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[Who Knows]

Qunari Warrior:

 

"Yes, I am. Andraste also demands that you submit to the Qun."

Just saying, I really doubt you can support the Qun in such a manner in this game.

[Feybrad]

Just saying, I really doubt you can support the Qun in such a manner in this game.

 

Well, the Option to support the Qun would certainly be nice. If not, then I'll have to work with whatever I get.

[Spicen]

My Quanari playthrough likes this ^... I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species, and I realised that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment; but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer on this planet, you are a plague, and we...are the cure.

Erm what? Id like to share a revelation. Humans are the master race in thedas. We are hated coz we can adapt anywhere. Qunari are some wild lunatics looking for purpose. Their vile qun says it will give them perfection. It is a delusion. They are beasts needed to be put down. Our army. Our maker. Our rules. Are we clear on that?

[Yinello]

Cadash: "I indeed am! Now if you could sign this contract so we can be the sole traders of Lyrium for the whole of Thedas, here and here..."

[Gervaise]

I must admit that while I've been contributing to the Herald of Andraste debate, I'm not exactly sure where the title comes from.     So far as the PC is concerned, I thought we were going to be called the Inquisitor.    Did someone refer to us as HofA in a trailer, in which case at what point is this in the game?   Did a Dev say that we are going to be given the title HoA, or what?

 

I seem to recall being told that some people we encounter might want to put a religious significance on to us but we can accept that or not as we wish.   So it may well be that you only end up being called HoA because you have specifically agreed to it.    Also how does accepting the title HoA make you divine?  Being the herald to a king doesn't make you royal, so why does being a herald to a divinity, make your divine?   A herald is someone who announces someone, makes pronouncements on their behalf, warns of their coming.    So in accepting the title I'd be more worried about the implications of what is to follow - are we suggesting that Andraste is going to return, in which case it could be a bit awkward if she doesn't.   

 

If taking the title Herald of Andraste gives some sort of legitimacy to our decisions, particularly among the followers of the faith, then that might not be such a bad thing but when we start saying things that contradict the Chantry's teaching for the last 900 years, will they start to doubt our words?

 

So my Inquisitor's first words would be "What in the hell do you mean by Herald of Andraste?"

[TheJediSaint]

"You got the wrong guy!"

[Mistic]

I must admit that while I've been contributing to the Herald of Andraste debate, I'm not exactly sure where the title comes from.     So far as the PC is concerned, I thought we were going to be called the Inquisitor.    Did someone refer to us as HofA in a trailer, in which case at what point is this in the game?   Did a Dev say that we are going to be given the title HoA, or what?

 

Actually, there was a demo from Gamescom where the enemy, an Avvar barbarian, and the Inquisition soldiers we had to free called the Inquisitor "Herald of Andraste". And the quest giver said that their leader wanted to fight you "because you are the Herald of Andraste". 

[Farci Reprimer]

My powerhungry human inquisitor will certainly be very pleased for being given such title and all the power that comes with it.

 

"All shall kneel before me"

[SardaukarElite]

My own name is a killing word.

[Ieldra]

"Let's see: I don't believe in the Maker and I don't have a problem with the Old Gods, I don't believe magic is a corrupting force in the world, I don't believe in permanently confining the mageborn, and though they did plenty of other bad stuff, I don't believe there was anything wrong with the ancient Magisters' idea to breach the Golden City. Any Andraste I'm the herald of would sing a different Chant of Light than the one you know."

[Gervaise]

Well that demo from Gamescon would have been following a particular Inquisitor path, so without knowing what decisions had been taken by the Inquisitor earlier in the game, there is no way of knowing if you are only called Herald of Andraste because you have elected to be called that.  

 

Originally it was implied we didn't know how we survived the explosion.    Then we get a scene with a glowing white, possibly female, figure in the Fade which seems to suggest that is where we got our powers.   So presumably you explain this to, say Cassandra, and she can say, based on her religious beliefs, that she thinks the figure you interacted with is Andraste.     At this point you can either agree with her or object/come up with an alternative.  

 

Now my Dalish elf has been trained in the way of Sylaise, the way of Peace, focussing on healing and mending.    So I'd be more likely to interpret the figure as Sylaise and my title would then be Servant of Sylaise (in Dalish) or something similar and would say as much.   After all I'll be mending the Veil and healing divisions so it seems to go with my creator's sphere of influence.

 

Until a Dev categorically confirms that we will be called Herald of Andraste whether we like it or not, I think it is something that will appear in some people's gameplay but not others.

