i left so i could fly

it is our differences which make us dearer to one another

it is never too late to start loving

the enemy is not the foreigner, but the ones who tell you to hate the foreigner

everyone should have food, shelter, and work

everything is a yin and yang metaphor if you try hard enough

So, "okay" is a word that doesn't appear much in DA dialogue through the first three installments, though it's become quite common by Veilguard.

Likely not an intentional evolution, but a symptom of the fact that the language used in DAV is generally more contemporary than the other installments. Still. Let's play in the space. Because it's not that no one uses "okay" before then. It's actually a relatively common Varric word -- he says it in both DA2 and DAI.

Obvious conclusion: "Okay" is dwarven slang.

(Corollary headcanon: Increased contact with the surface has spread dwarven slang more widely. Perhaps even helped by the popularity of Varric's books...)

Over my breakfast this morning I stared into space wondering what the origins of "OK" could be in the dwarven context. Orzammar is the obvious O. So... Orzammar Kingdom? Orzammar King?

Of course. "OK" is the seal that Orzammar's king uses to express that a document has his approval.

oh i love this questioonnn 🎶

I picture them as very elemental creatures, very connected to Gaia, Pontos, and the greater entities of the world... So that's why they have more natural and animal features than gods and humans.

We've already met Amphitrite and Aenon and they're the perfect Oceanids. Scaly skin, large fins, a strong tail, flowy hair... The Naiads, their river cousins, are very similar, but I picture them smaller and nimble, since they don't need to brave the open seas!

Then we have the Earth people - Oreads, mountain nymphs, Dryads, the guardians of the forests, and Satyrs!

I imagine the Oreads like a pocket version of the rock people from the Neverending Story (lol), with stone-like skin and very sturdy. We'll have some dryads, flower and tree nymphs during the story, but they take so much from Gaia physically and resemble her a lot. And then we've got Satyrs - we'll see both male and female satyrs around. They're loud and fun but very loyal (some of the first to join the rebellion), muscly and always ready to go.

🌊 Birth of Aphrodite 🌊

I kinda figured it was a really violent event, with Cronos slaying Uranus and all that family drama... So I had a very clear image of her emerging from a sea of blood and foam (sorry for the gore 😂)