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[persephoneggsy]

Commission for @breadedsinner, who wanted her D&D party! From left to right, we have Sorcha, Tallulah, Kreed, and Midge!

#my art #commissions #breadedsinner #dnd #dnd art #a very cute group of adventurers that i loved to draw :3

[mirandaputsherbestbuttforward]

just for you @breadedsinner

#breadedsinner #Rama Wolfbluff #i even threw in younger Rama w short hair

[ziskandra]

1, 8, and 10 for the Violence Meme :3

1. The character everyone gets wrong

The way that ‘Loghain Mac Tir’ immediately comes to mind probably says a lot about the way he’s portrayed in fandom, huh… While I obviously don’t expect anyone to see my blorbos 100% the same as me, sometimes I’ll see takes that are so diametrically opposed mine that I’m just like: huh.

That being said, Loghain is a very complex and layered character, and all the different possible ways to read his motivations only leads credence to that fact.

Anyway, here are my own preferences/biases when it comes to Loghain:

1) Maric is Loghain's everything, and not only that, but the Maric that lives in Loghain’s head is even larger than the man himself was in real life. Personally, I like how this explains the discrepancy between the way Loghain describes Maric (as though he farts rainbows) and the way Maric is described in the tie-in novels (rather punchable).

Sure, they might've gone through a lot of shit together, but Loghain is completely abnormal about Maric and I love that for them.

2) I think Cailan’s death at Ostagar wasn't planned, per se, but rather that Loghain was willing to take that loss if necessary.

And look, Loghain did try to warn Cailan that fighting on the front lines would be foolhardy, but Cailan refused to listen and well… what can I say other than Loghain knows how to pick his battles? 😌

3) Loghain is not very politically savvy: I like to think Anora got her more astute people skills from her mother.

That being said, I think people sometimes forget how at the start of Origins, Loghain is a man deeply in mourning: in the preceding years he’s lost his best friend and his wife.

I feel this is also part of why he doesn’t realise he can rely on Anora: fully accepting that she’s a capable adult and no longer a little girl with pigtails as skinned knees would be to accept that there is no going back, he can never go back: the happiest, most purposeful part of his life is behind him and who is he, other than a father with a disobedient daughter, and the general of a nation that is starting to rise up against him?

Loghain basically suffers from like, a catastrophic loss of identity during the course of the game and is pretty much ready to die by The Landsmeet. If anything he’s glad to have found such a worthy opponent in the Warden: it means Ferelden’s fate is in good hands.

4) Leading to my last point: a combination of all the factors above means Loghain is very open to manipulation (by Howe, by Anora, by the Warden should they so choose).

That being said, I don’t think that absolves him of his complicity in his crimes, and especially not the slavery in the alienage. He very much knew the elves were being sold, but had also accepted that the alienage was lost to the darkspawn. I can certainly see someone with Loghain’s background deciding that giving the elves at least some chance of survival as well while also making more money for the war effort as the practical choice. While it’s not the moral choice, it is a pragmatic one and Loghain is a pragmatist.

Anyway my actual point is that while some Loghain fans might try and minimise his involvement in the alienage, I find it far more fascinating to explore through the lens of who he is a person. After all, I am not looking at fiction to inform my morals wholesale, but rather to explore other perspectives, and I am especially drawn to how people can justify atrocities to themselves, SO! Here I am, sharing my Loghain thoughts on tumblr dot com 😌

[choose violence ask meme]

#i've answered the other two for dragon age in the past but have different mass effect answers for them so will write them up separately #god knows this post is long enough already! #loghain mac tir #bc i've been waiting for a moment to dump my loghain thoughts for a while #asha answers #breadedsinner #thank you for the ask!! <3

[clericofshadows]

1, 4, 8, and 21 for the meme, please!

thanks! I did answer a couple of these already but that just means I can share more opinions :)

choose violence ask game

The character everyone gets wrong

ASHLEY WILLIAMS. Period. Our girl gets mistreated and mislabeled all the damn time.

4. What was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

I answered this earlier, but I'll add on another.

I made a screenshot post of that one article that ranked Kaidan as the best LI and I highlighted that section where it talked about Horizon, but some Sha//karian or at least a Garbus stan came in and derailed it by making it an ashley/kaidan critical post. So I called them out, someone else came in and defended the other person, but after that I blocked both their asses because they derailed my damn post and ppl started reblogging the critical version of it instead. I think they deleted it but idk what came after it and I don't really care.

