beautiful things happening at the hawke estate at all times

(anders butt under cut ↓) (haha bars)

The more I'm tying together little lore clues, the more it's nagging me that the Old Gods and Forgotten Ones have distinct names that don't resemble the elven language. Names like Xebenkeck, Zazikel, Razikale, Toth, etc etc - that's not elven. And yet they existed alongside the ancient elves, and you heard Elgy and Ghily refer to their dragons with these names, which means they're not modernized Thedosian derivatives either. I first assumed the Tevinter somniari gave them those names after speaking to them, but no. So what made the writers set these apart from elven? (And yes, I am aware of like, Gaxkang being a play at a baldurs gate character. But still, the writers made these choices).

It could mean nothing of course. But I'm still! On my theory! That dragons preceded spirits. I'm not sure where to connect these theories but I just have an inkling that old forgotten (literally Forgotten) spirits locked in the Abyss, and the oldest dragons, are tied somehow by this weird language that uses X and Z a lot.

Edit: I'm tempted to believe Urthemiel, at least, is some combination of the dwarven word "Urtok" (dragon) and something else. Thats all I got for now though.

Correction: the Forgotten Ones - Daernthal, Geldauran, Anaris - have elven names. The Forbidden Ones are the weird ones. Which, maybe, is a clue indicating their distinction.

In retrospect. This goes fucking hard huh.

Useless Veilguard fact of the day: Day 315

The game script contains cut lines of Antivan Crows sabotaging the Antaam-used amplifiers in the city to deliver their own messages.

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DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (2024) "You have met Elgar'nan now, heard his voice hammering at the doors of your mind. And you have met me. Can you see how he and I might frustrate one another?"

#but as for my own headcanon #I don't think Illario is particularly interested in (my) Rook #but eventually he gets frustrated that his charm doesn't work on her - for various reasons #like getting rid of her or getting her on his side would certainly be easier if she liked him for example #not to even mention‚ that's supposed to be HIS thing! #and yet Lucanis has pulled that off #and what's worse they're so close #is it worse that Lucanis has Rook or that Rook has Lucanis? #during the battle when Illario shouts THAT #to me #it's definitely about his anger and jealousy about Lucanis ''outperforming'' him yet again‚ in his own field of expertise no less

Keeping prev's tags here, because that's how I see it applying to my Rook as well. Not so much that Illario wanted my Rook, but that his charms didn't work on her like they usually do, and yet here's Lucanis "winning" on this one. What did Lucanis have that he didn't in this instance? The jealousy is over that thought.

And yeah, super juicy that this line is romance-dependent, and wonderful how it can be spun in different ways depending on things like Rook's faction/background and how you view the relationships.

Ok but where is Veil Jumper Sloan getting Manic Panic Shocking Blue in the middle of Arlathan Forest?

Someone found me, yay! So that’s actually me from back in 2019 (had blue hair then lol). I had cancer as a teenager and qualified for Make A Wish and when they asked me what I wanted I said I wanted to meet the team behind my favorite video game series. So they flew me and my family up to Canada and I met the team. And they put me in the game! Took pictures of my face and made me an elf in the Veil Jumpers! So that’s why there’s a blue haired elf named Sloan in the Veil Jumpers lol

Just catching up on my notes from being offline and Omg that is so cool that you got to go see “behind the scenes” (& good to hear you are doing well!) and now you get to be the most fashionable elf in the Veil Jumpers!! 😄(and take care of Gus the nug! 🥹)

well, just Elgar'nan with blighted tentacles

Thinking about Solas' "I am a God" line in the fight ending and how great it would have been for Elgar'nan to have witnessed it.

In my headcanon, Elgar'nan saw death as a punishment for spirit-born (and it possibly carried over to mortal-born as well). It didn't destroy their true selves, it didn't take away anything but their privilege of having a physical body. Most of the time, it was with a temporary ban re-manifesting, but they were allowed to do so once their time was up.

The exception being Anaris, and a few others Mythal had judged too dangerous to be among them. They were sent to the void.

When Mythal came at him with the lyrium dagger, he had reacted as any warrior would. Swiftly, and efficiently, he decided then and there that she needed to lose her privilege to her physical form and used the closest weapon; the very dagger she held in her hands.

In that split second, he did not realize it was enchanted. And the attack that would have shattered him shattered her instead.

Quietly, he contemplates her demise. The Dread Wolf purposely designed this moment for Elgar'nan's execution, and he could have blamed him for it... Instead he sees it as it was. It was by his hand Mythal died (at least this time.)

doomed enemies to lovers premium

I was playing Tearstone Island with my third Rook yesterday and several things stuck out to me:

Was this where Solas made the original dagger for Mythal!?

What is the connection between Tearstone and the ruins in Arlathan?

How did Solas have the power to make the original dagger? His orb? Ask Elgar'nan to move the moon and the stars?

Was his ritual on an island to avoid the Titans?

I have so many questions. I need more Titan lore so badly...

In Elgar’nan’s Reply, Solas is addressed as Spirit Speaker before Second to Mythal. This order suggests Solas was first and foremost known (and even respected) among the Evanuris for his connection to spirits and the Fade, and that this was his core identity even before his political and military role beside Mythal. “Second to Mythal” reads like a title, while “Spirit Speaker” reflects who he was. That it's Elgar’nan's people who lead with that title implies Solas’ authority wasn't solely tied to Mythal.

It also makes Elgar’nan’s act of destroying an emotion - and in doing so, killing the spirits tied to it - come across as a psychological attack against Solas and the rebellion. It’s a very deliberate way to try and break someone who has a deep connection to spirits, especially when that Spirit Speaker is actively leading a rebellion against you.

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