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[Fallstar]

What separates the so called "Forbidden Ones" (Gaxkang, Xebenkeck, Imshael and the Formless One) from other demons. If you can't answer that, is there something that separates them from other demons or have they just been grouped together by people?

[Wulfram]

David Gaider wrote...

Assuming he's the sole ruler, then probably a regent. Perhaps even the Warden. Considering some historical kings went on Crusade, even for years at a time, it's hardly an outlandish idea.

So the Warden's around to be Regenting?  And thus not disappeared?  Or has reappeared?

Or is the important word in that sentence "perhaps"?

Modifié par Wulfram, 04 octobre 2012 - 08:17 .

[David Gaider]

Vandicus wrote...
Was Andraste's lifetime ever mentioned anywhere? It seems she died in 1025 TE, but I haven't been able to find her date of birth or something that details when she began preaching.

Maferath united the clans in -186 Ancient, with Andraste at his side. How old she was at the time is subject to debate, but we're probably talking around -210 Ancient or so (or 210 years before 1:1 Divine and the beginning of the modern calendar).

[David Gaider]

Wulfram wrote...
So the Warden's around to be Regenting?  And thus not disappeared?  Or has reappeared?

Or is the important word in that sentence "perhaps"?

"Perhaps" is indeed the important word. Alistair doesn't mention the Warden or lack thereof in the comics.

[rapscallioness]

Lol. I think it is the word "perhaps". But, yeah, I caught that, too. *gasp* The Warden?!? (You mean Alistair's wife? In my case...in one of my games...)

I'd like to know more about Andraste. Will we find out more in DA3? Or, you're not gonna answer that, are you.

Okay, uh, was Andraste some kind of battle mage? I mean reading the codex on Andraste she really comes off differently than what I imagined before. (and yes, I love the codex. I hope you guys continue to build on it. It adds so much. After some hard battles, I like to have my PC kick back at camp, or some tavern, and read thru some codex.)

In the codex Andraste sounds more like an opportunist. Or rather, a tactician. A warlord. And I suspect she was a mage, but not a blood mage.....I don't think. But definitely a tactician. She saw Tevinter was weak after the Blight and decided to strike.

As she should have. But in the codex--the Chantry version of the story--it acts like it was some divine miracle. It was, imo, a timely and practical choice. But a miracle? No. Come on.

Wasn't Andraste from the old Avvar? Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was one of those old tribes that started with an "A". Anyway, I'd love to find some ancient scrolls at their village/camp/wandering remnants of their ppl that talk about Andraste. Records from b4 the Chantry.

Andraste and Flemeth are the two most intriguing characters to me.

[KingRoxas]

 Who gets to be the next Teyrn of Gwaren after Loghain is "dealt" with? I know that The Warden can, but if you don't choose it, then who is the new Teyrn? (Anora? No one?) 

Modifié par Kingroxas, 04 octobre 2012 - 09:03 .

[unbentbuzzkill]

I have a question although maybe a silly one in DA:O i have a dalish elf warden who of course comes into contact with flemeth but in DA2 when doing the mission when you recruit merrill his clan acts as if they have had past dealings with flemeth why? and if so why didn't my dalish elf warden see her for what she truly was.

[Sasie]

I always wondered if it's possible for the Arishok to be declared Tal-Vashoth? The man seemed to be barely keeping it together in Dragon Age 2 and as I recall quite a few of his men abandoned him and the quest or were declared Tal-Vashoth under their years in Kirkwall. From this I can only draw the conclution that they where either losing faith in the Qun by living among none-Qunari or they lost faith in their leaders ability to carry out their quest and get them home.

The main reason I think the man might have had issus following the Qun is due to the scene in act 2 that ended with him yelling and declaring "You should all be grateful!" before telling Hawk and her party to leave. All the other Qunari turned their heads at that and it strikes me as a strong reaction from a people who usually barely show any emotion at all

I might be reading to much into his behavior but he is the only Qunari who shows his feelings so openly also the other reason I believe the man might have failed the Qun is simply because if the Qun demanded that he live among none-Qunari for a few more months or even a year I doubt he would have lasted five minutes before going on a murdering rampage.

Modifié par Sasie, 04 octobre 2012 - 09:49 .

[Maclimes]

David Gaider wrote...

Vandicus wrote...
Was Andraste's lifetime ever mentioned anywhere? It seems she died in 1025 TE, but I haven't been able to find her date of birth or something that details when she began preaching.

Maferath united the clans in -186 Ancient, with Andraste at his side. How old she was at the time is subject to debate, but we're probably talking around -210 Ancient or so (or 210 years before 1:1 Divine and the beginning of the modern calendar).

