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tried to imagine what cekorax might look like
It’s hard to talk about this without it sounding like a Mass Effect crossover (which is not what I’m suggesting), but I genuinely think that some/all of the evanuris have been to outer space.
Evidence:
A very straightforward interpretation of “the Void” is space. Like the only reason we don’t instantly think it’s space is because we’re in high fantasy.
Ditto for “Forgotten Ones”.
The astrarium sidequest encourages us to connect old gods with the stars.
Falon’Din walks the night, where the People cannot live, through “airless skies”.
He’s also associated with uthenera, aka cryosleep.
Some very alien monsters are now appearing in Thedas, and also in Ghilan’nain’s workshop(s), which seems to have some connection to the Blight (darkspawn and wardens are the ones being “treated”).
Where does the Blight come from? Oh yeah, that’s right, the Void. A place so hostile Andruil had to don armor of the Void to enter it. 🧑🚀
tl;dr the reason the elves lost control of the Blight is because it’s alien terraforming tech. Yes it can injure the titans; yes it may grant you power. But there will be a couple very unwanted side effects.
BTW I know not everyone is a huge fan of sci-fi crashing into fantasy stories, but I think it can be fun if everything is through the eyes of the fantasy characters. You get very poetic interpretations of what’s happening, which is a different angle than what you usually see in sci-fi. If this theory turns out to be true, I imagine everything will still be treated largely as magic, with the sci-fi elements remaining slightly ambiguous.
I could honestly read your DA meta for hours - I love your musings and theories, they've been keeping me consistently engaged with the series in the run up to DA4 :) Thank you!
hello! oh I love your url ◕‿◕ ahh thanku sm for the lovely message and the feedback, that's very kind (❁´◡`❁) I'm happy you enjoy my ramblings, I definitely enjoy writing them hh and thinking about DA lore. it's fun to nerd out with people and to share that.
aahhhhhhhh bro I absolutely loved the update! The sleepwalking!! The guilt!! The fact that our mom has befRIENDED THE MOTHER OF THE GIRL WE KILLED!! ugh incredible i cannot wait for more content from your wonderful mind
i think you mean besieged by small town consequences 🥰
Where do you currently believe the Blight comes from?
dead/injured/rotting titans
dead titan leaves hole in world; Blight comes from other side of hole
invented by elves
invented by a different ancient civilization
invented on a different world (accessed by 🪞 or 🚀)
someone had a bad nightmare; the Veilless Fade made it real
wherever the fuck the cekorax comes from
AND SO IS THE GOLDEN CITY BLACKENED WITH EACH STEP YOU TAKE IN MY HALL
something else / see results
Which lineage/background Rook is having the worst time after the ritual?
⬇️ poll under the cut (Game Informer spoilers) ⬇️
Re-reading Tevinter Nights and it’s so full of Eldritch Monsters That Fill The Viewer With Dread, and yet I know deep in my bones that if any of these fuckers end up rendered in game they will be so so so hot. My character might be feeling the unsettling wrongness of things that should not be, but I the player will be having a very different experience. Yes I am including eyeball guy. Centipede guy too.
Breakfast with Jack & Vincent
What: Anything about Jack and Vi!
When: Summer before 12th grade
Word count: 858
commissioned by @cekorax
“You’re really not talking to me?”
Vincent doesn’t say a word. He doesn’t need to since he opts to walk around the kitchen island, taking the longer, less convenient route back to the stove and successfully avoiding even the briefest eye contact.
“I’m...” Jack stops himself with a light huff, then spoons cereal into his mouth to cover it. He wants to say sorry for getting Vince in trouble again, but he promised he wouldn’t anymore. Gavin asked him not to before him and Mom left for their brunch date.
So now they both get to suffer.