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Post by azarhal on Jun 11, 2024 11:51:41 GMT
I had the theory that the party would be there to replace either the Old Gods or Evanuris for a while now, and that was before knowing we only had 7 companions.
And yesterday I started musing that maybe Rook might have been sent to Varric by someone (not the usual suspects, i.e. not Solas or the Inquisition). And I focus specifically on Emric, his position, and where he is sitting. It does look as though the others defer to him somewhat, likely because they respect him because of his age. The problem is this better shot of him makes him resemble my Dad, who was a lovely man but for obvious reasons will make it a bit hard to romance him. So, I'll definitely have to view him as my father figure in game. Anyone else notice he has odd coloured hands? The right one is dark and the left is pale. Emmrich is wearing a red glove on his right hand. I suspect it's not very healthy looking. And he's so the grandpa/dad.
It seems everyone in the party has a stand-in for a "disability": - Emmrich: right hand. - Neve: right leg. - Taash: right horn - Bellera: not quite clear if her left arm is a prosthetic or just a fancy gadget, but it is still covered in the companion shot
- Lucanis: the "itch" behind his eye when people are tapping into the Fade
- Davrin and Harding both have facial scars (and there might be some other things we don't know, like Harding getting magical powers)
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Post by colfoley on Jun 11, 2024 11:58:01 GMT
I had the theory that the party would be there to replace either the Old Gods or Evanuris for a while now, and that was before knowing we only had 7 companions.
And yesterday I started musing that maybe Rook might have been sent to Varric by someone (not the usual suspects, i.e. not Solas or the Inquisition). It does look as though the others defer to him somewhat, likely because they respect him because of his age. The problem is this better shot of him makes him resemble my Dad, who was a lovely man but for obvious reasons will make it a bit hard to romance him. So, I'll definitely have to view him as my father figure in game. Anyone else notice he has odd coloured hands? The right one is dark and the left is pale. Emmrich is wearing a red glove on his right hand. I suspect it's not very healthy looking. And he's so the grandpa/dad.
It seems everyone in the party has a stand-in for a "disability": - Emmrich: right hand. - Neve: right leg. - Taash: right horn - Bellera: not quite clear if her left arm is a prosthetic or just a fancy gadget, but it is still covered in the companion shot
- Lucanis: the "itch" behind his eye when people are tapping into the Fade
- Davrin and Harding both have facial scars (and there might be some other things we don't know, like Harding getting magical powers) I am all for disabled representation but this seems a bit...much...also given what happened to the INquisitor and the Inquisitor not being the protag. (God I hope this comes off OK. )
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Post by helios969 on Jun 11, 2024 12:30:54 GMT
Harding getting magical powers So how does that work given dwarves don't use magic in lore? Did she spend too much time exposed to the various tears in the veil during DAI while scouting...or did Dagna go full on mad scientist?
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Post by sageoflife on Jun 11, 2024 12:32:19 GMT
How about doing it again with the Old Gods to see if it comes up with the same: Emmerich = Dumat (not convinced that Dumat is the chief Old God though) Davin = Zazikel (Origially the goddess of freedom, then the god of chaos - not a great fit for the second part) Taash = Toth (God of fire so easy one there) Neve = Andoral (originally god of unity but then became god of slaves) Harding = Urthemiel (God of beauty) Bellara = Razikale (Goddess of mysteries) Lucanis = Lusacan (God of Shadow - the name is almost the same too) That would make Rook Drakonis.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 11, 2024 18:27:01 GMT
- Lucanis: the "itch" behind his eye when people are tapping into the Fade Also they mentioned something about him being socially awkward, which could be anything from a bit shy to some more intense emotional difficulty when dealing with people he is unfamiliar with. I can cope with that though. Got relevant experience in the real world.
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Post by azarhal on Jun 11, 2024 19:01:35 GMT
I have crazy theories again. Thanks to the demo. I now think that the Evanuris were the first "Magister Sideral". History less or more repeated itself there.
The Elves found the blight and contained it somewhere, but at some point, the Evanuris went to where the blight was contained and came back as monstrosities with Blight powers and started to rule as gods with slaves. After some dysfunctional relationship issues, they ended up killing Mythal and Solas went "Enough!" and put the Veil up.
Wardens probably weakened his contingency plant to keep the Blight and Evanuris locked up by killing the Archdemon and now it's all falling apart.
