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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 8:50:12 GMT
And with all this talk of souls I had totally forgotten about Eleni Zinovia. Her soul was bound to a statue by an Archon a long time ago and she still knew who she was during DAO. She never explained the process, but she clearly had to die to make it happen... Hmm and that does explain how a soul could be trapped within an inanimate object until released. So Meredith not being removed from the world does make more sense, particularly with red lyrium being involved.
Now the question is, was the idol within the statue the reason Meredith couldn't communicate before or do the events of Dread Wolf Take You occur after her release from her confinement? So, the statue from which they recover the idol was just a statue.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 9:03:23 GMT
These events took place after Trespasser so Varric is already Viscount. The question is where they fit with the other associated media. There is Knight Errant that has Vaea sneaking around the Gallows with the statue still there. Then there is Dread Wolf Take You when the idol is recovered from the statue. Clearly there is a lump of red lyrium at the end of the series with Meredith's voice but it didn't actually look like a statue, so it is possible that someone chipped off the bit of the statue holding Meredith's spirit and then transferred it somewhere else in Kirkwall, where it then grew larger, as red lyrium does.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 10:05:48 GMT
The issue is as Dorian told a Qunari Inquisitor, is that it doesn't mean that Tal-Vashoth or Vashoths are exempt from the prejudice that exist in Tevinter against Qunari. Let's be real, the writers either forgot or they just wanted to focus all the racism on Miriam since she's the main character which I think was a mistake. It should've been a 50/50 split between her and Qwidyon. I think that perhaps it could be explained by the fact they were within the Palace compound at all times. This means people like the store keeper know she wouldn't have got in without the approval of the guards on the gate and Qwydion says how she is acting for her master. Ordinarily that is going to mean a high ranking Altus, as I imagine they are the only ones allowed to keep mage slaves, so people are going to be really careful because insulting the slave indirectly means insulting the master. You will notice that when the guard saw the mark on Miriam's face, indicating she belonged to the family of a Magister, he backed off. If this had happened in an ordinary city, with people blaze about Qwydion, it would be more suspect. So far as the inn was concerned, initially Miriam appeared to be sitting alone. The assumption was she wasn't there with her master's approval or perhaps she was a Liberati. Anyway, the antagonist wasn't worried about upsetting anyone. Then Fairbanks intervened. Mind you, it was obvious he was just a Soporati, so the other guy probably wasn't worried about upsetting him either.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 10:10:43 GMT
Speaking of Isabela could she be the contact in Kirkwall in the Hanged Man bar? after she did hang out a lot there. (Sorry for some reason can't get the spoiler to work) I seriously doubt it in view of the final reveal. I think the writers were just trying to trick us into thinking the contact was Varric, which is what I assumed originally, and perhaps even designed to throw off suspicion by the characters in the show because anyone who had been in the Inquisition would know of Varric too, so changing the drop off to Kirkwall wasn't that odd.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 11, 2022 11:50:06 GMT
The issue is as Dorian told a Qunari Inquisitor, is that it doesn't mean that Tal-Vashoth or Vashoths are exempt from the prejudice that exist in Tevinter against Qunari. Let's be real, the writers either forgot or they just wanted to focus all the racism on Miriam since she's the main character which I think was a mistake. It should've been a 50/50 split between her and Qwidyon. I think that perhaps it could be explained by the fact they were within the Palace compound at all times. This means people like the store keeper know she wouldn't have got in without the approval of the guards on the gate and Qwydion says how she is acting for her master. Ordinarily that is going to mean a high ranking Altus, as I imagine they are the only ones allowed to keep mage slaves, so people are going to be really careful because insulting the slave indirectly means insulting the master. You will notice that when the guard saw the mark on Miriam's face, indicating she belonged to the family of a Magister, he backed off. If this had happened in an ordinary city, with people blaze about Qwydion, it would be more suspect. So far as the inn was concerned, initially Miriam appeared to be sitting alone. The assumption was she wasn't there with her master's approval or perhaps she was a Liberati. Anyway, the antagonist wasn't worried about upsetting anyone. Then Fairbanks intervened. Mind you, it was obvious he was just a Soporati, so the other guy probably wasn't worried about upsetting him either. We can't ignore, that she's not just a Vashoth/Tal Vashoth, she's a mage. The qunari who says Vashoth/Talvashoth, still can lie, and be a spy, but the Qun wouldn't use a mage even as a spy (at least most likely based on what we know about them). So: besides, that she mentioned her "master", hey can hardly be suspected her of serving the Qun. Simply seems they don't think, Qwidyon is dangerous to them. The problem with this argument: WE know she's a mage. The others not. Not even in the store, since her doesn't show, if I remember correctly...