8. Common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about.

I also answered this question, but I'll add on another.

Garrus/Tali are the best because they are with you for all three games. Ehhhh, I disagree. This is so often used to dismiss the VS and it's like... I'm sorry that people can stay true to their principles instead of falling down at Shepard's feet. And I give Tali credit for not joining you immediately on Freedom's progress and also having suspicions. I feel like it's a weird trope that people want everyone to always agree with their protag and it's so boring and tiring. Sure, you can like Tali and Garrus, but don't use them to bring down other characters just so you can uplift them.

And I think it's a failing that ME2 included them as squadmates but that's a post for another day ;)

21. Part of canon you think is overhyped.

There's a few that comes to mind but honestly? Citadel DLC. The mission is fun on a first run but gets annoying on subsequent playthroughs, and I don't like the party at all.

#breadedsinner #ask #ask game

[baku-usagi]

“It’s in the past, far in the past. And you have troubles enough.” “Didn’t you hear me,” she said, bringing her hand to Blackwall’s face, cold fingers brushing against the area where cheek met beard. “I want to hear it, if you want to tell me.”

@breadedsinner if I draw snippets of the drabbles you send me will you send me more of them?

#Atoner hunny #sorry ive been absent from the blackwall community babe #Breadedsinner #Im just super obsessed with Adam #but here take this i love you and your fanfiction #Blackwall #Blackwall and Cadash #I forget your ship name for them! #Rota Cadash #Thom Rainier

[ammoniteflesh]

For Threnody Hawke, 👗

(moodboard meme) DELIGHTFUL opportunity to flesh out Thren's fashion sense, tysm Bread <3

sources (where I could track them down):

top left: Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2016 Ready-To-Wear top centre: Anna Sui FALL 2018 Ready-to-Wear top right: https://www.flickr.com/photos/missmust/6793950452/ centre left: https://www.livemaster.ru/valkoisennoita centre: unknown centre right: Nina Ricci Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear bottom left: unknown bottom centre: https://www.instagram.com/skadivore/ (I think) bottom right: apparently from Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ?

#breadedsinner #they are all about the Drama of it

[wardenkader]

“I have so many thoughts on this” anything you want to share? 👀

haha oh boy do I

okay so huge caveat this is just my experience and my observations, so take it with a grain of salt, but I think it’s very telling how DIFFERENT the reactions are towards Sebastian’s celibacy when it comes from a fan of Sebastian, versus someone who ranges from neutral to hostile towards him

From fans, I see people who range from accepting his celibacy with ease, pairing him with sex-averse Hawkes, Hawkes that have similar religious convictions, to people who pair him with Hawkes with the headcanon that maybe—eventually, there comes a point where they begin a sexual relationship, but oftentimes with exploring what that means for Sebastian and his character, his ideals and motivations

(Annais Hawke’s relationship with Sebastian, and that’s part of the back and forth between them that I enjoy, establishing what causes Sebastian to depart from those vows of chastity and why)

From folks that are neutral at best or outright hostile, there’s this really weird dismissal of him as a character because he won’t have sex, like he’s worthless when he “looks/sounds like that!!” (Like how many times have we seen that comment from fandom over the years? I lost track.)

I think—when it comes down to it, I see a lot more respectful engagement towards Sebastian and his celibacy from fans, regardless of their headcanons that he may or may not engage in a sexual relationship with their Hawke, than that second group of folks.

Which, like, shouldn’t surprise me, because if you’re a fan, you’re already going to be looking for that information to humanize a character you enjoy. And this is a bunch of jumbled half-formed thoughts, but ultimately: I see Sebastian fans be far more accepting of his decision to be celibate regardless of their personal headcanons, compared to people who don’t care for him, who oftentimes end up expressing far more toxic attitudes about sex than the, well, so-called Fantasy Catholic.

#Cori answers #Sebastian #breadedsinner

[xannerz]

I hope you had a happy birthday! And I hope your fish is doing better!

