#dragon age elves

[sinizade]

There were few times when Morrigan could read Black Grimoire without Vidalenos interrupting her

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[heniareth]

Headcanon: elves are born with floppy ears. The tips are bent over the rest of the ears and they right themselves with time (usually when the kid reaches four or five years of age). Elven toddlers are therefore called floplings

#listen it makes sense. you don't want to have long-ish stiff ears when you're being pushed through the birth canal #also it's cute #dragon age #dragon age elves #dragon age headcanon #dai #da2 #dao

[nateeseart]

my answer in Ask Dragon Age | 18+ in VK

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[kalihoffs]

Sylaise and June

#damn I love drawing fire #don't know why it took me so long to get around to drawing these guys #also yes I will be drawing the egg man but I'm working my way up to the heavy hitters so he's last #evanuris #sylaise #june #dragon age #dragon age inquisition #dragon age elves

[greypetrel]

She made the D(re)adWolf cry.

Re: Baby elves with floppy ears, thanks to @heniareth who didn't set my brain on fire with cuteness (helped by @salsedinepicta who sent me pictures of dogs with the same development too cute for this world).

Middle stage, one ear is higher, the other is still very floppy.

We all know that Solas is secretly, deep down, what in Italian would be dubbed as "Cuor di panna" ("Heart of cream", used to define a very tender and caring person). He's not crying, he just got a spirit in his eye.

(for those of you who don't know: I have this modern AU where Solas and Varric co-parent Dorian and my Quizzy, Aisling. Who in this AU is nicknamed Pikachu. And they were roommates. Here they just got sent some pictures of baby Aisling pre-adoption.)

edit: @the-myth-of-lh Just saw your reblog with your very rightful question, here is my take, we wait for the response of the original ideator of this huge amount of cuteness.

#dadwolf au #dragon age #solas #varric tethras #da fanart #modern au #greypetrel #aisling lavellan #I regret nothing at all and will refuse any argument against Solas ugly crying from too much cuteness #dragon age elves #doodle

[cumbiazevran]

also okay so these are my interpretations of each of the Pantheon's realm

Elgar'nan — Vengeance, protection and righteous anger. Lord over and under the sun, father of Gods, Magnificent among the rest of them. Lord of War, victory and love which knows no bounds. Bearer of loss. His is the light of the sun and the task of protecting the future of the Elvhen, there where no justice can serve.

Mythal — Justice, protection and wisdom. Lady over and under the moon, who comes and rules the sea, mother of Gods, Magnificent among the rest of them and loved by Elgar'nan. Lady of Strategy, public rejoice and stability. Bearer of growth. Hers is the hope in the night and the task of seeing over all civic life.

Dirthamen — Knowledge, Secrets and Piety*, of the unwavering loyalty and quickest of understandings. Heir to the time of Endless Creation which is to come after the War and, therefore, Heir of Mythal and Elgar'nan. Lord of Serenity and quiet but undying passion, his are the mountains and the stars. Undaunted by Fear and Deceit, all lies and betrayals are abhorrent to him. His is the task to record all history.

*Not to be mistaken with solidarity between peoples.

Falon'din — Time and death. The one untouched by Blight, who cannot be tainted by the Void. Scryer of the futures of Elvhenan because only he knows the weight of time involved in their becoming. Shepard of the Dead. Considered the Eldest in merit of the children of Elgar'nan and Mythal, first of the children to bear a realm. He's the only Creator/Evanuris who can actually understand and feel the passing of time. Because of this, he is owed reverence.

Sylaise — Creativity, diplomacy and peace. Lady of Fire and Home, who reminds of the importance of temperance in one's endeavours. She who gave the Elvhen the gift of creating beauty for beauty's sake. Lady of mourning, as she bears all that for war is lost. Hers are the arts, the gift of gab and of medicine, which she rules over with her brother Dirthamen, Heir of the Elvhen. Her is the task of peaceful resolution of disputes.