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Post by q5tyhj on Jun 11, 2024 19:41:56 GMT
I have crazy theories again. Thanks to the demo. I now think that the Evanuris were the first "Magister Sideral". History less or more repeated itself there.
The Elves found the blight and contained it somewhere, but at some point, the Evanuris went to where the blight was contained and came back as monstrosities with Blight powers and started to rule as gods with slaves. After some dysfunctional relationship issues, they ended up killing Mythal and Solas went "Enough!" and put the Veil up.
Wardens probably weakened his contingency plant to keep the Blight and Evanuris locked up by killing the Archdemon and now it's all falling apart. here's my view: I was convinced by Roulousse's posts on reddit, and believe that when the Evanuris hunted down Titans, they harvested their hearts to make their orbs and this led those Titans to be "sundered": the gangue grew out of control, they became corrupted (think of the forest spirit in Princess Mononoke after it gets its head chopped off), and the Dwarves that were connected to those Titans became the first Darkspawn. So the Evanuris directly created the Blights, and the Darkspawn, by hunting down and dismembering Titans, and Solas locked away those Blighted Titans beyond the Veil, along with the Evanuris. SO the Evanuris are only the 2nd worst thing being locked away by the Veil. They are the least of our problems. I think we are finally going to get the answer to one of the central mysteries of the DA world: the cause of the Blights, red lyrium, and Darkspawn.
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Post by helios969 on Jun 13, 2024 7:08:05 GMT
So are these two of the trapped elven gods? If so is there speculation as to which two?
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 7:26:20 GMT
Okay, I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but I'm lazy and don't want to go through pages and pages of posts since I was last here 12 hours ago.
Did anyone notice how the towers on the floating circular structure in Minrathous (Circle of Magi/former temple to Razikale?) lit up and the streams connected when Solas began his ritual. It was how Varric knew it had begun. Then when they get to Arlathan Forest there is a similar circular structure with towers that is also lit up where he is conducting his ritual, with the streams connecting in a similar way. So, did the structure in Minrathous light up simultaneously or was it a prerequisite to him being able to light up his main one? I'm assuming that there is a connection between the two in some way. Presumably this was why he had been active in Minrathous for some months, not just trying to acquire old elven artifacts but making sure the two were in alignment or something. Perhaps it was necessary to give him sufficient power to undertake the ritual. Anyone else have a theory on this?
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Post by colfoley on Jun 13, 2024 11:17:34 GMT
So the fun thing about all this theory crafting and dartboarding is...its a double edged sword. Like I love speculating, I love theories, but the trouble is I find that the way I do this kind of thing and consider multiple possibilities and listen to a whole host of theories is that one of us is bound to be right, at least more or less, and we've had ten years to cook us lore nerds and deep lore nerds so lets see where they are going. That being said my latest post is...'who is the traitor'...which I have personally narrowed down to four possibilities based on my own thoughts and stuff I have been reading. And these AREN'T in order just order of fun. Neve Gallus- I think given my theory I posted in his thread and to poke fun a little at gervaise21 over Lucanis if I end up eating crow and my main gal, Neve, ends up being the traitor. ANd my theory is the exact same reasons as for Lucanis as well...her tarot card. Namely it has a figure cloaked in shadow in the background. It looks vaguley mage like so my theory is its a Venatori and she fights Venatori so, given other things I have heard and hope, what if that is her main antagonist. BUT WHAT IF, its actually her handler? It would be really neat twist, and eating of the crow, if she were actually a Venatori agent this entire time. Lucanis- So just briefly again his tarot card is odd and there is something odd going on with him. Like he seems to have access to something...magical and weird (like many of these characters) going on. So I belive it has been suggested that he might be possessed by some kind of spirit, we know Solas is into spirits and seems to be doing this just as much for 'friendly spirits' as 'the Elves', so what if Lucanis or whoever is riding around with him is influencing him to side with the Dread Wolf? Emmrich- Also along those lines to Emmrich has a connection to spirits as a member of the Mourn Watch. Solas has made it clear to the Mortalatassi that he won't tolerate their interference. So again what if he is under the influence, or more juciy still, what if Manfred ends up being the agent within? Bellera- She is the obvious one given the Elven influence of things and she is an Elven mage who is not Elves...but I think this would be a little too obvious... Assuming they do a traitor at all this time.
