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Post by midnight tea on Jul 8, 2024 17:39:03 GMT
Knowing enough to use something doesn't mean that one knows how something works - Inquisitor could use the Anchor to close the Rifts, but they didn't know what it was up until the end of Trespasser And who showed them how to do that? Solas. They had no idea that is what it could do until he grabbed their hand and held it up to the rift. That is what I am saying about Corypheus. He may not have known exactly how the orb was constructed but he knew enough about what it could do to create the ritual at the Conclave and knew it would open the way back into the Fade/Black City. He was clearly correct about this because of course we did open a rift and entered the Fade ourselves later on without consciously thinking what we were doing. I seem to remember discussing this with either Solas or Dorian after the event and being advised not to try it again because clearly if we had done it once there is no reason to think we couldn't repeat the feat. You're missing my point entirely - knowing how to do a certain thing doesn't mean that they know how a certain thing works or what it even is. I know how to use a computer, but I wouldn't be able to build or program one from scratch, nor do any of the intricate things that can be don with such machinery - I lack technical knowledge and tools to do so, so my ability to use it is, in fact, quite limited. Inquisitor can use the Anchor. Corypheus can use the Orb (to an extent). None of them would be able to re-create the Anchor or the Orb, or do anything beyond of what was revealed to them, because neither know anything about the intricacies of magic or being able to construct magic/artefact like that. We're talking about two vastly different levels of knowledge, and neither Inky nor Corypheus are established to be anywhere close to the level of knowledge Solas/Evanuris posses.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jul 9, 2024 7:06:29 GMT
We're talking about two vastly different levels of knowledge, and neither Inky nor Corypheus are established to be anywhere close to the level of knowledge Solas/Evanuris posses. Oh I agree with you about that. It also feeds into my idea that Flemeth particularly wanted to save Urthemiel because he was the alter ego of June and the latter had knowledge how to create things that far surpassed that of any of the other Evanuris. To give a possible example, apparently the elves integrated lyrium into their architecture. Tevinter are aware of this but no one in the history of the Imperium was able to replicate it. Thus, it would seem to be a lost art of the elvhen. Mythal was known for her cities so it is possible she was the one with the knowledge or perhaps she was the one who worked with June and encouraged him to develop this art. Certainly, since the residual memory in the Dalish is of June as the god of crafting and even the text in the Vir'Dirthara describes him as "clever", I think that he, and possibly his followers/apprentices, possessed a lost art of creating magical structures and items. Also, it is likely that each Evanuris had their own specialism in which they surpassed the others. I know Sylaise's followers tried to suggest that her abilities were superior in every respect but that was just likely sycophantic praise on their part. The only thing she really surpassed them in was in the knowledge and use of fire. That is why she needed to ask a favour of June and then got her followers to make the Grand Sollenium as a thank you gift, presumably because she knew that was something he would appreciate.
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Post by ellanathehamster on Jul 22, 2024 21:03:01 GMT
Few bits on Solas from Epler from the latest article: "John Epler: "[Solas is] not capable of really being happy, he can't let himself be happy, partially because he carries the guilt of what he did bringing the Veil, doing what he did to the world." With each piece of news, I become more and more convinced that we, as Rook, will be able to help Solas overcome his trust issues and perhaps nudge him into path of self-forgiveness. I've read a lot of great character analysis for him, and many of those argued that Solas has immense PTSD and is convinced he don't deserve to be happy. I don't know how story will evolve in Veilguard, but so far everything revealed creates the best circumstances for Solas to do some deep introspection. Him being trapped in a fade-prison is such profound turn of event, considering his greatest fear is dying alone, that I can't help but think a big trigger for mindset change will be him looking at Rook, seeing himself if them, but also being bitter that they aren't closed off to the world as he is, they can and do rely on others. And if Rook decides to enter romantic relationship, I think that will rankle as well: where Solas denied himself (I bet he even fed himself good reasons to justify not trusting Lavellan), Rook can have support and love Solas so desperately craves.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jul 23, 2024 18:18:33 GMT
I don't know how story will evolve in Veilguard, but so far everything revealed creates the best circumstances for Solas to do some deep introspection. is such profound turn of event, considering his greatest fear is dying alone, that I can't help but think a big trigger for mindset change will be him looking at Rook, seeing himself if them, but also being bitter that they aren't closed off to the world as he is, they can and do rely on others. And if Rook decides to enter romantic relationship, I think that will rankle as well: where Solas denied himself (I bet he even fed himself good reasons to justify not trusting Lavellan), Rook can have support and love Solas so desperately craves. The thing is he had the opportunity to observe all those things with the Inquisition. You didn't have to romance him for him to be able to see how we worked together. Yet, even after the Temple of Mythal, he was still disapproving if you said you would take the advice of others rather than just relying on your own judgement. The fact that he is one step removed may make him more judgmental and not prepared to trust other people rather than less. Much will depend on how much he needs to use us to achieve his aims but I have no doubts that is what he will be trying to do. He will be back to the wise, reasonable friend he presented himself as at the beginning of Inquisition. Yes, he will have knowledge that we will need if we are to defeat the other two but I am going to be very wary of following his advice without question. I wonder if he will admit to Rook about his merge with Mythal. We know that as players but so far as we know, nobody else in world does. Is there going to be a time when suddenly she will come to the fore (like Justice with Anders) or will she always stay in the background?
