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[Red of Rivia]

Well that would explain Red Lyrium. 

The wiki says the following

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 Experienced warriors tell of the horrors of war, of steeling one's courage and fighting through pain and fear that would cripple lesser men. According to them, to give over to rage in battle is to hand victory to your opponents; anger clouds one's mind and forces a warrior to make foolish and often fatal mistakes. The deadly berserkers dare – for a berserker would never beg – to differ. To them, the only way to conquer the terror of war is to become that terror yourself.

Founded centuries ago first as a fighting tradition among the warrior caste in Orzammar,^[1] the berserker philosophy is simple: embrace the rage, internalize the terror, and wreak horror upon the field of battle. When a berserker rages, finesse, precision, and honor cower in the face of pure violence and blades flash in a haze of red mist. While this makes berserkers unpredictable on the field, it also makes them terrifying to behold and even the vile and mindless darkspawn have been known to cower in the face of a squad of raging berserkers. However, berserkers have to be in peak physical condition and able to hold their rage when they are not in the battlefield.^[2]

While berserkers make up a significant part of the dwarven warriors, the tradition was long ago taught to the Avvar barbarians in the Frostback Mountains and through them made its way to the Ash Warriors, who are themselves the most renowned mercenaries in Ferelden.^[3] Ash Warriors operate using berserker fighting techniques but apply their own unique principles to its use. Ash Warriors accept no pay for their deeds and instead fight for causes they deem just and noble. They also battle with their trusted mabari hounds at their sides, a distinct departure from berserker tradition.

[Cespar]

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[Cespar]

The wiki says the following

Spoiler

 Experienced warriors tell of the horrors of war, of steeling one's courage and fighting through pain and fear that would cripple lesser men. According to them, to give over to rage in battle is to hand victory to your opponents; anger clouds one's mind and forces a warrior to make foolish and often fatal mistakes. The deadly berserkers dare – for a berserker would never beg – to differ. To them, the only way to conquer the terror of war is to become that terror yourself.

Founded centuries ago first as a fighting tradition among the warrior caste in Orzammar,^[1] the berserker philosophy is simple: embrace the rage, internalize the terror, and wreak horror upon the field of battle. When a berserker rages, finesse, precision, and honor cower in the face of pure violence and blades flash in a haze of red mist. While this makes berserkers unpredictable on the field, it also makes them terrifying to behold and even the vile and mindless darkspawn have been known to cower in the face of a squad of raging berserkers. However, berserkers have to be in peak physical condition and able to hold their rage when they are not in the battlefield.^[2]

While berserkers make up a significant part of the dwarven warriors, the tradition was long ago taught to the Avvar barbarians in the Frostback Mountains and through them made its way to the Ash Warriors, who are themselves the most renowned mercenaries in Ferelden.^[3] Ash Warriors operate using berserker fighting techniques but apply their own unique principles to its use. Ash Warriors accept no pay for their deeds and instead fight for causes they deem just and noble. They also battle with their trusted mabari hounds at their sides, a distinct departure from berserker tradition.

I was saying that would explain the Red Lyrium, because of there berserkers dwarves. I think the long lost souls of dwarves is the Lyrium. 

[Tishina]

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Oh, Cespar, that's wonderful! Thank you!

[Red of Rivia]

I was saying that would explain the Red Lyrium, because of there berserkers dwarves. I think the long lost souls of dwarves is the Lyrium. 

Interesting.  then I'd be a junkie of red Lyrium  , well, maybe Kal Sharok has more berserkers !

[TEWR]

I'm almost positive that lyrium is due to the souls of the Dwarves going to the Stone, or something similar to that (I have many theories, some I've said here before). The Anvil of the Void was hooked up to lyrium and if you challenge Branka on it the thing apparently "trapped" any souls that were forged into Golems on it. Further, the Spirit Forge from just before the Anvil of the Void was also hooked up to the lyrium veins throughout the cavern and it managed to churn out Dwarven souls to fight us.

 

It would also explain maybe how Red Lyrium could be blighted. Lyrium is alive (we knew this from DAO and DAII) and the legends of the Golems being animated by the souls of the dead no doubt owe themselves to the Primeval Thaig's Golems. 

