Comment on Rewriting Veilguard

  1. Drakorn on Chapter 4 Sat 23 Aug 2025 09:36AM UTC

    Hello and thank you again for the amazingly long comment!

    Thank you! The Veil Jumpers, as a concept, can very well work! They do so splendidly in the Missing comic series. But when you put them as one of the main factions in the game, you need some context. I didn't even really change that much, I only gave it some much-needed background.

    When I saw D'Meta's Crossing in the game, its very existence didn't really make sense to me as Arlathan Forest was supposed to be home to elves and weird monsters only. So having some kind of settlement there would need to reflect the oddity of the place itself. And yeah, you're right. It does add personal stakes for what is to come later.

    My take on Merrill here is that she's spent the last decade grieving, not only for how things ended with her clan, not only with how Hawke is presumed dead, but also with how her entire effort seems to have been for nought. The Dread Wolf appears, and suddenly, all the mirrors work again, just like that. Everything she sacrificed could have been avoided if only she had just waited for a little longer. Joining him in his quest to restore Elvhenan seems like a logical way for her to proceed. That way, what she did still means something, and she can have an active hand in bringing back the glory of her oppressed people, even if it means following the Trickster God.

    And true, having her be on Solas' side creates an interesting counterpoint to Bellara, who will, of course, be on Rook's side.

    Oh yes, nice that you noticed what I was doing with Abelas! I really liked the concept of Reva, but found it a bit odd that she's this completely new character, when Abelas fits the title of Solas' right-hand man like a glove, and he has already been established in DAI and left with an open end. And yeah, you're right, there will be some deconstruction.

    Yes, there will be more exploration of June, and the other Evanuris in general. Let's just say, they're a little more than footnotes in this rewrite.

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