#m!inquisitor

[herald-divine-hell]

Sometimes it escapes me that the reason I made Amayian in the first place was to a) combat the biphobia against Leliana (people claiming she is lesbian, rather than, in my view, being a women-preference bisexual woman), b) seeing so many DA fanfics or ideas surrounding Warden being the Inquisitor in Inquisition, and I thought it would be neat to do a reversal of it, and c) give myself what little, at least attempted, accurate depiction of Afghan and Islamic culture and faith.

Then, of course, I made him the fool who doesn’t understand emotions because it lowkey kinda funny.

[mansikka-draws]

forgot to post the full picture

[hollyand-writes]

My husband started a new Dragon Age: Inquisition playthrough (for fanart research – these are photos of a TV screen (we play on Xbox) so they're not as good quality as they could be).

Anyway! Here is his new Inquisitor: Edric Cadash, dwarf warrior.

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inquisitor inq'isita part 10: who put me and @highladyofdusk in charge

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[kanis-things]

XVI. THE TOWER

[celiansartblog]

Now that I've barely introduced my Inquisitor, time to out myself as a equal opportunity Solas truther and introduce his accidental situationship with the guy he (unintentionally) doomed

It can only end well.

Thank the maker Bull is here cause there needs to be a stabilizing presence in this mess

[vampiremommyinquisition]

[sunnyeel]

“ ᴀɴᴀᴛʜ ᴀʀᴀ “

I’ve had my hart and his hound stuck in my head, hi.

[loredrinker]

The Inquisitor - The Thread and Key - and Something Else?

A thread runs from Inquisition to Veilguard that makes it hard to believe the Inquisitor walked away from the Anchor unchanged. The evidence suggests a transformation - not just symbolic or emotional, but something metaphysical. Possibly even physiological.

One of the clearest insights into the nature of the Anchor comes during Here Lies the Abyss, from the Justinia spirit/entity: “It is the needle that passes through the Veil, as little else can. You are the thread. And it is the key that locks or unlocks a door to the Fade. It lets you walk in the Fade physically and survive. Without it, Corypheus must find another way to the Black City. It is part of you now, and cannot be removed without your death.”

There are some interesting implications here. The Inquisitor doesn’t just use the Anchor - they are the thread. And threads don’t just pass through - they bind, they weave, implying the Inquisitor is stitched into the Veil itself.

But it’s the spirit’s warning that carries the most interest for me: “It is part of you now, and cannot be removed without your death.” This reads as though the Anchor is too woven into the Inquisitor's being to be severed without fatal consequences. According to this denizen of the Fade, the removal should be impossible.

And while it’s not framed as a prophecy in the traditional sense, the spirit’s words seem to carry truth as only a being of the Fade can speak it. It's a statement of what is - yet, what is doesn't come to pass.

Because the Inquisitor does live after its removal. 

That act of Solas removing the Anchor points to an extraordinary understanding and mastery of magic. If the Inquisitor is the thread, then Solas would have had to have found a way to unstitch and restitch them back together.

Which leads to a lingering question: How has this affected the Inquisitor?

The Thread in Veilguard

In Veilguard, the “thread and key” metaphor returns - but now it’s a statuette, not the Anchor.

When Harding asks where they found it, the Inquisitor responds: “I found it right around the time Solas’ ritual failed, when he was pulled into the Fade. We’ve examined the magic. And it’s tied to the Veil. To him. Somehow.”

That “somehow” feels like something is still there. The Anchor is gone, but how do they know the tie is there? Is the Inquisitor still threaded into the Veil - still connected to the Fade?

And the statuette is significant. No matter how many of them Rook finds, the sequence can’t be completed without the Inquisitor’s, implying they are still the thread that completes the weave, the key that opens the door to Solas.

Morrigan says, “The Inquisitor brought something no one else could.” And it’s not just that they had the final piece - it’s that no one else could have had it. The magic inside it feels personal, like it’s bound to something only the Inquisitor possesses. Maybe it’s the lingering imprint of the Anchor.

Solas’ Unique Magic

Morrigan says: “Solas is ancient, and his magic is part of him in a way far beyond that of mortals.” Solas doesn’t wield magic like a mortal mage. He is magic.

The Anchor was born of Solas’ magic - so when his Orb exploded and marked the Inquisitor, like the statuette infused with his essence, the Anchor forged a connection between Solas and the Inquisitor. Which means the Inquisitor potentially carries a trace of Solas' essence.

Which brings us back to the wolf statuette - why was it meant for the Inquisitor? Perhaps it was reacting to that lingering essence of Solas. Drawn to it. Resonating with it.

The Inquisitor - the Key to Solas

Throughout the games and extended stories, the Inquisitor is consistently positioned as the thread and key - bridging Southern and Northern Thedas, the Fade and the waking world, Solas and those who are looking for him.

And that may not be purely symbolic. The Inquisitor carried the Anchor, manipulated the Fade, physically walked through it more than once, and survived an act that should have killed them. They now stand apart from ordinary mortal experience - threaded into the Fade, impacted by ancient magic. Perhaps even transformed into something new - a liminal being. That may be why a romanced Lavellan shows no fear in following Solas into the Fade at the end: they alone are equipped - physically, metaphysically - to walk that path beside him.

It’s narratively fitting, then, that their story with Solas begins in front of a tear in the Veil, where he says, “It seems you hold the key to our salvation.” Everything that follows gives the line a deeper, almost prophetic meaning because by the end of Veilguard, they stand before another rift. And while this time it's Solas who closes the rift - the Inquisitor’s presence remains essential.

Without the Inquisitor, you can’t access Solas’ regrets. You can’t uncover what haunts him. You can’t walk the path to gain Mythal’s essence - and without Mythal’s essence you can’t unlock the final choice: atonement. The game makes it clear - Solas’ path to redemption is unlocked through the Inquisitor.

He said they were the key.

And they were.

[deimcs]

MAY I ASK WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO WORK FOR THE INQUISITION?

[impmansloot]

Finally decided to post my cringefail guy. It was drawn in like february? i wanted to add more stuff in one post but oh well. i need to establish my own lore before the veilguard. my canon my rules

UN LAVELLAN (he/him), 31 y.o., knight enchanter

More info under the cut

His name is originally spelled "An", but he prefers and uses "Un" as its pronunciation is more clear to others.

He was supposed to be First to the Keeper, but Lavellan clan had two mages and he knew that he was essentially moved from that position due to his interest in blood magic. He already felt alienated from his clan, and this only strengthened that feeling, which lead him to live on his own for some time in search of more knowledge about the world and magic.

He returned to the clan at some point and was eventually sent to the conclave as a spy due to his experience with shems. Un also initially thought it was because the clan thought of him as disposable. 

His backstory is similar to Merrill's, but they cope with things differently. Generally, Merrill is more grounded, Un on the other hand shielded himself with a huge ego and a delusional belief of his own uniqueness from ostracism from all directions until it all went down. In this worldstate, both Sabrae and Lavellan clans are dead. In my head the inquisition had terrible losses too.

The loathsome Solasfucker. Tried to search Solas with blood magic after Trespasser. It's a whole other can of worms. don't ask. or maybe ask? Everyone disapproved. Very conflicted on what he feels towards Solas. Years later was able to sort of move on... still is A Bitter Ex (?)

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[blearyfog]

was gonna add more dialogue of the lady inquisitor ripping into Hawke more but I think she's said enough

[monderette]

It's ma Vhenan birthday today.

I love you very much, bun, and your husbands.

@vampiremommyinquisition

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inquisitor inq'isita part 7: the return of Hawke Hawke

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