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Post by Buckeldemon on Sept 18, 2019 22:11:09 GMT
Still pretty... pretty for being not intended as such... I would prefer version 2.0. As for the "tattoos", yep it is woad. Or another kind of face-paint. That's the best thing about Black Emporium/MEA's Face Reconstruction feature - it allows to "roleplay" my character's look. Changing tattoo facepaint/makeup/hairstyle or add injuries that either fade over time or turn into scars. Or make the character age a bit if it is appropriate (Hawke mostly, I guess). Made a new FemRyder the other day and she's got some heavy scratch marks across her face, due to habitat 7 helmet explosion. I'm not quite sure for how long she'll have them, but they will vanish eventually or turn into soft scars. Then they might be painted over with some purple tattoo facepaint in a an attempt to match a certain turian. I'm glad you like her
I'm just going to pretend the tattoos are warpaint that she adds when they fade, perhaps they're made with a long lasting pigment as to what I wrote above, I was talking to a friend the other day and he said she looks a bit like a Viking, thing is...Thedas doesn't really have a equivalent of Vikings...so made me think, what about the Anderfels?(seeing as it has Germanic/Scandinavian influences it seems)
since we don't really know much about the Anderfels yet (other then the headquarters of the Wardens being situated there and said Wardens mostly ruling things) I head canon Rowena's mother is from the Anderfels and that she brought over certain customs that Rowena and her siblings copied (I head canon she's the youngest of three with two older brothers)
Political marriage is always valid. The DAWiki has a line or two about a group of Ander called Orth, who are known to practice scarification. Except that paint might be a good alternative if one cannot decide on a motive/style to wear for the rest of their live. My vashoth mage switches Vitaar around on a whim.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 22, 2019 19:45:33 GMT
So I've been doing a lot of going back and forth the past few days and today I reached my ultimatum...I need to make a canon world state
I've tried making several in the past but keep going back and forth between choices and blah blah blah but I've finally came around to figuring out my canon world state, now all I need to do is actually play it
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in that regard I've started a new Warden today, called Kara Tabris The other two characters for my World state will be Nimue Hawke (Mage >Spirit Healer or Force Mage, haven't decided yet) and my canon Inky Tylaera Lavellan (Mage > Rift Mage)
Kara is my first actual attempt at doing the City Elf origin for the Warden (one of two origins I've yet to finish a game with, the other being the Dwarf noble) so far she has reached Ostagar and met with Alistair, which is the furthest I've gotten a city elf before, so I'd say that's progress
during the origin I had Kara be very snappy and aggressive toward humans (I mean seriously, they deserve it), and she wasn't easily intimidated by Duncan I actually liked his lines as she wasn't backing down from getting him out of the Alienage, with Duncan being impressed with her courage of going up against an unknown armed and armored human.
Kara is quick to point out people who talk sh*t about her being an elf, being very snarky (and so far I love her) she's going to be my attempt at making an actual Chaotic Neutral character (the attempt went a bit south with my other Warden Narah), so she's going to make some rather questionable choices, none to major, but for someone who values loyalty...one or two of those choices will be a bit OOC for her
Kara like my other Warden Narah is a Rogue, I plan on giving her Duelist and Ranger as her specializations, with her dual wielding to have more use for some of the rogue skills. Her romance will be Zevran, since he's my favorite A screenshot of Kara (moments away from her life going to hell) (I head canon that the scars and tattoo are later additions but didn't feel like making separate headmorphs for them )
Tomorrow I'll be heading into the Korcari Wilds with her to gather ingredients for the Joining and get the flower to cure Fuzzball (which is going to be the name of Kara's mabari)
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Post by vertigomez on Sept 22, 2019 22:29:24 GMT
After seeing the (SAD) results of Autumn Witch's latest poll, I have thus concluded that Thedas needs MOAR DWARVES. DWARVES FOR DAYS. I've had a few 👀 dwarf-heavy world states in the works for a while now... and by that I mean, I've loosely plotted them out in my head, but haven't actually sat down and played them top-to-bottom yet. So I started a new playthrough with an old character: Yuri Brosca, my o.g. Warden son. He's a grumpy Byronic anti-hero who loves 1) his sister, 2) his dog, 3) his husband, 4) nothing else. Probably going to make him an Assassin or Berserker. He's gonna make mostly "good" but pragmatic decisions. Connor is probably getting shanked and Loghain gets to keep his head - for a while. I'm undecided on the Dark Ritual; I think he wouldn't trust it, and he's not about to father a kid he'll never see (nevermind the whole Old God/blood magic bit), so Loghain might just get eaten by an archdemon or else Anora's going to have a new baby brother. WE'LL SEE. Hawke, alas, is not a dwarf so they're whichever Hawke I feel like at the moment. Only by the grace of Varric do they get a mention. Mardoll Cadash is the niece of Lorna Cadash (I'm Cadash trash y'all... there are several). I'm either going Artificer or Champion with her. She's..... she's basically Sigrun, no shame. Just a perky goth who's excited about her SWEET NEW CASTLE, less excited about the glowing hand and the ancient darkspawn magister (and egg, by proxy) that put it there. Cadash thaig has that whole history of sheltering elves fleeing from the destruction of Arlathan (and consequently being destroyed by other dwarves for aiding them.....), so she's gonna joyfully romance Sera as they are a pair of misfits who find in each other just what the other needs. That's cute soulmate shit right there. But that's way on down the line. For now, Yuri's cruising around Dust Town, glowering at people and possibly breaking their knuckles because them's the breaks.
