I would honestly be disappointed if he's swung so far the other way that he's now all for un-policed mage freedom or un-educated mage freedom or whatever. Personally, I would have taken Bran the chatty door Templar just to get a moderate Templar companion so we could hear the Templar side of things unskewed by mage bias or 'everyone is crazy and extreme'.
(Seriously, we need Thedas Hogwarts.)
I would honestly be disappointed if he's swung so far the other way that he's now all for un-regulated mage freedom. Personally, I would have taken Bran the chatty door Templar just to get a moderate Templar companion so we could hear the Templar side of things unskewed by mage bias or 'everyone is crazy and extreme'.
I don't think I could see Cullen for completely un-regulated mage freedom after what happened in DAO.
I think DA2 tempered his views and I think he'll have a balanced view seeing the best and worst or each side mage/templar
Sonuva-- they said Persona 5 would be for PS3 previously! There better be a PS3 version, or I'mma tantrum. D:
They released a new trailer when it was stated that it'll come on bothOh good! Here's hoping that's the case.
...Still, JRPGs, you say? Sudden temptation to get a PS4.
. You should check it out, it shows (I think) the new protagonist.
I would honestly be disappointed if he's swung so far the other way that he's now all for un-regulated mage freedom. Personally, I would have taken Bran the chatty door Templar just to get a moderate Templar companion so we could hear the Templar side of things unskewed by mage bias or 'everyone is crazy and extreme'.
I agree with you, I feel that he may have become a bit more open-minded as to mages. Nobody can deny that he has seen the absolute worst that magic can throw at him but on the counter he has also been around "Good" mages, who respect and don't abuse their powers. I think, as he is now, although wary of magic, he will be more inclined to judge someone on their actions and words not just them being a mage.
I don't see him ever supporting "mage-freedom" ala Tevinter style but I could see him working alongside respected mages to champion a reform or compromise of sorts, perhaps moving away from certain practises and protocols but still with some restrictions or limitations.
I would honestly be disappointed if he's swung so far the other way that he's now all for un-regulated mage freedom. Personally, I would have taken Bran the chatty door Templar just to get a moderate Templar companion so we could hear the Templar side of things unskewed by mage bias or 'everyone is crazy and extreme'.
I actually suspect he's really angry with the Order, especially after the thing we saw where he stresses he's no longer a templar. But I think he's angry because they did not live up to their vows and purpose. At least, I hope he still believes in that.
I am very pro-mage, but I do think they need to be schooled on how to properly use their magic and how to take the precautions necessary to avoid possession and whatnot. I also think that magic warrants its own specific laws and division of law enforcement...meaning, the templars. I just don't think mages need be treated like second class citizens for all this to happen. This is the position I hope he takes.
I dunno, it was still very much Cullen
But it never happened until after I read Knight's Bloom so I'm happy to give you credit
(I shall try not to be greedy! can't promise thought
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Ah, you flatter me, my dear. But, I'll take it where I can get it, so thank you! LOL Knight's Bloom is still my very favorite thing I've written, even if it's my first uneducated attempt.
I would honestly be disappointed if he's swung so far the other way that he's now all for un-policed mage freedom or un-educated mage freedom or whatever. Personally, I would have taken Bran the chatty door Templar just to get a moderate Templar companion so we could hear the Templar side of things unskewed by mage bias or 'everyone is crazy and extreme'.
(Seriously, we need Thedas Hogwarts.)
I don't think I could see Cullen for completely un-regulated mage freedom after what happened in DAO.
I think DA2 tempered his views and I think he'll have a balanced view seeing the best and worst or each side mage/templar
I agree. I don't see him thinking that you don't need *some* kind of system to help mages keep their power in check. But, given that the devs have talked about the DA:I characters in general, and Cullen in particular, and dealing with the moderate instead of the extreme, I also see him being somewhere in the middle on the mage issue.
How interesting would it be if he had like a journal or something where he regularly jots down about his philosophies and models for mages, trying to come up with the perfect system? That in the interim, he's become scholar!Cullen? Hmm...
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Ah, you flatter me, my dear. But, I'll take it where I an get it, so thank you! LOL Knight's Bloom is still my very favorite thing I've written, even if it's my first uneducated attempt.
I've read a lot of fanfic and it's definitely up there in quality imho... seriously not trying to flatter you but it had everything I like in a story not just fanfic's. I currently have Fool's Errand on my watch list with a few others because I like how it's completely different take on what happened to Cullen. Sometimes fanfic can be a little same same.
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How interesting would it be if he had like a journal or something where he regularly jots down about his philosophies and models for mages, trying to come up with the perfect system? That in the interim, he's become scholar!Cullen? Hmm...
Ahh see that's what I liked about Knight's Bloom as Knight-Commander he saw that they could work together for a better system but still needing some way for regulating.
Though I would say I'm pro-mage, I think there needs to be some restrictions or at the very least monitoring of mages because some people are just prone to doing dump things for ambition/power.
I too have been pouring over fanfics, I love reading different interpretations of the same person, it's quite fascinating and it also opens my mind up to elements of his personality that I hadn't considered. (Although, I did take the filter off....wowee lol).
The Pros & Cons of Mage Freedom - By Scholar Cullen
I think that would be an interesting read written as a before and after DA2.