June — Resourcefulness, material creation, craftsmanship, commerce and mastery over one's actions. Giver of joy and kindness, pillar of peace as there cannot be peace in lacking, protector of quartermasters and workers alike, to whom nothing is impossible. Husband of Sylaise. His is the task of invention, as he bears the weight of curiosity and love which asks for nothing in return.

Andruil — Fortune, chances, sacrifice, births and rot. Lady of the Hunt and of Survival. Master of swiftness and over-looker of Oaths — to swear on her name and not complete the task is to invite bad luck to the oath-breaker. Lady of resolute action, who is predator and prey. Thematically, she is the most opposed to Sylaise.

Ghilan'nain — Dire circumstances, guidance, overcoming obstacles and navigation. Lady of crossroads and pathways, hers are the river-ways and trails. Protector of trailblazers and patroness of the inevitability of choice. Most beloved by Andruil. Bearer of travelling, and therefore, of yearning, distances, but also of discovery.

Fen'Harel — Deception, lies, illusions, missed opportunities and trickery. The compass to what is Not. Teacher of bitter lessons. Lord of Lost Youth, false hopes and exile. Bearer of Guilt and the cost of Pride. He is an omen of danger and is drawn by fear. Thematically, most opposed to Dirthamen.

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[evilyunia]

Can't believe this is my first decent DAI fanart in all 7 years since game was released. Elven mage MC and Solas master-apprentice dynamics? Pure horror and i appreciate this (in the platonic way)

aaand i can’t paint in so my tarot attempt is what it is

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[ladylike-foxes]

I don’t know if I’ll ever actually finish this, but I wanted to do something for Dalish Week, and I was feeling autumn-y, so…. Yeah!

#dalish week 2022 #dalish elves #dragon age elves #dragon age fanart #my art #dragon age art #dragon age

[doorianpavus]

"-And when the Evanuris had finally went to far, I formed the veil and banished them forever."

The Evanuris + Aesthetics

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[germanich]

Commission for @miskhos

#artists on tumblr #oc #oc artwork #original character #commisionwork #art commisions #drawing commisions #dragon age oc #dragon age #dragon age elves #elf oc

[kaija-rayne-author]

Wow. So much dislike about elves generally preferring to be barefoot in the Dragon Age world.

Y'all.

Why elves not wearing shoes in Dragon Age is completely logical.

Okay, so it’s not a huge secret that I grew up poor. We're talking hardscrabble poor. The kind of poor most people don't think even exists in the western world anymore (I guarantee it does).

To someone with very little ability to buy things, shoes just aren't the priority everyone seems to think they are. City elves are poor in most depictions.

The Dalish would likely feel they'd rather use the materials for something else. They may not be as poor as city elves, but they likely wouldn't be wasteful either. Depending on where they wintered, they might not even use them then. I go out barefoot in light snow and frost, you do actually get used to it.

Fenris is a former slave with lyrium tattoos on his feet. The tattoos cause him pain when touched. Of course he doesn't wear shoes.

I never had shoes in the spring/summer/fall. They just did not exist in my understanding of the world. There was no need to buy and ruin a pair of shoes when feet toughen up just fine.

I grew up in the Adirondack Mountains, by the way. There are a lot of bloody rocks there. You can't dig very far down before you hit bedrock up there.

We had horses and dogs too, (yes, I'm aware of the crappy juxtaposition of parents who pay for horses but not shoes) so it's not like we're talking a pristine woodland.

I'd get a pair of sneakers/runners before school started (usually second hand) and a pair of boots in the winter. I remember having to wear bread bags around my feet inside my boots to keep them dry and whole. Less likely to get frostbite that way.

I distinctly remember my first brand new pair of shoes. I remember my second and third pairs too.

Even now, when I have far too many shoes, more than I could ever need, (I've got a thing for boots, my kids tell me my collection is 'extra'. They're right 🤣) I still prefer to go barefoot. From around April to November, I just don't wear shoes unless I have to. Like, to go into a store or public area; I'll reluctantly wear proper footwear to hike in (and even then they usually wind up over my shoulder instead of where they belong) shoes just aren't the absolute necessity so many folks act like.