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Post by Iddy on Sept 23, 2019 2:16:11 GMT
I was about done coming up with my new Inquisitor's character... when I suddenly realized she basically was female Cullen.
An Andrastian human warrior whose character arc is to become more tolerant of mages. And considering that she is supposed to romance Cullen, this would make the relationship extra boring.
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Post by warden on Sept 23, 2019 12:56:27 GMT
I massacred a lot of companions and let my elf cousin to be raped, then killed the elf in awakening. (the last time I played a lot of months ago)
I think is time to be a good guy for once, my next characters will be all mary sue divine levels, just you watch!
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 23, 2019 15:38:57 GMT
After seeing the (SAD) results of Autumn Witch's latest poll, I have thus concluded that Thedas needs MOAR DWARVES. DWARVES FOR DAYS. I've had a few 👀 dwarf-heavy world states in the works for a while now... and by that I mean, I've loosely plotted them out in my head, but haven't actually sat down and played them top-to-bottom yet. So I started a new playthrough with an old character: Yuri Brosca, my o.g. Warden son. He's a grumpy Byronic anti-hero who loves 1) his sister, 2) his dog, 3) his husband, 4) nothing else. Probably going to make him an Assassin or Berserker. He's gonna make mostly "good" but pragmatic decisions. Connor is probably getting shanked and Loghain gets to keep his head - for a while. I'm undecided on the Dark Ritual; I think he wouldn't trust it, and he's not about to father a kid he'll never see (nevermind the whole Old God/blood magic bit), so Loghain might just get eaten by an archdemon or else Anora's going to have a new baby brother. WE'LL SEE. Hawke, alas, is not a dwarf so they're whichever Hawke I feel like at the moment. Only by the grace of Varric do they get a mention. Mardoll Cadash is the niece of Lorna Cadash (I'm Cadash trash y'all... there are several). I'm either going Artificer or Champion with her. She's..... she's basically Sigrun, no shame. Just a perky goth who's excited about her SWEET NEW CASTLE, less excited about the glowing hand and the ancient darkspawn magister (and egg, by proxy) that put it there. Cadash thaig has that whole history of sheltering elves fleeing from the destruction of Arlathan (and consequently being destroyed by other dwarves for aiding them.....), so she's gonna joyfully romance Sera as they are a pair of misfits who find in each other just what the other needs. That's cute soulmate shit right there. But that's way on down the line. For now, Yuri's cruising around Dust Town, glowering at people and possibly breaking their knuckles because them's the breaks. I'm more of an elf girl but your worldstate also sounds fun, for me it's mostly...either be an elf (Kara and Tylaera) or date an elf (Nimue (Fen)
regardless, I think Kara and Yuri would be buddies
some of the choices you listed for him are also going to be Kara's choices (i.e. killing Connor(sorry kiddo) and keeping Loghain...at least until...you know...certain events unfold during Inquisition (I can't have a world state without my bab Kieran, so...yeah) for Kara it's basically:
- try and improve the lot of her fellow elves back home
- loving Fuzzball (her (in my head canon) mabari mutt who's as much an outcast as she is)
- loving Zevran
- and making the lives of nobles less fun...(mostly Howe because...it's Howe, and Loghain because...well...reasons, and then she goes a bit soft and decides...welp, you're gonna help me bud, whether you like it or not)
as for my Hawke and Inky for this world state... - Nimue is going to be Neutral/Chaotic Good (aka. good for the sake of being good whilst throwing her hands up at why the F everyone keeps chasing her and trying to kill her) and a bit of a sad clown mixed with sass and snark, as well as some bluntness if people deserve it (looking at you Prosper) - Tylaera is going to be Lawful/Neutral Good (as much as that's possible, as a judge she's the merciful kind, so I guess it fits), she tries to do good but may eventually decide that "well these shems can suck it I'm tired of helping"
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 23, 2019 20:25:05 GMT
My new bab Kara made it past Ostagar
look at her in her shiny new Warden uniform...also Kara is great at pulling some of those faces this face says, well...sh*t (edit for her warrior look)
