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If you haven't watched his romance scene without the music on yet, you're missing out on Emmrich MOANS. It's causing me to pass away.

Gaby Soto is a gift

Edit: I missed one!

babygirl

Ok, discovered more Emmrich lore via some banter with Neve.

After discussing Tevinter vs. Nevarran mage/nobility politicking, she comments how it must be even more intimidating if one were from poorer means and fondly says:

'but at least you did alright for yourself...' :)

and realizing her implication, he goes 'how did you-?' :0

Follow-up banter he's like 'so how did you deduce I came from poorer means?' and she basically lists the following observations about him:

always finishes his plate, always the first to eat

covered in gold, yet saves all his candle stubs

gives away more gold to the beggars than anyone else

always looks them in the eye, no aversion, "Poor is familiar"

Emmrich adds that yes, while he hasn't been poor in a while, she's correct, he was.

(sorry for the paraphrasing, I keep forgetting to record these things)

dissecting the emmrich romance argument scene (all routes)

dissecting the graveyard scene dissecting the alternate romance path

Emmrich Romance - Argument Scene (Lich Path)

i love and hate this scene so let's get into it -

keep in mind that even though emmrich is now a lich, his fear of death is still very much alive. emmrich immediately expresses his feelings to rook stating that he hopes that they can stay back abit in the battle. for fear that they will be hurt, or killed.

the second 'No' escapes Rook's lips, Emmrich bows his head with sadness. He wishes that she would heed his words because he is afraid to lose her.

Rook's response infers that she is offended by the request to have her 'stay back aways' during the battle, keeping in mind that this battle is rook's and she has been fighting it this whole time. yet, rook still shows that she cares for emmrich, by asking what brought this on.

emmrich states that he can see the life course through us, but is aware that he will lose us to time. in this one sentence emmrich is telling us that he is afraid of rook dying, he is deathly afraid to lose rook, and thats not even overselling it. Emmrich is afraid he will miss Rook forever and will never get over it.

which quite frankly, he wouldn't.

Divergence - Option 1

Rook responds with 'Oh, Emmrich' - Rook is calm and considerate in this response, knowing his fears are real to him.

even as I am (a lich) the mind (rationality) is a victim of the heart (love for rook, fear of them dying). even as emmrich is a lich, his fear of death is rampart, now mostly transferred to rook. emmrich is calm when spaeaking, but fear can be heard in his voice.

im no fan of this line, but it's what im working with so - it feels, double barrelled. on one hand telling emmrich he is not great at keeping stuff in because he is emotional and has panic attacks, and in the same sentence telling the big softy to not mourn the love of his life forever.

this line is delivered with some condescension, and honestly, valid, as the previous line feels on par with Divergence Path 2, invalidating emmrichs fears/feeling for rook. in saying that, emmrich is trying to plead with rook to be careful.

valid all around - rook wake up and smell that the man loves you immensely please

he can, and will be, because he is in love with you

facts - once again, hello darkness my old friend, its fear of death calling

ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch

Divergence - Option 2

You ever been mid panic attack and someone cracks a joke? that is exactly emmrichs response and mindset going forward. now watch the anxiety and panic escalate

rook once again, missing the beat, emmrich escalates by reiterating that he is afraid to mourn rook forever. his voice is shaking. this man is breaking his own heart by imaging the death of his beloved. reiterating my point in earlier posts that emmrich, whilst experiencing relationships and love before, hasnt experienced rook and the connection they share. im reiterating my soulmate trope here - and as we continue

i cant defend rook on this point anymore, 3 strikes ur out

defeat slicks off of emmrichs voice as he speaks this line, inferring 'does rook not love me?' 'does she not feel this'

bottom line is rook is in love with emmrich, just as much as he is with her. rook is however pre-occupied with survivng and getting through the battle, whereas emmrich in this moment in knuckled down in black and white thinking - which has been unfortunately backed up by rooks lil jokes. his anger is valid, just as -

Rooks concern with no realsing that Emmrich is having a menty b, is also valid.

both have their defensives up now. rook for upsetting emmrich, and initially being upset at the notion of 'stay back aways in battle' and emmrich for being scared out of his skull that rook will not exist anymore and he has to spend enternity mourning her, also feeling rejected.

