Maor-Liath

Dragon Age side blog. Likes/Follows from @kotorswtor

[another-rogue-trevelyan]

Playing dragon age origins be like

Damn I don’t wanna go to ostagar

Damn I don’t wanna go to redcliffe

Damn I don’t wanna do the mage tower

Damn I don’t wanna go to orzammar

Damn I don’t wanna go to denerim

Damn I don’t wanna do the forest

Damn I don’t wanna do the temple

Damn I don’t wanna do the final battle

*finishes game*

Wow what a fucking phenomenal game

[high-dragon-bait]

If Veilguard did use save ports (not even the Keep, straight up save ports) they would have the opportunity to pull the funniest move in Dragon Age history and make it so that there's a single chest in Solas' room in the lighthouse and all it has in it is all of the high-grade gear he stole from you at the end of Inquisition

[sermna]

Does your DAO protag like being a Grey Warden?

They love it and wouldn't choose differently!

They like it, but would rather have lived their life as it was

They are ambivalent; it is a duty that needs doing

They dislike it and would leave if given the chance

They absolutely hate it and are bitter they were forced into it

Other (explain in tags)

Voting ended onAug 23, 2024

[communistfries]

Big day for people who threaten the ea ceo every time they open a dragon age game (me)

[aflawbyanymeans]

if you are complaining about dragon age veilguards artstyle being inconsistent with dragon age's overall artstyle then I know for a fact, that you have not played all the games. You are lying, because consistency?? in dragon age?? this is Alistar in all three games

[maor-liath]

Doing a memory refresh on the first DA comics anthology. It’s a self-contained adventure between 2 and Inquisition, with some fun bonus lore, cool art, and at least one original character that I’m really hoping will appear in Veilguard.

And occasionally you’ll hear a line in Steve Valentine’s voice and it’ll land like a gutpunch.

[chance-of-dragon]

best comment award

[wholesomespade]

Origins: Only the Magisters have ever walked physically in the Fade. Such a feat has never been repeated, and the hubris of their actions unleashed an ancient evil on the world that terrorises Thedas to this day. Inquisition: Your trip through the Fade at Adamant was unprecedented and dangerous and we should make sure no-one does it again. Veilguard: 12 bedroom Fade Flat for Rent, 300 Sovreigns/month

[erzvolnes]

It does make me laugh when people talk about Dragon Age Origins as if it was this Grim, moody game with no jokes because I always think back to that one chantry in Haven that's run by men and the minimap looks like this

[lethendralis-paints]

A sketch for my supporter who requested Daveth as a Grey Warden. I always felt sorry for the guy and wanted for him to survive the joining! Loved drawing him. Давет з Драгон Ейдж для підписника. Don't forget that you can support me on Patreon!

[stonesense]

they should have left dorian and the inquisitor in the in hushed whispers timeline for like a month just because it would’ve been funny

[stonesense]

dorian: i can’t believe we have to walk through this desert. AGAIN

cassandra: we’ve... never been here before

inquisitor: dorian, cassandra doesn’t remember the battle of the western approach

dorian: oh of course. well, i’m not saying i liked the army of walking corpses, i am saying that they broke the monotony

inquisitor: i don’t miss the were-varghests. or the fade whirlpool

dorian: [in the tone of someone saying something absolutely hilarious] well you can’t really miss the fade whirlpool

inquisitor: [cracks up laughing]

cassandra: is this what heatstroke feels like

[stonesense]

josephine: inquisitor i know you think it’s helpful but you have to stop saying “see that’s funny because those were literally your last words in the other timeline”

inquisitor: i don’t think it’s helpful

josephine: could you try to be? because our forces are falling apart as we speak.

inquisitor: oh wow. okay i know this is a boy who cried wolf situation here but those were literally the last—

[stonesense]

inquisitor: hey mother giselle just brought me a letter and i want to say upfront i know i stood by you through the last time you reunited with your father but if we have to do it again i’m going to kill him

dorian: understandable but i’m going to have to ask you to not

inquisitor: can i at least tell him that in the other timeline we were gay married for three decades or something

dorian: a reasonable compromise

[stonesense]

cullen: we met this tevinter necromancer two days ago and now he’s in all our war table meetings?

inquisitor: cullen i’m going to be real with you i was much more understanding the first time we had this conversation but if i am separated from the only person who understands what i’ve been through right now i’m going to start shaking like a chihuahua and then possibly start biting

dorian: i hate to admit to any such reliance but yes if you try to remove me i will probably simply tell you when you’ll die

inquisitor: and it’s not even a good one, cullen

dorian: distasteful way to go, really. pick something else this time

[stonesense]

dorian: dare i ask why our dear friend solas has been looking at us like that

inquisitor: oh so you know how we still never really figured out what his deal was in the other timeline

dorian: i remember

inquisitor: i’ve been implying that we did just to fuck with him

[the-haiku-bot]

inquisitor: i’ve

been implying that we did

just to fuck with him

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[stonesense]

HAIKU BOT??

[kotorswtor]

Amusing headcanon related to last couple of days worth of speculation:

The Grand Enchanter of the Circle of Magi shows up to a big, important Fate-of-the-Free-World negotiation.

Down toward the other end of the table is a guy for whom the phrase “strapping young lad” was invented, with her eyes in Maric’s face, in head-to-toe Warden blue.

*sweatdrop*

And when he thinks no one’s looking? He’s making moogly-eyes at his direct report, Ferelden’s Warden-Commander. Who’s an elf. And a mage.