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Post by Heimdall on Dec 11, 2022 14:43:57 GMT
And with all this talk of souls I had totally forgotten about Eleni Zinovia. Her soul was bound to a statue by an Archon a long time ago and she still knew who she was during DAO. She never explained the process, but she clearly had to die to make it happen... Hmm and that does explain how a soul could be trapped within an inanimate object until released. So Meredith not being removed from the world does make more sense, particularly with red lyrium being involved.
Now the question is, was the idol within the statue the reason Meredith couldn't communicate before or do the events of Dread Wolf Take You occur after her release from her confinement? So, the statue from which they recover the idol was just a statue. We should also remember that this is a world where lyrium-echo-Leliana may exist So this may not be Meredith’s actual soul, but an echo of her in her maddened state preserved in Red Lyrium
I’d accept either explanation honestly.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 14:48:37 GMT
The qunari who says Vashoth/Talvashoth, still can lie, and be a spy, but the Qun wouldn't use a mage even as a spy (at least most likely based on what we know about them). We know that but I think the previous poster was suggesting that all ordinary people would know of the qunari is that they are the enemy. So, they felt that more antagonism should have been shown towards her. I was saying that this wasn't taking place on the streets of Minrathous but inside the compound of the summer palace of the Tevinter Divine. People would assume that no one should be getting in without approval. The fact that apparently it is possible to bribe the guards in the gate is irrelevant, since if they let through a potential enemy of the state, their heads would roll, so the fact they were omitted does reduce the chances of Qwydion being an enemy operative. I must admit I thought the gate guards were a bit lax there. Either they should have believed Fairbanks, asked to see papers or sent for someone higher up to vouch for him. Still the writers opted for bribery. I also think time wise that this probably took place before the invasion in the east. So, people have become somewhat complaisant in the 30 odd years since there was last a direct assault on the mainland. Nessum is in the west of Tevinter, so probably no one there has seen qunari except as slaves. As you say, if they have heard about how the Qun treat mages, then it is obvious that Qwydion couldn't be one of them. As for not getting as much abuse as Miriam, maybe people think a short, slight elf is a safer target than a big, grey giant.
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Post by Croatsky on Dec 11, 2022 15:19:20 GMT
Okay so back in the summer someone pointed out how BioWare frequently uses lesbian elf romance and I half-jokingly responded "oh why can't we have gay qunari and dwarf romance!". While Roland isn't a qunari, he is tall enough to be one.
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Post by Hrungr on Dec 11, 2022 17:37:53 GMT
We can't ignore, that she's not just a Vashoth/Tal Vashoth, she's a mage. The qunari who says Vashoth/Talvashoth, still can lie, and be a spy, but the Qun wouldn't use a mage even as a spy (at least most likely based on what we know about them). So: besides, that she mentioned her "master", hey can hardly be suspected her of serving the Qun. Simply seems they don't think, Qwidyon is dangerous to them. The problem with this argument: WE know she's a mage. The others not. Not even in the store, since her doesn't show, if I remember correctly... The irony being... ... Qwidyon may actually be a Ben-Hasrath spy. She's a bit too good for this world, and may have even tipped her hand a little in the first episode.
L: "Don't you think a Qunari buying a small arsenal of magic weapons might attract some attention?" Q: "Oh, it's not about attracting attention." Q: "It's about what kind."
And while it's played up for laughs, she does lie to the shopkeep well enough that she gets access to his good stock.
