#vitae talks

[diesvitae]

.... remind me to keep July free next year, I wanna join the artfight too...

[vitaeplaysda]

Look at me trying to decide my Rooks and their extra companions in my mind (and playable alternative rooks.) I'm getting mad with this game and we still have to wait two full months. I won't survive. I need to share and talk with anybody about my madness 😭

[diesvitae]

once you're finished the game could you share your elgarook Thoughts? as i fellow villain fucker i also want him but i cant think of a plot that makes sense for rook and him to get together in any way shape or form akdbsj

OH HI!!! In truth now that I'm done with the game I still have to rework some points in my Elgarook timeline. But in case of Nadir and Elgar'nan... (POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT)

1) Their first (solo) meeting is an attempted assassination from my lil Rook, who was probably also kinda drunk, since he attacks with a normal dagger which is... kinda useless against a god. Elgar'nan in game seems pretty chill, offering "mercy" more than once so I doubt he would be pissed at Nadir for trying. 2) Words are exchanged, Nadir is trapped and probably panicking a bit once he understands the situation he got into, he's able to flee, but there is some sort of curiosity between the two: Elgar'nan can easily sense Nadir is a mage (and a powerful one) but my lil Rook never uses magic, especially the offensive one. That's a mystery he's curious about considering it makes no sense to him (one who's obsessed with power) Nadir refuses to use his natural gifts. And this fear to use magic makes him a perfect pawn to be manipulated and guided to become someone like him. Plus it would be a nice little revenge against Solas, to steal Rook away. Nadir, while looking like this cute smug creature, is pretty insecure, he hates using magic due to hurting people by mistake each time he tried to control it. He hates acting like a hero because he can't see himself as a good person, just a cursed one. But around Elgar'nan he doesn't have to pretend to be perfect, to be controlled. Elgar'nan is the enemy, who cares about his opinion after all? And somehow that lack of care becomes a sense of freedom. So for a while they seek each other out, to learn, to test boundaries, it's a little game neither give much importance. Elgar'nan needs a hobby beyond conquering the world and Nadir needs time away from responsibilities.

That being said, despite starting a literal affair with the enemy, my Rook is beyond loyal to the team, and makes it clear he won't divulge anything which could hurt his friends or help the evanuris. Another part of their dynamic is what they gain from each other. Nadir is quite the atheist, he recognizes Elgar'nan can be considered a god, but he doesn't feel the need to worship anything or anyone. Which makes him see Elgar as a person. He's close to him not to gain godly favor, power or whatever. He simply enjoys his company and the parts of Elgar'nan which can be considered... human (wrong word XD) A person who's built empires using only his power would end up with nothing if that power were to disappear. But Nadir? He would stay. So Elgar'nan gains what it feels to get real unconditional love. On the other hand Nadir gets to be free from his fears. He doesn't have to be scared about using magic around the evanuris because he literally can't hurt them, and even if he were to... it's enemies! Technically he would be doing good by hurting them XD Plus Elly is training him! He doesn't have to act like a hero amonst his enemies. He doesn't have to act like a leader since that's a role Elgar'nan won't leave to anyone. There is also the affection which builds over time which is always nice XD (and the fucks are real good too.) In the end I want them to be like two jigsaw puzzle pieces which lock with each other perfectly despite being completely different. (And yes, Nadir is still going to kill him at the end, in a tragic and painful scene.) As for you, it depends what kind of dynamic you want! You can have your rook act as a spy, joining his side to gather his secrets only to fall for him. Or you can have Rook kidnapped only to have Elgar'nan treating them courteously. Honestly it depends on your tastes!

[diesvitae]

(I wanna draw more Elgar'nan and Elgarook content but I'm in my pains season 😭 Add to that the never ending heat wave on Italy and my meds making me heat intolerant aka making me weak and always on the edge of fainting and you can get the whole picture.

I have 3 commissions with Elgar'nan in it going plus a one page elgarook angst comic, a bunch of memes, some other elgarook stuff, two solo pieces and one with Ghilan'nain. You will be fed once I will be alive again)

[diesvitae]

I'm honestly done with Tumblr censoring my every artwork of Elgar'nan with the mature content warning when it's all safe stuff....

[diesvitae]

SOOOOO.... would you be interest in an Art Raffle?

I'm planning to do a little raffle on Twitter and Bluesky. Maybe Instagram too. But would you like for me to make one here as well? Would you like it?

[diesvitae]

PSA

I'm on a lil break forced by my (bad) health. Meds to keep at bay my major issue sadly are causing the flare up of other ones and I'm unable to work these days (finishing the last elgarook skit took most of my energies.) Hopefully I'll be back working on commissions starting on February 1st! I have a lot of plans for that month, I hope to get my strength back to make each one fruitful <3

[diesvitae]

Okay peers, if you are into Dragon Age and you're excited as much as me about Veilguard, I made a side blog just for it! Go follow @vitaeplaysda if you wanna hear all my solavellan and rook ramblings. And Imshael stuff. And demons and spirits.