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Post by Iddy on Mar 27, 2017 15:47:13 GMT
I've remarked before that she is in fact a contemporary of the Hero of Ferelden What? No, she wasn't. Sera was just a child when the HoF was slaying darkspawn.
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Post by ComedicSociopathy on Mar 31, 2017 0:55:56 GMT
Alright, I know I just posted a bunch of stuff but I saw this pic and I just had to post it. It's just to lovely.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Mar 31, 2017 14:37:28 GMT
Alright, I know I just posted a bunch of stuff but I saw this pic and I just had to post it. It's just to lovely. Somehow I think that Sera would see a dress like that as a straightjacket...
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Post by cloud9 on Apr 3, 2017 4:24:15 GMT
Or Arianni could have come back at any time... but wouldn't have been allowed to bring Feynriel, since her clan didn't want the "burden of an elf-blooded human child". Marethari's acceptance of Feynriel was because she was relatively tolerant of humans, which we know doesn't necessarily hold true for all Dalish. Some clans are more isolations than others, while others (like Clan Lavellan) interact with them more regularly. While Marethari accepted him, I sincerely doubt that a Keeper such as Zathrian would have been willing to allow an elf-blooded human into his clan, even if it wasn't a painful reminder of what happened to his daughter. Should point out that despite Marethari claiming that Arianni could have come back at any given time, ambient dialogue from Arianni mentions that the Keeper sometimes doesn't let her see her son when she goes to visit him. A bit of a contradiction, if there was a supposed open door policy, wouldn't you say? Surely Marethari could have offered to take her back into the clan with her son, should you send Feynriel to the Dalish? As for Merrill, we see that most of the clan aren't happy with Merrill and actively don't want her to come back into the fold. Marethari's fondness for her former First seems to be one of the primary reasons that the clan is remaining on Sundermount as long as they do, as even by Act 2, Merrill mentions that they should have moved on years ago. Marethari wanted Merrill back and was wiling to wait for her, yet when she dies, the clan (if not killed) make it clear that Merrill has no place among them anymore. As for those who join the Dalish feeling like outsiders, Lanaya mentions that she's faced some suspicion and her appointment as Zathrian's First wasn't a popular decision, Pol is shown to occasionally have the odd slip up ("Praise Andra- the Creators") despite spending several years with the clan, while Merrill never fit in even before the Blood Magic, partly because she was born to another clan and transferred to become Marethari's apprentice during an Arlathvhen. If sent to live with the Sabrae Clan, Feynriel mentions in his letters and during Night Terrors that many of the Dalish looked down at him for being human (despite his elven blood and Dalish heritage), with the politest clan members only confining this treatment to whispering behind his back. Since we know Arianni raised Feynriel to worship the Elven Gods and even see him invoke the Creators at one point, it's not "religious persecution" that's the reason they're discriminating against him, it's solely because he's human. Feynriel is a Dreamer and Marethari was trying to help him get his abilities under control, and he was also the target of templars who tortured a child of the clan to try and obtain information about him, so there are a number of reasons why Marethari wouldn't have thought it prudent for Arianni to see him at that time when she was simply a visitor. We also know about the historical Aveline being raised by a Dalish clan, so it's not like Feynriel is entirely unprecedented in their history. Marethari poisoned the clan against Merrill, so it isn't surprising that Merrill wasn't welcome among them; she did that to try and push Merrill back into the clan (which was the point of their argument in Act II since it resulted in Pol's death), and it backfired. She let her pride get in the way of being an effective Keeper. Lanaya mentions that the clan accepted her in time, Pol never says the clan treated him as an outsider, Aneirin is regarded highly when you ask Zathrian's clan about him (he's even called 'the Healer'), so I'm not seeing where you're coming to the conclusion that they feel 'like outsiders'. Merrill was also transferred to Clan Sabrae as a small child. As for Feynriel, the Dalish may have been apprehensive of him because he was human (and let's keep in mind that humans are the primary danger that the Dalish face every day of their lives), but they were also willing to fight the templars to defend his life. It's not as black and white as you're making it out to be. Nothing you've posted even remotely justifies Sera's behavior towards the Dalish elves. You can't generalize an entire ethnic group of people. Put that in a real world context: would you ever think it's okay to condone generalizing Latinos? Or African-Americans? Even the 'elf-y' comment comes across poorly when put in a real world context: 'black-y', or 'Latino-y'. To say: 'I hope you're not too black-y, or Latino-y,' is pretty uncomfortable. This is a character flaw with Sera, not something that should be justified at the expense of entire groups of people. She shouldn't generalize the Dalish elves or the Andrastian elves. It's that cut and dry. Internalized racism is an infection.
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Post by ComedicSociopathy on Apr 7, 2017 23:10:44 GMT
Anyone really tried to headcanon Sera's age? I don't her writer ever put it out there. Personally I've going with the estimation of her being around 21 to 23.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Apr 7, 2017 23:21:41 GMT
Anyone really tried to headcanon Sera's age? I don't her writer ever put it out there. Personally I've going with the estimation of her being around 21 to 23. Somewhere in that ballpark I think. Late teens or early 20s.
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Post by vertigomez on Apr 8, 2017 16:58:55 GMT
Anyone really tried to headcanon Sera's age? I don't her writer ever put it out there. Personally I've going with the estimation of her being around 21 to 23. I put her at 19 at the start of Inquisition.
