gatesofminrathous
gatesofminrathous
resident antivan crow critic
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ao3: throneofthegods (yes I know there's another tumblr by that name not it's not me); mostly dragon age, occasional grab bag31 | She/Her
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gatesofminrathous · 5 hours ago
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your honor my client is guilty can i get another one
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gatesofminrathous · 7 hours ago
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You know what actually I'm still stuck on that Mary Kirby tweet where she says Spite is always wearing armour because Spite manifests how Lucanis envisions him and Lucanis is never relaxed
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gatesofminrathous · 7 hours ago
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Your OC as the Solar System 🪐☀️
Took this from @genjyoandgojyoandhakkai because I love to think about my Rook. Tagging @in-the-drowning-deep!
Rules: Bold what applies - italicize sometimes - strike out never. (Bonus): Color the ones that especially fit. Tag some friends to play along!
SUN • egotistical • melted wax wings and fingers • stretching sunburnt skin • the most generous soul • blood in the fruit • halos • anger on fire • high vitality • thunderous laughter • is pride really a sin? • halogenic aura
MERCURY • expansion of the mind • silver-tongued • an everlasting wanderer • polyglot • high dexterity • handwritten letters • innately critical • en vogue • eyes in the trees • hidden libraries • there’s always room for improvement
VENUS • in love with strangers • iridescent waters • love potions for your mirror • selfless devotion • shattering crystal • seafoam upon sand • the golden ratio • drowning in your own passion • material value & high principles • luring • plush lips
EARTH • fresh springs • tree hugger • we can start again tomorrow • a blazing rainforest • respects survival of the fittest • nature’s adversity • lazy bones • constantly evolving • flowers sprouting from wounds • a granite altar • fossilized remains
MOON • illusory • silver shimmer off the ocean • secrets and gossip • cycles of reincarnation • a crybaby • physically ethereal • shared glances with a stranger • cat eyes• mistrusting their intuition • fear is a prison • ornate magic wands
MARS • healthy competition • attraction and repulsion • magma and rubies • a blade being forged • wrath wrath wrath • malefic • intense eye contact• cannon fodder & fireworks • blood floods • copper taste on your tongue
JUPITER • red robes and a suit of armor • beacon of stability • leader by birth • thunderbolts and lightning • guilty but can’t stop • secret rich kid • golden touch golden tears • innate optimist • failure isn’t an option • constantly reaching for more • unfinished symphonies
SATURN • traditional • overbearing energy • a sculptor of reality • this existence is a karmic one • has a heart it’s just.. way down deep • law, order & justice • avoid all necessary risk • the sound of shackles clanging • sisyphus’ struggle • grappling with the reality of time • self-governing
URANUS • psychedelic funk music • overflowing cups • a rebellion with skin • looking good in photo id • oblivious but caring • middle fingers in the air • double rainbows • icy diamond exterior • holographic • afraid of their own mediocrity • pearlescent smoke
NEPTUNE • an elegy for the lost • dissolving boundaries • white horses • the burden of mystical conditions • deceptive • escapism is their reality • a polarizing entity • artists soul • paranoia • searching for the unseen • a siren’s swan song
PLUTO • angel statues over graves • power • the cycle of necrosis • transformative • unfathomable depths • an ivory tower toppling over • screaming at the sky • violets and irises • eclipsed darkness • speaks with their shadow • sex, death, rebirth
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gatesofminrathous · 8 hours ago
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For Ariane, the best Mercar to ever de Riva 🤣
what kind of letter would they write but never send ?
Ariane has written many letters over the years to the father she never knew, the father who likely doesn't even know of her existence and whose identity was lost to the world when her mother died. She treats them almost like diary entries, wondering what kind of person he was, whether he would want anything to do with her, whether he would care that she exists. Some letters are angrier - blaming him for being the reason her mother fled and the reason they were sold into slavery in the first place. In the end she burns them not because they're useless endeavors (which they are), but because she's afraid of the answers she might receive.
what is a scar that they have but never talk about ?
Everyone asks how she got the scar on her face, and Ariane always tells the story about a job gone wrong and a fight with her mark. That story is a lie. The real story is too painful to share.
ㅤhow do they laugh ?
Loudly and with abandon. She has a tendency to snort when she really gets going, and her laugh was once described by Viago as "a shrill cackle - like some sort of screaming bird."
