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[TEWR]

So, earlier I was thinking about some interesting questions I'd like answered in regards to the world of Thedas. Obviously, it can't be anything regarding the story of DA3, but I think some questions regarding what we do know wouldn't hurt, right?

So I'll start.

Messere Gaider -- or any other aficionado -- can you answer a question I currently have?

1) What are the Fex? They were only mentioned one time, and no information was given on them. So perhaps we could get a little bit more information on them?

I might think of more later.

[Plaintiff]

Do you mean for them to answer right here on the forum, or in the game itself?

Either way: How does red lyrium work, why is it different from the usual kind?

[Wolfspawn]

WILL THERE BE GRIFFONS?
Sorry, I gotta know.

[brushyourteeth]

Awesome idea, TEWR. I remember Mr. Gaider answering a few of our questions in a previous Q&A thread (though I think it was developer-started, but whatever) and it was plumb amazing. 

Plaintiff wrote...

How does red lyrium work, why is it different from the usual kind?

To add to that, why is "raw lyrium" always red when we pick it up as a crafting reagent in DAII? If that was intentional, what did you guys mean by it?

[TEWR]

Preferably here, but if it was tackled in the game itself that'd be fine.

Next questions of mine:

Will we get a masquerade ball to dance at with our LI in DA3?

What did Andraste cry about on Sundermount?

What are the "questionable things" Kal-Sharok has been forced to do to survive? I can only guess it's cannibalism due to them not having a surface route, but... I dunno... just doesn't really seem like that'd be it.

[Lithuasil]

What sinister force is secretly pulling the Qunaris strings?

[brushyourteeth]

Lithuasil wrote...

What sinister force is secretly pulling the Qunaris strings?

I think I can help with this one.

The answer is "lack of cookies" 

[LolaLei]

How did Hawke know who all those random items belonged to during the fetch quests? Do the people of Kirkwall sew their name and address into their dead skeletons and severed fingers?

[Wolfspawn]

Also, will Cole be in this game? I really liked his backstory in Dragon Age Asunder, and I'd love to know more about him.

[TEWR]

brushyourteeth wrote...

The answer is "lack of cookies"

Yes, Sten will wage war on all of Thedas until he acquires the recipe for the greatest thing ever. The lack of cookies in Seheron/Par Vollen after he's tasted them is maddening.

Many fat, slovenly children have been robbed of their confections lately.

It was for their own good. And he's desperately trying to keep his supply in check.

Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 28 septembre 2012 - 04:28 .

[Iakus]

Can non-mages learn blood magic? Mage phylacteries and the Joining ceremony of the Grey Wardens certainly look like blood magic, but can be used by anyone who knows how...

[brushyourteeth]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

The answer is "lack of cookies"

Yes, Sten will wage war on all of Thedas until he acquires the recipe for the greatest thing ever. The lack of cookies in Seheron/Par Vollen after he's tasted them is maddening.

Many fat, slovenly children have been robbed of their confections lately.

It was for their own good. And he's desperately trying to keep his supply in check.

Lack of cookies = grump.

It's science, people.

City Elven bakers will suddenly become the most influential artisans in all of Thedas. True story.
And they will have their revenge. Ohhh yes.

[TEWR]

iakus wrote...

Can non-mages learn blood magic? Mage phylacteries and the Joining ceremony of the Grey Wardens certainly look like blood magic, but can be used by anyone who knows how...

Phylacteries, the Warden Joining, and the Reaver Joining are all indeed blood magic. The first was confirmed by David Gaider himself in the past, and the latter two are both forms of blood magic because of what's involved in their creation and the changes that occur afterwards.

[Tommyspa]

Is the Architect a magister like Corypheus?

What is qamek exactly?

What are the fex?

[Reznore57]

Will we ever learn why Aveline's familly in Orlais was involved with magic?
(Something you discover in MOTA but was left with a )
The rite of tranquility , how do templars perform it?
Will we learn more about Avvar , I'm curious about their "goddess" the lady of the skies( dragon?)
Will we learn what is this mystery about dragons by the end of the comics /cry ?
Why qunari are paranoid about magic ?Is it just because it's dangerous or do they have a bad history with magic?
What is Cole ?
Where did Meredith body (statue ) end up? Is it still dangerous?

