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Post by nunziodefilippis on Apr 25, 2020 7:16:26 GMT
Are Teia and Viago the same Crows that we see in the comic Deception? The description fits and Viago says in the book that they had run contracts together being the most recent in "Qunari-occupied Ventus" but we never know their names in the comic. I`m just wondering as i think it`s nice that they used some characters from the comics (like Vaea in "Herold had the plan"). Yes, that’s them. When we wrote Deception, Bioware told us about the two characters, so we wrote them into the story. Sorry to respond so late after the initial post, but I thought I’d confirm it.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Apr 24, 2020 16:55:30 GMT
Hello all, Christina Weir and I tend to create playlists for the projects we write, and she was suggesting we put ours on Spotify. But before we did that, I wanted to pick the brains of those of you who have read our comic books (KNIGHT ERRANT, DECEPTION & BLUE WRAITH) and even those of you who haven't but have good song ideas for franchise characters. Do you have songs you'd suggest that represents any of the events of those miniseries? Do you have songs that make you think of: Vaea Ser Aaron Fenris Francesca Autumn Tessa Marius Marquette Nenealeus Shirallas Charter Sebastian Granger Florian Magister Invidus
Or anyone or anything else from our run of books? This is our chance to discover new music, or make musical connections to our work that we hadn't thought of.
Any suggestion helps. Thanks!
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Apr 20, 2020 5:10:35 GMT
Hey all,
Here's the honest truth. Getting these pieces of lore exactly lined up has been a bit of a moving target. I think the Bioware team has been developing their thoughts on the idol, and we have had to shift plans when their thoughts evolved. For example, our original plan was that the 'MacGuffin' our characters were chasing across these many miniseries was the idol itself. But as their plans developed, we realized that would leave our characters unable to retrieve the idol in a meaningful way - they could retrieve it, only to have Solas take it back, but that would cheapen their victory.
So our plans shifted accordingly, and in two ways - one is a distinction between the idol and the sword. That was why Gaius in Deception made it clear that what they sought was a weapon. More on that if/when there's another miniseries. The other is by having our characters uncover this Venatori plot with the sarcophagus while chasing the idol. Now, they have uncovered a plot that is entirely theirs to foil. Their success or failure would have massive repercussions - imagine if the Venatori could create Red Lyrium versions of Fenris! And it still ties to the Red Lyrium Weapon. But when our overarching story was done, we could grant our characters a victory or defeat that was not dependent on what Solas did in any future games or the book.
That's how our plans evolved to allow them to tie into what Bioware was doing even if we weren't always "in the room where it happened," so to speak.
So... Marquette speaks of 'work for House Qintara' that got him the referral to House Danarius. To us, that has always been the job of retrieving the idol from Kirkwall. Even as we evolved our storytelling, we hung onto that. How it was retrieved, what form it was in, that is a matter best left to team Bioware, and we figure our line allows it to fit because it stays vague enough that we don't need to bullseye that moving target. But so long as you can imagine that Marquette was involved with (even if behind the scenes) what went down, then everything still clicks.
