She just doesn't die. Ever. And you don't even kill her in the end. A cut scene does...
Edit: The worst part is she never really talks..all she does is this overdramatic barbaric scream everytime you confront her.
Ick. 
I don't approve.
I'll do an Iceni campaign in Rome II to restore her video game honor. 
EDIT: ...I'll do an Iceni campaign in Rome II to restore her being mortal in video games.
Someone else will do the restoration of honor.
Yes, I am talking historical Boudicca. I am fan of strong women representing history.
Yes, I am talking historical Boudicca. I am fan of strong women representing history.
http://www.badassoft...om/tomyris.html
I think I found Ancient Lieutenant Killabee's celebrity crush. 
EDIT: I don't approve of the shall we say slight trend toward misogyny and patriarchy in human history.
I do appreciate that that means the women that aren't pushed out of the focus in history books tend to go above and beyond in everything. Tomyris and Marie Theresa are just two of my favorites. 
Tomyris and Marie Theresa are just two of my favorites.
Maria Theresa was a total badass. All the monarchs in Thedas wish they could be half as awesome as she was. As a side note, it's nice to find other history buffs here 
http://www.badassoft...om/tomyris.html
I think I found Ancient Lieutenant Killabee's celebrity crush.
EDIT: I don't approve of the shall we say slight trend toward misogyny and patriarchy in human history.
I do appreciate that that means the women that aren't pushed out of the focus in history books tend to go above and beyond in everything. Tomyris and Marie Theresa are just two of my favorites.
Ah yeah, history sadly does lead us down the path of patriarchy. Even the vikings often referred to themselves with their fathers name (read Beowulf) Woman's roles are sadly sideline. However, I love nordic history, because woman for the time period had so many rights! They could divorce their husbands, own some property, inherit land. There were some woman who were wealthy land owners.
Maria Theresa was a total badass. All the monarchs in Thedas wish they could be half as awesome as she was. As a side note, it's nice to find other history buffs here
Likewise.
One of my favorite things about at least semi-historical video games is that they make me go out and learn a lot more.
Take Fallout: New Vegas, of all things.
At first I thought the Legion pronouncing Caesar as 'Kaisar' was them taking a jab at how history gets twisted. Then I see mention of the Frumentarii, which aren't exactly a well-known group. (I certainly didn't know about them.) Cue me looking a lot more closely at Roman history, and realizing just how ridiculously meticulous and intelligent the design of Caesar's Legion was, and how the modern-day Caesar in the game set about mirroring Roman history.
Or, more recently, Shogun II: Total War getting me into the Sengoku Jidai and Japanese history.
Or Crusader Kings and feudal politics and the Byzantines and the Turks.
Or Civ V and Songhai at this very moment. (How did they fend off the random barbarians from the forests of Benin? They just don't stop!)
And Dragon Age is a game with, by far, the best original universe. Hell, it's better by far than most fantasy series. And there's tons of stuff for history nerds to give appreciative nods to.
EDIT: Eomie, have you looked into the Mongols? Nomads in general tend to be too practical to have silly things like Medieval Europe style chivalry. Genghis in particular took the advice of his mother very seriously, and they tended to run the country while they were, ahem, acquiring more country.
Maria Theresa was a total badass. All the monarchs in Thedas wish they could be half as awesome as she was. As a side note, it's nice to find other history buffs here
I am out of likes noooooo! : Raises hand : I am one nerdy history buff right here.
I am out of likes noooooo! : Raises hand : I am one nerdy history buff right here.
when i was 10 I used to watch Ancient Egyptian documentaries in my spare time. I ****** love egyptian history
Or Crusader Kings and feudal politics and the Byzantines and the Turks.
I have learned so much random stuff about medieval European history from playing Crusader Kings. I'll be in the middle of a game, look up some ruler, and fall straight down a two hour Wikipedia hole.
when i was 10 I used to watch Ancient Egyptian documentaries in my spare time. I ****** love egyptian history
Yes, we all have our favorite time periods! I enjoy the religious history surrounding Egypt, but beyond that I am often at a loss. I have to admit, one of the reasons I love Dragon Age is because of their religious intrigue. I am personally not a religious person, but i am fascinated by religion in general....Does that make any sense? >.<
Yes, we all have our favorite time periods! I enjoy the religious history surrounding Egypt, but beyond that I am often at a loss. I have to admit, one of the reasons I love Dragon Age is because of their religious intrigue. I am personally not a religious person, but i am fascinated, by religion in general....Does that make any sense? >.<
I'm an atheist that wandered through a lot of religions in my youth, ( To say the least.) but I'm a lot more fascinated by religion now than I was then. It makes perfect sense to me.
I am personally not a religious person, but i am fascinated by religion in general....Does that make any sense? >.<
Same here. The Reformation (and its long, long aftermath) was my favorite unit of European History.
