#dragon age codex

[jack-of-blades]

This gets tucked into the Shadow Dragon's codex tab

[thedaswolves]

"We need to stop the Evanuris, but I'd rather we didn't destroy the world in the process. If you're certain you can control its power, tell me that. In those words. No equivocating.

Also, you and I both know what this dagger means to you. I don't cast my best spells when my spirit is unbalanced. Do you?"

Felassan to Solas, somewhere in ancient Arlathan... 😢

[rook-laidir]

Codex Entry: Additional Wicked Grace Rules

In Davrin’s handwriting

- No cheating

- No arrows at the table

- No Rivaini rules if we have to get up earlier than midday

- If Assan eats a card, it’s out of play

- Smelling the other players counts as cheating (this includes Spite)

- If you run out of gold, you can still bet something of similar value (just keep your clothes on in front of Manfred)

- Card counting counts as cheating (sorry, Bellara)

- Card counting while being a detective still counts as cheating

In Neve’s handwriting You’re just sore I cost you 10 gold

- Rook’s going to cheat anyway. When playing against Rook, you can ignore up to 3 rules

[fuschiarulerinthebluebox]

When I got to work at the bakery Tuesday, before I was even fully in the door, the owner asked me if I had any recipes that would use up a bunch of apricot…

And I was like actually… You know what, yes, yes I do. And I’ve been wanting to make it for MONTHS now. So I whipped out my phone, pulled up the DA Wiki, and made Nevarran Hazelnut Torte (with some slight modifications for what we had on hand). AND IT’S SO FREAKING GOOD YOU GUYS! I have all of the actual ingredients at home and I’ve been meaning to make it, so this was a pretty good test run.

I did tell some of my coworkers where the recipe was from (because they only see me this excited about something when it’s nerdy) and they were all for it. One of them has also been reading my Emmrookanis fic, so she knew exactly which characters I was talking about.

I also did a cute little blurb for our social media post, “Achievement Unlocked! Take your tastebuds on an adventure with this Apricot Nutella Cake with layers of fluffy chocolate hazelnut cake, tart apricot preserves, covered in rich dark chocolate hazelnut ganache.”

This was definitely more “cake” than “torte” because of the substitutions, but I feel like the flavour profile should be pretty similar…

1 1/2C sugar

8 egg yolks

1C Nutella

1/2C milk

1/2C oil (or melted butter)

2 3/4C AP flour

2 1/2t of baking powder

8 eggs whites, whipped to stiff peaks

1C dark chocolate

1C of heavy cream

1/2C Nutella

1T espresso

[vhen-harel]

Fen'Harel | The Dread Wolf

For @evanurisweek (CW: flashing gifs below)

[ellie-writes-games]

Lucanis Lunchboxes: Toasted Vanilla Gelato

What if Lucanis packed Rook lunchboxes with little notes in them throughout the main story?

On the map, a "!" icon appears in the hallway just outside Rook's room in the Lighthouse. A temporary chest here holds a one-of-a-kind Valuable and a letter from Lucanis that is added to the Codex. Triggers after the completion of Taash's companion quest Lair of the Dragon King.

[SPOILERS] Read the letter from Lucanis below the line:

Watching Taash and Lucanis' friendship develop was an unexpected bright point of the companion interactions for me. If you haven't heard all of their companion banter, you are missing out! They both struggle with putting their feelings to words and prefer problems they can stab. There are some painful, beautiful parallels between how they've learned to cope with wanting acceptance and love from emotionally unavailable mothers. (Or grandmothers, in Lucanis' case.) The generational trauma bonding is real. And they really DO try to use their words for each other. Ugh I just loved the hell out of all their little conversations. (Edit - Writing Nerd Ramblings Below:) I loved the whiplash with how matter-of-fact Lucanis was whenever he spoke about the ABSOLUTE HORRORS he's dealt with. To me, that's this massive breadcrumb on how deeply he has stuffed down his feelings and what he has faced in his past. "My parents died horribly. Do you want to go on a date when this is all over?" This leads me to something I'm fiddling with. It's been an interesting exercise trying to find the right pace for how to fill out these entries and tease at romance without changing who Lucanis is. He's romantically distant. Inexperienced. Terrified of what it would mean to want Rook. But he's also deeply empathetic. A teammate who shows care through acts of service. An avid romance reader. He's seen his cousin Illario work his magic at romance and Lucanis has picked up enough to fool Rook, at least at the start. (Even though I think the wall lean is more fun to interpret as a "Oh, he's a romance book" guy. Because he totally got that out of a book. Let's be real.) The reason I started writing these was I thought the push-pull of Lucanis being more vulnerable through an indirect form, like writing, could work to feed us, the hungry players, while still leaning into the "disaster bisexual" label his writer used for him. What's more disaster-bi-coded than flirty texting followed by weirdly distant in-person interactions? It begs the question, how slow is a slow burn?

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This is fanfiction written by me, @ellie-writes-games. These are NOT actual screenshots from the game. Peace, love, and mad props to the DA writers.

[necromosss]

So... I revamped some Codex Entries to match the Rookery's world-state

I put in mentions of Zevran on some codex entries, mainly these (which is neutral enough for all playthrough with Zevran being a live i think), and some missives (that were from npcs which i re-purposed to be Zevran who wrote & sent them)

and most important of all, letter from mum & dad🥹💖

i've added a few moments of Rin interacting with the Lighthouse as well, i'll put more details below the cut

Rook chiming in with the second book club meeting, chiming in to the moving notes, gave suggestions to Bellara

...And many more, honestly. I've managed to change some of the Inquisitor's letters to make it seems like the South isn't ENTIRELY destroyed and sounded more positive (idk why my inquisitor would sound SOOOO pessimistic in the missives. He's a CONFIDENT CHUMP so im changing THAT).

