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Post by OhDaniGirl on Mar 29, 2023 17:14:27 GMT
Is it not available on the app yet? I'm only seeing 1 & 2. I was able to view it in the Comixology app after I reloaded it. Interesting. The Dark Horse app doesn't have it.
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Post by Iddy on Mar 29, 2023 17:17:59 GMT
All attempts at foiling Solas' plans so far:
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Post by necrowaif on Mar 29, 2023 18:00:55 GMT
I was able to view it in the Comixology app after I reloaded it. Interesting. The Dark Horse app doesn't have it. That’s where I read Issue #3. Did you select all new releases?
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Mar 29, 2023 18:03:06 GMT
Interesting. The Dark Horse app doesn't have it. That’s where I read Issue #3. Did you select all new releases? Yeah, I had to reinstall the app to get it to show up. But now when I click on it, it just says Loading forever.
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Post by gervaise21 on Mar 29, 2023 18:08:27 GMT
More musings: Varric, You need not have worried. The artifact was never in danger of falling into Venatori hands. I hope that in time you give up this pursuit. What must be done will be done cautiously, and I will limit damage as best I can. I have no wish to be the villain in one of your stories, but interfering in matters you do not understand can only make things worse. Solas This is curious. It sounds like he will make modifications to his plan to limit the damage, although once again seems to be taking all the responsibility for this on himself, so not getting any critical input that might point out potential flaws in his plan. Also, as I thought, the Crucious Stone was just a misdirection on the part of the writers. I just don't understand, if he wants them to stop following him, he should ensure there are no clues to follow, or was this latest trail just test to see how determined Varric and Co are?
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Post by gervaise21 on Mar 29, 2023 18:18:03 GMT
That’s not a Varterral. That’s a goddamn Ent. Either that’s a mistake or “Varterral” is just a generic term for elven guardian, which would be a shame since I liked the original Varterral’s design. Plus, we already have “sylvans” as our walking tree monsters. This is curious because from the description of a Forest Guardian in Tevinter Nights, they are different from both the Varterral and the Sylvans. The Forest Guardian and Varterral are constructs created by the elves (I believe it was said to be Dirthamen) to protect specific locations, whereas Sylvans are just possessed trees. PW as lead writer is aware of the difference because he has written about all three, the Varterral and Sylvans appearing in Masked Empire. So, it sounds to me that the illustrator was only given very limited information to go on and made a mistake because anything from Bioware should have been far more specific to ensure they got it right.
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Post by gervaise21 on Mar 29, 2023 18:22:41 GMT
However, it did maybe show Varric and Harding that the Venatori could be a potential ally …? Did the Venatori actually make an appearance? I thought the shadow figure was Solas following them. In any case, why would the Venatori make potential allies? They are messing with red lyrium big time, so Varric wouldn't approve of having any dealings with them and I'd opt for asking Solas' assistance against them. I'd rather work with the Qun than the Venatori.
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Post by necrowaif on Mar 29, 2023 18:25:01 GMT
However, it did maybe show Varric and Harding that the Venatori could be a potential ally …? Did the Venatori actually make an appearance? I thought the shadow figure was Solas following them. In any case, why would the Venatori make potential allies? They are messing with red lyrium big time, so Varric wouldn't approve of having any dealings with them and I'd opt for asking Solas' assistance against them. I'd rather work with the Qun than the Venatori. A Venatori pushed Varric out of the way before that COUGAR jumped on him. It's very strongly implied to be the same Venatori that's been following Harding and Varric the last two issues.
Also, Solas stole the artifact they were looking for. Ergo, the Venatori are in opposition to Solas.
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Post by RelevantRevenant on Mar 29, 2023 18:33:22 GMT
Did the Venatori actually make an appearance? I thought the shadow figure was Solas following them. In any case, why would the Venatori make potential allies? They are messing with red lyrium big time, so Varric wouldn't approve of having any dealings with them and I'd opt for asking Solas' assistance against them. I'd rather work with the Qun than the Venatori.
A Venatori pushed Varric out of the way before that COUGAR jumped on him. It's very strongly implied to be the same Venatori that's been following Harding and Varric the last two issues.
Also, Solas stole the artifact they were looking for. Ergo, the Venatori are in opposition to Solas. In this issue we saw that the Venatori has long, gray-ish hair. At least in the panels where they save Varric from the kitty cats so maybe they were gray because Varric suddenly was too? I just thought it was rather interesting they had long hair.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2023 18:41:32 GMT
All attempts at foiling Solas' plans so far: Beerfish hardest hit.
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Post by Iddy on Mar 29, 2023 18:43:26 GMT
So the Evanuris all dressed like Vivienne, with the pointy hats. I'm not sure what I expected, but I'm surprised all the same.
Not that I don't like it. They were gods or regarded as such, so their outfits should stand out.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 29, 2023 18:47:41 GMT
More musings: Varric, You need not have worried. The artifact was never in danger of falling into Venatori hands. I hope that in time you give up this pursuit. What must be done will be done cautiously, and I will limit damage as best I can. I have no wish to be the villain in one of your stories, but interfering in matters you do not understand can only make things worse. Solas This is curious. It sounds like he will make modifications to his plan to limit the damage, although once again seems to be taking all the responsibility for this on himself, so not getting any critical input that might point out potential flaws in his plan. Also, as I thought, the Crucious Stone was just a misdirection on the part of the writers. I just don't understand, if he wants them to stop following him, he should ensure there are no clues to follow, or was this latest trail just test to see how determined Varric and Co are? I think it’s more he’s just saying that to try to assuage Varric and thus the Inquisition to get them not to focus as hard on him as they have been. We already know his “limiting the damage” line is bogus since we’ve seen what’s happened in Arlathan and his plan has the whole world going through at the absolute least that meaning it will still kill countless innocent people.
