#kirkwall crew

[tessaurus-rex]

One summer later and I finished the last piece! Absolutely adored working on these

Surprise below to celebrate

They want to be freeeeee eeee eee eee

[matchapancaekes]

So many people told me to skip Dragon Age 2 when I got into this series, and I’m? Absolutely floored by that.

The way the companions are introduced? The COMPANIONS themselves? The beautiful, unending tragedy of Hawke in this atrocious city, mixed with some brilliant banters and poignant monologues?

Like I cannot believe they got away with this game in 2011. Everyone is bisexual and it actually changes dialogue and acknowledges the queerness of it all. Aveline finds love and remarries after her husband dies (not for money or power or security but because she loves this man!!). Anders is literally a conservative’s greatest fear: a queer, demon possessed civil rights activist. The game feels entirely different depending on whether Bethany or Carver survive Lothering. Hawke becomes a nobleman in Kirkwall and their entire manor is run by two dwarves, a dog, and an elven girl.

And the companions and their relationships feel so alive and full, even when Hawke isn’t present. Varric pays off crime bosses to leave Merril alone as she wanders around Darktown. Aveline hosts holiday parties and is incredibly sad that Isabela didn’t come. They all play Wicked Grace at the Hanged Man and Fenris is awful, but Anders is worse. Aveline makes sure the guards don’t bother Fenris in High Town, and steers Templars away from Anders’s clinic. They don’t always agree, they bicker and fight with one another, but they are Friends.

Oh, you wanna know about the gameplay? I don’t play Dragon Age for gameplay, I got nothing. Something something spiders and reused maps but that just means I always know where to go.

I’m here for found family (and romance)

[companionquest]

so much love in my heart for the da2 crew. and their pet straight boys. anyways shoutout to the mabari canonically playing Wicked Grace

[refrainee]

Blue Wraith, Fenris

[grimwarden]

hilarious to imagine to me the Kirkwall crew not only not knowing Hawke's first name, but also their pronouns. That's just Hawke.

Hawke enters the hanged man to find varric telling a tall tale at their expense, "and there Hawke was-- by Hawkeself, with no weapon or shield. Hawke remembered that Hawkes friends had told Hawke a day ago, Hawke was going to have to face which Hawke fears the most--"

Carver provides no help.

[thelittlestchocobo]

No one in Kirkwall is having a good time

[2-ycat]

[crunchbuttsteak]

Hawke: Hey Varric thanks for keeping the whole Kirkwall polycule thing quiet in your book. I know Isabela wouldn’t care but the rest of us don’t really need that level of scrutiny.

Varric: The WHAT?!