TurretSyndrome wrote...
Gwydden wrote...
TurretSyndrome wrote...
The Freeholders indeed elect their ruler but that depends on how much support the person gathers from them. If it's not enough or at half way, it will almost always come to a civil war. You can check out Fereldan history and law and you'll understand it's all about the size of your army and the support you have. Even if you become king, your rule is not absolute, that is how Ferelden is, and is also why it makes it the most interesting place to me, compared to others in Thedas.
Alistair is the bastard son of Maric, who barely ever knew any nobles apart from his two uncles, yet his blood allowed him to challenge both Anora and Loghain. The unlikely heir to the throne was then made the King of Ferelden overnight. My point is, anything could happen. My Warden now brought in a new card to the table, that is all I'm saying. I'm not denying he's making a significant gamble with a lot of variables, but there you go.
It is stated that after Maric's dissapearence a lot of people considered Bryce Cousland a better option for king than Cailan. For all we know, the only reason he wasn't elected was that he was too much of a royalist to partake in it, not to mention that Anora, though almost a commoner, proved a capable enough ruler to balance out Cailan's incompetence. Alistair was a reasonable candidate not only for his blood, but also because he had Eamon's and the Grey Warden's support, while Anora was the daugther of the man who started the civil war in the middle of an invasion. The proof is that Alistair cannot succeed without the Warden's support. So I don't think blood has as much weight in Ferelden as you might believe.
You sure about that? Go check out some youtube videos where Eamon talks to the Warden and Alistair about whose got a bigger claim to the throne. Anora isn't "almost a commoner". She's born nobility(since Loghain was made a noble after the war with Orlais and Maric's coronation).
Not to mention she was the queen at the time of the Landsmeet. Eamon also clearly states that the reason Alistair is the right contender against Anora or Loghain as he has a better claim than Eamon, who is equivalent to Loghain. Not anyone can become king. This is proven especially when you try to be king, and only end up being prince or princess-consort.
Don't forget that Eamon personally has a vested interest in having Alistair on the throne instead of Anora. It's quite likely that his words reflect his own ambitions and little else. We can see from talking with some of the nobles that they are fine with Anora's rule and have been all along--at least one questions the wisdom of Eamon's Theirin bastard when Anora is doing a perfectly acceptable job. It's also important to note that Eamon acknowledges his claim through marriage, but cites the fact that if he vied for the throne, he'd be viewed as an opportunist. I suspect that this is true--he doesn't go for this notion because he doesn't expect any such bid to be successful, but had the circumstances been favorable for his election, I think he'd have gone for it.
No, not just anyone can be the monarch, but your argument kind of falls flat for your purpose here, because it is actually true that any member of the nobility with the right support could be considered for it. Despite the fact that the Theirins have held the throne through inheritance, election by the Landsmeet is the law--and yes, it is true that Bryce Cousland was considered as an alternative to Cailan.
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