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I think Dagna would get along really well with Xenon the Antiquarian
#😂#Dagna#she is great#Dragon Age#Xenon the Antiquarian#Dragon Age Inquisition#the inquisitor#funny#dai#Black Emporium#Inquisition#Lavellan#Trevelyan#Adaar#Cadash#da mine#daedit#my post#my posts#video games
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The fact that Xenon the Antiquarian either says “I liked your old nose better,” or laughs his ass off at you every time you use the Mirror of Transformation is one of the main reasons for his being my favorite character in the whole of the Dragon Age franchise.
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"Why does my back hurt?" I ask as I sit like Xenon the Antiquarian.
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preliminary round masterpost
#dragon age#alistair theirin#dorian pavus#duncan dragon age#sebastian vael#dragon age sigrun#mine#meow meow poll
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Hi Lucky!
From the love your fandom ask…
5, 9, 11 and 15 :3
5. something you see in fics a lot and love
In the fics I have been reading, I love the willingness to explore the setting deeply and on the terms of the setting (versus projecting this world)
9. a ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy
That would be @delicatefade and @bluewren's OC x OC "Lexlan" (Lex Lavellan x Eilan Lavellan). They are so adorable and real together and I loved them in their introductory story Heart of Glass.
11. if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making?
Recently that would probably be my Cullen POV fic Thirst
Summary: Commander Cullen Rutherford has had a shit few weeks. Headaches, tremors and memories dog him. His romantic hopes have crumbled. His blood feels empty and thin. With so many cares weighing upon him he's been wondering if he's still fit to serve, if he ever was. He should resign, shouldn't he? But perhaps it's not that complicated. Perhaps he's just one bottle of blue away from feeling right after all.
15. the character that always makes you smile
In addition to my previous answer (Xenon the Antiquarian), I will add Alistair. I am a sucker for Alistair. He's just a doll.
Thank you for asking! 🥰
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Creators Have Been Revealed!
Thank you to those who fulfilled assignments, those who stepped up to pinch hit, those who created treats, and especially to those who were able to leave feedback on various works in the exchange.
If you haven’t yet, please visit the collection and leave some kudos/comments for our writers and artists.
We have always been impressed by how giving this community is; this year has been no exception! Thank you for warming the cockles of Xenon the Antiquarian’s heart — and believe us, that’s hard to do.
If you would like, please feel free to advertise your works on your social media accounts, redate works to today’s date on AO3, and/or make rec lists of works in the exchange you’ve enjoyed! Here on tumblr, @ us directly with @black-emporium-exchange or use the tag #black emporium exchange so we can reblog & signal boost your posts.
We hope to see you again next year!
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An Anatomist's Notes on Abomination
The Anatomist's Tome
Today in "I didn't plan this I swear why is everything falling into place WHO planned this"
I posted the drabble where Cullen took over the Anatomist's Notes and honestly thought about deleting it. It didn't fit, I wasn't sure, I was thinking of closing out the Anatomist's Notes. Then this story with Sebastian began and I knew... I knew then why I posted the Cullen drabble.
Cullen has three entries for the codex. This is the Anatomist's Tome. This is the Tome that Anders crafted over a year and a day of Healer Elena's dissection. It's tradition for an Anatomist's apprentice to dissect their master like this, to bind them or a spirit much like them into a Tome that becomes the Anatomist's ritual object. It is the Specialization Requisition from Inquisition, but instead of the Necromancer's whispering skull it is not possessed by random spirits. It is instead possessed by the Anatomist's own Master.
Not even touching how Xenon the Antiquarian acquired it. Man's got ways.
#fanfiction#whatever i'm going to end up naming my da world state#i say as i write the vivisection scene#dragon age#magic theory in dragon age#worldbuilding
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god. I forgot my own hc that the Pilgrim has been dodging Xenon’s bounty hunters for ages, and any mention of the Antiquarian will have this normally gentle, peaceful man embody this energy:
#OOC / HOLLY.#insert the iasip 'I've had enough of this guy' meme#the Antiquarian is easily the biggest inconvenience in his life . . . death . . . undeath#y'all get what I mean
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Do not antagonize Chauncey, the tiny bear. He may be small, but he nips.
