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A spell experiment went wrong and now there are 3 Lady Inquisitors.

Cullen trying his best to be respectful to his others (timelines) wife. It would be so much easier if they stop trying to tease him so damn much.

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I TRIED to do a different romance run 3 FREAKING TIMES in DAI but the first MOMENT Cullen appeared with his stupid accent and said the line "Such as they are." I immediately fold 😫

I fucking hate this guy. Dude have me in clutch. I married him for the 4th time already help OTL

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Where's the difference?

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Just finished Lis2. I feel so sorry to Daniel but Sean not gonna fucking go to jail 😓

A quick pencil sketch in my notebook.

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the hadron collider is like an angel to me

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I have so many WIP that stuck in development hell and I just can't bring myself to finish it.

They are just fictional characters. They are not fucking real. Just words on paper, pixels on a screen and I am tearing myself up out of frustration because I can't bear to hurt them, make them suffer like I did and I wanted to, so fucking bad.

My mind is in shambles. I'm a confused babbling mess and there is no one here to help. I'm stuck, I'm alone. It's fucking hurt. I rage and cry and lash out. I hurt other people unwittingly but it is still my fault. I just don't fucking understand. Can't fucking wrap my head around all of this. It's ridiculous, it's maddening. I want to write again, like I used to but knowing that I write to hurt them, it is fucked up.

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they want you to make fried rice

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Step into my healing aura you shit fuck

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He monch

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Damn I really wanted to see a proper Mages - Templars fight too. The cutscenes so far have been lack-luster but you bring up a very good point about human nature and it is one of the reasons why I really like the concept of the Circles in Thedas.

I am new to DA so I don't know much about previous arguments but personally, one of the major themes I noticed in DA is corruption goes hand in hand with power. Even if its wielders have good intentions, they could still pave the road to hell. Large authority organizations in DA no matter how good or noble their initial founding ideals are, they still fall due to corruption, temptation or desperation. The Grey Wardens, the Templars, the Inquisition, Orlais or Ferelden's bureaucracy... And not to mention the invidiuals like Solas, Cullen, Anders... They committed atrocities in the name of goodness and some wake up from the illusions while others still fall blindly. And it looped back to the Circle concept soooo good.

At the end of time humanity is complex. We will never have a society that is utterly good or utterly evil because that is just not in our nature. Many mages in the game expressed different views to the nature of mage, magic, possession and freedom and it was so freaking realistic. There is a Solas's (the most pro mage freedom guy) dialogue in which he said if a mage got possessed he would kill them and I found it so stupidly funny like, sure buddy I know you can but not everyone is as powerful as you. I like him but he is so blinded because of his power. What a farmer gonna do, throw a forkstick at abominations.

Now about the Templars being incompetent pussies, I truly think we as the players are missing perspectives. Lore wise they are renounced to have the best military training that is capable of going toe on toe with other nations' best military operations. I don't deny there are corruptions and weaklings in the ranks but since their main job is to keep an eye on mages who could wreck havoc easily with just thoughts and contain them securely, it's not a farfetched assumption that they have to be capable if they don't want to risk their life.

I don't understand why you said the Templar has to throw rocks if the mages are out of their proximity though. There are Templar Archers too and they mostly fight in teams with a Defender/Guard and Knight/Attacker. That's an effective small team formation. And it's not like the mages are that powerful. Their magic has limits and they are just flesh and bones too. Yeah you can shoot fireballs from your palm and freeze earth, cool now take these poison arrows to your jugular or just a good old blunt trauma force to your ribcages. And I doubt the rebel mages eat roots lol, they escaped with a bunch of resources and have money to hire mercenaries/sell swords to protect them (an effective strategy too). Not to mention the rebel mages that are actively fighting are not your average Joe. They are rabid just as the rogue Templar. There are dialogues and NPCs in game pointed out that the more peaceful mages went to Redcliff, the weaker ones wanted to stay out and while the Templars had their orders, many of them wanted to stay out of the war or figure others options too.

In DAI it's stated very clearly that the Templars actively fight with mages in Hinterland have lost their marbles. They are no more than mad dogs, attacking civilians without reason and with the demon corruption, red lyrium consumption that had been going on for a while you could understand partially why. Not to mention psychological things like Stanford Prison Experiment or some of the Templar are bad in the first place and just wanted to kill or be a religious fanatic. The rebel mages are lunatics drunk on newfound freedom plus the explosion in Conclave that escalated everything to the max. Not to mention it wiped out many of the Templar elites forces too.