*silent screaming*

[maor-liath]

This only gets funnier in light of Inquisition, where HoF's partner specifically cites Fiona's condition as a potential lead for HoF's research into curing the Calling

I'm imagining my very thoroughgoing, straight-faced Surana conducting what amounts to a medical history interview with Fiona, coming to a point where the deniability becomes a lot less plausible and them just staring at each other for a solid two minutes.

[jack-of-blades]

When Veilguard comes out, please keep it in the back of your mind every single time you interact with Varric and Lucanis that their writer got laid off with little to no warning and that she is and always will be a Dragon Age legend and one of the reasons why the franchise has stayed afloat for as long as it has

[m4gehand]

Now HERE is a good and valid reason to criticize Bioware/EA, and a really important story to share around while DA4 has the buzz it does!!!

Corporations need to be called out on their anti-worker bullshit regardless of the quality of the products they produce.

[megafreeman]

Hey so remember that this is one of the worst layoffs to ever happen because

Bioware management denied to give the laid off workers the severance they were contractually obligated to give. They were entitled to one month's pay for every year they worked at Bioware but were given far less than that (Mary Kirby specifically worked for Bioware for 17 years).

The laid off Dragon Age devs are in this unique position unlike any other game developer. Since Veilguard isn't out yet, they are still under the NDA and can't share the work they've done on the game for their portfolio. Because Veilguard has been in development for 10 years, with none of them working on anything else, that essentially leaves a 10 year gap in their portfolio.

[dalishious]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Familiar Faces and Factions

The trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has dropped, and I couldn’t be more excited. It’s like a new breath of life has entered my lungs!

Within the trailer, we now have confirmation of who our seven companions are going to be, and among them are a few familiar faces from the book Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights. We also have some name-droppings of a couple factions featured in the same book and the comics, Dragon Age: The Missing. So, here is what knowledge is established about these faces sand factions.

Neve Gallus & The Shadow Dragons

Neve Gallus was first introduced in the Tevinter Nights story, “The Streets of Minrathous”. She comes off as a no-nonsense and a little intense kind of person. Neve is a Tevinter mage who works as a private investigator. For example, if someone wants some detective work done but doesn’t want the public to know, they would hire Neve. On occasion, she’s even been hired by the templars, who act like just regular cops in Tevinter – and yes, that includes their corruption and primary goal of simply protecting the elite – but Neve prefers to work alone because of that corruption, and has a personal grudge against the order for taking bribes to cover up crimes.

Neve has a prosthetic leg below the knee, made of dwarven-crafted metal.

In The Missing, Neve says she is friends with the Shadow Dragons. In the article shared by EA, as of The Veilguard, she is officially a member. The Shadow Dragons are a group of concerned Tevinter citizens who help those in need. This includes supporting escaped slaves, for example.

Emmrich Volkahrin

Emmrich Volkahrin was first introduced in the Tevinter Nights story, “Down Among the Dead Men”. He is a necromancer from Nevarra, and therefore naturally a member of the Mortalitasi – specifically, a professor in the Mourn Watch. The Watchers serve as elite guardians of the Grand Necropolis. Emmrich is on the eccentric side, personality-wise, but kindly and informal.

Emmrich has a skeleton assistant name of Manfred, who helps him with different office tasks. He also has friends in Myrna, a fellow Watcher, and Audric, a dead guardsmen who looks after the library.

Lucanis Dellamorte

Lucanis Dellamorte was first introduced in the Tevinter Nights story, “The Wigmaker Job”. He is the favourite grandson of Caterina Dellamorte, First Talon (leader) of the Antivan Crows. As such, he was raised from birth to be the perfect assassin in a ruthless and torturous environment, knowing only cruelty from his family. This has led to him feeling less like a person and more like a living weapon – and he is treated like one by everyone who knows of him. He has “the Demon” as a nickname.

I know a few people are curious about the “mage killer” title in the trailer. Rest assured that Lucanis specifically kills evil blood mages. In his own words: “If someone wants to pay me top coin to kill a bunch of racist blood mages—who have it coming—I’m not going to complain.”

Where his cousin Illario has a “silver tongue” as Lucanis puts it, he himself is a lot blunter. His reputation of a killer is spotless, except for one small problem: He has a heart under all that black leather.

Lucanis and Illario get along quite well, except for the fact that Lucanis is destined to be the next First Talon, after Caterina dies. Illario wants the job far more than Lucanis, but Lucanis isn’t sure he’s capable of making a decision for himself that goes against the wishes of the Crows.

The Veil Jumpers

The Veil Jumpers were first introduced in The Missing #3. They are a group made up of primarily Dalish elves, though also inclusive of other folks of any walks of life willing to help, working to try and control the new threats within Arlathan Forest. The forest has become a ground of chaotic magic, with the Veil so thin that time and place is jumbled together. Thus, the Veil Jumpers move in and out of the spots that bleed into one another.

The Veil Jumpers do have a headquarters called “The Sanctum”, but we know nothing else about it.

The Lords of Fortune

Despite the Lords of Fortune being mentioned in more than one Tevinter Nights story, as well as the show Dragon Age: Absolution, we don’t know a lot about them. The only concrete information provided is that they are a loose group of people who collect trinkets and glory. They come out of Rivain. They typically wear a lot of their collected trinkets like badges of honour. That’s really all there is, so I can’t wait to learn more.

[ourinquisitorialness]

Everyone out here talking about who they're gonna romance and I'm just like–

B A B Y

G R I F F O N

[jack-of-blades]

Very happy to say that the warden companion in Veilguard is a black dalish elf and very angry to say that if you guys treat him the way you treat Wyll Ravengard I’ll kill you

[maor-liath]

Goddammit I've had this image in my head for a decade, I may write it badly but I'm going to at least get a start on writing it