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gatesofminrathous · 8 hours ago
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I just don't think that Lucanis is weird enough for a possessed guy.
like, he has wings and sometimes his eyes glow. so what. he lives in a fantasy universe, that's practically normal there.
yeah, some people write him as being able to purr. it's a good start.
but we could make it more!
his nails grow super fast - he has to trim them practically each evening - and they grow super sharp and pointy. he's having difficulty trimming them too, since they're very hard.
his eyesight is way better than it used to be.
he didn't notice that in the Ossuary, what with being locked up. and afterwards, he just thought he forgot some stuff in his imprisonment. but one day he gets talking with Davrin or Emmrich or Harding and no. it turns out he really sees more colours than he used to. he's not sure but his night vision might be much better too.
he's eyes track movement like they never had before and he can see farther away. yesterday, he spotted a tiny bird hiding in a tree from at least a mile away. and then was startled when he realised this fact because since when can he do that!
Lucanis always had a thing about smells - just check his pov in the Tevinter Nights - but ever since bonding Spite it gotten so much more sensitive. he knew that some animals supposedly can smell fear but he never expected to be able to do it himself.
do you see my vision yet?
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gatesofminrathous · 10 hours ago
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✎ㅤ. . .ㅤ𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑶𝑵 𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺.
₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of character analysis/headcanon questions to learn more about your character and your partners'! writing/headcanon prompts requested by anonymous. feel free to edit these as you see fit.
[ 🖐️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do their hands feel like: soft, calloused, trembling ? [ ☂️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they crave touch or fear it ? [ 🎐 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a sound, like a song or voice, that they associate with peace ? [ 🕊️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen did they feel the safest ? [ 💤 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they sleep ? curled up, sprawled, holding onto something ? [ 🦇 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a fear they never talk about ? [ 🔒 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a secret they’ve sworn never to tell ? [ 🪢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they broke a promise ? [ 🫳 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they feel they owe, but never paid back ? [ 💼 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat do they always carry with them ? [ 🧨 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the quickest way to set them off, even if they hide it well ? [ ⛓️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does guilt feel like to them ? [ 💢 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho have they never forgiven and never will ? [ 🩸 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there something or someone that, if lost, would break them ? [ 🌧️ ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a pain they refuse to heal from ? [ 🪞 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen have they looked at their reflection and hated what they saw ? [ 📿 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat superstition or ritual do they cling to ? [ 🌊 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhen was the last time they cried ? [ 🐾 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo animals like them instinctively ? [ 🪶 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they laugh ? [ 🫀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho taught them what love is ? did it hurt ? [ 💭 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they believe they’re worthy of being loved ? [ 🎀 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is their main love language ? [ 🔦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they search for ? [ 📜 ]ㅤ.ㅤis there a story they love sharing with others ? [ 🌒 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a dream or goal they have given up on ? [ 🕯️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat memory do they replay when they’re alone ? [ 🌪️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s the one choice they regret (not) making ? [ 🧩 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit ? [ 🍻 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of drunk are they ? [ ✉️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of letter would they write but never send ? [ 🗡️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat is a scar that they have but never talk about ? [ 🕸️ ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a favourite lie they like to hear ? [ 🪦 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat would they want on their gravestone but never admit aloud ? [ 🎱 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of future do they crave, and who’s in it ? [ 🌀 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they have a recurring dream or nightmare ? [ 🍃 ]ㅤ.ㅤdo they feel like they belong ? [ ⚓ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat does “home” mean to them ? [ 🧭 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhere would they go if they could disappear tomorrow ?
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gatesofminrathous · 10 hours ago
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I just know they are either best friends and have known each other for thirty years, or they’re meeting for the first time and immediately hate each other
my favorite cunty old necromancers 💚✨
(kind of a rough sketch but I was so excited I had to get something out)
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gatesofminrathous · 11 hours ago
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today is my birthday!!
thank you for supporting my art :>
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gatesofminrathous · 13 hours ago
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Angsty swaps 👉👈
All my DATV gifs
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gatesofminrathous · 15 hours ago
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sometimes I think about how much lore bioware never gave us, like how many gaps there are in the world building that as a fanfic writer have me shaking and rattling the gates like please I will sell you my soul for world of thedas v3
and then I think about how much more I had to make up for my fanfic and I’m like no keep your secrets I don’t want to be told I’m wrong
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gatesofminrathous · 16 hours ago
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DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD REVEAL TRAILER | lucanis dellamorte
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gatesofminrathous · 18 hours ago
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Swords and spies and blackmail? The devious means you learned in the South?
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gatesofminrathous · 19 hours ago
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sometimes modding can be an inspiring story of making your old dream come true 💫
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gatesofminrathous · 1 day ago
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Just two average coffee lovers in Thedas
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gatesofminrathous · 2 days ago
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write that down, write that down!
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gatesofminrathous · 2 days ago
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Can’t wait for, like, 2025 when we look back on the 2018/2019 era and say “hey, remember when we were all really freaking depressed? That was a crazy time! Glad we aren’t like that anymore”
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gatesofminrathous · 2 days ago
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He GIVES the best hugs, no past tense, I refuuuuse that, and I needed to see these hugs realized so, here, indulge 💖
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