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Just wanted to draw my Rook's features up close :D!!

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Commission for my lovely partner @gundaarad-adaar of their crow Rook Vittorio

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[Kadan <3]

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[Maraas De Riva]

finally got to paint my rook!!! (and Emmrich <3)

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Edit of my Rook, Maraas <3

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[My Rook, Maraas De Riva <3]

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Decided to redo my Rook! This is Issala or 'Issa' an ex-saarebas just trying to enjoy his life for once.

Template here!

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[Champion of Kirkwall, Bautista Hawke]

Reintroducing my silly Hawke for my current world state. He's a mage and his specializations are Spirit Healer and Blood Mage (that's later in Act 3 and late Act 2). He's also romancing Anders, he does help around his clinic. Bautista is very friendly and a ray of sunshine, he's very enthusiastic about magic and the fade. He is very sweet and would do anything and everything for his friends and family.

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Post on the Dragon Age website:

"Journal #2 The Voices of the Veilguard Get acquainted with some of the voice actors and join us for our upcoming character panel at SDCC! --- Hey everyone, We're packing our bags and heading down to SDCC this week and alongside that comes more Dragon Age: The Veilguard reveals! Today, we're excited to reveal some of the voice actors who bring our characters to life - a few of whom will be joining us for our character-focused panel at the convention. ICYMI, our SDCC panel "Dragon Age - Meet The Heroic Companions of Thedas” will feature Creative Director John Epler and Creative Performance Director Ashley Barlow as they discuss bringing the cast of Dragon Age: The Veilguard to life. Moderated by Lucy James, host and video producer at GameSpot, panel attendees will hear from Neve, Emmrich, Harding, and Lucanis’ voice actors as they discuss their motivations and inspirations that have lit up the personalities and uniqueness of each companion. The panel will be held on Friday, July 26 from 3:15PM - 4:15PM in Room 6BCF.  If the panel isn't enough to satisfy your Dragon Age cravings and you'll be at SDCC in person, join us at the Dark Horse Comics booth (#2615) where we will have swag to give away as well as talent & developer signings. Keep an eye on our social channels for more information on this. Discord members who drop by the booth and show us that they're a part of the server will receive a Romancer pin while supplies last. For those of you who will be keeping an eye on SDCC coverage from home, we'll have the full panel video available at a later date. Stay tuned. With that said, let’s get into our cast."

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"Four Rooks are Better than One Featuring the most comprehensive character creator in Dragon Age yet, your character, nicknamed Rook, debuts with four different voice overs to make this story truly your own. Rook is Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s leader in the making who has to bring the Veilguard together to take down the threats on Thedas. Immerse yourself even further by picking your voice, with two options from US/North American personalities and two from the United Kingdom/EU.  Rook’s voices have been provided by iconic television, film and video game personalities Alex Jordan (Cyberpunk 2077, The Amazing World of Gumball), Bryony Corrigan (Baldur’s Gate 3, Good Omens), Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destiny 2), and Jeff Berg (Battlefield 1, NCIS). What even is Dragon Age: The Veilguard without the Veilguard? These 7 companions stand ready to join the fight to restore order to Thedas. We're happy to announce that our cast of companions includes: - Ali Hillis (Mass Effect 3, Naruto), returns to the fray as Harding, the dwarven scout, a Dragon Age: Inquisition hero with a big heart, a positive outlook, and a ready bow – as well as unexpected magical powers. - Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Halo 5: Guardians, Insomniac's Spider-Man) as Davrin, a bold and charming Grey Warden who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter. - Jee Young Han (Perry Mason, Unprisoned) as Bellara, a creative and romantic Veil Jumper obsessed with uncovering ancient secrets. - Jessica Clark (True Blood, Pocket Listing) as Neve, a cynic fighting for a better future, both as a private detective and a member of Tevinter's rebellious Shadow Dragons.  - Jin Maley (Star Trek: Picard, Silicon Valley) as Taash, a dragon hunter allied with the Lords of Fortune who lives for adventure and doesn't mind taking risks.  - Nick Boraine (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Black Sails) as Emmrich, a necromancer of Nevarra's Mourn Watch who comes complete with a skeletal assistant, Manfred, voiced by Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Fallout 4). - Zach Mendez (Horizon Forbidden West, Married Alive) as Lucanis, a poised & pragmatic assassin who descends from the bloodline of the House of Crows, a criminal organization renowned throughout Thedas.  Last but not least, we’re excited to let you know Gareth David-Lloyd is returning as Solas, and Brian Bloom as Varric. We have so many more people to introduce you to, including some returning characters, but we’re not quite ready to reveal all those yet, because of you know - story spoilers.  While that’s all we have for now, we’re eager to meet those of you attending SDCC and to continue our summer filled with reveals from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Talk soon. — The Dragon Age Team"

