inherit
688
0
1,912
UutIVvdPw7END0Ef
1,517
August 2016
uutivvdpw7end0ef
Bottom
|
Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Dec 7, 2018 15:46:15 GMT
The Black City (which was never Golden) houses the Void (Blight/Taint) and The Forgotten Ones (The Forbidden Ones?). The Elven Pantheon (Old Gods) act as locks that holds back the Void with the Veil separating between Thedas and the Fade (by product of the Veil). Solas (Fen'Harel) intends to remove the Veil but he can't do that because of the Void, which is why he absorbs Mythal because she knows about the Void from (absorbing?) Andruil.
|
|
inherit
1909
0
2,366
10k
Cerberus is Humanity! Join us today and receive a limited edition commemorative pin!
1,131
November 2016
10k
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2
|
Post by 10k on Dec 7, 2018 19:36:19 GMT
Okay if I read you straight, correct me if I'm wrong, solas is attempting to remove the veil. The veil separates Thedas and the fade. If solas does remove the veil, that would lead the void and fade to spill over into Thedas. How do you conclude Solas is doing nothing wrong if he is trying to bring Thedas and the fade together? Isn't that a bad thing?
|
|
inherit
ღ I am a golem. Obviously.
440
0
24,190
phoray
Dreadnaw Rising
12,573
August 2016
phoray
Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition
|
Post by phoray on Dec 7, 2018 19:53:08 GMT
Don't forget the mass murder he committed putting the veil up in the first place... doesn't get a pass just because I didn't meet any of those people.
|
|
inherit
♨ Retired
24
0
24,282
themikefest
14,818
August 2016
themikefest
21,655
15,426
|
Post by themikefest on Dec 7, 2018 19:56:17 GMT
Did nothing wrong? He must be related to the catalyst.
|
|
inherit
688
0
1,912
UutIVvdPw7END0Ef
1,517
August 2016
uutivvdpw7end0ef
Bottom
|
Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Dec 7, 2018 20:44:14 GMT
Okay if I read you straight, correct me if I'm wrong, solas is attempting to remove the veil. The veil separates Thedas and the fade. If solas does remove the veil, that would lead the void and fade to spill over into Thedas. How do you conclude Solas is doing nothing wrong if he is trying to bring Thedas and the fade together? Isn't that a bad thing? Because he plans to use Mythal's knowledge of the Void to destroy it, that's why he absorbed her. (Mythal got it from Andruil)
|
|
Sharable Horizon
N3
Lvl 31 Rogue God Emperor
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
Posts: 600 Likes: 1,968
inherit
2222
0
1,968
Sharable Horizon
Lvl 31 Rogue God Emperor
600
December 2016
sharablehorizon
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem
|
Post by Sharable Horizon on Dec 7, 2018 20:46:58 GMT
My lovingly crafted mage gear that disappeared with him on my first play through disagree with you!
|
|
inherit
1909
0
2,366
10k
Cerberus is Humanity! Join us today and receive a limited edition commemorative pin!
1,131
November 2016
10k
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2
|
Post by 10k on Dec 7, 2018 20:50:21 GMT
Okay if I read you straight, correct me if I'm wrong, solas is attempting to remove the veil. The veil separates Thedas and the fade. If solas does remove the veil, that would lead the void and fade to spill over into Thedas. How do you conclude Solas is doing nothing wrong if he is trying to bring Thedas and the fade together? Isn't that a bad thing? Because he plans to use Mythal's knowledge of the Void to destroy it, that's why he absorbed her. (Mythal got it from Andruil) I get he wants to destroy the Void. But he has to remove the veil by doing so. Removing the veil will no doubt hurt the people of Thedas, that is bad.
|
|
inherit
Elvis Has Left The Building
7794
0
Oct 31, 2020 23:57:02 GMT
8,068
pessimistpanda
3,804
Apr 18, 2017 15:57:34 GMT
April 2017
pessimistpanda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by pessimistpanda on Dec 7, 2018 21:02:42 GMT
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT AFTER HE BROKE SO MANY HEARTS?!