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Post by vertigomez on Apr 8, 2017 18:24:26 GMT
Robyn has a Sera moment as Janice.
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Post by vertigomez on Apr 8, 2017 19:22:19 GMT
Some gorgeous Sera & Inky cosplay.
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Post by gervaise21 on Apr 8, 2017 21:36:46 GMT
It is inconclusive what Sera's age is. World of Thedas has her benefactor dying before the 5th Blight and Sera renouncing her claim to the estate that the lady left her which continued to be held in trust for her (as the lady directed anticipating her refusal) and then was seized by the city officials to help with the Blight, after which the small residue was donated by Sera to the Gnawed Noble Tavern to buy drinks all round as she was leaving the city. So that would make her at least a teenager then, which would put her age at the beginning of DAI at mid-twenties.
I do wonder how Sera ended up in Val Royeaux. It is a long way from Denerim, particularly for a native Ferelden and most people would rather be heading in the opposite direction. The story of how she got there would make for an interesting tale.
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Post by fylimar on Apr 14, 2017 8:23:18 GMT
Some gorgeous Sera & Inky cosplay. Wow - those cosplays are really good. I always wanted to attempt a Sera cosplay, she just has so cute clothing - it was the first time, I wanted to do something from the DA fandom (despite it being one of my favorite fandoms, there aren't much outfits, I wanted to cosplay until Sera)
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Apr 20, 2017 16:49:07 GMT
So... how come no one posted this MEA Easter Egg yet?
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Post by Iddy on Apr 20, 2017 17:22:27 GMT
Feynriel is a Dreamer and Marethari was trying to help him get his abilities under control, and he was also the target of templars who tortured a child of the clan to try and obtain information about him, so there are a number of reasons why Marethari wouldn't have thought it prudent for Arianni to see him at that time when she was simply a visitor. We also know about the historical Aveline being raised by a Dalish clan, so it's not like Feynriel is entirely unprecedented in their history. Marethari poisoned the clan against Merrill, so it isn't surprising that Merrill wasn't welcome among them; she did that to try and push Merrill back into the clan (which was the point of their argument in Act II since it resulted in Pol's death), and it backfired. She let her pride get in the way of being an effective Keeper. Lanaya mentions that the clan accepted her in time, Pol never says the clan treated him as an outsider, Aneirin is regarded highly when you ask Zathrian's clan about him (he's even called 'the Healer'), so I'm not seeing where you're coming to the conclusion that they feel 'like outsiders'. Merrill was also transferred to Clan Sabrae as a small child. As for Feynriel, the Dalish may have been apprehensive of him because he was human (and let's keep in mind that humans are the primary danger that the Dalish face every day of their lives), but they were also willing to fight the templars to defend his life. It's not as black and white as you're making it out to be. Nothing you've posted even remotely justifies Sera's behavior towards the Dalish elves. You can't generalize an entire ethnic group of people. Put that in a real world context: would you ever think it's okay to condone generalizing Latinos? Or African-Americans? Even the 'elf-y' comment comes across poorly when put in a real world context: 'black-y', or 'Latino-y'. To say: 'I hope you're not too black-y, or Latino-y,' is pretty uncomfortable. This is a character flaw with Sera, not something that should be justified at the expense of entire groups of people. She shouldn't generalize the Dalish elves or the Andrastian elves. It's that cut and dry. Internalized racism is an infection. So is pc culture.
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Post by Serza on Apr 20, 2017 17:49:43 GMT
I may have... elsewhere...
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Post by cloud9 on Apr 24, 2017 2:37:34 GMT
Internalized racism is an infection. So is pc culture. Everything about Dragon Age is PC culture.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 9:08:10 GMT
Ah Sera. She could be in me in DA but if i were in DA:I i'd probably end up dead. Cause glasses and all.
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Post by vertigomez on Apr 25, 2017 15:52:53 GMT
LOVE. ALL THE LOVE. So... how come no one posted this MEA Easter Egg yet? I figured somebody had and I just missed it. I love this so much. Sera x Widdle wages an eternal war in my heart against Inky x Sera. WHY CAN'T THEY ALL JUST LOVE EACH OTTHHEEERRR
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Post by Crim on May 4, 2017 21:59:29 GMT
Some gorgeous Sera & Inky cosplay. Fab. Le sigh, if only we could have had gorgeous long locks like this for the quanari.
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Post by vertigomez on May 4, 2017 23:51:39 GMT
Some gorgeous Sera & Inky cosplay. Fab. Le sigh, if only we could have had gorgeous long locks like this for the quanari. Riiight?! Ah well. I gave my qunari a mohawk, she's a babe. That little sliver of hip!
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Post by Crim on May 5, 2017 0:00:01 GMT
And I just begun my Dorian run and here I am sitting, I need to make a qunari now to romance Sera, again. HALP!
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Post by Walter Black on May 5, 2017 2:41:13 GMT
One thing I just noticed how often Sera says she prefers to be with "people people"; it's direct inversion of the Dalish proclaiming themselves "The People", as if they are the only "true" people. I wonder if Luke Kristjanson intended it to be subtle, or if Sera is aware of the irony and actually uses it as a screw you to "the people you used to make her feel broken".
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