Morrigan thread - "Tis cold in my tent, all alone..."

Yeah, Morrigan looks absolutely stunning in that gown.  I don't blame you for not taking it down.

That's the bit that's always bothered me. I know Morri was confused and a bit fearful at the end of DA:O, and I would have liked more dialog options to convince her to stay, something like: 

I know you are strong and capable, but at some point you will need help. Who will you turn to, a stranger, or someone who loves both you and the child? I know you want to leave to protect the child, but if I live through this, and thanks to you, there is a good chance of that, I will be Commander General of all of Ferelden's armies, AND Warden Commander of Ferelden. Where are you going to go that will be safer than right here by my side? 

I found this clip I never seen before in game of Morrigan and Leliana arguing over who the Warden prefers. I don't know if it's an actual scene or if it's fan created, but it is using actual banter.

Yeah, mine too.  Now I have to romance both of them.  The last time I tried on my first visit to camp Leliana told me I had to choose.  I didn't even get to flirt with her at camp only when first meeting her in Lothering.

It was a well made video.  Would've been funny if it was in the game, for the Warden to walk in at that moment when they were talking about him, and they ask for his answer.

Ha ha, that was great.  I do remember the first banter in the video between Morrigan and Alistair.  It usually triggers in Lothering after you first kiss her, or gain points in her like meter.  I also remember the banter between Wynne and Morrigan.   As much as I love Morrigan I do not like the way she talks down to Wynne.  I also noticed how Sten somewhat cares for the Warden, by saying he knows a viper when he sees one.  During my first two PT that I romanced her, I did not follow her blindly, I did hear others opinions.  Like when she wants me to kill Flemeth.  I accept but first I seek to investigate the matter.  If Flemeth attacks first without warning (which never happens), I will try to fight her.  But most of the time we have a civil chat with her ending up living and me with the grimoire.  But I've gone off topic long enough.  Back on topic, I did enjoy the video.  I wish some of these were incorporated into the game as cutscenes the Warden can trigger by entering the room.

After Morrigan asks you to kill Flemeth, you can have a second conversation discussing the subject. I made sure to do it so that my Warden wouldn't seem like an easily convinced pawn.

This could go in either M or L's thread, but I'm posting it here.

Replaying the game, and the expansions, I realize that my first impressions of both Morrigan and Leliana were dead wrong. I thought of Leliana as sweet and innocent, because that’s the way she carried herself. I thought of Morrigan as a bit of a tramp for the same reason. It took some work to get Leliana into your tent. It didn’t take much to get Morrigan as your lover.

But a look at their backgrounds tells a different story. Is Leliana sweet? Yes, at least she turns out that way. Is she innocent? No. She was a bard, an assassin. She had at least one steady partner in Marjolaine, possibly many more; some, possibly in the performance of her duties as bard, although that is mere speculation on my part.

On the other hand, Morrigan was raised in the wilds, chastised for any unsupervised contact. Given the repercussions of a young girl stealing a mirror, did she risk further, more intimate contact? Probably not. In short, it seems entirely likely that when you meet them, it is Morrigan that is the virgin, or at best, very inexperienced.

Leliana’s personality has developed fully by the time you meet her. She has had a dark past and found peace with the maker, though she has yet to fully come to terms with her past.

Morrigan’s attitudes are Flemeth’s. Her own feelings only begin to emerge at the end of the game. While the PC can help Leliana come to terms with her past, embrace it as part of herself and move on, or simply leave the past in the past, Morrigan doesn’t find her redemption until the DLC and the sequels.

This is not to take anything away from either character. It is merely to point out that they are both deeper and far more complex than at first glance. And perhaps they have much more in common than they believe. In a way, both are pretending to be something they are not. This dichotomy is part of what makes the game so replayable, the characters so memorable.

And it’s why, while I love Leliana, I am in love with Morrigan.

Not gonna lie, if I were ever to cosplay that would probably be the outfit.  Along with the Morrigan sashaying and a good old 'what do we have here'.

But can you imagine trying to create it?  And then trying to breathe in it?  Ehhh...maybe I'll just go for Kasumi or something instead.

But it's not a link. You could copy and paste on another webpage. There's no link involved.

Sashaying seems fun. Still disappointed I never got to do in-game with my female elf playthrough. 

Would it be easier to be Kasumi though? How are you going to be able to turn invisible? 

Easy.  Tell everyone about the amazing cosplay I made, arrange to meet them, then don't turn up.