Something I've been wondering, specifically if there's a lore base (revealed yet or otherwise) giving a good reason as to why.
The point of the Right of Annulment, after all, is that a Circle has been deemed too dangerous and irredeemable. The Mages, whether openly or by corruption, are too dangerous.
But the point of Tranquility is that it 'spares' the Mages, and makes them harmless. Risk of blood magic/demonic summoning/etc. nullified. Moreover, while the Tranquil are not without without minds, they practical to the point of going along with the practical... which, one might suppose, means cooperating with Templar interrogators about any conspiracies they may have known about/been a part of, and cooperating afterwards. So the risk of continued subversion is minimal.
So why isn't the Right of Annulmment a case of mass Tranquility? Mages who resist violently be killed if they can't be forced, but those who would accept it (or could have it forced on them) survive, in a manner of speaking.
A fate worse than death? Plenty arguable. But going straight for the kill seems a bit unnecessary, considering the presence of mages who would accept tranquility but are instead forced to fight to their death, while the mages who would fight tranquility are also largely the ones who would fight to the death as well.
I'm not just asking because I wanted the poetic justice of making Anders Tranquil: I'm asking because I'd like to know if there's an in-universe reason.
Why is the Right of Annulment massacre instead of Tranquility?
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Dean_the_Young
, avril 06 2011 03:26
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Posté 06 avril 2011 - 04:02
David Gaider
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The issue is this:
By the time the Right of Annulment is invoked, the tower in question has moved beyond the possibility of mages being brought under control enough that Tranquility would even be possible. It's possible some mages might survive the initial assault, but the order cannot be "take any prisoners you can" simply because by that point a mage might have been corrupted and become a blood mage... something which cannot be detected under normal circumstances. Thus capturing them becomes a means for them to escape the quarantine.
So therefore the order is "kill everyone". At the end of the day, if any mages are still alive for whatever reason... then, yes, I imagine they could theroretically be made Tranquil as opposed to executed outright.
By the time the Right of Annulment is invoked, the tower in question has moved beyond the possibility of mages being brought under control enough that Tranquility would even be possible. It's possible some mages might survive the initial assault, but the order cannot be "take any prisoners you can" simply because by that point a mage might have been corrupted and become a blood mage... something which cannot be detected under normal circumstances. Thus capturing them becomes a means for them to escape the quarantine.
So therefore the order is "kill everyone". At the end of the day, if any mages are still alive for whatever reason... then, yes, I imagine they could theroretically be made Tranquil as opposed to executed outright.
Modifié par David Gaider, 06 avril 2011 - 04:08 .