I'm aware of what Gaider said about it, that he blamed (unfairly) the art team. It's the director's job to approve things like that, so, uh, bad form.

Still.

It is very possible to have a strong preference for no shoes. You don't really miss what you never had. And to me, it feels like y'all wearing shoes all the time is weird and likely unhealthy. In fact, it kinda is.

"Walking barefoot helps to improve circulation which increases the nourishment of nerves, muscles, and bone of the foot and helps minimize swelling of the lower extremities. Walking barefoot may also help improve the strength and flexibility of the muscles and ligaments of the foot which improves the function of the foot, reducing injuries of the foot, and improving posture and balance of the body."

At most, for just every day, I'll wear a pair of flops if I think the terrain is dangerous enough to warrant it. That's very rarely. I do have a habit of watching where I step though.

In spring, I go out on the tarmacadam to intentionally toughen my feet up. And no, my feet aren't calloused monstrosities.

It's just kinda mind-blowing to me how essential so many people seem to feel shoes are. They just aren't.

To me, it makes perfect sense that the elves, a historically repressed and abused people (sort of like a lot of my ancestors) don't feel they're necessary.

In a medivalish world like Dragon Age, where blights or false gods or wars keep tearing civilization to pieces, shoes would be ridiculously expensive. I mean, soldiers didn't take boots because they thought they were cool. They did it for resale value.

And cobblering is incredibly skilled labour. I was lucky enough to find someone who still knew how to keep my favourite boots alive longer. That guy could make those boots look almost brand new.

But in that world, poor elves would absolutely not be likely to wear shoes.

Shoes feel incredibly confining to someone who didn't grow up wearing them. I utterly loathe the way shoes feel.

I've also been a dancer and martial artist for a large portion of my life. Two groups of people you'll frequently find barefoot.

The way you walk in shoes is completely different from how you walk barefoot.

It's also an incredibly privileged viewpoint to utterly insist shoes are necessary and that elves in a video game should absolutely have to have them.

The only thing I'm annoyed about is that the armours often include boots, which my elves just wouldn't wear. I should have a barefoot option.

It may not be strictly cannon, for the whys behind barefoot elves, but it makes complete sense.

The only elf I'll say it doesn't make sense for is Solas. Why he doesn't wear shoes could just be a big commitment to his cover of elven apostate hobo.

Or perhaps his culture didn't think shoes necessary any more than I do. That would also explain why elves could have a preference for no shoes, it could be a holdover tradition because they all descend from the Elvhen.

It's true that you develop a sense for the earth, or trees, or whatever you're walking on if you don't wear shoes. I spent a lot of time with a book in trees, because few people would climb as high as me so I was safe there. It could easily be that elves wouldn't want to lose that sense, too.

You can learn a lot about an area by what the surface feels like under your feet. If you're a hunter, it's sometimes easier to track if you know your quarry prefers a certain type of terrain. You don't need to look down if you can feel the ground.

In fact, despite what people may think, my feet are incredibly sensitive. Tough, yes, but still very 'feely'.

Point made, I'll stop blathering now 😅.

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[tea42]

Dragon Age Thoughts: the nature of the original Vallaslin and Fenris is a Spirit, a coalescence of my theories

This in a culmination of two other theories I have had and some other information I have recently processed.

My first theory can be read here. To summarized it, the Vallaslin are ‘blood writing’. The Dalish use their own blood to make it but lyrium is the blood of the titans and I think that was the original ‘blood’ referred to. That they are lyrium and with the multiple uses of the word ‘chains’ by Flemeth to Fenris in DA2 and with Solas made me believe they are not just markings or a source of power, but are meant to tie to the marked to one of the Evanuris.

