Nice Try Bioware, But I Know The State Of Southern Thedas Better Than You Do.

So Solas' orb and the anchor is symbolic of his heart? Am I understanding that correctly?

Well, if that's true, he gave it to Corypheus. Romantic.

But then pre-Inky comes along and messes everything up and then essentially becomes the home of his heart/the anchor. Or at least a piece of it.

If you romance him, he names Lavellan his heart. However reluctantly.

Then at the end of the game his orb/heart is literally broken.

So there's that.

LOHAR & TYLAND LANNISTER 2.08 "The Queen Who Ever Was"

Love it when mages/spellcasters in stories have slightly otherworldly traits. Unnatural eye colors/pupil shapes, unusual skin tones/hues, sharp/animal like teeth, nails, or ears, fur/horns/scales/feathers where they'd normally have none, etc.

i think it’s easy to only think of mages when we look at the mortalitasi but the mourn watch has elite non-mages too. here are some descriptions of mourn watch aligned items that we’ve seen in the gameplay videos, which i think speak to where a non-mage mourn watch rook might be coming from

Enchanted Longblade, a sabre: “Imbued with necrotic energy through carefully managed rituals in the Grand Necropolis, this blade is deadly in the right (or wrong) hands.”

Cryptwood Bow, a shortbow: “This bow is crafted from the ancient death-touched trees that grow deep in the crypts of the Grand Necropolis.”

Duelist’s Blade, a rapier: “This razor-sharp blade, plucked from an ancient hoard, is surrounded by a deeply menacing aura.”

Necropolis Defender, a targe shield: “The elite guards who stand watch at the gates of the Grand Necropolis use these shields to guard against both the living and the dead.”

The Iron Cast, heavy armour: “This armour’s vividly sculpted musculature is a testament to Nevarra’s unrivalled knowledge of anatomy.”

SOOO here's the veilcard template i made for myself 🫣

it's a very barebone but fun little way to introduce your Rooks !

the template is here in case anyone is interested 👉👈

The template contains a .psd file and a blank transparent .png version with separate icons for people who can't access the .psd

Feel free to edit it to better suit your needs! ( the "personality traits" for exemple could be changed to other better suited words for your Oc, you do you )

HUGE thanks to @pinkyjulien's Extrated DAtv folder ! all the icons I used came from it !

have fun!

i would really appreciate if you tagged me or just tag it #veilcard so i can see them 🥹

my goal is to collect all the rooks like pokemons so i can become the ultimate Rook master™

Emma D'arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen  — House of the Dragon: 1.08 The Lord of the Tides

Father Pyrlig and Boltan | The Last Kingdom 2.06

“Stop isolating yourself from reality” well tell reality to stop sucking

Dragon Age Worldstate: All Their Words For Glory

Lyrics references: Marja Aeducan: Yellow Flicker Beat - Lorde Darvis Brosca: Thank God I'm Not You - The Himalayas Thalia Hawke: Nightmare - Halsey Genevieve Amell-Trevelyan: Youth - Daughter

template here

anything for you mangs @rom3o