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Post by midnight tea on Jul 23, 2024 18:40:50 GMT
Gotta to be honest: I'm a little surprised the Blanketfort doesn't celebrate more that so many people working on DA - including the game director! - came out lately as Solavellans ![:lol:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/hvmIjhwmXXhEpLGvVjWX.png) I don't necessarily believe that it means we're going to get substantial side content solely for Lavellan+Solas, but I'd say that it's a promising indicator that we're not going to be left twisting in the wind ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/ArEmjZuxZjcaZiJPacBG.png)
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Jul 23, 2024 18:48:53 GMT
Gotta to be honest: I'm a little surprised the Blanketfort doesn't celebrate more that so many people working on DA - including the game director! - came out lately as Solavellans ![:lol:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/hvmIjhwmXXhEpLGvVjWX.png) I don't necessarily believe that it means we're going to get substantial side content solely for Lavellan+Solas, but I'd say that it's a promising indicator that we're not going to be left twisting in the wind ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/ArEmjZuxZjcaZiJPacBG.png) Oh...I've definitely noticed. Just trying desperately to keep expectations in check.
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Post by theascendent on Jul 23, 2024 20:50:34 GMT
I am curious how the Dalish will react to the reality of what the Gods/Evanuris were/are. I imagine that Davrin, Bellara and an Elf Rook will have interesting discussions on the reality of their culture and how to deal with the whole 'Veil destruction means doom for the other races, but will probably save the Elves'. Do you think many Elves will take that risk/gamble considering how often they've been screwed over in this version of Thedas, or will Solas' previous blunders convince them that his plans always fail and come at the expense of the Elves? Certainly, it is a difficult moral dilemma.
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Post by Elessara on Jul 23, 2024 21:08:07 GMT
I don't know how story will evolve in Veilguard, but so far everything revealed creates the best circumstances for Solas to do some deep introspection. is such profound turn of event, considering his greatest fear is dying alone, that I can't help but think a big trigger for mindset change will be him looking at Rook, seeing himself if them, but also being bitter that they aren't closed off to the world as he is, they can and do rely on others. And if Rook decides to enter romantic relationship, I think that will rankle as well: where Solas denied himself (I bet he even fed himself good reasons to justify not trusting Lavellan), Rook can have support and love Solas so desperately craves. The thing is he had the opportunity to observe all those things with the Inquisition. You didn't have to romance him for him to be able to see how we worked together. Yet, even after the Temple of Mythal, he was still disapproving if you said you would take the advice of others rather than just relying on your own judgement. The fact that he is one step removed may make him more judgmental and not prepared to trust other people rather than less. Much will depend on how much he needs to use us to achieve his aims but I have no doubts that is what he will be trying to do. He will be back to the wise, reasonable friend he presented himself as at the beginning of Inquisition. Yes, he will have knowledge that we will need if we are to defeat the other two but I am going to be very wary of following his advice without question. I wonder if he will admit to Rook about his merge with Mythal. We know that as players but so far as we know, nobody else in world does. Is there going to be a time when suddenly she will come to the fore (like Justice with Anders) or will she always stay in the background? Did he actually absorb what was left of the spirit of Mythal? Or did he just take her power? Side question, was it ever revealed what she was sending through the eluvian when Solas went to talk to her at the end of Inquisition?
