Post by vertigomez on Jun 2, 2019 1:10:46 GMT
So, I've been watching lore videos about Grey Wardens and the Blight, and I got to wondering what your average Warden fortress looks like demographics-wise.
IIRC, Duncan (or was it Irving or someone else?) says something about the Wardens being allowed to take one mage from each Circle, but I don't see how that holds up, as in addition to Amell/Surana there's Anders, both from Kinloch Hold, not to mention the metric crap-ton of mage Wardens we see throughout the series. Now, some of those could be former apostates (see: Bethany) or Dalish Keepers (Velanna), but look how many were in Inquisition alone. It's like a whole frikkin fraternity! Am I misremembering completely? Where did they all come from??
When you meet him at Ostagar, Alistair also makes a comment wondering why there aren't many women/dwarves/elves (depending on your character) in the Wardens, but he's also only been a Warden in backwater Ferelden for, like.... six months so I'm not inclined to take his word for it.
Nobles tend to take umbrage when you go around conscripting their kids, so I imagine most Wardens are pulled from volunteer/soldier stock (Jory, Carver, Mhairi, Alistair, Oghren....) and criminals of every background (Brosca, Aeducan, Surana/Amell, Tabris, Anders, Daveth, Rainier, Loghain, Duncan himself.....). Then you've got people who're Tainted already and take a chance on the Joining (Mahariel, Carver/Bethany).
It doesn't make much of a difference really - we know the Wardens recruit from all races (though we've yet to see a qunari Warden), classes, backgrounds, and genders - but I was just wondering about the spread.
IIRC, Duncan (or was it Irving or someone else?) says something about the Wardens being allowed to take one mage from each Circle, but I don't see how that holds up, as in addition to Amell/Surana there's Anders, both from Kinloch Hold, not to mention the metric crap-ton of mage Wardens we see throughout the series. Now, some of those could be former apostates (see: Bethany) or Dalish Keepers (Velanna), but look how many were in Inquisition alone. It's like a whole frikkin fraternity! Am I misremembering completely? Where did they all come from??
When you meet him at Ostagar, Alistair also makes a comment wondering why there aren't many women/dwarves/elves (depending on your character) in the Wardens, but he's also only been a Warden in backwater Ferelden for, like.... six months so I'm not inclined to take his word for it.
Nobles tend to take umbrage when you go around conscripting their kids, so I imagine most Wardens are pulled from volunteer/soldier stock (Jory, Carver, Mhairi, Alistair, Oghren....) and criminals of every background (Brosca, Aeducan, Surana/Amell, Tabris, Anders, Daveth, Rainier, Loghain, Duncan himself.....). Then you've got people who're Tainted already and take a chance on the Joining (Mahariel, Carver/Bethany).
It doesn't make much of a difference really - we know the Wardens recruit from all races (though we've yet to see a qunari Warden), classes, backgrounds, and genders - but I was just wondering about the spread.
(same with many others in the series but he just stands out)
