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Keenan,thedyingwarrior
Aesthetics,Recommended,andLore
ImadethischangebecauseIfeltthatKeenanlookeda
bit"clean"foradyingperson.Iwantedtogivethe
impression
that
he
was
on
death's
door.
Interestingly
enough,theinitialdesigndidn'thaveadropofblood
onhimandIfounditaffectedmyimmersionofthe
game
and
my
propensity
to
take
him
as
a
serious
character.Ialsowantedhimtolooklikeacapable
Warden.IremovedtheAlistairhaircutaswell.
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SteafanVERSION2(spoileralert)
LoreandRecommendedonly
Ok,Imadesomeprettydrasticchangeshere.
There
is
a
dialogue
option
when
you
are
speakingwithSteafan.
It
says,
"You're
not
a
ghoul
are
you?"
ThisimpliesthatSteafanwasinsucha
decrepitstatethatheappearedthatway.I
gavehimsomeslightskindiscolorationsand
made
some
adjustments
so
that
the
dialogue
optionmademoresense.Ialsochangedthe
structure
of
his
face
and
head
to
paint
a
dark
andmorbidpictureofthesituationathand.
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RylocktheTemplarVERSION2
Lore,Recommended,andAesthetics
Ifelttheeyeswereabittoolargeinappearance.Iwantedtogivehertheappearanceofsomeonevery
serious,coldandstern.
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TheSuspiciousCharacter(Amaranthine)
Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended
Ifelttheoriginaldesignlookedalittlebittoo
muchlikeAlistair.Imadechangesaccordingly.
ORIGINALDESIGN
ThefirstpersonyoumeetinVigil'sKeep
Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended
Whywasthechangemade?
IwantedtocapturethehorrorandterroroftheeventsinVigilKeep.Ialsomadeadjustmentstothe
anatomyofhisheadandface.
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Roland(SpoilerAlert)
LoreandRecommendedonly
Whywasthechangemade?
When
you
meet
Roland,
he
is
on
the
verge
of
death
and
he
has
lost
a
considerable
amount
of
blood.
I
felttheinitialdesignlookedabittooclean.Rolandalsomentionsthatthereissomethinginhisblood.
Imadesomechangesaccordingly.Thenewdesignmatcheshiscircumstanceabitbetter.
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TheLooterwhowarnsyouofVelanna
Lore,RecommendedandAesthetics
Whywasthechangemade?
1.
There
is
a
small
glitch
in
the
cinematic
where
he
has
no
eyebrows.
2.Thereisasmallglitchinthecinematicwherehiseyesseemtogothroughthetempleofhishead.
I
made
a
design
which
would
address
these
issues
and
the
cinematic
sequences
should
be
more
convincing.
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MOSLEYTHESNAKE
Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended
Whywasthechangemade?
I
wanted
to
make
Mosley
seem
calculating,
intimidating
and
powerful.
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TheShadyCharacter
LoreandRecommendedonly
Consideringthesequenceofeventsthatoccurwiththe"ShadyCharacter",Ifeltthattheinitialdesign
didn'tmatchhispersonality,demeanorandvoice.Imadesomechangesaccordingly.
Baldguardyoumeetatthechantry
Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended
I
don't
know
what
his
name
is
but
he
is
a
bald
guard
that
you
see
in
the
chantry
who
rushes
in
the
door
andthenjetsout.Imadesomechangestoadjusttheproportionsofhisfaceandhead.Ihaveplacedthis
designinallthreeversionsbecauseit'sprettycritical.
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CaptainGarevel
Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended
ImadethischangebecauseIwantedtomakeadesignthatmatchedhissternandseriousnature.Ialso
changedthestructureofthenoseandmouthsothatitisproportionatewhenyoulookathimfroma
profile
view.
His
original
design
had
the
typical
perplexed
look.
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TheRiot
Lore,RecommendedandAesthetics
(Imadesomechangestotheproportionsofthesoldiersandpeasantsintheriotcinematic)
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TheSmugglerLeader
Aesthetics,LoreandRecommended
IwantedtheSmugglerLeadertoappearcalculating,powerful,andintimidating.
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LordGuy
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
ImadethischangebecauseIfelttheoriginaldesignhadagenericface.
