Post by PapaCharlie9 on Oct 16, 2016 16:28:17 GMT
Lore article #5 from /u/eravas: https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonage/comments/50g2t8/spoilers_all_dont_stop_the_music_on_balance_and/
TL;DR
The Golden City was the center of creation, where heaven and earth meet and intermingle. Part of the raw Fade (also called the Abyss). Lyrium, the blood of Titans, bleeds into the raw Fade. They obviously touch. It’s implied that the dwarves were able to influence the Fade through the Titans before their connection was severed. The Evanuris probably saw this as inferior to their connection to the Fade.
Titans sing, and Old Gods sing, but their songs are different. Balancing forces, of a sort. Non-mages can consume lyrium, the blood of Titans, to develop the powers of a templar. Mages would probably be able to use the blood of Great Dragons to develop greater control over the Fade as a Dreamer. Dragon blood is implied to be a potential cure for the taint, which I think originates from the Titans.
As for how Mythal gave the dwarves dreams, or at least attempted to do so, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Old Gods were imprisoned in Titans and if this had something to do with whatever happened to the sundered Titans.
Blight magic is described as “darkness both spiritual and physical,” and many in-universe believe the taint originates from the Black City. Perhaps the balance between the Titans and the ancient dragons was thrown into chaos by the Evanuris. Like the first codex entry says, “But she is not pure. The Stone bears a corruption as old as balance.” Perhaps this disruption of balance is why the lyrium decayed into red lyrium.
The abyss where Andraste meets the Maker in the underground sounds suspiciously like the Wellspring we saw in the inside of the Titan in Descent.
I think the Maker is a human construct to simplify what can be attributed to the actions of many, but primarily the Titans and the ancient dragons. Other events, such as the creation of the Veil, are misattributed to him. The Old Gods also do not seem responsible for much of what Chantry doctrine condemns them for.
Depending on your perspective, creation can be seen as destructive. Fires may raze forests, but decades later the soil will be richer and the leaves greener. Earthquakes shaped the world within and without, but wreaked havoc on those on the surface. The elves wanted to tame the land and sky for the betterment of their people, but in doing so they disrupted a balance so integral to their world that they almost destroyed it.
TL;DR
The Golden City was the center of creation, where heaven and earth meet and intermingle. Part of the raw Fade (also called the Abyss). Lyrium, the blood of Titans, bleeds into the raw Fade. They obviously touch. It’s implied that the dwarves were able to influence the Fade through the Titans before their connection was severed. The Evanuris probably saw this as inferior to their connection to the Fade.
Titans sing, and Old Gods sing, but their songs are different. Balancing forces, of a sort. Non-mages can consume lyrium, the blood of Titans, to develop the powers of a templar. Mages would probably be able to use the blood of Great Dragons to develop greater control over the Fade as a Dreamer. Dragon blood is implied to be a potential cure for the taint, which I think originates from the Titans.
As for how Mythal gave the dwarves dreams, or at least attempted to do so, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Old Gods were imprisoned in Titans and if this had something to do with whatever happened to the sundered Titans.
Blight magic is described as “darkness both spiritual and physical,” and many in-universe believe the taint originates from the Black City. Perhaps the balance between the Titans and the ancient dragons was thrown into chaos by the Evanuris. Like the first codex entry says, “But she is not pure. The Stone bears a corruption as old as balance.” Perhaps this disruption of balance is why the lyrium decayed into red lyrium.
The abyss where Andraste meets the Maker in the underground sounds suspiciously like the Wellspring we saw in the inside of the Titan in Descent.
I think the Maker is a human construct to simplify what can be attributed to the actions of many, but primarily the Titans and the ancient dragons. Other events, such as the creation of the Veil, are misattributed to him. The Old Gods also do not seem responsible for much of what Chantry doctrine condemns them for.
Depending on your perspective, creation can be seen as destructive. Fires may raze forests, but decades later the soil will be richer and the leaves greener. Earthquakes shaped the world within and without, but wreaked havoc on those on the surface. The elves wanted to tame the land and sky for the betterment of their people, but in doing so they disrupted a balance so integral to their world that they almost destroyed it.