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[Dai Grepher]

Will Magekiller cover anything that happened in the two-year gap between Corypheus' defeat and Trespasser?

[Heimdall]

Will Magekiller cover anything that happened in the two-year gap between Corypheus' defeat and Trespasser?

Its possible, though since it will probably stay in Tevinter or other northern countries I doubt we'll here much direct information about what the Inquisition is doing in the South.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

So who is the Archon's target? Will it be Calpernia?

If Marius really does have some kind of history with Calpernia, then this would be the best dramatic choice, imo. And it would make sense given her leadership in the Venatori.

 

 

Its possible, though since it will probably stay in Tevinter or other northern countries I doubt we'll here much direct information about what the Inquisition is doing in the South.

Maybe we'll see magister Pavus' assassination.

[Dai Grepher]

Would Halward be a target though? I don't see the Archon assassinating him for any reason. And would Marius want to assassinate a member of the Magisterium? That kind of attention would be highly problematic for him.

[nightscrawl]

^ I didn't think AlleluiaElizabeth necessarily meant that Marius would be the one killing him, just that being in that location might provide us more more access to that part of the story.

 

Also, I think that Marius is more choosey about his targets. I don't think he's going to assassinate some random mage, even a high-ranking one, simply because someone pays him to. He goes after dangerous mages, which Halward is not. He's heavily involved in politics and the like, but he doesn't use blood magic** or summon demons. I really don't think it's likely that Halward was assassinated by the Archon, particularly since he was once of the Archon's inner circle before Dorian's youthful indiscretions brought shame to the family.

 

Now, I might be inclined to say that Dorian's performance in the Inquisition, and part in helping to stop Corypheus repaired the reputation somewhat. BUT we also know from Dorian himself and his remarks in Trespasser that Tevinter doesn't look too kindly in the Inquisition now that the threat at large is over, and have sent Dorian along -- someone with a less-than-stellar reputation -- as an ambassador because of this.

 

 

** Yes, yes the thing with Dorian. However, he never actually performed the ritual, and eschews it as a practice generally.

[thats1evildude]

It's not going to be Halward for the simple reason that he died shortly before the start of Trespasser. I'm not even certain that the Conclave has occurred in Magekiller's timeline.

[Shechinah]

Now, I might be inclined to say that Dorian's performance in the Inquisition, and part in helping to stop Corypheus repaired the reputation somewhat. BUT we also know from Dorian himself and his remarks in Trespasser that Tevinter doesn't look too kindly in the Inquisition now that the threat at large is over, and have sent Dorian along -- someone with a less-than-stellar reputation -- as an ambassador because of this.

 

During his personal quest, I believe Dorian refers to the Inquisitor as the Dread Inquisitor to his father, I think, when talking about how his father could not be seen in the Inquisitor's company.
 

[nightscrawl]

It's not going to be Halward for the simple reason that he died shortly before the start of Trespasser. I'm not even certain that the Conclave has occurred in Magekiller's timeline.

*Sigh* That's not even what has been suggested.
 
AlleluiaElizabeth was only referring to the possibility of seeing his assassination at some point during the run of the comic. It followed a question of whether the comic's run would include the post-game events, including the two years pre-Trespasser.
 
Additionally, we already know the Conclave, or at least the explosion WILL occur within the comic's timeline. But we don't know when exactly the Conclave began, or how long it had been going on when the explosion happened. Neither do we know exactly when the start of Magekiller takes place. The Conclave may be going on right at the start of Magekiller with the explosion due to occur in a few issues.
 
At this point, we can't even say for certain whether Magekiller starts in 9:41 or 9:40.
 
For some reason, they choose to be really vague about a lot of time timeline info. To be honest, I was surprised that they were so specific as to say Trespasser taking place in 9:44 after a gap of two years.
 
 

During his personal quest, I believe Dorian refers to the Inquisitor as the Dread Inquisitor to his father, I think, when talking about how his father could not be seen in the Inquisitor's company.

 
Well yes, but that was also said with a heavy dose of sarcasm. In that sense, he's more referring to his father's preoccupation with image than anything else, particularly since this is in the early says of the Inquisition. I still don't think it's likely that the Archon would want Halward assassinated, even post-game. The Archon stands for the old guard and so does Halward. Halward isn't a threat to him, and as I stated over in the Dorian thread -- I didn't want to get too carried away with this topic here -- killing Halward makes Dorian, someone who wants change, a magister. It would be a dumb move all around. Being a magister puts Dorian in more danger, but it also gives him more power and influence.

[leaguer of one]

It's not going to be Halward for the simple reason that he died shortly before the start of Trespasser. I'm not even certain that the Conclave has occurred in Magekiller's timeline.

the conclave event happens in the next comic.

[Heimdall]

Getting some insight into Halward's death at some point in the comic's run would be interesting.

Generally I really want this comic to flesh out life in Tevinter and events we have so far only heard of.

[Gervaise]

Just a thought, but finding out who Halward's killers were and dealing with them could well be a side quest (or even a main one) in the next game, so it may not necessarily be seen in the comic series, perhaps only alluded to.

