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i am apparently not worthy of drawing him cause it was a real struggle lmao
Dorian Pavus,
The Black Divine(or Archon!) / Temptation cardsContinuing the companion fade fear series!
When I’d first seen Dorian’s fade fear, my inquisitor had yet to gain enough approval from Dorian, so the reason as to WHY his fear would be temptation of all things was rather unclear to me. Then I romanced him, and seeing him so careful and restrained at love to the point of being fearful made me think that maybe it wasn’t just the temptation but also the yet unknown(to him at least) consequences of succumbing to attraction that he feared. But I found this still a bit lacking… And then I read a thread on reddit interpreting his fear to be that of giving in to Tevinter & his father’s expectations, to just settle down, have perhaps a family with an unfortunate spouse, and be the corrupted yet powerful magister that everyone expects him to be, and ultimately lie to himself. I guess I sort of… mashed the two interpretations to do this piece?
Anyways, it shouldn’t be too hard to spot the differences between the ideal / fade fear cards :) heheOh and also - I’d like to do one or two more pieces for this little ideals & fade fears series and if you have anyone you’d like to see, please consider dropping a name in the link [right here]!

The Final Conversation, a Fanfiction by Dorian Pavus’s Original Writer David Gaider
David Gaider, the former Lead Writer for the Dragon Age series, shares today a new short story about our friendly Tevinter mage Dorian Pavus, titled The Final Conversation. The title stems from a Necromantic blood ritual called the commutatus ultima, where one may briefly talk with the dead before a final passing… which of course is banned in Tevinter but they’ll do it anyway.
While the story is not canon since David Gaider long departed from BioWare post-Dragon Age: Inquisition, its roots are planted within lore consisting of known Tevinter society and its magical practices. Regardless, it is still an emotionally striking tale that adds context and closure to Dorian’s long tumultuous history with his family’s legacy, his father Magister Halward Pavus, and the beginning steps of Dorian’s ascension to Magister.
The short story can be found on Medium.

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