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DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD💭

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“You would think such understanding would stop me  from making terrible mistakes—you would be wrong.” — Solas, during In Hushed Whispers. 

Solas is a wise man, but he far from infallible—that much should be clear, knowing his motive. 

Solas knows the consequences of using red lyrium: corruption, and thus, death. He scorns the use of blight magic, calls Corypheus a “blight-corrupted madman,” and heavily criticizes the Grey Wardens for meddling in the events of “Here Lies the Abyss.” 

And yet, we are still faced with clear imagery showing a corrupted Fen’Harel. He is depicted with ominous, red eyes and an aura of corruption and cracked paint surrounding him. Why? 

“I walk the Din’anshiral. There is only death on this journey. I would not have you see what I become.” — Solas, in Trespasser.

Why? Because the Inquisitor took his only other option. At the end of “Doom Upon All the World,” Corypheus is destroyed, and the orb is left in pieces. Solas has no choice but to rely on a last resort. 

Or, rather, he sees no other choice. Another interesting piece is that, in the fresco above, we now know that it is none other than Solas who is facing Fen’Harel. He may be summoning it, or perhaps casting a spell, but the nature of the piece seems more confrontational. 

Solas is not a monster—he is a man at war with himself. He is locked in battle with the part of himself that sees hope and worth in a changed world and the part of himself that desires to atone for his mistakes... by tearing down the Veil and restoring the world of his time. 

And it may well be in our hands to save him from himself. 

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DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD💭

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DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD💭

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DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD💭

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I <3 my "Rooks" especially my Qunari ^_^

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On the subject, I’d be willing to bet that our Inquisitor’s relationship with Solas will be so important in DA:IV. 

A high-approval or romanced Inquisitor may just be enough of an influence that Solas, as a whole, is more empathetic, more willing to lay down his cause for a lover or a friend. 

A low-approval Inquisitor, however, may result in an apathetic Solas, a man who will not listen to reason, and a plan that can only be stopped by his death. 

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Will we be seeing more from Bioware on Dragon Age soon?

The community is alive with excitement and speculation over the Dragon Age teaser we have received after years of waiting. More on the teaser itself later—for now, when will we be seeing Dragon Age again?

You may remember that, ahead of this announcement, we were getting reports from various sources (seeming to have originated from VentureBeat) stating that Dragon Age is currently in early-development, and that we should expect a release date closer to 2021. 

This report may or may not be true, but now we have information that is coming directly from Bioware. Let’s take a look at that. 

First, from Bioware’s blog is a post that came directly after the teaser premiered at The Game Awards. Anthem is Bioware’s current priority, but according to Mark Darrah in this post, they “have been working on a new Dragon Age game for quite a while now.” We know that, with DA, Bioware plans ahead—a few games ahead, in fact. I would go as far as to say that, at the very least, a rough plotline for the events that tie DA:I and DA:4 together has existed since Dragon Age: II.

And now, we know something a bit more important: DA:4 has been an ongoing project for “quite a while now.” If you need more confirmation:

Daniel Kading (self-described design director for Dragon Age in his Twitter biography) also confirmed this information shortly after the teaser premiered, listing several other developers on the team. 

But how long has DA:4 been in progress? Based on the sources we have now, and some older information, my guess is quite some time... but that might not be important. We were receiving occasional hints about production as early as May 2017. However, whatever team that had been gathered around DA:4′s production at that time, and possibly even some concrete work done for the project (which, at the time, was code-named Joplin), might have been scrapped—in January 2018, DA:4 was reportedly “rebooted.” The release of Mass Effect: Andromeda seemed to have shaken Bioware as a whole.

This announcement was, at the time, quite unsettling for many fans of DA, as are the reports that DA:4 is slated for 2021. Even if these reports are true, fear not. Anthem is set to be released on February 22, 2019, and we can be nearly certain that once Bioware’s new IP has shipped, their focus will remain on DA:4 until its release.

The announcement for DA:4 alone has done great things for the community surrounding Dragon Age, and the developers are being as candid as they are able on Twitter—their excitement and passion for this upcoming game is clear. And, it’s safe to say that it won’t be long until we hear something else about this highly-anticipated installment... 

So, will we be waiting for DA:4 until 2021? Possibly, but we know that DA:4 has now been in production for at least a year; it’s probable that we may get an earlier release date than anticipated. Will we hear more about DA:4 soon? Without a doubt! It sounds like 2019 will prove to be an exciting year. 

So, until next year, dareth shiral!