b09boy wrote...
Hello person who barely read what was written. Nice of you to ignore half the post to suit your own arguments. But then, I expect little more from you.
I didn't ignore your post. There's no reason to suppose your dichotomy of ''true'' historical facts and facts we ought to suppose are false.
The formation of the Chantry:
The first Blight devastated the Tevinter Imperium. Not only had the
darkspawn ravaged the countryside, but Tevinter citizens had to face the
fact that their own gods had turned against them. Dumat, the Old God
once known as the Dragon of Silence, had risen to silence the world, and
despite the frenzied pleas for help, the other Old Gods did nothing.
The people of the Imperium began to question their faith, murdering
priests and burning temples to punish their gods for not returning to
help.
...
The leaders of
that blessed campaign were the great barbarian warlord, Maferath, and
his wife, Andraste. Their dreams and ambitions would change the world
forever.
--From Tales of the Destruction of Thedas, by
Brother Genitivi, Chantry scholar.'''
Then
When the prophet Andraste and her husband Maferath
arrived at the head of their barbarian horde, southern Tevinter was thrown into chaos. The Imperium had
defended against invasions in the past, but now they stood without the
protection of their gods, with their army in tatters and their country
devastated by the Blight. Many felt that the timing of the invasion was
yet another of the Maker's miracles in Andraste's campaign to spread His
divine word.
Andraste was more than simply the wife of a warlord, after
all--she was also the betrothed of the Maker. Enraptured by the melodic
sound of her voice as she sang to the heavens for guidance, the Maker
Himself appeared to Andraste and proposed that she come with Him,
leaving behind the flawed world of humanity. In her wisdom, Andraste
pleaded with the Maker to return to His people and create paradise in
the world of men. The Maker agreed, but only if all of the world would
turn away from the worship of false gods and accept the Maker's divine
commandments.
Armed with the knowledge of the one true god, Andraste began the Exalted Marches into the weakened
Imperium. One of the Maker's commandments, that magic should serve man rather than rule over
him, was as honey to the souls of the downtrodden of Tevinter, who lived
under the thumbs of the magisters.
Word of Andraste's Exalted March, of her miracles and military
successes, spread far and wide. Those in the Imperium who felt the Old Gods had abandoned them eagerly listened to
the words of the Maker. Those throngs of restless citizens that
destroyed temples now did so in the name of the Maker and His prophet,
Andraste. As Maferath's armies conquered the lands of southern Tevinter,
so did Andraste's words conquer hearts.
It is said that the Maker smiled on the world at the Battle of
Valarian Fields, in which the forces of Maferath challenged and defeated
the greatest army Tevinter could muster. The southern reaches of the
mighty Imperium now lay at the mercy of barbarians. Faith in the Maker,
bolstered by such miracles, threatened to shake the foundations of the
Imperium apart.
Of course, the human heart is more powerful than
the greatest weapon, and when wounded, it is capable of the blackest of
deeds.
--From Tales of the Destruction of Thedas,
by Brother Genitivi, Chantry scholar
So is your argument that it is
absolutely true that Andraste is the bride of the Maker, that she had knowledge of the
one true God...?
Because otherwise, you're just inventing some false standard to suit
your argument.
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