Sresla wrote...
As to why the Crows would attack the Grey Warden Commander? I don't even have to think hard to come up with reasons (it's not a stretch by any means even though some reasons could be considered lore breaking because it goes against what Ignacio told you in Denerim.)
1. Ignacio lied. OMG, say it ain't true!
2. Ignacio died in the Darkspawn assault on Denerim. He never got a chance to tell the Crows how you co-operated and how they should leave you alone. Whoops.
3. The original contract on you was never cancelled so the Master who accepted it is still bound to take care of business.
4. You startled the Crows at Old Stark's Farm. Maybe the nobles weren't 100% forthcoming and they were there saying, "You know, we said we weren't going to bother the Grey Wardens anymore" and then boom, you show up and they're like "Fuuuuuu-" and they're pretty much damned just for being there.
5. Maybe the nobles paid them. A lot. In light of, say, a king's ransom to have another go at the Warden, it might be greed overrides sense.
And I'm sure I could come up with a few more, if pressed.
Good points.
Sresla wrote...
Unless one of the powers from on high come in here and say "All elven Crows must be tattooed" I'd chalk it up to the fact there's no hard and fast rule regarding whether or not Crows tattoo themselves.
Maybe. But... the tattoos in Zevran's face are the only we can see in the game and these are the ones Leliana asks about. Zevran says he can't tell her what they mean, because it's a Crow secret. I found that interesting and it became part of my story. I don't want to change my story, so I try to find logical reasons. For example:
- different cells of the crows could have different tattoo-traditions and different places for the tattoos
- there could really be a difference between human and elven Crows (I have my ideas about that)
Corker wrote...
You know, speaking of Ignacio... neither he nor Cesar have visible facial tattoos, either.
That's what I already mentioned. And that's why I asked my question
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maradeux wrote...
Has anybody ever noticed that no other Crow in the game (except Zevran) has tattoos in their face? And all other crows in the game are humans (I forgot about the elven crows in the fade-nightmare here...) - what seems strange if the crows use to recruit their juniors on the slave market... What do you think does that mean? Are only the elven crows tattooed in their faces? Are elven crows usually not allowed to leave Antiva? Other ideas?
Corker wrote...
Gasp! You mean my Warden's godlike ability to see her opponents' names writ in the air above them may be faulty? 
*shrug* :innocent:
ejoslin wrote...
But Zevran would have had to have lied as well, about no crows being willing to take the contract. Ignacio, an
old time crow, scoffed at the very idea of taking a Gray Warden contract.
It's possible to come up with ideas of why the Crows would still be attacking, but it, to me, cheapened both what Zevran saidabout the contract and what Ignacio said (and yes, while he COULD be a liar and the invitation to join the crows only a farce and a setup, it really didn't come across that way in Origins).
Thank you, Ejoslin! I was afraid, I'm alone with my thoughts...
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