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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 13:23:12 GMT
Trian- was he trying to kill his middle sibling. Did Bhelen convince him (signet ring). Reading his codex diary entry-seems like a jerk but not as power hungry as Bhelen My feeling is that Bhelen told Trian the same story that he told us, that the other was about to make a move against them, in the hopes that both of his siblings would kill each other. If we refuse to make a move against Trian, then he resorts to having Trian killed and blaming us for the deed.
There was a short demo released prior to Origins "A Tale of Orzammar" that served as a prequel to the Dwarven origin, where you play as an adventurer hired by a mysterious Dwarven noble (who is later revealed to be Bhelen) to find evidence of an important artefact in a lost thaig.
After you clear a path to the Aeducan thaig through darkspawn, traps and defeat a Golem guarding the tomb, Bhelen appears and reveals that his real goal was to plant the artefact (the Shield of Aeducan) for his sibling to find, making sure to leave obvious clues for how to solve the floor puzzle because they are "a bit dense".
After that, the adventurer is given a choice to either flee to the surface or be killed, which you can either accept or try to fight him. If you beat Bhelen, he once again makes the same offer to walk away, but if you persist in trying to attack him, you're stabbed in the back by your dwarven companion, as he was secretly working for Bhelen all along.
From this, it seems that Bhelen somehow acquired the lost Shield of Aeducan (or forge one) and spread rumours that it was still located in the Aeducan Thaig, but having secretly planted it himself. He knew that his father would want the relic retrieved and would send one of his children to do so.
Bhelen may have either stolen Trian's signet ring and lied to the mercenaries about who was hiring them, hoping that either they might kill the Dwarf Noble, or else convinced Trian to send mercenaries to retrieve the shield before the Dwarf Noble did, allowing Trian to win the honour and glory of finding it for himself.
His plan was that either the Darkspawn, the mercenaries or Trian would kill the Dwarf Noble, or else, the Darkspawn, his own mercenaries or the Dwarf Noble would kill Trian.
If the Dwarf Noble had gotten past the mercenaries, they'd have found Trian's signet ring, so when they later were discovered standing over Trian's body, it would look like they'd killed him and stolen it (which is what both Frandlin Ivo and the Scout lied and said happened, even if you didn't kill him).
If Trian had killed the Dwarf Noble, then a similar outcome would have taken place. Bhelen would show up and accuse Trian of plotting to murder the Dwarf Noble, having that lie confirmed by Frandlin Ivo or the Scout (if either were still alive) and leading to Trian being exiled in disgraced by the Assembly, who were already in Bhelen's pocket.
If the Dwarf Noble did listen to Bhelen, but tried to surrender to Trian when he accused them of plotting to kill him, then the Scout initiates combat and the Dwarf Noble is forced to kill Trian in self-defense. The Scout forcing the fight makes sense, as both and Frandlin were secretly working for Bhelen too.
So the TL;DR is that I don't think that Trian was trying to kill the DN, but was more a victim of Bhelen's schemes that would ensure both of his siblings ending up out of the picture and landing him the throne, one way or another.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 12:15:57 GMT
Yeah, it's finally here, pull up a seat!
Flat earth debates are always fun to sit and watch.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 12:02:49 GMT
Damn, does anyone else kinda wish that Bull had been a woman now instead? Woof! And this is why my Cadash's are so very grateful that Bull is sitting down whenever you talk to him in Skyhold.
All those junk-high conversations in Haven are super awkward.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 11:43:48 GMT
I would have peed myself if we got to meet Shokrakar! Instead this legend is restricted to the war table. WHHHYYYY. 😭 Even just a small quest where Inquisitor Adaar rescues the Valo-Kas, or Lavellan runs into their clan, maybe speaks to their Keeper... it would've added so much. The Inquisitor (to me) doesn't feel connected to their life outside of the Inquisition. It bothers me. They should have had characters related to our background show up in Skyhold, so they were the ones to give us the war table missions (like Krem or Sutherland).
We could have had Shokrakar show up for Adaar (perhaps the Chargers and Valo-kas become rivals/frenemies), Lantos for Cadash (if only to hide from the Dasher), "Phillam! A Bard!" for Trevelyan (as they're distant cousins) and another member of Lavellan's clan (so at least someone else survives if you choose poorly).
The companions could have had comments about them as well, much like the various trainers. Bull and Sera both are tripping over themselves around Shokrakar, Blackwall has struck up a friendship with Lantos, Solas shared some painting tips with Lavellan's clan mate and Varric has been badgering everyone for dirt stories about the Inquisitor.
Also if we recruited the Wardens, how great would it have been to have Sigrun as the one giving us Warden-related war table missions?