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Post by necrowaif on Mar 29, 2023 19:16:46 GMT
In this issue we saw that the Venatori has long, gray-ish hair. At least in the panels where they save Varric from the kitty cats so maybe they were gray because Varric suddenly was too? I just thought it was rather interesting they had long hair. Time was wonky in that one area. Varric and the Venatori advanced in years and became withered old men, then suddenly the clock was turned back and the cougar was turned back into a kitten.
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Post by Solas on Mar 29, 2023 22:29:30 GMT
PW's pronouns are they/them I didn't parse the Venatori as having long gray hair, looks like part of their headgear to me (reminded me of Neb's headgear in Absolution). though the art style of this issue was a bit less clean than the last one so in some places it was hard to tell what was what.
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Post by Iddy on Mar 29, 2023 22:53:01 GMT
I'm not a demanding player. I just hope that Patrick Weekes will include at least one line that references Solavellan in DA4.
Surely he wouldn't torture us with silence, would he?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 29, 2023 23:53:42 GMT
I'm not a demanding player. I just hope that Patrick Weekes will include at least one line that references Solavellan in DA4. Surely he wouldn't torture us with silence, would he? Patrick goes by they, not he. And I’m sure there will be a reference to a Lavellan who romanced Solas.
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Post by Iddy on Mar 30, 2023 0:15:25 GMT
I'm not a demanding player. I just hope that Patrick Weekes will include at least one line that references Solavellan in DA4. Surely he wouldn't torture us with silence, would he? Patrick goes by they, not he. And I’m sure there will be a reference to a Lavellan who romanced Solas. Then I'm excited to see what he's got in store for us
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 30, 2023 0:21:22 GMT
Patrick goes by they, not he. And I’m sure there will be a reference to a Lavellan who romanced Solas. Then I'm excited to see what he's got in store for us What they have in store for us.
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Post by Hrungr on Mar 30, 2023 0:45:17 GMT
Hmm... that mural is giving off some familiar vibes.
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Post by colfoley on Mar 30, 2023 1:47:06 GMT
Hmm... that mural is giving off some familiar vibes. Thanks for posting that I was hoping to actually see it in person. I repeat: Holy hell. Edit: So since the only female Evanuris were Andruil, Mythal, and Ghil then that has to be Ghil and Andruil...right? Am I missing one?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 30, 2023 1:54:42 GMT
Hmm... that mural is giving off some familiar vibes. Thanks for posting that I was hoping to actually see it in person. I repeat: Holy hell. Edit: So since the only female Evanuris were Andruil, Mythal, and Ghil then that has to be Ghil and Andruil...right? Am I missing one? Sylaise
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Post by Hrungr on Mar 30, 2023 2:00:02 GMT
Hmm... that mural is giving off some familiar vibes. Thanks for posting that I was hoping to actually see it in person. I repeat: Holy hell. Edit: So since the only female Evanuris were Andruil, Mythal, and Ghil then that has to be Ghil and Andruil...right? Am I missing one? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's... Andy & Ghil. Especially with all the attention Ghil has been getting lately.
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Post by Iddy on Mar 30, 2023 2:37:11 GMT
I am mildly disappointed that Ghilain'nain isn't an elf with white hair and wearing white clothes.
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Post by RelevantRevenant on Mar 30, 2023 3:22:51 GMT
Can you make out where the standing characters other hand is placed? The other is behind the head of the reclining character but I can't figure out the other hand.
Also, what does that pose even mean? The art style is such I can't figure out the details very well.
Is the reclining character supposed to be pregnant? The folds of their garment look rather odd for that to be the case.
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Post by gervaise21 on Mar 30, 2023 8:29:38 GMT
Thanks for posting that I was hoping to actually see it in person. I repeat: Holy hell. Don't forget Sylaise though. According to the Dalish lore these were the only female ones but who knows? Those ancient mosaics are pretty ambiguous with the figures not really even looking elven but more some sort of draconic hybrid creature. Did the Evanuris take on less humanoid forms over time when dealing with their subjects in order to emphasise their difference from them?
Anyway, I've suggested on the other Old Gods thread that may be Falon'Din/Dirthamen were not necessarily both male, since the codex in the Temple of Mythal says they were twin souls rather than blood relatives and that each was seen as a reflection or alternative presentation to the other. So male/female would form part of this opposite/complementary relationship. Also, June was presented as rather mysterious in the Temple, with it being hinted that little was actually known about them.
Still, assuming that previous Dalish lore is correct as to their sex, then pairings clearly vary. Elgar'nan/Mythal is a male/female pairing, as is June/Sylaise I seem to recall, but it is possible that we do have a male/male pairing in Falon'Din/Dirthamen, whilst Ghilan'nain had already been closely linked with Andruil, with suggestions of a romantic relationship, so no surprises there.
Neither of them would automatically make me think of Ghil or Andruil though. If it weren't for the weird head-dresses and the latest cinematic video, I wouldn't even have connected them with the Evanuris at all. For example, why couldn't they be two of the Forgotten Ones? Which also applies to the arrangement around the circle in the video because, after all, Solas imprisoned them too. So, I'm withholding judgement on that one.
I'm not convinced that the lower figure is pregnant either but I have to admit, if she is, then it does remind me of the idol when it comes to her potentially giving birth. So are we perhaps looking at the first broodmother?
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