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At any rate, Kara and Alistair made it out of Ostagar (courtesy of Flemeth), and tomorrow we'll be heading to Lothering which also means Kara gets to officially meet Fuzzball (don't ask why I named the dog this way, but I figured it was better then Roach )
Kara is still very snarky, but also polite to people that either intimidate her (like Flemeth) or are just plain nice to her (like Wynne) I love the prisoner quest Prisoner: *talks about how he wasn't deserting* Kara: right, and I bet you're as innocent as the sunrise
I also had her take the "but I dunno if I'll have time to care for a dog" line when talking to the dog trainer, and he gave a hilarious response that basically boiled down to "he might as well be the one taking care of you"
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Sept 24, 2019 11:41:27 GMT
Finished my DAO play through over the weekend and started Awakening. I miss Morrigan . I had forgotten how much Velanna dislikes human Wardens. After recruiting her and finding her sister with the Architect, I just leave her at the keep. I have Justice left to recruit and it is on to the finale. I am debating on playing through the Golems of Amgarrak, or jumping straight into Witch Hunt. While playing DAO and its DLC, I have been rethinking my DA2 and DAI runs. The rogue is my favorite class in DA2, and the only reason I was planning on rolling a warrior was to have sarcastic Hawke, Varric and Isabella all in the same group. Now I am thinking of running 3 rogues with Bethany or Merrill and just forgo a tank in favor of cutting down targets quickly. As for DAI...I am still torn between a female Human or Elf mage. I wish there was an elf circle mage. I am leaning towards a Circle Mage who romances Cullen. My Warden got his happy ending with Morrigan, and instead of submitting myself and my Inky to heartbreak for the 4th or 5th time I think she deserves a happy ending finally.
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Post by Iddy on Sept 24, 2019 13:53:38 GMT
Finished my DAO play through over the weekend and started Awakening. I miss Morrigan . I had forgotten how much Velanna dislikes human Wardens. After recruiting her and finding her sister with the Architect, I just leave her at the keep. I have Justice left to recruit and it is on to the finale. I am debating on playing through the Golems of Amgarrak, or jumping straight into Witch Hunt. While playing DAO and its DLC, I have been rethinking my DA2 and DAI runs. The rogue is my favorite class in DA2, and the only reason I was planning on rolling a warrior was to have sarcastic Hawke, Varric and Isabella all in the same group. Now I am thinking of running 3 rogues with Bethany or Merrill and just forgo a tank in favor of cutting down targets quickly. As for DAI...I am still torn between a female Human or Elf mage. I wish there was an elf circle mage. I am leaning towards a Circle Mage who romances Cullen. My Warden got his happy ending with Morrigan, and instead of submitting myself and my Inky to heartbreak for the 4th or 5th time I think she deserves a happy ending finally. I wouldn't advise playing Golems of Amgarrak, unless you're playing a Warden who is cool with the idea of making golems. Iirc correctly, the dwarf who invites the Warden is interested in exactly that.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 24, 2019 14:21:47 GMT
So I decided that I wanted to keep with Bioware's default (as seen in the DA keep) classes for my heroes, therefore I re-rolled my Warden Kara as a warrior I'm making her a Champion+Guardian, with Berserker thrown in the mix to max out all of the talent slots she'll be using two-handed weapons, mostly because (apparently) canonically Vigilance is a two-handed sword, plus I love the idea of a tiny elf lugging around a gigantic sword
for her part in the Keep tapestry I switched out a few of the tiles because I felt they didn't suit her new class
(imo. doing the crime wave quests as a warrior/mage doesn't make much sense unless you include a lot of head canon)
for my Hawke Nimue she'll remain a mage (I've decided to settle on Force Mage as her specialization) I'll likely have her focus on using the elemental and primal trees as well as the arcane one for crushing prison
and my Inky Tylaera Lavellan will be a rogue with Assassin as her specialization she'll be an archer...yes I'm aware there's already two archers in the game but I'm terrible at using the close combat classes in Inquisition
