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SamaraDraven wrote...

cacey lee wrote...

I'm good SamaraDraven just got done with some house work<_<..you?


I'm good. Did housework yesterday and I'm pooped! I plan on getting out the Halloween decorations this weekend. :D

I did it yesterday to....Always with the house work:? lol....but thats cool I'll do mine soon as well..:)

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Wow we're so close to 600..woohoo

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... Seb is actually quite charming really. Hm, dunno who to romance now Seb or Fenris.

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LolaLei wrote...

... Seb is actually quite charming really. Hm, dunno who to romance now Seb or Fenris.

I'm doing 
Fenris....but Seb is very cute just wish he didnt take that vow lol

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LolaLei wrote...

... Seb is actually quite charming really. Hm, dunno who to romance now Seb or Fenris.


Despite the emptiness his romance leaves, I'm always a sucker for Sebastian. Lol

3 more pages to go!

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Not much further to go now!

So, I just got a close up of Thrasks face. He does have those dark purple bags around his eyes but not as dark as Cullen's... He actually looks younger than Cullen up close. Still, he's not been though as much stress as our poor Knight Captain has!

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got any good question's Lola?..or any one

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LolaLei wrote...

Not much further to go now!

So, I just got a close up of Thrasks face. He does have those dark purple bags around his eyes but not as dark as Cullen's... He actually looks younger than Cullen up close. Still, he's not been though as much stress as our poor Knight Captain has!


I wonder... do you think that how much a knight has had to use his abilities affects his appearance? We all know Cullen has done some battles with mages and abominations. Thrask, on the other hand, is idealistic enough to join with mages that we were suspected to be maleficar and who do turn out to be blood mages. I can't help but think he wouldn't have dived headlong into that if he'd seen the things Cullen has seen or done the things Cullen has done. Thrask had a daughter who was a mage and he had no bad experiences with them that we know of, thus no battles or not much of anyway.

Cullen has had to use his abilities in a dog fight with demons and has been through lyrium deprivation and overall has had to use his talents more than others. Maybe that's why the dark circles? Perhaps actually metabolising lyrium through use leaves its mark? Maybe this could also be why he shows no mental breadown from years of use, unlike other Templars. The loopy dude in Denerim, who seems to have done nothing but stand in front of the Chantry during his career, comes to mind.

Just a thought I had a moment ago. :huh:

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That's a good possibility! Although what about Samson? He's got massive dark circles and is super addicted to the stuff. Could it be that the dark purpleness is a sign of lyrium addiction taking effect? Or lyrium deprivation? Maybe Cullen uses it sparingly, when the cravings being to take on a physical/mental effect.

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LolaLei wrote...

That's a good possibility! Although what about Samson? He's got massive dark circles and is super addicted to the stuff. Could it be that the dark purpleness is a sign of lyrium addiction taking effect? Or lyrium deprivation? Maybe Cullen uses it sparingly, when the cravings being to take on a physical/mental effect.

I can't see him doing it all the time..

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LolaLei wrote...

That's a good possibility! Although what about Samson? He's got massive dark circles and is super addicted to the stuff. Could it be that the dark purpleness is a sign of lyrium addiction taking effect? Or lyrium deprivation? Maybe Cullen uses it sparingly, when the cravings being to take on a physical/mental effect.


Didn't Samson say something about leaving because he hated the way mages were treated? Or didn't like it or something? Or maybe it was the Order's ways and rules he didn't like? I dunno... Emeric didn't seem to have them and his job had seemed pretty easy to me, until he went investigating those women and got himself killed. Maybe Samson did have some worthy battles? Or it could be withdrawal... Cullen might prefer to use as little as possible. That strikes me as odd, though. He's been told it's part of doing a templar's duty, to be able to smite mages. Being a by-the-book kind of guy, why would he not take the lyrium as prescribed? He'd want to be able to do his duty, after all. I suppose either of our theories can apply here. But you have to admit, Cullen's been using lyrium for quite a while with no apparent ill-effects... Why is that? The only reason I can think of is that his system uses the mineral, rather than having it sit in there and make him high.:lol:

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LolaLei wrote...

That's a good possibility! Although what about Samson? He's got massive dark circles and is super addicted to the stuff. Could it be that the dark purpleness is a sign of lyrium addiction taking effect? Or lyrium deprivation? Maybe Cullen uses it sparingly, when the cravings being to take on a physical/mental effect.


Sex deprivation. Thrask is always in the Blooming Rose when I go in there. I think that's why his circles aren't as bad as Cullen's.  Image IPB

I really like the idea that Cullen might be trying to limit his lyrium use or wean himself off his dependency. Like he's torturing himself in order to stop him from being mastered by the stuff.

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We have a winner!

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brushyourteeth wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

That's a good possibility! Although what about Samson? He's got massive dark circles and is super addicted to the stuff. Could it be that the dark purpleness is a sign of lyrium addiction taking effect? Or lyrium deprivation? Maybe Cullen uses it sparingly, when the cravings being to take on a physical/mental effect.


Sex deprivation. Thrask is always in the Blooming Rose when I go in there. I think that's why his circles aren't as bad as Cullen's.  Image IPB

I really like the idea that Cullen might be trying to limit his lyrium use or wean himself off his dependency. Like he's torturing himself in order to stop him from being mastered by the stuff.