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Meet Kaaras or 'Kaar', he is my Rook. Well this is currently his concept design, He is a Lord of Fortune and an ex-saarebas (Tal-Vashoth). He is between his late 50's to early 60's, Kaar is just playful and not one to take anything seriously, and has a massive love for adventuring and treasure hunting (and jewelry <3). and he's romancing Emmrich :D!

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Manfred when [fill in your own scenario].

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Poppies and bones

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[Warden Bly Tabris]

This is my grey warden for my current world state. He's a city elf rogue who's romancing Zevran. He's not very talkative and is, for the most part, trying to focus on staying alive. In the beginning, he is standoffish and blunt, and honestly, he does not want to be there. Slowly, he does become a little less distant and is a bit more open; he's also gotten more comfortable with everyone in the party. He also has an interest in fashion and hunting (He slightly modified his armor due to that).

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June 27th Game Informer article on DA:TV's character creator - cliff notes:

CC is expansive, robust, rich; BioWare's best yet. At its heart is inclusivity

BioWare used it to create most of the NPCs in the game, main chars like companions aside

When browsing through presets, the game allows for more detailed looks at each

Pronouns are separate to gender as a choice

Different body types available

Before exiting Rook can be viewed in 4 different lighting scenes at any time, "including The Veilguard's keynote purple hue, a bright and sunny tropical day, and a gothic night". The team worked hard to quash the issues caused by the green lighting in DA:I's CC

Head and body presets can be selected individually and customized

40 different complexions including smooth, rugged, youthful, freckled

Skin hues range from cool to neutral to warm

Undertones to these skin tones

Melanin slider

BioWare engaged consultation to represent people authentically

Vitiligo slider (intensity and amount adjustable)

Sliders for forehead, brow, cheeks, jaw, chin, larynx and scalp

Selectable undergarments, with nudity

The "Body Morpher" involves "select[ing] three presets for each corner of a triangle and then mov[ing] a cursor within it to morph your body or head into a mix of these presets"

Adjust height, shoulder width, chest size, glute and bulge size, hip width, how bloodshot your eyes are, how visible cataracts are, the sclera color, how crooked your nose is, how big its bridge is, the size of nostrils and the nose tip

Many sliders for things like mouth and ears

On ears: you can adjust asymmetry, depth, rotation, earlobe size

For ears you can have cauliflower ear

The makeup blends modern stylings with the fantasy of DA. It has more than 30 options including eyeliner intensity, color, glitter, eye shadow, lips, and blush

Tattoos are a thing. Add them to Rook's face, body, arms, legs. Their intensity is adjustable

Tattoos are customizable

Scar options

Paint options

"Tattoos, scars, and paint are very culturally relevant to some lineages, BioWare tells me, with unique tattoos for elves, for example"

Hair options: a ton. Hair can be non-traditional colors. Hair is gorgeous. Frostbite uses the Strand system to render "each style fully with physics"

Select qunari Rook's horn type and material - more than 40 options available

4 voices. English masculine, English feminine, American masculine, American feminine. Each has a pitch slider

Mirror of Transformation in The Lighthouse allows you to change Rook's physical appearance at any time after initial CC. Class, lineage and identity cannot be however

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All Three of my DA protags!! :D [Their names: Bly Tabris, Bautista Hawke, Zavala Cadash]