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Sept 24, 2019 14:59:14 GMT
Finished my DAO play through over the weekend and started Awakening. I miss Morrigan . I had forgotten how much Velanna dislikes human Wardens. After recruiting her and finding her sister with the Architect, I just leave her at the keep. I have Justice left to recruit and it is on to the finale. I am debating on playing through the Golems of Amgarrak, or jumping straight into Witch Hunt. While playing DAO and its DLC, I have been rethinking my DA2 and DAI runs. The rogue is my favorite class in DA2, and the only reason I was planning on rolling a warrior was to have sarcastic Hawke, Varric and Isabella all in the same group. Now I am thinking of running 3 rogues with Bethany or Merrill and just forgo a tank in favor of cutting down targets quickly. As for DAI...I am still torn between a female Human or Elf mage. I wish there was an elf circle mage. I am leaning towards a Circle Mage who romances Cullen. My Warden got his happy ending with Morrigan, and instead of submitting myself and my Inky to heartbreak for the 4th or 5th time I think she deserves a happy ending finally. I wouldn't advise playing Golems of Amgarrak, unless you're playing a Warden who is cool with the idea of making golems. Iirc correctly, the dwarf who invites the Warden is interested in exactly that. That and it is a solo affair. I like having companions along in my RPGs.
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Post by vertigomez on Sept 24, 2019 15:13:16 GMT
I think my favorite romance will always be Dorian's... however, Sera's is coming in a close second for adorableness. Finished my DAO play through over the weekend and started Awakening. I miss Morrigan . I had forgotten how much Velanna dislikes human Wardens. After recruiting her and finding her sister with the Architect, I just leave her at the keep. Poor Velanna. I drag her and Sigrun everywhere. I think the Circle mage dynamic with Cullen is pretty neat. Nice to wrap things up with a neat little bow after the drama of the Morrimance and.... the drama of Hawke's entire life lol.
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Post by wickedcool on Sept 24, 2019 16:37:28 GMT
Last night for fun I made a dwarf with the braided beard. It’s almost impossible to make a dwarf with this beard without the moustache floating off the face.(under the nose portion left side)Literally only the 2nd to the far right face works for 1 of the 3 choices and you are limited to most lip etc choices
Also completed for the 1st the Sutherland missions. For a war table mission it’s one of the better ones
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Post by vertigomez on Sept 24, 2019 19:56:40 GMT
Wynne: I think that perhaps the Maker gives us all magic... but of different sorts. Leliana: Even Oghren? Wynne: Oghren is a dwarf. He doesn't really come from the Maker. Leliana: Oh, yes. That explains it. Brosca/Aeducan:Lol this reminds me of that conversation in Haven: 'You probably don't even belieeeve in the Maker, do you?' like damn andrastians.... chill In other news: Wynne has been recruited. Hurrah.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 24, 2019 20:24:35 GMT
vertigomez that also reminds me of that random thing Oghren says during Awakening in the Wending Woods when you click him Oghren: Hey, look at me, I'm an elf! Trees are pretty! Tra la la. Surana/Mahariel/Tabris: ...dude, seriously?
-- So, made it past Ostagar again on Kara, and we've just arrived in Lothering and Fuzzball made an appearance, he's a good boy (also naming him Fuzzball makes his codex sounds so hilarious ) tomorrow I'll be heading into Lothering itself to recruit Leliana and Sten, as well as do various quests because...quests after that it's time to decide where to head after that...likely either the Circle Tower or Redcliffe...haven't decided yet
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Post by Buckeldemon on Sept 24, 2019 21:33:43 GMT
Wynne: I think that perhaps the Maker gives us all magic... but of different sorts. Leliana: Even Oghren? Wynne: Oghren is a dwarf. He doesn't really come from the Maker. Leliana: Oh, yes. That explains it. Brosca/Aeducan:Lol this reminds me of that conversation in Haven: 'You probably don't even belieeeve in the Maker, do you?' like damn andrastians.... chill In other news: Wynne has been recruited. Hurrah.