I know Dragon Age is your "baby", and you've written the vast majority of everything ever officially written on the world of Thedas ... but really, did you have that memorized? Or did you look in your notes? (Or, even better, the DA wiki?)
 Either way, no judgements. I'm not asking to be insulting, just curious.

[AddieTheElf]

I'm interested to know how elf/human offspring end up. Like I know that if an elf and a human have a child together, it would be an elf-blooded human, but what if that elf-blooded human had a kid with an elf, and so on and so on, would the offspring end up looking more elf-like? or would the human DNA still win over?

[Squeeze the Fish]

Are we ever going to find out who the "Friends of Red Jenny" are? Or who, indeed, "Red Jenny" is? Or, perhaps, what was in the "Small Painted Box"?

SO MUCH MYSTERY!

I actually have a notebook with all the "mysteries" I've encountered by playing/reading DA games/books. I am hoping to eventually have answers to them all.

[TEWR]

David Gaider wrote...

"Perhaps" is indeed the important word. Alistair doesn't mention the Warden or lack thereof in the comics.

Why would King Alistair and Teagan mention the Warden's back (well, "should be back "if we're getting technical, though that means they're expecting him meaning they've been talking with him) in Denerim in Act 3 -- about 9:37-9:38 Dragon -- of DAII if the Warden went through the Eluvian with Morrigan and his faithful hound?

Did Morrigan, the Warden, the Mabari, and the OGB come back to Denerim? Did the Warden's Warden senses start tingling about Alistair wanting to go off on his crusade for Maric? Did the Warden forget his lucky pair of trousers?

[Augustei]

Kingroxas wrote...

 Who gets to be the next Teyrn of Gwaren after Loghain is "dealt" with? I know that The Warden can, but if you don't choose it, then who is the new Teyrn? (Anora? No one?) 

Anora if she's alive, It dsoesn't matter if she's Queen she still becomes Teyrna of the Teyrnir. Like Cersai became Lady of Casterley Rock even though she was queen in ASOIAF. Otherwise the crown assumes control of the Teyrnir meaning Alistair gives it to whoever he wants really.

Modifié par XxDeonxX, 05 octobre 2012 - 03:48 .

[Augustei]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

"Perhaps" is indeed the important word. Alistair doesn't mention the Warden or lack thereof in the comics.

Why would King Alistair and Teagan mention the Warden's back (well, "should be back "if we're getting technical, though that means they're expecting him meaning they've been talking with him) in Denerim in Act 3 -- about 9:37-9:38 Dragon -- of DAII if the Warden went through the Eluvian with Morrigan and his faithful hound?

Did Morrigan, the Warden, the Mabari, and the OGB come back to Denerim? Did the Warden's Warden senses start tingling about Alistair wanting to go off on his crusade for Maric? Did the Warden forget his lucky pair of trousers?

Alistair and Teagan could have mentioned it for political purposes.. If everyone knew the Warden suddenly dissapeared they would have a problem on their hands

[Josielyn]

David Gaider wrote...

Vandicus wrote...
Was Andraste's lifetime ever mentioned anywhere? It seems she died in 1025 TE, but I haven't been able to find her date of birth or something that details when she began preaching.

Maferath united the clans in -186 Ancient, with Andraste at his side. How old she was at the time is subject to debate, but we're probably talking around -210 Ancient or so (or 210 years before 1:1 Divine and the beginning of the modern calendar).

Do we know if  any other "controversial" literature about Andraste has been found besides the book for Wynne?  Is there any "lost literature" waiting to be discovered?  Or was everything pretty much passed down through Oral Tradition/Chant of Light?  Was there ever a portrait painted of Andraste before she died? Any "relics" besides her ashes left behind?  Does the Chantry control these relics and where are they kept?  Has anyone ever successfully stolen any relics? I agree with many of the fans that Andraste is one of the most intriguing characters.  It would be so fascinating to hear any narrative of her personal experience with The Maker, especially if it were part of some archeological discovery (or maybe another Ghost Witness recounting from memory).

[TEWR]

XxDeonxX wrote...

Alistair and Teagan could have mentioned it for political purposes.. If everyone knew the Warden suddenly dissapeared they would have a problem on their hands

That's what I thought up long ago -- even made a thread about it lol -- and I wonder if I'm correct. Still, I wonder what David Gaider's thoughts on the matter are...

[WhiteKnyght]

Andraste being able to convert people who heard her "song" to her beliefs sounds more like indoctrination than blood magic.

ANDRASTE IS A REAPER!!!!!!

Also to be fair, Flemeth never names herself as Flemeth, she states that it is what other people, namely the Chasind, call her. True Morrigan told some stories of her mother with new interpretations, but in all fairness, she could have witnessed the events and figured it'd make a good cover.

