#saarath

[nespyofire]

[vicvija]

I just finished Dragon Age Inquisition & Trespasser (finally) a few days ago to prepare for DA4, and while I loved the game some bugs were a little frustrating.

Like sure, I got used to the frequent freezing of my team (solved by jumping like an idiot). It got Sera flattened by a dragon at some point, but I could manage.

However, during the last boss fight in Trespasser (spoilers under the cut), things got a bit weird :

I get to Viddasala in front of the last Eluvian, and she crosses it as Saarath attacks. At first, everything is normal: I get my ass kicked a little, I spam my keys without thinking because it's getting real late and I want to go to bed.

To my horror, my Inquisitor is stuck in the terrain (I assume), the camera shaking like crazy and flashing with dark distorted 3D bits. I know the situation, I faced the issue twice when fighting Hakkon, but I couldn't find a fix then and I didn't want to reload a save again.

Then I spot Cassandra frozen in place. Naturally, I switch to her and do the jump trick. Then, I get back to my Inquisitor.

I try shortcuts, changing characters (to no avail), then I frantically scroll up and down... and my Inquisitor pops back up!

Everythings seems fine... until I notice Ssarath's health is back to max. I pause, sigh, and analyze the situation. And then I realize :

- Saarath is at the center of the map, not where he was before

I unpause, and my team calmly circles an unmoving Saarath before assuming an idle pose. I try a little stab, and he doesn't move, neither does Cassandra, Dorian nor Sera. So from there I'm a bit torn 'cause I'd like to have a real final fight for this game I put 150h+ in, but I don't remember when I last saved and I'd like to sleep at some point.

- Viddasala is back in front of the Eluvian

So I beat up the boss all by myself, stabbing away for about 5min with my team watching unphased (see picture below). Thrilling stuff.

As the fight ends, I see Viddasala still unmoving in front of the Eluvian... and from it spawns another Viddasala, dying instantly and flopping on the ground. Then a second one. Then a third one, and maybe a fourth before it stops. You can see the Viddasala pile under my Inquisitor and partly in the ground in the picture below :

The thing is, I was sure it'd stop there, but no.

So I gently pushed past her as the rest of the team watched, still standing without lifting a finger. No goodbyes for me before I face the Egg I guess.

I was very happy to be rewarded with the blurry final shot of the Inquisition squad after all that 👍

The DLC was awesome though - I'd be happy to hear other similar stories if anyone has some :)

[exhausted-archivist]

Common Fanons That Are Confused As Canon

Through my time of collecting lore and learning things about Thedas I've come across a couple things of fanon that leaked into lists of canon elements. Which was an interesting little thing to follow the rabbit hole of where they even originated. While making this list I did ask others for any that I might have missed or not seen because I wanted to be thorough as I could when even making this list. I haven't been in the fandom long enough to see all the things that have come up.

To be clear, I thought it was neat to see what became so pervasive in the fandom to become easily mistaken as canon or misunderstood. I'm also not discussing whether canon as it stands is "good" or judging the fanon or anything like that.

I just wanted to put it all together in a list, especially as I have had friends who were getting into the series and ask about certain things; as well as Dragon Age Summer hitting us soon and new interest in the series abound.

General

Mages can sense other mages The closest source I can find to this is the fact that Anders states that he can "feel the power in you". No other mage states anything similar and could likely be attributed to the fact that he is possessed. Much like how Cole can sense your magical connection as an Inquisitor. An outlier is how Keiran can sense your magic regardless of if he has the Old God soul; but he is also not confirmed to be a mage as of yet.

