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dorian: i’m a necromancer.
inquisitor: oh, that’s cool. i, on the other hand, am a reverse necromancer.
dorian: isn’t that just killing people?
inquisitor: you know, sticking to details is not sexy.
Magnus Bane is Dorian Pavus
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My favourite magic nerds (Gale Dekarios and Dorian Pavus)
Alright, I'll squeeze some DA obsession here by comparing two characters, one from BG3 and one from DA: Inquisition. Not only do I want to get back to Gale (my beloved), but also draw some attention to the least romanced character in Dragon Age: Inquisition (Dorian Pavus), who is, of course, unfairly neglected.
Appearance
First and foremost – stunning looks. They're both handsome in my very biased and totally subjective opinion. Just look at them and try to tell me they're not gorgeous.
Immaculate facial hair. I actually have screenshots of the underside of Gale's beard, it is as neat as Dorian's moustache.
They're both Mediterranean-coded tanned dark-haired men. Which is supported by Gale's Greek-sounding surname and Dorian's homeland being the analogy of the Roman Empire.
Profession
Both are wizards/mages, very skilled mages, who know what they are doing with their power.
Both are very talented mages, either by luck, or because of Tevinter mage breeding programme (how else would we call it?).
Both love magic, both are proud of their magic knowledge and fascinated by all things magical. If in both games you face some unknown magic, these companions will go 🤩
Dorian literally lives in a library in Acts 2 and 3 of DA:I. Gale makes a library out of his tent.
They both want to push the boundaries of magical knowledge (Gale does it in his confrontation with Mystra, Dorian in his timey-wimey magic).
To sum up, they're both magic nerds (and I love them for it).
Personality
Both are witty and make a lot of jokes. Dorian is more sarcastic, of course, while Gale is more subtle.
They do not lie to the main character and do not approve of lying.
They do not disapprove when you try to help NPCs.
Both are show-offs, especially when they can demonstrate their magical prowess.
They pay a lot of attention to their looks and want to look dashing. Dorian's make-up and Gale's earring make it even more pronounced.
Both are accustomed to the comforts of civilisation and feel uncomfortable in the wilderness.
They love their city/country of origin, although they know the downsides. With Dorian the very country of origin is a complicated issue, but the homesickness is the same as what we see with Gale (do you remember "I wish I could go home" from the House of Hope?).
Arrogance can be sexy, and those two are the embodiment of this phrase.
Trauma (but that's part of the definition of a companion in these games, so we go on to the next point)
Self-destructive tendencies. With Gale more than with Dorian, but the latter's addiction (referenced in the game) still counts.
Highly emotional and sometimes lashing out on the main character.
Romance
They like sex, but that's not what they actually want from the romance.
They fall in love not for the appearance (we just need to make adjustments for the DA:I weird romance system).
They do not betray the trust of the main character.
Both are not straight characters ;-)
Of course, there are many differences between the characters, but I just wanted to draw some parallels and to show you my pokemons wizards.
P. S. if you want to romance Dorian, you'll need to create a male main character (remember what I said about the weird romance system? it doesn't make sense not only after BG3, but also after DA2).