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[Herky]

So there was 13 griffon eggs, and each was big enough to fill both of Valya's hands. Isseya must have looked goofy carrying all that under her cloak.

[Amaror]

Hard to compare when your'e looking at two such very different things...but I loved Isseya and thought she was fabulous and interesting. 

 

See, there are quite a few people in this thread saying something like this and none of them explain themselves.

Why do you like Isseya? I am not saying you're wrong or anything i am just really curious why you like her because she's doing absolutly nothing for me. 

She's just a painfully boring character for me.

 

Thinking about it i think i could like a character like her, if the book was better written. Being a somewhat socially awkward character is unusual for a fantasy book and it could be interesting. But if you have a main character that few people will be able to identify with, having everything play out in the third person view is a really poor choice. She should have written the Issaya sections in the first person, it would fit since it was her diary, and with a lot more description. If youre going to have your main character do things like yell at a grandmother for not wanting to be conscripted, then you better give me a good explanation why she thinks it's a good idea. 

[ArtemisMoons]

If youre going to have your main character do things like yell at a grandmother for not wanting to be conscripted, then you better give me a good explanation why she thinks it's a good idea. 

 

In this particular instance, she does explain that she is strained and tired from having carried the aravels. She's frustrated with the situation too. So she's understandably cranky, which manifests in an unpleasant snapping at an older woman. But she's also right. It was likely explained to the civilians that they would have to be conscripted if they were saved because the Wardens NEEDED soldiers. It didn't matter how weak or untrained or even old they were. The Wardens use every tool available. They aren't exactly white or black. They definitely believe in rolling around in their various shades of gray.

[Cigne]

He appears to be an arcane warrior, there's mention of his shimmering shield in combat.

And he heals himself after the battle, so I'd guess he's an AW or KE.

[bairdduvessa]

i read the book last week in one sitting, but haven't been on BSN since.  I enjoyed the book very much especially the lack of

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complicated love triangles and betrayals

.  the book was straight forward with clear cut good guys however the

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secret of the wardens'

was kind of a let down

[bairdduvessa]

I thought the book was really great. It was interesting having insight into a Blight that lasted longer than the one we dealt with as Warden, and all the information about Griffons was fantastic! I would say this is a must-read for any DA fan.

 

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Also, I really enjoyed the leader of the Ruby Drakes and getting a look at one of (I assume) Sebastian's ancestors. The blood magic information was also fascinating and made the use of it seem much more ominous and risky.

i really hope we get to see and learn more about the

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ruby drakes

[I SOLD MY SOUL TO BIOWARE]

Welp, I just finished this, and it does get a bit grim further in, doesn't it. Glad our Wardens stopped the fifth blight in a year, else DA:O evidently would have had a very different tone. :S

 

Enjoyed it though, 

 

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the parts going a bit more in-depth about the process of the mind deteriorating from the taint was interesting. 

 

[Morroian]

And he heals himself after the battle, so I'd guess he's an AW or KE.

 

The author confirmed in the thread on the book in the Bioware merchandise forum that he was indeed an Arcane Warrior.

[Kantr]

Although she reserves the right to ret-con to Knight Enchanter

[Jagaro]

Well that answered my question.

[Heimdall]

Huh, would have thought they'd make a bigger deal of him being a mage.

[Zombie_Alexis]

 

3) If the author was making an attempt to portray the Wardens as morally unjustified in their actions, she failed to convince me. Using blood magic, experimenting on griffons, all of that (while horrible and distasteful) was perfectly justified in their efforts to combat the Blight and save lives.

I'm not sure that the author was trying to portray what the Wardens did as "morally unjustified". I think she made it clear that they did it out of desperation and showed pretty clearly that they never would have defeated the enemy if they hadn't. I do think that she was trying to portray what they did as having a heavy price, and I think she did that very well.

 

*Edit: Sorry for the odd phrasing -- I'm just trying to avoid spoilers.

[Amaror]

In this particular instance, she does explain that she is strained and tired from having carried the aravels. She's frustrated with the situation too. So she's understandably cranky, which manifests in an unpleasant snapping at an older woman. But she's also right. It was likely explained to the civilians that they would have to be conscripted if they were saved because the Wardens NEEDED soldiers. It didn't matter how weak or untrained or even old they were. The Wardens use every tool available. They aren't exactly white or black. They definitely believe in rolling around in their various shades of gray.

 

I read it again. "but she was just too tired for that". That's it. Barely a sentence is not enough to sufficiently explain someone who is supposed to be a good guy lash out at an old grandmother. This is not good writing. The part that the grey wardens needed soldiers also doesn't make sense.

I don't know about you, but if i want to rescue a village with the express motivation to conserve as much manpower as possible for my big war and i can transport about a tenth of the populace per run i will NOT make sure to put the grandmothers in the first shipment.

 

You can either have this action be motivated by the ambition to save as much people as possible, or the motivation to get as much war assets out of it as possible, but jumpled together like in the book doesn't make sense.

[Giffygas]

I'm sorry to bring up an old topic but I finished the book today and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed it. Cant ever remember feeling so bubbly and warm inside after finishing a book. Very happy! 

[DragonAgeLegend]

I just finished it and I have to say it wasn't all that bad. I didn't love it like I did with the stolen throne and didn't enjoy it as much as the calling, asunder and the masked empire. Still it was a good read as it gave you a little insight to the goings on currently in thedas regarding the Mage and Templar war and the travesty of the fourth blight, I do think however the last few chapters were the best. So sad but such a thing to find!! I really hope what they found is referenced or shown in DAI!

[Kantr]

It doesnt hit you how small/short this book is until you actually hold it in your hands a standard paperback is ~450 pages. This is a really thin one

[Zelanthair]

So, I already know that Griffon mounts have been knocked out of the running. We all know we are not getting flying birdcat mounts in Dragon Age: Inquisition. HOWEVER.

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Valya and co. found the Griffon eggs in 9:42 Dragon. This should be a little before the start of Inquisition. I believe that there is a small tiny chance that we'll at least get to SEE griffons. If not in the initial release, then in a dlc.

[Todd23]

Or we still get griffin mounts, but they are walking with the excuse that they're too young to fly with someone on their back.