Yeah, andrastians are a pretty self centered culture. I guess it is this passive aggressive intolerance, coupled with the more overt disdain of anything non-andrastian, i.e. the praching of fear and sins I'm bombarded with, which made me into a grouch, bitching about andrastianism at every possible opportunity.
vertigomez that also reminds me of that random thing Oghren says during Awakening in the Wending Woods when you click him Oghren: Hey, look at me, I'm an elf! Trees are pretty! Tra la la. Surana/Mahariel/Tabris: ...dude, seriously? I once had this happen on a backtracking spree to the WW with Velanna in the party and a Dalish mage warden. Oghren's Indomitable suddenly went off and he found himself on the receiving end of two consecutive fireballs. Fuzzball is great. Reminds me of my own naming conventions, in a strange way. Since my friend and I started playing Dragon Age back in 2014/15, we both almost exclusively name the DAO (and DA2) Mabari simply George, after her real life Leonberger dog. He roams exclusively outdoors and almost never allows grooming, so he's probably Mega Fuzzy Dirty Fuzzball (of Doom).
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Sept 24, 2019 22:52:48 GMT
vertigomez that also reminds me of that random thing Oghren says during Awakening in the Wending Woods when you click him Oghren: Hey, look at me, I'm an elf! Trees are pretty! Tra la la. Surana/Mahariel/Tabris: ...dude, seriously?
-- So, made it past Ostagar again on Kara, and we've just arrived in Lothering and Fuzzball made an appearance, he's a good boy (also naming him Fuzzball makes his codex sounds so hilarious ) tomorrow I'll be heading into Lothering itself to recruit Leliana and Sten, as well as do various quests because...quests after that it's time to decide where to head after that...likely either the Circle Tower or Redcliffe...haven't decided yet
Fuzzball is a good one. But after hearing the name Barkspawn I now use it in all my DAO runs.
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Post by Rascoth on Sept 25, 2019 12:21:02 GMT
Wynne: Oghren is a dwarf. He doesn't really come from the Maker. Confirmed: The Maker has no taste.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 25, 2019 17:15:36 GMT
Fuzzball is great. Reminds me of my own naming conventions, in a strange way. Since my friend and I started playing Dragon Age back in 2014/15, we both almost exclusively name the DAO (and DA2) Mabari simply George, after her real life Leonberger dog. He roams exclusively outdoors and almost never allows grooming, so he's probably Mega Fuzzy Dirty Fuzzball (of Doom). I've had various silly names for the Dogs in the past, one of my earlier ones was Miguel (Road to El Dorado), I've had several who were named Biscuit, and my current Hawke's named him Buttercup (with me having the head canon that Hawke's dog is female) Fuzzball is a good one. But after hearing the name Barkspawn I now use it in all my DAO runs. my other Warden (Narah) named him Roach, but I didn't think it fit my current Warden (Kara), I also head canon her mabari as a bit of a mutt who (as the name suggests) is very fuzzy I suppose I could name them after my real life pets, but considering one of them carries the name of a certain ex-Templar (Samson)...yeah...let's not
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Sept 25, 2019 18:48:23 GMT
I finished Awakeing on my lunch hour today. Killed both the Architect and Mother. My Warden Commander Cousland holds the view that all darkspawn should be put down. Once repairs were completed at Vigil Keep he left in search of Morrigan. I imagine he briefly visited Alistair and his brother Fergus telling them of his intentions, and saying his goodbyes.
I should be able to finish Witch Hunt tonight, and start Lady Hawke's adventure.
Playing through Awakening really makes me wish repairing Skyhold, and claiming forts paid off with them being attacked and having to defend.
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Post by Iddy on Sept 26, 2019 11:46:17 GMT
I finished Awakeing on my lunch hour today. Killed both the Architect and Mother. My Warden Commander Cousland holds the view that all darkspawn should be put down. Once repairs were completed at Vigil Keep he left in search of Morrigan. I imagine he briefly visited Alistair and his brother Fergus telling them of his intentions, and saying his goodbyes. I should be able to finish Witch Hunt tonight, and start Lady Hawke's adventure. Playing through Awakening really makes me wish repairing Skyhold, and claiming forts paid off with them being attacked and having to defend. Warden-Commander Genevieve made the mistake of allying with him and we all know how that turned out
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Sept 27, 2019 14:27:07 GMT
Ended DAO with my Warden joining Morrigan and their son. Started playing DA2, and I did not get far. Upon reaching Kirkwall, I realized I did not want to spend the next few days wondering through rehashed environments over and over. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed DA2, but after playing through it so many times it really isn't drawing me in this time. Part of it is I am looking forward to something I haven't done before in DAI, playing a human mage and romancing Cullen, where as in DA2 I have tried every romance, and every class already.