|
|
inherit
688
0
1,912
UutIVvdPw7END0Ef
1,517
August 2016
uutivvdpw7end0ef
Bottom
|
Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Dec 7, 2018 21:27:48 GMT
Because he plans to use Mythal's knowledge of the Void to destroy it, that's why he absorbed her. (Mythal got it from Andruil) I get he wants to destroy the Void. But he has to remove the veil by doing so. Removing the veil will no doubt hurt the people of Thedas, that is bad. It will happen either way because the Darkspawn costantly looking for the Old Gods, and when the last 2 Old Gods die the Void will be released. I assume he plans absorbing the last 2 Old Gods like he did Mythal and maybe even use the Titan's heart in DAI to destoy the Void, there's also possibly more Somnaborium/Foci around Thedas he might be looking for.
|
|
inherit
∯ Oh Loredy...
455
0
26,678
gervaise21
10,797
August 2016
gervaise21
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights
|
Post by gervaise21 on Dec 7, 2018 21:29:27 GMT
He as good as admits that it is going to kill everyone in the "fiery chaos" that removing the Veil would cause and yet he still plans on going ahead. What annoyed me the most about this was that when Cassandra asks him what he believes in he says, "The inherent right of all free willed people to exist". So as well as being willing to be a mass murder, he is also a steaming hypocrite.
He had the excuse when he raised the Veil that he didn't know how much death and destruction it would cause but that would not be the case this time round. Also he says he shut away the Evanuris because otherwise they would have destroyed the world. So he admits that the world of the elves would have been destroyed regardless but at least his actions allowed something to survive. What he needs to do now is stop feeling sorry for himself and start working for the benefit of the modern elves, who are the descendants of his people and his responsibility.
Of course, it is possible that red lyrium and the Blight was the responsibility of the Evanuris and that his original plan was to shut it away along with the gods. Then the Magisters breaking into the Black city messed that bit of his plan up. In which case, instead of being so secretive, just admit that is why he needs to remove the Veil, in order to cleanse a world that is already doomed by the Blight. Then I might have some sympathy for his plan.
|
|
Heimdall
N6
∯ Interjector in Chief
Staff Mini-Profile Theme: Heimdall
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Origin: HeimdallX
Posts: 5,579 Likes: 12,637
inherit
∯ Interjector in Chief
279
0
1
12,637
Heimdall
5,579
August 2016
heimdall
Heimdall
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
HeimdallX
|
Post by Heimdall on Dec 7, 2018 21:34:08 GMT
The Black City (which was never Golden) Actually, it’s confirmed from ancient Tevinter records that the city was indeed Golden before the First Blight if I remember correctly.
|
|
inherit
Elvis Has Left The Building
7794
0
Oct 31, 2020 23:57:02 GMT
8,068
pessimistpanda
3,804
Apr 18, 2017 15:57:34 GMT
April 2017
pessimistpanda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by pessimistpanda on Dec 7, 2018 21:37:54 GMT
The Black City (which was never Golden) Actually, it’s confirmed from ancient Tevinter records that the city was indeed Golden before the First Blight if I remember correctly. Anybody can write down anything, though.
|
|
inherit
Elvis Has Left The Building
7794
0
Oct 31, 2020 23:57:02 GMT
8,068
pessimistpanda
3,804
Apr 18, 2017 15:57:34 GMT
April 2017
pessimistpanda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by pessimistpanda on Dec 7, 2018 21:40:34 GMT
He as good as admits that it is going to kill everyone in the "fiery chaos" that removing the Veil would cause and yet he still plans on going ahead. What annoyed me the most about this was that when Cassandra asks him what he believes in he says, "The inherent right of all free willed people to exist". So as well as being willing to be a mass murder, he is also a steaming hypocrite. He had the excuse when he raised the Veil that he didn't know how much death and destruction it would cause but that would not be the case this time round. Also he says he shut away the Evanuris because otherwise they would have destroyed the world. So he admits that the world of the elves would have been destroyed regardless but at least his actions allowed something to survive. What he needs to do now is stop feeling sorry for himself and start working for the benefit of the modern elves, who are the descendants of his people and his responsibility. Of course, it is possible that red lyrium and the Blight was the responsibility of the Evanuris and that his original plan was to shut it away along with the gods. Then the Magisters breaking into the Black city messed that bit of his plan up. In which case, instead of being so secretive, just admit that is why he needs to remove the Veil, in order to cleanse a world that is already doomed by the Blight. Then I might have some sympathy for his plan. "Fiery chaos" might just refer to the likely reaction of the Evanuris when they emerge from wherever-the-fuck and see his shiny, bald, traitor face.
