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Commission for my good friend @bluerose5 of what if Zevran and Fenris landed in bg3 Faerun and learned they all casted magic. Fenris would be going THROUGH it.

Bonus:

Fave Fenris I’ve ever drawn in my life

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do you think they'd be friends

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So I picked up Dragon Age Inquisition for the first time, despite owning the game and the whole franchise I never played it. aha. Better late than never, right? This is my inquisitor, Arlen. A dagger happy rogue.

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date idea: we drink wine while a dilapidated mansion crumbles around us

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Been missing da2 lately

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Finally! I can show you a picture that I drew about six months ago for the Antagonist GameBook. And I still kinda like it..

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"Attempting to impose order over chaos is futile. Nature is, by its very nature, chaotic."

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Maraas, the Tal Vashoth.

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Why is this event in World of Thedas vol. 1's timeline worded like this...

"A violent uprising?" Really? This makes it seem like it was the mages who escalated things, when it was the templars who attacked their perfectly peaceful meeting!

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Dungeon Meshi x Dragon Age 👀

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some guys i adore ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡)

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BioWare’s most complicated human male mage strikes up controversy and debate like no other. Anders is passionate, troubled, and absolutely polarizing.

But understanding a character and their motivations is of the utmost importance if you’re going to form proper opinions about them. So here’s an in-depth look at this rebel mage, the situation surrounding the mage/templar conflict, and the motivations behind his actions.

Part One: A History of Anders

Part Two: The Chantry was Always the Problem

Part Three: Let’s Stop Calling the Kirkwall Chantry a Church

Part Four: Kirkwall’s Ticking Timebomb

Part Five: Revolution, Terrorism, and Anders

Part Six: Anders Killed Innocents

Part Seven: Know Your Lore - Who Started the War?

Bonus Round: The Importance of Debating Respectfully

If you love Anders or just want to understand him or the lore of Dragon Age better, please read, like, and reblog!

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Witch of the Wilds

For October I wanted to make a Halloweeny illustration and my Patrons voted for Morrigan! The outfit I drew is from a wonderful mod by magpiedragon which you can download HERE. Happy Halloween!

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see? harmless

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Alistair vs. Cullen

It really annoys me when people act like Alistair and Cullen are the same character, when they are very different.

Alistair grew up with child neglect. When visiting Denerim, Eamon kept him in the kennels. At Redcliffe, he slept in the stables on a pile of hay. Alistair also recounts a time when he was locked in the dungeons for a day before someone came to get him out. And of course he also talks about how Isolde despised him, and “made sure the castle wasn't a home.” But is still convinced that Eamon is a good person and he deserved all that. Cullen had a very fortunate upbringing with a loving family who supported him and what he wanted in life.

Alistair never wanted to be a Templar; he was forced into joining the Order by Eamon. He is vocal about how much he despised this, and considers Duncan recruiting him for the Wardens as “saving” him from them. The only thing he says he enjoyed about Templar training was the educational component, which he did not receive previously. Alistair was a poor recruit because he frankly did not want to be there, and therefore did not take it very seriously. He saw practices like the Harrowing as horrifying, and deepened his dislike of being a Templar further. And as time goes on, he becomes even less of a supporter of the Order; he outright says Meredith is the biggest threat to Kirkwall in Dragon Age II, if made king of Ferelden. It was always Cullen’s dream to be a Templar, and would even force his younger sister to “play the apostate” for his “training” before being recruited. Cullen was an enthusiastic recruit who considered Templar training “all that he had imagined”, and “did not hesitate” in taking his vows. Even the Harrowing did not waver his devotion to the Order, which by Dragon Age II becomes downright fanatical and tyrannical, practically worshipping Meredith. (Though this was later attempted to be retconned in Dragon Age: Inquisition… just as poorly as all the other retcons in that game, taking the path of “just pretend he never said and did all those things!”)

There is a lot of dialogue from Alistair about how much he dislikes the Chantry. Cullen, on the other hand, is extremely faithful and the only criticism he ever has about the Chantry is that they don’t treat the Templars well enough.

Alistair has a good sense of humour—in fact, it’s one of his biggest coping mechanisms. Cullen wouldn’t know a joke if it hit him in the face.

The player can disagree with Alistair on every turn. He is presented as sometimes being right, and sometimes being wrong, like most people. (Side note: more than that, you can be downright verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive to Alistair. Holy shit, I didn’t even realize how bad it can get until reading through the dialogue in the toolset, because I’ve never picked those options in game. I was honest to god flabbergasted and very uncomfortable through much of it.) The player rarely has the chance to even mildly disagree with Cullen. On the rare occasion you do, the dialogue is painted as if the player is being an unreasonable asshole, and he never even addresses what they say. (Example.)

The only reason I think people are capable of mistaking them for another is because fandom likes to donate Alistair’s personality onto Cullen. That and the the ever-frequent whitewashing of Alistair doesn’t help matters. But I’m not even a Cullen fan and I think it’s a disservice to both of them to act like they’re just Alistair and Alistair 2.0, honestly.

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forgot to post this ;; rambling

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anatomy practice featuring a particular angsty elf