Flemeth, the real Flemeth from the Towers Age was human, and according to the legend, went to bed with a demon(not literally) and became an abomination. But Witch Hunt, Anders, and Fenris all clearly point out that Flemeth is NONE of those things.

So are we to believe she is truly Flemeth? I doubt it. She seems more like some kind of ancient dragon sorceress after what we learned in The Silent Grove.

[jcoultas]

This actually is a question that more relates to Dragon Age Origins, but I'll ask it anyway. Regarding the arch demons, they are said to be the old gods of the Tevinter, we know, but what genders are they? I know that regarding true dragons, only the females grow so large and have wings, while male dragonlings are supposed to reach full maturity as Drakes, but using the word gods (as opposed to goddesses) seems to imply that at least some of them were male, so I am very curious on this subject. Also, how do the gray warden's know which of the old gods an arch demon is? Which ones have been killed already and which ones do the warden's believe have been killed?

[jcoultas]

AddieTheElf wrote...

I'm interested to know how elf/human offspring end up. Like I know that if an elf and a human have a child together, it would be an elf-blooded human, but what if that elf-blooded human had a kid with an elf, and so on and so on, would the offspring end up looking more elf-like? or would the human DNA still win over?

Since the books are supposed to be canon, the only known occurance of a half elf (Born to a human male and an elven mage gray warden, led to a child that looked human.  Apparently human genetis are dominant or something.  A half-elf might have some elven traits sometimes, but it is less likels.  Anyway, I am interested in an official
answer to this question too.

[WhiteKnyght]

jcoultas wrote...

This actually is a question that more relates to Dragon Age Origins, but I'll ask it anyway. Regarding the arch demons, they are said to be the old gods of the Tevinter, we know, but what genders are they? I know that regarding true dragons, only the females grow so large and have wings, while male dragonlings are supposed to reach full maturity as Drakes, but using the word gods (as opposed to goddesses) seems to imply that at least some of them were male, so I am very curious on this subject. Also, how do the gray warden's know which of the old gods an arch demon is? Which ones have been killed already and which ones do the warden's believe have been killed?

Dawn of the Seeker showed Drakes the size of High Dragons.

Also the Wardens decide which old god they slew by arguing about it until they settle on one.  I'm not kidding.

Although I imagine the debates are fueled by two things. 1. the fact that the Wardens know the locations of their prisons, and 2. Which prison is closest to where the respective blight began.

[WhiteKnyght]

David Gaider wrote...

Wulfram wrote...
So the Warden's around to be Regenting?  And thus not disappeared?  Or has reappeared?

Or is the important word in that sentence "perhaps"?

"Perhaps" is indeed the important word. Alistair doesn't mention the Warden or lack thereof in the comics.

Eamon would be my guess. Alistair appoints him as Regent after the Landsmeet after all(provided you don't marry him to Anora)

In the Silent Grove, Alistair tells Varric and Isabela to go to "Arl Teagan" to be paid. Which means Eamon has made the permanent move to Denerim where Eamon becomes Chancellor.

Frankly I wouldn't trust leaving Anora alone with the throne if I were Alistair. She could have him presumed dead like Maric was and call him an impostor when he gets back.

[WhiteKnyght]

jcoultas wrote...

AddieTheElf wrote...

I'm interested to know how elf/human offspring end up. Like I know that if an elf and a human have a child together, it would be an elf-blooded human, but what if that elf-blooded human had a kid with an elf, and so on and so on, would the offspring end up looking more elf-like? or would the human DNA still win over?

Since the books are supposed to be canon, the only known occurance of a half elf (Born to a human male and an elven mage gray warden, led to a child that looked human.  Apparently human genetis are dominant or something.  A half-elf might have some elven traits sometimes, but it is less likels.  Anyway, I am interested in an official
answer to this question too.

David Gaider said magic is the reason all half bred children are human. Not genetics.

My guess would be that Tevinter cast a curse on the elves when they sacked Arlathan.

[Squeeze the Fish]

*Genuine curiosity* Where did you read that the Grey Wardens know the location of the prisons? I don't remember ever hearing that.

[Foolsfolly]

Hey, BioWare guys...

I know the companions are getting this cool compromise with the armor. They all have their own iconic look which evolves as you place different (better) armor on them. Neat compromise.

Does the PC have an iconic look? Or will there be multiple meshes for leather, iron, steel, whatever plates and gloves and helms? Or will it just evolve like companion armor/look?

[Immortal fish]

Squeeze the Fish wrote...

*Genuine curiosity* Where did you read that the Grey Wardens know the location of the prisons? I don't remember ever hearing that.

It was mentioned in the book "The Calling". If i remember correctly it was only the Warden-Commander of a nation that knew and the knowledge is passed onto their sucessor when they go on their Calling. Where the Wardens found such knowledge is not mentioned i think. Not sure though its been a while since i read it.