Divergence - Option 3

oh jesus -

on god im trying to be non-biased for this but cmon. the man has a gutteral fear of death, he became a lich he was so scared, you were there rook.

valid king

possible, but rook, sweetie, you're being invalidating.

I was gonna make a comment but then -

insert office stare meme

so here - emmrich is clearly tired of trying to explain himself to rook, and rook backfires with just wanting emmrich to be happy, and calling him an idiot. imo, this route is a straight up argument, whilst both path 1 and 2 have some depth to it. I believe it was done this was because when you choose the mortal path for emmrich, it focuses around supporting emmrich to be happy 'in the now', whereas in the lich path, there is no now for emmrich, it is forever, it will always be forever. I believe this path is to show the frustration between rook and emmrich, one being mortal and immortal, whereas the other two paths have a focus of acceptance. whilst not there yet, its apparent.

All routes lead to -

rook has now said something to akin of a personal insult to emmrich, which then leads rook to 'snapping out of it' as their face changes to disbelief 'oh my did I just say that' aka regret, with Emmrich bowing his head and saying "Rook, I..." in response. Rook states that they should pack as they have to leave soon.

if biowares goal was to have me fear for mine and emmrichs life in the upcoming mission, they succeeded.

All routes leave emmrich feeling scared and confused as he looks to the gorund, holding his hands together -

and rook mumbling under their breath, with confusing and 'ugh, i just wanna shake him and kiss him energy' - rook recognises that emmrich is afraid, and their faults in the conversation.

all in all, this is a touch scene, because it is evident how scared they both are and just want the other to survive so they can be safely back home together. the lich version is more centered around death and mourning as they have alreayd broached the l word, where in the mortal version, you can essentially call emmrich a coward. a very heart breaking scene, which adds numerous layers of depth to emmrich and rook as characters who have flaws but are still loved.

imo, i stand tall that emmrich and rook are in love with eachother and it becomes more evident in the next scene. they have this soulmate type of love, the kind where you would hang off the side of a cliff, hanging on by the strength of your index finger if it meant you could save them. the type of love where one look speaks a thousand words. the type of love that a lich lord would go rogue trying to bring their dead love back.

to add on to the soulmate lover trope this snippet from the Flame Eternal short story feat. Emmrich & Johanna where they are burying a deceased lover with another.

"Johanna snorted. “All that fury, ending in another grave.” “Oh, I don’t know.” Emmrich ran a hand along the coffin’s snowy marble. “It would be rather fine to possess such an enduring affection. Besides, you did see this through.”

Emmrich YEARNS for love. YEARNS. He has yearned for the type of love him and Rook have for over 20 years, at least. THE MAN IS RUNNING HIS FINGER ALONG A COFFIN AND ROMANTICING IT. Romanticising possibly, loving someone so much that he is buried with them (quote flashback to Hezenkoss in the final boss battle of "Ill make sure to bury you and your new lover together", now has more depth) or loving someone so much that love would be eternal together, that type of love where you want to be buried together. for over 20 years he has yearned for this love, and he has found it in the middle of the end of the world. please note that emmrich has a fear of abandonement as well like, huge. oh and add in the comment made by Harding in game about Rook and Emmrich moving too fast, please there is only one trope that goes from 0-100 real fucking fast.

considering dragon age veilguard is centered around the theme of regret, it is no suprise that saying things you regret have showed up in this game, particularly before the eve of battle and impending doom.

ill have the romance scene dissection soon for you hungry necromancer lovers - ill likely do the mortal versions as well

dissecting the alternate emmrich romance path

dissecting emmrich graveyard romance scene here

Emmrich Romance | Choosing the Lich Path

we begin -

please do

oh this line. oh this line has to be my top 3 favourite in the game. the delivery is beyond perfect. Not only is Rook being direct with Emmrich, which he desperately needs in this moment, it encourages him and instills confidence in him. as emmrich is established as a bit of a coward, this is so important to me.

