#Elven Architecture

[unohdukseen]

[i-want-to-see-mountains-again]

That’s a perfect way to explain it!

[fairyuniverse]

[install-wizard-exe]

concept art I did for the city of Alinor in the Summerset Isles of the Elder Scrolls universe. I might be a little obsessed with these high elves...! If I recall correctly, this piece served as an inspiration for the Altmer city models in the Elder Kings 2 mod for Crusader Kings 3, when I was working with their 3D artist, AJ.

[beaulesbian]

some favorite screenshots (mostly locations) from the new Dragon Age Veilguard trailer!

[psykopaths]

Elven Ruins

[lafaiette]

Gods I feel you I'm only 10 hours in after having received the game as a gift and I REALLY try to like it but it just ... doesn't feel like Dragon Age. Characters know stuff they shouldn't know about, the game keeps talking down to me, nothing I did in the previous games mattered, the tone is completely different, the mature storytelling of the previous games seems to be missing so far & what I heard so far of how the lore and the characters from previous games have been handled is honestly the worst part and breaks my heart. idk even if i wanna finish the game at this point anymore, I'm just kinda ... sad.

I'm so sad and disappointed, too, I remember our conversations, fics, and headcanons about DA! We were so excited and happy, because Inquisition, DA2, and DAO were genuinely well-made and aimed at pleasing the fans, despite their faults.

DATV is a good action game, no doubt about that. The combat is fun, there is a lot to explore and discover, and many locations are beautiful, even though some are terrible to navigate (Dock Town's structure makes no sense). But that's it - it's a good action game with the name "Dragon Age" pasted on it. It doesn't feel like it's part of the series, it constantly treats the player like an idiot, some references to past games and characters are literally hidden in the brief descriptions of the mementos, and there is even a Glossary to make sure the new players don't get frustrated.

Everything is safe and aseptic, cleaned of every deep piece of lore that could have scared new fans into buying or continuing the game. Even the banters lack the depth of the previous games.

A good game company should lure new players in not by rejecting their past entries, but by making them look even more interesting with their sequels.

Bioware wasn't afraid of offering piece of lore after piece of lore in Inquisition - it was a game set in a precise moment, whose prologue was directly tied to the events of the previous game, and new players had to accept this if they decided to buy it and play it. If they liked that premise, all that information and those details, then they were more than welcome - they were encouraged! - to go back, try the older games, and see how it had all started. It was a game made for the fans the company had already managed to win over, not for possible fans who may or may not bring new money in.

In DATV the new players can jump right in after quickly learning who Solas is and what he's trying to do, and old fans are left with an empty shell, with minor references that are supposed to make us feel happy and accomplished peppered here and there, while all our past choices and our favorite characters are forgotten or brought back with a terrible case of amnesia. It's lazy, infuriating, and very sad, and it smells of reboot, because the new devs probably realized they couldn't keep up with the amount of lore and choices the series contain, and they needed to start anew.

[loustica]

DATV — The Ossuary

[art-kitty-25]

I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this...

In place of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen! Not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea!

Stronger than the foundations of the earth!

All shall love me, and despair!

Lady of Lorien Fanart by me - Sketchbook Pro-30hrs

[khyann]

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THIS AU IS STILL ALIVE!

Sorry i havent updated since April. Had been doing my thesis from January to like 2 weeks ago and around April it killed my creativity, the whole complexity of this composition didnt really help either (if you listen closely you'll hear my sanity been slowly and painfully killed by this page, specially in the castle)

But anyway, Champions AU is back baby!

[leo-regulus]

cactus good place meme but with fantasy elves. do you have unique elf designs or did you rip off of runescape elves again. no they totally made unique elf designs. definitely. take a look and they ripped off runescape elves again

[fallenrazziel]

Elven Archs #2

[winds-of-zephyr416]

“But no one is ready for this conversation yet”

UNTRUE THERE IS AT LEAST ONE (1) PERSON READY FOR THIS CONVERSATION

GIVE US THE SILMARILLION ANIME YOU COWARDS

The only way to adapt The Silmarillion and make it good is through an animated series. No live adaptation would ever be able to live up to it, or manage to put on screen both the grandiose locations and otherworldly characters.

But no one is ready for this conversation yet.

[tenth-sentence]

And it was the most beautiful structure he had ever seen, more beautiful than the Towers of the Sun and the Stars in the elven kingdoms.

"DragonLance Chronicles: Dragons of Spring Dawning" - Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

[tomscholes]

Pleased as punch to contribute even just a little bit to Dragon Age! Many thanks to AD Matt Rhodes for bringing me on; really great to experience your approach!

Here are a few scene sketches dealing with Ancient Elven architecture; full project on my website! Freelance schedule is now OPEN!

[olenvasynyt]

I want The Forest House to have LOTR vibes. Mirkwood Forest, Elven King’s Halls…just trees and nature and art nouveau architecture that’s eery and beautiful and fae!