As to where the idol goes from our story to get it where it is mentioned in Tevinter Nights... that is part of what we're tackling next if/when our next bit of storytelling ever comes.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Apr 9, 2020 20:30:00 GMT
The lyrium sarcophagus: It was used by Danarius to give Fenris his powers and the villains are using it again to try and create a red lyrium warrior. It was previously in Carastes. It's always been in possession of House Danarius, but it was broken. Marquette fixed it, or at least he thinks he fixed it. That is correct. Meredith's sword: Taken from Kirkwall by the elven spies who were masquerading as Magister Qintara. (That's why Vaea remarked on Meredith not having her sword in Knight Errant.) It was traded for information to House Danarius, who plans to use it to create a red lyrium warrior. Mostly correct. Marquette also led that effort. That was the "work for House Qintara" that got him a referral to House Danarius. That was how we plotted it, though I understand Tevinter Nights may paint a different picture of that effort, in which case, figure he was behind the scenes, not directly involved but orchestrating it (as he would have done in Starkhaven had the Tevinter agents not started slaughtering everyone). -The journal: it belonged to someone who studied the sarcophagus and was aware of House Qintara stealing Meredith's sword. Sebastian Vael somehow got his hands on it, and then Vaea (on behalf of the Inquisition) stole it. Correct. Once under the employ of House Danarius, Marquette was sent back to the Free Marches to get the journal from Starkhaven, an effort that was foiled by Vaea & Ser Aaron. This is why Danarius' slave did not think very highly of Marquette in Issue 1 of Blue Wraith. Also, while he's not a plot device, Magister Invidus was brought into the bad guys' circle because he was one of the few people left who knew about red lyrium. Yep. And how much he was able to tell Nenealeus and eventually Marquette before he was "rescued" by Francesca is now a key question. Yep. Personally, I'm in favour of Vaea having HOT, SWEATY SEX with mah boi Sebastian, but her being asexual would probably fit the character more. She was mostly enoying the notion of flirting with a prince (what with her being an alienage girl) than truly into him. But I do find that pairing an interesting one. Even if not romantically... or hot-sweaty-sexually.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Apr 3, 2020 6:41:59 GMT
nunziodefilippis Since Francesca is now part of the group, I was wondering: how would Francesca get along with the other characters of the Inquisition? Sorry for the delay… Christina and I both teach (and I’m a Chair and a Dean) at a school that went to remote learning to keep everyone safe during the coronavirus crisis. So things get… busy sometimes. Okay, so... since she hasn't met most of them, this is what I suspect she would think of the characters and/or them of her. Obviously, circumstances would change things. Varric - she'd enjoy his stories, and likely be a bit gullible about them. Iron Bull - she probably wouldn't give him much of a chance to make an impression. Right now, she'd keep her distance from any Qunari. Dorian - she probably knows his name, but hasn't had much contact with him. I think she was taught to think he was trouble for the family, but she's rethinking her family ties now, so she'd make a point of rethinking him. Sera - I don't think she'd understand half of what Sera says, so she'd just find her confusing. And I suspect Sera would see her as a spoiled brat in need of a LOT of lessons about how the world really works. Cassandra - I suspect Cassandra would see her as a naive fool in need of protection, and then come to respect her. But I worry Francesca would be put off by Cassandra's initial reaction, and keep her distance. Vivienne – She’d get along with Vivienne, but probably would try to remind her to get over herself from time to time. Cole – She’d be endlessly fascinated by him. If she got a chance to really get to know him, she’d probably get a little protective of him, and treat him like a kid brother. Blackwall – She’d be deferential to him and treat him with more respect than he’d feel he was due, and that might make him uncomfortable. Cullen – She’d have kept her distance from him. Maybe others would accept that he’d changed, but I’m not sure she’d want to take her chances with him. Leliana – She’d admire her. Hardened Leliana would be a bit unapproachable, but otherwise, I think they’d get along. But she’d admire her either way. Josephine – Francesca is straight, but if she weren’t, I think she’d be a little in love with Josephine. She’d probably still act a little crushed out on her. Solas – I don’t know that she would have suspected anything about him, but I don’t think she would have gotten along with him. Not sure he’d have paid her much mind, except to be curious about the nature of her magic. Fen’Harel – She'd fight to oppose his plans, obviously Scout Harding – I think she’d like Harding, but probably be a bit too spoiled and upper class for Lace’s taste.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Apr 2, 2020 4:16:54 GMT
I can't confirm anything, but the ending here makes our plans to continue pretty clear. Nothing is official yet, least of all a release date. But it hopefully won't be nearly as long as last time. Fingers crossed. Mine too. I'd have said the wait would be a LOT shorter, but with the entire world (comic industry being no exception) either shut down or slowed to a crawl, I genuinely have no idea of the timetable. I know what it could have been, and that would have been a lot shorter. But now? We all wait and see.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 25, 2020 18:01:12 GMT
nunziodefilippis Since Francesca is now part of the group, I was wondering: how would Francesca get along with the other characters of the Inquisition? Let me talk with Christina and get back to you...
