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[Hrungr]

Finally got my copy of Masked Empire today!!

(Why Amazon took this long to mail to a Canadian address... the country it was written in... I'll never know...)

 

Can't wait to catch up... on... 30-odd pages... of... spoiler discussion.

 

[bairdduvessa]

How could you have four mages in DA2? With mage Hawke you can get only Anders and Merrill.

typo i meant three

[bairdduvessa]

Finally got my copy of Masked Empire today!!

(Why Amazon took this long to mail to a Canadian address... the country it was written in... I'll never know...)

 

Can't wait to catch up... on... 30-odd pages... of... spoiler discussion.

 

you can do it!!!!!!

[Damate]

Just finished TME today and I'm mostly curious about Felassan...

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I've seen posts here talking about how his mysterious boss was possibly Fen'harel or Bria herself having elements of the trickster god, but my impression was that Fel himself was the god, involved in some sort of pact with an even greater entity. In chapter 13, Bria lists the reasons she thinks Fel will help her against the clan: how he doesn't seem to even acknowledge the deity statues, he refers to the Dalish as others, rather than a group he belongs to, etc. in chapter 14, when the group engages with Inshallah, the spirit calls Fel by name and vice versa, claiming it's been a long time since he's seen him. All the stories about Fen, the name Fel,chose for himself...
...none of it is concrete evidence by any means, but it's the impression I got. I think Bria was ultimately trained up and then finally marked by the trickster god (or some avatar therein) and that Fel isn't truly dead, but the possession he used is broken, his spirit banished. I don't think we'll see him in game, alas, under a new guise, I just think it was ultimately a very interesting tease.

As for who his boss was... Well, he'll if I know, but in sure hope we find out

Just some tired musings on my part. so far as the Orliesian civil war...

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I really appreciated all the characters even if I agreed fully with just about none of them, but honestly, I'd happily see Orlais burn to the ground at this point. ^.^

[Wissenschaft]

Reading through the world of Thedas since I've finally got a copy, I've take note of the part on the Chevaliers.

Quote:

"The penalty of dishonor is death, something a Chevalier should welcome if he or she has failed his order."

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Which just reinforces my view that Michel should have killed himself before forfeiting a duel that could have ended the Orliesian Civil War. If his true status as a elf-blood was threaten with exposer he should have run his sword through himself before leaving his empress unguarded.

 

Bah, all the characters in this book infuriate me for one reason or another which certainly speaks highly of the writting. I barely know these characters and yet they cause such a stir in me.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

How could you have four mages in DA2? With mage Hawke you can get only Anders and Merrill.

Mod, perhaps?

Edit: Nevermind.

[BubbleDncr]

Finished the book last night. Makes me super excited to play my elf Inquisitor!

[In Exile]

Finished the book last night. Makes me super excited to play my elf Inquisitor!

 

I would have been super-excited to play an elf... I we were allowed to be City Elves, which we are not.

 

Now, I'm just sad. 

[ames4u]

I enjoyed the hell out of the book and cant wait to see how this will play out in the game. However, this was my basic reaction by the end of the book due to the actions of all the characters involved.

 

 

Inquisitor is going to be hunting down some Orlesian pr*cks. Oh yes they are.

 

It is refreshing to see that no one is really right in this book and that avarice can cost you more than a minor argument if you fail to see the warning signs blinking at you from miles away. Celene particularly deserved being shuffled away in a deck of cards because she was the most treacherous of them all and for all her supposed intelligence she really was useless in every aspect other than acting the part of a monarch. Surprisingly I found myself admiring Gaspard, because, although he is a pompous, arrogant @ss he genuinely believes he is what is best for the Empire. And I would've agreed were it not for his treatment of the elves.

 

Briala is a bit of a wild card though; in terms of the game I would aid her in freeing the city elves but I would also keep a close eye on their activities as I don't for one second believe that they will accept the win and settle down. They would try to take more territory after being emboldened and slaughter indescriminantly. Given the chance they would raze every human. What they did in the book only supports my suspicion.

 

Fel' was a delight to see in this book, as he was serious but poking fun at the events going on around him. But that bit at the end of the book where he say's;

 

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"She reminds of her." Makes me think he is referring to Andraste. And with the other comments thinking he may be the dread wolf in disguise, this would make for one hell of a plot twist.