I actually think Cullen will have very few occupational doubts now, he's been around the block, seen and been involved in so much. I see him as battle hardened & confident with most things military but I don't see him as being cruel, single-minded or unfair. I think he will have the knowledge and confidence to stand by his decisions and opinions.
In his personal life, I see him still being reserved and quite awkward, I could imagine him spending a lot of private time, re-living in his mind, conversations, flirts etc with his LI, breaking them down, mulling over every word or mannerism just to convince himself that it's real.
This is sorta what I expect. I don't think he'll be blushing and stammering (nor do I want that). But I expect him to have had little experience in the serious relationship arena. So I'd love for him to be super confident man in the War Room, and then constantly second guessing himself in his relationship with you. Then, watch he's constantly going to Varric for relationship advice, but Varric sometimes just f*cks with him, because he can.
Inquisitor: **ACHOOO!**
Cullen: Um, so... you don't actually like Andraste's Grace? Varric said they were your favorite.
Inquisitor: Well, it's very... ah, ah, ah, achoooo!! pretty, Cullen. *sniff* But, I'm terribly allergic.
I am very pro-mage, but I do think they need to be schooled on how to properly use their magic and how to take the precautions necessary to avoid possession and whatnot. I also think that magic warrants its own specific laws and division of law enforcement...meaning, the templars. I just don't think mages need be treated like second class citizens for all this to happen. This is the position I hope he takes.
Actually, I'd like to see a joint force of templars and mages for the law enforcement, with an actual process for justice, but pretty much this is what I'd like to see be a possibility too. And yes, there's the potential for mages to hit a low point (which, btw, is much more likely when they feel trapped, persecuted and desperate in the Circle system), but anyone with a potential weapon or power is about as dangerous and vulnerable to a low point.
I agree with you, I feel that he may have become a bit more open-minded as to mages. Nobody can deny that he has seen the absolute worst that magic can throw at him but on the counter he has also been around "Good" mages, who respect and don't abuse their powers. I think, as he is now, although wary of magic, he will be more inclined to judge someone on their actions and words not just them being a mage.
I don't see him ever supporting "mage-freedom" ala Tevinter style but I could see him working alongside respected mages to champion a reform or compromise of sorts, perhaps moving away from certain practises and protocols but still with some restrictions or limitations.
For my mage, he would have to agree to Circle autonomy and to the templars being scaled back in number and responsibility - being no more than guards. Templars have little to no authority in towers and power struggles are left to the Chantry and the Circle. From WoT, that's how it was supposed to work before heavy templar presence in circles made them completely subordinate. If Cullen can argree that's how it should work, my Inquisitor should get along with him.
I've read a lot of fanfic and it's definitely up there in quality imho... seriously not trying to flatter you but it had everything I like in a story not just fanfic's. I currently have Fool's Errand on my watch list with a few others because I like how it's completely different take on what happened to Cullen. Sometimes fanfic can be a little same same.
So do we think that Solona Amell being the Warden will influence Cullen? I remember in DA2 he says to Marian Hawke 'I knew an Amell once, and have never met her like again.'
Especially looking forward to Leliana telling him that Solona fell in love with Alistair, and is now his mistress...I expect that not to go down well. LOL
So do we think that Solona Amell being the Warden will influence Cullen? I remember in DA2 he says to Marian Hawke 'I knew an Amell once, and have never met her like again.'
Especially looking forward to Leliana telling him that Solona fell in love with Alistair, and is now his mistress...I expect that not to go down well. LOL
lol! However, Leliana could also make the point that it was the treatment of mages that made it impossible for them to marry (an Amell is, after all, from a noble family so it's only magic that makes her unacceptable).
I can so see Leliana deliberately matchmaking the quizzy and Cullen. Varric gives Cullen advice , Leliana gives quizzy advice for the LOLZ
I'll be curious to hear what (if anything) is said to/by Cullen in an Amell/Alistair PT in DAI. My Surana stayed with Alistair which might or might not be treated the same way, but my Amell is a Leliana romance (just to make sure things are more interesting if the Warden shows up even briefly, lol).
mwahaha....Warden Amell + Leliana, I'm going to have to use the Keep to construct that one when I get access, sounds too good to miss. Hopefully there will be a line or two about what happened to Solona Amell. Just not so strong that it would put my quizzy off of romancing Cullen.
mwahaha....Warden Amell + Leliana, I'm going to have to use the Keep to construct that one when I get access, sounds too good to miss. Hopefully there will be a line or two about what happened to Solona Amell. Just not so strong that it would put my quizzy off of romancing Cullen.
I was thinking more in terms of overheard banter between Cullen and Leliana, not necessarily anything said to the Inquisitor directly (could be off-putting, definitely). And yes, Leliana was in the party during the conversation with Cullen in Broken Circle (I'm wicked to my wardens sometimes), so she'd remember him if not vice versa.
"Not all Mages are evil."
"Yes, but all Mages are dangerous."
"Well **** you!"
Then they kiss.
that's why romancing him with mage!quisitor might be so exciting! at least i hope for some little drama in this case UuU
there should be an achi for that - successfully romance cullen with mage character (:
Romancing with mage, hopefully there will be some interesting dialogue.
So do we think that Solona Amell being the Warden will influence Cullen? I remember in DA2 he says to Marian Hawke 'I knew an Amell once, and have never met her like again.'
Especially looking forward to Leliana telling him that Solona fell in love with Alistair, and is now his mistress...I expect that not to go down well. LOL
Nope. Or at least, it better not do.
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