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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2020 8:51:35 GMT
Is new Vidasala female..? I couldn't tell 1. That vidasala looked male, judging from the horns and the body build. It would be odd if the new Vidasala was male as roles in Qunari society are almost always gender specific. Therefore, since the last Vidasala was female it would follow that the next one would be as well. So either this is a case of a female with more of a male physique or may be the artist wasn't given a specific gender to follow so used a generic Qunari form that tends towards a more masculine appearance. (It is also possible that the Bioware team have decided to revise the lore on this - not for the first time) The Viddasala is part of the Ben-Hassrath so can be either sex.
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Post by Iddy on Feb 20, 2020 12:14:08 GMT
It would be odd if the new Vidasala was male as roles in Qunari society are almost always gender specific. Therefore, since the last Vidasala was female it would follow that the next one would be as well. So either this is a case of a female with more of a male physique or may be the artist wasn't given a specific gender to follow so used a generic Qunari form that tends towards a more masculine appearance. (It is also possible that the Bioware team have decided to revise the lore on this - not for the first time) The Viddasala is part of the Ben-Hassrath so can be either sex. Thanks for using the word sex. These days, people seem to replace it with gender in every single situation.
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Post by Iddy on Feb 20, 2020 12:18:49 GMT
nunziodefilippis Any chance you might help us out? Is that viddasala male or female?
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Post by apollexander on Feb 20, 2020 13:24:41 GMT
Ariqun, the boss of Ben-Hassrath can be male or female. So is Viddasala, I guess.
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Post by Solas on Feb 20, 2020 13:53:59 GMT
I thought I remembered a codex entry saying Vidasala are priestesses but then looked it up and it was referring to the specific priestess in Trespasser, that Vidasala. So idk (sorry qunaris)
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Post by gervaise21 on Feb 20, 2020 15:32:58 GMT
The Viddasala is part of the Ben-Hassrath so can be either sex. Ariqun, the boss of Ben-Hassrath can be male or female. So is Viddasala, I guess. The Ben-Hassrath is a group within which are many different roles, some male, some female. According to World of Thedas, "There are fields like the philosophy or sciences that make ample use of both genders, but even then there is a division by discipline. Men do one sort of research and women another. The Ben-Hassrath count both genders among its ranks, but they're also separated by specialisation." As the Qunari believe that both men and women are capable of leadership, it makes sense that the Ariqun can be male or female as suitable candidates for the role would be drawn from throughout the group's different disciplines. However, the Viddasala is a specialised role within Qunari society and "there is almost no role in Qunari society occupied by both genders doing exactly the same task."
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 20, 2020 15:57:18 GMT
This viddasala is male.
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Post by Solas on Feb 20, 2020 17:09:37 GMT
Cool!!
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Post by Iddy on Feb 20, 2020 17:12:20 GMT
If normal lyrium powers dyed Fenris' hair white, is Shirallas gonna get red hair? On a side note, I'm having a hard time imagining what Fenris would sound like when doing the "Who's a good boy" voice.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 17:45:44 GMT
On that note: ZOMG!
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 20, 2020 17:47:13 GMT
Was about to share that video too.
Gideon Emery completely made my day today. Well, more like my year. Possibly my decade.
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Post by gervaise21 on Feb 20, 2020 18:03:00 GMT
In contradiction of both World of Thedas and the codex in Trespasser. I think I'll give up trying to keep up with the lore from now on.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2020 18:05:21 GMT
In contradiction of both World of Thedas and the codex in Trespasser. I think I'll give up trying to keep up with the lore from now on. Or you just misunderstood and there was no contradiction. Especially since Nunzio and Christina work with BioWare when making the comics.
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Post by Iddy on Feb 20, 2020 18:09:16 GMT
In contradiction of both World of Thedas and the codex in Trespasser. I think I'll give up trying to keep up with the lore from now on. Criticism is best saved for a discussion between fans, when the author isn't involved. Otherwise it can be a little rude, you know.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 18:28:26 GMT
That codex in Trespasser never says the position has to be filled by a woman? It just says the three branches of the Ben-Hassrath are headed by three priests and then says the current Viddasala is a priestess.
Also, a qunari’s sex and gender don’t necessarily have to be one and the same. That viddasala may look like a man, but thanks to a certain coloured-in box in their official records, she was born a female and has always been female, and anyone says otherwise gets a free spa weekend at a re-Neducation centre.
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Post by nunziodefilippis on Feb 20, 2020 18:50:11 GMT
In contradiction of both World of Thedas and the codex in Trespasser. I think I'll give up trying to keep up with the lore from now on. Criticism is best saved for a discussion between fans, when the author isn't involved. Otherwise it can be a little rude, you know. Honestly, the last thing I want is for my occasional presence here to prevent anyone from speaking their mind. Better that I back off than someone else be unable to voice frustration on a message board, you know? That having been said, from our discussions with Bioware, there is no reason that this particular position would be locked in one gender. We did have a spot where we mentioned a different Qunari (a member of the Antaam from a different scene) was female, and Bioware told us to shift the character to male. So they are keeping track of these things. I trust that in their eyes the Viddasala is not a position whose function dictates a specific sex fulfill that role.
