Herr Uhl wrote...
mousestalker wrote...
So once they lose their tongue, all the handler can say is "bad saarebas, no biscuit"?
Well, that and physical abuse.
Risax wrote...
It has been confirmed that the Qunari have Mages.
There tongues are cut out and they are leashed.
Nighteye2 wrote...
Risax wrote...
It has been confirmed that the Qunari have Mages.
There tongues are cut out and they are leashed.
Did you ask Sten about why the Qunari cuut out the Mages' tongues?
It is how they prevent them from ever using any magic.
Mary Kirby wrote...
Addai67 wrote...
I'm wondering why mages have their tongues cut out. DA mages don't seem to require incantations to work spells, so not being able to speak wouldn't seem to be a deterrent to rogue magic.
It doesn't stop them from doing magic. It stops a mage who has been possessed by a demon from communicating and possibly corrupting someone else, as Uldred did.
No, like Herr Uhl posted it only stops them from corrupting other mages. Trying to lure them into deals with demons and such. In Lelaina's Song DLC it is said that the only way to trust a mage, is to cut of their hands.Nighteye2 wrote...
Risax wrote...
It has been confirmed that the Qunari have Mages.
There tongues are cut out and they are leashed.
Did you ask Sten about why the Qunari cuut out the Mages' tongues?
It is how they prevent them from ever using any magic.
Modifié par Risax, 29 septembre 2010 - 08:52 .
And yet I would not be suprised when this happens to a Qunari mage....nightcobra8928 wrote...
nothing a lyrium suppository can't fix:devil: bend over, oh you already are, this'll make things easier
i know...i can be a bit evil at times:innocent:
I haven't thought of that...mousestalker wrote...
They aren't seen as being people. Perhaps the masks are there to reduce any chance their handlers would have empathy for them?
Modifié par Risax, 05 octobre 2010 - 01:08 .
Risax wrote...
How is one chosen to become arvaarad?
You must be viewed as special in some way by Qunari.
I mean you have to keep watch over the mages, so they don't use their magic wrongly or turn in to demons.
They have powers like the Templars to fight against mages, which must be usefull for Qunari since the Thedas mages are the only ones that can fight against their troops and cannons.
And they can also dual-wield, which is now Rogue only in DA 2.
That's true.Herr Uhl wrote...
Risax wrote...
How is one chosen to become arvaarad?
You must be viewed as special in some way by Qunari.
I mean you have to keep watch over the mages, so they don't use their magic wrongly or turn in to demons.
They have powers like the Templars to fight against mages, which must be usefull for Qunari since the Thedas mages are the only ones that can fight against their troops and cannons.
And they can also dual-wield, which is now Rogue only in DA 2.
Everyone is special and has their place to fill in some way according to the Qun.
Modifié par Risax, 05 octobre 2010 - 01:15 .
There's a glyph-spell which nullifies magic and empties the mana pool of every mage in a targeted area. (Glyph Of Neutralization)Saibh wrote...
Risax wrote...
If he can nullify magic how did he learn it?
I mean Allister say you don't need lyrium to become a templar, but I doubt the Chantry will teach a Qunari Templar skills.
Well, the templars had to learn it somehow...who's to say that qunari didn't learn the same tricks? And they indoctrinate other cultures, so it's not unreasonable to think so.
Modifié par Gisle Aune, 05 octobre 2010 - 03:02 .
Well they are important to them, if mages are assigned to arvaraad like you said, they must be important to them.EmperorSahlertz wrote...
What I would like to know about the handlers is how their relationship to their mage is. I recall one of the developers saying that the Handlers are assigned specific mages, similar to how Sten got a blade crafted for him. So I wonder if the Handlers kinda view thier mages as their "soul" like Sten and his blade. They would probably go berserk like Sten if they lost their mage.
That actually sounds like quite a good reason for the arvaraad to kill dumar, but if the mages feel the same way to the handler then isn't that some form of stockholm syndrome?Risax wrote...
Well they are important to them, if mages are assigned to arvaraad like you said, they must be important to them.EmperorSahlertz wrote...
What I would like to know about the handlers is how their relationship to their mage is. I recall one of the developers saying that the Handlers are assigned specific mages, similar to how Sten got a blade crafted for him. So I wonder if the Handlers kinda view thier mages as their "soul" like Sten and his blade. They would probably go berserk like Sten if they lost their mage.
I also have a theory for the reason why a arvaraad kills the Viscount. There mages where probably killed by the Viscount, or at least he send the Templars to do it for him. And since they where his responsibilty, or his 'soul', he got revenge.