Bah, I am rambling but in short I still think while there are corruption and extremists, the Templars is an effective organisation and ideal that have lost their way and need a rebuild (and not all Circles are bad, many of them have been said to run honourably). The concept of Circle is necessary and realistic too, based on a very humane reaction to such a dangerous element like magic. I like what Vivienne said about rebuilding Circle and Templar Orders. There needed to be more mages in charge with actual influence so the stigmas around magic could be lessened and bring more balance to the power scale between Templar and mages. And Templars and mages should be allowed to socialize with the other faction. The rule that prohibited them to do so is stupid and only brought out more misunderstanding hostility.

and the fucking mage circles of Dragon Age are a thing so convoluted, Gaider must've given himself hernia when he gave up with that idea.

Listen. Containing even regular, unarmed people who aren't locked in cells and can roam the place, and who outnumber you, is difficult. Especially when all you have is blades whilst your wards have innate weapon, magic, that can cook you to death on the spot long before you even see where your magical assailant even is.

The mage never even has to enter a templar's anti-magic radius. More than that, the templar has to first deploy the anti-magic radius. And idk why people are acting like when you nullify a mage's magic, they become helpless. What the hell is stopping a bunch of muted mages from mobbing each templar? Sure, there would be injuries. But like Spartacus gave a fuck. Spartacus had a goal, and by gods was he going to do what he had to do or die trying.

'b b but brainwashing and social engineering...' Mate. If that shit ever worked, every religious millionaire would be a poor man by will. As it stands, 'you can say 'money bad, millionaires bad' all you want to them, but the fact is, when you have the power that wealth offers you, there is no reason to give it away. You might even acknowledge that you're a monster, that money makes you a bad person, but in the end it just doesn't matter, you are not really beholden to the same social rules as a pauper, because you can simply buy and intimidate your way out of it all.

Bioware here really trying to make me believe that a guy who can instakill a person by simply thinking really hard wouldn't find ways to hoard lyrium until he has enough to leisurely walk through a mage tower, burning templars to death before they can even get anywhere close to magic canceling radius.

People with power and resource always rise to the top. Always. Tevinter is what realistically happens when you have a society of haves (mages) and have-nots (everybody else). History shows that the have-nots almost never rise up against the haves, at least not successfully, and before anybody brings up the French revolution... who the fuck do you think its leaders were? Who the fuck do you think funded it? Who the fuck do you think the revolution benefited the most, before it all went off the rails, as things tend to do, when you, again, give a monkey a stick and the monkey realises what he can really do with it?

God i fucking hate the dragon age oppressed mages and the stupid ass circles. I just hate it. Most blatant display of writers having been bullied nerdy kids in the past and trying to cope by acting like they only got bullied because they were too cool, because acknowledging the truth would mean realising that their pain was meaningless, and it was caused simply for shits and giggles. Having to admit that you had no power, you just had to sit there and take it, because you had no stick. You want you want your past hurt to have meaning, so you write a dumbass mage circle. Big shrug. Sure. You can do that. You can also shit your pants if you want, I ain't stopping ya. But I don't have to smell it and like it.

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Damn, I love the consequences of having magic in DA. Yeah mate you now have the potential to vibe check Gods but come with it is losing your soul's full ownership.

Good luck being an anxiety ridden mess or just short a few working braincells. Now if you sneeze too hard or just have some basic emotions outburst you're gonna turn into an eldritch abomination blob, feasting on your neighbours and munching on a bunch of shit. That or committing war crimes casually on Taco Tuesday. 💅✨

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Another thing to think about is some mages want to be kept in check. Yeah the magic power is sweet but come with it there is a high chance of becoming a meat puppet for demons or spirits if you lose control even momentarily. And that just is, *pop*, now you're gonna turn into a mindless abomination. Vivienne brought up very good points about mage regulations, with the imbalance and the stigmas around it. And the whole situation around Anders is fucked up. Hell even in the Dalish clans they only kept 2-3 mages in a clan max, the rest get chased away or killed due to fear of abominations.

Not all people who are born with magic are able to control it. I think there are self preservation and compassion elements here too. Many mages that we could talk to in DAI expressed that the Circle helped. It kept them and others safe from themselves, provided them with education and good living.

The Templars played major roles too. They are trained specially to fight and contain mages. And they are said in game to be one of the top best train military operations in Thedas so I doubt magic less mages could mobbed them easily. There are some Iron Bull dialogues that talked about how Cullen training other recruits exposed him as an ex Templar. The way they tilt their shield, the steps they take... In short there are special, very well researched methods to fight against mages even if the Templar's anti-magic radius hasn't been activated yet.

and the fucking mage circles of Dragon Age are a thing so convoluted, Gaider must've given himself hernia when he gave up with that idea.

