"i'm not triggered or upset by or even ideologically opposed to it, i just associate it with something so bad that i can't enjoy it anymore" is such a frustrating relationship to have with a piece of media
God I love Dragon Age 2. You live in crime city. Your found family is bisexual and hates each other. There are no good endings. Game of all time and I’ve only just started act two.
i need everyone to consider vivienne and dorian bonding over taking care of the inquisitor after the end of dragon age inquisition as the mark progressively gets worse and worse. vivienne with her past of watching bastien get sicker and sicker and dorian doing the same with felix, and seeing it repeat with the inquisitor. take my hand 🖐,,
Because the DA team really has been working on their lore and plot since the dawn of time.
Zathrian’s words about betrayal that would work so well for a certain someone else, too:
Dalish Warden to Zathrian: “How could you betray our people?”
Zathrian:
First mention of the Seekers, chasing outlaws mages from the Imperium:
The description of carvings on an ancient elven tablet that eerily resembles that of the Well of Sorrows:
Theories about Andraste being a powerful mage, as World of Thedas 2 also mentions. This would explain the “miracles” ascribed to her, her half-sister’s mysterious disappearance, and Andraste’s visions and episodes of trance. It would also give points to the theory “Andraste was one of Mythal’s first vessels”:
Sten correctly predicting the future moves of the Qunari and their attempt at conquering the South:
Flemeth’s Grimoire which bears Mythal’s symbol, the leafless tree:
First mention of an ancient elf - an Arcane Warrior - escaping their physical body to live as formless spirit, in this case inside an amulet. We will find another mention of this ability of the elves only in Trespasser, in the text related to the Exile of the Forbidden Ones.
On the altar used for the ancient elven ritual described on the tablet (see above) is etched the image of a wolf:
“Mined from the living.” Could this be about the Titans?
There are other little things, but I felt like these were the most jarring and interesting. It’s also good to remember that the devs recently confirmed that they planned the truth about the elven gods and Fen’Harel since from the very beginning of the series. Kudos to them.
In tomorrow's episode of Dragon Age: Vows and Vengeance, Nadia and Drayden are caught up in a dragon attack! There's only one Qunari who can help take it down...
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I think there's something beautifully poetic about this new trend of Greek-myth themed musicals.
The Lightning Thief musical, Hadestown, Stray Gods, Epic---all of these stories are being told at least in part through song, echoing the fact that every single myth that we know was originally told through song. We're essentially reprising the tradition thousands of years down the line, and that's honestly beautiful.
From getting coffee on a normal weekday to stargazing and feeling like there’s no one else in the world, any time spent with you is precious and special.
I poured my heart into this one. 💛