#ruushes

[entnoot]

Artfight attack of Ailill Mahariel for @ruushes!

[ladyofrosefire]

We begin with the story in general, moving from the bloody wreck that first stepped off the Nautiloid to a more hopeful ending. Then follow nine specific takes on the Dark Urge. I reached out to a few individuals who were kind enough to name songs that capture some of the essence of the characters they made. I strongly recommend asking them about what they made.

Listen to the playlist on spotify or on youtube

Song list below!

“Ptolomea” Ethel Cain 

“Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums”— A Perfect Circle

“No Light, No Light” - Florence + The Machine 

“In The Woods Somewhere” Hozier

“Ancestors, The Ancients” - Chelsea Wolfe 

“Gallows” - Cocorosie 

“Blood On My Name” - The Brothers Bright 

“Kill Of The Night” Gin Wigmore

“Monsters” - Ruelle

“Control” - Halsey 

“Autoclave”- Mountain Goats

"The Horror Of Our Love"- Ludo

“Eyes On Fire”- Blue Foundation

“Heavy In Your Arms”- Florence + the Machine

“Afraid Of The Dark” - Phildel 

“Human” - Daughter 

"Who We Are"- Hozier

“The Nothing: Part 2”- Lady Lamb

Featured Characters

Manva @mightymizora “Purge me O Lord”- Thomas Tallis

Mercy @vamppeach “My Favorite Stranger”- Depeche Mode

Elegy/Echo @ladyofrosefire “Mermaids"- Florence + The Machine

Promise @shadowcrow “Broken Crown”- Mumford and Sons

Cynbel @iodhadh “Dark Star”- Jaymes Young

Nox @ruushes “I Let Love In” Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

The Drow @meanbossart “What Is This?”- Swans

Rille @say-lene “Fuse (Liminal)”- Crywolf

Vivette @infernaldaydreams “Notre Dame”- Paris Paloma

And if you've read this far, hey! Thanks! I'd love it if you would reblog with a song for your Dark Urge! This list is in no way exhaustive, and I've enjoyed the hell about getting a look into everyone's characters through putting this playlist together.

[serenityfails]

18 (irrational fears) for all three of them? :)c

they have so many rational fears i had to really consider this... and for Bren it might still be a pretty rational fear lmao

(ask meme question list)

[felassan]

Hype meme!!! Which aspect of fandom are you most looking forward to? (e.g. reading/writing fic, the bounty of gorgeous art, getting to know new people, etc.)

various answers to some askmeme-related messages under the cut. :)

(hello everyone!! ◕‿◕)

^ I love seeing the abundance of beautiful art, and I'm also just really happy to see the community so active, creating, hyped and filled with people and chatter once again :')

a-tear-in-the-veil asked: "Dragon Age Hype Questions 1-4 (those are like the r questions I want to ask everyone who plays, sorry 😂)"

no worries hh :D

1. the first Dragon Age game I ever played was Dragon Age: Origins! 2. my favorite DA game so far is a rly tough question!! probably DA:O or DA:I, though an answer with two games in it is kind of a cop-out ik hh. (I do also really love DAII) 3. in games like these my go-to is usually warrior or another fighter-type class ^^ my Inquisitor is a warrior, and my Warden began life as a warrior (I only changed them in the runup to DA:I's release to create a bit more differentiation between my PCs). in DA:TV I think Spellblade especially sounds super fun 4. my worldstate is that the Inquisitor romanced Solas, disbanded the Inquisition, and then vowed to stop Solas at all costs.. ദ്ദി ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ )

celinou asked: "For the datv q&a ask game: 6, 10 and 16. Thank you for all the news and info you share with us 🤍"

(tysm for the lovely ask 🥺)

