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Post by theascendent on Sept 12, 2024 6:35:21 GMT
I wonder how our interactions with Caretaker will be as a member of the Mourn Watch/Mortalitasi. They are the most well rounded/educated Mages outside of Tevinter so they must be knowledgeable regarding unique spirits.
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Post by gervaise21 on Sept 12, 2024 14:11:50 GMT
I wonder how our interactions with Caretaker will be as a member of the Mourn Watch/Mortalitasi. They are the most well rounded/educated Mages outside of Tevinter so they must be knowledgeable regarding unique spirits. That's one of the aspects of belonging to factions that has me puzzled. There isn't going to be an origin story section that might have introduced our faction to us but it should be assumed that we have been a member for a while so should have experience in our field. In the case of the Mourn Watch I imagine they are going to assume that Emmrich is older than any of the Rooks belonging to his faction and thus will have more knowledge than they do but I do wonder how they are going to deal with this so we don't come across as a complete idiot (like the Dalish Inquisitor in the Temple of Mythal). Yet they have to make allowance for new players who do literally know nothing about the world they are in. Perhaps it will be as though they already have the arcane knowledge perk, so if the Rook is from the Mourn Watch, when they encounter something about which they ought to know, we will get a special dialogue prompt not available to other Rooks. Ditto the other factions. Then with regard to Emmrich knowing us, it may be a bit like Vivienne with a Trevelyan mage talking about a mutual acquaintance within the organisation or what he has heard about them but the Grand Necropolis being so large, they never had cause to work together. As for the Caretaker, I dare say they will leave it up to the player how they react to him. I dare say not every Mortalitassi is a well rounded individual, so it leaves some room for them to be a complete jerk if they wish with spirits, like the Mortalitassi in the Dread Wolf Take You.
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Post by Ice-Quinn on Sept 24, 2024 19:39:52 GMT
I've been suspicious of Bellara. I've been suspicious of a freakin' cat. Now, it's Emmrich's turn.
"Never trust a man with a 13'-inch d1ck." - isn't that how the saying goes? 🤔
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Sept 24, 2024 19:44:20 GMT
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Sept 24, 2024 19:44:52 GMT
That was disappointingly small. That's what she said.
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Post by Kymira on Sept 24, 2024 20:26:34 GMT
I love how small that is, almost have to squint to see it
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Sept 24, 2024 20:33:43 GMT
I love how small that is, almost have to squint to see it It conveyed my intent It got the job done.
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Post by illuminated11 on Sept 24, 2024 20:36:37 GMT
As they say: it's not the size, it's how you use it.
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Post by Julilla on Sept 24, 2024 21:24:12 GMT
I've been suspicious of Bellara. I've been suspicious of a freakin' cat. Now, it's Emmrich's turn. "Never trust a man with a 13'-inch d1ck." - isn't that how the saying goes? 🤔 I'm afraid I missed something...important?
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Post by merane on Sept 24, 2024 21:42:25 GMT
I've been suspicious of Bellara. I've been suspicious of a freakin' cat. Now, it's Emmrich's turn. "Never trust a man with a 13'-inch d1ck." - isn't that how the saying goes? 🤔 I'm afraid I missed something...important?
You're not the only one .
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Post by gervaise21 on Sept 25, 2024 8:26:18 GMT
I'm afraid I missed something...important? You're not the only one . I must be watching completely the wrong videos. Not that I really want to know this. Too much information.
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Post by Julilla on Sept 26, 2024 20:16:38 GMT
I must be watching completely the wrong videos. Not that I really want to know this. Too much information. Or too much of...something, anyway.
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Post by colfoley on Sept 26, 2024 20:23:23 GMT
I've been suspicious of Bellara. I've been suspicious of a freakin' cat. Now, it's Emmrich's turn. "Never trust a man with a 13'-inch d1ck." - isn't that how the saying goes? 🤔 ...vishantae kaffas.
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Post by theascendent on Sept 26, 2024 20:32:51 GMT
Ahem. Is Manfred the name of the wisp/spirit inhabiting the skeleton or was it the name of the previous owner/meat puppet/skinsuit of that body?
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Post by midnight tea on Sept 26, 2024 20:46:07 GMT
Ahem. Is Manfred the name of the wisp/spirit inhabiting the skeleton or was it the name of the previous owner/meat puppet/skinsuit of that body? I assume the former. The skeleton appears to be just something Manfred's attached to.
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Post by gervaise21 on Sept 27, 2024 7:36:23 GMT
Ahem. Is Manfred the name of the wisp/spirit inhabiting the skeleton or was it the name of the previous owner/meat puppet/skinsuit of that body? I assume the former. The skeleton appears to be just something Manfred's attached to. Odd, then because usually spirits just call themselves by their attribute. Cole called himself that name because it was the name of the boy that the spirit had comforted when he was starving to death and absorbed his memories at the same time, so then it effectively became Cole. So, I would assume something similar must have happened with Manfred and the spirit did adopt the name of the skeleton's former identity. May be Emmrich knew who that was and it was even his suggestion. That is the whole thing about the Grand Necropolis. They preserve the bodies of deceased nobles through special processes and by encouraging the spirit that comes through on death to remain within it. I imagine, therefore, that these mummified, animated corpses are known by the previous occupant's name, even though their soul has long since departed into the Fade.