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 24, 2020 19:28:15 GMT
Well, that begs for a follow up. Hopefully we can get one more in the next year or two. Looking at the release pattern so far, a new series comes out about 13 months after the previous one finished so I if that continues it would start April 2021. Though it could be earlier if they worked on that one alongside this one since they seem more dependent on each other (like same villain) than Knight Errant and Deception. I can't confirm anything, but the ending here makes our plans to continue pretty clear. Nothing is official yet, least of all a release date. But it hopefully won't be nearly as long as last time. Probably my favorite panel in the chapter. Such a powerful moment with my two favorite characters. This moment was so important to us when we wrote it, and when the artwork came in, and Fernando nailed the emotions so perfectly, that's when we cried. There is very little in life as satisfying as having a collaborator get what you're going for perfectly, and then taking it to another level. The writers put a lot of thought into all different aspects of these comics, chars, storylines. For instance, even Aaron's horse has a backstory. As proud parents of a rescue dog, we believe every animal has a backstory. And we wanted to make the animals in this miniseries characters in their own right. Obviously that's mostly for Autumn, but the horses needed to be characters too. Holy shiiiit yesssss there is a group of elves wandering in the Dales/Emerald Graves who have awesome magic, didn't mind human Aaron hanging with them for a bit, and have dreams of restarting the Emerald Knights!!! This concept is amazing and is pretty much everything I've ever wanted lol, god bless u guys ahhh. This band of elves sound so cool and intrepid, I would kill for an Emerald Knights spinoff, I really hope BioWare let this happen. LET THIS HAPPEN BIOWARE (and by these specific writers pls). shut up and TAKE MY MONEY. but even if they do not, just the fact that a group of elves like that canonically exists out there warms my heart That is a story we would like to explore, once this current set of adventures is over. Can't say if it'll happen, just that we want to do it. [Calix] appears to be set up as a contact of some sort. Future comic books may not be the only place we'll see him again. His role in this adventure is over. But we'd love to write him again someday. Because every time she uses her powers (whether controlling plants or healing) someone makes a comment on how they usually only see that magic among the elves. One comment I might pass off as coincidence, but two (or more)? Well, when Ser Aaron comments on the healing, he's really commenting on her using magic to grow the Embrium to calm Cassé. Even her healing is supplemented by plant magic, and that makes her unique even amongst healers. On a related tangent, even though it appears House Invidus has fallen upon hard times with fall of the Venatori, Francesca's father was still referred to as "Magister" Invidus. Does this mean he still had a seat on the Magisterium? And is it now... Magister Francesca? You know, with all the plotting we did, this actually didn't play out in our heads. Interesting... As we wrote the family, her father was still a Magister but worried about his Venatori connections getting them all killed. The family's fortunes had taken a hit for the rumors, but he was still in the Magisterium. Listening to you both was great! And learning that you guys read fan headcanons. Esp about Fenris having kids. Well, we try to keep in tune with what the fans of the series are feeling. We can't always match the headcanons, but we like to be aware of them. I wonder if they ever have some as inspiration for ideas they do. *crosses fingers for Vaea is Ace/Demi to be canon* We listen to everything we can. We don't want to directly respond to specific fan reactions in what we write, but we try to keep the bigger picture of what people think in our minds when we plan our storylines and character arcs. Well, what they said is that the tone has shifted *slightly*, plus heists and espionage and stuff are still there (same for Tevinter Nights), only more swashbuckling and stuff. So I'd say that so far it appears more like newer iteration of previous themes rather than going away from planned themes. I think that's probably the best way to view the shift.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 19, 2020 3:40:12 GMT
Christina and I honestly didn't know that cameo was coming. It was a nice surprise. I think they're just outside of Starkhaven and Vaea definitely indicates she's on her way to Tevinter, so I'd put it right after the end of Knight Errant. Huh. So they can just... do that without checking with you first? Yep. They can, but if her role had been bigger than a cameo, I suspect they would have discussed it with us. In the end, we're creating characters for their world, and they can (and genuinely should) use them as they wish. In some ways, it feels amazing. Our characters are enough a part of the world of Thedas that when they did a book about other characters, they grounded one of the stories in the world by showing Vaea and Ser Aaron.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 19, 2020 3:35:11 GMT
nunziodefilippis If you can, could you tell us how Francesca has plant-based magic? Is her mother an elf, does it originate from her starting magic for beauty, or is it something else? Or is it something that will at least be answered later if you can't right now. We did not write her as if she is elf-blooded. We wrote her as focusing her magic on beauty and finding beauty in flowers and plants. Now, we did not show her mother in the mini, so we could always change our minds. We could also write it as if her father doubted paternity and suspected elf-blood.