All Saarebas always have their lips sewn shut/horns cut off This seems to originate from da2 specifically, with the model of Ketojan having the scarring, the other saarebas missing horns, the concept art, and then boils down to BioWare being inconsistent with their lore/depictions. Most of Thedas fixates on the fact that the Qunari have saarebas with their lips sewn shut, the Seer's yarn tale denotes that tamassrans tell the story of a saarebas with their lips sewn shut, the tarot art for Saarath, and the flippant joke between Sera and Iron Bull. But, the lore specifies that it is in extreme cases or in general that it can occurs but it is not the standard. [WOT p. 103 & 128] Much like tranquility, it is used as a form of punishment - one that we know can and is abused by certain factions. We also see saarebas characters in Inquisition who do not carry either of those traits. Specifically Hissera (multiplayer), Saareth (Trespasser), Heroes of Dragon Age models, and some Qunari in da2.

All Saarebas have their tongues cut out This is seperate from the previous point due to the different source of this fanon. It seems to be an exaggeration of one particulare line from Sten. In dao, Sten will state during the Broken Circle quest that "This is why we cut the tongues from mages, in Par Vollen." He is very general with the statement, but contextually it is reasonable people took this to mean all mages. However, since dao it has been made clear that it is not a universal practice throughout the Qun.

Elves are shorter than humans This one does have a clear point of where this started, though it is never stated in lore, back in Origins elven models were universally shorter than humans. But from DA2 onward, male elves were only shorter than their human counterparts of the same sex while female elves are shorter than both human sexes. Fenris is taller than f!Hawke while both forms of Hawke are taller than Merrill. Solas, Abelas, and a m!Lavellan are taller than female human characters but all human characters are taller than female elves (except Sera who has a female human model).

Dalish are illiterate This is a little less clear to me where its origins started. Perhaps based off of medieval period history (which da isn't necessarily medieval in time period) or due to the fact that most common folk in certain regions in Thedas are illiterate and reliant on pictures over written words. But we know from the Witch Hunt dlc that the Dalish keep tomes of their history and of the ancient elven empire. They also actively translate ancient elven script for their own records. Whether this is role restrictive or not is unclear, but we do know that the Dalish are literate in both Common and semi-literate in ancient elven script.

Dalish and City Elves don't have contact This seemingly comes from a misunderstanding stemming in the city elf origins in dao where some npcs will comment on how Dalish might be myths. However, in dao, da2, dai, the comic Knight Errant, and the novel The Masked Empire, that elves from both sides do semi-regularly trade people with each other if not visit certain alienages, as well have other points of contact with each other. Pol, Zevran, Coran (Vaea's uncle), and potentially Feynriel are all city elves that join Dalish clans. Merrill and Arianni are known Dalish who join alienages.

City elves are genetic/physical differences from the Dalish elves This one I have seen around a lot, most stemming from the idea of the previous one that the elves in the city are generations apart from the Dalish, implying they have no contact with each other. Which could be true for certain alienages. But as far as lore is concerned there isn't any example of this, not even as being a point of reference for the Dalish to consider any of the aspects as to what makes them "less of an elf" in comparison to Dalish.

Elves pass on their elven traits Most seem to know this isn't canon, albeit one of the less popular canon elements; but new fans don't always know this. It is popular fanon to give half-elven children the reflective eyes, smaller stature, more angular features, straighter nose bridge, and/or pointed ears from their elven parent.

Only elves can have mixed kids with other races This seems to come from the fact that elven traits aren't passed on to their kids when mixed parentage is involved. However humans, dwarves, and vashoth can all have mixed kids from the other races. According to Patrick Weekes, this decision was made consciously to avoid very racist and harmful rhetoric. We know of many elf/human mixed kids: Alistair, Eiton, Feynriel, Gestan and Thale (residents of elven area of Halamshiral), Kieran (conditions), Michel de Chevin, Rinnala, "Sabina's Brat" (son of the elven prostitute Sabina at the Blooming Rose), Slim Couldry, Tainsley (Potentially. Is described as a 7'(2.13m) human, though he references a Dalish uncle.) While mixed dwarf children are rare simply due to dwarven fertility issues we do know of two dwarf/human kids: Keiran (conditional) and the child of Tyrdaa Bright-Axe(Avvar) and Hendir (dwarf).