|
|
inherit
2754
0
5,958
Son of Dorn
Fortifying everything.
6,276
Jan 11, 2017 14:17:27 GMT
January 2017
doomlolz
Dragon Age Inquisition
|
Post by Son of Dorn on Dec 7, 2018 21:48:51 GMT
|
|
inherit
∯ Oh Loredy...
455
0
26,678
gervaise21
10,797
August 2016
gervaise21
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights
|
Post by gervaise21 on Dec 7, 2018 22:00:47 GMT
"Fiery chaos" might just refer to the likely reaction of the Evanuris when they emerge from wherever-the-fuck and see his shiny, bald, traitor face This is true and can you imagine the death and destruction that would result from 7 angry elven gods throwing a fit at the same time? It has also just occurred to me that if breaking into the Black City did mess with his plan to contain the Blight, may be it was his sense of irony that caused him to choose Corypheus to unlock his orb for him.
|
|
inherit
Elvis Has Left The Building
7794
0
Oct 31, 2020 23:57:02 GMT
8,068
pessimistpanda
3,804
Apr 18, 2017 15:57:34 GMT
April 2017
pessimistpanda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by pessimistpanda on Dec 7, 2018 22:04:03 GMT
"Fiery chaos" might just refer to the likely reaction of the Evanuris when they emerge from wherever-the-fuck and see his shiny, bald, traitor face This is true and can you imagine the death and destruction that would result from 7 angry elven gods throwing a fit at the same time? It has also just occurred to me that if breaking into the Black City did mess with his plan to contain the Blight, may be it was his sense of irony that caused him to choose Corypheus to unlock his orb for him. Well, he also says he didn't have the power to activate the orb, and that he thought Corypheus might be able to, IIRC, didn't he also expect Corypheus to die when it WAS activated? Which suggests to me that Solas doesn't fully understand how the Blight works, since he didn't anticipate Corypheus moving into another body.
|
|
inherit
688
0
1,912
UutIVvdPw7END0Ef
1,517
August 2016
uutivvdpw7end0ef
Bottom
|
Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Dec 7, 2018 22:09:45 GMT
The Black City (which was never Golden) Actually, it’s confirmed from ancient Tevinter records that the city was indeed Golden before the First Blight if I remember correctly. That's just Chantry propaganda. Red Lyrium is normal Lyrium infected by the Taint, and Red Lyrium is older than the First Blight. The Void (Taint) was locked away by Fen'Harel (Solas), using the the Elven Pantheon (Old Gods) as locks to it's prison (Black City) and erecting the Veil to seperate it from Thedas. The Old Gods (Elven Pantheon) clearly didn't sign up for this so they tricked the Magisters to release them, causing the Taint (Void) to spill too, essentially fucking Fen'Harel's plan. Now with a portion of the Taint (Void) out of it's prison (Black City) with only 2 locks (2 Old Gods) remaining, Solas absorbs Mythal to gain her knowledge on the Void (Taint) in order to destroy it. Mythal got knowledge of the Void from Andruil. Andruil got it when she tried to hunt for a Forgotten One but got infected by the Void (Taint).
|
|
rapscallioness
N3
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, Jade Empire
Posts: 731 Likes: 1,531
inherit
223
0
1,531
rapscallioness
731
August 2016
rapscallioness
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, Jade Empire
|
Post by rapscallioness on Dec 7, 2018 22:17:16 GMT
Hmm, I do suspect that in tet time when Solas made that decision it was act desperation, mixed with a little bit of vengeance for what they did to Mythal. My suspicions are that the red lyrium was the result of some kind of biological warfare, or a tool of it, against the Titans in their war with the Evanuris. A dangerous weapon that needed to be contained.
