Thinking About How The Leader Of The Shadow Dragons Is Called The Viper. Thinking About How Dorians Clothing

Thinking about how the leader of the Shadow Dragons is called The Viper. Thinking about how Dorian’s clothing and all three of his tarot cards have a viper on them. Thinking about how in the gameplay trailer a friend told Varric that Shadow Dragons are people he wants to know. Thinking about how Dorian returned to his home to fight against the oppressive system he benefited from for so long and how the Shadow Dragons fight that same system

something something this shot, to me, symbolizes the struggles of a figure who plays an important political and/or spiritual role in their time, only to lose their sense of identity and self in the process of becoming this figure. only to have that identity swallowed by this position. walk with me...

see how tiny solas looks, down there in the bottom left corner. so small in this framing, even wielding tons of magic at the center of this epic ritual. and compared to the enormous and towering wolf statue beside him, he's almost difficult to spot.

it reminds me of ameridan, who saved the world only to be forgotten, to be erased from history. only to learn, ages later, that his efforts to save his people failed in the most terrible and final of ways.

it reminds me of the parting wisdom ameridan has for the inquisitor: "take moments of happiness where you can find them. the world will take the rest."

it reminds me of an elven inquisitor whose identity and beliefs are totally overshadowed by the humans' perception of them as 'the herald of andraste'.

the devs were cooking with fire here, pointing out (intentionally or not) how solas is just a tired old elf trying to get (1) plan to turn out as planned, once in his long, long life. a tired old elf long overshadowed by the title of fen'harel.

solas (the lover of wisdom, the clever tongue, the playful flirt) almost entirely swallowed by a figure of myth and legend and divine duty: the 'dread wolf'..............................

hahahah i'm gonna be sick.

Some people say Dragon Age: The Veilguard is "out of series" and "they ruined it" and "blah-blah dragon age is dead blah-blah".

I can understand (a bit) because if you really love something it may be hard to accept changes sometimes.

Yet I wonder, can these people see something besides art design or color accents? Yes, we're not in a dark grim cave anymore but, guess what, darkness among other things is meant to hide unperfected detalisation because game engines weren't so good back at a time. Color isn't everything - the narrative is.

Dragon Age: Origins is about Sacrifice. You sacrifice your life to a better cause and that decision goes hand by hand with you through the game.

Dragon Age II is about Powerlessness. You can't do anything to improve the world or save everyone. You just keep trying again and again while everything is falling apart.

Dragon Age: Inquisition is about Loss. While the world is losing the reliance and hope as the Church crumbles and Breach grows, Inquisitor loses their live and name (in some ways personality when becoming just a symbol) trying to restore the order. And then - a grand finale - Inquisitor's left with nothing losing everything.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is about Regret. And I have no doubt about Bioware' capability to break me down again.

Come on, don't you know who you are dealing with? You'll end up in tears. They will make you suffer, they will devastate you, they will tear apart piece of your soul again. In the end you'll be regretting decisions you made and think what would have been if you choose differently.

On that very merry note I wish you all to enjoy a nice peaceful life for the next few months because time is running and soon we'll be suffer again.

oh mother mary

Solas and Ixchel for @dreadfutures 💞

Big Bang Artist Sign Ups SOON

From light-hearted backstories, to daring adventures across Thedas, to epic, spicy smut, our writers have been hard at work getting ready to share their works with you.

We are looking for a variety of artists to join our Big Bang and create one illustration per fic, tangibly inspired by that story. There is a story to suit every taste!

If you're an artist who would like to work with a writer for inspiration, follow our blog, and read on!

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Artist Participation in Brief

Work Time: August 11 - October 31.

You will produce a polished illustration tangibly inspired by the fanfiction you're paired with.

You are not required to be a professional or experienced artist to join.

We'll need artists interested in illustrating a wide variety of topics, including characters and events from all three Dragon Age games. We will also need artists comfortable being associated with NSFW fics, including darkfics.

👉You can choose to depict the featured characters, a specific scene, or something broader, like the kind of image that might be used for a book cover. This is up to your discretion, and you're encouraged to talk to your writer for inspiration - but this is not a commission, so you are encouraged to follow your imagination!

Choose Fics & Sign Up August 2nd - 8th

On August 2nd, artists will be able to read every single story pitch from the Bang and sign up with their top 3 choices. Pitches will be anonymous (you will not know the author). You can find an example of what information writers will provide you with here.

The stories pitched to us range from Teen to Explicit ratings. There are many different relationships represented, including platonic and crossover ships, and we have writers focusing on both canon characters as well as OCs.

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