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— WENDELL BERRY, “A Meeting.”

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obviously dwarves are cut off from the fade but do we have any evidence that they *can't* be possessed? like, non mages can be possessed. so can inanimate objects. anyway my point is that justice with a dwarven host would go hard amen. we talk about velanna as justice's host but what if sigrun. dear god what if oghren.

my belief is that dwarves can be possessed. like tranquil, they have no connection to the fade, but we learn it’s a lie that the tranquil can’t be possessed (which is a reveal in the asunder novel but actually happened on screen as early as da:o, there’s a fight in broken circle). dwarves just wouldn’t be able to make connection with a spirit still in the fade, it would have to have found its way to the material world one way or the other already. like justice! this is pure theory but dwarves might also be undesirable targets for possession as their lack of natural connection to the fade might diminish the spirit’s power? i don’t know if that’s true, spirits might not need that connection because they are of the fade themselves

(veilguard dialogue directly says that dwarves cannot be possessed but veilguard dialogue also holds that only mages can get possessed, which is just provably factually incorrect a dozen ways over so we can ignore all that)

i think the reason anders & velanna were the options the writers considered is that they make sense to have their struggle for justice in a place like kirkwall. i can only assume justice possessing sigrun would forcibly move the plot of da2 to orzammar to help the casteless lmao. hey no complaints from me. oghren idek what he would be after

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wait omg for realsies… what can I use my loyalty discount can I redeem one (1) dragon age lore rant

oh sure i’ll permit that. if you were here when my url was shaperate you can demand a lore rant on a topic and i’ll be obliged to do it. or any other kind of posting on a topic within reason. i can be informative. i can be opinionated. i can be your jester

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love ur recent dwarf posting I feel like I’m back in Harker Shaperate days

if you’re here from my shaperate days you get a loyalty discount

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Oh mighty Harker Vigilskeep, wise master of Dwarf Lore.

Do you have a take on what happened to the dwarven soldiers that survived post battle of Denerim? Like would Orzammar make an exception regarding the “see the sky lose your caste” deal?

I’ve been operating under the assumption that at least under Harrowmont there would not be an exception as part of my Rook’s background (whole family left for the surface to avoid being separated) but I keep going back and forth on whether that actually makes sense.

Love your blog and its takes on things and I’m curious if this is something you’ve ever given thought to.

i personally strongly strongly operate under the assumption that there is a religious exception for those who go to fight the blight. to my knowledge, absolutely nobody talking about the dwarven army being sent up mentions that they wouldn’t be able to come back with their caste, and i think that would be a crucial sticking point for a dwindling population who a) would not throw away caste easily and b) rely on their warriors for survival. knowing dwarves i don’t think they would be able to shut up (and fair enough!) about the sacrifice they’re making for you

none of this is canon confirmed but i think the devs literally didn’t think about it 😭 so it’s up to you but i find the whole army being made casteless very hard to believe

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love how alistair does not care at all about you making a deal with demon sophia dryden. no approval drop no commentary nothing just his usual “a demoni invasion thwarted, a warden base safely rescued. we do good work :)” end dialogue

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psychic damage

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annie appreciation post✨

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oh ignacio and cesar the crows from denerim say they’re from rialto which is iirc also the city teia mentions as her home base in eight little talons. i wonder if you could spin them as house cantori before teia’s time

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Awakening Anders and Justice commish for @makerspirits 🌞

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ok ive done the circle and redcliffe and some dlc errands so next i’m just going to pop into denerim slap marjolaine across the face say hi to gorim and then make a beeline for orzammar before i lose momentum bc denerim and its myriad sidequests are always a Danger Zone for my quitter instincts. if i beat orzammar i will probably give myself leave to introduce my boy properly to you all. but i really want to have at least three main quests down before i get chatty

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“one time i came upon a band of refugees being slaughtered by darkspawn. i could only save one of the two groups they were split into, and i watched helplessly as the others were cut down, the darkspawn mage burning them with fire and sending swarms of biting insects to feast on their flesh” is something fucked up an npc would say but it’s also an encounter i always get in dragon age origins and it doesn’t make me feel normal

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i have morrigan’s approval really high and have done her personal quest but i don’t think i’ve triggered her romance yet. i think that’s actually cute though

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alistair joking at the dog about it eating human flesh kind of has a different energy when u had to pick up the dog up later on returning to ostagar. alistair it has definitely done that. we didnt need 2 bring this up.

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i don't play return to ostagar a lot. can i ask what the wynne crimes in rto are

she’s just not written right it’s not her. things like making a joke at alistair of the exact kind that really irritates and embarrasses her from other companions in base game banter. as i said it’s a minor crime compared to alistair’s rto dialogue because his goes against like very fundamental aspects of his character but she still wouldn’t say that

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Wait omg what does Alistair say in return to ostagar I’ve never played it

they make him a starry-eyed naive cailan fanboy who cannot shut up about his king who deserved better and meanwhile he doesn’t mention duncan once it’s so bizarre

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got grabbed by an ogre so i switched to morrigan to try and free myself and she was already winter’s grasping it dead. love of my life.