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Post by QuizzyBunny on Jul 23, 2024 21:13:56 GMT
The thing is he had the opportunity to observe all those things with the Inquisition. You didn't have to romance him for him to be able to see how we worked together. Yet, even after the Temple of Mythal, he was still disapproving if you said you would take the advice of others rather than just relying on your own judgement. The fact that he is one step removed may make him more judgmental and not prepared to trust other people rather than less. Much will depend on how much he needs to use us to achieve his aims but I have no doubts that is what he will be trying to do. He will be back to the wise, reasonable friend he presented himself as at the beginning of Inquisition. Yes, he will have knowledge that we will need if we are to defeat the other two but I am going to be very wary of following his advice without question. I wonder if he will admit to Rook about his merge with Mythal. We know that as players but so far as we know, nobody else in world does. Is there going to be a time when suddenly she will come to the fore (like Justice with Anders) or will she always stay in the background? Did he actually absorb what was left of the spirit of Mythal? Or did he just take her power? Side question, was it ever revealed what she was sending through the eluvian when Solas went to talk to her at the end of Inquisition? Don't think it was Mythal, apparently some woman in Val Royeau had heard her speak in the fade... And since we know the scene plays regardless of the OGB then I suspect it was Mythal's soul Flemeth salvaged. Solas probably took the accumulated power of Flemeth (enhanced with Mythal's) for his own, killing Flemeth in the process (although she might have another piece stored somewhere).
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Post by midnight tea on Jul 23, 2024 21:32:51 GMT
The thing is he had the opportunity to observe all those things with the Inquisition. You didn't have to romance him for him to be able to see how we worked together. Yet, even after the Temple of Mythal, he was still disapproving if you said you would take the advice of others rather than just relying on your own judgement. The fact that he is one step removed may make him more judgmental and not prepared to trust other people rather than less. Much will depend on how much he needs to use us to achieve his aims but I have no doubts that is what he will be trying to do. He will be back to the wise, reasonable friend he presented himself as at the beginning of Inquisition. Yes, he will have knowledge that we will need if we are to defeat the other two but I am going to be very wary of following his advice without question. I wonder if he will admit to Rook about his merge with Mythal. We know that as players but so far as we know, nobody else in world does. Is there going to be a time when suddenly she will come to the fore (like Justice with Anders) or will she always stay in the background? Did he actually absorb what was left of the spirit of Mythal? Or did he just take her power? Side question, was it ever revealed what she was sending through the eluvian when Solas went to talk to her at the end of Inquisition? I don't necessarily believe she's been sending something *through* the eluvian - I think it's likely that she's been pushing something *into* the eluvian. Not only because the watery figure that emerged from the Well Of Sorrows seems to have jumped into the mirror, not just because the eluvian network is clearly important (and IMO, it's not just because it's an extremely efficient transportation system), but because Cole said that some sort of entities are sleeping, masked IN a mirror - and I have a feeling he's been talking about eluvians here as well.
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Post by Elessara on Jul 23, 2024 23:00:25 GMT
Did he actually absorb what was left of the spirit of Mythal? Or did he just take her power? Side question, was it ever revealed what she was sending through the eluvian when Solas went to talk to her at the end of Inquisition? I don't necessarily believe she's been sending something *through* the eluvian - I think it's likely that she's been pushing something *into* the eluvian. Not only because the watery figure that emerged from the Well Of Sorrows seems to have jumped into the mirror, not just because the eluvian network is clearly important (and IMO, it's not just because it's an extremely efficient transportation system), but because Cole said that some sort of entities are sleeping, masked IN a mirror - and I have a feeling he's been talking about eluvians here as well. That's kind of semantics at this point, tbh. The real question was "do we know what it was". Whatever it was she was doing, do we know what she was sending/pushing into/glowy jazz handing at the eluvian? =p
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Post by illuminated11 on Jul 24, 2024 4:55:52 GMT
I've always liked the theory that it's Urthemial's soul, although it can get wonky in timelines where the OGB doesn't exist. But I like to think Flemeth found a way even if the ritual wasn't done.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jul 24, 2024 8:14:11 GMT
