iataris

historian who loves writing and languages. too maudlin for my own good. がんばりたい !

[daminwayne]

I have two moods:

constant panic and worrying about every little detail

yolo

[faeriekit]

"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick

[justheretoread-ao3]

[mercymomentmurdermeasure]

i immediately thought of this

[nobrashfestivity]

[nobrashfestivity]

Walter Crane, Francesca, 1902, Colour print from six wood blocks on paper, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

[ruushes]

i'm sure there's a canon timeline but dao is a springtime game to me

[glitter-nicky-deactivated202505]

[shirtsthatgohard]

[rachelamberish]

hate solas or not romance him or not whatever like. i dont understand how he doesnt drive everyone CRAZY as a character.

like. have you ever just sat and thought about. what it must be like. the trauma. the shakespearean sadness of being the only person that remembers DEATH not being a thing.

and you feel so insane because youre going around telling people “no you dont understand the world as it exists now is fucking horrible people used to not DIE.” and theyre like “its fine as it is just let it be and let us live and die as we are”, desperate for you to acknowledge their personhood. Meanwhile your entire race is the victim of genocide and slavery and cultural erasure, what little magic remains in the world is shunned and mages are systematically imprisoned for being fucking born and people die of old age and its because of you. and now its your cross to bear to atone for ALL of that and justify to people that the world could be better but no one else knows anything different so they dont get it and just know they dont want to die.

And so the only way you can cope with the trauma of that is by treating the world and everyone in it like it’s a bad dream.

Its just so existential. It’s like what if you could talk to God and ask him why he made the world but he was just some vaguely pathetic dude and his answer was “it was a mistake and i regret it every day”.

[thatrandombystander]

Rip to everyone on this site who didn't realise they were following sleeper dragon age fans. The fandom is awakening from its deep slumber.

[dorianpavus]

the fandom when da2 came out: oh my god this is NOTHING like origins, i hate this game

the fandom years later: I LOVE THIS GAME

the fandom when inquisition came out: oh my god this is NOTHING like origins or 2, i hate this game

the fandom years later: I LOVE THIS GAME

the fandom when the trailer for veilguard drops: oh my god this is NOTHING -

me:

[frostedmagnolias]

Heart Shaped Brooch

c. 1875-1900

Gold with opal, green garnet and diamonds

Victoria and Albert Museum

[corseque]

It is wild that DA4 is going to be the first DA game for lots of people and their first impression of Solas will be this badass hot god. Meanwhile, we will always remember him as the unassuming hobo that stealthily stole our hearts. Some stories are about discovering the people inside the monster, others about finding out that your lover has claws. Do you think that Lavellan knowing him first as Solas, rather than the wolf, is core to their romance? From a writing perspective?

Yeah, I do! Their love story is a fairy tale. Their love story is about a mortal falling in love with an immortal god who is in disguise, and loving him just for himself, despite thinking he is powerless and poor and “nondescript.” And this is why I get a little feral when people talk shit about how Solas looks, like… that’s a key part of the love story, lads! congrats for being too shallow to pass the test of noticing the value of the god disguised as the bald homeless man, this simple test found in a hundred fairy tales. All of the conversations between Solas and Dorian and Vivienne about appearances and fashion and using how you look to invoke a certain response, all of those manipulations really worked on you. You learned nothing from Beauty and the Beast. Deceived by appearances. Beauty is found without, I guess.

What also makes me laugh about this is that Solas’ sense of pride in himself and his own worth is absolutely, utterly divorced from his appearance. He is dressed in rags and delights in it. He doesn’t give a shit. Literally nothing could make him think differently about himself. Your opinion means nothing. His opinion of himself is a conversation that he is holding only with himself.

At the same time, I don’t think there is a difference between Solas and the Old Wolf. That capability within himself is an inseparable part of who he is. I remember him being my favorite in part because there was this incongruous ruthlessness that came out of this kind gentle wise wizard sometimes that surprised and delighted me. Long before the ending of the game, I knew he had claws. I just didn’t know how long they were, or that the wolf was quite so large.

As to how he’ll be portrayed to a new audience, sorry if this doesn’t address your exact question, I’m kind of rambling with too many thoughts.

Keep reading

[corseque]

It’s not only a love story about Lavellan finding value in what is seemingly valueless and powerless, and finding great hidden worth because she was wise enough to seek it. It’s also about Solas coming to value her, someone he needed not to value to preserve his own sanity. That they come to value each other despite all these things trying to make them not value each other, is so special. They could have easily not looked and missed the truth in each other. But they did look, and they did see the truth. “You are perfect exactly as you are. Ar lasa mala revas. You are so beautiful.” It’s about truth, and hidden depths, and seeing beneath appearances, and truly seeing the rare and marvelous spirit of another person, for both Lavellan and Solas.

[fruitzbat]

i just got here but sincerely what is wrong with dorian pavus. he’s a necromancer. he helped invent time travel with his phd supervisor; this is never touched upon again. he comes out to you in front of his homophobic dad by going “sex. with men. ever heard of it”. he’s canonically so good at magic that he can keep up with god in conversation about it. constantly complains about the weather and all while he has one tit out at all times. his backstory is that he’s simultaneously a delinquent and a girlboss. he’s an alcoholic. his facial hair is completely fucking indefensible. h

[detailedart]

Details: Portrait of Urania, 19th century, British School.

[felassan]

SNEAK PEEK at the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay Reveal

[dalishious]

"We don't wanna look conspicuous" says Varric, the viscount of Kirkwall, carrying a giant one-of-a-kind crossbow on his back

[yokelish]

[felassan]

BioWare on Twitter: "We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the official BioWare Discord server! Connect with fellow fans, celebrate your favorite stories and characters, and stay up-to-date on all the exciting news about The #Veilguard. #DragonAge #MassEffect. [join link]" [source, more info]

[irabelas]

they stopped a whole ass blight. give them the griffon.