Elfroot leaves get you high/is Thedosian marijuana This is another Origins era thing, due to an easter egg that made a play on the American "This is your brain on drugs" anti-drug campaign using elfroot. This was then repeated in 2015 when Patrick Weekes said that its medicinal properties were rediscovered in 4:20. [Source] Elfroot hasn't been shown to get anyone high in canon, it is the roots that are primarily used as medicinal. In World of Thedas (WoT) vol. 2 the recipe for Dalish Deep Forest Comfort says you can substitute elfroot for spinach making the leaves more vegetable in quality. That said, marijuana leaves are edible and rather nutritious. They just don't have the chemical make up to induce a high. Those lie strictly in the buds. According to Origins, elfroot does flower though.

Red lyrium is completely different and more dangerous from blue lyrium This one is all on BioWare in regards to this misconception. Because while yes, it is more dangerous than the blue lyrium, they aren't two seperate substances. More that red lyrium is a branch off. To cover the generals of the written lore of lyrium it breaks down like this: Blue lyrium in it's raw form innately toxic to just be around to all but dwarves, however it will kill a mage who gets too close in proximity. That proximity being within the same room while non-mages would have to touch the stuff. It also has a pension of self-combustion without warning or a clear cause. When it is refined down for templar use it is "safe" for non-mages to come in contact with and consume. Whether this level of refinement is the same level as what is used to make various cocktails and liqueur is unclear. But we do know that getting too close, being in same room as lyrium refined to this level, is enough to make a mage sick. Finally, we have the most refined and diluted stage of lyrium, this is used by mages to make potions, certain alchemical work, and other things. This isn't enough to kill a mage, make them sick (without extreme over use), and infact can result in positive outcomes for a mage. Red lyrium overlaps with most of that, with a couple key differences. First off is that red lyrium doesn't seem to self-combust. There is some contradiction on whether or not non-dwarves can mine it as due to game mechanics you can destroy it, but the only ones we see mining wild nodes are dwarves. But if the red lyrium is grown from a living creature it seems accessible to all races? In codices about the various types of red templars, we learn that a small vial around a templar's neck is enough to make all the mages in the area around him sick.

Character Specific

Alistair

Alistair is a dog person I couldn't track any clear origins for this, it seems to be a case of overlap with the stereotype that "all Fereldan's love dogs" and a mix of building off of a line of dialogue about him being raised by the hounds and them being his family. However, he doesn't seem overly one way or the other. He mocks dog at times, talks down in not such a playful way, and at times seems to treat dog with the same attitude he does Morrigan though not as blatantly. This could be chalked up to his joking nature though.

Alistair's obsession with cheese While he does admit to an obsession to cheese, it is often cited that Alistair makes a ton of cheese jokes in dao. When in truth he only makes four through out the entire game. Given his joking nature it is up to personal interpretation of how much he actually loves cheese.

Alistair and Cullen knew each other before Origins This is more specifically that the two went to the same monastery for their templar training. There is no canon evidence for this though. That said, there is a possibility due to not knowing much of anything about how the Templar Order trains its recruits nor the amount of monasteries they have in Ferelden for training.

Alistair collects toy soldiers This seems to come from the gifts he can be given during the Feastday dlc. Canonically he is given runestones and carved statuettes of various types stone. These statuettes are described in a manner closer to effigies than toy soldiers.

Alistair's mother is not Fiona This one is a bit funny as it has multiple origins and is dependent on the player's experience with the series. From what I have gathered there seems to be one of three sources: - People who never read the Dragon Age novel The Calling - People who read The Calling after playing dao and feels like it is a retcon (though The Calling was released prior to the release of dao, same with the novel The Stolen Throne) - People who take a "chuck the baby with the bathwater" approach to the lore The funny thing about this is that the cover story in dao for Alistair's mom is based off a combo of things; the hypothetical scenario Fiona told Maric and answers she gave Maric when he asked what to tell Alistair if he asked about his mother. The hypothetical was that Fiona would not return to the Circle and would hide from the templars and pretend to be a washer woman. When Maric asked what to tell Alistair of his mother, Fiona said to tell him his mother was human as she did not want him to deal with being half elven and all the stigma that comes with that as well as to tell Alistair that she was dead.