Here is the backstory I have been brainstorming for my Inquisitor the last few days:
Amara Trevelyan, youngest daughter of Trevelyan family, was set join the Templar Order at her family's behest, and was trained to use a sword from a young age. She had a loving relationship with her parents and enjoyed sword training, however as she grew older she rebelled against the idea of becoming a Templar after learning of their lyrium addiction. Despite her objections her parents, being faithful Chantry followers and wanting to maintain their family's standing with the Chantry, brushed off her concerns. Amara reluctantly accepted her fate, but her relationship with her parents soured a bit and she started doubting the Chantry's teachings. At 16 her magical ability became apparent. A common argument at dinner with one of her older siblings took a startling turn when her brother's glass of wine levitated and then seemed to dump itself on his head. The revelation was both a blessing and a curse. She would avoid becoming a lyrium addict, but now would live out her days in the Ostwick Circle. Thankfully life in the Circle wasn't as bad as she feared. She was able to visit with her family often and spend time outside the Circle. Due in part to her magical ability coming so late, and her family's connections she was assigned as an apprentice to the First Enchanter. Under the First Enchanter's tutelage her abilities blossomed and she excelled at force magic. Her parents once again used their connections to see that Amara's training with the sword continued. Her family hoped they could eventually increase their standing with Amara becoming a Knight Enchanter assigned to the Divine. Her mother used to tell her "Let no opportunity go to waste, and turn misfortune into a boon." She spent 6 years in the Ostwick Circle before being assigned as part of the neutral mage delegation at the Conclave.
Amara believes in Andraste and feels some type of oversight is needed for mages, but she has doubts about the Chantry and the Circle. She thinks the Chantry has corrupted Andraste's teaching over the years, and she often wonders if Andraste herself was a mage. I see her looking at the Conclave as her first chance to really strike out on her own, and she is very direct yet calculating in her decisions. While she doesn't have the best relationship with her parents, she did take to heart her mother's lessons on opportunity and misfortune.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Sept 28, 2019 7:39:56 GMT
So after some pondering I decided to abandon my original idea and return to my previous one of doing mainly rogues and mages for my canon
I also decided that...City Elf just isn't the origin for me (sorry to those who love it), even though I loved some of the aspects of the origin itself, the characters just...didn't really click for me I love Soris, I love Shianni, papa Tabris is amazing...but I just didn't feel any connection after exiting the origin story
so in that regard I decided to restart as a Dalish Elf (random cliché and boring-ness ahoy! ('cause let's face it, aside from Human Noble it seems to be the most played Origin out there (not that I care or mind) I kept the head morph I made for Kara, but changed her hairstyle and renamed her to Auriel
so here she is with Tamlen (I love the contrast in their appearance ) I added a few mods for this playthrough namely;
Clan Sabrae Says Goodbye < which adds a really touching scene before the ending of the origin (which even brought me to tears...because god damnit mod makers are amazing) Kissing Tamlen < because let's face it, mostly everyone who makes a female Dalish elf has them have some sort of relationship with the man and lastly Tamlen's Last Goodbye < because the first time I played with this origin I was a bit miffed there was no actual scene to say goodbye to Tamlen with no one (except Alistair) even acknowledging you just had to kill your friend/lover
Auriel is an archer rogue (like Narah before her) who'll be specializing as Ranger and Shadow (more cliché *cue evil laugh*) I've yet to think of a name for her dog though, since I head canon she also has a wolf as a companion...though I might just go with Fuzzball (because it sounds hilarious) and use the more elfy name for her wolf companion (which would've been Aravas)
part that I like about the Dalish origin is that I now at least have a reason to recruit Loghain without actively hating the man (let's face it, you need a lot of head canon for a City Elf to do so) so I changed out a few more tiles in the Keep, and I've just arrived with Auriel at Ostagar
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Post by correctamundo on Sept 28, 2019 12:07:28 GMT
Jaws of Hakkon is great little DLC. Damn I love the Avvar, and they've got "surströmming".
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