 

The question then becomes... how did the lyrium get tainted? What did the PT Dwarves do that tainted their lyrium? I have so many ideas on what they did, but we know so little about Primeval Thaig culture other then that the Dwarves there were no doubt mages and worshipped the Titans, more then likely.

[TEWR]

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Nasir!!!! Cespar you're amazing! Thank you!

[Red of Rivia]

I'm almost positive that lyrium is due to the souls of the Dwarves going to the Stone, or something similar to that (I have many theories, some I've said here before). The Anvil of the Void was hooked up to lyrium and if you challenge Branka on it the thing apparently "trapped" any souls that were forged into Golems on it. Further, the Spirit Forge from just before the Anvil of the Void was also hooked up to the lyrium veins throughout the cavern and it managed to churn out Dwarven souls to fight us.

 

It would also explain maybe how Red Lyrium could be blighted. Lyrium is alive (we knew this from DAO and DAII) and the legends of the Golems being animated by the souls of the dead no doubt owe themselves to the Primeval Thaig's Golems. 

 

The question then becomes... how did the lyrium get tainted? What did the PT Dwarves do that tainted their lyrium? I have so many ideas on what they did, but we know so little about Primeval Thaig culture other then that the Dwarves there were no doubt mages and worshipped the Titans, more then likely.

There are several theories debated for centuries  , say the Red Lyrium would be the real source of blight, I really have no theory about it, the red Lyrium is quite old so it tells us, so must have appeared even before the blights.

[Gilsa]

That's awesome, thanks, Cespar!

[daveliam]

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This. Is.  AWESOME!!!!

 

I remember you mentioning a while back that you were going to do something with pics of our dwarves, but I totally forgot about it until now.  This is so damned cool.  I love seeing all of the Cadash Inquisitors together.  It's like a Cadash Carta Reunion!

 

What does it say that my favorite isn't even my own?  It's that damned bad-ass Judy Dench dwarf.  God, I love her!

[Cespar]

I think the blood of the tainted Kal-Sharok dwarves has something to do with the Red Lyrium being blighted. I don't think the Anvil or Golems has anything to do with Red Lyrium.

Or we can go back to Berserker dwarves having something to do with the Red Lyrium. Think about it. The Red Lyrium drives people mad, and they slowly begin to lose control of themselves. That's basically what happens to a Berserker.

[TEWR]

 

 

I don't think the Anvil or Golems has anything to do with Red Lyrium

 

 

Oh I wasn't saying the Anvil or Golems have to do with red lyrium, just that the Anvil and Golems have a connection to Lyrium being the souls of Dwarves -- at least on a foundational level for a theory.

 

Though it is worth pointing out that Meredith made Golems without the need for a volunteer when she animated the statues in the Gallows. So like I said, lyrium's probably the souls of Dwarves. Essentially a Philosopher's Stone? Or something of the sort.

[Cespar]

Got this from the wiki about berserkers- anger clouds one's mind and forces a warrior to make foolish and often fatal mistakes.

 

In Emprise Du Lion, Cole says that the Red Lyrium is angry. 

[Cespar]

Oh I wasn't saying the Anvil or Golems have to do with red lyrium, just that the Anvil and Golems have a connection to Lyrium being the souls of Dwarves -- at least on a foundational level for a theory.

 

Though it is worth pointing out that Meredith made Golems without the need for a volunteer when she animated the statues in the Gallows. So like I said, lyrium's probably the souls of Dwarves. Essentially a Philosopher's Stone?

I just can't wait until they unravel this mystery. I wonder what the mass would think about Lyrium actually being dwarves…. Once again, people will rely on dwarves for more than their "fix," but actually being one with them, since people consume Lyrium. 

[TEWR]

Got this from the wiki about berserkers- anger clouds one's mind and forces a warrior to make foolish and often fatal mistakes.

 

In Emprise Du Lion, Cole says that the Red Lyrium is angry. 

 

 

I just can't wait until they unravel this mystery. I wonder what the mass would think about Lyrium actually being dwarves…. Once again, people will rely on dwarves for more than their "fix," but actually being one with them, since people consume Lyrium. 

 

Cole's comments say a lot about the Dwarves, in fact. He says that the Dwarves sing an old song, and Templars also tap into it. So there's something there. Something about lyrium being the souls of dead Dwarves, or housing their connection to the Fade, or something.

