Quite excited for a dwarven backstory now!
Still waiting on that matriarchal Cadash story too...
bwahahaha! I still have that one in mind, but speaking of the matriarch...what if I told you the backstory involves Grandma Taina? Because she's old enough for a LOT of backstory...
bwahahaha! I still have that one in mind, but speaking of the matriarch...what if I told you the backstory involves Grandma Taina? Because she's old enough for a LOT of backstory...
Excellent!!!!
Couple that with low dwarven fertility rate, Cassandra and your male Dwarf would require a Dark Ritual-esque fertility spell to get a kid. Just saying.
Otherwise, they'd be forced to have a copious amount of intercourse until a pregnancy finally happens.
When you remember that Sera jokes in her notes about Cass being a lot more friendlier "now she's getting it on the regular", we cannot say it's not canon that they're frequently rocking the kasbah! 
Otherwise, they'd be forced to have a copious amount of intercourse until a pregnancy finally happens.
When you remember that Sera jokes in her notes about Cass being a lot more friendlier "now she's getting it on the regular", we cannot say it's not canon that they're frequently rocking the kasbah!
Good point 
bwahahaha! I still have that one in mind, but speaking of the matriarch...what if I told you the backstory involves Grandma Taina? Because she's old enough for a LOT of backstory...
I like to headcanon that House Cadash has been dominated by strong matriarchal figures ever since Shayle, with many of the branches of the family being currently headed by women. The idea of a group of unassuming-but-utterly-terrifying old ladies (like Madame Zao in Daredevil) is far too much fun.
I like to headcanon that House Cadash has been dominated by strong matriarchal figures ever since Shayle, with many of the branches of the family being currently headed by women. The idea of a group of unassuming-but-utterly-terrifying old ladies (like Madame Zao in Daredevil) is far too much fun.
Yes! I love the idea too. I've been brainstorming ideas for new dwarven fanfics. I've already written one with the reluctant Carta member turned Inquisitor (Zheeva) and I want some who are firmly entrenched instead. EggplantRed and I discussed one where it turns out the Inquisitor's grandmother is the matriarch of the leading Cadash family branch. But the one that is demanding to be written the loudest involves Grandma Taina's backstory and how the Inquisition accidentally ended up with the matriarch herself as the Herald of Andraste (almost the entire story is pre-Blight, in fact) 
The whole thing started with this post about Taina... http://tishinada.tum...72/oc-interview
Dwarves? Dwarves!
Ok, what's that and where can I get it?
It's the upcoming Tactical RPG game "The Dwarves" by King Art Game. It should be released this summer. 
Here's the link to their site: http://www.dwarves-game.com/
Can't resist the bearded dwarves. Must play this "The Dwarves" game. 
Can't resist the bearded dwarves. Must play this "The Dwarves" game.
Look for the books as well. This game is an adaptation of the first in the series written by Markus Heitz
Any chances that dwarf noble will ever be an option again? Or is it always gonna be Carta thug from now on?
Good question. They're in a bit of a rut with human nobles and dwarven criminals, aren't they? I'm also wondering if we'll ever get a city elf again.
Any chances that dwarf noble will ever be an option again? Or is it always gonna be Carta thug from now on?
We cannot know until the next DA game. I would like to play a Dwarf from the Kalna clans within the Merchant guild - surface Dwarves are not limited to "Carta thugs".
Any chances that dwarf noble will ever be an option again? Or is it always gonna be Carta thug from now on?
Might get a dwarf related to the ambassadoria in DA4. I don't know what castes those dwarves in the ambassadoria are. I'm guessing a mix of merchant and noble families with some warrior for security?
Course, unless we get some kind of special circumstance/dispensation (or keep it totally secret), they'll technically lose their cast anyway once they go above ground.
If we can have some kind of Orzammar nobility connection, I'm hoping for a Helmi. I liked them.
We cannot know until the next DA game. I would like to play a Dwarf from the Kalna clans within the Merchant guild - surface Dwarves are not limited to "Carta thugs".
Also a possibility, yup.
My first Warden was a dwarf. She was pretty disappointed there were no romance options of her own species, although... Leske betrayed her, Oghren is still drunkenly crying about Branka, Shale is a rock (although an awesome one), the rest are caught up in politics and treating her like garbage. Not much of a selection.
I'd also really, really love to go for Varric. He's a good person and charming.
My dwarfquisitor will probably go for Blackwall. At least he has a beard and the size difference will probably look adorable.
Any chances that dwarf noble will ever be an option again? Or is it always gonna be Carta thug from now on?
Odd coincidence, but I happened to be replaying the Dwarf Noble origin again earlier (since I've yet to finish a Dwarf Warden playthrough). I really hope we get more nobles or Kalna characters appearing, because not all dwarven backstabbers and cutthroats reside in back alleys, there's plenty in high society too.
If we can have some kind of Orzammar nobility connection, I'm hoping for a Helmi. I liked them.
The Helmi family do seem really interesting. Lady Helmi was very politically savvy and her eldest daughter was implied to be one of the few women in Orzammar (barring the Silent Sisters) who actively sought to become a warrior.
The fourth volume of Les Nains will be released at the end of the month and I finally realize I've totally forgotten to speak of volume 3 here. Le me is sorry. Anyway, here it is:
So The Order of the Temple (which really reminded me of the Shaperate, since they're mostly scholars and builders). They also deal with esoteric mysteries, for better and for worse. Definitely for the worse in Aral's opinions, who we meet as an old dwarf exiled in a lighthouse who has decided to write his memories "to leave a mark". Memories who bring us back during his days as a young member of the Order of the Temple. A golden cube covered with esoteric has just been dug out from the bowels of a fortress-state somewhere in the south, so the Order of the Temple is sent there to investigate. Except the evil is already awakening, and it shows the darkest face of the dwarf people. For Aral, troubles are only starting.
(As always, if anyone wants a translation, please let me know).
I admit, this volume is not my favorite but it was still an excellent read (and Aral is cute, and as usual: dwarves everywhere!). However the whole story is dark, much darker than the stories of the previous volumes, which actually came as a surprise since neither Redwin's and Ordo's lives were a happy time to begin with. But there was still hope, if only glimpses. Not so much for Aral.
Anyway, there were good news for that series: five volumes were planned at first, but the selling numbers were high enough for the editor to allow the scriptwritter to work on five more. 10 volumes of dwarven goodness, I couldn't be happier. Next volume will be about the Orders of the Wanderers, who seem to be the equivalent of Casteless. Should be interesting!
So, playing as a level 4 dwarfs with two 300 damage daggers is Awesome!
Awfully quiet on here....
Blame in on the Descent DLC; Titans are sleeping again.
In my case blame it on Fire Emblem:Fates, Dishonored and Overwatch. *coughs*
In my case blame it on Fire Emblem:Fates, Dishonored and Overwatch. *coughs*
I'm waiting for Dishonored 2. Not interested in getting back into MMORPGs again, though Overwatch looks interesting. I actually kicked DA:O back up, and I'm running a Brosca playthrough (for one thing, it runs on my laptop while DAI doesn't. And I needed a dwarfier fix than I get with DAI.)
I've started DA:Iing again and I'm excited for when I get my current Cadash to The Descent so I can replay it and then reread discussion of it here to see all y'alls insights! When the DLCs came out I played them, but I was busy with other things and didn't get time to process them so I'm enjoying soaking back into Thedas and my beloved dorfs.
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