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Full Codex/Missive Edits (I might miss some >.<)

Rook's involvement in Lighthouse activities:

Waterlogged Notes on the Lighthouse: Rook chimes in (and is the one moving the watterlogged notes)

Book Club Notes: Second meeting: Rook joins in (as a guest) to borrow the book

Suggested Lighthouse Improvements: Rook suggested adding traps to Bellara

Moss' world-state edits:

Inquisitor's missives edits: F!HoF is alive, Alistair is King, Inquisitor is m!Lavellan. Missives sounds more positive (and with more successful delegation attempts)

Who's This Morrigan: Mentions of Morrigan spotted with her son.

Notes from the Inquisition (Josephine romance): changes from not-engaged to have been married with one daughter

An Update from Lavendel: HoF is helping Antoine and Evka

A letter from House de Riva: Viago mentions to Lucanis he has a clean, unkown contact (Zevran implied)

Greetings from the Gallery: Mistress Trella implied Viago sent Zevran to help the stolen art

The Dellamorte Vineyards: Lucanis gets infro from (implied) Zevran. Teia gets a bottle of wine from Zevran.

The Gratitude of Lovers: Zevran (still remaining anonymous) implied had to help the lovers escape Treviso

Rindhil-specific edits:

Food Inventory: Rook deposits food and bans Carrots.

Lorelei, the Shadow Dragon Fence: Harding took note that Rook bears resemblance to her old friend (f!Tabris, his mother)

Still Alive -> To My Dearest Sunshine (A letter from f!Tabris, his Mother)

The Fortunes of House Egrativi -> Regarding House Egrativi, from Your Senior Crow (A letter from Zevran, his father)

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I can share the .fbmod to nexus if anyone's interested, although this is highly tailored to my own world state, so iiiii kinda doubt anyone could use it. maybe if i got enough time i can take edit requests to remove some parts of my mod, or feel free to just request some parts of it (to make it more universal. Like Zevran's existence in the game)

[jenn2d2]

The Blades of Queen Madrigal

Summary: The famous Antivan ballad, The Blades of Queen Madrigal, as transcribed by Brother Genitivi, unpublished. Located in a folio in the abandoned Chantry library in Treviso.

Read below (680 words) or on AO3.

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Codex Entry: Unpublished Journal

A hand-written note accompanies the ballad transcribed below in Brother Genitivi's handwriting. These pages have never been published.

While almost all tales of the death of Queen Madrigal are apocryphal at best, this form of the traditional Antivan ballad seems to contain several details that are omitted from later versions. It is worth noting that this version is passed down only through the bloodline members of House Cantori, with strict traditions around who may play it in public. I was lucky enough to attend a performance myself, and have attempted a translation to Trade. This will make an excellent inclusion on the section for Queen Madrigal, even if the notion that her son, Eladio, survived as a Crow after his disappearance is quite fanciful at best.

A second note on a thick, embossed paper card is pinned neatly to the page, signed only with blood sketched into the shape of a feather.

A scribbler of notes would be wise to consider to whom he tells the tales of the Crows. Perhaps this is a song better left sung by those who remember.

The Blades of Queen Madrigal Old Rialto Cantori Variant

Chorus

First cut for the crown and what it cost Second for the blood of Antiva never repaid Third for promises forgotten in the dark Fourth for love given too late And Fifth for the son already lost The Maker knows well and so does Queen Madrigal The Crows always take their due

Verse 1 - The Queen Rides Out

In the great Forests of Seleny Past the olive groves and cypress trees On a Magnificent Steed Rode Queen Madrigal And on others her Attendants and Guards That rode escorting her to the hunt They fell into the trap Of Crow assassins most cruel

Verse 2 - The Crows Take Her Down

With blades gleaming and sharp They began to carve and slash The Heart of Antiva bled that day As it had bled for its Queen so many days before Hooves grinding the earth as it crossed the trail Her steed was killed in a flash of steel Payment taken in each piercing blow For deeds that no Crow could sell for gold

Verse 3 - The Queen's Promises Unfulfilled

(Is this a reference to the myth that the Queen consulted with a witch?)

It was said Madrigal had no choice but to rule For her birth a right and a cage destined The bars and gilding she did commission And built with her own hands and promises They found her with no repayment to make For their own blood the Witch's words Were worth less than the wind that carried them Crow blades made coin of her blood in the end

Verse 4 - And Her Lover Forgotten in Ambition

(Her lover supposedly stabs the final blade?)

Armor of silk and silver she had and in her hair gold But their blades of steel did not notice Their plumage the gift of one left in ambition And for this Crow the blade of Mercy Three others slashed to suffer and bleed Four to deliver the contract complete Queen Madrigal her plans the Maker only knew The Crows found her careless and unready

Verse 5 - Her Son, Doomed to Pay the Price

(The variation has the final blow from her son, Eladio, who disappeared soon after and never became king. Rumors say he was taken by the witch, others say that he became a part of House Cantori, and as long as his bloodline supports the House, they will continue to thrive.)

Queen Madrigal died that day under the blades In the Forests of Seleny near Lago di Novo The Crows were her death and mercy But the blades of four made five cuts that day For honor, payment, ambition and mercy And the love of a son doomed to die Eladio's blade the last given in love and sacrifice To give his Crows their due

Notes: The Blades of Queen Madrigal is loosely based on the stories in various Dragon Age media of the assassination of Queen Madrigal, which started the Steel Age in Thedas, as well as the Corrido, Rigoberto Campos, by Chalino Sánchez.

Originally written for Five Easy Targets: Española.

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