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 10:58:33 GMT
Sure, but Kyle Reese is a great hero. This video seemed like a good analysis as to why he's one of the greatest on screen heroes in film. That was a great video and sums up why Kyle Reese has always ranked on my list of all-time favourite characters in film.
And why it frustrates me to no end how much they butchered that character in Genisys.
Biehn played Reese with the intensity of someone who's life spent hiding from the machines has left him constantly on edge. He barely sleeps, shows clear signs of PTSD and has become so desensitised to pain that he barely reacts to it anymore.
The video doesn't mention it, but in a deleted scene, Sarah punches him during an argument and he instinctively pulls a gun on her, before realising what he's doing and he suffers a minor breakdown. As he explains to her, the world he's now in so full of beauty and life, he cannot process it because nothing like that exists anymore for him. Even something so innocuous as picking a blade of grass from the ground is treated like an overwhelmingly alien experience for him, as if he's never had the opportunity to do it before.
Courtney played him like a generic dude-bro, lacking any of the depth of character that Biehn had.
(Even Salvation, despite that movie's problems, did the character more justice, thanks in part to Yelchin putting in a solid performance)
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 10:11:03 GMT
Sera will return, but her clothes are pristine, uncovered by mustard stains and she refuses to wear plaid. (I may need to go into witness protection after Gomez sees this)
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 10:03:47 GMT
"The Elusive Elfroot" needs to be an easter-egg in Anthem, located in an out-of-the-way, insanely hard to get to spot in the game that is fraught with danger and enemies. After picking it up, you're greeted with a message that reads;
"You didn't need to come all this way, nor did you need to pick this up, especially since you can't even use this anyway! Seriously, we think you may have a problem with Elfroot, you should seek help... we're all worried about you!"
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 18, 2018 9:53:21 GMT
So you've been checking out the fighting pits politics thread lately? Not after what happened to Red Viper of Dorne after he went into that pit thread.
Sure, he made some goods points, got some solid jabs in, but then he lost his head after he got into a shouting match, so no-one walked away from that argument victorious in the end.
Hmm have any of you managed to be friends with an ex? It's certainly possible, but it can be awkward, especially if the breakup was recent.
I'd suggest always giving it time first before trying to rekindle friendships with someone you used to date, because even if both of you still want to be part of each other's lives, time apart lets you come to terms with the breakup and deal with any residual feelings, so they don't reignite and potentially get in the way of any chance you can remain as friends.
Fine, you can be a sea turtle.
But just be warned that we're all going to use you as a taxi if we're ever marooned on a desert island by disloyal pirates.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 14:30:28 GMT
Just to take this thread away from the topic of feminism, have any of you guys suffered from depression? I've been suffering from a mild to moderate kind since my boyfriend broke up with me in October. How long did you suffer? What did you do to resolve it? I've been talking to a friend in order to resolve it, along with antidepressants, exercise, and some counseling. I've been dealing with depression and anxiety for over a decade now.
Antidepressants have helped greatly, but it can be therapeutic to talk with other people. I find taking long walks often helps me to better sort things out in my head, if I'm mulling over a particular problem or something bothering me that day.
And of course, there's always a couple threads on these forums that are always guaranteed to make you laugh or put you in a good mood afterwards, which can lighten up any bad day you might be having.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 13:51:32 GMT
I'd like to see Dorian again, but isn't he an important politician now? Can't see him traipsing around taking orders from some new player character. Yeah, it'd be better for our player character to be taking orders from him, rather than us ordering him about.
Then again, Aveline was still available as a follower in DA2 even after becoming Guard-Captain. One way that Dorian (or Mae) accompanying us could be excused is by having them serve as our "chaperone", as their Magister status is needed to get us into high-society functions or locations we'd otherwise be barred from entering.
Maybe the conditions for losing them as companions are going too much against what the Lucerni's goals or engaging in actions that reflect poorly back on them, as we're technically working for them as one of their representatives? If we kill too many people, people will blame them instead, because it looks like they ordered/sanctioned our actions.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 13:30:25 GMT
And while we are at it, Dagna could make guns, and a power suit for us too. Yeah, how about that! It's not like Dwarves haven't already invented them before.
Golems are pretty much Dwarves who've been permanently fused (body and soul) into a set of power armour.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 13:15:01 GMT
I am also slightly offended with calling this the "Elfroot Syndrome", something normal shouldn't be called a syndrome. Yes, I find it normal to pick everything that isn't nailed down and horde it in a video game. I do it all the time. Exactly! It's not a problem, we can stop at any time we want... honest!
And besides, sometimes you just run into them when you're exploring... halfway up a mountain in a hard to reach spot... which was a perfectly legitimate detour that happened to coincide with them.
