Before Veilguard's release I was theorizing the Veilguard companion characters might have been designed to be parallels to the known Evanuris, but I couldn't place all of them.
Now that I've played the game (almost twice) I think I've figured them all out.
Rook - Elgar'nan, the leader. Controller of light and dark. The one who influences the others.
Neve - Mythal, who can be a fierce protector or a source of inspiration and hope.
Harding - Andruil, the hunter, who went mad from the Void and had to fight her way back
Bellara - June, the inventor. Master of magical artifact.
Lucanis - Dirthamen, keeper of secrets, who mastered the twin ravens of Fear and Deceit, and returned from death.
Davrin - Ghilan'nain, Master of Monsters, Keeper of Halla.
Emmrich - Falon'Din, the necromancer. Friend of the dead.
Taash - Sylaise, who's fire cannot be quenched.
Which leaves Solas to play the role he always has - Fen'Harel, the trickster and betrayer, who could ally with them, if only they will listen to his advice and try to protect their world as best as they can.
I’m not a classicist, but I suspect one of the reasons so many of the Greek gods are portrayed so unflatteringly was less because they were seen as villains than because they represented their domains. Of course Zeus sometimes misuses his power, that’s what a king does. Of course Artemis’s wrath is wild and painful, that’s what nature can be. Of course Hades snatched away a young girl from her mother’s arms, that’s what death does. This is one of the reasons callout posts for some gods comparing them negatively to ‘nicer’ gods are kind of missing the point.
As I'm doing my sweep to make sure I've gotten all the curses and insults in dragon age, I was curious how many times certain common curses and insults (and any variation of them) were used in the games specifically.
Barbarian
DAO: 46
DA2: 1
DAI: 35
Bastard
DAO: 151
DA2: 98
DAI: 178
Bitch
DAO: 29
DA2: 65
DAI: 17
Cock
DAO: 0
DA2: 2
DAI: 4
Crap
DAO: 5
DA2: 4
DAI: 73
Damn
DAO: 79
DA2: 80
DAI: 177
Fuck
DAO: 0
DA2: 0
DAI: 20
Piss
DAO: 44
DA2: 17
DAI: 112
Savage
DAO: 45
DA2: 1
DAI: 46
Shit/Shite
DAO: 5
DA2: 80
DAI: 374
Finan in 4x05
For @itbmojojoejo
Happy Birthday Part 2!!!
I’ve got a fever, and the only cure for that fever is Emmrich in fancy shoes and body chains. 🌹💀🌹
If Solas and Varric really are our only two advisers, I can't wait for the sequel to the Cole Custody Battle playing out through every single one of Rook's choices.