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CellGuard
Lore,RecommendedandAesthetics
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Randomladywithwhitemakeup
(AestheticsandRecommendedareshownabove)
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Secondrandomladywithbadmakeup
Aestheticsonly
LoreandRecommended
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LadyLiza
Recommended,LoreandAesthetics
Whywasthechangemade?
IwentbackandchangedLadyLiza'shairtoadarkercolor.Ialsochangedtheproportionsofherface.
Duetothefactthatshegetssomecameratime,Ialsowantedhertolookmorepleasantlooking.
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Namayatheelf
Whywasthechangemade?
ImadethechangesherebecauseIhaveadifferentperceptionofelves.Generally,I'vealwaysbeenled
to
believe
that
elves
should
be
beautiful,
dignified
and
graceful
as
in
literature
by
J.R.R.
Tolkien.
I
do
realizethatthisparticulardesignmayconflictwiththeloreofDragonAge,butthiswasachangethatI
feltwasnecessary.
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
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Noblewithdarkskinandorangehair
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
Whywasthechangemade?
I
made
this
change
because
I
felt
the
face
was
a
bit
too
generic.
I
also
changed
his
hair
to
a
darker
color
as
orange
hair
is
distracting
with
dark
skin.
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ProportionFixonnobles
Aesthetics,RecommendedandLoreVersion
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LadyEsmerelle
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
Whywasthechangemade?
Ok,
I
get
the
impression
that
Lady
Esmerelle
is
supposed
to
be
a
royal
bit***.
So
I
made
some
changes
tomakeherlookthepartbutIadjustedtheproportionsandanatomyoftheface.
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Namenotdisclosed
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
Imadeherskinpale,changedtheproportionsandmadeherasifshewas"turning." Ialsogaveher
featuresofelvesdepictedbyJ.R.RTolkien.
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ThePrivate
Someone
mentioned
in
the
forums
that
her
eyes
were
a
bit
too
large.
So
I
got
one
of
my
templates
that
lookedsimilartoherandusedthatinstead.TheeyesshouldbethecorrectsizebutthePrivatestill
maintainsherdemeanoranditfitsher,Givemeamomentline.
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SerTamara
Aesthetics,Lore,andRecommended
ItseemedapparenttomethatBiowareintendedforTamratobeverybeautiful.She'sarguablyoneof
themoreattractivefemaleswithinDragonAge:Awakening.SoIjustwentaheadanddecidedtobuild
upon
that.
I
also
gave
her
a
tougher
appearance
because
she
is
a
fighter.
Last
time
I
checked,
anyone
withtheprefix,"Ser"wasacapablefighter.Thenewdesignhasadjustedproportionsandcorrect
placementandsizeoftheeyes.ItusesDracomiesTrueTextures.
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BartenderTHIRDVERSION
Aesthetics,RecommendedandLore
Whywasthechangemade?
If
you
play
the
game
and
talk
to
the
Bartender,
his
beard
is
clipping
with
his
lips.
I
chose
a
different
beardsothattherewouldbenoclippingissue.
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Eileenthehostage
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
Whywasthechangemade?
The
changes
here
were
primarily
cosmetic.Iwantedtomakethedamsel
indistressanattractivewoman.
ChanteratAmaranthine
AestheticsandRecommendedonly
Why
was
the
change
made?
ImadesomeadjustmentstotheChanterasherlipsseemedto
clip
when
she
speaks
to
you
after
a
completion
of
a
quest.
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SIGRUN
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VELANNABecauseVelannaissuchacontroversialcharacterandthereweremanydifferentexpectationsforher,I
have
provided
a
separate
installer
so
that
you
can
choose
between
various
versions.
MypersonalrecommendationwouldbeversionL,asitfitsthecinematicseamlessly.
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JUSTICEHereistheexplanationforthechange.Bewarnedthatitcontainsspoilers.
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MHAIRIVERSIONONE
Why
was
the
change
made?
Ok,Ihavenoexcuseforthisone.Theoriginalwasactuallywelldesignedandfitsherpersonalityvery
wellasastrongwilledwarrior..Ijustwantedhertobemoreattractive.
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ANDERSWhywasthechangemade?
I
made
this
change
because
I
felt
the
original
design
had
an
uncanny
resemblance
to
Alistair.
I
also
wantedtogiveAndersaslightsmirkbecausehisdefaultneutralfaceisthatonthebottomleft.Andersis
sortofajokesterandIwantedtochooseadesignthatreflectedthat.