Dalish do not foster the same distrust in their leaders as humans and other races, they have a firm belief that a Keeper knows the best intrests for the clan, the fact that a clan survives is enough to keep their belief in the Keeper strong.MisterJB wrote...
Is there a way to change a Keeper's decision without having to abandon the clan? Something to keep their power in check?Terrorize69 wrote...
Keepers are not the uncontested rulers of clans, but the clan does greatly admire and respect the Keeper in a way that makes it seem so. But its not the magic they admire, its the knowledge and the keepers duty and dedication to keeping the old ways alive.
The Dalish prize that above all else.
And yet only mages are electable to the position. Can't mundanes dedicate themselves to keeping their knowledge?
If they can change a decision without leaving, I do not know, very few Dalish ever feel the need to doubt what the Keeper says or does. The one case being Merrill.
The reason mages only become Keepers is mentioned in DA2, while I can't remember the precise reasons, it was to do with being able to listen to the fade, to their ancestors. Not only that but a Keepers job is to understand and preserve anicent lore, a lot of which holds magical elements to it, since all anicent elves had the ability. Tomes etc are protected with magic and written in a lost langague that only those with magical talents and a connection to the fade can make sense off.
So anyone without magic would have a truely difficult time doing its duty to the clan when it cannot understand anicent lore. It is why mages are passed amoung clans, to ensure all clans have access to such knowledge.
When I replay DA2 again i'll gladly add here word for word the connections between a Keepers magic and being able to preserve the old ways.
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