 

Lyrium's also called the "blood of the earth" in one codex where a sculptor met a Golem with free will in Archon Ishal's time.

 

And the Lyrium Idol Fragment ended up thinning the Veil in Bartrand's house (the atrocities he committed certainly didn't help) and a strange Golem creature came out of it. Fenris notes that "many thousands of deaths" had to have done it, if not powerful magic, while Anders is skeptical that it could've been torn that badly just by Bartrand's stuff.

 

But I'm just rambling now, commenting on random things that pop in my head

[Zarro-Morningstar]

[Red of Rivia]

And as the Avvars entered in this culture? would only be a copy-founded? If the dwarves of Kal-Sharok resist today against the darkspawn alone should be for that Berserk culture. Anger can be good to fight darkspawn. The Lyrium be alive because of the dwarves, interesting. And Lyrium and that is in the FADE?

[The Hierophant]

I just can't wait until they unravel this mystery. I wonder what the mass would think about Lyrium actually being dwarves…. Once again, people will rely on dwarves for more than their "fix," but actually being one with them, since people consume Lyrium. 

If that's the case then instances of lyrium addicts chasing down dwarves with nets might become a common sight.

[TEWR]

If that's the case then instances of lyrium addicts chasing down dwarves with nets might become a common sight.

 

"Ooohh he sure is a big one Billy Bob! Hooowweeee lookit the size of him!!!"

[Cespar]

Cole's comments say a lot about the Dwarves, in fact. He says that the Dwarves sing an old song, and Templars also tap into it. So there's something there. Something about lyrium being the souls of dead Dwarves, or housing their connection to the Fade, or something.

 

Lyrium's also called the "blood of the earth" in one codex where a sculptor met a Golem with free will in Archon Ishal's time.

 

And the Lyrium Idol Fragment ended up thinning the Veil in Bartrand's house (the atrocities he committed certainly didn't help) and a strange Golem creature came out of it. Fenris notes that "many thousands of deaths" had to have done it, if not powerful magic, while Anders is skeptical that it could've been torn that badly just by Bartrand's stuff.

 

But I'm just rambling now, commenting on random things that pop in my head

So can we just confirm for ourselves that dwarves and Lyrium are the same. The dwarves souls return back to the stone, which is basically the  Lyrium. Blue and Red Lyrium sings to the people, but Red just makes people do the wrong thing. Red Lyrium can turn people into red Lyrium, so we know that people can become Lyrium.  

 

The blood of the earth is related to the dwarves, so I'm guessing their blood.

 

Keep on rambling! 

[Gilsa]

What does it say that my favorite isn't even my own?  It's that damned bad-ass Judy Dench dwarf.  God, I love her!

 

Ha! You are more than welcome to have her. It's pretty easy to recreate her -- I mainly just changed the nose, face shape, and raised the jaw. The rest was left on default settings. Sliders below for your info:

 

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[TEWR]

Ha! You are more than welcome to have her. It's pretty easy to recreate her -- I mainly just changed the nose, face shape, and raised the jaw. The rest was left on default settings. Sliders below for your info:

 

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I'm gonna also have to roll Judi Dench Cadash.

 

So can we just confirm for ourselves that dwarves and Lyrium are the same. The dwarves souls return back to the stone, which is basically the  Lyrium. Blue and Red Lyrium sings to the people, but Red just makes people do the wrong thing. Red Lyrium can turn people into red Lyrium, so we know that people can become Lyrium.  

 

The blood of the earth is related to the dwarves, so I'm guessing their blood.

 

Keep on rambling! 

 

Will do! I'll ramble more on the morrow after work.

[Cypher0020]

Hallo my fellow dwarf fans

 

I need your help- I gotta have a class vote

 

TH vs SnS

 

 

I can't deciiiiiiiiiide

[Fredward]

Hallo my fellow dwarf fans

 

I need your help- I gotta have a class vote

 

TH vs SnS

 

 

I can't deciiiiiiiiiide

 

TH! The incongruity pleases me.

[Andraste_Reborn]

I also vote two-hander! Always looks badass on a dwarf.

 

(Even though my own dwarf warrior is going to be sword-and-board. Planning for him to romance Bull, and I don't need two guys with giant weapons in the party. So to speak.)

 

Also, happy two hundred pages of dwarfing, all! Here's to two hundred more.