#katriel

Dragon Age Fucked Up Ships Week Day One: Divorce | Manipulation

Ever since the loss of her father, Rowan had clung to Katriel tighter. She fought harder in the day, but broke down in her tent at night.

The only thing that would calm her was a story from her beloved. Every night, Katriel told her the story of the Chevalier, Aveline. Every night, Katriel would call Rowan her Aveline, carding her fingers through her wild hair.

And every night, Katriel wondered when the truth would come to light, and she would wake with her knight’s blade to her throat. One day soon, she hoped. Until then, she would tell her stories.

this is for ME

there's a lot that makes me quite ill abt them but one scene in particular i come back to a lot is this scene. like... loghain is the one who literally sits there and sucks the poison out of her. and rowan sounds annoyed, likely bc maric has asked abt katriel first, and most of the reflections from rowan is like... she's quite resentful of katriel etc etc.

which is actually why i think this next bit is crazyy. "someone had clearly taken pains to wipe her face" im sorry im sure tst/gaider wants me to believe that it's rowan, but i actually don't believe that it's rowan at all, not when she's so fucking annoyed and resentful of katriel, and deeply suspicious of katriel the entire time. and since maric is unconscious, that leaves?? only one?? potential candidate in this trio?? who could have been carefully wiping her face??? sorry that's fucking insane to me?? HELLO??

and then this bit which is like particularly sick. to me. because yes, clearly loghain and rowan had discussed it while maric was unconscious, but loghain tells maric we'll need to carry katriel if we have to. he looks "distinctly uncomfortable" - i don't think he agrees with rowan that they should leave katriel behind, or if they do come to some kind of decision to talk to maric abt it, his decisions for wanting to leave her behind are likely veryyyy different to rowan's motivations. he's already had conversations w rowan about being suspicious of katriel and this is what he's said abt it:

he IS suspicious of her motivations but not of her information - he's willing enough to count on it to survive. so it makes no sense for him to be like 'lets just dump her in the deep roads while we have no idea where we are, we're injured, and those spiders could come back at any moment' when he's the one willing to go in with her information in the first place. likely he's rationalising the option as a potential as like - we take her with us because she can help navigate this place OR we leave her behind if her odds of survival aren't looking good - but before loghain can say anything at all, rowan actually holds up a hand to stop him from saying anything and speaks on both of their behalf. even though rowan is speaking on both of their behalf here i just don't think they're actually on the same page bc look:

like... i don't know that she's done anything [...] she makes me uneasy. and loghain later suggest questioning her, rather than assuming evil intentions here, and leaving her to die in the deep roads (which. what the hell rowan??).

and like!!!!! also!!!! he doesn't mistrust maric's judgement of her, really:

These are the cosmetic items you can get with the Dragon Age: The Veilguard Deluxe edition, I've noted down the couple of referenes, easter eggs if you will, as well as translation of any elven words.

6 Weapon Appearances For Rook

Stave of the Fallen Kingdom

Bow of the Fallen Kingdom

Spellblade of the Fallen Kingdom

Blades of the Fallen Kingdom

Aegis of the Fallen Kingdom & Sword of the Fallen Kingdom (Aegis means protection)

Maul of the Fallen Kingdom

1 Warrior Armor Set Appearance For Rook

Armor of Bellanaris (Bellanaris means 'eternity' in elven.)

Ghellara Helm

1 Mage Armor Set Appearance For Rook

Revas Robes (Revas means 'freedom' in elven.)

Circlet of Awe

1 Rogue Armor Set Appearance For Rook

Harellan's Bolts (This translates to "Traitor to one's kin" according to the Rebel God codex. So "Traitor to one's kin's Bolts")

Katriel's False Face (Katriel, for those who don't know was King Maric Theirin's first love that Loghain lied (by omission) to him about and convinced him to kill. She has light gloves in dao called Katriel's Grasp.)

7 Weapon & 7 Armor Set Appearances For Companions

Bellara's Nerve

Ringlet of Sorrow

Davrin's Resolve

Plate of the High Constable & Beacon Edge

Emmrich's Mystique

Staff of Incessant Gaze

Harding's Focus

Sunderbow

Lucanis's Gall

Heartpiercer

Neve's Fervor

Cat's Eye

Taash's Might

personally i think bioware did katriel so dirty they should keep her name out of their mouth………. yeah yeah ***** ****** wrote the stolen throne but bioware signed off and i feel this is a psychic attack.

spoiler for the stolen throne below (but you’re not missing anything by not reading it lmaoooo)