Did he actually absorb what was left of the spirit of Mythal? Or did he just take her power? Side question, was it ever revealed what she was sending through the eluvian when Solas went to talk to her at the end of Inquisition? Solas probably took the accumulated power of Flemeth (enhanced with Mythal's) for his own, killing Flemeth in the process (although she might have another piece stored somewhere). I think the "piece" is probably what she put into the eluvian. She was expecting Solas and likely anticipated how it would end but she always seems to have a contingency plan to ensure her continued survival. That is probably how Mythal survived in the first place. With Solas' friend he said the essence would just return to the Fade after death but would not retain its identity. The Avvar belief about reincarnation also says that the soul would only have fragmented memories of their former life, usually reminded of their former identity through their dreams. So, the fact that Mythal was restored sufficiently that Flemeth had control over the Well drinker would suggest that something more was involved with her. After all, we didn't necessarily "kill" Flemeth in DAO, yet she still emerged through the amulet in DA2. There was also the spirit that remained in the area of the Well after the Drinker had left. This rose up to confront Corypheus, before exiting through the eluvian and sealing it. Data mining apparently labelled it as "Flemeth" but that was likely only for simplicity. It seems far more likely to me that was another "piece" of Mythal and it was that rejoining with Flemeth that alerted her that someone had drunk the Well. In fact, it may well have been that "piece" in the Well that ensured Mythal retained her memory. It was never about preserving the wisdom of the priesthood but the continued survival of Mythal, although they may not have been aware of that fact. Regardless of how we obtain the Well, the spirit always emerges and Flemeth always knows. It is also odd that she didn't try and make contact with her priesthood. We can accuse her as a Dalish and ask why she never responded to her faithful in the present, to which she gives one of her usual enigmatic replies, but these were her ancient followers maintaining their vigil and guardianship even though they believed her to be dead. Why? Then if we don't kill Abelas he just hands over the Well and leaves. Again, why? If Solas is with you he gives Abelas a reason for doing so but clearly something more was going on that we didn't know about. Kieran as OGB says that Morrigan is the inheritor and it would seem the piece put into the eluvian may have been intended to find her. It may be that Morrigan still has a part to play even if Claudia Black didn't admit to being part of the cast. I'm also interested to see if the Well has any bearing on the plot going forward. Regardless, I'm fairly certain Mythal is going to be important. I got the impression that a confrontation with her betrayers is what she has been waiting for all these years.
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Post by gervaise21 on Aug 11, 2024 7:26:48 GMT
MAY BE IN SPOILER TERRITORY, ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK SO AND THIS WAS JUST AN ERROR ON THE PART OF THE WRITER OF THE EDGE ARTICLE. HOWEVER, JUST IN CASE, READ WITH CAUTION. I just wanted to point out how easily misinformation can be conveyed unintentionally by people posting on line who aren't such sticklers for the lore as I am. Mr Hulthen is commenting on the recent Edge article. Now he pulls up screen shots of the article which he wants to comment on. He starts by focusing on a part where the author of the article quotes John Epler. At 1:44 it says this: "The long awaited sequel was first announced with the subtitle Dreadwolf, in reference to its antagonist, Solas - an ancient elf who once stripped his people of immortality as a punishment for betraying one of their own. In doing so, Solas created the Veil...."
This immediately made me do a double take because it sounded like John Epler was contradicting what we knew from Trespasser. Solas didn't deliberately strip his people of their immortality as a punishment for betraying Mythal. That was an unforeseen consequence of creating the Veil in order to imprison the Evanuris as punishment for murdering Mythal and free his people of their rule. That is why he wants to destroy the Veil and restore his people to what they once were because he is wracked with guilt for what his action inadvertently did to them.
So, presumably the writer of the article never played Trespasser and I assume Mr Hulthen didn't either or he would have pointed out their error. Yet casual players, particularly those who were unable to play Trespasser because it wasn't available on old consoles, if they read this would have a completely different impression of Solas going into the game. Of course, this may be corrected once they start seeing and hearing what his motivations were, or is this the impression that other people in Thedas (Evanuris/Dalish/Veiljumpers) are going to give Rook? So I would be interested to hear what you think. Was this the writer showing their ignorance of the story or did John Epler actually let something slip to them?