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Post by azarhal on Jun 13, 2024 13:14:49 GMT
So are these two of the trapped elven gods? If so is there speculation as to which two? Two blighted elven gods.
There are more in-depth theories online but:
The majority of the fandom seems to think half-moon is Ghilan'nain (otherwise Andruil) and people seems to go Elgar'nan, June or Falon'Din for Beetlehead (I'm personally in June's camp).
But looking more at what we see of Half-Moon and knowing they are blighted. The tentacles scream broodmother and maybe all the female Evanuris ended up with tentacles once blighted. And I am now totally grossed out...
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Post by azarhal on Jun 13, 2024 13:25:18 GMT
The answer is always the apostate, so Bellara.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 14:15:39 GMT
Assuming they do a traitor at all this time. You would think they would avoid it because by now we are anticipating betrayal. I never did Trespasser with Bull still in the Qun but I always found it laughable when people were surprised he betrayed them. What did they expect? Although to be honest I did think a smarter spy would have pretended to be loyal so as to maintain their link, particularly if they also had a Tevinter Magister under their influence. At the moment I'm still thinking that if one of the gods is Falon'Din then that is going to have really bad results down in the Grand Nercopolis with their army of the dead. However, apart from Manfred possibly turning on us, the biggest problem for Emmrich is the entire inhabitants of the GN turning against him. Unless, of course, he goes with the idea of that lady Mortalitassi in Dread Wolf Take You and wants to use them against the Qunari, which Falon'Din might well approve of. A lot depends on what the association is between the Qunari and the ancient elves. Flip me, Andruil (or Ghilan'nain) might start controlling them, which could make Taash suspect. I am wary of Bellara because she sounds so sweet and enthusiastic, so it would just be like Bioware to have her turn on us. I was suspicious of Strife from the outset and even more so after the short story Ruins of Reality, so I'll be very wary of the Veil Jumpers until I know more about their origins. This is also why I really don't fancy playing one. They sound cool and fun but what might I be getting myself into? I'm praying that Davrin is legit because just for once I want to have a hero elf who is exactly that. Plus Assan would never have bonded with him if he were evil. Griffons know you see. (That's my theory and I'm sticking with it until proven otherwise) I think Lucanis is too obvious as a betrayer. Dark, brooding and social awkward with a dodgy past and weird tarot card. I'm hoping that it may at least be possible to overcome whatever is his secret and that he will turn out loyal provided we take the trouble to get to know him. That was always the proviso in the past with DAO and to a lesser extent with DA2 (although more to do with the weird friendship/rivalry bar), except in the case of Morrigan who always had her own agenda. The idea of Neve as a betrayer is intriguing. May be she is being manipulated without knowing it by her "contacts", or may be someone has a hold over her for a different reason, like how the Sicarri are kept loyal by holding their family as hostages. Actually her betrayal may not be of the group as a whole but perhaps just Lucanis. The Venatori really want revenge against him. That figure on her tarot card does look weird though and rather sinister. I think I shall role play my Rook as an ultra suspicious former slave Shadow Dragon, who is very careful whom they trust and even more to whom they give their heart. Then see if it works out any better for Rook than it did for Lavellan with Solas.
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Post by azarhal on Jun 13, 2024 15:50:21 GMT
Something is bugging me about the place where Solas is doing his ritual. It has two half-circles with the gods head pieces with Solas wolves standing guard at the bottom like at the Mythal's temple in DAI.
(note that Beetle is repeated twice on the right on the lower ring, but not in the upper ring. The heads otherwise matches on both) (note 2, the purple/blue is from the party fighting demons).
- Outside a rather obvious level design error, the double beetle head means there are only 6 Evanuris at the bottom (the wrongly placed Beetle head is the status that Solas blows up I believe). - the order of the half-rings seems to be the exact same in the companions trailer last shot with the dragon (U, SolarCrown and I are in the same spot). So there is more than one location using that order.
- half-moon in the "leader" spot, but the most popular theory is that half-moon is Ghilan'nain which has never been referenced as a leader.
- With how the scaffolding is placed, it seems the inner ring is new, but the rest was there before.
Things that do no adds up: - Solas having statues there, but no statue of Mythal. He was described has her protector.
- Half-moon in the lead spot, instead of Elgar'nan or Mythal.
As a note, in Trespasser there is SolarCrown statue described as Mythal. Just to confuse us even more!