It wasn't like we plan it or anything, because we've memorised where the materials regularly spawn on the map over countless hundreds/thousands of hours of repeated playthroughs... don't be ridiculous!
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 12:57:49 GMT
What is your favorite thing about Spider-Man? (in general, not a specific version) In two words? Black Cat.
In three words? Mary-Jane Watson.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 12:54:02 GMT
There will be a PG version of the game released, where all sex scenes will be interrupted by Sebastian running in, yelling "MAKER NO!" and then jumping out the nearest window, already on his way to stop the next person about to get lucky.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 12:29:25 GMT
On the other hand, the world state with Leliana, Merrill and Josephine is a happy place where people politely drink tea and talk about how cute nugs are. Or leads to several people in their restaurant suddenly slumping over onto their tables, as Leliana smiles into her tea, Josephine looks annoyed at yet another night out being ruined with casual murder, all while Merrill remains completely oblivious to what's actually going on;
Merrill: Oh dear, were they all really tired?
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 12:17:51 GMT
Lake Calenhad will give birth to a litter of bunny shaped ponds.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 12:11:58 GMT
What if Humans and the Kossith originally came from other "worlds", planes that existed separate from that of the Ancient Elves and Dwarves (much like the Crossroads and Vir Dirthara exist separate from the Fade), which were accidentally merged together when Solas created the Veil?
This would keep the origins of Humanity and the Kossith as being completely independent of the Ancient Elves, as well as explain how both Elves and Dwarves speak of humanity as showing up one day as if from nowhere?
Perhaps the only reason that the Kossith didn't show up as quickly as humans did is that humans lucked out by arriving close to the Elves and Dwarves, whereas the Kossith found themselves deposited on other side of the planet far from everyone else?
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 17, 2018 11:33:51 GMT
I do not get the obsession with Samson. Especially in DAI, he just reminds me of the creepy janitor in the Harry Potter movies. Lol. I don't get it either.
Samson may have once been a good person before his descent into lyrium addiction and expulsion from the Templars, but he shows no signs of being one anymore by the time of DAI, having let his bitterness and resentment towards the Chantry consume him.
His situation was tough and I do feel bad for him being addicted to lyrium and forced to go through withdrawal after he was kicked out of the Templars... but no-one forced him to join Corypheus or start taking Red Lyrium. The game suggest he did these things entirely of his own volition, as well as convinced other Templars to start taking Red Lyrium as well, even despite knowing what it would do to him/them.
We saw from Cullen that it's getting clean from Lyrium is a long and difficult process, so I'm not saying that it would have been easy for Samson if he'd tried to go that route (because maybe he had many times). But even remaining as an addict and trying to manage his cravings, surely there were other ways Samson could have gotten a regular enough fix, ones that didn't involve him taking tainted lyrium or joining up with a Darkspawn Magister hellbent on destroying the world?
Samson's definitely an interesting character to me because of how they explore the effects and ramifications of lyrium addiction with Templars, but I do not at all understand the urge people have to want to romance him comes from?
I can see him being fascinating as a "for want of a nail" version of Cullen, but he seems to lack any redeemable qualities that Cullen had, which offset those moments in DAO and DA2 when Cullen did act like a paranoid jerkass towards mages.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 12:22:45 GMT
I'm rather fond of Solivitus (Sol), the cheerful Lucrosian merchant from DA2.
Perhaps he could show up again as a unique items merchant in Tevinter, having fled there after the Circle went belly-up.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 12:01:42 GMT
To be honest that’s strange considering how they established British accents as a Ferelden and Free Marcher thing while every other human nation has their own accent. Why have Tevinter have them too? The modern language spoken in Thedas derives from the Dwarven trade tongue. As the Imperium has had a long-standing alliance with the Dwarves and the Alamarri eventually brokered a similar trading partnership with the Dwarves of Orzammar, it's possible that both groups independently adopted the language and coincidentally came to develop similar sounding accents as a result.
Another explanation is that what we think of as the "Ferelden" accent may actually in fact be the Tevinter accent, something leftover from when the Imperium occupied that part of Thedas.
The historic Alamarri accent may have sounded more similar to that of the Avvar, since their relative isolation in the Frostbacks meant that Tevinter never influenced them in the same way they did to the "Lowlanders". That may be why modern Fereldans have ended up sounding far more like 'Vints than the Avvar, despite one being hundreds of miles away and the other living right in their backyard?
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 11:03:36 GMT
I shoot left handed but use a right handed bolt action rifle. I shoot right handed when using pistols, but left handed when using rifles.
(Being in the UK, this has only ever been with Airsoft, Laser or Paintball guns, so I don't know if they count?)