EDIT for TOP:
source: http://okidice.deviantart.com/
I'm an atheist that wandered through a lot of religions in my youth, (
Oh good! LoL! I try to explain it to people here (Alabama) and they think I am crazy.
There is a thread over in the Scuttlebutt(spoilers) about if people think we will get to play as the Inquisitor again. Most think not. This saddens me.
Building up the Inquisition felt like the start of something that would last longer than one game. Skyhold is special and Things Will Go Down There. The Inquisitor still has the Anchor. Aaaaaaand we need Solas closure!!!
Even if our favourite wolf would not be in the next game, I still feel so attached to the rest of the characters and to Skyhold that I can't imagine enjoying the next DA game not playing as the Inquisitor. To me Skyhold is the new Normandy. It is home.
There is a thread over in the Scuttlebutt(spoilers) about if people think we will get to play as the Inquisitor again. Most think not. This saddens me.
Building up the Inquisition felt like the start of something that would last longer than one game. Skyhold is special and Things Will Go Down There. The Inquisitor still has the Anchor. Aaaaaaand we need Solas closure!!!
Even if our favourite wolf would not be in the next game, I still feel so attached to the rest of the characters and to Skyhold that I can't imagine enjoying the next DA game not playing as the Inquisitor. To me Skyhold is the new Normandy. It is home.
I'm one of those that sincerely hopes we don't play the Inquisitor in DA4. That we have a new character up in Tevinter to play with.
And that we simply have an expansion or two for Inquisition to play around with the old gang.
If Bioware isn't intending to use the Inquisitor for another game, then.... the impression I'm getting is that we'll essentially be getting another game story's worth of content through episodic DLC. The way DA:I ended makes it seems like there's more to come in the not-so-distant future.
Even if our favourite wolf would not be in the next game, I still feel so attached to the rest of the characters and to Skyhold that I can't imagine enjoying the next DA game not playing as the Inquisitor. To me Skyhold is the new Normandy. It is home.
I still get a stronger feeling of homey-ness from DA2, if only because you get such a good dysfunctional family vibe from them. Maybe it's just me, but I think the DA2 crew did a much better job of companions interacting with each other: Anders and Varric talking about Blackmarsh, Aveline sassing Fenris, etc.
If Bioware isn't intending to use the Inquisitor for another game, then.... the impression I'm getting is that we'll essentially be getting another game story's worth of content through episodic DLC. The way DA:I ended makes it seems like there's more to come in the not-so-distant future.
I agree. Maybe an expansion. A lot seem to think whatever is going on with Solas will be too long for DLC, I think it'd be good size for an expansion however. Solas does whatever he is going to do in an expansion or DLC, the Inquisitor gets to deal/not deal or whatever with him and the next game will probably be the new Protagonist trying to clean up or fix or whatever the mess that is made from whatever it is that Solas is planning to do.
Especially if he's romanced it really would feel kinda unfair to have a new Protagonist resolve what happens with Solas imho. 
Especially if he's romanced it really would feel kinda unfair to have a new Protagonist resolve what happens with Solas imho.
I'd be ok with the same situation we had with Morrigan. Her storyline's clearly not over in Witch Hunt, and she plays an important plot role in another game, but her relationship with the Warden gets resolved.
If there will only be expansions, I really hope there will be ridiculously many of them.
I was hoping for an expansion or a two part DLC where we also get to re-create our Warden/Awakening Warden and discover what happens at Weisshaupt and with the Calling and the Architect...
..And then continue on with the Inquisitor's story in an entire new game.
The whole thing Solas seems to have planned feels like it will be bigger than something that can be resolved in DLC. Unless there is a lot of it.
EDIT: I would also be totally fine with the next few games having new protagonists, but each game getting a "Meanwhile, the Inquisitor..." DLC
I feel like there is too much importance with the Inqusition and our beloved Solas to just dump into a DLC. They would need the space and time of another game...at least I hope.
I feel like there is too much importance with the Inqusition and our beloved Solas to just dump into a DLC. They would need the space and time of another game...at least I hope.
I don't know if I can wait that long. XD I'm impatient, I need to know before I really get my hopes up.
Like with Joker. 8[
I'd be ok with the same situation we had with Morrigan. Her storyline's clearly not over in Witch Hunt, and she plays an important plot role in another game, but her relationship with the Warden gets resolved.
Agreed, but I have a feeling for the romance to be resolved we are gonna have to see whatever it is he is planning come to fruition. Maybe when I said we deal/don't deal with Solas sounded a bit final? I still hope he's around in future games and continues to be an important character within them, but I hope the Inquisitor (especially if it's one he romanced) gets to resolve whatever is going on with him currently (and we get some resolution to the romance, because it drives me nuts that you get locked in just to be broken up with).
because it drives me nuts that you get locked in just to be broken up with).
"Achievement Unlocked: Beloved and Precious. Commit to a romantic relationship" after Solas breaks up with you...
-cries-
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