Avaline

Aveline is straight She will kiss Hawke regardless of gender and ask them if they ever considered her and them. Though it is clear she never had romantic interest in Hawke in particular. An easily missed aspect I think given the general opinion of Aveline as well as most people seeming to not choose the flirtatious option with her.

Blackwall

Blackwall doesn't have a sense of humor This one genuinely surprised me considering he jokes with Sera, The Iron Bull, and Solas. His banter shows as much that he does have a sense of humor and tells jokes. But it does seem pretty common of a fanon characterization for him.

Dorian

Dorian paints his nails His model doesn't have painted nails in game, but it is a popular fanon. There is nail polish in Thedas though. It's mentioned in the novel Masked Empire as well as the novel Last Flight. It seems to be of Anderfles origins, but given the Last Flight is post Orlesian occupation, it could originate in Orlais.

Lady Mantillon said, tapping an elegantly lacquered fingernail on the polished wooden arm of her chair, “we will fail, or we will be killed. Neither is acceptable.” - Masked Empire, Chapter 17 p. 362 Every one of her fingers glimmered with a jeweled ring, and her nails had been freshly lacquered. - Last Flight, Chapter 13 p. 144

Fenris

Lyrium can be drawn from Fenris' tattoos There is no mention of this being possible in da2 or any of the subsequent media. There isn't even mention of others being able to sense the lyrium in his tattoos or even mages getting sick around him as they sometimes will dependent on the concentrations and/or purity of lyrium.

Fiona

How Fiona was cured of the taint This comes from The Calling novel, where it isn't ever clarified what actually removed the taint from Fiona. The common fanon is that it was either the mentioned brooch, or that by having Alistair. That it was by having Maric's son who has Great Dragon blood due to being of the Theirin bloodline that cured her. However, in the novel she is very clear that the mages at Weisshaupt aren't sure what cured her. She only offers one explanation that the Grey Wardens theorized and trails off before saying what the second one was.

“It’s gone,” she said flatly. “The mages at Weisshaupt weren’t sure if it was because the First Enchanter’s brooch sped things up artificially, or... at any rate, all the corruption vanished. They don’t think it’s going to come back, either. There was test after test, but they think I may be the first Grey Warden that never has to endure the Calling again.”

Hawke

Hawke is stabbed by the Arishok This fanon likely came into being due to one of the moves the Arishok has where it will leave you almost dead. So a bit of canon as it is in his move set, but fanon in the idea it is something that always happens in canon.

Unable to confirm if Fanon, Canon, or a mix of both

Teagan marries Bella, the barmaid from Redcliffe This one goes back really far and is hard to tell if it is a case of mistaken identity and association, or a really buggy option for the epilogue, or isn't actually a possibility. What I can confirm is that Teagan does have a woman he can marry given certain conditions are met in dao, but it is actually Kaitlyn, the sister who's brother goes missing in Redcliffe. If you properly compensate her for her grandfather's sword she'll open up a foundry in Denerim and will marry Teagan after having known him for a few months. According to this thread, you have to get Kaitlyn to move to Denerim with her brother, make Bella the maid to Teagan and in the ending slide Teagan and Bella will get married. Though I haven't been able to confirm that this is possible. (If you have a screenshot/video of this slide and know how to trigger this please let me know) This is also not an option mentioned in the Keep, however neither is Kaitlyn's. Which isn't surprising given some of the ending slides that were not direct player choice (ex) choosing Orzammar's king) are mostly cut from canon.