[Ieldra]

Well that demo from Gamescon would have been following a particular Inquisitor path, so without knowing what decisions had been taken by the Inquisitor earlier in the game, there is no way of knowing if you are only called Herald of Andraste because you have elected to be called that.  
 
Originally it was implied we didn't know how we survived the explosion.    Then we get a scene with a glowing white, possibly female, figure in the Fade which seems to suggest that is where we got our powers.   So presumably you explain this to, say Cassandra, and she can say, based on her religious beliefs, that she thinks the figure you interacted with is Andraste.     At this point you can either agree with her or object/come up with an alternative.  
 
Now my Dalish elf has been trained in the way of Sylaise, the way of Peace, focussing on healing and mending.    So I'd be more likely to interpret the figure as Sylaise and my title would then be Servant of Sylaise (in Dalish) or something similar and would say as much.   After all I'll be mending the Veil and healing divisions so it seems to go with my creator's sphere of influence.
 
Until a Dev categorically confirms that we will be called Herald of Andraste whether we like it or not, I think it is something that will appear in some people's gameplay but not others.

I certainly hope so. That would, however, mean they have to put variation in where it isn't needed. Why not just leave it at "Inquisitor". Not that I'm really comfortable with that either, but at least it doesn't necessarily imply a religious role. I don't want to be anyone's Herald or Servant. I'll do what I have to and save people's asses, and I don't expect overwhelming appreciation once it is all over. It's ok if nobody thanks me for it, or if I have to walk away and be forgotten once it's all over, because I don't do it for glory, but I'll fight against being perceived as a religious figure just as hard as I do against the Elder One.

At least with my main Inquisitor. I have plans for someone who'll use that title for everything it's worth, too, but since accepting the title is not going to be a problem I don't need to talk about her.

[Vaseldwa]

< Female Dwarf Inquisitor: Keep away! I am not the herald of Andraste!!!

[Icy Magebane]

My first Dalish Inquisitor will have no problem with this title, as it has the potential to ease some of the tension between himself and the humans he's going to be working with.  Although I would expect that at least some humans will scoff at the idea of Andraste's Herald being a non-human, I don't know if this will be addressed by the game... hopefully it won't be universally accepted, as that would be unrealistic given the extremely high amount of racial tension that exists in Thedas.  Either way, I don't see my first character rejecting it since he has no political or religious motivations... there is nothing to be gained by opposing propaganda that works in the Inquisition's favor, and I doubt the Creators would mind.

[The Qun & the Damned]

Human: Aw, crap.

Elf: Ha! Bow down, fools!

Dwarf: Sodding humans and their glowing stupid-hatted spirits.

Qunari: What the **** is an Andraste?

[lil yonce]

It sounds to me like the Inquisitor will called the Herald of Andraste regardless of their feelings about it. It seems similar to Katniss becoming the Mockingjay in The Hunger Games. If the Inquisitor can express dislike for the title, which I think s/he will be able to do, I don't see a problem. I think there's too much power and legitimacy in the title to pass it up, power and legitimacy the Inquisiton needs, to dismiss it because of personal objection.

[Master Warder Z_]

Did some one just mention the ****ing hunger games in the same breath as Dragon Age....

[Spicen]

Its a bit like gw commander and hawke being called hero of fereldan and champion of dungwall. Inquisitor will be herald of andrastr

[Darkly Tranquil]

My inquisitor's attitude to that suggestion:

Spoiler

(Just replace "god" with "Andraste/The Maker")

[ApfelBirne]

The elf warrior I've planned will probably be confused about the whole thing and shake his head at all the crazy human nonsense. The human mage might attempt to say that she is indeed the Herald of Andraste to try and get some good publicity for mages or to get help for an objective, but she would get embarrassed about claiming such a thing in public.

 

I haven't planned a dwarf or qunari inquisitor yet.

[Ryzaki]

A mixture between I didn't ask for this and you humans must be crazy.

[riverbanks]

My human will refuse it out of piety - she's a devout Andrastian, and naming herself the herald of the Maker's bride would be mighty arrogant. She'd never dare claim to speak for Our Lady Redeemer.

 

My elf will refuse it because are you kidding me. Creators have mercy, spare me from these crazy shem and their delusions.

 

My dwarf is gonna take advantage of it, because whatever makes people follow her lead works. If it takes playing the part of blessed champion and being called herald of some human martyr or another, so be it.

 

My qunari....

 

[Hellion Rex]

ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR.