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Now is the time to start with some Dragon Age: Inquisition pieces. I couldn't wait for the game and I was really amazed while playing it. I enjoyed it a lot. But I really can not get over one thing: As some of you can imagine one major thing I love about the Bioware games is the unique way the companions are implemented. In each game I found someone that I really fell in love with - And I somehow could be with that character (Okay... I had to wait for the mod until I could finally be with my beloved Morrigan in DA: Origins
) And this time I just waited and waited for the Gender Bug to happen to have Cassandra by my site.
(It never happened...
) *sigh* This would have been a complete fulfilled experience: On the one hand having a charming immersive main character (in my case it has to be female) and the companion I like the most. 
Yep, in the end I was rejected and remained forever alone... Starring at Cassandra and Morrigan in the garden.
Cassandra has been extracted by with painstaking care and help of Thanks a lot to you guys!
I captured the The Inquisitor from the game and changed the facial expression a bit.
The background is somewhere stolen from Google... Thehe. :3
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I totally modded my game to accomodate this pairing, lol!
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OMG, is it really possible somehow?!
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Oh completely! There's a mod for the PC version that allowed for romancing of any character by any type of Inquisitor. Heck, there's even a mod that let's you romance EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER at the same time with no repercussions, lol. You even get to see all the romance cutscenes, except for a few cases (eg: the final embrace scene before going to final credits has an order of preference).
Best of all, some of the lines are even voiced for the Femquisitor/Cassandra romance. The lines that aren't just get silence and subtitles, but it's totally functional! If you are on console, it's a bit harder, but still doable with game save editors. Best of all, this is totally allowed, as it only affects the single player.
I did this back with Mass Effect. The funny thing there is that there were entire romances that were (more or less) FULLY voiced, but removed for whatever reasons (eg: Miranda and Femshep in ME2, Kaidan and BroShep in ME3).
Anyways, I ramble. Looking forward to your next work! Cheers!
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And you're not worried that you can rape Dorian and Sera this way?
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...? Really? This debate?
That's a bit of a double standard view on it, IMO, b/c if it is as you say, then the same would apply to Cassandra. Again, much of this is essentially cut content, the rest is head-canon adjustment (little different from ME3's ending mods). Not so much "fixing" as "choice." In any event, the story never presents these relationships as abusive, which is a good thing, b/c that subject is not some joking matter.
I've seen this debate sink into a mire, both at BW Forums and the Nexus. Even worse at Fanfiction, when such pairings are written despite popularity/canon. I've lost contact with good friends who had abuse heaped upon them by reviewers, and known too many people in real life who dealt with similarly abusive garbage. I'd rather not relive that on DA, which should be en environment conducive to sharing ideas and inspiration. So, I will simply state that I've seen your work, and find you a talented artist.
So please, I'd rather avoid having this discussion to get out of hand, thanks.
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Because I was blocked from replying, for whatever reason, I will just add this here...I felt the need to address one last time, though I feel that going too in depth in this conversation is disrespectful to the artist, whose art page should not become some battleground for this debate...
No need to apologize, ironically or not. I understand your concerns, but what I choose to do (or not) in my playthrough doesn't have to have any effect on what you do in yours. Nor does it make any playthrough less valid. I mean, this is the same sort of petty debate that was brought up against Steve Cortez in ME3 (as if a character had to spontaneously become gay/straight). Moreover, I reiterate that, per the story, this is not a situation where abuse would even be involved, thankfully. Your Shep/Inquisitor can be "the one," regardless of barriers. I mean, should I really apologize for wanting Tali to be romanced by FemShep, if I so choose in my "nth" run of the game? Should Adaar romancing Solas be considered detestable?
Moreover, I completely respect your choices as well. Forgive me if I misremember, but I can't recall Ash, Kaidan, or Cullen ever being listed as bi or homosexual (and in certain cases, they are glaringly hetero, content edits or no). However, I have no qualms about folks who choose to portray otherwise in art/fiction. Similarly, please accord me the same respect. Is the relative lack of inclusiveness in our popular culture unfortunate? Certainly, I'll be the first to acknowledge that, it isn't as if my life has been one of privilege (although more from a cultural/racial POV, as opposed to orientation). But this is a fantasy story, and I could hardly condemn someone else's decisions in their own personal canon.
Please feel free to PM me. No promises on replies, I consider my fellow DA community members as friends, disagreements or no, and I have no desire for extra drama in what is ostensibly my free time. I apologize to CrystaliqEffects if you feel like I created unnecessary drama, and to DorianPavus if you feel like I've been disrespectful to you or your choices. I hope both of you have enjoyed a constructive new year, both in your art and personal lives.
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Yes, because there are so many homosexuals. /sarcasm
Forgive me, I forgot we frequently appear as the main characters in every novel, movie and magazine.
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Oh my god! What an enlightening answer! Thanks a lot! 
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Die Romanze die fehlt... aber dank deinem Bild können wir uns das suuuuuuuper vorstellen
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...ich denke aus dem gleichen Grund, wie einige der Teammitglieder aus ME2 nicht in ME3 in die Squad kamen. Weil dann der Aufschrei groß gewesen wäre "Warum die und nicht die? bla bla bla..."
Ich gebe zu der Hype ist bei mir auch weg... ich spiele es jetzt nur um die zwei Wochen zu überbrücken
Allerdiongs verstehe ich nicht. Wie man eine solche Hauptfigur in den Multiplayer packen kann... stell dir mal vor da würden 4 Isabellas durchs Bild rennen.
Ich glaube, das war eine Schnapsideee.
....auch wenn ich gaaaaaaaaaaaaaanz tief in meinem Unterbewusstsein sagen muss: Ich freue mich sie in der neuen Grafik zu sehen
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Ja, das stimmt schon... Aber dennoch wurde ja eine Lösung für alle gefunden in ME. 
Das mit dem Hype hat bei dir lange gehalten 
Jaja, sehen möcht ich Isabela natürlich immer
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...vorallem wenn sie "fest" mit Hawke zusammen wäre
Das wäre die Hölle gewesen.
Ja ich hatte es durch, aber zu 100% wohl nur drei oder viermal, ansonsten immer 'nen Speddrun für Romanzen und wichtige Entscheidungen und so...
Du hast Recht, ich hoffe die finden eine Lösung wie im Citadel DLC
Allerdings. Du brauchst mehr Morrigan in deiner Gallerie... und wenn Modelle für Yen, Ciri und Geralt raus sind... verlange ich auch davon was! Verlangen!
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OMG, ich bin sooo gespannt auf Yen und Ciri und wenn die wirklich so sind wie in meiner Vorstellung... 
Ja, eine Isable, die fest mit Hawke (wie bei mir *-*) zusammen war, darf nicht wieder durch die Gegend f...ahren!
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Dann schaue ich mich mal nach dem Spiel um
Ja... eigentlich hat Hawke ihr ja die Proiskuität ausgetrieben... das war wieder einer der Momente, wo ich Bioware für gehasst habe
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Jaaa, bitte!!!
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Die sehen so cutey aus :3 tolles render!
...Cassandra.....
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OMG, magst du sie auch am liebsten von DA:I?! *_*
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JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *_________*
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thought Cassandra from DA2 was beautiful and in Inquistion she is ok...your Inquisitor is just delicious!
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Thanks a lot! :3 It would have been so much greater to have a playthrough with that beautiful inquisitor with Cassandra on her side.
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I too agree that it's a damn shame that Cass ended up just like Ashley in ME3, especially since nothing hints at her being straight (unless you count reading Varric's version of "Fifty shades of gray"
So like your title says she makes the exception for The Inquisitor how Bioware didn't make this open to both genders, even if you lock it to human-only, is beyond me.
Disappointing but at least Sera is still around.
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Ohhh, das ist toll!
Und Hut ab, echt gut gephotoshoppt! Ohne deine Beschreibung wär ich nicht von nem Screenshot deiner Quizzie ausgegangen!
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Danke! 
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sooooo could you do one with a Dalish? ( same color hair)
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Definitely if there will be an option to extract inquisitor models soon. ;D Do you have a dalish you would like to see with Cassandra? ^^ You can send me an image if you want.
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unm no because I play on the xbox. I tired to re-create a Merill face with the sorta mullet hair style of deep red and dk blue Mythal's tattoos the one that looks like a tree and has the 'root' system under the chine the eyes are blue / purple
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I totally felt heartbroken when I heard about Cassandra being straight, and felt even worse when staring the game and liking Cass even more than I expected. The day it was mentioned that Cass will be a companion in the Dragon Age Inquisition I was really hoping for a F/F romance with her, as I really enjoyed her character in DA2. And it seemed for me like an obvious choice for me, with her character and looks somehow she fitted well as a non-straight option. Like, come on, my gayday i never wrong!
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I'm a bit relieved to see that I share this pain with a lot of people.
About Bioware's decision who's bi, who's not... Well... That's possibly one of my favorite topics to discuss.
I mean in general we get that sweet type you mention, but what about Sera? Doesn't fit in the pattern. ^^ I guess the wish to be "realistic" and let some characters be straight, bi or gay is for games like this not always a good choice... So many heart broken people.
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Oh, I definitely agree that Cass is great both on the outside as on the inside. I love the fact that she is so focused, motivated, loyal and takes no bullshit and at the same time, she's having the softer side too. I actually never thought about her realtionship to the Maker. I guess it wasn't as striking for me as Leliana's faith.
Yeah, Sera doesn't fit the pattern of being the seet romance, but that the exception to the rule, Isabela maybe too. And Sera generally doesn't fit any pattern, that's the part of her charm I guess.
Well, I can appreciate the though of having realistic characters, but to begin with it is not a realistic world, it is a fantasy setting, so we don't have to have the same pattern here as we have in real world. So, I agree with DorianPavus on this one. And if we're going this way of making the setting of the game more realistic why not add such parameters like a character becoming hungry, cold, tired after waving a heavy sword and so on and so on. Why focus only on the romance aspect?
Secondly, maybe before stating someone's sexuality they should make a research of how the fans perceive the character, cause I believe most of the fandom didn't really thought of Cassandra as straight. And maybe even make a poll of whom the people are willing to romance, because how many straight guys wanted Cass as a LI? As far as I remember most of them were dissappointed with the looks and such. If the votes are half/half why not make the person bisexual.
Or they could simply make all the potentail LI bi and have for example an option at the beginning to cross if you want to have your characters gay/bi/straight for those afraid that having a gay character would change their unstable sexuality
On the other hand it was nice to have a totally gay characters, and it truly add to their realism, at least in Dorian's case, as we had his background history. But at the same time some things were missing for me. Like for example being able to acknowledge that Dorian is gay (or Krem is trans) and say that you fully accept/understand/support it. Instead if we wanted to know the character deeper we only had the choice of asking probably uncomfortable questions. I also would like a dialogue with Dorian when we play a female gay character in romance with Josie or Sera and exchanging the experiences like "how it is to be gay for you" this sort of thing.
And another thing is Sera, as despite she's being the gay female character, there's no specific dialogue of it or any backstory or anything. That's pretty weak lesbian representation if I were honest.
Yeah, enough with my rant
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Yeah, I really appreciate that Cassandra's faith is more "subtile". Of course she loves the inquisitor immediately when he approves to her faith in the maker, but she is also understanding when you're not. There are some really nice dialogues.
Isabela is actually my 2nd favourite love story in all DA's.
That the player could chose the sexuality would be awesome! I wrote my bachelor thesis about this topic and I proposed this solution amongst others.
I liked the topics about Dorian and Krem a lot... Yeah, we'll have to see... I also think that Sera's "background" is really weak. Her story could have been much deeper.
Hehe, I liked your "rant".
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this is a really lovely piece. its a shame Cassandra wasn't an option for both male and female characters. Same for Cullen. While they are now deemed 'straight' I just don't see it. I mean I'm straight but I really love the idea of those two with either gender as they don't feel 'straight' to me. Bisexual yes but not straight.
Luckily its what we have fan created things for. Like this which is really beautiful.
