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[Master Warder Z_]

Probably because it's not a backwater yet.

Or because the Inquisition has already won the support of Orlais for the duration of the crisis and that move is overlooked.

[The Baconer]

Or because the Inquisition has already won the support of Orlais for the duration of the crisis and that move is overlooked.

 

Even with the support of the crown, I could see it soiling relations among the various nobles... and not just in Orlais.

[Pierce Miller]

If we do get to see the Imperium in a future game I'd absolutely love it if they showcased some new magic. One thing I didn't like about DA:I is that in terms of new and varied spells it seemed like more of a step backwards, most combat spells were just elementalism and now healing magic is also gone in order to present a greater challenge. The problem with this in terms of lore is that it just makes the Inquisitor seem utterly incompetent in that regard. Specifically what I'd love to see would be some higher tier blood magic, it's been hinted that blood magic can warp people so I'd definitely like to see something like that.

[Master Warder Z_]

Even with the support of the crown, I could see it soiling relations among the various nobles... and not just in Orlais.

I said overlooked, not forgotten.

[The Baconer]

I wonder if there are, erm, "Bloatmages" in Tevinter.

[Uccio]

Oh man, you shouldn´t have done that , no need to give any such ideas to devs. 

[Pierce Miller]

Oh man, you shouldn´t have done that , no need to give any such ideas to devs. 

Every need.

[The Baconer]

I was thinking of maybe taking Nerva down that path... not enough money for constant sacrifices, but enough to get fat. I wonder if elves can even become morbidly obese.

[Master Warder Z_]

*barfs*

[Pierce Miller]

I was thinking of maybe taking Nerva down that path... not enough money for constant sacrifices, but enough to get fat. I wonder if elves can even become morbidly obese.

Wasn't there a really fat elven guy in Dawn of the Seeker?

[Uccio]

Wasn't there a really fat elven guy in Dawn of the Seeker?

That would be a sight.



*story continues*

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*Inch by inch Revenant pulled him closer and closer to itself despite his best efforts. The bright moonlight sheds its cold light on the meadow illuminating both the man and the monster locked in this battle. Two sets of small trails were left in the grass where his feet stood as the power slowly pulled Ukki towards the undead. Sweat poured down on his face despite the chillness of the night air as the unseen mental struggle took its toll. This struggle of wills required his utter and complete concentration which was slowly breaking down. Ukki felt how his power reserves were running out fast. The injury he had suffered at the battlefield had not yet been completely healed and it had its effect on him and in this struggle. The relentless cold power of the Revenant seemed inexhaustible. Ukki saw the black blade it was holding, the blade was coated with dark ominous stains. It reminded him of what was the purpose of this pull and the price of him failing. It was not certain if the blade was able to penetrate his shield right away but he did not want to give this monsters a option to test it. Among the skeletons swarming around them he could see couple of more recent fresh bodies, a cold reminder of his faith should he loose this battle.

As he was slowly being pulled towards the Revenant skeletons took the advantage of the situation and charged him with everything they had. With rusty broken blades and claws these undead creatures hacked his magical shield in their relentless attacks. Ukki risked momentarily his stalemate with the Revenant to invoke a repulsion field to reduce the pressure on his shield. A powerful pulse violently expanded in all directions around him crushing dozens of skeletons into small bone bits. The battle was eerily silent. No shouts or curses lingered in the air. Only a slight dry rustling could be heard as bony feet shuffled through the long grass in their back and forth movement under the pale moonlight. His heavy breathing was the only thing live in this nightly clearing.
With a second pulse he could clear away most of the skeletons swarming around him easing the pressure on his shield. Now he could bombard the Revenant with series of elemental attacks. Volley of lightning arcs flashed between them cracking pieces off of the Revenants armor. Ukki concentrated his power into crushing strikes to break the monsters will. Stone fists, crushing prisons and hexes to weaken its defences. He could see cracks appearing all around the monsters armor.

When the Revenant noticed it was not able to swiftly pull him close it changed its tactics. Suddenly it released the pull sending Ukki stumbling backwards. Without a pause it rushed silently forward swinging its sword with a tremendous speed. Sparks flew in the air as the sword struck his shield causing it to waver with spiderweb of cracks on its surface. Every strike sent a painful pulse across his head with the increased pressure as the monsters impact rate doubled. A small drop of blood started to fall from his nose. He started to feel dizzy as each strike had a stunning effect on him. Revenant was determined to wear his defences down.
The creature leaned on his shield pressing its free hand against his magical shield. A stench of death and dirt floated around the being. This close the coldness emanating from the undead chilled him slowly but surely, he could feel it draining him of power every moment this monsters was at close range. With a massive force it started slowly bend his shield by leaning on it with its full strength. The rusty black iron glove pushed its way slowly towards him as the other hand kept striking his shield with the sword.

The balance of the battle had sifted, he was now purely on defensive. There was no strength left for offensive spells and he didn´t want to risk loosing control this close to the being. A grim reality was before him, he was being overwhelmed and there was nothing he could do about it. As he struggled he could feel how the old wound opened under the pressure and blood started to stream down his back under his shirt. With the armored hand pressing through his shield the Revenant leaned closer. He could see the cold red flames blazing in the helmets eye slits. Slowly but surely the black iron glove got closer, he could smell the dirt on it this close. He could smell his own death.
Rusty glove slowly wrapped itself around his throat freezing his breath. A relentless force crushing his windpipe sucking him of his last dwindling strength.
"I am sorry my love, I will not be coming home with you" he thought while falling slowly on his knees before the Revenant, "please don´t come looking for me". In his fading thoughts he was still angry, to survive all that he had endured, to come this far and just die here. There was no fear, only anger, and sadness.