I honostly don't know.KJandrew wrote...
That actually sounds like quite a good reason for the arvaraad to kill dumar, but if the mages feel the same way to the handler then isn't that some form of stockholm syndrome?Risax wrote...
Well they are important to them, if mages are assigned to arvaraad like you said, they must be important to them.EmperorSahlertz wrote...
What I would like to know about the handlers is how their relationship to their mage is. I recall one of the developers saying that the Handlers are assigned specific mages, similar to how Sten got a blade crafted for him. So I wonder if the Handlers kinda view thier mages as their "soul" like Sten and his blade. They would probably go berserk like Sten if they lost their mage.
I also have a theory for the reason why a arvaraad kills the Viscount. There mages where probably killed by the Viscount, or at least he send the Templars to do it for him. And since they where his responsibilty, or his 'soul', he got revenge.
So he was trying to regain his honour by a suicide mission?Risax wrote...
I honostly don't know.KJandrew wrote...
That actually sounds like quite a good reason for the arvaraad to kill dumar, but if the mages feel the same way to the handler then isn't that some form of stockholm syndrome?Risax wrote...
Well they are important to them, if mages are assigned to arvaraad like you said, they must be important to them.EmperorSahlertz wrote...
What I would like to know about the handlers is how their relationship to their mage is. I recall one of the developers saying that the Handlers are assigned specific mages, similar to how Sten got a blade crafted for him. So I wonder if the Handlers kinda view thier mages as their "soul" like Sten and his blade. They would probably go berserk like Sten if they lost their mage.
I also have a theory for the reason why a arvaraad kills the Viscount. There mages where probably killed by the Viscount, or at least he send the Templars to do it for him. And since they where his responsibilty, or his 'soul', he got revenge.
In the picture where you see an arvaarad and his mages, the mages look scared but if they are scared of the arvaarad or something else I don't know...
Personally I think the reason he got so mad about the fact that his mages where killed or captured, if this happend.
Is because it was his duty to protect the mages, and since he failed at his duty, he killed the man responsible for it.
And since Sten couldn't return to Par Vollen since he lost his blade, his 'soul'. I don't think the arvaarad can't return either, if the mages where similair to his 'soul'.
Modifié par KJandrew, 05 octobre 2010 - 06:07 .
Saibh wrote...
Herr Uhl wrote...
Saibh wrote...
Not the same one, but he does have similar chest markings.
Mage handler. Definetly mage handler.
Yes, probably.
I will point out that, in the GT cut, they mentioned the markings have to do with rank. Those two qunari (although the concept one shares chest markings) don't have the same markings.mokponobi wrote...
My guess is what the Qunari did in the trailer is purely for cinematics, just like wielding to full sized weapons and being a warrior (not possible in DA2).
Technically, he's using the swordstaff, which might be a mage's weapon. That he kicks that much ass with it is unreasonable, but he's not doing anything impossible.
In any case, if he's a mage handler, it makes sense he can nullify magic.
I don't know if that is what is happening, this is all just speculation.KJandrew wrote...
So he was trying to regain his honour by a suicide mission?
Got dammit that Qunari with his new fictional backstory is badass
I'm sure that the whole revenge/ honour suicide thing was never really thought of and Bioware just meant him to be a one-time character but the fictional motivation and backstory you made for him are badass. So can a dev not just give us a nod to keep us happy, you know in the same way that parents tell their children about santa.Risax wrote...
I don't know if that is what is happening, this is all just speculation.KJandrew wrote...
So he was trying to regain his honour by a suicide mission?
God dammit that Qunari with his new fictional backstory is badass
But for a Qunari...Sounds plausible, and indeed badass.
Well I did see a screenshot with Hawke facing of against a Qunari that looked a lot like the avaraad from the trailer.KJandrew wrote...
I'm sure that the whole revenge/ honour suicide thing was never really thought of and Bioware just meant him to be a one-time character but the fictional motivation and backstory you made for him are badass. So can a dev not just give us a nod to keep us happy, you know in the same way that parents tell their children about santa.Risax wrote...
I don't know if that is what is happening, this is all just speculation.KJandrew wrote...
So he was trying to regain his honour by a suicide mission?
God dammit that Qunari with his new fictional backstory is badass
But for a Qunari...Sounds plausible, and indeed badass.
Modifié par Risax, 05 octobre 2010 - 06:32 .
Google is pretty usefull y'know.th3warr1or wrote...
Where did OP get that pic from?
Modifié par Risax, 06 octobre 2010 - 06:22 .
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