I'm starting to think the Evanuris shared their hats...
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 16:12:40 GMT
Things that do no adds up: - Solas having statues there, but no statue of Mythal. He was described has her protector.
- Half-moon in the lead spot, instead of Elgar'nan or Mythal. Perhaps that is what he has spent his time on since Trespasser and for which he needed all those elves, moving the statues and they got one wrong. (Probably just a design error that they missed: they could change it before the game comes out). What has me puzzled is how come those statues have been there all this time and no one found them? Arlathan Forest isn't that big and I thought the whole point was that Tevinter conquered the city there by sinking it into the ground. Did Solas have to raise it up again? I've often wondered if it was really the Vints who did it but rather a sort elven security measure if they started being overrun. I refer also to my earlier post. What is the connection between that and the floating structure in Minrathous. As far as I can tell that also has seven towers around a central hub and lit up like a Christmas tree when Solas began his ritual in much the same pattern as his site in Arlathan Forest. What was going on there?
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Post by azarhal on Jun 13, 2024 16:58:14 GMT
Things that do no adds up: - Solas having statues there, but no statue of Mythal. He was described has her protector.
- Half-moon in the lead spot, instead of Elgar'nan or Mythal. Perhaps that is what he has spent his time on since Trespasser and for which he needed all those elves, moving the statues and they got one wrong. (Probably just a design error that they missed: they could change it before the game comes out). What has me puzzled is how come those statues have been there all this time and no one found them? Arlathan Forest isn't that big and I thought the whole point was that Tevinter conquered the city there by sinking it into the ground. Did Solas have to raise it up again? I've often wondered if it was really the Vints who did it but rather a sort elven security measure if they started being overrun. I refer also to my earlier post. What is the connection between that and the floating structure in Minrathous. As far as I can tell that also has seven towers around a central hub and lit up like a Christmas tree when Solas began his ritual in much the same pattern as his site in Arlathan Forest. What was going on there? Solas is using a ruin that is partially standing over a precipice, it has no "floor" in places (it's a swirling of energy when Rook is running near the statues): I had the impression that "Tevinter sank it" was false history and that the city parts that were floating fell when Solas put the Veil up and it was just all blamed on Tevinter centuries later.
As a side note, the base design style on the statues looks dwarven (especially DAI Storm Coast statues), but I've been suspicious since DAO that the Elves used Dwarves to build their stuff and that's why a lot of Elven structures are said to be Dwarven like Ostagar.
As for the floating "citadel" above Minrathous, people suspect it's either the Circle of Magi and/or the Magisterium and Tevinter worshiped 7 old gods.
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Post by Reznore on Jun 13, 2024 17:08:29 GMT
I read something and I'm horrified. So Meredith, remember her ? , Meridith is on her merry way to Minrathous?
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 17:21:23 GMT
So Meredith, remember her ? , Meridith is on her merry way to Minrathous? No, that is entirely connected with the Netflix series and was meant to be a stand alone story that did not impact on the game. It may not even run to a second series. So, regardless of what that seemed to reveal about Meredith, I very much doubt we are going to see her again in game.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 17:30:11 GMT
As for the floating "citadel" above Minrathous, people suspect it's either the Circle of Magi and/or the Magisterium and Tevinter worshiped 7 old gods. Yes, but I thought they each had separate temples and, silly me, thought they were at ground level so, you know, ordinary folk could worship there. The Circle of Magi was the former temple to Razikale, which suggested to me that at least it was only dedicated to her (she is also the patron goddess of the city itself). Now I suppose it is possible that the temple may have been levitated away from the riffraff when it became the Circle. Alternatively, as you say, it could be the official structure of the Magisterium. Now that would make sense because originally the Magisterium was formed from the high priests of the seven Old Gods, so I think it may be more likely that is its identity and that would explain the seven towers and its removal away from the rest of the citizens, for security if nothing else. Also why they seem to have a watch that can be directed onto ground level dissidents. It still doesn't explain why it lit up when Solas' ritual began though. Why was it in sync with the site in Arlathan Forest? Was it originally a building used by the Evanuris that was just repurposed by the humans much later because they thought the images they found there were of their own gods?
