Zevran discussion thread- The Antivan Crows send their regards

phoray Oh whoops, glad that I had the name on the chapter title then! Sorry!


@dustyelf Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed them! And the answer is most probably never, but that's nice of you to say.

And some lovely fanart because why not. XD



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Zevran was my first romance, and one of my favorites in the entire series. Definitely the standout for me in DAO.

I love his friendship arc, too. But dat tropey, tentative, tantalizing Zevmance just does it for me.

I love that art you posted!

My other favorites are Sera and Fenris. I also love Isabela, Dorian, Bull... but Zev's got to be somewhere in the top three!

Haha, my top three favorites are all elves, too (Zevran, Solas, and Fenris)! I'd say I also love Alistair's and Morrigan and Cassandra's are pretty adorable, but I don't play as a male very often. I've done the Bull romance, but I think I love him more as a companion than a love interest! Same goes for Sera and Dorian, though I've impeached their romances on YouTube.




Playing a straight female will definitely give you the most choices throughout all the games, but gay males only have one less option than straight males throughout all. Which is pretty incredible, if you think about it. BioWare is awesome


I do wonder how they'll implement romances in the next game and Andromeda, since everyone (a certain group) loved complaining of the romance options in Inquisition.

Well, that's not very great solace me ...
I hope they do not return to practice of Mass Effect 1–2. I was satisfied with Mass Effect 3's choices. So I can say, it was promising. 

I like the idea of Zevran teaching his lover knife skills. I was bummed when he told my Surana she didn't have what it took.   But I head cannon that she impressed him with her beginning to perform stealthier magic. Like casting ice spells through doors at Howe's Castle. Ya know, like a little wisp and twirl sliding under the door and Zevran being impressed/proud.

He doesn't seem that attached to the Dalish, in spite of his shoes and mother... he even tried to join up, and then decided against it and left them to return to the city. I could head cannon he was into mahariel well enough, but it doesn't interest me as much as a rogue anything being with Zev. And, of course, I'm biased towards my stealthy magical Surana now as well. 

I love Zev with everyone, but I'm especially fond of Tabris.

If you're playing a female character, the connection between Nelaros's ring and Zev's earring is a nice touch (I had my character wear the ring up until Zevran's gift-giving scene). And Cyrion basically wants you to settle down with a nice elven boy, and you... sort of do exactly what he wants and the opposite by getting engaged to a dashing Antivan assassin, who is at heart a nice elven boy.  I love that. edit: Oh! And Cyrion asks you to keep your martial abilities to yourself, 'cause he feels suitors will be put off by that. Zevran DEFINITELY isn't put off by that. He accepts Tabris as s/he is.

Similarly, if you're playing a male character (esp as gay as opposed to bisexual), that gives you even more incentive to avoid the arranged marriage and instead follow your heart... and your heart leads to Zevran. The extra dialogue in the Alienage is nice, too.

It's all very sweet and poignant, I think! But he's great with Mahariel and Surana, too. He says he likes things that are beautiful, strong, dangerous, and exciting - which magic definitely is. And he passionately defends the mages if you consider siding with the Templars.

For a DE, his mother was Dalish and he considers them to be a proud people who refused to bow down to defeat. And if you play a female character who pursues Tamlen's mini romance arc (or even a male character in unrequited love?), being able to love again is a beautiful little journey.

tl;dr he's gr8 m8

The more I think about it, the more I'd like to romance Zevran with my canon Warden. It always frustrates me because one's my favorite romance and the other is my favorite PC, but for a long time I just didn't think they'd be compatible? My Brosca is a gruff, rough sort of guy with a soft spot for his sister and nephew and enough mommy issues to fill an autobiography (uh, assuming he was literate). But he and Zev can bond over their shitty childhoods. And young adulthoods! And then they can sail off into the sunset (on Isabela's boat, presumably... they're, ahem, familiar with her cabin), destroying Crows and darkspawn in equal measure.

It'll be ridiculously awesome!

LOL, I guess I look at it as "one canon to rule them all" - I have various world states, but that's the one my brain defaults to.

It wouldn't bother me if he had someone else, but that Warden is currently Forever Alone. Plus it'd help me keep my (totally accidental) trend of blonde elf faves: Zevran, Fenris, and Sera.

Ooh, I really like my Mahariel with Morrigan, too! Their common wilderness upbringings, lack of experience with civilization, and the jarring difference between how they were brought up (one cold mother vs an entire loving clan) makes for some wonderful headcanon chemistry! And in hindsight, Flemeth being part Mythal will make things extra interesting for them.

And I know you've already selected your pick, but I decided to throw in my two cents anyway, because why not? I like Tabris with Zevran a lot, for all of the above reasons, plus I find it easier to roleplay a still good person character that accepts Zevran as an assassin with a city elf origin (a dwarf commoner would also work). They've lived a hard life and have seen people do terrible things. I think with that origin, having a "some people are better off dead" attitude, goes hand in hand.

I forgot about the Witch Hunt! Yeah, I probably enjoyed that DLC the most with my Morrigan romanced Mahariel play through. I didn't do the Dark Ritual with Morrigan in that play through either, so finding out she was pregnant regardless was a great surprise.

I usually play female characters, too. It takes me many female pay throughs before I finally roll a male.

Have you played as Tabris before? Maybe if you settle on a personality or some extra back story for her it'll make her character worth playing.