The fact that everyone knows the Qunari wouldn't use mages this way is exactly the reason the Ben-Hassrath would have one.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 11, 2022 17:44:26 GMT
We can't ignore, that she's not just a Vashoth/Tal Vashoth, she's a mage. The qunari who says Vashoth/Talvashoth, still can lie, and be a spy, but the Qun wouldn't use a mage even as a spy (at least most likely based on what we know about them). So: besides, that she mentioned her "master", hey can hardly be suspected her of serving the Qun. Simply seems they don't think, Qwidyon is dangerous to them. The problem with this argument: WE know she's a mage. The others not. Not even in the store, since her doesn't show, if I remember correctly... The irony being... ... Qwidyon may actually be a Ben-Hasrath spy. She's a bit too good for this world, and may have even tipped her hand a little in the first episode.
L: "Don't you think a Qunari buying a small arsenal of magic weapons might attract some attention?" Q: "Oh, it's not about attracting attention." Q: "It's about what kind."
Then proceeds to lie to the shopkeep so well that she gets access to his good stock.
The fact that everyone knows the Qunari wouldn't use mages this way is exactly the reason the Ben-Hassrath would have one. If they were so pragmatic about the magic. But they're not. Also: she didn't behave like she grew up under the Qun. Simply too openly cheerful. Like she was free, never under a brainwashing collectivist society. Or the character was very poorly written. As it was (but maybe it's just me).
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Dec 11, 2022 17:52:02 GMT
We can't ignore, that she's not just a Vashoth/Tal Vashoth, she's a mage. The qunari who says Vashoth/Talvashoth, still can lie, and be a spy, but the Qun wouldn't use a mage even as a spy (at least most likely based on what we know about them). So: besides, that she mentioned her "master", hey can hardly be suspected her of serving the Qun. Simply seems they don't think, Qwidyon is dangerous to them. The problem with this argument: WE know she's a mage. The others not. Not even in the store, since her doesn't show, if I remember correctly... The irony being... ... Qwidyon may actually be a Ben-Hasrath spy. She's a bit too good for this world, and may have even tipped her hand a little in the first episode.
L: "Don't you think a Qunari buying a small arsenal of magic weapons might attract some attention?" Q: "Oh, it's not about attracting attention." Q: "It's about what kind."
And while it's played up for laughs, she does lie to the shopkeep well enough that she gets access to his good stock.
The fact that everyone knows the Qunari wouldn't use mages this way is exactly the reason the Ben-Hassrath would have one. Having Qwydion be a spy would be among the worst decisions they could make. If they did then there is not a single Qunari character in the franchise who isn’t a spy. No, she’s there just as a Vashoth since believe it’s or not there are others besides Adaar.
Also if someone bring “too good for this world” means they’re a spy, guess that means Josephine, Merrill, Bethany, etc are also all secretly spies for the enemy.
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Post by Hrungr on Dec 11, 2022 18:01:43 GMT
The irony being... ... Qwidyon may actually be a Ben-Hasrath spy. She's a bit too good for this world, and may have even tipped her hand a little in the first episode.
L: "Don't you think a Qunari buying a small arsenal of magic weapons might attract some attention?" Q: "Oh, it's not about attracting attention." Q: "It's about what kind."
Then proceeds to lie to the shopkeep so well that she gets access to his good stock.
The fact that everyone knows the Qunari wouldn't use mages this way is exactly the reason the Ben-Hassrath would have one. If they were so pragmatic about the magic. But they're not. Also: she didn't behave like she grew up under the Qun. Simply too openly cheerful. Like she was free, never under a brainwashing collectivist society. Or the character was very poorly written. As it was (but maybe it's just me). Every reason why you think she couldn't be... ... are the reasons why she could be.
Sure, she may be what she seems, but... she is exactly the kind of agent I would expect the Ben-Hassrath to have in show like this. One that runs completely against the grain of the Qunari way to avoid suspicion in-world and from the audience.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 11, 2022 18:16:18 GMT
If they were so pragmatic about the magic. But they're not. Also: she didn't behave like she grew up under the Qun. Simply too openly cheerful. Like she was free, never under a brainwashing collectivist society. Or the character was very poorly written. As it was (but maybe it's just me). Every reason why you think she couldn't be... ... are the reasons why she could be.