Rook once again inspiring and encouraging Emmrich to achieive his dreams of lichdom, even at the cost of our precious son, manfred. I do believe Rook is setting their feelings aside here and is being the person Emmrich needs in this moment.

okay vorgoth

as stated in my previous post, desire becomes a big part of this romance. emmrich becomes concerned that Rook will no longer find him desireable or attractive once he turns undead.

case and point as above

should also note that emmrich is predisposed to believe that Rook does not feel as strongly about him as he does, which doesnt really get resolved until Act 3. despite him being so wrong, imo this has alot to do with Emmrich being so blinded by love that he can't see past his fear at the moment, which again changes after the point of no return.

and here we have rook reassuring Emmrich that they do in fact love them an absurd amount. im teling you, its the equivalent of soulmates for necromancers.

man i love this part so much. 'we'll figure out the rest'. is just another way of saying 'our love knows no bounds'

At the end of this scene Emmrich tells Rook that he will never be too busy for them, inferring that Rook is a priority despite his yearning for lichdom.

chosen witness excuse me i have goosebumps

so you're saying, there's a chance that the Lich lords will notice rook later on - i am delusional, or am i

i am dead. at this point I just sobbed. uncontrollably sobbed. 'You are the most magnificant thing to ever happen to me"

no notes, perfect. emmrich establishes that rook is the best thing to ever happen to him. this man loves rook so much. so much it hurts him.

the first i love you for them. and of course its the 'in case you die love you'. this is such a huge moment for them.

the fear in their eyes as they say goodbye. because they both know this is something emmrich has to do, rook can do nothing but be supportive and hold it together as usual

rook, waiting to see if her love makes it out alive

the delivery, the emotion, the choking in their voice. 'do you still love me, please still love me'

sobbing

I feel an incredible amount of grief and joy over this romance, it is, I am almost speechless for how meaningful it is.

I know Emmrich's romance isnt as full bombardement of an emotional warcrime like Solas was on us, but Emmrich's is so, so full of angst. and regardless of that dread, it is real, for both of them, forevermore.

bonus:

see you soon for the dreaded argument scene and then the romance scene breakdown

EMMRICH VOLKARIN | LOVE UNDYING

"I thought I'd lost you forever in the fade." "I did have someone to come back to."

Badass Emmrich (possible spoilers)

Looks like the morning exercise really paid off.

🥵

his lips look extra kissable here what lip balm is he using do you think he will share with me

I'm starting a compilation of the dad-parenting-advice-competition between davrin and emmrich, because it's hilarious

(part 1 here)

what one long walk with them can achieve:

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EMMRICH VOLKARIN | DEATHS KISS

"You know, you don't have to hide your face from me." "I will let nothing part us again, my love. Not in this, or any other world."

└ ❤ So he's basically our child.

Emmrich Volkarin 💀💚

Have we really never met around the Necropolis before? Even in passing? I don't remember everything from my scholar days. - I never took advanced classes. Got too... busy. You know, I'd heard we had a young Watcher getting into scrapes on the streets of Nevarra around then...

also not to keep defending this game but so many of the complaints about it are just made by people who simply have not played it and it shows.

"the companions get along too well." lucanis and davrin straight up don't like each other right now. i just had a dialogue where lucanis is calling out the wardens for being secretive despite acting like heroes and it pissed davrin off. lucanis and neve do not trust each other. neve called lucanis out for thinking she has ulterior motives. taash doesn't fuck with emmrich at all. she calls asaan a "good boy" for taking a shit in emmrich's room.

you have to actually invest time with these companions. they don't just info dump you their entire backstory, thoughts and beliefs when you first meet them. their dynamics are more subtle but it's THERE.

Emmerich's little face when you flirt with him I can't deal with it

I would die for Manfred. Also very interesting that he’s not allowed to have a knife.

what it feels like to take emmrich and davrin with you as your team

it's basically just emmrich 'gentle parenting' volkarin vs davrin 'tough love' the warden

entwined souls

‘You can't spell necromancer without romance’. Thanks Bioware for releasing the concept art of the companions! I finally figured out what Emmrich's boots look like, haha! (Study from "The Bouquet" by J.C. Leyendecker)

Poppies and bones

Day 6 of #Veiltober - Emmrich! What would he be possibly thinking so intensely about...?

Rook CONSTANTLY does the hands on hips meme. It's in every other conversation. It's literally this.

Emmrich Volkarin 💀

💖PLZ PLAY MY PROTOTYPE GAME💖

Me and a friend have been working on our master thesis project for a few months now, and you would be doing me a huge favour if you would play it and fill out a short form ☺️💖

✨ There's an aaoth reward at the end! ✨🥳

Sailor moon / persona inspired game:

Password: 1234

Windows only (we're looking into a Mac build).