Or, it wasn't a war at all, and it was just something the Evanuris discovered could be an even greater source of magical power for them. The lust for power is an old story. Perhaps the magical power of the Evanuris was waning as they became entangled in the ...mundane world of Thedas. Maybe they discovered that it could supplement that power. However, it is also very addictive. They may have needed more and more in order to maintain, in combo with a waning magical power from being in Thedas too long. So, they did this to the Titans which are the foundations of Thedas because their heads were not in the right place.
The discovery, or manufacture, of red lyrium carried with it the threat of destruction to all of Thedas. This is how the Evanuris were on the way to destroying world. So, Solas saw no alternative but to lock it all away, gods and red lyrium. At great cost, but it was a choice of evils.
I don't understand what he's on about now, though. Does he want to lower the Veil just to bring magic back to the world? Or bring Spirits back to the world? He seemed very interested in that approach, where spirits and mortals live side by side, so to say. Is he lonely? His Fade tombstone did say his fear was dying alone. Was that about romantic love, or something more? Is he trapped in some way? Trapped in this world and cycles of sleep/waking? Does he long to be fully free again himself, but he can't do that as long as the Veil is lowered? Is he imprisoned in a way?
He knows lowering the Veil and its risks, not only of the destruction of Thedas, but the release of these Evanuris who sound like quite the handful, yet his response is pretty much, "I'll deal with that later". Whaaat? I don't understand what the overriding compulsion is that makes him feel these are risks worth taking. Guilt? A desire to restore the People? Although, I'm not entirely sure his definition of the "People" is the same as mine. The Elves of Thedas, or the Eveanuris? That guy in the Well of Sorrows certainly didn't see the modern elves as one of the People.
Idk. I can speculate, rationalize and manage to cut him some slack about why he did it in the first place, but I don't understand what's happening now. Unless is some basic nostalgic, longing for the good old days - which were never actually that good. It's like he's having a mid life crisis.
I hope they come up with a compelling motivation. One that I can "see"; I can wrestle with. Because from where I'm sitting, the costs gravely outweigh any benefits. Ofc, it could always be that he simply does not view the lives of the modern inhabitants of Thedas as...worthy? As valuable? Important? as the existence and lives of spirits, and all that stuff. In which case, he's just building a civilization on top of some anthills. Fuck those ants. Am I right?
We'll see. Maybe his time with the Inquisition helped temper that viewpoint? At least planted some doubt?
|
|
Heimdall
N6
∯ Interjector in Chief
Staff Mini-Profile Theme: Heimdall
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Origin: HeimdallX
Posts: 5,579 Likes: 12,637
inherit
∯ Interjector in Chief
279
0
1
12,637
Heimdall
5,579
August 2016
heimdall
Heimdall
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
HeimdallX
|
Post by Heimdall on Dec 7, 2018 22:34:04 GMT
That's just Chantry propaganda. Red Lyrium is normal Lyrium infected by the Taint, and Red Lyrium is older than the First Blight. Not even a little. This is from Gaider himself, from the errata issued for WoT vol 1, Tevinter records from centuries before Andraste or the Chantry existed say the city was golden. Your chain of logic here rests on the assumption that the city must have been black if the taint existed in the world, which isn’t necessarily the case.