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Post by gervaise21 on Feb 20, 2020 21:03:00 GMT
Honestly, the last thing I want is for my occasional presence here to prevent anyone from speaking their mind. Better that I back off than someone else be unable to voice frustration on a message board, you know? Thank you for being so understanding and for the explanation.
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Post by marikahaliwell on Feb 20, 2020 21:14:25 GMT
And after Gideon reading that... We need these comics with voice acting 😁
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Post by theascendent on Feb 20, 2020 22:49:04 GMT
Can we just agree that the only good Qunari is a dead one regardless of race and/or gender?
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Post by theascendent on Feb 20, 2020 22:53:22 GMT
Once again we have an ancient magical artefact only compatible with Elves, wouldn't surprise me if the Evanuris did experiments on their subjects to make them more useful incorporating the massive influx of Lyrium they got when battling the Titans.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2020 22:55:25 GMT
Can we just agree that the only good Qunari is a dead one regardless of race and/or gender? I wouldn’t say all Qunari since those who are civilians haven’t done anything wrong let alone anything deserving of death. Among the Antaam and Ben-Hassrath though if they are all going to be the war criminals we’ve seen lately then I agree with you there. I really hope the war doesn’t become as cartoony as the Mage-Templar War did when it came to the actions of both sides.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 23:32:04 GMT
Once again we have an ancient magical artefact only compatible with Elves, wouldn't surprise me if the Evanuris did experiments on their subjects to make them more useful incorporating the massive influx of Lyrium they got when battling the Titans. That's one possibility, but it's also possible that Marquette's repairs aren't quite as effective as he thought they were. Fenris seemed pretty sure of the fact that the sarcophagus wouldn't ever work again.
That raises its own problems, though. If using regular lyrium on a person causes a massive explosion, what kind of blast will be generated by red lyrium?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2020 23:56:59 GMT
Thoughts on Vaea after reading Issue 2 of Blue Wraith.
During the fight between Francesca and Fenris, I liked seeing Vaea's snarky side and leadership side mix to together as she tells herself how this is going to hurt before blocking Fenris's sword with her daggers, followed by her appeal to his logic to show they aren't an enemy.
I liked seeing her relationship with Francesca continuing to grow by disagreeing with Francesca when the other says Fenris is right about friendships are only just so someone can use you. She acknowledges the rocky patch that she and Aaron are in right now, but says that even with that she wouldn't abandon him.
We see more of her developing leadership skills show up during the part with the manor, with her giving good tactics to Francesca and later even Fenris (even calling him out on and appealing to his faulty battle style for this mission).
Thoughts on Francesca after reading Issue 2 of Blue Wraith.
First, her fight was Fenris was absolutely amazing.
I like how throughout the chapter we see her not being the brat you'd think someone like her would be. On multiple occasions she is willing to do things the way someone else does instead of just going in. It also shows her intelligence, since she recognizes the dangers of a more frontal assault.
I liked seeing her hardened viewpoint be challenged in this chapter. First with Vaea, whose friendship with her I've been enjoying so far, who challenged her agreement with Fenris about friendship just being for someone to use you that she developed after her trying to make a friend killed her brother, and even when she brings up Vaea's and Aaron's current rocky relationship Vaea says even so she wouldn't abandon him. Even Fenris challenged her about not being that way, saying her plan to rescue her dad so he'd be in her debt sounds typical Tevinter but then says she is not one of those. Coming from him, that's a huge endorsement about her character. Hopefully she takes their words to heart and discards this hardened persona and embraces her true self.
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Post by Iddy on Feb 21, 2020 4:02:24 GMT
While I do love Vaea, I don't feel like the praise for her composure is warranted. Unlike Francesca and Fenris, she has no emotional attachment to the mission at hand. Of course it is easier for her to keep a cool head.
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Post by gervaise21 on Feb 21, 2020 10:02:38 GMT
Once again we have an ancient magical artefact only compatible with Elves, wouldn't surprise me if the Evanuris did experiments on their subjects to make them more useful incorporating the massive influx of Lyrium they got when battling the Titans. I wonder if this artefact only works with lyrium. Or if there were similar artefacts in the time of the Evanuris that worked with other forms of blood, namely dragon? If so, this could have something to do with the origins of the Kossith race. It has previously been suggested elsewhere on the boards that they were the result of experiments by the Evanuris (specifically Ghilan'nain) and there was also that mosaic that was allegedly Tevinter but Gatsi suggested had been repurposed by them, showing ranks off Kossith-like creatures marching in front of a leader figure unlike them and clearly created in Ancient times, long before the arrival of the Qunari on Par Vollen.
(using Kossith as the original term for the race that has come to be known by themselves and others as qunari)
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