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Post by colfoley on Aug 11, 2024 7:34:03 GMT
MAY BE IN SPOILER TERRITORY, ALTHOUGH PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK SO AND THIS WAS JUST AN ERROR ON THE PART OF THE WRITER OF THE EDGE ARTICLE. HOWEVER, JUST IN CASE, READ WITH CAUTION. I just wanted to point out how easily misinformation can be conveyed unintentionally by people posting on line who aren't such sticklers for the lore as I am. Mr Hulthen is commenting on the recent Edge article. Now he pulls up screen shots of the article which he wants to comment on. He starts by focusing on a part where the author of the article quotes John Epler. At 1:44 it says this: "The long awaited sequel was first announced with the subtitle Dreadwolf, in reference to its antagonist, Solas - an ancient elf who once stripped his people of immortality as a punishment for betraying one of their own. In doing so, Solas created the Veil...."
This immediately made me do a double take because it sounded like John Epler was contradicting what we knew from Trespasser. Solas didn't deliberately strip his people of their immortality as a punishment for betraying Mythal. That was an unforeseen consequence of creating the Veil in order to imprison the Evanuris as punishment for murdering Mythal and free his people of their rule. That is why he wants to destroy the Veil and restore his people to what they once were because he is wracked with guilt for what his action inadvertently did to them.
So, presumably the writer of the article never played Trespasser and I assume Mr Hulthen didn't either or he would have pointed out their error. Yet casual players, particularly those who were unable to play Trespasser because it wasn't available on old consoles, if they read this would have a completely different impression of Solas going into the game. Of course, this may be corrected once they start seeing and hearing what his motivations were, or is this the impression that other people in Thedas (Evanuris/Dalish/Veiljumpers) are going to give Rook? So I would be interested to hear what you think. Was this the writer showing their ignorance of the story or did John Epler actually let something slip to them? Probably ignorance, okam's razor and all the rest. HOWEVER I always did think that him dropping that piece of information on us in Tresspasser was kind of sus to begin with...like how did he know? While he is probably right in the grand scheme of things and its an easy assumption to make it still strikes me as a bit of an assumption and felt like that this was something that we could find out that Solas was wrong about in Veilguard/ Dreadwolf.
But if its not a mistake and he really did unleash it then he really would have known.
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Post by gervaise21 on Aug 11, 2024 8:13:43 GMT
A related question regarding elven immortality. Solas has lived for millennia because he was in Uthenera. The Sentinels in the Arbor Wilds were the same. Abelas says they only wake to repel invaders and with each invasion their numbers diminish. Is that simply because they are killed or because each time they age a little more? I've often wondered and debated in the past whether Solas' urgency and determination to remove the Veil is because those pockets of ancient ones are slowly dying. Certainly the ones sleeping this side of the Veil but possibly also those in pocket realms in the Crossroads, because whilst the barrier is thinner there, it does exist. Also, the Inquisitor (under certain conditions) can sense the Crossroads are breaking down, presumably through insufficient magic from the Fade to maintain them, and when they collapse altogether those currently sleeping there will die too. This is why Solas is so determined to save his People and feels it cannot be accomplished any other way? Abelas also said this in the hidden writings: " We are trapped. The ones born here do not understand the keenness of what we have lost, or why so many of their elders weep as they enter uthenera. The new ones are faithful to Mythal, but do not understand what she was in her fullness. Without the wise to lead them, they will lose what they should have been." This seems to echo what Solas was saying in Trespasser. " The Veil took everything from the elves. Even themselves." Perhaps he does recognise the tragedy of the Dalish, trying desperately to preserve something they do not fully understand. It is as though they instinctively know they should be something more but don't remember what it is. I've said before that it is ironic that the Dalish teach that the gods will return when they remember what it is to be a true elf, when the reality is that they will not remember what it is to be a true elf until the gods return (the Veil is removed). Also, I notice that in the original story of Fen'Harel as told by Gisharel, he admits: The legend says that before the fall of Arlathan, the gods we know and revere fought an endless war with others of their kind. There is not a hahren among us who remembers these others: Only in dreams do we hear whispered the names of Geldauran and Daern'thal and Anaris, for they are the Forgotten Ones, the gods of terror and malice, spite and pestilence. In ancient times, only Fen'Harel could walk without fear among both our gods and the Forgotten Ones, for although he is kin to the gods of the People, the Forgotten Ones knew of his cunning ways, and saw him as one of their