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Post by The Loyal Nub on Jun 13, 2024 18:00:16 GMT
What about the Forgotten ones? I see a lot of fans speculating about who the two are that come forth but Solas trapped two sets of gods. One set was benevolent and the other was malevolent. Not much is known of the forgotten ones beyond some fragments of stories the Dalish have but if these two are coming from the abyss where Solas trapped them they will be up to no good.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 18:13:35 GMT
What about the Forgotten ones? I see a lot of fans speculating about who the two are that come forth but Solas trapped two sets of gods. One set was benevolent and the other was malevolent. Not much is known of the forgotten ones beyond some fragments of stories the Dalish have but if these two are coming from the abyss where Solas trapped them they will be up to no good. I think it's fairly safe to say they are all up to no good. The idea that they are the Evanuris (Creators) is based off the teaser trailer from 2022 when they specifically seemed to link the elven gods, their symbols in the ring and him shutting them away, plus the fact it seems to be linked to the Bight. Since the Dalish legends tend to be a bit muddled, I do wonder if the Forgotten Ones are actually powerful rebels and that is why Fen'Harel is remembered as being friendly with them. Certainly his pal Felassan told a story that involved Andruil and Anaris both fighting over who would had rights over Solas. Apparently, Andruil wanted to sleep with him (as a punishment I think) but Anaris was definitely angry with him over something he had done to offend his group. Then both gods fought, urged on by Fen'Harel, whilst he chewed free of his bonds. Then both gods were so injured by the fight they took a nap to recover from their wounds. Clearly, a lot of symbolism there and, of course, the story in the Temple of Mythal had Andruil hunting the Forgotten Ones in the Void, so clearly they were perceived as enemies or at least prey. Yet, his password included the word Anaris so either it has a specific meaning or that would indicate they were allies at one time. Merrill's version of the Dalish story had both sets of gods in search of a secret weapon that would end their war by giving them superiority if they got hold of it. Fen'Harel told each group where it could be found and when they headed there he sprang his trap. That sounds like it could be true because he had to have found a way to get them all in one place when he raised the Veil and promising them a weapon of ultimate power would seem to do the trick. I must admit much of the time I thought the Old Gods were the Forgotten Ones he trapped in their domain in the Deep Roads and the Creators were the ones he trapped in "heaven" or as we know it, the Eternal/Golden/Black City. I guess we'll just have to wait and see who exactly he/Rook has released but having two, possibly three if they don't immediately kill him, ancient godlike beings running around Thedas (or flying since they are probably shapeshifters) is not good.
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Post by The Loyal Nub on Jun 13, 2024 18:20:24 GMT
What about the Forgotten ones? I see a lot of fans speculating about who the two are that come forth but Solas trapped two sets of gods. One set was benevolent and the other was malevolent. Not much is known of the forgotten ones beyond some fragments of stories the Dalish have but if these two are coming from the abyss where Solas trapped them they will be up to no good. I think it's fairly safe to say they are all up to no good. The idea that they are the Evanuris (Creators) is based off the teaser trailer from 2022 when they specifically seemed to link the elven gods, their symbols in the ring and him shutting them away, plus the fact it seems to be linked to the Bight. Since the Dalish legends tend to be a bit muddled, I do wonder if the Forgotten Ones are actually powerful rebels and that is why Fen'Harel is remembered as being friendly with them. Certainly his pal Felassan told a story that involved Andruil and Anaris both fighting over who would had rights over Solas. Apparently, Andruil wanted to sleep with him (as a punishment I think) but Anaris was definitely angry with him over something he had done to offend his group. Then both gods fought, urged on by Fen'Harel, whilst he chewed free of his bonds. Then both gods were so injured by the fight they took a nap to recover from their wounds. Clearly, a lot of symbolism there and, of course, the story in the Temple of Mythal had Andruil hunting the Forgotten Ones in the Void, so clearly they were perceived as enemies or at least prey. Yet, his password included the word Anaris so either it has a specific meaning or that would indicate they were allies at one time. Merrill's version of the Dalish story had both sets of gods in search of a secret weapon that would end their war by giving them superiority if they got hold of it. Fen'Harel told each group where it could be found and when they headed there he sprang his trap. That sounds like it could be true because he had to have found a way to get them all in one place when he raised the Veil and promising them a weapon of ultimate power would seem to do the trick. I must admit much of the time I thought the Old Gods were the Forgotten Ones he trapped in their domain in the Deep Roads and the Creators were the ones he trapped in "heaven" or as we know it, the Eternal/Golden/Black City. I guess we'll just have to wait and see who exactly he/Rook has released but having two, possibly three if they don't immediately kill him, ancient godlike beings running around Thedas (or flying since they are probably shapeshifters) is not good. Very interesting. I guess we will find out soon enough as they will likely drop the who before the release date.
