Lucanis Dellamorte - Official Companion Thread [Spoilers]

I still wouldn't be sure of all this, could be a red hearring/ propaganda to scare the crap out of his opponents. Though it would explain the purple wings rather nicely and occam's razor and all the rest.

Though if this explanation does hold up there is already one significant way he is different then any character we have seen mainly in the series, namely Anders and Wynn, in this regard...he's a normie, which is something I have been looking forward to seeing since DA 2. See back then Cullen gave a rather detailed speech about why the Circles were neccessary, mainly resolving how dangerous mages were even despite their best intentions when they become abominations essentially making them into nuclear weapons. And to be fair to him there is more then ample evidence in the games and extended media to bare out the trust of his point, even if he might've been exagerating slightly. But this did beg the question in my mind, especially as a way to maybe add nuance to and poke holes in the Chantry's logic...what would happen if a normal but still very dangerous person gets possessed by a demon? We've heard of it, we have seen some small examples through the series...I think. But it seems that demons seem to favor mages, perhaps for obvious reasons. So this will be the first mainline example of a pretty significant character facing demonic possession. And while such a thing might make the vast majority of my Rooks uncomfortable it would also perhaps be the first time we have seen a demonic entity in a potentially positive allied light. Like maybe Lucanis has it under control or maybe its actively working with him for reasons and has its own reasons for 'guarding the Veil.'

Other thing worth pointing out which could make this intense, and again differentiating him from both Wynne and Anders since they were on rails with their possessions (not that I am complaining both of them had great stories) but maybe this is going to reference and be one of Veilguard's answer to...uh...the hardening/ softening choice. Which again, if we are talking about a demon, provides a lot of juicy possibilities because we have seen an example of a human influence corrupting a spirit of Justice into a demon of vengeance, and vice versa, but we have never had an opprotunity to 'purify' a demon of...Pride?...into one of wisdom. So while if its on rails it can still be effective and given Varric's line about 'bringing darkness to the daylight' that is a possibility hopefully we have the choice to influence Lucanis and the demon to say, give in and double down on the negative aspect for our own ends, or try and redeam its nature...and to an extent his. All of this provides in my mind some fascinating possibilities, we'll just see if my Rook(s) can get over their initial distate.