Revenant leaned over him with a exultant fire burning in its black eye slits as the full moon shined over its shoulder, a last image as his consciousness faded.

A small cracking sound echoed as a bright runed blade punched through the Revenants eye slit. Simultaneously second blade penetrated through the monsters chest plate.
Each blade twisted and turned causing the undead to drop him in pain and reach behind itself. With a tremendous sweep both blades cut their way through the monsters armor breaking it to pieces. Red fires died out with a faint scream as the helmet was torn apart. As the empty armor fell to the ground he could see her standing there in the moonlight sabres in her hands. She looked like a goddess with the pale moon light shining on her lustrous white hair. Her silver eyes were fixed on him, with a intoxicating smile on her lips.

"Did you think you could get rid off me so easily?" she whispered.

"Never" he croaked with a rasp voice and a faint smile as she leaned down to him. Nazlik sat there among flowers rocking him in her arms, "You don´t need to be so brave and face everything alone my Magister, not anymore".

[Bruce Wayne]

I wonder if Tevinter's ever built a cyborg. Like a magic powered metal man thing. Sort of like Pelinal Whitestrake, Numidium, or Akulakhan. 

[raging_monkey]

Id probably get bored if they went cyborg... i can do golems but ew

[Bruce Wayne]

Id probably get bored if they went cyborg... i can do golems but ew

 

Why?

[raging_monkey]

Why?

well golems are clichéd yes but cyborgs imply a sci-fy aspect. Harvesters fall under this spectrum so they also bore me both lore and battle. I just cant wrap my head around it. If magic must be grafted to flesh and mechcanical blahblah, it should be at most a artifact(necklace ,gauntlet, glass eye) least then it will entertain me.

But if they go either of these routes i will sit back and wait to hear the explaination then make judgment

[Bruce Wayne]

well golems are clichéd yes but cyborgs imply a sci-fy aspect. Harvesters fall under this spectrum so they also bore me both lore and battle. I just cant wrap my head around it. If magic must be grafted to flesh and mechcanical blahblah, it should be at most a artifact(necklace ,gauntlet, glass eye) least then it will entertain me.

But if they go either of these routes i will sit back and wait to hear the explaination then make judgment

 

I mean. Pelinal was had something put in his chest (Chim-El Adabal IIRC). I wouldn't be beneath Tevinter to make a super-soldier program installing lyrium or something into dead people or something. It could be cool. Like an experiment gone wrong type of side quest.

[raging_monkey]

I mean. Pelinal was had something put in his chest (Chim-El Adabal IIRC). I wouldn't be beneath Tevinter to make a super-soldier program installing lyrium or something into dead people or something. It could be cool. Like an experiment gone wrong type of side quest.

ah nvm i confused the wrong story (TES lore is hard to sift through). If going SS program idea think we had that with fenris

[The Baconer]

well golems are clichéd yes but cyborgs imply a sci-fy aspect. Harvesters fall under this spectrum so they also bore me both lore and battle. I just cant wrap my head around it. If magic must be grafted to flesh and mechcanical blahblah, it should be at most a artifact(necklace ,gauntlet, glass eye) least then it will entertain me.

But if they go either of these routes i will sit back and wait to hear the explaination then make judgment

 

Wouldn't a Harvester be more of a Frankenstein-esque corpsemonster than a cyborg? Even less sci-fi than a Golem to that extent.

 

Maybe we can bind spirits within tiny Lyrium constructs, place them under the skin. NANOMACHINES.

[raging_monkey]

Wouldn't a Harvester be more of a Frankenstein-esque corpsemonster than a cyborg? Even less sci-fi than a Golem to that extent.
 
Maybe we can bind spirits within tiny Lyrium constructs, place them under the skin. NANOMACHINES.

well yes i suppose it would then

Doesnt dont say something bout binding spirits as servants so its possible

[Bruce Wayne]

If flying cows is the least of Tevinter's accomplishments involving magic and ingenuity I can only imagine what the 'good stuff' is. Maybe Fenris was a prototype. Looking back I feel as I should return him to Danarius now. 

[TheJediSaint]

If flying cows is the least of Tevinter's accomplishments involving magic and ingenuity I can only imagine what the 'good stuff' is. Maybe Fenris was a prototype. Looking back I feel as I should return him to Danarius now. 

I'm pretty sure the whole breaking into God's house thing tops the list.

[Bruce Wayne]

I'm pretty sure the whole breaking into God's house thing tops the list.

 

Meh. Whoever sundered the Fade from the real world in the first place has that honor. 'Sides, I'd rather focus on magic that can benefit people through practical application. Storming God's house doesn't come with anything other than blights and bragging rights.

[TheJediSaint]

Meh. Whoever sundered the Fade from the real world in the first place has that honor. 'Sides, I'd rather focus on magic that can benefit people through practical application. Storming God's house doesn't come with anything other than blights and bragging rights.

Bragging rights are the main currency in Tevinter.

[raging_monkey]

If flying cows is the least of Tevinter's accomplishments involving magic and ingenuity I can only imagine what the 'good stuff' is. Maybe Fenris was a prototype. Looking back I feel as I should return him to Danarius now.

and lose the heavy biased viewpoint nah lol sides its hilarious to have defend mages lol

[Lady Artifice]

well golems are clichéd yes but cyborgs imply a sci-fy aspect. Harvesters fall under this spectrum so they also bore me both lore and battle. I just cant wrap my head around it. If magic must be grafted to flesh and mechcanical blahblah, it should be at most a artifact(necklace ,gauntlet, glass eye) least then it will entertain me.

But if they go either of these routes i will sit back and wait to hear the explaination then make judgment

 

What about something like the Esper mechanism-people?

 

A touch of sci-fi, but just enough aesthetic elegance to really evoke much more of a fantasy flavor?

 

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