[daitranscripts]

Trespasser Pt. 20

Elven Ruins

Trespasser Masterpost Previous: Agent of Fen’Harel

The PC emerges in an overgrown path of some elven ruins.

Party comments:

Cassandra: The Viddasala cannot have gotten far.

Blackwall: The Viddasala can’t be far.

Iron Bull: Come on. The Viddasala can’t be far.

They see the Qunari running up ahead.

Sera: There! On them!

Varric: There, up ahead!

Cole: Up there!

The Anchor begins to flare and the PC falls. The mark creates a huge blast that knocks everyone back.

PC: It’s going to… everyone back! (Cries out in pain.)

Party comments:

Cassandra: If it keeps up like this, it will kill you. Solas must help, as he did at Haven.

Varric: We’ve gotta stop this before it kills you. Assuming we find him, maybe Chuckles can help.

Dorian: That can’t be healthy. Perhaps Solas can help.

Vivienne: We must hope Solas can reverse the Anchor's effects before it kills you.

Sera: Solas can stop it, right? He has to know something. He always did. The whole time.

Cole: It's louder, faster. Solas can help, heal the hurt.

Iron Bull: You all right, boss? That's… damn. Maybe Solas can help.

Blackwall: If it keeps up like this, it will kill you. Solas must help, as he did at Haven.

Party comments:

Cole: Solas doesn’t want to hurt people. He isn’t that kind of wolf. The Qunari don’t see.

Sera: Hated his “too-smart-for-you” pity before the whole agent-of-Fenny business. He better help. We’re owed.

Varric: Chuckles, who apparently works for Fen'Harel. It's always the quiet ones…

Vivienne: Solas, the agent of Fen'Harel. I suspected something was off with our unwashed apostate.

Cassandra: Solas… an agent of Fen'Harel. I should have suspected.

Blackwall: That'd be Solas, the agent of Fen'Harel. (Grunts.) Knew there was something off about him.

They continue to chase down the Qunari through an eluvian.

Iron Bull: Over there. that’s gotta be where Solas is.

Dorian: That must be where Solas is.

Vivienne: that must be where Solas is located.

They emerge in a gully, where the Viddasala stands on a high ledge.

Viddasala: Saarebas! Rethra! Shokra!

The party is attacked as she goes through the eluvian with her saarebas.

Sera: The big mage! He’s always with their leader-woman!

Varric: There's the big saarebas who's always with the Viddasala!

Cole: There! He can't be far from her, or it hurts him!

The PC heads through the next eluvian, fighting across a long bridge and into another eluvian, emerging at a shrine to the dread wolf.

Viddasala: Saarebas! Meravas adim kata!

The saarebas, Saarath, leaps down to fight.

Sera: Here he comes! Let's have you!

Varric: The big guy's headed our way!

Cole: He's coming to stop us!

Viddasala: Saarebas! Rethra! Shokra!

More Qunari join the fray.

Iron Bull: Is that all you've got? I went through Seheron, you little shits!

Cassandra: Be ready! They have reinforcements!

Blackwall: More coming!

Eventually Saaraths’s collar breaks, and he runs off.

Iron Bull: Damn! Looks like he's off the leash!

Dorian: It seems the saarebas is no longer following orders!

Vivienne: Their pet mage has gone mad!

Viddasala: Saarebas! Meravas! Meravas!

The PC makes their way forward.

Viddasala: You will not leave here, Inquisitor! Antaam, ebrashok adim!

They fight across another bridge, and end up in a room with multiple eluvians.

Cassandra: One of the mirrors must lead out of here!

Iron Bull: One of the damned mirrors has to lead out of here!

Blackwall: One of these blasted mirrors has to lead out of here!

They continue to fight Qunari as they make their way across the area.

Cassandra: We must hurry!

Iron Bull: We gotta move, boss!

Blackwall: We need to keep moving!

Solas: Come on!

