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Post by talyn82 on Apr 1, 2018 0:58:36 GMT
i never had a problem with my Qunari's size cause he's supposed to be a big two hander like Sten. Maybe when I play a mage Qunari it will bug me?
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Post by Catilina on Apr 1, 2018 1:14:22 GMT
i never had a problem with my Qunari's size cause he's supposed to be a big two hander like Sten. Maybe when I play a mage Qunari it will bug me? No. There some reason for a mage to be thin? Garrett Hawke's a muscular man. Adaar is a mercenary AND an apostate. For an apostate better if able to fight without magic too. |
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Post by talyn82 on Apr 1, 2018 3:15:03 GMT
i never had a problem with my Qunari's size cause he's supposed to be a big two hander like Sten. Maybe when I play a mage Qunari it will bug me? No. There some reason for a mage to be thin? Garrett Hawke's a muscular man. Adaar is a mercenary AND an apostate. For an apostate better if able to fight without magic too. Yeah, that is true on both ends. |
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Post by vertigomez on Apr 1, 2018 6:33:33 GMT
i never had a problem with my Qunari's size cause he's supposed to be a big two hander like Sten. Maybe when I play a mage Qunari it will bug me? If I can play a stealthy, dextrous dwarf then I can play a giant mage.  |
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Post by opuspace on Apr 2, 2018 6:20:15 GMT
i never had a problem with my Qunari's size cause he's supposed to be a big two hander like Sten. Maybe when I play a mage Qunari it will bug me? If I can play a stealthy, dextrous dwarf then I can play a giant mage. Only if we have a chance to call an enemy, "Puny humans" |
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Post by Catilina on Apr 8, 2018 0:43:11 GMT
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Post by vertigomez on May 4, 2018 1:11:00 GMT
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Post by jaerick243 on May 4, 2018 3:01:55 GMT
Who else likes to head canon Adaar and Shokrakar (Valo-Kas leader) having a 'thing' at some point in the past? When I played a Qunari, that was one of the things I head canon with Adaar, mage or not.
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Post by vertigomez on May 4, 2018 13:18:16 GMT
Who else likes to head canon Adaar and Shokrakar (Valo-Kas leader) having a 'thing' at some point in the past? When I played a Qunari, that was one of the things I head canon with Adaar, mage or not. Meeee! I've always loved the idea that they were casually involved at some point. |
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Post by jaerick243 on May 4, 2018 20:19:22 GMT
Who else likes to head canon Adaar and Shokrakar (Valo-Kas leader) having a 'thing' at some point in the past? When I played a Qunari, that was one of the things I head canon with Adaar, mage or not. Meeee! I've always loved the idea that they were casually involved at some point. yeah. Even more funny if Adaar is a mage, so they can casually roleplay some. |
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Post by Sifr on May 8, 2018 14:04:46 GMT
I like to headcanon that Adaar was Shokrakar's second-in-command and/or lead their own squad.
The game often has characters treat or refer Adaar as if they were in charge of their mercenary band, despite showing us that Shokrakar was the actual leader of the Valo-Kas. Having Adaar actually be the second-in-command (similar to Krem), would reconcile this disparity, since they'd have been in charge of managing/leading the troops, but still have had a boss they answered to.
And if there were two squads running security at the Conclave, that would explain their survival and how Adaar seemed to get separated from them. Adaar could have been leading a group stationed at the Temple (who all perished in the explosion), while Shokrakar could have been leading a group stationed at Haven (who survived the blast)?