[Heimdall]

Just a thought, but finding out who Halward's killers were and dealing with them could well be a side quest (or even a main one) in the next game, so it may not necessarily be seen in the comic series, perhaps only alluded to.

It could be part of a larger political conflict, as I assume Halward and the Archon are both opposed to the Venatori. Halward could be one of many casualties. His specific murder might be part of the game while the general conflict is in the comic.

[Dai Grepher]

I found something semi-related to the timeline. In the Exalted Plains there is a foreman's logbook about a mining operation. Some miners stumbled upon an elven tomb, and disobeyed orders to seal it back up. The log documents a few of these days, and it lists Harvestmere as the month. Also, Fiona calls out Harvestmere as the month in which the dark future takes place, and Dorian states it has been an entire year. So it seems IHW takes place around Harvestmere 9:41, and this is when the miners find the tomb. Don't know if this helps or not.

[nightscrawl]

^ That actually IS useful. BUT, In Hushed Whispers happens during the Haven prologue at an indeterminate time after the Conclave. So we really don't know when the actual game starts with the Conclave explosion. One could conceivably spend months traveling around Ferelden between the Hinterlands, the Fallow Mire, and the Storm Coast before doing In Hushed Whsipers. This is the problem with a non-linear game, and also likely one reason why the devs are so reluctant to be too specific with the timeline in the first place.

 

Also, if the game started in Harvestmere 9:41, that would only allow for a maximum total time of 1 year, 2 months for the entire main game, which really doesn't seem like that much. This is considering that Trespasser takes place, at the very latest, in Haring (12th month) of 9:44, after a gap of two years, and still be in accordance with the actual dates dictated by the game itself. The only concrete information that we have is that Trespasser takes place in 9:44 after a gap of two years, so any calculations must work backward from the latest possible point.

[Crowsfeet]

I just bought this for my Kindle and thought I'd point out that it's only 80p at the moment (UK). 

[Dancing_Dolphin]

Does Magekiller #2 come out on the 20th of this month?

[BSpud]

I kind of assumed that those were set up by Tessa, since she seems like the rogue-type in the party.

 

Yeah the whole partial-decapitation/tripwire trap thing can only have been Tessa's, presumably set up on her way out of the dungeon with the prisoner (since they didn't appear to be ducking when going into the hallway). Which goes along with her rogue-y-ness.

[nightscrawl]

Does Magekiller #2 come out on the 20th of this month?

 

Yes, I updated the OP with dates. Thanks for the reminder.

[MisterJB]

So, no one hás mentioned the fact that the preview of the second issue is out and the targets ARE the Venatori which means Calpernia.

Furthermore, I like Marius more and more. The pages suggest he attacked the Archon on sight despite the dozen of guards and as willing to die just to tell him how much he despises everything he stands for.

[Fredward]

~cliche intensifies~

[SomberXIII]

As much as I like Marius, if he's the assassin who killed Halward, I'm going to loathe him.

[nightscrawl]

As much as I like Marius, if he's the assassin who killed Halward, I'm going to loathe him.

I doubt this will be the case. Halward was assassinated nearly two years after the main game (somewhat before Trespasser starts), well beyond the scope of this comic arc. We don't know how far beyond the game the next arc will go, but I still don't find that likely.

 

Marius seems rather choosy in his targets and he isn't just going to kill someone without doing his research first. If anything, Halward's assassination seems like it came from purely political motivations, since we know he's not a "bad" mage. Marius only seems interested in killing bad mages. Also, given his attitude in the recent issue #2 preview, it seems like he is going to take on this contract because of how bad the threat is, but would rather not be involved with Tevinter at all. Considering that, I doubt he would get involved in some petty political rivalry.

[Marika Haliwell]

I agree with all those who defend Halward Pavus because he is not a bad mage at all. Dorian states that his father and to an extent Alexius those who taught him to hate blood magic. Halward and Alexius wouldn't have done or tried at least what they did if their sons weren't in danger. Ok , maybe Dorian wasn't in danger at all and maybe his father was worried for his blood line. I also think that Halward didn't think about his blood line becoming extinguished with Dorian's choices but he was worried of what political implications that might have been. If Halward wanted to change tevinter like Dorian does, then he was worried that losing their seat in the Magisterium might be a bad thing - one less voice in favor of change and against blood magic. He wanted to be certain that Dorian would teach his children to hate blood magic and in this way their voice would be heard in the years to come. And of course, having a gay child didn't sit well with him because other parties might mock or take adavantage of that. 

I like Marius but i wold be upset if he kills Halward. I never choose to let Dorian broke his ties with his father. Because even if he hurts, Dorian loves his father very much.

As for the next issue of the comics, since Marius will go after Venatori and the Archon states that they are a new cult , very dangerous ; i suppose that it is right before the Conclave. 

[rapscallioness]

I missed the first issue. I'll have to catch up, but it sounds interesting and fun.

[BSpud]

The digital download is only a $1.

 

https://digital.dark...e-magekiller-1/