I just love characters who know which way the wind blows but doesn't make a huge fuss about it. Doing what they can within the boundaries of their capabilities instead of overreaching themselves as certain individuals in the book do repeatedly.

 

I am however, going to enjoy watching Orlais burn to the ground and if I can help spur it on just that much quicker I will.

[Heimdall]

It is refreshing to see that no one is really right in this book and that avarice can cost you more than a minor argument if you fail to see the warning signs blinking at you from miles away. Celene particularly deserved being shuffled away in a deck of cards because she was the most treacherous of them all and for all her supposed intelligence she really was useless in every aspect other than acting the part of a monarch. Surprisingly I found myself admiring Gaspard, because, although he is a pompous, arrogant @ss he genuinely believes he is what is best for the Empire. And I would've agreed were it not for his treatment of the elves.

Well, for all her faults, I would say Celene believes she is what is best for the empire every bit as much as Gaspard. The difference is, she's a reformer whereas Gaspard is a traditionalist so far as their visions of what Orlais should be are concerned.

[Tubercle]

So, LadyInsanity mentioned (I think) that one character from Masked Empire will be in DAI on the Highlands area (with the Red Templars). Any specific ones come to mind?

[Heimdall]

So, LadyInsanity mentioned (I think) that one character from Masked Empire will be in DAI on the Highlands area (with the Red Templars). Any specific ones come to mind?

Smart money's on Ser Michel, on his quest to vanquish Imshael.

[Damate]

So... is there a misprint or something in the Kindle edition of the book? Because:

Spoiler

I've seen people quote Fel's last line as either "--she reminds me of you" or "--she reminds me of her" but in my copy the line at the very end is:

"'You know, I suspect you'll hate this, but she reminds me of--'
He never heard the blow that killed him. "

So we don't know what name or pronoun he was going to use, yes?

[Hanako Ikezawa]

I would have been super-excited to play an elf... I we were allowed to be City Elves, which we are not.

 

Now, I'm just sad. 

Yeah. Still the worst news about Inquisition. 

[Fredward]

Finished it yesterday, it was good. Definitely wouldn't mind reading some more of Weekes' work inside or outside of TheDAS. My one gripe would be too much fighting and not enough character development. Briala and Celene got some decent exposition but Michel felt flat. Also unlike almost everyone else here I LOVED The Game. But I've always been a sucker for intrigue and machinations.

 

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Briala is a boss and I hope we get to see more of her in Inquisition. From Celene I got the impression that she was good at the game, just not AS good as she thought she was. I wonder just how much she owes Briala. I'm sad about Felassan since he was cool. So he was probably a servant of some powerful entity right? Probably Fen'Harel since that just seems the most obvious answer. And whatever/whoever he was serving wanted access to the eluvians.. Did they send him to meddle with Briala for that eventual goal? Would make sense with the name. It would also imply a precognitive ability on the part of his boss. Who have we seen with some precognitive ability? Sandal. Oh and also Flemeth. Clearly they misjudged him though.

 

If we have to choose between Celene and Gaspie to stop the civil war I really hope there's a third option where I get to outplay both. Because THE GAME BIATCHES.

[Ihatebadgames]

So... is there a misprint or something in the Kindle edition of the book? Because:

Spoiler

I've seen people quote Fel's last line as either "--she reminds me of you" or "--she reminds me of her" but in my copy the line at the very end is:
"'You know, I suspect you'll hate this, but she reminds me of--'
He never heard the blow that killed him. "
So we don't know what name or pronoun he was going to use, yes?

My nook reads the same as your kindle.

[Heimdall]

So... is there a misprint or something in the Kindle edition of the book? Because:

Spoiler

I've seen people quote Fel's last line as either "--she reminds me of you" or "--she reminds me of her" but in my copy the line at the very end is:
"'You know, I suspect you'll hate this, but she reminds me of--'
He never heard the blow that killed him. "
So we don't know what name or pronoun he was going to use, yes?