Sure, she may be what she seems, but... she is exactly the kind of agent I would expect the Ben-Hassrath to have in show like this. One that runs completely against the grain of the Qunari way to avoid suspicion in-world and from the audience. In a "normal" society, but the Qun isn't like that. Everyone and everything has its limitation. The magic is the Qun's. I can imagine, that –like Bull– a Qunary spy works with mages, but not that the society has mage spies. And also: a mage in this position would be so split personality, who would never behave like she did. We saw his spontaneous reactions. Remember Bull – he was not mage, but he was broken. Qwydion was not broken, and she was in love with her magic. A Qunari would never be. Even if works for the society with magic.
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Post by AlleluiaElizabeth on Dec 11, 2022 18:21:42 GMT
When Solas drops the veil, everyone will be a mage. Then we'll be doomed to paranoia.
Seriously, though. We've had Blackwall(kinda). And Bull if you choose wrong. And Isabela. Its not *always* a mage. Its just that there always *is* a mage. lol Speaking of Isabela could she be the contact in Kirkwall in the Hanged Man bar? after she did hang out a lot there. (Sorry for some reason can't get the spoiler to work) Doubt it. It was Hira's contact, meant to be her middleman, and Hira's end goal was to get the bracelet to "The Crimson Knight", aka Meredith and her templars. The middleman would know who they were delivering the bracelet to. I can't see Isabela knowingly participating in that and working with the Red Templars, especially since she was with the Inquisition(DAMP) and had fought them. And if she actually knew Meredith was "alive" and kicking? Nah. I doubt there's a big enough boat in Thedas to get her to work with those people.
I think the contact being mentioned to be in the Hanged Man was A: cus the Hanged Man is *the* pub in Lowtown and shady business can go down there pretty easily; and B: it was to make DA fans watching think Hira was a friendly since we generally associate the Hanged Man with Hawke and company. Players might forget that it's a bit more like the Mos Eisley cantina of Thedas, than it is the Thedosian version of Cheers. lol
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Post by cuthbertbeckett on Dec 11, 2022 19:05:08 GMT
Doubt it. It was Hira's contact, meant to be her middleman, and Hira's end goal was to get the bracelet to "The Crimson Knight", aka Meredith and her templars. The middleman would know who they were delivering the bracelet to. I can't see Isabela knowingly participating in that and working with the Red Templars, especially since she was with the Inquisition(DAMP) and had fought them. And if she actually knew Meredith was "alive" and kicking? Nah. I doubt there's a big enough boat in Thedas to get her to work with those people.
I think the contact being mentioned to be in the Hanged Man was A: cus the Hanged Man is *the* pub in Lowtown and shady business can go down there pretty easily; and B: it was to make DA fans watching think Hira was a friendly since we generally associate the Hanged Man with Hawke and company. Players might forget that it's a bit more like the Mos Eisley cantina of Thedas, than it is the Thedosian version of Cheers. lol I agree. Isabela doesn´t make any sense. She is an Inquisition member and also an Admiral now. Also i don´t think that she is in Kirkwall right now. If i have to guess i would say that the Crimson Knight mittleman is a complete character. But if have to be one of already existing Hanged Man characters well i would be Ser Roderick a lyrium addict, or the shady merchant Martin but in no way i would pick Isabela. Edit: The scumbag Orwald the Braggart would also be a more fitting choice. dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Orwald
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Post by smilesja on Dec 11, 2022 19:05:36 GMT
Yet another Mage betrayer/traitor. Everyone keep your eyes open when Dreadwolf comes around. When Solas drops the veil, everyone will be a mage. Then we'll be doomed to paranoia.
Seriously, though. We've had Blackwall(kinda). And Bull if you choose wrong. And Isabela. Its not *always* a mage. Its just that there always *is* a mage. lol At least Bioware have the excuse to bring back the Arcane Warrior class.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 19:07:37 GMT
I've just seen an interesting theory concerning Dorian: Does it say anywhere exactly how long the Circullum was in the possession of the Tevinter Divine? I know Rezaran says that he persuaded him to move it to the Summer Palace so he could research it but can't remember if they said the Pavus who created it did so when they were Divine, so it is officially a artifact of the office of Divine.