Varric: We need to hurry!

Cole: Quick, we're almost there!

They finally find the eluvian that takes them forward.

Romanced companion in party

Cassandra: Finish this, my love!

Iron Bull: All right, kadan! Take him down!

Blackwall: Let's end this, love!

Sera (married): Whatever happens, wifey—I’m wearing your underpants! (Laughs.)

Sera (not married): End them, [Shiny/’Teetness/Tadwinks/Buckles/Honey Tongue/Inky]! (Laughs.)

Dorian: Finish them off, amatus!

No romanced companion in party

Cassandra: Let us finish this!

Iron Bull: All right! Meravas katara!

Blackwall: Time to finish this!

Viddasala: You are dead, Inquisitor! Your soul is dust!

The Viddasala goes through the Eluvian, leaving Saarath to fight the party. He summons demons as the fight drags on, and Saarath begins to get overwhelmed with magic.

Cassandra: We cannot hurt him! Use your mark!

Iron Bull: We can't touch this guy! Use your mark!

Blackwall: Use your mark!

Sera: He's all magicky! Use your hand!

Varric: Nothing's hurting him! Use your mark!

Cole: You can't hurt him, but the Fade can! Use your mark!

Dorian: He's invulnerable! Use your mark!

Vivienne: You must use your mark!

Saareth is defeated, and the PC heads into the eluvian.

Next: The Dread Wolf

[mako-designated-driver]

Codex Entry #93: Saarath

This letter was clearly written a few lines at a time over the course of multiple days, as the ink at the start has already faded slightly:

Elf-who-is-Tallis,

It is no longer my role to instruct others in the Qun, but I will share what I can with you if it brings you peace.

You are not alone in your struggles to achieve mastery of yourself and your purpose. Many viddathari come to the Qun filled with fear and anger. These feelings build walls brick by brick within the self. They prevent you from seeing the others around you, from seeing the world as it is, and they convince you that you are alone and in darkness, that you must fend for yourselves. The walls are real. But the darkness and the solitude, the world that they create within the self: that is all illusion. You must work to tear down the walls if you wish to see the truth, and the truth is this: no one is alone. It was the wisdom revealed to Koslun in the desert long ago. What looks like darkness is only the space between stars.

This portion of the letter is slightly newer, and the handwriting, which was exceptionally tidy at first, has become somewhat looser, as if written in a hurry:

And it is not just viddathari who struggle with these illusions. The world changes the self, and we must balance mastery upon its turning tides. Once I was an ashkaari, and I spent my days examining the philosophy of the Qun and trying to seek the enlightenment that Koslun found. But my dreams of demons took me down a new path.

Here, the writing is filled with crossed-out passages, and the script becomes shaky. Some of the ink is still wet:

And now with the song liquid—crossed out. And now I study the dam which holds back magic at its source. We will—crossed out Things change, little Tallis. The world changes. Find purpose in people around you, and your role will be clear. Remember when—crossed out. It will be hard to find wisdom in the noise. The noise is an illusion. Like the darkness. But the walls are real. Remember that. Tear down the walls first, and you will see the truth.

Saarath

[spellmage]

3, 14, and 19 for the game asks :)

hii !!!!

3. Favorite boss?

Okay this is stupid and I don't even know if it really counts as a boss but the last like ten minutes of fighting you do in DA: Inquisition Trespasser always gives me chills (I looked it up the boss is Saarath). The way the music slowly builds up and the camera keeps getting more and more vignette'd is just. AGH. it makes me feel so many things it's such a great sequence imo.