Thank you, bud!! 💕🎂

💄🤡 i splurged at ulta so it was a good day

#thank you for thinking of amabel too ;; 💙!! #thats very kind of you #she sadly didn't make it and i really miss her #but i hope that she felt as spoiled as a lil fish could be during her time with me #however brief it was 💙 #xanreplies #breadedsinner

[sylkana]

Top 5 book series (fantasy if you need narrowing down)

oooo thank you for this 💕

1. unfortunately i'm not going to say my top favorite publicly because i WILL get bullied on this blog

2. bloodleaf trilogy by crystal smith

3. a lay of ruinous reign by brianna sugalski (shhh ignore the fact that only book one is released at the moment)

4. falling kingdoms by morgan rhodes

5. the riyria revelations by michael j. sullivan

ask me my top 5 anything

#ask box #breadedsinner

[loghainmactirs-archive]

I appreciated the pumpkin soup!

OF COURSE 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

#pls ur so cute #asks #breadedsinner

[persephoneggsy]

a commission done for @breadedsinner, of her custom Hawke, Judith, and her beau Sebastian! Inspired heavily by Frederic William Burton's "The Meeting on the Turret Stairs".

#my art #commissions #breadedsinner #sebhawke #sebastian vael #judith hawke #dragon age

[ziskandra]

💫 (I do legit want to get better at comments, soooo)

💫 what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

answered here

But to summarise: pretty much anything, just tell me directly please.

Also any specific feedback on what a reader liked never goes astray, because it helps me pinpoint what I'm doing right! 💖

[FIC WRITER ASKS]

#asha answers #breadedsinner #thank you for the ask!! #i am finally working on my askbox sdjksdjkf

[clericofshadows]

Give me the tea, I gotta know why Liara is so low on that list. Did they never click from the start or was it a gradual thing? Did they patch up at all?

oh man, you have opened the floodgates! going to go ahead and put this under a cut since it's going to be a bit long :)

ME1

Regis prioritizes Therum last. He just doesn't see the need to go after Benezia's daughter until the end. (His order is Noveria-Feros-Virmire-Therum). And after everything he's been through to get to that point, he's impatient, he's angry, he's running on fumes after Virmire and getting both Ash and Kaidan out, and the last thing he needs is someone he perceives as a civilian and possible liability on board his warship. He refuses to meld with her (thank you Skeptical Shepard mod that allows this in game), and they find another way through Regis's own detailed logs about his visions, Tali's algorithms that help search galaxy maps to match with his descriptions, and Liara's own knowledge.

Hell, once they get to the Citadel to petition to the Council, he suggests putting her in protective custody as a precaution, but that is denied (along with the Normandy going to Ilos, as in canon). So he never really interacts with her more than needed, and after the Saren mission is over, I headcanon that she is no longer on the ship and the events continue as in canon.

Mostly. In one of my fics I have my asari matriarch OC, Vik--who also happens to be Regis's uncle's long-term partner--find out through their Omega connects that Liara approached a Shadow Broker agent and Cerberus about something and that starts my AU for how I deal with Liara in Regis's canon. Kaidan learns about it, tells the Alliance (read: Hackett) about it, and Hackett and his team keeps an eye on her.

ME2

Regis doesn't find out that Liara brought him back through her. He finds out from patched together information from Vik and Kaidan that leads him approaching Aria about it, who happily spills the tea. Aria knew the whole time and could've let Vik in, but information always comes at a cost. The information is effectively useless now that Regis is back.

The moment he finds out that Liara is behind his resurrection, Regis goes ballistic. At least, inwardly. He hides it well until he gets back to the Normandy, goes off on Miranda about not telling him a former member of his crew bringing him back, and has a major crisis. Thankfully, he has at least Zaeed with him (and Kaidan on vid call), but it's not great because Regis realizes that his dogtags and his father's ring could easily be in her hands.

So yeah, things between them can't ever really be repaired. Regis gains some pretty serious trust issues after this, he blames her for the black mark on his name and career, and of course, the aforementioned ring the was symbol of what could've been his and Kaidan's commitment if Alchera hadn't happened.

Illium happens as normal. He hides his anger, only comes in to get the information on Samara and Thane, and quietly plans his revenge after the mission, because now, he sees the Collector threat as extremely serious and doesn't want to be distracted by her just yet.

So, how do I deal with the Shadow Broker DLC?

I introduced an OC in my last fic--Wren Clarkson--who is based on my N7 Fury multiplayer character (and basically my main). She's kind of one of Hackett's main agents and does a lot of missions that require a lot of heavy biotic power (or just a lot of power and combat prowess in general). And I want her to be part of the greater Regis canon since I've always wanted more N7s in game to interact with.