Listen. Containing even regular, unarmed people who aren't locked in cells and can roam the place, and who outnumber you, is difficult. Especially when all you have is blades whilst your wards have innate weapon, magic, that can cook you to death on the spot long before you even see where your magical assailant even is.

The mage never even has to enter a templar's anti-magic radius. More than that, the templar has to first deploy the anti-magic radius. And idk why people are acting like when you nullify a mage's magic, they become helpless. What the hell is stopping a bunch of muted mages from mobbing each templar? Sure, there would be injuries. But like Spartacus gave a fuck. Spartacus had a goal, and by gods was he going to do what he had to do or die trying.

'b b but brainwashing and social engineering...' Mate. If that shit ever worked, every religious millionaire would be a poor man by will. As it stands, 'you can say 'money bad, millionaires bad' all you want to them, but the fact is, when you have the power that wealth offers you, there is no reason to give it away. You might even acknowledge that you're a monster, that money makes you a bad person, but in the end it just doesn't matter, you are not really beholden to the same social rules as a pauper, because you can simply buy and intimidate your way out of it all.

Bioware here really trying to make me believe that a guy who can instakill a person by simply thinking really hard wouldn't find ways to hoard lyrium until he has enough to leisurely walk through a mage tower, burning templars to death before they can even get anywhere close to magic canceling radius.

People with power and resource always rise to the top. Always. Tevinter is what realistically happens when you have a society of haves (mages) and have-nots (everybody else). History shows that the have-nots almost never rise up against the haves, at least not successfully, and before anybody brings up the French revolution... who the fuck do you think its leaders were? Who the fuck do you think funded it? Who the fuck do you think the revolution benefited the most, before it all went off the rails, as things tend to do, when you, again, give a monkey a stick and the monkey realises what he can really do with it?

God i fucking hate the dragon age oppressed mages and the stupid ass circles. I just hate it. Most blatant display of writers having been bullied nerdy kids in the past and trying to cope by acting like they only got bullied because they were too cool, because acknowledging the truth would mean realising that their pain was meaningless, and it was caused simply for shits and giggles. Having to admit that you had no power, you just had to sit there and take it, because you had no stick. You want you want your past hurt to have meaning, so you write a dumbass mage circle. Big shrug. Sure. You can do that. You can also shit your pants if you want, I ain't stopping ya. But I don't have to smell it and like it.

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3rd run - Yune Lavellan

Just some first sketches for ma girl. She likes challenges and yappy men with long legs so she is obviously aiming for ancient eggman 🥚🐺📚

Even as a heavy hitter and a great sword user, since her clan moved a lot through uneven terrains Yune's armor is light and mainly consists of chainmail and thick leathers, offering mobility and good defence.

Her main duty in her clan is Sentry/personal Guard (or executioner) to Second Eralen but when the Hunters needed help taking down large beast types she accompanied them on the hunt too.

She injured her right eyes on a rescue mission. While the vision is still mildly functional, the iris and pupil slowly lost color, resulting in a milky appearance.

She is abrasive, straightforward but also very resourceful and perceptive. She knows she is not a really smart person so she tends to be very careful and patient.

Yune is also religious. She is a follower of Mythal and takes her faith seriously. She accepted the name Herald of Andraste due to necessity but she never considered herself one of the human God's disciples.

She drink from the Well of Sorrow and truly understand the chains that come with it. She knows she will become an abomination but still done so because after sealing the Breach, she hopes with the knowledge and inheritance passed down to her she will be able to unite the torn cultures of the Dalish together. She was orphaned by clans war so it has always been one of her deepest wish and regret.

It is also the one of the first reasons why she feels so drawn to Solas. He has all the knowledge, all the answers for her burning questions. He has walked in the Fade and witnessed it all. He understands ancient elven words and knows its history and he offers it all for her, she just needs to ask.

Yet even more than that, Yune fell in love because of how excited Solas is with teaching her (even if he faint to be calmed most of the time).

She fell in love with Solas's sharp wits, his off hand sarcasms and surprisingly snarky nature. With how gentle yet firm he is when he is guiding her in dreams, offering her scenes of far gone wonders.

She fell in love with the understanding he always gave her, of him knowing about her dyslexia and trouble writing yet remained patient, never looked down on her and always offered Yune his help.

So it hurts and twisted her hearts so much, years later when she knew the truth about him. Has she always been just a useful fool to him?

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the lack of ratonsito art saddens me

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They said you should never meet your heroes. Lavellan could do them one better, you should never meet your God.

Fall in love with a grumpy old guy that liked to yap constantly and disliked the tea you make for him -> only to find out his name were your favourite curse words and his furry form were the core of your childhood nightmares because your Elder's bedtime stories got really specific and downright gruesome after she drank her third cup of moonshine for the night.