Lucanis Dellamorte - Official Companion Thread [Spoilers]

I was just joking around 🥹

I wonder what companion doesn’t have a natural ‘pair’ though, since there’s an odd number of them? I hope it’s not that they all hook up except the one Rook romances, that would feel myopic and unprofessional. I don’t mind companions getting together, but I’d rather they not all pair off with each other over the course of one playthrough.

Oh, don't worry, I could totally see people hating that too. 
Haha I love your idea with the romanced Lavellan. 

Oh and ignoring the context or the fact that Lucanis is smiling whilst making his comment before Emmrich even looks round at him or that Bellara is also looking at him but just screen shot at precisely that moment so it looks as though they are gazing into each other's eyes longingly, and missing that I think Emmrich actually raises his eyebrows in surprise at the suggestion about finding Solas' weaknesses and Lucanis could be baiting him because of Emmrich's relationship with spirits and the fact that Lucanis may have a special relationship too. Since it cuts off straight after, for all we know Emmrich could have ended up reacting quite differently.

Anyway, what about Lucanis and Bellara? They apparently bond over cooking. To be honest, since I'm interested in both of them that could introduce way more complications where my Rook is concerned.

I like this idea! A little more than Emmrich and Lucanis, personally. Apparently Bellara has some tragedy in her past, right? And she's also a cheerful optimist, from what I can tell. So with a bubbly personality which complements his quiet one, and an understanding of personal trauma, she can perhaps help Lucanis heal from his past trauma.

And my Rook can see Lucanis blossoming in a relationship while she herself romances Emmrich. Or Neve.

Then Lucanis better brace himself, because Emmrich is hung like a horse, I’m convinced. I don’t know why, but I just know it’s humongous and his lovers walk funny for a day or two. 🤷‍♀️

Lucanis can do whatever he wants, he's a grown man lol, it's just not a pairing I'm interested in. In that regard, the Alistair comparison is a little unfair since he's like 18 or something. That said, I am curious how age is going to factor into Emmrich's romance, or more specifically the fact that Rook has no real canon age and that changes the dynamic in subtle ways, but that's more to do with Emmrich than Lucanis.

I don't think we have had actually. What you are refering to, is still something evasive, a little vague.. it's something that happens on the sidelines, without the protagonist being confronted with the reality of the situation and its ambiguous awkwardness, without having any possibility to react. Without him having to deal with the chosen romance and his rival. Wiithout any intimate conflict. 

Was Fenris receptive to Isabela's advances even though your Hawk was already flirting with him and they had a sort of thing ? Was he also actively flirting with Isabela ? Or was he just responding nicely to her, because when someone flirts with you, you don't have to respond unkindly, you can also accept the compliment, without trying anything with the person, because you already have someone in your head. (Hawk)

Also it seems to me, that in DAII, actually, the flirts in act 1 were totally meaningless and led to not much. With Merril and Isabela, at least totally useless. Merril doesn't even aknowledge you are hitting on her, It totally went over her head., but then I could understand, Hawk wasn't really good at that moment to make his point lol. Honestly, it really starts in Act 2. 

The inquisitor fighting with lord Otranto over Josephine is one example of a true rivalry romance you cannot escape. The player can't pretend dismissing that, can't pretend it didn't happen with vague rumors or things he learned here and there without even being sure of the information. The protagonist is fairly impacted and has to act to destroy his opponent over his love like my own inquisor took pleasure to do. Having the upper hand in the end in a triangle in a video game is less satisfying than in real life, but it is still a great feeling lmao. I was thinking about that sort of thing I'd rather see happen for more possibilities to flest out our character and his relationships with his companions. 
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As for the couple Lucanis and Bellara. My thoughts. 

On one hand I don't think that that sort of couple : "Two tortured folks who have trauma from their past", really work. It could lead to disaster and actuallly it often leads to disaster.

It's like a date between two very very social awkward and shy folks, you would think that since they are both socially awkward and share the same personality, it could only give marvelous results, that they would easily understand each other, and yet it's often the total opposite actually, and the date is a total disaster, with one of them who finally can't handle the awkwardness of the situation, and the embarassment, deciding to find an excuse like " oh sorry, my friend has broken her leg, I need to see her immediately, i'm sorry, we'll try another date, I promise " and leave the person behind.  And of course, that person won't ever answer anymore to the SMS lol. 

On the other hand Lucanis needs to learn to trust against, and since Bellara seems a very gentle and romantic girl, they are both team cooking, it could yes lead to something. The relationship could grow over time, very slowly.

But I'm not very sold on that couple, I don't see them together personally. 

Oh really? Then why after making one flirtatious comment about her lovely eyes in Act 1 does she turn up in Act 3 thinking we are an item? The reason for this was the stupid friend/rivalry meter which meant the relationship couldn't advance any further until you were locked in on one direction or another. On that particular run she had hovered around the middle until the final confrontation with the demon in Act 3, after which clearly I had done enough to trigger the next stage. Except I had already reconciled with Fenris! I assume it had to be a bug on that particular run but it was confusing to have her turn up like that and then be disappointed if I turn her down, implying I led her on. With one comment?

Something I just remembered, Corinne said Lucanis went through some trauma and is relearning to trust people. Thing is, Lucanis doesn't strike me as having had many friends or people he trusted, to begin with. It was just him and his cousin.

Do we think that fool Illario could have betrayed Lucanis, tried to kill him (or succeeded, kinda) or helped Zara do whatever it is that she did - so he could be First Talon?

Or is she maybe referencing all the trauma from Lucanis' past, with Caterina and how she raised him and stuff? 🤔

I hope Illario hasn't betrayed Lucanis - they were like brothers, and Lucanis VA mentioned about drawing inspiration for their relationship from his own relationship with his brother. It would be heartbreaking (but compelling for the narrative   ) it if it was ruined by a betrayal. In any event, TN left it quite ambiguous as to what may happen by describing Illario being cordial with Lucanis but concealing something "rotten" behind his honeyed words.

Bioware also mentioned we will find out what happened to his parents, it sounds like they were victims of Antivan or Crow politics and finding out the truth could take its toll on Lucanis.

That being said, relearning to trust people could simply mean that since Lucanis was abused by his own grandma, he thought that no one, not even his family and certainly not strangers could be trusted, and it will take a lot of time for him to open up and become friends with Rook and the rest of the companions.

Question for Lucanis romancers:
If he manifests the purple wings during 🦴ing, like when he climaxes - is that a turn-on, or a turn-off?

And what if he starts cawing like a crow? Is that weird? 🧐 #Science