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Post by midnight tea on Sept 27, 2024 16:27:08 GMT
I assume the former. The skeleton appears to be just something Manfred's attached to. Odd, then because usually spirits just call themselves by their attribute. Cole called himself that name because it was the name of the boy that the spirit had comforted when he was starving to death and absorbed his memories at the same time, so then it effectively became Cole. So, I would assume something similar must have happened with Manfred and the spirit did adopt the name of the skeleton's former identity. May be Emmrich knew who that was and it was even his suggestion. That is the whole thing about the Grand Necropolis. They preserve the bodies of deceased nobles through special processes and by encouraging the spirit that comes through on death to remain within it. I imagine, therefore, that these mummified, animated corpses are known by the previous occupant's name, even though their soul has long since departed into the Fade. Cole crossed the Veil and embodied original Cole in very unenviable circumstances, and it messed him up to the point he didn't remember he was Compassion for a time - and then, even when we figured out he was Compassion, he stuck to Cole (in part, because, through his experience, he became something more). Given that Emmrich is (so far) established as a polite, gentle fellow who loves the Fade - and unless Emmrich helped Manfred in some sort of dramatic circumstances - I assume that Manfred's crossing was also less dramatic. If anything, the skeleton Manfred inhabits looks like something that's been constructed - hard to imagine someone wanted their ancestor to sport giant, crystal eyes and bags in the chest. Emmrich's tarot card also looks like something taken at the moment he either constructs Manfred or lets him posses the skeleton he reconstituted and reconstructed to house Manfred.
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Post by gervaise21 on Sept 27, 2024 16:47:09 GMT
If anything, the skeleton Manfred inhabits looks like something that's been constructed - hard to imagine someone wanted their ancestor to sport giant, crystal eyes and bags in the chest. I think the mummified corpses only happen for rich people because the process is costly or the Mortalitasi simply find it a way to earn a living. So, I imagine that the corpses of poor people are simply interred and allowed to rot away, or possibly the bones are cleaned of flesh shortly after death. The concept art from 2020 show more than one skeleton working for a member of the Mourn Watch, so it is likely they make a habit of using these skeletons as servants. Where Emmrich was different was that he was more respectful to the spirit and encouraged it to develop its own identity. Nevertheless, I would imagine that either the spirit knew the "identity" of the bones or Emmrich suggested the name, or perhaps he gave the spirit a choice of names, but I doubt the spirit came up with Manfred on its own.
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Post by bierkrug on Sept 27, 2024 17:25:54 GMT
Can Manfred talk?
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Post by OhDaniGirl on Sept 27, 2024 17:37:31 GMT
He has a voice actor. Make of that what you will.
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Post by midnight tea on Sept 27, 2024 17:52:49 GMT
He has a voice actor. Make of that what you will. And that voice actor is a pretty famous internet personality. It's kinda hard to imagine they'd put him to waste.
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Post by flyingovertrout on Sept 27, 2024 18:05:35 GMT
He can only moan in response in Tevinter Nights (I'm finally reading it now, and so loving Emmrich and really feeling picking the Mourn Watcher background even more). So I guess he got upgraded? I think it was Corinne who said Emmrich's been working on helping Manfred develop as a 'person.'
edit: I have to learn to not keep adding that extra 'e' in our gentleman necromancer's name edit 2: Department of Redundancy Department
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Post by MeadKnight on Sept 27, 2024 18:42:03 GMT
He can only moan in response in Tevinter Nights (I'm finally reading it now, and so loving Emmrich and really feeling picking the Mourn Watcher background even more). So I guess he got upgraded? I think it was Corinne who said Emmrich's been working on helping Manfred personally develop as a 'person.' edit: I have to learn to not keep adding that extra 'e' in our gentleman necromancer's name I would love if Bioware brought in Matt Mercer just for him to make moaning and grunting noises.
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Post by TabithaTH on Sept 27, 2024 19:07:13 GMT
He can only moan in response in Tevinter Nights (I'm finally reading it now, and so loving Emmrich and really feeling picking the Mourn Watcher background even more). So I guess he got upgraded? I think it was Corinne who said Emmrich's been working on helping Manfred personally develop as a 'person.' edit: I have to learn to not keep adding that extra 'e' in our gentleman necromancer's name I would love if Bioware brought in Matt Mercer just for him to make moaning and grunting noises. Maybe it’s like Cate Blanchett in Pinnocchio
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Post by jennica on Sept 27, 2024 19:11:01 GMT
I would love if Bioware brought in Matt Mercer just for him to make moaning and grunting noises. Maybe it’s like Cate Blanchett in Pinnocchio I googled what you meant and yeah, it will be hilarious
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