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Post by colfoley on Jun 13, 2024 18:23:09 GMT
Assuming they do a traitor at all this time. You would think they would avoid it because by now we are anticipating betrayal. I never did Trespasser with Bull still in the Qun but I always found it laughable when people were surprised he betrayed them. What did they expect? Although to be honest I did think a smarter spy would have pretended to be loyal so as to maintain their link, particularly if they also had a Tevinter Magister under their influence. At the moment I'm still thinking that if one of the gods is Falon'Din then that is going to have really bad results down in the Grand Nercopolis with their army of the dead. However, apart from Manfred possibly turning on us, the biggest problem for Emmrich is the entire inhabitants of the GN turning against him. Unless, of course, he goes with the idea of that lady Mortalitassi in Dread Wolf Take You and wants to use them against the Qunari, which Falon'Din might well approve of. A lot depends on what the association is between the Qunari and the ancient elves. Flip me, Andruil (or Ghilan'nain) might start controlling them, which could make Taash suspect. I am wary of Bellara because she sounds so sweet and enthusiastic, so it would just be like Bioware to have her turn on us. I was suspicious of Strife from the outset and even more so after the short story Ruins of Reality, so I'll be very wary of the Veil Jumpers until I know more about their origins. This is also why I really don't fancy playing one. They sound cool and fun but what might I be getting myself into? I'm praying that Davrin is legit because just for once I want to have a hero elf who is exactly that. Plus Assan would never have bonded with him if he were evil. Griffons know you see. (That's my theory and I'm sticking with it until proven otherwise) I think Lucanis is too obvious as a betrayer. Dark, brooding and social awkward with a dodgy past and weird tarot card. I'm hoping that it may at least be possible to overcome whatever is his secret and that he will turn out loyal provided we take the trouble to get to know him. That was always the proviso in the past with DAO and to a lesser extent with DA2 (although more to do with the weird friendship/rivalry bar), except in the case of Morrigan who always had her own agenda. The idea of Neve as a betrayer is intriguing. May be she is being manipulated without knowing it by her "contacts", or may be someone has a hold over her for a different reason, like how the Sicarri are kept loyal by holding their family as hostages. Actually her betrayal may not be of the group as a whole but perhaps just Lucanis. The Venatori really want revenge against him. That figure on her tarot card does look weird though and rather sinister. I think I shall role play my Rook as an ultra suspicious former slave Shadow Dragon, who is very careful whom they trust and even more to whom they give their heart. Then see if it works out any better for Rook than it did for Lavellan with Solas. you raise a point. Depending how much they lean into things RP wise the traitor(s) might not betray us if we have good enough relationships with them. Now DA always had one railroaded 'betrayer' in each game...but what if? Yeah I'm going to do something similar. No matter what character I play I tend to make them very pro team building, especially for first and canon playhthroughs. This time I wanna make oliver a cynic given what he's been through, at least at first.
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Post by azarhal on Jun 13, 2024 18:39:04 GMT
It still doesn't explain why it lit up when Solas' ritual began though. Why was it in sync with the site in Arlathan Forest? Was it originally a building used by the Evanuris that was just repurposed by the humans much later because they thought the images they found there were of their own gods? It didn't lit up, the cutscene shows one of rifts opening near it, but we can see a lot more above the city a few seconds later once Rook is back in control. It looks like a purely cinematic choice to me.
The only thing the floating citadel does is throws magical balls at the rifts and demons. I wonder if they can move it. That thing could win wars for Tevinter easy, you basically need a few dragons to deal with it considering the size *cue someone having a fixed Avexis somewhere*.
Speaking of Avexis, I've been wondering if Solas removing the Veil would fix the Tranquils or cause them all to turn into crazy Abominations.
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Post by gervaise21 on Jun 13, 2024 20:54:28 GMT
I wonder if they can move it. That thing could win wars for Tevinter easy Could be why Minrathous has never fallen to an enemy force. Speaking of Avexis, I've been wondering if Solas removing the Veil would fix the Tranquils or cause them all to turn into crazy Abominations. Technically it ought to fix them but the shock to their minds might just send them crazy, with or without demon assistance.
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