own. So, he acknowledges that the gods were fighting an endless war and that Fen'Harel put at end to it, so that does seem to confirm what Solas said, that his actions saved the world because an endless war would result in the destruction of all. However, he also says that none of the Elders of the clans remember the details, only even knowing the names of the Forgotten Ones from their dreams and presumably what their nature was. So, as Solas says, if you are learning about history from spirits of the Fade, you can get two completely different accounts of the same event. Alternatively, those speaking to them in their dreams could be the Evanuris from their prisons or their high priests in Uthenera. The Lighthouse is said to be Solas refuge. Was this actually the place where he slept out the millennia I wonder? Anyway, it made me wonder if being on the Thedas side of the Veil automatically removes immortality in some way. Flemeth only survived as she did because Mythal knew how to cheat death. This is likely also true of the other Evanuris when it comes to being killed but will they, like Flemeth, need to body hop every so often whilst the Veil remains in order to maintain their "immortality"?Thus, Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain will be seeking to destroy the Veil to restore their own immortality. Solas was also on borrowed time whilst this side of the Veil but if he is now trapped actually in the Fade, ironically he is now safe from aging. Mythal may well have the best of both worlds. She is safely located in the Fade with Solas but also possibly she can get her other "piece", the bit she put in the eluvian, to activate on the face of Thedas and exact her revenge in person. It does seem to me that Solas' determination to remove the Veil can be only down to one of two reasons, or possibly both: a. He needs to restore elven immortality before the last of the ancient ones dies or what they were will truly be forgotten and his people will become extinct. b. The blight will destroy the world if it is not cleansed with an injection of magic. The second problem may well be something we can solve with the right information but the first one, if true, is a bigger conundrum.
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Post by DragonRacer on Aug 15, 2024 16:17:26 GMT
Solas going furry on us? From today's release date trailer (coming out Oct. 31st) ![](https://i.imgur.com/tvQ9PvE.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/YqCmdCn.png)
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Post by gervaise21 on Aug 15, 2024 16:50:56 GMT
The Dread Wolf Take You! Looks like he will be batting for us against the gods, in the Void perhaps? Looks like he is going to give Rook a hard time about his ritual. I hope I will be allowed to say: "Well if you'd just told someone what you were doing, may be I wouldn't have done." My Rook is definitely not taking any Sass from him if I'm allowed a rebuttal. ![:lol:](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/qUctXNjCPgwPaLsZeKry.png)
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Post by Black Magic Ritual on Aug 15, 2024 16:55:37 GMT
Was that Dumat at the end fo the trailer with Razikale? it's hard to figure out at this point honestly
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Post by gervaise21 on Aug 15, 2024 16:59:27 GMT
Was that Dumat at the end fo the trailer with Razikale? it's hard to figure out at this point honestly There were two dragons. Could be the elven gods transformed into their alter egos or even a different set of dragon gods come to our aid (or theirs), in which case that would be Razikale and Lusacan. Basically lots of dragons. Also Fen'Harel in his wolf form. Flemeth did say the reckoning would shake the very heavens.
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Post by midnight tea on Aug 15, 2024 17:01:02 GMT
The Dread Wolf Take You! Looks like he will be batting for us against the gods, in the Void perhaps? He could be, but let's not forget that this may as well be a memory from deep past that we will explore
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Aug 15, 2024 17:17:36 GMT
I thought the wolf form would be....bigger. The Mortalitasi in Tevinter Nights said he was the size of a high dragon. I'm not saying it isn't fucking fantastic, just not what I was prepared for.
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Post by midnight tea on Aug 15, 2024 17:22:00 GMT
I thought the wolf form would be....bigger. The Morallitasi in Tevinter Nights said he was the size of a high dragon. I'm not saying it isn't fucking fantastic, just not what I was prepared for. Keep in mind that we only have the dragon for size comparison in that clip, and the dragon itself could be *massive*, even for a high dragon ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/elVHKRxPverbDpfdrrFs.png) Also, we don't really know what or where this clip is and whether Fen'Harel is at his full power there, etc. (the only thing I can tell is that it looks like the battle happens in Minrathous, or something that looks quite like Minrathous)
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Aug 15, 2024 17:55:29 GMT
Also, that deep throaty growl he did was kinda sexy as hell. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/6576594/images/CeRUIfXurYhaBmWjMBkt.png)
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Aug 15, 2024 18:21:40 GMT
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