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Post by vertigomez on May 8, 2018 15:16:25 GMT
I like to headcanon that Adaar was Shokrakar's second-in-command and/or lead their own squad. The game often has characters treat or refer Adaar as if they were in charge of their mercenary band, despite showing us that Shokrakar was the actual leader of the Valo-Kas. Having Adaar actually be the second-in-command (similar to Krem), would reconcile this disparity, since they'd have been in charge of managing/leading the troops, but still have had a boss they answered to. And if there were two squads running security at the Conclave, that would explain their survival and how Adaar seemed to get separated from them. Adaar could have been leading a group stationed at the Temple (who all perished in the explosion), while Shokrakar could have been leading a group stationed at Haven (who survived the blast)? This is how I reconciled it as well! I just imagine that my Adaar was in charge of her own unit, either temporarily for the Conclave or as an ongoing thing. Man, must suck to have your first assignment blow up in your face (literally). I imagine the middle Aeducan and Kid Cousland felt the same way on their first day of command LOL. Oh, and just curious: what was everyone's answer when Bull asked about whether the Valo-Kas was mostly Tal-Vashoth or a mixed group? I went with mostly Vashoth, partly because of the name of the group and the names of the people in Shokrakar's letters, but also to kind of differentiate them from the Chargers. And where does William "Iron-Ass" Tully fit into all this? edit: just looked it up and Josie says former mercenary company wrt this guy. I have a whole backstory in my head about Adaar working for the Blackstone Irregulars before joining up with the Valo-Kas, so I've just now decided that this guy was a cranky old Fereldan merc.  |
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Post by Sifr on May 8, 2018 20:20:32 GMT
Oh, and just curious: what was everyone's answer when Bull asked about whether the Valo-Kas was mostly Tal-Vashoth or a mixed group? I went with mostly Vashoth, partly because of the name of the group and the names of the people in Shokrakar's letters, but also to kind of differentiate them from the Chargers. I like to think that the Valo-Kas are mostly comprised of Vashoth, but they do have a few other races working among them. Shokrakar strikes me as someone who gives everyone Qunari titles/nicknames, regardless of their race, because it's easier for her (and other Vashoth) to remember... and because she thinks it's funny. Ashaad Two may have quit not only because he was captured, but he eventually got fed up that being called "Terry" was somehow too hard for everyone. Similar to how Homer Simpson eventually snapped when Mr Burns forgot his name one too many times. |
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Post by Iddy on May 9, 2018 10:50:15 GMT
Ahh, the Qunari. They're so... how do I put it? Woof.
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Post by jaerick243 on May 9, 2018 22:56:08 GMT
I feel that Qunari is my favorite non-human inquisitor. I do not know why, but the total outsider appeals to me. If it was not for the camera, and lack of interesting armors, I would use Aeducan/Tabris, Hawke, Adaar as my 'canon' world state.
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Post by vertigomez on May 16, 2018 3:12:34 GMT
Ahh, the Qunari. They're so... how do I put it? Woof. Accurate. I feel that Qunari is my favorite non-human inquisitor. I do not know why, but the total outsider appeals to me. If it was not for the camera, and lack of interesting armors, I would use Aeducan/Tabris, Hawke, Adaar as my 'canon' world state. Nowadays I always stick my qunari in Stone-Bear Armor. Looks badass. I like the outsider thing, too! It's one of the things that appeals to me most in this game. |
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Post by Iddy on May 16, 2018 12:08:45 GMT
It occurs to me that Sten and the Iron Bull basically had the same mission: Gather information about the Blight/Breach and report back.
This makes me realize that they probably should've sent someone from the Ben-Hassrath in DAO. Yes, yes, I know. Sten said "We are how our people know the world", but I still think it would've been the better choice between the two.
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Post by Sifr on May 17, 2018 6:27:16 GMT
It occurs to me that Sten and the Iron Bull basically had the same mission: Gather information about the Blight/Breach and report back. This makes me realize that they probably should've sent someone from the Ben-Hassrath in DAO. Yes, yes, I know. Sten said "We are how our people know the world", but I still think it would've been the better choice between the two. How do we know they didn't send both?
The Arishok may have sent the Antaam because the Qunari wanted to know about the Blight from a military perspective, how best to fight the Darkspawn, do they have any strengths/weaknesses, what makes Wardens so effective against them, etc?
Come to think of it, Sten could have been heading to Ostagar before his unit was ambushed, since observing the Ferelden Army and Wardens fight the Darkspawn would have been extremely useful information to send back home.