|
|
inherit
Elvis Has Left The Building
7794
0
Oct 31, 2020 23:57:02 GMT
8,068
pessimistpanda
3,804
Apr 18, 2017 15:57:34 GMT
April 2017
pessimistpanda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by pessimistpanda on Dec 7, 2018 22:40:17 GMT
Hmm, I do suspect that in tet time when Solas made that decision it was act desperation, mixed with a little bit of vengeance for what they did to Mythal. My suspicions are that the red lyrium was the result of some kind of biological warfare, or a tool of it, against the Titans in their war with the Evanuris. A dangerous weapon that needed to be contained. Or, it wasn't a war at all, and it was just something the Evanuris discovered could be an even greater source of magical power for them. The lust for power is an old story. Perhaps the magical power of the Evanuris was waning as they became entangled in the ...mundane world of Thedas. Maybe they discovered that it could supplement that power. However, it is also very addictive. They may have needed more and more in order to maintain, in combo with a waning magical power from being in Thedas too long. So, they did this to the Titans which are the foundations of Thedas because their heads were not in the right place. The discovery, or manufacture, of red lyrium carried with it the threat of destruction to all of Thedas. This is how the Evanuris were on the way to destroying world. So, Solas saw no alternative but to lock it all away, gods and red lyrium. At great cost, but it was a choice of evils. I don't understand what he's on about now, though. Does he want to lower the Veil just to bring magic back to the world? Or bring Spirits back to the world? He seemed very interested in that approach, where spirits and mortals live side by side, so to say. Is he lonely? His Fade tombstone did say his fear was dying alone. Was that about romantic love, or something more? Is he trapped in some way? Trapped in this world and cycles of sleep/waking? Does he long to be fully free again himself, but he can't do that as long as the Veil is lowered? Is he imprisoned in a way? He knows lowering the Veil and its risks, not only of the destruction of Thedas, but the release of these Evanuris who sound like quite the handful, yet his response is pretty much, "I'll deal with that later". Whaaat? I don't understand what the overriding compulsion is that makes him feel these are risks worth taking. Guilt? A desire to restore the People? Although, I'm not entirely sure his definition of the "People" is the same as mine. The Elves of Thedas, or the Eveanuris? That guy in the Well of Sorrows certainly didn't see the modern elves as one of the People. Idk. I can speculate, rationalize and manage to cut him some slack about why he did it in the first place, but I don't understand what's happening now. Unless is some basic nostalgic, longing for the good old days - which were never actually that good. It's like he's having a mid life crisis. I hope they come up with a compelling motivation. One that I can "see"; I can wrestle with. Because from where I'm sitting, the costs gravely outweigh any benefits. Ofc, it could always be that he simply does not view the lives of the modern inhabitants of Thedas as...worthy? As valuable? Important? as the existence and lives of spirits, and all that stuff. In which case, he's just building a civilization on top of some anthills. Fuck those ants. Am I right? We'll see. Maybe his time with the Inquisition helped temper that viewpoint? At least planted some doubt? There's an Elven myth where Andruil, goddess of the hunt, encounters and is driven mad by "Void", which works similarly to Taint, and is likely the same thing. In the end of that story, she was cleansed after a battle with Mythal. My theory: Taint/Void is simply a natural product of the world, essentially a virus or parasite with no sentience of its own, but that provides particular abilities to its hosts. The Evanuris saw the potential power it offered, and likely killed Mythal because only she had the knowledge of how to "cure" them, and strip them of that power. Fen'Harel lures the tainted Evanuris into a single location (the golden/black city), and seals it beyond the veil. This great act of magic has the (possibly unintended) side-effect of trapping all the spirits, and stripping the remaining elves of the majority of their magical power. Left unchecked for millenia, their prison fills up with Taint (we know it can grow pretty much anywhere). Whether the structure in the Fade was ever golden, or if it was ALWAYS black, the seven Tevinter priests are lured there by their "Old Gods" (possibly the trapped Evanuris using a ruse, possibly other entities that covet the power of the Void/Taint for themselves). They crack it open, they get Tainted as a result. Shit happens from there.
|
|
rapscallioness
N3
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, Jade Empire
Posts: 731 Likes: 1,531
inherit
223
0
1,531
rapscallioness
731
August 2016
rapscallioness
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquistion, Jade Empire
|
Post by rapscallioness on Dec 7, 2018 22:51:25 GMT
lol. "Shit happens from there". Indeed.