Just finished hamlet & had to share THIS

About the recent patches and the current state of the game

It’s been 6 days since CoTTR released and let me tell you, it’s been quite a week.

There were a lot of small and not so small bugs, some achievements not working properly... I would fix one thing just to have another thing break. We got some great feedback and a lot of support and understanding from the lovely people who bought the game and helped us by finding all the little issues.

We released a patch every day since the release and it wouldn’t be possible without our players and @synstoria who fixed one particularly stubborn issue. Now I hope that most bugs are behind us!

Finishing this game is not easy, I’m not joking when I say you need to solve the mystery to get the true ending, but by communicating with the lovely players on our discord and seeing what trips them up, I set up a hint sytem which will point you in the right direction without taking away the thrill of the hunt for clues. For those who are really stuck, whe have a short guide to true ending on steam. Hopefully this will make it a little bit easier if you are not in the investigative mood.

We got some wonderful reviews on steam and itch and I really hope we will continue to grow. Thank you so much for sticking with us! <3

If you havent found us already, our game is on Steam and Itch.

Here is one of the fanarts we recieved. It’s not the only one, but I don’t think the others are posted outside our discord. It melts my heart every time I see people talk exicedly about our story, get emotional or make art about it. It’s just...you know...it makes it worth it.

https://twitter.com/rodfire8181/status/1508081651552866313?s=21&t=hlZcxi5dIQFgL3f_mAUmMA

Chronicles of Tal’Dun: The Remainder is released!

Play on Steam and Itch!

Woooohooo!! We did it! It’s live!!

This is a story of two magi, Vyn and Ilar, who find themselves trapped in a collapsing tower with their only hope for salvation being a difficult ritual. Or at least that is what Ilar tells you. The thing is - you don’t remember anything, and Ilar’s story makes less and less sense the closer you are to the ritual. Are they hiding things to protect you from the bitter truth, or are they deceiving you for some more nefarious reason?

Guide Vyn’s actions to death and beyond and uncover Ilar’s truth. Are they your colleague, lover or something completely different? Read between the lines of what they are telling you, explore your surroundings for clues and use hands-on deduction to break the viscious circle and set them free.

This Interactive fiction/visual novel hybrid is made by two people - Ze and Nim and it is our very first game! It features hand drawn illustrations, animated scenes and an original soundtrack, all working together to immerse you into the world of Tal’Dun.

The game includes descriptions of sexual themes, violence, blood, physical and mental abuse, self harm, death, and suicide. Characters are going through emotional struggle and are dealing with a life threatening situation. If you are sensitive to some of this content please proceed with care. Recommended to a mature audience.

Ok Ace Attorney Fans…

IM GONNA REVIEW EVERY PHOENIX WRIGHT OUTFIT IN THE MANGA AND YOU CANT STOP ME!!

I Love me some Phoenix in th the traditional American Kimono!! Just kidding but seriously I’m glad we put him in a kimono for a Japanese festival!!

Rating: eat you hamburgers Apollo/10

Phoenix’s first appearance in cute animal print!! A little froggy sweater!!!

Rating: ribbit/10

MY FAVOURITE OUTFIT IN THE MANGA. A cute Bunny-print button-up. It’s pink and you can’t tell me otherwise. My only complaint is in some panels it looks like he wore pyjamas to the most high class department store in Los Tokyo Angeles

Rating: aaaaaaw/10

Pretty sure this isn’t the same froggy sweater but there wasn’t a clear enough panel to tell what animal it is…

Rating: what?/10

Phoenix unleashing his inner Aussie dad with the traditional Rugby top.

Rating: Aussie Aussie Aussie!!/10

A teddy bear sweater!! You’re killing me with the cuteness here Phoenix!!

Rating: I bet it’s cuddly/10

Seriously! Where is he getting all of these animal print sweaters from!? Is it a brand he likes!? Or does his mum make them!?

Rating: I need answers/10

Phoenix wearing a turtle neck and a cardigan… I have nothing funny to say here. I know for a fact this outfit is both stylish and comfy! Good job Phoenix.

Rating: warm/10

The weakest outfit in the bunch imo. That is all.

Rating: bland/10

I love this one!! There’s something really anime about it, like Phoenix is more than just a lawyer!!

Rating: protagonist/10

That is all folks!!