After finishing up on Illium, he finds out through Wren (who has been watching Liara under Hackett's orders) that Liara's apartment is under investigation and to come quick.

He sees this as an opportunity to gain the upper hand. If he helps her and then lets slip what he knows? Could be good leverage to get what he wants back.

So, he does, he finds his armor in the case, goes on another rage, and Zaeed and Samara just barely bring him back from the brink. He decides to work with Wren and Vasir to find out what the hell is going on and meet up with Liara as normal during the mission (except this time, Regis knows how to cushion his fall with biotics thankyouverymuch).

The DLC more or less proceeds as normal, but with lots of indifference pointed towards Liara on Regis's end (because he's not about to reveal to her how much she betrayed him just yet), and eventually it gets to the point where they go after the Broker's ship after dealing with Vasir. Regis, Liara, Wren, and Zaeed go on the mission together, and this proceeds as normal until they reach the Shadow Broker.

This is basically me writing off Liara as nicely as I can, so she gets knocked out for most of the fight, Regis, Zaeed, and Wren deal with the Broker, and Regis orders Wren to deal with the network as they check on Liara. Wren is not happy about doing it but realizes how useful it can be to the Alliance (read: Hackett's Alliance) and puts herself into the Broker role.

Liara is fine, not too happy about missing out on revenge, and Regis gives her an ultimatum: Leave with Feron and make sure he's okay and heals and never get involved again with anything related to Regis, or he will turn her into the Alliance for conspiracy and working with Cerberus and the reason why his name and career is permanently marred. This is where he gets honest with his feelings.

She takes the out, but before she leaves, she sends Regis some files and a security key. He doesn't look at it until Liara leaves with Feron on a spare shuttle, but it's some information about where she kept his dogtags and ring, along with some more information about his resurrection.

Regis, again, isn't too happy about this, but ultimately lets her go as he got what he wanted in the end. His ring and dogtags back, his old omnitool, and effectively, got his revenge on the person who brought him to Cerberus by holding a threat over her head that he could revoke at any time with the Shadow Broker able to track her down if need be.

And boom, no Liara for ME3, and I get to have fun with my multiplayer character for ME3 instead.

TL;DR

In ME1, Regis prioritizes other missions over Liara's rescue, doesn't trust her on the Normandy, and has minimal interaction. In ME2, he learns that Liara resurrected him, feels betrayed, and plans revenge. During the Shadow Broker DLC, he helps Liara under the guise of gaining leverage, but he ends up giving her an ultimatum to leave or face consequences. Liara leaves, and Regis gets his belongings back, effectively removing her from ME3, allowing for better character interactions with ones I actually like :)

#ask #breadedsinner #regis shepard #i apologize for how long and rambling this got but yeah... I don't really like liara at all and it shows in regis's canon

[gortash]

24 and 66 for the Spotify meme, please!

24. i sometimes wish i was dead - depeche mode 66. personal jesus - depeche mode

#breadedsinner #asks #spotify wrapped 22 #i cant believe u got a double depeche mode

[ammoniteflesh]

I'm curious as to why it's "complicated" between Bethany and Threnody!

The short answer is because Threnody was a nightmare to have as a sister.

By the time Bethany was born, Thren had decisively overcome her early difficulties controlling her magic - they were very determined never to be like that again and very impatient with any uncertainty or hesitance on Bethany's part. So from the off, having Thren as a fellow mage student was not exactly a great experience.

This is coupled with a tendency Thren has to treat Bethany like an extension of themself - and this only got worse after Carver died and Thren clung all the more tightly to their remaining family. There's a level on which they never bothered to get to know Bethany as her own person. And eventually, Bethany just snapped - which Thren interpreted as Bethany essentially rejecting their friendship and care.

I don't want to downplay the fact that there is genuinely a huge amount of love between them - they'd die for each other, if it came down to it - but it is very Complicated and Difficult in the way that family often is, and there are a lot of hurt feelings on both sides.

#breadedsinner #thank you sm for the question this was an interesting one!!! #bethany either becomes a warden or dies in the deep roads in this worldstate and i haven't decided which yet #although i'm leaning warden #da #speak faust #threnody hawke

[grraveryl]

Happy Birthday! It's been a pleasure being moots with you!

aaaa thank you!! 🥺🥺 and right bacl at you! it's been awesome being moots for so long holy cow

#ask #breadedsinner