[TEWR]

Reznore57 wrote...

The rite of tranquility , how do templars perform it?

That was answered in Origins. The Mages are branded with lyrium, but first the Templars must receive authorization from both the First Enchanter and the Knight-Commander of a Circle.

Reznore57 wrote...

Where did Meredith body (statue ) end up? Is it still dangerous?

Judging by what happened to her, I'd say it fused to the very grounds of the Gallows Courtyard so as to serve as a brutal testament to the RoA that happened there, even if the circumstances surrounding the RoA were forgotten/remained a mystery.

[Fast Jimmy]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

iakus wrote...

Can non-mages learn blood magic? Mage phylacteries and the Joining ceremony of the Grey Wardens certainly look like blood magic, but can be used by anyone who knows how...

Phylacteries, the Warden Joining, and the Reaver Joining are all indeed blood magic. The first was confirmed by David Gaider himself in the past, and the latter two are both forms of blood magic because of what's involved in their creation and the changes that occur afterwards.

Let's not forget that one does not need to be a mage to use magic, anymore than one needs to be an engineer to use a car. Caridan, a dwarven Paragon (who would have no physical way of being a mage) definitely used magic to create the Anvil of the Void and the army of golems from it.

To use magic, one needs to A) understand it and have a power source. Anyone can read about magic to learn how it works. Mages simply have a natural and more convenient power supply. Anyone else can use lyrium as their power source (like Templars do when using their anti-magic abilities).

[King Cousland]

Is qamek a type of lyrium?

Is Anora really barren?

What are the fex?

Will we ever learn Isabela's real name?

[formaristarry]

Did that one guy ever stop kicking the wall????

[0oSPIRITo0]

LolaLei wrote...

How did Hawke know who all those random items belonged to during the fetch quests? Do the people of Kirkwall sew their name and address into their dead skeletons and severed fingers?

omg i laugh so hard at this coz it was what i was thinking when i was playing da2.

back on topic : Is Sandal a mage? coz there is something going on with that kid

Modifié par 0oSPIRITo0, 28 septembre 2012 - 03:45 .

[Swagger7]

What is the difference between, and meaning of, ser, serah and messere?

[TEWR]

Fast Jimmy wrote...

Let's not forget that one does not need to be a mage to use magic, anymore than one needs to be an engineer to use a car. Caridan, a dwarven Paragon (who would have no physical way of being a mage) definitely used magic to create the Anvil of the Void and the army of golems from it.

Well... I'd dispute that he created the Anvil. Either that was a natural formation or it's something left over from the Primeval Thaig that existed near Orzammar, for two reasons in particular:

1) There are Golems in the Primeval Thaig. Not just outside of it -- where you only fight one -- but actually inside the Thaig itself, after you're trapped. That leads me to believe the PT Dwarves had some method of creating Golems, strengthened by...

2) ...the fact that red lyrium is able to create makeshift Golems, bypassing the requirement for a life to give life to the Golem -- or quite possibly going all Philospher's Stone (FMA:Brotherhood) on it.

[MichaelStuart]

Are there Giants in Thedas?

[King Cousland]

Swagger7 wrote...

What is the difference between, and meaning of, ser, serah and messere?

I think I can answer that one. Ser is a title given to knights but can be used in respectful adress. Serah seems to be used only in the Free Marches and is a term of adress for one considered to be of a lower social rank than oneself. Messere again seems excusive to the Marches and is a term of adress for one who is considered higher in rank than oneself, or among nobles or equal standing. 

[Mary Kirby]

randomlycosmic wrote...

Did that one guy ever stop kicking the wall????

Despite repeatedly being thrown out by the Kirkwall City Guard, he continued his wall-kicking rampage. He snuck into the keep in the dead of night, kicking walls in the throne room, the Viscount's chambers, and even the barracks themselves.

He was tried before a magistrate for several counts of abuse of city property, resisting the guard, and mind-numbing beligerence. He was nearly acquitted, but he kicked the magistrate's box just before the verdict. Sentenced to five years in prison, he continued kicking walls in his cell until he finally suffered a severe toe injury which put an end to his crime spree.