My iBook addition says the same thing

[llandwynwyn]

So... is there a misprint or something in the Kindle edition of the book? Because:

Spoiler

I've seen people quote Fel's last line as either "--she reminds me of you" or "--she reminds me of her" but in my copy the line at the very end is:

"'You know, I suspect you'll hate this, but she reminds me of--'
He never heard the blow that killed him. "

So we don't know what name or pronoun he was going to use, yes?

 

Same with the epub version. I like the digital version more.

[lynroy]

So... is there a misprint or something in the Kindle edition of the book? Because:

Spoiler

I've seen people quote Fel's last line as either "--she reminds me of you" or "--she reminds me of her" but in my copy the line at the very end is:

"'You know, I suspect you'll hate this, but she reminds me of--'
He never heard the blow that killed him. "

So we don't know what name or pronoun he was going to use, yes?

Correct, we don't know what he was going to say. People are just guessing how he was going to end that sentence.

[In Exile]

Yeah. Still the worst news about Inquisition. 

 

It really crushes my enthusiasm that we have this brilliant city elf rebellion in Orlais... and we can only do something about as an an elf if we accept being Dalish. 

[Jedi Master of Orion]

Brilliant City Elf Rebellion? If anything the Masked Empire pretty heavily stated that City Elves cannot do anything about their situation without outside help. Halamshiral is the only city in Thedas with a majority elven population and Celene crushed their rebellion with ease. Briala even lamented how the city elves were so proud of accomplishing so little when she arrived to help them.

[leaguer of one]

Brilliant City Elf Rebellion? If anything the Masked Empire pretty heavily stated that City Elves cannot do anything about their situation without outside help. Halamshiral is the only city in Thedas with a majority elven population and Celene crushed their rebellion with ease. Briala even lamented how the city elves were so proud of accomplishing so little when she arrived to help them.

That's my feeling about the city elves from DAO.

 

To go through Thadus and see all these mystical weapons from other cultures to go back to the alienage and seeing your mothers wimpy knife that pale to comparison to every weapon you come across makes a city elf very depress in the lacking of quality her culture has.

And it's even worse the she know most of the city elves don't know it.

[Giggles_Manically]

Personally I can see Briala siding with the Inquisitor if they can get their help. 

Probably by making their aid conditional in the Civil War to who they support.

 

I could see it as an interesting like War Asset you could add.

Who knows maybe Briala will just attack the Inquistion when they try to close the Civil War.

Hope not.

Maybe there is an option to get someone to promise the Dales back to them, in return for her and the Inquisitors support.

[Hrungr]

Just finished The Masked Empire last night.

 

Some interesting times ahead for a pro-elven Inquisitor...

 

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I wonder just how far you'll be able to aid the elves. Will you be able to help Briala play sides against one another, crushing both? Having access to the Eluvians (can't wait to see what that's like) would certainly offer some interesting tactical advantages. And also makes me curious where Morrigan actually went... "Beyond this world and beyond the Fade"? Did she live in the Eluvian world or did she actually go to some place?

 

Fellasan...

 

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One of the few surprises in the book is when he is killed at the end. Certainly meant to have some significance... I wonder if the Inquisitor will merge with the spirit of Fallasan, which allows him to close the Fade portals. Some potential internal turmoil as well...?

 

I don't think Fellasan was the Dread Wolf, but... I have a feeling he was the shadowy figure behind him. When Briala thought the Dread Wolf might have been pleased with her plan, Fellasan disagreed and shortly wound up dead himself.

[FireAirLord]

Just finished the book yesterday and completely amazed.
   
Can I ask about another character, like Lienne de Montsimmard? Character wise, I don't particularly find anything interesting about her, but I'm kinda intrigued nonetheless.
 

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I mean, she's a mage, and mage is the class I love the most after rogue.
She's an apostate, but her power and knowledge about magic and the Fade and its residents is... unnatural.
Sure, I believe she may get literature about such things quite easily, given her noble position. And her family might secretly invite another apostate or even Circle mage to train her control her power. But she is so powerful in creation and entropy spells that I doubt can be achieved by simply training in secret.
I suspect a demon is in play, but I don't think I found any reference to that in the book. When I checked the wiki, Lienne is categorized as an abomination. Where do you get to know that? If somebody would please enlighten me...