I think it's a very plausible theory. And yes, I think, or suspect, that the Void/Taint stuff may be a natural product of the world, but much like uranium, it can be used in a variety of "unnatural" ways.
Friggin' Andruil. Is she the Pandora?
|
|
inherit
688
0
1,912
UutIVvdPw7END0Ef
1,517
August 2016
uutivvdpw7end0ef
Bottom
|
Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Dec 7, 2018 23:01:38 GMT
That's just Chantry propaganda. Red Lyrium is normal Lyrium infected by the Taint, and Red Lyrium is older than the First Blight. Not even a little. This is from Gaider himself, from the errata issued for WoT vol 1, Tevinter records from centuries before Andraste or the Chantry existed say the city was golden. Your chain of logic here rests on the assumption that the city must have been black if the taint existed in the world, which isn’t necessarily the case. The Olds Gods tricked the Magisters, they promised them power if they breached the Veil, to that end the Old Gods taught the Magisters to use Blood Magic. Corypheus clearly states that the city was already black when he entered, it being golden was the Old Gods lies, and it was black because it housed the Void (Taint). It was golden only according to the Old Gods themselves, which was a lie. dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Chant_of_Light_verses#Canticle_of_Silencedragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Dumat (references WOT1 and WOT2)
|
|
inherit
Elvis Has Left The Building
7794
0
Oct 31, 2020 23:57:02 GMT
8,068
pessimistpanda
3,804
Apr 18, 2017 15:57:34 GMT
April 2017
pessimistpanda
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by pessimistpanda on Dec 7, 2018 23:04:40 GMT
Small addendum to my theory: Solas possibly lured the Evanuris there by offering them access to Void/Taint. Elven lore mentions him trapping them in the "heavens" with a lie about a mighty weapon they could use in their war with the Forgotten Ones.
Also worth noting: in Elven myth, "Void" is both a substance AND a place. Significant? Who knows!
|
|
Andraste_Reborn
N4
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
Posts: 1,467 Likes: 6,342
inherit
469
0
6,342
Andraste_Reborn
1,467
August 2016
andrastereborn
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda
|
Post by Andraste_Reborn on Dec 7, 2018 23:08:52 GMT
Corypheus - who is probably a reliable source on this one thing - says 'it was supposed to be golden! It was supposed to be ours!' when you wake him up in Legacy. Presumably if the Black City was black in the Fade before the Magisters breached it, he would not be confused and angry about this. So my guess is that it was previously golden on the outside, but black within.
|
|
Heimdall
N6
∯ Interjector in Chief
Staff Mini-Profile Theme: Heimdall
Games: Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Origin: HeimdallX
Posts: 5,579 Likes: 12,637
inherit
∯ Interjector in Chief
279
0
1
12,637
Heimdall
5,579
August 2016
heimdall
Heimdall
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition
HeimdallX
|
Post by Heimdall on Dec 7, 2018 23:12:47 GMT
Not even a little. This is from Gaider himself, from the errata issued for WoT vol 1, Tevinter records from centuries before Andraste or the Chantry existed say the city was golden. Your chain of logic here rests on the assumption that the city must have been black if the taint existed in the world, which isn’t necessarily the case. The Olds Gods tricked the Magisters, they promised them power if they breached the Veil, to that end the Old Gods taught the Magisters to use Blood Magic. Corypheus clearly states that the city was already black when he entered, it being golden was the Old Gods lies, and it was black because it housed the Void (Taint). It was golden only according to the Old Gods themselves, which was a lie. dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Chant_of_Light_verses#Canticle_of_Silencedragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Dumat (references WOT1 and WOT2) The Golden City was visible from every part of the Fade, just like the Black city is now. Every Mage and magister could see it. What lay inside he city was the lie.
|
|