14. Worst game you’ve ever played?

This is hard because I tend to just immediately forget games that I don't like. I guess my answer could be Assassin's Creed Valhalla. I didn't hate the game by any means. On the whole, I liked it. Some parts were fantastic (the storyline of Ivarr and Ceolbert made me cry in frustration (in a GOOD WAY. it was HEARTBREAKING), and Fulke as a character I just loved so much). HOWEVER. the game was a mess. the historical inaccuracies made my early medieval period special interest WEEP. they left out like half of northumbria !!! ubisoft where is lindisfarne ? did you leave it in a folder somewhere to rot ??? it's KINDA IMPORTANT when you're talking about VIKINGS ??!! um anyway. yeah that game mainly just disappointed me. definitely not the worst game I've played though, I've just forgotten everything else.

19. A game that you wish you could play for the first time again.

Cyberpunk 2077. I can't even begin to describe how many emotions were going through my head when I got to the end. Just. HHGH. Yeah. Two of my most favourite ever tropes in fiction are 'a connection with someone else has been forced upon you by magical/scientific means and now you have to deal with it (also you hate each other)' and 'doomed protagonist' and this has BOTH of those so really it's perfect for me. It honestly took me a while to get invested but once I was invested I was INVESTED. category 3000 autism empathy event when I finished it. I had no emotions for like a week afterward.

[feykrorovaan]

"What looks like darkness is only the space between stars."-Saarath, Dragon Age Inquisition

[nanalineni]

The fight against Saarath is much closer in difficulty to what I was used to in Origins, sucks that it's probably the last fight but at least when I try it again tomorrow I'll get to strategize and that's fun. I'll finally use those rock armor potions.

[catboyrightsdefender]

when the pride demon arrives in the final battle against saarath oh my god between this and the music ive never been more turned on

[dragon-age-codex-entries]

Codex entry: Saarath

This letter was clearly written a few lines at a time over the course of multiple days, as the ink at the start has already faded slightly:

"Elf-who-is-Tallis,

It is no longer my role to instruct others in the Qun, but I will share what I can with you if it brings you peace.

You are not alone in your struggles to achieve mastery of yourself and your purpose. Many viddathari come to the Qun filled with fear and anger. These feelings build walls brick by brick within the self. They prevent you from seeing the others around you, from seeing the world as it is, and they convince you that you are alone and in darkness, that you must fend for yourselves. The walls are real. But the darkness and the solitude, the world that they create within the self: that is all illusion. You must work to tear down the walls if you wish to see the truth, and the truth is this: no one is alone. It was the wisdom revealed to Koslun in the desert long ago. What looks like darkness is only the space between stars."

This portion of the letter is slightly newer, and the handwriting, which was exceptionally tidy at first, has become somewhat looser, as if written in a hurry:

"And it is not just viddathari who struggle with these illusions. The world changes the self, and we must balance mastery upon its turning tides. Once I was an ashkaari, and I spent my days examining the philosophy of the Qun and trying to seek the enlightenment that Koslun found. But my dreams of demons took me down a new path."

Here, the writing is filled with crossed-out passages, and the script becomes shaky. Some of the ink is still wet:

"And now with the song liquid—crossed out. And now I study the dam which holds back magic at its source. We will—crossed out Things change, little Tallis. The world changes. Find purpose in people around you, and your role will be clear. Remember when—crossed out. It will be hard to find wisdom in the noise. The noise is an illusion. Like the darkness. But the walls are real. Remember that. Tear down the walls first, and you will see the truth.

Saarath"

[alexsrandomramblings]

Ahhh, Saarath and your instakills. How I did not miss you.

"Solas doesn't want to hurt people. He isn't that kind of wolf."

Oh, Cole.

[nerd-mom]

Trespasser

Saarath

DW Tempest

Nightmare, All Trials On

Amazing music and amazing boss battle

[daicamgirl]

[alistairssock]

Five minutes in and

[pinkyjulien]

And the battle against the Saarath is legit so fucking good- the chills when you see them tear up the veil??? and the finale???? Insane. Insane shit

God I'm so excited for what they have in store for us with DAV holyshit

Lost Elf still has such a GRIP ON MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THEY POPED THE FUCK OFF WITH THAT ONE FR

[rustedking]

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