The Maevaris Tilani Discussion Thread

She seems to have a really strong preference for men, though.

Considering that she flirts with Alistair and her Fade sequence is full of scantily clad men with nary a boob to be found, I'm inclined to agree. But that hasn't stopped the devs before, as with DAA Anders. I played DAA recently. The amount of female-centric remarks he makes is just ridiculous. It's like Zevran levels.

Well, if Bioware wants her to be a full blown romance, I don't see them making her straight. Especially if she is THE straight female romance. The amount of shit Bioware would get for that would approach completely new levels. 
No, if they are going to make a romance with a trans companion, it's going to be with a trans man. Here's hoping that a trans romance doesn't bump out a cis romance of the same sexuality though.

First off, that was a tense read. There were three to four pages where Mae was barely even mentioned. Glad to see it’s getting back on track.

Personally, I really enjoy Mae. She’s a well written character that offers several perspectives that we haven’t seen yet in Thedas. I’m interested in seeing what she has to offer. She’s a human transwoman who married a dwarf and is fighting to reform one of the oldest and most powerful political machines in the lore. There’s a lot of meat to that story and I think she would be fascinating to learn from. Plus, she has strong connections to Varric, who has strong connections to the rest of the series’ characters.

And I agree that she’s likely going to be showing up in one way or another in DA4. The devs have mentioned that she’s a favorite character and they dropped hints of her involvement through the map-quests in DA: I. I suspect she’ll play one of three roles: major quest based NPC, advisor, or companion. All of them seem plausible. My wish is for her to be a companion because she seems badass and, as demonstrated in the comics, she’s not afraid to roll up her sleeves and fight. But I could easily see either of the other options as well. Regardless, we’ll likely be seeing her in a larger role.

I’d rather her not be a romance, personally. Not because she’s trans (I’m all for trans romances), but because we’ve had enough Carth Syndrome romances already and I think that would factor into her romance too much. Although it would be nice to get some exclusive flirt options with a male dwarf PC, since we know she’s down for that demographic.

Ultimately, I’m stoked for Mae, regardless of the role she plays. But I’m REALLY hoping she’s a companion. She’s got all the makings to join my favorite companion club!

I think this is an irrational fear from any side and gender configuration.

They're not going to make a transwoman the primary straight romance. They're not going to make a transman the primary gay romance. If she is a romance option at all, it will like be in addition to a standard 2/2/2 configuration.

One thing to keep in mind is that those of us who frequent these forums, and who consume the ancillary materials, are a minority of the player base. Those that only played DAI will only know that she is a female Tevinter magister, friend of Dorian, and co-leader of the Lucerni. That's it. This is revealed through the scant war table operations and Dorian's Trespasser letter. Her relation to Varric is never even addressed in the game. All of that is considering that those players remember those crumbs at all, considering how minor they are.

I kind of want it to happen now that you’ve said it, though, just to see the Internet lose their shit