1. It looks and sounds as if the control rod was simply deactivated, both when Arvaarad and Hawke use it. My guess is the control rod can easily be reenabled; it would be a very ineffective tool otherwise.
2. I've been wondering about this, too. I mean, an Arvaarad would have to remove the stitches every time he would feed his Saarebas. Someone here said it's probably symbolic, and I'll have to go with that, too.
3. More importantly, how could he speak the common tongue? Apparently, very few Qunari are able to, but this Saarebas, who no doubt hasn't had that many opportunities to practice, seems to handle the language just fine. I would say that Qunari mages, for the most part, are allowed to speak (unless they start dealing with demons), but then the rest of the conversation comes to mind, along with Sten's insistence that mages have their tongues cut out.
The only reasonable explanation I can think of is that Ketojan learned how to speak in the Fade, as there are no physical restrictions there, and that the knowledge carried over to the physical world.
4. Petrice says that Ketojan followed every direction given, and Arvaarad later confirms that Saarebas are only allowed one purpose -- to be led.
If you bring Fenris, he will point out several times that being a slave twists one's perception, and that Saarebas might not even know himself why he obeys.
Additionally, Mary Kirby or David Gaider wrote in a q&a that the Saarebas are like well-trained attack dogs. Ketojan's behavior (following without question, protecting his handler etc.) seems in line with that description.
5. A karataam is a group of Qunari mages and their handlers, i.e. several Sareebas + their Arvaarad.
My guess is that an Arvaarad is a fail safe -- by watching his Saarebas constantly, he can make sure that he is not corrupted, or if he is, end it quickly. So the fact that Ketojan has been running around without an Arvaarad makes it impossible to know whether or not he has actually become corrupted. I see it as a preemptive strike of sorts.
6. Judging from the little gift Hawke receives, a demon already has. Which means that Arvaarad was right. Anyway, I suppose Ketojan would become an abomination, just like an elf or human.
7. All Qunari are given their basic education by the Tamassran, regardless of whether they are to be soldiers, farmers, artisans etc. I suspect the manner of Ketojan's upbringing would be dependent on how early he was revealed to be a mage.
When Ketojan speaks to Hawke, he seems knowledgeable about the Qun, so one could assume that he has read it, or had it read to him. Kirby or Gaider has stated that Saarebas are considered an extension of their Arvaarad, a weapon, and as such I imagined that they are only taught what they need to know to serve as a good tool. Like total obedience.
8. Because everyone follows Hawke.
Though Ketojan followed Petrice as well, so it's not really that strange -- Hawke is more honest, powerful and charismatic than Petrice, regardless of how you play him/her, and Ketojan tells him/her that s/he is worthy of following, a Basvaarad (a non-Qunari handler). To me, it seems like Ketojan is trying to stay true to his purpose, to be led, just as devotedly as any other Qunari, and in the absence of an Arvaarad, he chooses the best alternative available.
Modifié par Netem, 06 juin 2011 - 01:20 .
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