To this day, the main theme for Muppet Treasure Island is still my jam.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 9:59:28 GMT
You know, I've always wondered about his comments on Qunari to an Adaar Inquisitor. They directly contradict what he says to Bull in banter, and I've always wondered... like, what does Solas actually believe about it? To Bull, he seems to think there's nothing different about Qunari as a race, but the social system of the Qun drives them to extremes. And then to Adaar, he seems to have the... interesting opinion that Qunari are just naturally prone to violence.
I guess they're not necessarily mutually exclusive, and Solas was just startingly tone-deaf and spectacularly poor at expressing his opinion to Addar. Or, of course he could just be racist against Qunari, on top of his general prejudice against modern people, but the Bull banter would seem to dispute that. Hmph.
It might because Solas' impressions on Adaar's race are based solely on the Qunari (extremely dogmatic and militant) and the Tal-Vashoth (mostly chaotic rebels). I doubt he has ever encountered a Vashoth before, since even the game points to them as being not widely known about in-universe (either due to low numbers or them wanting to keep a low-profile).
Maybe that's why Adaar may seem like such an anomaly to him, because the only frames of reference Solas has for Adaar's race consist of two groups that tend to be far more aggressive in nature.
It may also not have helped that Adaar was a mercenary before the Conclave, so Solas may have incorrectly assumed this career was to satisfy an innate need for violence. Rather than mercenary work being one of the few options available to Vashoth if they ever hope to put money and food on the table, because no-one else is willing to hire "Qunari".
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 9:00:01 GMT
but in all seriousness, I wouldn't mind seeing Anders again, at least to see how he's coping with the whole possessed/tainted thing and maybe just maybe if he figured out a way to actually separate himself from Justice like he promised Hawke , poor guy still needs a cat If Anders were to reappear, then these are the only outcomes I could see.
If Hawke was romanced and alive;
Anders has been freed from Justice, as Varric was able to pass on to Hawke the information he'd learned in JoH, that the Avvar know of a way to undo spiritual possession. We learn that Hawke and Anders eventually made their way to Stone-Bear Hold and were able to separate the two, returning Justice back into the Fade and giving Anders a new lease on life.
Thanks to rumours spread by Varric, people have slowly come to believe that Anders perished during the Mage-Templar war, allowing Hawke and Anders to have some semblance of a normal life. And to remain low-profile and put his past firmly behind him, Anders now goes solely by his birth name (meaning we finally learn it).
If Hawke was unromanced, or was romanced but left in the Fade;
Justice appears as an enemy boss, having subsumed Anders and his personality entirely. After the loss of his friends/lover, there was little Anders could do to hold onto his sanity, so eventually the lines between them eroded away until there was no-one left but Justice.
People say Anders' snark disappeared in DA2, but it's still there. Anders: There's something here that just doesn't feel right.
Aveline: You mean how mages are treated?
Anders: No... I think there's not enough dog shit.
Anders: So, I never expected to be palling around with the Captain of the Guard.
Aveline: We're not pals. Anders: We're not? What about that time we painted each others toenails?
Aveline: Do you want something?
Anders: Love, life and liberty. What more does a man need?
Aveline: You're in a jolly mood.
Anders: Well, when you're here, I know you're not leading men into Darktown to arrest me.
It's a shame there weren't more moments of this snarky, chipper Anders occasionally poking his head out.
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 8:00:38 GMT
Solas didn't infect countless people and Templars with Red Lyrium, effectively enslave the people of an entire town to mine the stuff, order his people to kill countless numbers of Tranquil to use their skulls used as macabre, magical telescopes, plan to unleash an army of Demons across southern Thedas or corrupt the Wardens and Templars to be his mindless, obedient servants.
Corypheus had already enacted most of these plans before his attack on the Conclave.
Yet. Solas is not someone who thinks that Red Lyrium (or the Blight in general) should be toyed with, despises slavery of any kind (including binding spirits), refers to the deaths of the Tranquil to make the Ocularum as a "tragic waste" and Trespasser suggests that any former slave who joined in his rebellion was there by their own choice, he didn't forcibly conscript anyone to join his cause against their will.
He's by no means a paragon of virtue, nor has he always managed to keep his hands clean (as he freely admits), but his methods are better than Corypheus' by a long shot.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire
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Post by Sifr on Dec 16, 2018 7:40:24 GMT
If only that Leliana conversation had gone something along the lines of; Leliana: So you finally came to see me, I was beginning to think you were avoiding me. Inquisitor: To be honest, I find you a little intimidating. Leliana: And you've been face-to-face with Corpyheus and his Archdemon, so I can only take that as a compliment. Because let's be real, Leliana is a little scary at times in Inquisition. (Wait... she's not behind me, is she?)
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