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Needless to say, I was more than thrilled to have face-to-face interactions and eventually share more intimate moments with the mage in my avatar's room. Of course, as a "gaymer," I am indubitably biased: having a handsome gay dandy mage by my side is rare in a gamer's life.
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His jokes and wit, but also his great sense of fashion and convenient magic made him an indispensable companion. Striding across the forests, bogs and mountains of Thedas would have never been the same without Dorian.
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Keywords: queer theory, Dragon Age: Inquisition, gaymers, stereotypes, interspecies sex Introduction I argue that these artworks encourage a reading of Dorian that is queer as they fall outside the representation of the hegemony of both heterosexuality and homosexuality. However, some game fans move beyond this duality by producing and sharing fan-arts and fan-fiction which depict inter-species sexual intercourse between Dorian and one of his non-human teammates. Indeed, some read Dorian as a gay stereotype while others read Dorian as a faithful representation of LGBTQ individuals. Forum comments reveal that LGBTQ gamers are divided. It reflects upon the attitudes of the game communities towards the representation of non-heterosexuality in video games and the challenges and opportunities of creating a playable gay character in a video game. This article explores the negotiations of game communities towards Dorian, and more generally sexually distinct characters. Mustaches, Blood Magic and Interspecies Sex: Navigating the Non-Heterosexuality of Dorian Pavus by Gaspard Pelurson AbstractÄorian Pavus from Dragon Age: Inquisition has sometimes been described as a "breakout gay game character." While video games are now catching up on LGBTQ representation, only a few characters are granted a role that is as significant as that of Dorian.