Go Team Dextro

I finished reading "Legends and Lattes" so this got me thinking...

sorry to cullenpost on the dashboard but like idk its like he grew up in a stupid gay lil village in ferelden right. like he almost definitely grew up poor or at the very least Not Wealthy. and he joined the templars under the idea that he was protecting Both the mages and civilians from each other, then realized that it's actually the former that's the true threat and then endeavored to instead become a soldier to protect those who cannot protect themselves. THEN he gets deployed to the city with like what he believes to have one of the worst apostate crises in thedas, works his way up to knight captain in record time because he's that devoted, and then this fereldan refugee comes by. and they're solving all the problems that cullen didnt even know exist because they're all happening in the poor areas of the city, which cullen has literally never been and—hang on. WHY are there no templars in lowtown. why are they so focused on protecting the elite, the ones that live Right Next To The Guards, when the real crime and danger and problems are happening to people that can't defend themselves? and then that's where his gradual loss of faith in the order comes all the way up to meredith literally burning all his ideals to the ground in front of his face by making a warzone out of kirkwall.

Apparently in Origins you were originally able to save Jowan from execution by conscripting him into the Grey Wardens, but it unfortunately got cut. Had that been an option, would Bree have taken it?

Love this addition by @spiritbladed

you know, i haven't written fic in a mumblemumblety amount of years, but when i did i was actually pretty proud of it, so i'm reposting some of my favorites because because what else is social media for but patting one's own back!