head empty, except for thoughts of how many times arel's been called 'lord inquisitor' and gently corrects others because of how he continuously views himself as a hunter / soldier and an equal to the people under his command rather than a political figure

something something arel took on the orlesian surname d'ameride when he became inquisitor for the ease of the orlesians he was in constant contact with at the time. his name then got mistranslated once from orlesian to the common tongue to ameridan around 200-300 years after his disappearance and that's the name that's stuck in the history books ever since

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i still have to tidy stuff up here, but i do want to remind everyone that this is a heavily canon divergent portrayal of ameridan. he deserved more nuance than what bioware gave him. he carries a lot of anti-orlais and anti-chantry sentiment ( not anti-andrastian, even though his thoughts on the religion are complicated ) and drakon's 'friendship' with the elves of that time is on thin ice at most. they stopped being friends, in ameridan's mind, before the first divine sat on the sunburst throne

even though he likely keeps up a face of unity to most inquisitors, especially human ones, anyone would be able to tell how worn down he was by his duty then. he was doing all he could to defend mages, the dales, and the cultures of the peoples orlais conquered from orlais itself. he tried his hardest to keep orlais from becoming what it did -- even though he knew it was inevitable :)

i don't know who needs to hear it, but ameridan would be so proud and, in verses where he manages to make it out alive for a bit, fully back any and all elven revolts in the cities across thedas 🥰

“The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it. White shores. And beyond, the far green country, under a swift sunrise." 

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) dir. Peter Jackson

GLADIATOR (2000) Dir. Ridley Scott

despite his own complicated relationship with it, ameridan was an elven noble ( even though ghilain was considered a minor house / family ) and was an equal to many in the orlesian empire at the time of its conception as a foreign dignitary. and i think it’s something he rightfully deserves to flex on orlesians past and present

This DLC has Everything.

Ameridan Ghilan voted softest man of the Divine Age, big ass trees, past and present looking each other in the eye and realizing nothing has changed, a man extremely excited about buckles (relatable), the passage of time inexorably smoothing out the uncomfortable details, LOVE!!, and other stuff I guess.

the path of the knight enchanter is one of the few remnants of ameridan’s work with the chantry. in this essay, i will--

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ONE YEAR HENCE

The Green Knight (2021) dir. David Lowery

LADYHAWKE 1985 | dir. Richard Donner

THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021) dir. David Lowery

the plagues from the prince of egypt ost, but it’s ameridan and drakon as their already fragile friendship finally breaks and all that’s left is basic courtesy towards one another

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i love coming back to this blog because i enjoy ripping ameridan out of bioware’s hands to give him a more nuanced story. his story is one of an elf who rose to power and used his position to work against the very empire who granted him it. he stood tall and strong to protect his people from losing everything and being forced to assimilate, while mourning for the countless others who weren’t given the same chance. he even went so far to change an organization from the inside out to allow people of all races and backgrounds to join and aid him in bringing positive change from a time of such chaos. he did all he could to allow others to practice the cultures and religious beliefs they rightfully deserve to, actively trying to change the minds of others in orlais to make this happen

ameridan and drakon may have shared a dream of bringing the people of thedas together, but with opposing ideals and visions of what that meant. where drakon sought to unify the continent under the maker ( and under the empire, in the same regard ), ameridan sought to see people of every race rising to the call of action to ensure their respective people’s safety, united in a desire to hold onto their homelands and cultures. and ultimately, that opposition is what drove them apart. any potential friendship between them was impossible, especially after the decades of warmongering that ameridan endured. he stood with drakon only out of duty and a desire to protect his people and aid others in protecting theirs ( and helping them get back what was stolen from them by orlais )