I mean I love Bioware games because they don't stick to the same thing like most companies making mainly straight characters. There is no realisim in having all straight characters. I like some sense of realism even if its small. Which is a reason I love Bioware games. They still have some ways to go but they are miles ahead of everyone else. For me they should have had more bi characters and only a few that were straight and gay. As for me that will be the best direction for them to go in. Well that is just my opinion. As for me it seems they went forward with DA2 and went partly back with DAI.
But have more diverse types. As we have yet to see a Bi or gay knight in shining armour be they male or female. I had really hoped Cassandra and Cullen would be bisexual KISA character types in Inquisition.
Sorry noticed your other comments so wanted to say what I thought.
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I agree at least we have the options which other game companies almost completely ignore and I absolutely agree with the knight in shining armer be it female or male. I image there are a few gay men who made a male looking feminqui to romance Cullen and head cannon it that way.
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Actually there is nothing left to be added, dear!
I like to stress out, that DA2 is in this context really the frontrunner of all the games, though it was quite disliked unfortunately. (I loved it.
I would like to give you a compliment, because you can see things so open minded. I can be also fan of straight couples and feel with them, I hope there would be more neutrality in the world. :3 Especially when it comes to fiction it's super necessary and useful for great stories.
No need for apologies btw.
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It is a shame that DA2 was disliked. I really liked it. The only problem I had with it was the repetitive dungeons all looking the same. But yes it was and is the frontrunner of all the games.
I hope there would be more neutrality in the world as well. It is definitely necessary when it comes to fiction.
Okay
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I know what you mean. Blast and damn! I wanted Morrigan but took Lilianna, wanted Cassandra ..... so I made a male to look as female as possble and headcannon Inqui is female.
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Exactly.
Leliana was at least a fallback plan, but in Inquisition I couldn't really fall in love with Sera or Josephine. Tried a playthrough with Josephine though. It was more funny than romantic.
In Origins it was easier to be with Morrigan since there was no voice over for the warden. But I really don't wanna miss voice over for main characters in general.
I have to say that you can have a reaaally feminine male inquisitor. xD This wasn't possible for Hawke, Shapard, a Warden without mods or so.
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me too though at first I kept hearing Specialist Tranyor! And I thought she's still cute. I thought about romancing her, but I stayed true to my blue girl ( saved before hand had the shower then reloaded
I love my femInquisitor and romanced both Josi, as you said it was funnier thought why she thought duelling Mr Poucy pants ( who turned out to be pretty decent) was more dangerous then slaying a high Dragon I don't know.
And Sera well if you buy into the theory about her ..... its kinda cool but not as good as Cassandra.
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Wow, now it gets scary!
Yes, the duel for example...
What theory of Sera? Of course I looked into the possibility to be with her, especially because she's for women only. It was funny to watch on YouTube, but the inquisitor is to be taken seriously for me. :3 My Hawke always fooled around, I think it fits to that character. But the inquisitor is the damn savior of the world and not a kind of "mayor by chance".
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Sera is Aduriel the goddess of the hunt. if you talk to her she's not sure why or how she's so good with the bow, "What it isnt this easy for everyone?)
shispan.tumblr.com/post/106752…
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Wow, that's a great theory. These things can be clearly seen if you pay attention to details, I really think that might be possible.
Thanks a lot!
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I know right? makes sense to me. ( I think Sandal is June the god of crafting how else can he kill all those dark spawn and freeze an ogre that last he says is ' not-enchantment' he's just as special...)
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well maybe in the game but in stories anything can happen, after all miri and Ash are straight in Mass Effect and the amount of femshepxmiri/ash there are out there means...anything is possible great work
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Yeah, that's true!
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long may you continue to do so
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All of us. We are still too few. Queer representation for the win, goddamn it.
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oh yes as my gf would say do what you please...tis only imaginary mwahahahaha
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Ash was bisexual before they scrapped that along Kaidan. They brought Kaidan back, fortunately, but it took 2 more games. The lines had been recorded by hale and meer, though, and they called them ASH (jane) and KAIDAN (john)
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