#Chauncey the tiny bear#cutie#I want to pet him#Dragon Age Inquisition#Black Emporium#Dragon Age#Inquisition#daedit#gamingedit#gamingcreatures#Chauncey#bear#dai#animals#my gifs#da mine#my post#my posts#Xenon the Antiquarian#video games#why can't we pet him?#😭
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sometimes I love r/dragonage
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do you think i could convince Xenon the Antiquarian to let me take up tenancy in his shop? Like I'll just live in the corner. I'll feed Chauncy.
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Do we... know who xenon really is? What he is? He and the black emporium seem just so separated from everything else in the game... not to mention that mirror....
Xenon was a Kirkwall nobleman from the Steel Age who was obsessed with finding eternal life. He made a deal with a Witch of the Wilds to live forever, but neglected to ask for eternal youth to go with it. His body is so decrepit that he’s incapable of moving or speaking; he uses a magical item of unknown details to communicate by thoughts, which is why his voice sounds like an echo from no actual direction in game.
He’s spent his 300 year lifespan collecting and selling strange things, looking for ways to keep his body preserved.
One of the explanations for why no one can find the Black Emporium unless invited is that it exists in the Fade. I personally think this is the case; or rather specifically, it exists in a pocket of the Fade.
A special charm is required to enter it, much like the key to an eluvian, which as Morrigan says, can be anything from a physical item to knowledge. We also know from The Masked Empire of the ruby key that Briala used to unlock the network, which again, was a physical thing.
No one actually knows where the Black Emporium is. “Stories place the Black Emporium in Kirkwall's Darktown, the sewers of Val Royeaux, in the back of an empty boathouse in Llomerryn, at the top of a tower in Marnas Pell, and hidden beneath the skirts of the giant statue of Andraste at the Merdaine.” It’s also mentioned in the Tevinter Nights story The Dread Wolf Take You as located in Rivain. I think that’s because there are multiple entrances.
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SOURCES:
World of Thedas vol 2
Codex entry: Xenon the Antiquarian (DA:2)
Codex entry: The Black Emporium (DA:I)
Letter: The Black Emporium (DA:2)
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for the fandom asks: 4. say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc) and 15. the character that always makes you smile!
4. That's going to be Josephine and Blackwall, a pairing that I simply do not see happening. What little it's hinted at is really cute and classic chivalry. Josie certainly deserves a little romance!
15.
XENON THE ANTIQUARIAN
Every time I pop into the Black Emporium in either game. It also constantly reminds me that it's just m!Hawke, doing a voice LOLOL
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Creators have been revealed!
First: Creators have been revealed! This year was an absolute knock out of the park as far as works! We had so many truly blessed works, over a wide range of relationships, ratings, and settings! Some of the relationships for this year were brand new to the Black Emporium; others, old faves.
But they have all been fantastic. Today, in the hours before reveals, we managed to give treats to EVERYONE who signed up this year! While treats are never mandatory, the BE mod team finds it incredible that we have so many people who are willing to put in extra work to make sure everyone can have a little bit more rare pair happiness!
If you would like, please feel free to advertise your works on your tumblrs/other social media now, redate works if you wish to today’s date, and/or make rec lists of works in the exchange you’ve enjoyed! IF you at us with recs lists, we will reblog them here!
If you haven’t yet, please visit the collection and leave some kudos/comments for our writers and artists!
Thank you to everyone who participated! Thank you to those who were able to leave feedback on various works in the exchange, those who wrote their assignments, and those who wrote treats as well. We have always been impressed by how giving this community is — this year has been no exception! Thank you for warming the cockles of Xenon the Antiquarian’s heart — and believe us, that’s hard to do. Even Thaddeus Gigantus Crumbum the Third cracked a smile when he saw your generosity!
However, we also know that this was a year of adjustments for BE as well. Since we changed sign-up forms this year, we’ll be circulating a request for feedback within the next twenty-four hours. This will be to re-evaluate changes from this year as well as various ways we’ve done BE in the past. We really encourage you to leave feedback; the form is anonymous because we want to capture people’s true thoughts. Feedback like this really helps us figure out how to develop BE for future rounds. We will be soliciting feedback for a couple weeks, and then mulling it over; by the time the next year’s round starts, we will notify you of any new rules or procedural changes.
Thank you once again, and we look forward to seeing your feedback (and seeing you next year)!
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Confession; what if Xenon is just a mage orgy gone horribly wrong?
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