Andraste rose to power after Dumat was slain. She had a thing for singing as do the Old Gods' call is described as a song. Coincidene?
Chant of light and the Old Gods' song
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Posté 11 juillet 2011 - 08:26
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DRTJR wrote...
The worst Blight will be Andreste's
KNEW it! There's gonna be 8 blights, instead of seven.
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Posté 11 juillet 2011 - 10:33
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I don't know that the timing of Andraste's rise and her method of prayer necessarily holds any ties to the call of the Old Gods. Rather, I think it's more indicative of song as a tool of power. There is beauty and richness in music - it moves people regardless of race, creed, or station, it's said to "soothe the savage beast." Essentially, it triggers something in the soul (and may be the oldest form of magic at that).
Andraste used song to pray to the gods for deliverance for her people, the Old Gods use song to call/control the darkspawn and those carrying the taint, the Chantry uses song to further deliver the faith of the Maker - it's a tool, a method, a means to sway the masses. And it's older than the written word.
Though, what may be something to note is that Dumat is referred to as the Dragon of Silence - taken down at the Battle of Silent Fields, but, according to the trivia, possibly named after Dumah, the angel of silence in Jewish mythology. Taken literally, silence would stifle the (ancient) power of song. That bit is interesting to me.
Andraste used song to pray to the gods for deliverance for her people, the Old Gods use song to call/control the darkspawn and those carrying the taint, the Chantry uses song to further deliver the faith of the Maker - it's a tool, a method, a means to sway the masses. And it's older than the written word.
Though, what may be something to note is that Dumat is referred to as the Dragon of Silence - taken down at the Battle of Silent Fields, but, according to the trivia, possibly named after Dumah, the angel of silence in Jewish mythology. Taken literally, silence would stifle the (ancient) power of song. That bit is interesting to me.
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Posté 12 juillet 2011 - 02:55
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Lyrium also sings (to spirits, and red lyrium to dwarves apparently), and, according to the Chant of Light at least, the Golden City had "streets with music for cobblestones". Of course the Chant of Light isn't some kind of historical record, but music seems to have at least symbolic significance with regard to magic, the Maker, etc...
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