Davrin - Official Companion Thread [Spoilers]

The examples you're using are a little unfair, in that there's obvious power imbalance between a professor and their students and Blackwall and children. And with Blackwall, I personally found the wood cutter scene attractive in its own right, as an outside observer, and I've roleplayed Inquisitors that also found it attractive. Although it was more how Blackwall's compassion (and Inquisitor's lack of knowledge about his guilt) translated in a physical act than the physical act itself. So in that sense, I agree with you. If Davrin is using hunting as a means to appear attractive to Rook, I would not find that appealing. Although I imagine some people will.

The quotes are just from a video where ghil and kara chat about their experiences playing veil guard as part of the community council in a non spoilery way - not an article.

Alot of people find competence and confidence attractive, i think ghil meant it in that sense rather than suggesting he was sexualising hunting.

No idea whether Kara was just talking about what she thought of the way he dresses or whether he is actually flirty aswell.

Pic of Davrin

Very happy of the quality of this black hairstyle. Can't wait to discover what I can have for my Rook ! 
They did succeed to give Davrin that elven look. 

That picture of Davrin is good but the other one that's a bit lower res actually took me out.

Davrin' looking good! I love his hairstyle, striking eyes and cheekbones... even his goddamn ears, lol. He's got such an overall like strong and sharp, chiseled look. Great character design!

Is it truly a AAA game if it doesn't have the N'Jadaka tho? 

Sorry but that is not Evka. This is Evka as illustrated in the 2021 short story:

And again in the Missing:

That's okay. One of the You tube commentators first brought it up and did some close ups. I have to admit I'd not really thought much about that figure and did assume that perhaps it was a dwarf accompanying them but of course it isn't. I think it might be connected to this concept art:

I'm not sure but I think in this original picture the woman is cradling a child but I can't be certain. I'm fairly certain it is meant to be Davrin protecting them. "Nobody dies on my watch. For the Wardens!"

I've just posted this on the Schmooples thread but I think it is worth repeating here because it relates to Davrin and it is food for thought. I've added in a few extra ideas that I didn't include on the other thread:

Okay so may be if you choose to be a Warden, Rook didn't take the Joining because according to the Last Flight the First Warden was delaying putting people through it. The reason for this was never really explained, since allegedly they didn't know about the events down south, just they hadn't heard from Clarel for a while (which was nothing unusual with commanders out in the field). However, they were getting new recruits to scour their archives for evidence of blood magic use, so may be the First Warden did know something. They must have a record in their archives of the fact that they had to imprison Cory because his control over his Warden captors made it impossible to kill him. Also, according to Morrigan there was no limit to Corypheus' range of control, so technically the Wardens up in the Anderfels should have sensed the false Calling. Plus, the person who isn't left behind in the Fade goes north to fill Weisshaupt in on what has been going on.

So, let's assume Rook is part of the Grey Warden faction but doesn't have the taint in them. That is good. What about Davrin? If Corypheus could control Grey Wardens (the mages at least) before he set up the false Calling (because that was meant to panic them into agreeing to his plan for a demon army) and he could soul jump to any Grey Warden (which he also did in Legacy), presumably the gods who originally devised this way of cheating death (Solas says he never imagined a human Magister would figure it out) can use the Wardens in that way too , then isn't Davrin in terrible danger? Unless, hopefully, he didn't take the Joining either because he was a newer recruit. (There may be a reason why they brought up this matter of delaying new recruits taking the Joining in the Last Flight). However, if the First Warden starts panicking and putting those who haven't taken the Joining through it, then it could backfire spectacularly, just as the Wardens panicking in DAI did. May be Rook and Davrin are going to be the only two left who aren't tainted.

Thus, I wouldn't disparage too much the fact that either the Rook Warden or Davrin aren't "proper" Wardens (if they haven't taken the Joining). The Blight is still significant. The Wardens do have hundreds of years of experience fighting darkspawn and other monsters. Davrin is stated to be renowned as a monster hunter. And, yes, he does have a griffon too.