I ended up taking something of an accidental hiatus because Dragon Age Inquisition took over. I just HAD to load it onto my new laptop with the intent to save it for later (hint: I did not save it for later). So. Like often with large, story-heavy games I pick up, I obsess over it for roughly 2 weeks or until I finally finish it. Open world games like Elderscrolls are the worst offenders. I'm not a completionist by any means, but I am a pretty thorough player, and basically ended up doing all available side quests before reaching the next stage of the main quest.

In any case, like with every custom-character RPG, I started out making Devon so I can roleplay according to his personality. It was....kinda difficult to in this one, primarily because the PC has voice acting which is fine if you're making up a character right then and there and let the dialogue direct them, but also problematic on two counts:

1) You don't always read the dialogue choices in the way the dialogue is actually going to be delivered by the character, so it's not uncommon to say something really OOC when you thought it was something else.
2) Devon was running around sounding like Giles the librarian of Sunnydale, instead of the barely literate hick that he is.

I started out this playthrough with Devon as a Dalish tribal hunter. Unfortunately, the dialogue options for "I'm an elf who really, really hates myself and all other elves" were expectably too thin for Devon, so I ran on an earlier stage in his life where his racial loathing hadn't QUITE solidified into what it is. Devon's overall a friendly person who supports anyone's interests and freedoms - so long as it doesn't involve spending his money - and so made friends with basically everyone within the inquisition (except Solas, who was generally a target of what subtle abuse DA:I allows). He and Leliana became good friends because they're both spooky, intense muderers, and Varric was always on his team because they kept up with each others interests in finding novelty in any situation.

Dorian quickly became his lover. Very quickly. I was hoping to romance Iron Bull, because Iron Bull, but Devon and Dorian never found a time to part. But to be fair, if ANYONE is down for a three way here, it's Dorian and Iron Bull. Devon/Dorian made an amusing pair though. I imagine Dorian would probably make a lot of sharp tongued witticisms at Devon expense (in just about every scenario), and Devon would know that he is, but not know what they mean or how to respond with anything more than rolling his eyes, scowling, pouting or minor violence. Dorian is more or less akin to a posh Raleigh - they're both basically just smart, elitist assholes, their elitism is simply directed in different ways.

Like basically any long-term, involved relationship Devon has, the partner slowly finds that he's basically just a thrill-hungry hunter who acts on his whims and greed and cares little for sentiment or intellect. Devon had no qualms destroying the remnants of a thousands years old Elven society and consistently putting himself in reckless situations, which was a struggle for Dorian's desire for historical preservation and general safety. I wouldn't imagine they'd last much longer after the whole end of the world thing.

But he and Iron Bull are super cool friends, so maybe after that...

I'll probably play again with new characters, mostly because I really want to see Josephine and Sera's romances and also play as a qunari! :V Maybe I'll stream or live tweet my playthroughs next time? Idk. The recorded dialogue options really bug me, there's just way less room for imagination and interpretation for the PC.