#thedreadwolfrises

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What if the inquisitor was none other than a real ancient elven? One of the People who knows firsthand what "elvenglory" is. - You yourself are “ancient”! Rude... Finished Thia’s portrait. My babe! Love her!

[radiantblog-mass-dragon]

#cullenrutherford from #dragonageinquisition hope to see you soon virtuel husband no.8 <3 #thedreadwolfrises #dragonage4 #bioware #clipstudiopaint #dafanart

[jackdawyt]

The next Dragon Age presents so many new, exciting opportunities, a new setting, story, hero, etc.  However, today I want to explore ten characters I’d LOVE to see return in the next Dragon Age game! 🐺🪄

[felassan]

BioWare Blog post: Our Next Adventure — Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

Our next game now has an official name. We know you’ve anxiously awaited new details, and today we’re excited to reveal the official title of the next adventure across the lands of Thedas—Dragon Age: Dreadwolf™.

Who is the Dread Wolf?

Solas, the Dread Wolf. Some say he might be an ancient elven god, but some say not. Others say a betrayer of his people…or a savior who now seeks to rescue them at the cost of your world. His motives are inscrutable and his methods sometimes questionable, earning him a reputation as something of a trickster deity—a player of dark and dangerous games.

Whether you’re new to Dragon Age™ stories or you’ve experienced them all, using Solas’s namesake no doubt suggests a spectrum of endless possibilities on where things may go. But at the core of this, like every past game, is you. If you’re new to Dragon Age, you have no need to worry about not having met our antagonist just yet. He’ll properly introduce himself when the time is right, but we did hint at his return when we announced #TheDreadWolfRises back in 2018.

More Dragon Age: Dreadwolf later this year

We suspect you have questions and they’ll be answered in time. While the game won’t be releasing this year, we’re growing closer to that next adventure. Rest assured, Solas is placing his pieces on the board as we speak. That’s all we have for now, but we hope knowing the official title has sparked some intrigue, as we’ll be talking more about the game later this year!

What do you think #Dreadwolf could mean?

—The Dragon Age Team

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[mrs-gauche]

Hey, you know what? It's a good day to remember that

- The hashtag #TheDreadWolfRises that was first used in the 2018 teaser is most definitely a reference to Sandal's prophecy in DA2, talking about how “All magic will come back” and “everyone will be just like they were, when he rises“.

- The now official title of DA4 "Dreadwolf" is an anagram for "World/Fade". “Dread Wolf” became one word, the space between the two literally and figuratively disappearing, like the World and the Fade coming together when the Veil is gone.

- The cover of Mark Darrah's "mysterious red book" from 2016.

Which was since revealed to be (quoting the BioWare 25th anniversary book) "an internal guide for developers and publishers to summarize the vision for "Joplin" (the first code name for DA4, until that project was revised in 2017 and renamed "Morrison", the version of DA4 we're getting now), but that "still contains plenty of ideas that will appear in the next Dragon Age", showing a flaming rook and a wolf head, which is suspicious considering that a rook is a piece in a game of chess...

“Rest assured, Solas is placing his pieces on the board as we speak.” (- BioWare in their blog post announcing the official title)

...A game in which a master strategist like Solas was willing to go so far as to sacrifice his queen (*cough* Flemeth *cough*) to win the "Immortal Game", but the word “rook” can also be used in the sense of a swindler/trickster/deceiver. Though if we take the alternative term for the rook and call it a tower instead, isn't it interesting how:

- Solas' final tarot card is "The Tower", commonly interpreted to symbolize massive change, upheaval, revelation, destruction, liberation and chaos.

Let me just quote bestselling author Brigit Esselmont's interpretation of the meaning of this card here and I’ll leave it to you to guess what it could indicate for DA4, but GOD, do I get CHILLS just reading this flippin paragraph:

"Your world may come crashing down before you, in ways you could never have imagined as you realize that you have been building your life on unstable foundations – false assumptions, mistruths, illusions, blatant lies, and so on. Everything you thought to be true has turned on its head. You are now questioning what is real and what is not; what you can rely upon and what you cannot trust. This can be very confusing and disorienting, especially when your core belief systems are challenged. But over time, you will come to see that your original beliefs were built on a false understanding, and your new belief systems are more representative of reality.”