I postulated that Fenris’s markings are an original Vallaslin and were to bind him to an Elvhen god. If it was to one that was locked away when they became unbound Fenris might become in their thrall,  but my favorite for this is Fen'Harel. That his markings are so unique supports this because Solas would have removed the markings for himself first and most easily. That ‘Fenris’ means ‘little wolf’ could be a joke on his markings being for ‘the Dread Wolf’ from Danarius.

See here in the Mural of Fen’Harel removing the original Vallaslin they are blue like lyrium, like Fenris’s markings.

My other theory can be read here. This is probably the most upsetting thery I have in DA fandom. To summarize I think that the original Leto died in Danarius’s experiment and that the Markings actually bound a Spirit into mortal form in the same way that the Spirit that became Cole formed. The markings don’t actually give Fenris his unique powers. That was another lie from Danarius. He has his powers because he is like Cole.

In the Romance scene with Fenris he is overwelped with a return of his memories but then forgets them again. I think that was the same ability Cole has being exercised in a panic.

To add on to this, I think Danarius’s previous experiment may have failed for the following reasons:

1. The mortal subject was unwilling or flinched (not flinching is a enduring part of the Dalish rite)

2. The Spirit pulled was twisted from it’s purpose or went mad crossing the veil

Another source of information that makes me think the original Vallaslin was a way to make spirits/demons corporeal is Abelas. Even his name means ‘sorrow’ like a spirit/demon.

There is talk of him changing names in a codex:

‘I shed my name the day I began her service. I shed my new one again, now that she rests. I will only be known by the sorrow that cuts my heart’ 

Solas also says he hopes Abelas will find a new name.

The name of a Spirit is tied to it’s essence and/or purpose.  I think his name changing is a changing of his nature.

Also here is the concept art of Abelas/ the Sentinels of the Temple:

The Vallaslin are blue, like lyrium, like Fenris’s markings.

I think that Fenris will be in DA dreadwolf and that his nature will be revealed to him. How he handles it and what Solas does with the information I think will be determined by our choices in the previous games.

I’m going to go be melancholy about this one for a bit.

#dragon age fenris #dragon age cole #dragon age solas #dragon age abelas #fenris #solas #da2 #dai #dragon age meta #dragon age thoughts #dragon age elves #this theory about fenris is one of the most upsetting ideas i've had in this fandom #i don't want it to be true but it fits so well #dragon age dreadwolf theory #i'd love for someone to refute the fenris part because freaking gods it is painful #DA:D #DA4

[dragonageconfessions]

CONFESSION:

You know I still can’t decide if the whole elf-human kids are human bit is a weird LotR reference that may have like deeper lore implications or just a sloppy retcon cause David Gaider decided to throw in Alistair having an elven mom without consulting literally anyone else about it

#dragon age Confessions #dragon age series #alistair dragon age #dragon age elves #fiona dragon age

[nateeseart]

I can finally post my spread for Dragon_Age_Zine

And today is my birthday)

#dragon age #dragon age inquisition #solas dread wolf #solas dragon age #dai #dreadwolf #dragon age dreadwolf #zine #dragon age elves

[thedreadfulwolf]

Can you imagine how fun it would've been if we could have played an elven circle mage or a city elf and romanced solas and now the dalish have to sit with the fact that the Dreadwolf not only walks amongst them but he is, in fact, in love with a "flat-ear".

#dragon age #dragon age inquisition #solas #dragon age solas #dragon age elves #dreadful plays da:i #mhara lavellan #listen i just want to have a few words #it also means i dont have to be as angry at morrigan in the temple of mythal for explaining dalish mythology

[greypetrel]

IT'S A FLOPLING.

@heniareth had the best headcanon ever in this post, about elves being born with floppy ears and... and...!!!

It was too cute to avoid it, I couldn't resist. I whole-heartedly accept this headcanon, that's it. Are mixed blood children's ear floppier too, tho.

#dragon age #dragon age elves #dragon age headcanonl #heniareth #sketch #doodle #greypetrel #a baby basset hound!