Dean_the_Young wrote...
Could you expand upon that? I know about how Avernus is looking into drawing out the power of the Darkspawn, but the only relation I can recall in regards to demons is that the demons know nothing of Darkspawn, and so had no advantage against it.
Come to think about it, I wonder how many tests Avernus now runs on darkspawn. Wouldn't that be something to muse about?
What I remember is him saying that demons are the source of blood magic. So you can't really use it against them that well. But the taint offers new power that the demons cannot match, as they are completely unfamiliar with it. And that's the Power of the Blood. New powers unlocked from the taint, via blood magic. But it remains something the demons do not know, thus can't counter as well as blood magic.
And I could see him experimenting on ghouls, to see how much power he can unlock from the taint.
That's what I recall anyhow.
Back to your main post:
As far as nations go, I see an even greater decentralization of the Warden order at hand. With the rise of nationalism, and notable nationalistic Wardens (Loghain, the potential Warden King, the Wardens of Amaranthine, the Orlesian Court), I don't see the Wardens as being able to keep themselves completely uninvolved.
I could, however, see it 'not mattering' as far as the Order as a whole is concerned. The Wardens as a whole might be neutral, but the Warden chapters of each nation might (or might not, depending on how successful/willing they are to be neutral) become freely intwined with their nation's calls, not as representatives of the Wardens as a whole but as national branches. So when Amaranthine is called upon to march, some of its wardens march as well. If these Wardens come to fight oppossing Wardens... well, they fight. And kill eachother.
The Wardens do anything for victory. And in this case, the greater victory comes from being relied upon and trusted even when they face eachother across the battlefield, so that they can extract greater concessions from the rulers that seek to use them. So in war they might fight eachother, with the knowledge and understanding that as soon as the fighting dies down they might well fight beside eachother again. And all the while, certain... understandings might be taken advantage of, like a free means to transfer knowledge between sides, and shape the conflict itself to the Wardens' advantage.
Or something conspiratorial and inhumane like that.
I think it really depends on how centralized the Order is in the first place. If it's already decentralized, like I think it probably is, then I can see them getting caught up in "national" wars. Though according to the writers, in an old thread I made, the Wardens did not participate in the Exalted Marches against the Qunari. Or even in the defense of the lands they took. But one could argue that the context in Thedas changed. And that Warden priorities changed.
If the First Warden on the otherhand excercizes a lot of power, even if hidden, then I can see him going on some conspiracy. Or more realistically, waging his bets and keeping his options open until the last minute where he has to choose a side. Or, he could try to present the Wardens as mediators and diplomats, like they were in the 3nd Blight, where they brought Tevinter and Orlais into an alliance.
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