Dragon Age News Thread

Yeah ... the wait for any significant tidbit of info has been draggin' for ages.

I think he's just a persuasive guy. Don't forget that he was the one who talked Tevinter and other priests to sacrifice sea of lyrium and blood to rip open the Veil and take a trip to Golden City.

Corypheus did elevate Samson out of the gutters, giving him a way to alleviate his lyrium addiction and his own command position. Also, Samson has a pretty big chip on his shoulder regarding the Chantry.

In D&D terms, he must have a Charisma of... 25.

But remember he was still human, and backed by the Old Gods, when he convinced the other magisters to breach the "Golden" City. And they clearly didn't realize the consequences of that. And he wasn't around for the Blights, and how darkspawn became viewed as the mortal enemies of all other races, in every nation. In modern-day Tevinter, the descendants of those magisters now completely deny any ties to them.

I just can't see how a 10 foot tall, talking darkspawn is going is convince anyone to do anything other than wet themselves and flee for their lives (or just "Kill it! Kill it with FIRE!").

Yea, and he's now backed by not really well understood power of Blight, powerful Fear demon influencing folks from the Fade and who knows what else. The fact that he didn't seem to understand the power of either doesn't mean that the persuasion part didn't work.

Keep in mind that prior to his dramatic entrance he's already built enough of his image and influence over his people or allies. Corypheus is a former priest of god of Silence from a society that thrived on skillful politicking and scheming, and it's only apt for him to silently build his power by means other than just entering a room and declaring folks to follow him. We do know for a fact that he's frequently working through his agents, like in case of mages, or Wardens.

And when the cat's out of the bag... as much as normal darkspawn are reviled, they are predominantly reviled for being so single-minded about destruction. A 10-foot tall darkspawn who seems to be at full control of his wits and formidable magical talents that lets him do feats like making pets out of dragons or lifting a mountain into the sky?

I'd say he'd find more than a few people drawn to that alone. Certainly enough to convince Venatori (who initially consisted mostly of disgruntled nobility with both money and magical power at their disposal) and start using their money and power to start spreading his web of influence long before South - through stroke of luck - finds out that it was about to be invaded by their own turned protectors and an army of demons.

What a beautiful, noble creature.

Makes sense to me when you realize they just see him as a meal ticket/means to their own end. Calpernia and Samson got respect from their followers. Doesn't mean they respected Cory.

I remember that one Chickadee that follows Loghain (all I remember is she drops the Summer Sword, you know who I'm talking about). That is some passionate unquestioning (blind) loyalty there, and I could even come round to see why relatively easily.

Maybe why they were loyal to him got lost in the cuts, but "meal ticket" works well enough for me.

Cauthrien.

I didn’t say it was a GOOD way.

He represents something she wants Tevinter to be. She doesn't know him in any way. She may respect his power and knowledge, but the reason she turns on him is because he's trying to use her as the Vessel-- and I don't see her respecting him much on the other path where she's just cateloging irrelevant artifacts for a Darkspawn Magister failing at every turn.

Cauthrien knew everything Loghain knew. She didn't care. The only thing Cory didn't lie to Cal about was their shared goal for a restored Tevinter. That doesn't say Respect to me, maybe that does to you.

Really, because I saw him and every action he took to be using everyone as peons. His words were empty, and he decided to make her some sort of Magical Cup Holder (vessel) is hardly the worth she was looking for or wanting. You see respect, I can see where you're coming from.

But people who believe in "causes" as passionately as she does doesn't see people just like Cory doesn't see people. Another analogy would be how Like some fans can't see that Celebrities are just regular people too. You can't respect a person for who they are when you neither know them, and not only that, you've created a Greater than Life image of them that doesn't match who they are at all.

This is just flavor opinion though. I have no intention of changing your mind, just explaining how I doubt Respect, as I define it, is involved.

Crystal Graziano @crystalgraz
I'm ready for Dragon Age 4. I need Dragon Age 4. Dragon Age 4. Thanks.

Patrick Weekes @patrickweekes
I guess what I'm seeing here is ambivalence.

Crystal Graziano @crstalgraz
Absolutely, ambivalence to everything in the world that isn't Dragon Age 4.

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