But... to our thinking, her father is abusive. And giving him reason to doubt paternity, or regret about him having had an affair with an elf, might seem to be making excuses. He was simply a power-obsessed asshole who verbally, emotionally, and (as we see in this issue) physically abused his own daughter. To keep that as clean and hurtful as possible, we're likely to keep her parentage straightforward and her father's abuse unrelated to questions of paternity or his feelings about Francesca's mother.
That's where we see it right now.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 14, 2020 19:53:50 GMT
nunziodefilippis I saw Vaea's cameo in the Tevinter Nights book, and I was wondering: Since they are in Starkhaven, does that mean that story takes place after Knight Errant but before Deception? Christina and I honestly didn't know that cameo was coming. It was a nice surprise. I think they're just outside of Starkhaven and Vaea definitely indicates she's on her way to Tevinter, so I'd put it right after the end of Knight Errant.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 3, 2020 22:15:09 GMT
I'm not entirely sure why is Fenris promising to spare Francesca's father. Is he concerned that she will be upset? Slavers have families too and that never stopped him. Fenris has seen that Francesca has the potential to be different from her father, but also that she's trying to be more 'typical Tevinter.' Killing her father may push her in the wrong direction. His response to her represents his growth on the subject.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 3, 2020 7:57:56 GMT
Well, it's a passionate fan base, and that's a huge plus. It can take awhile to get used to the double edged nature of that, you know?
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Mar 3, 2020 6:48:22 GMT
Anyway, I'm surprised to see that Fenris was blond. People usually imagine pre-lyrium Fenris with dark hair. Yeah, that was an art team choice. And let me tell you, I was not expecting the reaction it got in the twitter and tumblr spheres. To me, it was clear he had darker skin and sandy blonde hair in the art. But our poor art team has been accused of whitewashing him, and that's never fun. How is Casse? He was hurt badly but in the last page is Aaron riding him again? Casse is still hurt, but is limping along. That’s why Calix points out that Ser Aaron is causing him pain. Yeah, Ser Aaron had a choice between putting him down, leaving him behind, or taking him with so they can move slowly and hope Francesca will return and can heal Cassé.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 22, 2020 7:25:03 GMT
So, a few people have been saddened by Fenris' comments on his Kirkwall friends... I thought I'd explain what we were thinking in this post.That's where our heads were, anyway...
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 20, 2020 18:50:11 GMT
In contradiction of both World of Thedas and the codex in Trespasser. I think I'll give up trying to keep up with the lore from now on. Criticism is best saved for a discussion between fans, when the author isn't involved. Otherwise it can be a little rude, you know. Honestly, the last thing I want is for my occasional presence here to prevent anyone from speaking their mind. Better that I back off than someone else be unable to voice frustration on a message board, you know? That having been said, from our discussions with Bioware, there is no reason that this particular position would be locked in one gender. We did have a spot where we mentioned a different Qunari (a member of the Antaam from a different scene) was female, and Bioware told us to shift the character to male. So they are keeping track of these things. I trust that in their eyes the Viddasala is not a position whose function dictates a specific sex fulfill that role.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 20, 2020 17:47:13 GMT
Was about to share that video too.
