Tankards & Discourse

I'm not ready to delete my main page so here we are!

[sagihairius]

you ever hear a new song and immediately go “oooh the fake scenarios in my head are gonna love this”

[frostedmagnolias]

Germaine Monteil Couture Polka Dot Silk Appliqué Bias-Cut Gown w/ Capelet

1930s

Timeless Vixen

[vivacias]

What's a book written by a woman that changed your life or that you consider a classic? Any genre, any language.

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[jauntylittlefrillyboy]

I think I can confidently speak for all of us when I say we were all expecting a cat.

[allie-leth]

I was, but I was very much not disappointed.

[virtualgirladvance]

honestly about half way i went from "hmm cat bed" to "nahh cat would fuck it up" but still wasnt ready

[internet-goblin]

There will never be another character like Blackwall Dragon Age. He's a Grey Warden. The first time you meet him, he saves you from being kirked. He's an idealist. He's a romantic. He's a war hero and a protector and a knight in shining armor. He's a liar and a bullshitter and a coward. He's a family man. He's traumatized by his family's tragedy and his own failures. He's a sports fan. He hates nobles. He's trying to impress nobles. His best friend is a lesbian half his age. He made a suicide pact with his coworker. He's a fuckboy. He genuinly likes women. He helps his friends get laid. He makes toys for children in his free time. He's a child murderer. He always lies about who he is. He always tells the truth about who he is. He gets psychoanalyzed by Varric without either of them realizing it. He fucks so loud it scares the horses. He idolizes courtly love. He's not a Grey Warden. He's every Grey Warden that ever walked on Thedas.

[spekkios]

video games with FALL VIBES [3/∞] DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION (2014) dev. bioware

[frostedmagnolias]

Thousand & One Nights Inspired Evening Gown

c. 1910

Augusta Auctions

[beemovieerotica]

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[theforearmfortress]

[doona-baes]

#mood today

[led-lite]

The convergence 

[maviyenot]

[monstermonger]

Friend in an alleyway | my wife sent me this photo the other day and said "you HAVE to draw this." and I agreed completely <:

[valentineua]

The Beautiful Winemaker - Leopold Schmutzler (1864-1941)

[the-second-moon]

on the use of the word "okay" in thedas

So, "okay" is a word that doesn't appear much in DA dialogue through the first three installments, though it's become quite common by Veilguard.

Likely not an intentional evolution, but a symptom of the fact that the language used in DAV is generally more contemporary than the other installments. Still. Let's play in the space. Because it's not that no one uses "okay" before then. It's actually a relatively common Varric word -- he says it in both DA2 and DAI.

Obvious conclusion: "Okay" is dwarven slang.

(Corollary headcanon: Increased contact with the surface has spread dwarven slang more widely. Perhaps even helped by the popularity of Varric's books...)

Over my breakfast this morning I stared into space wondering what the origins of "OK" could be in the dwarven context. Orzammar is the obvious O. So... Orzammar Kingdom? Orzammar King?

Of course. "OK" is the seal that Orzammar's king uses to express that a document has his approval.

Don't worry everyone. It all makes sense now.

[dalek-thal]

"OK" being the Orzammar King's seal and now part of common parlance through the Merchant's Guild is now canon.

[7pleiades7]

The Moonlit Beauty (n/d) by James Sant RA (British, 1820 – 1916), signed 'Sant RA' (lower left), oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in (76.3 x 63.4 cm), Private Collection

[friedfossils-art]

Thank you for existing. I’m gonna miss you.

(Vent art. Dedicated to my aunt who passed away a few days ago. I’m gonna miss you, Julie 🕊️💔)