The reason I ask is I saw a theory that if it was a Pavus family heirloom, then Dorian's father could have been killed for it. The timeline would fit but it would suggest that the Divine was behind the murder, which I don't see personally. I just thought it was either the Venatori in retaliation for Dorian's part in the downfall of Corypheus, or anyone who didn't approve of the formation of the Lucerni. I was inclined towards the latter, particularly as Dorian suggested his father pulled some strings to get him the role of ambassador to the Exalted Council specifically because he thought he was in danger.
So any thoughts on this theory? Dorian wanted revenge for his father's murder, which is going to be awkward if the Tevinter Divine is responsible.
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Post by AlleluiaElizabeth on Dec 11, 2022 19:08:11 GMT
I just finished rereading the the War Table Missions for the Valo-Kas on the wiki, cus I was wondering if perhaps Qwydion was mentioned in relation to them somewhere. (She isn't, far as I can tell.) And now I really want them to canonize the Valo-Kas getting involved with the Inquisition. Cus they end up in Kirkwall if you do all their missions, helping Aveline at Varric's behest. And I *really* want to meet Shokrakar. Like I want to meet the entire company honestly. I could watch a whole miniseries on them if the characterization here is anything to go by. But especially Shokrakar. She's hilarious.
Please be in Kirkwall if we get an Absolution 2. You don't need to canonize Adaar to bring them in. Just do it, Bioware!
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Post by xerrai on Dec 11, 2022 19:14:29 GMT
Every reason why you think she couldn't be... ... are the reasons why she could be.
Sure, she may be what she seems, but... she is exactly the kind of agent I would expect the Ben-Hassrath to have in show like this. One that runs completely against the grain of the Qunari way to avoid suspicion in-world and from the audience. In a "normal" society, but the Qun isn't like that. Everyone and everything has its limitation. The magic is the Qun's. I can imagine, that –like Bull– a Qunary spy works with mages, b ut not that the society has mage spies. And also: a mage in this position would be so split personality, who would never behave like she did. We saw his spontaneous reactions. Remember Bull – he was not mage, but he was broken. Qwydion was not broken, and she was in love with her magic. A Qunari would never be. Even if works for the society with magic. Technically true, but we have seen instances where even the Qun are willing to let exceptions stand. Hissera in Inquisition was allowed to separate from her Arvaarad and operate under the Inquisition as a semi-independent agent, and the mages in Trespasser were heavily implied to be researching and potentially practicing unorthodox magic that would likely never be allowed otherwise. And in addition, we have all of these hints that the Qunari society as a whole are going through unprecedented changes internally as several divisions decide how best to serve the Qun. So someone deciding it may be ok to make an exception and allow a mage spy is totally within the realm of possibility. It's not likely, mind, but it is possible.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 19:15:07 GMT
And now I really want them to canonize the Valo-Kas getting involved with the Inquisition Well assuming not all of them perished in the explosion, possibly some ended up staying on after their contract to provide security at the Conclave ended. It is also possible Qwydion could have been with them. After all, mercenary work does tend to be the only profession open to them. However, Fairbanks introduced her as a "rebel mage" didn't he? Now it wasn't clear what the status of the Circles is in the series but assuming they have been reinstated in one form or another (and neither Cassandra, nor Leliana were dressed as the Divine so that could point to Vivienne), it is possible that Qwydion was a former Circle mage who declined the invitation to return to the fold.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 19:22:10 GMT
Sorry but I really don't buy the Ben'Hassrath idea. Not unless the Qun's attitude to mages has been totally retconed. I can't even see them trying to infiltrate the Circles in that way, although that is the only possibility they might agree to. However, where are the marks on her face where her face was stitched? It takes several years to train an operative and I can't see them allowing an unleashed mage for all that time.
