Suck a Wolf Dick, Solas

& the thing that they all have in common is that they subvert their orders. the "kind" templars in da2, across the board, all defy orders and expectations— thrask comes to you behind his superiors' backs to plead for you to stop his own colleague from catching up to some runaway mages for fear of what he'll do to them, emeric begs you to help investigate a series of murders of young women after both the city guard and his own superiors have already expressly told him to drop it, and. samson passed love notes between mages. (and when you meet him he may also ask for money in exchange for information on feynriel, but iirc he expresses hope that you're successful). maurevar carver helps malcolm escape.

and pretty much all of them suffer immensely for it! thrask and emeric are both ultimately killed. samson spends the entirety of the game homeless and suffering lyrium withdrawal before ultimately breaking, turning on you and returning to meredith.

[ID: reply from @eye-of-yelough saying “it’s kirkwall”]

Round #1 — Match 19 of 104

Hanashan

“She's just gorgeous, and even while being unable to speak she conveys so much stoicism and determination.”

vs. Cullen Rutherford

“Yes he's kind of basic (and is not very likable in the first game... ) but in Inquisition he's sweet. And he likes dogs.”

“Cullen works because his arc spans the whole series. You get to watch him be shaped by the Circle, by Kirkwall, by the aftermath, and then in Inquisition you see what it looks like when someone tries to build something better while still carrying all that damage.”

“i'm sorry but the combo of "commander voice" "looks like he hasn't slept since 9:37 dragon" and "keeps trying anyway" is doing a lot for me. also i love that he's awkward?? like he's competent at war and absolutely incompetent at being normal. relatable.”

“cullen is compelling because he’s one of the only templar-adjacent characters who feels like he’s living with the consequences of the system instead of just representing it. he’s had every reason to harden into something cruel, and he keeps choosing the harder route: take responsibility, try again, do better tomorrow, repeat. and yeah, he’s messy, and people can argue about his choices forever, but i like characters who feel like they’re actively fighting their own worst instincts instead of pretending they don’t exist”