“The best way forward is to let this structure self-destruct so you can re-build and re-focus. And let’s be real – with a card like The Tower, you have no choice but to surrender to the destruction and chaos, no matter how unwanted or painful. Change on this deep level is hard, but you need to trust that life is happening FOR you, not TO you and this is all for a reason. This destruction will allow new growth to emerge and your soul can evolve."

- Promotional stuff for DA4 keeps repeating concentric circles, which is widely believed to represent the Veil itself, and appears to get more broken with every new update. (There are also seven “spheres“ surrounding it = There are seven Old Gods/seven Evanuris that were banished when Solas created the Veil. With only two of these spheres still “lit” = There have been five Blights, two Old Gods left that are still sleeping.)

Also, the new background image of the official website showing even more broken pieces resembling those in the circle, completely falling apart...

What I’m trying to say is... If that Veil isn’t coming down some way or another in this next game, I’m calling false advertising! 😂

[demifiendrsa]

The Next Dragon Age game is officially titled “Dragon Age: Dreadwolf”.

Latest details

Who is the Dread Wolf?

Solas, the Dread Wolf. Some say he might be an ancient elven god, but some say not. Others say a betrayer of his people… or a savior who now seeks to rescue them at the cost of your world. His motives are inscrutable and his methods sometimes questionable, earning him a reputation as something of a trickster deity—a player of dark and dangerous games.

Whether you’re new to Dragon Age stories or you’ve experienced them all, using Solas’s namesake no doubt suggests a spectrum of endless possibilities on where things may go. But at the core of this, like every past game, is you. If you’re new to Dragon Age, you have no need to worry about not having met our antagonist just yet. He’ll properly introduce himself when the time is right, but we did hint at his return when we announced #TheDreadWolfRises back in 2018.

More Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Later This Year

We suspect you have questions and they’ll be answered in time. While the game won’t be releasing this year, we’re growing closer to that next adventure. Rest assured, Solas is placing his pieces on the board as we speak. That’s all we have for now, but we hope knowing the official title has sparked some intrigue, as we’ll be talking more about the game later this year!

What do you think #Dreadwolf could mean?

[platoniccereal]

so from eight years we've got a hashtag thedreadwolfrises, some pictures of an egg, a teaser, A TITLE. some artworks. wow so generous. i really chose to love an unloved child of the family huh.

[elbenherzart]

“They call me the Dread Wolf, what will they call you when this is over?” A therapy piece for inbetween my other work. :)  I have a process gif of this on my twitter! 

[katcaldraws]

They call me The Dread Wolf. What will they call you when this is over?

[nikranel]

I am doing what I must

long time no see, guys I'm empty, tired and emotionally overwrought. most of the time I don't know how to draw again. but sometimes I feel better and make an art thing

[xqueen0fhellx]

Dragon Age Drawtober Day 15: Solas. In my headcanon, Julia is inquisitor but there's still OCs that join the Inquisition, and Shielani is my Solas romance.

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[kayladorabarts]

I already made a post about how badly I want the option to kill my solasmanced inq in front of him, but lemme take that a step further

I think that they could have the well-of-sorrows drinker appear in 4 "Here Lies The Abyss" style. The DA4 protag gets the option to assassinate whoever it was and both could lead to the same outcome (meaning, the other option is just to not ofc). Now hear me out:

With Morrigan, it'd probably be more of a "Saves me the trouble." Response and doesn't defer him from his path.

Whereas, the real trick lies with the inquisitor! Now we all know Solas' deal is free will/freedom. Solas spots the da4 protag on their way to kill them, and with a "Inquisitor!"/"Vhenan!" Solas uses the same power Mythal used on the inq and Morrigan. Thus, resulting in the loss of what was left of him after the idol.

I personally can't decide if he'd wanna do in an unfriendly/hostile inq himself. 🤔

[jackdawyt]

In the midst of this current Dragon Age drought, today I'm exploring many reasons why we should all be excited for Dragon Age 4! From its exciting single-player pivot to BioWare's developments with the Frostbite engine, and so much more! 🐲🐺

[nipuni]

Infinite black skies

A speedpaint video of this will be available at my Patreon on august 1st!

[mrs-gauche]

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