended to be because it's intended to be both.

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Davrin, Grey Warden and Griffon daddy

Assan, the real hero of this story

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lucanis: i am stuck with a demon who is reckless, impulsive, and never listens to me

viago: (sighs) i know exactly what you mean

crow!rook: (wanders over) what are we talking about?

viago: you

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history will say they were close friends

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for the kiss prompts: an abrupt, heated kiss during the middle of a fight + teiago mayhaps 🥺👉👈

Teia and Viago, from this lovely Kiss & Tell list for @thedasweekend - a mid-battle smooch for them✨

Thank you for the prompt ♥️

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Cut banters companions with Varric in the Lighthouse

Lucanis: Why does the salt keep ending up in a different part of the kitchen every time I look for it? Varric: We are in the Fade. Sort of. Be glad it didn't wind up on the ceiling. Yet. Lucanis: Mierda.

Taash: I forgot what I came in here for. Varric: At a guess, food? Taash: Nope. Nothing.

Harding: Is this like the Fade library that the Inquisitor found? Minus the spirit librarians? Varric: No. This one doesn't have giant holes in it everywhere. Much better.

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I'm convinced that Crows are completely oblivious to how they come off to outsiders

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Taash: come feed the birds

Rook de Riva: okay hold on let me grab my mask I don’t want to scare them

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In case anyone else is obsessed with this map of Thedas in the Shadow Dragons hideout

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Rook de Riva:

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I just think it's kinda funny if Rook is a Grey Warden mage given Varric's experience with them in both DA2 and DAI. Truly a wildcard.

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It really sucks being Illario Dellamorte, doesn’t it? You’re surrounded by favorites. Shared blood. Caterina’s darling, prized grandson, glazed and glorified in spite of coming back wrong— and the blame is all yours and your pride is pinned under his knife by an unwilling hand. The embarrassment is layered, heavy; it would have been less of a blow if he wanted to do it. And then? The other one. Viago’s treasured fledgling, a “damn fine Crow” even after the disappointment— they worked their way back up, a catharsis you aren’t allowed. And what are you? Disgraced but never disowned. The unloved archetype. A mark on the family’s name and for what? For doing damn everything a Crow would do— and it drained you like blood magic.

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"Ты узнала, кто пустил слух о романе с Джулиано? Если да, то что стало с этим несчастным? :D"

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LOOKING RESPECTFULLY

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Rook Story Time DLC: de Riva

An add-on for the Rook story time prompts, just for Crow Rook! Tell a story or draw something based on the prompt you are sent/choose. You can try writing in character, as Rook, if you want! Have fun! | Thorne |

Rook encountering Teia for the first time

Rook being assigned a target they don't want

Rook attending a function as a representative of their house

Rook helping Viago with his poison/antidote collection

Rook fighting against a Crow from a rival house

Rook taking out a contract on someone they hate

Rook is invited to dine with the family Dellamorte

Rook going on a mission where they need to serve as bait in some capacity

Rook encountering one of the Crows (or ex-Crows) from the previous games or other DA media

Rook helping clean up Treviso after the Antaam are gone

Rook escaping from a job that has gone completely wrong

Rook completing a contract with one or more of the following people: Teia, Viago, Illario, Caterina, Jacobus

Rook encountering an assassin from one of the other guilds around Thedas

Rook's most unusual contract

Rook being captured by an enemy

Rook rescuing one of the Talons

Rook's first solo contract

Rook killing someone who does not have a contract on their life

Rook meeting the new members of house Egrativi

Rook going on a contract to assassinate a Thedosian ruler

BONUS: AU where Rook is the Talon of another house

BONUS: AU where Rook is the one imprisoned in the Ossuary