(Maybe that's why he seemed to immediately perk up upon realising he was talking to a Warden, rather than another Lothering villager? Travelling with a Warden could provide him with the information the Arishok wanted... until he remembered that without his sword, he couldn't actually return home to give his report)
I'd imagine there were Ben-Hassrath agents in Ferelden gathering intelligence during DAO, even if we didn't see them.
We could have even run into them without even realising it, the Warden can do a lot of odd (and seemingly random) jobs for various people. The "K" missions from the Gnawled Noble in particular stand out, since they involve dead drops, "negotiation aids" and making contacts, all things that a spy would be involved in.
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Post by Iddy on May 17, 2018 11:23:29 GMT
It's kinda funny how pale some Qunari are. I mean... they live in a really hot place. Shouldn't they be dark skinned?
I wonder the same of Maevaris, as Tevinter is in a similar climate.
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Post by vertigomez on May 17, 2018 17:13:35 GMT
It's kinda funny how pale some Qunari are. I mean... they live in a really hot place. Shouldn't they be dark skinned? I wonder the same of Maevaris, as Tevinter is in a similar climate. Guess it depends. There some some light grey qunari, bronze, dark grey, almost onyx-skinned... and there are pale 'Vints, like Mae and Danarius and Hadriana. With humans and elves I just imagine there's been a lot of immigration and intermingling over the centuries so you wind up with all sorts of people living all sorts of places, and the people of eastern/western Tevinter look a bit different from each other anyways. With qunari, we don't even know where they came from or what their ancestors looked like, so... |
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Post by jaerick243 on May 24, 2018 21:21:36 GMT
So, am I weird for using Adaar (qunquisitor) as a reason for my F!Trevelyan rogue ending up at the conclave? My headcanon is that my Trevelyan was caught 'passing time' with Adaar and another qunari/vashoth and being sent there as a punishment, to get her away from Ostwick until the problem dies down.
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Post by Sifr on May 29, 2018 9:42:24 GMT
So, am I weird for using Adaar (qunquisitor) as a reason for my F!Trevelyan rogue ending up at the conclave? My headcanon is that my Trevelyan was caught 'passing time' with Adaar and another qunari/vashoth and being sent there as a punishment, to get her away from Ostwick until the problem dies down. That would actually be a good headcanon.
Ostwick is most famous for it's double walls around the city, built in response to a Qunari invasion centuries ago. Even though that was a long time ago, I doubt that paranoia and suspicion towards Qunari/Vashoth might have lessened there, especially not in the wake of what happened (fairly recently) in Kirkwall.
For nobles and proper Chantry-folk like the Trevelyans, I doubt that they'd look fondly on any relative dabbling with "heathen oxmen". |
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Post by Iddy on May 29, 2018 10:32:57 GMT
So, am I weird for using Adaar (qunquisitor) as a reason for my F!Trevelyan rogue ending up at the conclave? My headcanon is that my Trevelyan was caught 'passing time' with Adaar and another qunari/vashoth and being sent there as a punishment, to get her away from Ostwick until the problem dies down. This isn't Origins. The other potential Inquisitors don't exist in the game, so this idea makes absolutely no sense. |
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Post by Catilina on May 29, 2018 10:41:43 GMT
So, am I weird for using Adaar (qunquisitor) as a reason for my F!Trevelyan rogue ending up at the conclave? My headcanon is that my Trevelyan was caught 'passing time' with Adaar and another qunari/vashoth and being sent there as a punishment, to get her away from Ostwick until the problem dies down. This isn't Origins. The other potential Inquisitors don't exist in the game, so this idea makes absolutely no sense. So: in the world, where the inquisitor is an Adaar, the Lavellan clan, the House of Cadash, and the Trevelyan family not exist? What a nonsense! |
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Post by Sifr on May 29, 2018 11:48:11 GMT
This isn't Origins. The other potential Inquisitors don't exist in the game, so this idea makes absolutely no sense. Nothing concretely says that the other potential Inquisitors weren't at the Conclave and didn't perish in the blast.
The only thing that changes is who happened to be in the wrong place at the right time to get the Anchor.
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