6. I have them planned to a degree yea!! I think it would be fun to play them as a Spellblade 10. 'Which location are you most excited/hoping to explore in-game?'. most excited out of the confirmed/for sure locations - Arlathan Forest!! I've been wanting to explore Arlathan Forest since forever, since DA:O. I'm so curious about all the ancient elven history, lore and secrets it might hold. runner-ups are Weisshaupt (another place I've been wanting to see since DA:O) and the Crossroads again (since it seems that it also holds lots of cool lore and secrets to find out, again). hoping to explore - speculation aside, I'm really hoping we will visit Kal-Sharok in this game. it's so intriguing and mysterious-sounding. (btw, if Kal-Sharok has now been confirmed beyond speculation like in a preview video or something somewhere, I'm not aware of it as I'm dwelling in a spoiler bunker rn - so if you're reading this and know, pls don't tell me if it is or not, or any other spoilers hh). 16. that Felassan lives. my fav crack theory is my theory that Ghilan'nain has something to do with the Executors.. I put it out there in ~March 2020. it's based on the fact that the Ghil monster pools in Horror of Hormak were said to smell of brine/salt/the sea, and the fact that the Executor in Dread Wolf Take You was said to smell of the ocean under their robes.

sophiasartandgaming asked: "16 for the Veilguard Ask Game"

for 16 pls see above ^^

ellstersmash asked: "hi! 3 & 10 for that ask game? 🙏"

for 3 and 10 pls see above ^^

sky-fire-forever asked: "7, 9, 16, and 19 for the Veilguard meme!"

7. Felassan fr 🧎🧎🧎 even if this is only in the form of some kind of Fade dream or flashback/memory sequence 9. I'm stuck between Davrin, Neve, Lucanis, Taash and Bellara :D 16. for 16 pls see above ^^ 19. I'm currently doing a re-read of Tevinter Nights to brush up on it before release! I think re-reading the other DA:TV-era/DA:TV-promo materials (DA: The Missing, the shorts) and replaying Trespasser will also be a good idea for me before release.

ruushes asked: "for the datv hype asks, 3, 6, 9? :)c"

for 3, 6 and 9 pls see above ^^

mewsly asked: "8 and 19 for the Hype Q&A? :D Also thank you so much for all that you do to keep us all in the know! <3"

(thanku sm for the lovely msg.. 🥺)

8. I think I'm most excited to learn more about the Shadow Dragons (like who leads the Shadow Dragons? do they have ties to the Lucerni, and therefore Dorian and Mae? is the Viper associated with them?) and the Veil Jumpers. I'm also excited for more Crow lore. 19. for 19 pls see above ^^

kirkwallsquad asked: "4, 13, 14, and 20 for the hype q&a please :D"

4. for 4 pls see above ^^ 13. I think the CC looks fantastic and is really cool! 14. I will miss having three companions with me. 20. 'Post a picture or gif that conveys your current level of excitement for Dragon Age: The Veilguard!' - here is a picture -

and here is a bonus moodboard -

thanku sm everyone for the asks and questions, this was fun to do!!

[Dragon Age: The Veilguard Q&A hype meme]

[theheartmold]

(guy who actually backread this time voice) 10 and 14??

10. Who do they miss the most?

Oof. I think at the end of their storyline that I've plotted out for them, they end up missing @new-austin's Emil De Riva the most. They start out as having a sibling relationship and then due to getting caught up in (gestures to the Dellamortes) all of that, it kind of tears them apart in a way that they can't recover from. That's your brother and they can never have him back :(

14. Think of the two people they are closest to. They can only save one. Who are they choosing?

Horrible question. Evil. I hate impossible choices like this and so do they. I hate to say Illario as the romantic angle vs someone like Viago or Emil for the familial but it's TRUE they WOULD. That's been their ticket out of misery... even if they end up falling for him along the way.

[menofcolorinfantasyart]

Illustration by Anna Veltkamp for Explorer's Guide to Wildemount 

[ghostwise]

Gorgeous portrait of Hamal commissioned from one of my fave artists @ruushes 💙💙💙 THANK YOU I’ve seriously been staring at this nonstop!! the mischief in those eyes! the charm...

[vlwv]

i was lucky enough to nab a commission slot from the immensely talented @ruushes and i could not be happier!! i am head over heels in love with how mavis looks here 💖💖💖 

thank you so much! this is absolutely perfect :’) !