And that also seems like a very Cullen thing to do! So confuuused! :blink: Maybe he has nightmares if his system is full of the stuff, so he takes it only when he thinks he might need it. Perhaps with a magical substance in a templar's blood at night, the demons are attracted to them but since they aren't mages, they can't be possessed? But they interact with them while they're in the Fade and they remember Cullen? Maybe they continue to torment him they way they did in Kinloch Hold so he limits his lyrium to times he knows he'll need it to keep off the demons' radars?

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I've just noticed on the load screen where your journal is, there's a Templar sword behind it. :-S

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Samara: perhaps even more so now that demons have been possessing Templars.

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You know, that's a good point - I'm really surprised that the Templars take lyrium at all since the general Chantry consensus (not from the Chant itself as far as we know, but from modern superstition) is that all magic is evil and a curse from the Maker. You'd think handling or drinking a purely magical substance would be frowned upon. Or that the Templars would feel kinda dirty from having the stuff inside of them.

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LolaLei wrote...

Samara: perhaps even more so now that demons have been possessing Templars.


Exatly! Although it seems as if those demons had soe mages' help? Still perhaps it's possible with enough lyirum and magic? It's just demons prefer mages because their powers would double when taking a magically gifted host? That is a thought... I was speaking of just normal night time when people supposedly go to the Fade to dream. I think the demons would see Cullen and remember him and take the opportunity to cause him pain. So the harder he is to find, the more restful nights he has. Also I thought it was only the recruits that had been taken? Wonder why that was...

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brushyourteeth wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

That's a good possibility! Although what about Samson? He's got massive dark circles and is super addicted to the stuff. Could it be that the dark purpleness is a sign of lyrium addiction taking effect? Or lyrium deprivation? Maybe Cullen uses it sparingly, when the cravings being to take on a physical/mental effect.


[/b]Sex deprivation. Thrask is always in the Blooming Rose when I go in there. I think that's why his circles aren't as bad as Cullen's[/b].  Image IPB

I really like the idea that Cullen might be trying to limit his lyrium use or wean himself off his dependency. Like he's torturing himself in order to stop him from being mastered by the stuff.


Lmao That does make sense

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I guess the recruits were more likely to be sympathetic and easy to sway, as opposed to seasoned Templars who are experienced.

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brushyourteeth wrote...

You know, that's a good point - I'm really surprised that the Templars take lyrium at all since the general Chantry consensus (not from the Chant itself as far as we know, but from modern superstition) is that all magic is evil and a curse from the Maker. You'd think handling or drinking a purely magical substance would be frowned upon. Or that the Templars would feel kinda dirty from having the stuff inside of them.


I surmised before that all lyirum does is increase one's connection to the Fade. In mages this means greater power or a faster replenshing of depleted power. In non-mages, it does nothing but make them high. Maybe they'r even seeing a little of the Fade...?  Templars are trained to tap into this connection but since they aren't mages, they can't cast spells. What they can do is affect the Veil. Kind of like grabbing a rug and pulling it out from under mages, interrupting their flow of power. They can't affect the world like mages but they can affect the gateway through which mages draw their power if one thinks of mage power as an empty conduit though which the energy of the Fade flows. So to summarize, I think lyirum just gives one greater traction on the Veil, a wider conduit of access. mages draw power. Templars can get a grip on it and shift that flow out of a mage's hands.

Maybe I'm just rambling too much... ^_^

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SamaraDraven wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know, that's a good point - I'm really surprised that the Templars take lyrium at all since the general Chantry consensus (not from the Chant itself as far as we know, but from modern superstition) is that all magic is evil and a curse from the Maker. You'd think handling or drinking a purely magical substance would be frowned upon. Or that the Templars would feel kinda dirty from having the stuff inside of them.


I surmised before that all lyirum does is increase one's connection to the Fade. In mages this means greater power or a faster replenshing of depleted power. In non-mages, it does nothing but make them high. Maybe they'r even seeing a little of the Fade...?  Templars are trained to tap into this connection but since they aren't mages, they can't cast spells. What they can do is affect the Veil. Kind of like grabbing a rug and pulling it out from under mages, interrupting their flow of power. They can't affect the world like mages but they can affect the gateway through which mages draw their power if one thinks of mage power as an empty conduit though which the energy of the Fade flows. So to summarize, I think lyirum just gives one greater traction on the Veil, a wider conduit of access. mages draw power. Templars can get a grip on it and shift that flow out of a mage's hands.

Maybe I'm just rambling too much... ^_^


I've never heard it put that way but I think it's a great comparison.

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LolaLei wrote...

I guess the recruits were more likely to be sympathetic and easy to sway, as opposed to seasoned Templars who are experienced.


Perhaps that's it. Wilmod was, as Cullen put it, "Not convinced of the Order's rules." But Keran was devout, according to his sister. Maybe the recruits aren't taking lyrium yet but they know it's coming and Tarohne used that to trick the recruits into believing they wouldn't need lyrium to be great knights? Keran said he never took anything they offered. Maybe that was it? Or it could have been old fashioned torture and they were trying to break him?

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Hey chef lol

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Thanks meanie! And who's chef?