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Post by Catilina on Dec 11, 2022 19:31:17 GMT
In a "normal" society, but the Qun isn't like that. Everyone and everything has its limitation. The magic is the Qun's. I can imagine, that –like Bull– a Qunary spy works with mages, b ut not that the society has mage spies. And also: a mage in this position would be so split personality, who would never behave like she did. We saw his spontaneous reactions. Remember Bull – he was not mage, but he was broken. Qwydion was not broken, and she was in love with her magic. A Qunari would never be. Even if works for the society with magic. Technically true, but we have seen instances where even the Qun are willing to let exceptions stand. Hissera in Inquisition was allowed to separate from her Arvaarad and operate under the Inquisition as a semi-independent agent, and the mages in Trespasser were heavily implied to be researching and potentially practicing unorthodox magic that would likely never be allowed otherwise. And in addition, we have all of these hints that the Qunari society as a whole are going through unprecedented changes internally as several divisions decide how best to serve the Qun. So someone deciding it may be ok to make an exception and allow a mage spy is totally within the realm of possibility. It's not likely, mind, but it is possible. Hmm. Never say never, but this is too special to me. Like a retcon. I didn't see anything what would show any change inside the Qun, especially not that drastic. We need more explanation, especially IN-GAME examples... But never say never... Also then just look at Qwydion: she simply doesn't behave as a Qunari spy, or as someone who lives in such personality/identity suppressor, collectivist society. Of course, the writers can do anything, but making her a spy would be too forcing.
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 19:37:02 GMT
Hissera in Inquisition was allowed to separate from her Arvaarad and operate under the Inquisition as a semi-independent agent, and the mages in Trespasser were heavily implied to be researching and potentially practicing unorthodox magic that would likely never be allowed otherwise. And in addition, we have all of these hints that the Qunari society as a whole are going through unprecedented changes internally as several divisions decide how best to serve the Qun. Hissera never made any sense to me and represented a complete change in attitude to the one we were shown in DA2. However, it is possible that Hissera was one of the Viddasala's mages and she seemed to be willing to take more chances with them in the cause of magical research, or in the case of Hissera perhaps keeping tabs on Solas. However, how long have these "unprecedented changes" been going on? As I say, back in DA2 the Qunari there still seemed pretty hard line about mages. That was no later than 9:34, only 7 years before the Inquisition came into being and roughly 10-11 years before the series was set, so not really enough time for them to start training up mage agents in the Ben'Hassrath after a change in course back on Par Vollen. The Viddasala started her activities in response to the mage/Templar unrest in 9:40, followed by the Breach. It was the inability of the south to keep their mages under control that caused them to authorise research into strengthening the Veil. That doesn't suggest a change in attitude towards mages to me.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Dec 11, 2022 19:37:50 GMT
And now I really want them to canonize the Valo-Kas getting involved with the Inquisition Well assuming not all of them perished in the explosion, possibly some ended up staying on after their contract to provide security at the Conclave ended. It is also possible Qwydion could have been with them. After all, mercenary work does tend to be the only profession open to them. However, Fairbanks introduced her as a "rebel mage" didn't he? Now it wasn't clear what the status of the Circles is in the series but assuming they have been reinstated in one form or another (and neither Cassandra, nor Leliana were dressed as the Divine so that could point to Vivienne), it is possible that Qwydion was a former Circle mage who declined the invitation to return to the fold. With Fairbanks calling her a rebel, remember she immediately explains how she’s not really a rebel but calls herself a rebel because “people pay you more to blow stuff up if it’s for something they believe in.”
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Post by gervaise21 on Dec 11, 2022 19:44:27 GMT
With Fairbanks calling her a rebel, remember she immediately explains how she’s not really a rebel but calls herself a rebel because “people pay you more to blow stuff up if it’s for something they believe in.” Sounds like someone who ran with the Red Jennies, if I didn't know that Sera is petrified of magic. Mind you, the leaders of other cells might be okay with it. They really need to come up with a convincing back story for her if they do a second series. "Rebel mage" wouldn't normally be something that would go down well in the south whether people wanted stuff blown up or not. If it were me, I'd have definitely gone with "Healer" as the focus.
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