Tapster's Tavern - For all your dwarven needs !

Yeah, I understand wanting to adapt/wok on a canon world state. Mine usually involve themes of some sorts, easy way to fill up ten world states, while also still having ideas for new ones. That being said, not sure I have one canon world state, but then I do know which world state I'll upload first for Da4, so I guess, that's technically my canon, maybe.

I got the very cool Bownammar armor (wish there was a schematic for it) from my Templar specialization wartable mission which I have Cassandra (his LI) wearing with my Cadash wearing legion of the dead. Dwarfs have it easy, with legion of the dead armor unlocked, very rare of me to use anything else, just different variations of it throughout the game. 

To be fair, I've had fun with all the warrior specializations. In terms of specializations still need to try tempest, necromancer, and assassin, but should have some time to roll some new Inquisitors between now and DA 4. 

Playing a DN and I just picked up Leliana in Lothering. I went to loot the tavern's kitchen aaaand I got this dialogue from the cook: "No dwarves in the kitchen! You think I don't see your grubby little hands snatching all the rolls? Out!" Such insolence.


There are a lot of fun racial dialogues with dwarves, too! Hope you have fun.

Would it be fair to say that Andrastianism is the most common belief system among surface dwarves? With the Stone/Ancestors being more common in first generation surfacers/exiles?

What are your favorite armors for dwarves in DAO? Vanilla or modded.

Thanks. He's been a blast to RP and great headcanon has from this playthrough too. 

This is true. Been meaning to play an Ultimate sacrifice Brosca that romanced Morrigan and had a non OGB kid. As well as a pampered/arrogant Aeducan who killed Trian, redeems himself as the game goes, begrudgingly puts his brother on the throne (for the good of his people), will get his son legitimized by Bhelen, romances Leliana and then does the Ultimate sacrifice. Some interesting world states Id want to explore. 

I've actually never followed through onto Da2 or Inquisition with an ultimate sacrifice warden. Did it once for the achievement, and that's it, so should make for a new spin on a series I've played more times than I can count.

In terms of armor for dwarfs in Origins. I def enjoy legion of the dead, also liked the blood dragon armor. That always looked really good on my dwarves.

Something struck me while replaying the Orzammar questline in DAO. The Dwarves of Orzammar have clearly had a huge influence and impact on the Ferelden people and their culture over the millennia.

The Berserkers influenced the Ash Warriors, the Avvar have a trade alliance with Orzammar that continues to this day, the common tongue spoken across Thedas derives from the Dwarven trade language, the city of Gwaren is a former Dwarven surface outpost, Dwarven construction being used for the Imperial Highway, Ostagar and Fort Drakon when the country was ruled by the Tevinter Imperium, as well as the Avvar using Dwarves to help construct Vigil's Keep and Kinloch Hold.

Is that perhaps the reason why both nations share similar types of government?

Both are ruled by monarchs and operate a form of elective monarchy where the Landsmeet/Assembly have the power to veto the heir-apparent in favour of someone else (even if they rarely do). The Landsmeet/Assembly also comprise largely of various nobles and meet regularly to discuss various matters of state and have the authority to challenge/overturn the monarch's decisions.

The codex claims that even before the Alammari Clayne tribes united to become the Fereldan people and elected their first monarch 400 years ago, the Landsmeet had been going on for at about three-thousand years. That would seem fairly consistent with the date given for the Avvar's supposed founding by Tyrdda Bright-Axe in -620 TE (2745 years prior to DAO), who shortly after encountered and began trading with the dwarves of Orzammar.

Despite the breakaway between the Alamarri and the Avvar, it's been said that they did unite occasionally to fight common foes, such as incursions by the Tevinters and the Darkspawn. Those times of peace between the two could have allowed any Dwarven influences being spread from the Avvar to the Alamarri ancestors of the modern Fereldans.

I dunno, does it make sense? Or was it a bad idea to put so much lyrium on my tin-foil hat?

Any new thoughts about the Nexus golem?

"The Stone lives beneath Orlais. Mathas gar na fornen pa salroka atrast."

"Amgarrak tapped the blood, spilled within the Stone."

"We were once more than we are."

"The Gauntlet is passed. Only a Shaperate can bring the light. Conversion begins..."

The first three seem to fall neatly in line with what we've learned in DAI. I'm wondering if the last line is connected to Valta. She's a field researcher for the Shaperate. She became something.... different.... in The Descent.

What is the Gauntlet in this instance? Normally I'd just think it's some kind of test, but because it's capitalized and because of everything that happened at the Temple of Sacred Ashes, it makes me wonder if it's connected to THE Gauntlet from Origins. Oghren did say that mountain was covered in lyrium.

edit: lolol wait, I'm dumb, I forgot that you had to fight a literal gauntlet to talk to the golem. Right? It's been a while since I played. Welp, there goes my theory. :dumb:

It occurs to me, being a dwarf is good for a first playthrough. Since you've never been to the surface, it gives you a perfect excuse to ask all the "stupid questions" (e.g what's a Templar?) that help you learn more about the game world. Doubly so for a commoner.

That's a great point, that I hadn't thought of before. We'll just have to add it to an already long and extensive list of why playing as a dwarf is the best choice.