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[Milan92]

Well we can have dalish first and qunari there so rather importance isn't necessarily in case.

 

Maybe they are acting as bodyguards? I dunno.

[KC_Prototype]

Ferelden is love. Ferelden is life.

 

If I had to guess, I would say that Trevelyan isn't from either Kirkwall or Starkhaven, on the basis that it would remove the connection to Dragon Age 2. Less baggage for the developers and the character's background.

Baggage isn't a hassle considering the development time. You could have possible known Bethany/Carver and Cullen and have fought against the Templars in the rebellion. I see that the Trevelyan mage being from the Kirkwall circle but Trevelyan family being from Tantervale or Starkhaven.

[KC_Prototype]

I'd rather be Nevarran than Free Marcher. 

Naw, If not Ferelden, I prefer Free Marches. So much to learn about when discussing the Free Marches like how the 3 major cities differ.

[KC_Prototype]

I'm with those who consider Kirkwall to probably be unlikely.

 

A noble Kirkwaller would have too much involvement in the events of DA2, and would know Hawke and possibly Varric. I'd be surprised if the Human Noble isn't from one of the other Marcher city-states.

I see the Trevelyan family being from Tantervale or Starkhaven but I see the mage (since will be a circle mage and varied background) from the Kirkwall circle. 

[Hanako Ikezawa]

Naw, If not Ferelden, I prefer Free Marches. So much to learn about when discussing the Free Marches like how the 3 major cities differ.

Well, I'd prefer more than anything that the nation of origin was left ambiguous. But no, can't have ambiguous things apparently. 

[Tenebrae]

Well, I'd prefer more than anything that the nation of origin was left ambiguous. But no, can't have ambiguous things apparently. 

Though being a Nevarran noble would have added the possibility of an interesting twist to our interaction and possible romance with Cassandra...

 

"Thank you for your assistance my dear...its good to be the king"

[KC_Prototype]

Well, I'd prefer more than anything that the nation of origin was left ambiguous. But no, can't have ambiguous things apparently. 

No, I like having it stated in game unless we got to choice through dialogue and everybody reacted to what we told.

[Celtic Latino]

I'm just glad we're not another Fereldan PC. Got old after Hawke. (Actually got old in general. I don't want my PC to be from the same area as though it were a default of Thedas or something).

 

Anyways if the PC IS from Kirkwall/Starkhaven, it would allow him/her to have some knowledge of the events of DA2 and have possibly been affected by the ramifications of Hawke's actions. Though it is highly unlikely that the PC is from either of those places. I'm thinking you will probably be asked where your family is from and you have a choice of 2-4 city-states you can answer (Ostwick, Tantervale, etc...), which will only be a minor passing of reference.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

No, I like having it stated in game unless we got to choice through dialogue and everybody reacted to what we told.

I see no upside in limiting your backstory by saying "No, this is your past.".

[TheJediSaint]

I see no upside in limiting your backstory by saying "No, this is your past.".

 

You essentially pick your background when you pick your race.

[BioWareM0d13]

I see no upside in limiting your backstory by saying "No, this is your past.".

 

The upside is in having a more defined character who seems to be part of the world, rather than a blank slate.  I liked that aspect of Commander Shepard, the DA:O Warden, and Hawke. It allows both the companion characters and other NPCs throughout the world to comment on your character's backstory or react to it, or for the player character to have additional insights linked to their particular background.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

You essentially pick your background when you pick your race.

No, you don't. 

If I pick human, I have to be a Free Marcher noble. Any other kind of human that I may want is unavailable.

[Das Tentakel]

Another question could be; how much of a noble is he/she gonna be? As powerful as the Couslands? Or more towards the lower ranks like a Bann.

 

I guess its gonna be a major player if he/she got summoned to the peace conference.

 

I am not sure whether Bio's writers worked this out in any way. In the case of Ferelden, they seem to have based the banns on medieval Icelandic chieftains ('godar'), while the term itself seems to be a distortion of 'baron'. Arls and Teyrns are Earls/Counts and Dukes. Orlais has a fairly standard European noble hierarchy, but there's nothing on the Free Marches (including WoT). It's not even clear if the 'Free Marches'  are city-states (with a major portion of the population and wealth in the eponymous city) or territorial states (with extensive rural areas and smaller cities organized into provinces).

 

I suspect it's just ' you're a noble of the Trevelyan family from X', and that will be it. You are not expected to roleplay a Marcher noble, you are expected to play the head of the United Nations military forc...erm, the Inquisition.

[Writ3Wing3r]

I would bet the human Inquisitor is from Ostwick because it is ruled by a Teyrn which to me implies Alamarri influence and Trevelyan sounds Fereldenish to me.

