Summary
- David Gaider's personal connection to Dorian's story makes it more authentic and impactful.
- After writing the confrontation scene between Dorian and his father, Gaider cried harder than he had ever cried in his life.
- Dorian is a fan favourite.
David Gaider, lead writer of Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2 and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Age: Inquisition, has been regaling fans with behind-the-scenes tales of writing Dragon Age's various characters. He's delved into the origins (pun intended) of Morrigan, Fenris, Shale and others, with his most recent post on being𒊎 a personal one about Dorian Pavus.
For those not aware, Gaider is a gay man, something that's especially relevant given that Dorian shares this sexu💯ality. He revealed how emotional th♌e experience of writing Dorian was for him, especially the relationship between Dorian and his father, Halward.
Dorian's Story is Very Personal
"Catty gay man isn't digging v♐ery deep, no surprise to anyone who knows me, and it had an extra layer of being so fun because Dorian was confident. He sparred verbally. I loved it," Gaider begins. "There was more to it, however. The conflict between Dorian and his father... ugh, how so I say this? Let's be clear: Dorian's story is not my story, but it's also not far off."
"I wrote the entire [conf🔯rontation between Dorian and his father] in one go. After I was done, I probably cried harder than I have ever in my life," Gaider explains. He goes on to say that when he passed it to his editor, she told him the scene was "good" with 🦄tears in her eyes.
"Here's the thing. Not everyone is going to agree with this, but: I ♔don't think a writer needs to be a minority in order to write a minority. Sometimes those characters should simply exist, and we want them to. But if that character's story is about their experience as a minority? That's different. Dorian's story didn't need to revolve around his sexuality - and, honestly, it only did so as a tangent to his family issue, but they're so bound together it's probably irrelevant to split them - but my writing him meant it could be. It allowed me to say something. That felt good, it felt right," he finishes.
Dorian is a fan favourite character in Inquisition and The Veilguard, and one major reason for his popularity is how aut𝐆hentic his story and writing feel. Gaider deserves a lot of credit for his writing, which helped shape the world of Thedas, a world that many have fallen in love with over the past decade and a half.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is the third in the popular action RPG series from BioWare, and serves as a sequel to the events of Dragon Age 2. You must travel the continent of Thedas in order to seal the 'Breach', a kind of portal that is sending demonic enemies into the world.