Gideon Emery completely made my day today. Well, more like my year. Possibly my decade.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 20, 2020 15:57:18 GMT
This viddasala is male.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 19, 2020 19:32:49 GMT
BTW, my compliments to whoever wrote Fenris this issue, particularly these two lines: "Powerful. A poor substitute for worthy...That is not a change of heart. It's a change of fortune." As with everything we write, those lines were both me and Christina. We will write the material together whenever possible. If we're overworked and need to move quickly, we may have one person do the first pass, and another take a second pass. But those lines were really written by us both. It's been fun to write Fenris. We hear Gideon Emery's voice with every line we write.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 19, 2020 18:09:20 GMT
Why did Marquette say that they have no elf there to test the weapon on when Shirallas is right there? Even if Nenealeus doesn't want to waste him on non-red Lyrium, Marquette doesn't know that, he should have at least suggested using Shirallas. Marquette does know that - it's the long term plan. Since this was about testing the sarcophagus without Red Lyrium, it precluded using Shirallas.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 14, 2020 0:25:06 GMT
You may have to wait for it, but expect Marius and the man who trained him to face off eventually. I take back what I said earlier. GO NENEALUS! BEAT THAT BLAND BASTARD INTO THE GROUND!*Waves Tevinter flag* Jokes aside, your statement would imply there are more comics planned for after Blue Wraith, as I highly doubt all the current story threads can be wrapped up in the next two issues without rushing like hell. Good to hear. I cannot confirm anything until it's been confirmed by Dark Horse and Bioware. That having been said, this miniseries is designed to both wrap the Francesca/Fenris storyline AND send the characters into future adventures. We have a LOT to wrap up, as you said.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 13, 2020 20:38:17 GMT
Page 2 (or 3 if you count the cover as a page, you frickin’ weirdo) makes me a little sick to my stomach. Goddamn Vints. Not gonna say it's all about the Vints. That moment of evil is very specific to that Magister... That old guy is probably magister Nenealeus, the guy who trained Marius. ...who is, in fact Nenealeus. He's not a nice person. Now I'm really curious if those two will clash somehow. You may have to wait for it, but expect Marius and the man who trained him to face off eventually. That fight scene tho...the art is really good! Also I love how fluid and intense the fight between Francesca and Fenris was. We've loved all of Fernando's work with us. But this issue, and that fight, was a particular high point in the process for us. I laughed at Vaea going "Well this is going to hurt" before breaking up the fight Yeah, as the various stories progress, and she isn't trying to impress people (as she was when acting as a dutiful squire in Knight Errant), we show more and more of her snarky sarcastic voice. as well as Fenris's reaction to Vaea's argument "That...is surprisingly logical." I see the craziness of Kirkwall still hasn't waned in his memory. It just felt like Fenris, post DA II, would recognize her logic and stop fighting when it made sense. Plus, even during DA II, he had a more moderate side that presented itself fairly often.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 12, 2020 17:55:01 GMT
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Jan 19, 2020 5:34:28 GMT
I really enjoyed the interactions between Vaea and Francesca! They're quickly becoming favourites for me. Do we have any information on how old Francesca is in the comics? Or how old her brother was before he was killed? Has it been mentioned or will it be mentioned in the series? I assume she's at least 18 because she's been referred to as a 'woman' and (in the flashback 6 years ago) she's referred to as a 'young teen' by nunziodefilippis in this forum. When asked about it a ways back on these boards, I put Florian at 25, and Francesca at 22-23. But when we wrote this mini, we changed that. 6 years ago, in that opening scene, she’s 13 and Florian is 15 or 16. So he was around 22 when he died, and she’s 19 now.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Jan 16, 2020 6:25:25 GMT
Speaking of, I'm loving the relationship between her and Vaea. They seem to genuinely like each other and confide in each other. They do have a lot in common like losing their families and homes, so it's understandable, but even before Francesca knew that she was good with Vaea. It'll be interesting to see how their friendship develops. It's great to see two of my favorite characters getting along so well. The bond between Vaea and Francesca was something that really surprised us as we wrote it. I mean, we had a narrative plan, and the two women were a huge part of it. But we were so looking forward to how each would interact with Fenris, it kinda surprised us how important we found their interactions with each other.
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