[Milan92]

I am not sure whether Bio's writers worked this out in any way. In the case of Ferelden, they seem to have based the banns on medieval Icelandic chieftains ('godar'), while the term itself seems to be a distortion of 'baron'. Arls and Teyrns are Earls/Counts and Dukes. Orlais has a fairly standard European noble hierarchy, but there's nothing on the Free Marches (including WoT). It's not even clear if the 'Free Marches'  are city-states (with a major portion of the population and wealth in the eponymous city) or territorial states (with extensive rural areas and smaller cities organized into provinces).

 

I suspect it's just ' you're a noble of the Trevelyan family from X', and that will be it. You are not expected to roleplay a Marcher noble, you are expected to play the head of the United Nations military forc...erm, the Inquisition.

 

Yeah, I know. I won't be annoyed when they leave details like that out, but I just thought it could be interesting

[J-Reyno]

I'm just glad we're not another Fereldan PC. Got old after Hawke. (Actually got old in general. I don't want my PC to be from the same area as though it were a default of Thedas or something).

 

Anyways if the PC IS from Kirkwall/Starkhaven, it would allow him/her to have some knowledge of the events of DA2 and have possibly been affected by the ramifications of Hawke's actions. Though it is highly unlikely that the PC is from either of those places. I'm thinking you will probably be asked where your family is from and you have a choice of 2-4 city-states you can answer (Ostwick, Tantervale, etc...), which will only be a minor passing of reference.

Same. I've never really cared for Ferelden.  And I agree that being from Kirkwall would be awesome, especially since human mages are likely to be from a Circle. The roleplaying potential would be so much fun.  It seems unlikely, though, so I'm placing my bets on Ostwick.  

[Das Tentakel]

Yeah, I know. I won't be annoyed when they leave details like that out, but I just thought it could be interesting

 

Sure, and in other circumstances it would be great material for story plot elements, quests etc. In DA2, Hawke is an Amell on his mother's side, but they did very little with it; normally you would expect Hawke to land in the middle of an extensive aristocratic family network involving traditional alliances, property disputes, feuds etc. Nothing of that kind, you just end up with a drunk no-good uncle and that's pretty much about it.

Come to think of it, it might be better for a Human Grand Inquisitor if he or she doesn't run into drunk Trevelyan uncles...

 

' Yes, I am not only leader of the Inquisition but also belong to the noble house of Trevelyan...'

'Really? The only Trevelyan I know is a drunk old slaver who tried to sell his city to the Tevinters for a handful of coppers...' 

[The King In The North]

Ansburg

[KC_Prototype]

The upside is in having a more defined character who seems to be part of the world, rather than a blank slate.  I liked that aspect of Commander Shepard, the DA:O Warden, and Hawke. It allows both the companion characters and other NPCs throughout the world to comment on your character's backstory or react to it, or for the player character to have additional insights linked to their particular background.

Yes, Han gets it. I don't like the blank slate character because I feel you aren't connected to the world and are less defined as a character.

[KC_Prototype]

I would bet the human Inquisitor is from Ostwick because it is ruled by a Teyrn which to me implies Alamarri influence and Trevelyan sounds Fereldenish to me.

That actually sounds reasonable and interesting.

[MisterJB]

Same. I've never really cared for Ferelden.  And I agree that being from Kirkwall would be awesome, especially since human mages are likely to be from a Circle. The roleplaying potential would be so much fun.  It seems unlikely, though, so I'm placing my bets on Ostwick.  

 

I can see the roleplaying value of playing as a Kirkwall Circle mage. You could talk about how it really way, you could express an opinion over Hawke, over Anders, etc.

 

However, the problem is that, as people get attached to their Inquisitor, there's be complains that their Inquisitor wouldn't have done anything in the ten years that spanned DA2.

Why, their Inquisitor would have removed Meredith even before Hawke arrived at Kirkwall and would have defeated the Arishok before the Viscount lost his head.

[Snook]

Seeing as the protagonist seems to keep coming from the last game's setting, I wonder if this means DA4's pro-tag will actually be Orlesian...

[KC_Prototype]

I can see the roleplaying value of playing as a Kirkwall Circle mage. You could talk about how it really way, you could express an opinion over Hawke, over Anders, etc.

 

However, the problem is that, as people get attached to their Inquisitor, there's be complains that their Inquisitor wouldn't have done anything in the ten years that spanned DA2.

Why, their Inquisitor would have removed Meredith even before Hawke arrived at Kirkwall and would have defeated the Arishok before the Viscount lost his head.

That's not really a problem, Bioware could easily explained why the Inquisitor didn't do this or that in year 9: 3(x). Also, why would a circle mage kill the Arishok or Meredith when being eyed up by the Templar army? 

[Allaiya]

I see the Trevelyan family being from Tantervale or Starkhaven but I see the mage (since will be a circle mage and varied background) from the Kirkwall circle. 

 

I don't think the human mage would be from Kirkwall. Mainly because depending on your choices in DA2, Meredith initiated the Right of Annulment thus killing all the mages if you side with the Templars.

 

& as someone mentioned, Starkhaven's circle burned to the ground sometime during DA2 so I think that is unlikely as well.

[AresKeith]

My guess is Tantervale or Markham