Can you imagine the fan outrage if we got to fight Corypheus as the Warden and suddenly our character is snatched away from us as he takes hold of the taint in the Warden? I can.
And now the villain has a fresh new body to take over the world with.
Thanks for nothing, Hero of Ferelden! You glory-hogging ******!
Can you imagine the fan outrage if we got to fight Corypheus as the Warden and suddenly our character is snatched away from us as he takes hold of the taint in the Warden? I can.
Actually, that would have been kinda cool 
It would have made Corypheus much more interesting as a character if nothing else
In one of my many headcanons (cuz i have way too much free time), i imagine my warden going Super Saiyan on Corypheus after he finds out the latter has destroyed the Vigil and killed all the wardens in it, compeltely trashing him around, taking his sweet time killing him and then, well, Cory possess him and bad **** happens. I'm a sucker for drama, what can i say
I wonder if Corypheus becomes more powerful depending on whose body he is inhabiting.
Would Corypheus using the Warden's body become nearly invincible?
Can you imagine the fan outrage if we got to fight Corypheus as the Warden and suddenly our character is snatched away from us as he takes hold of the taint in the Warden? I can.
Like my other post in DA:O section, my Queen Elissa Cousland tax Ferelden and rebuild the country
Then she will gather Templars and Mages to handle current situation, there will be no Templar vs Mages war in Ferelden because everyone live under fair rule from King Alistair and Queen Elissa
Whatever the problem in Kirkwall and Orlais don't effect Ferelden because of that
Oh yes, as a Queen, she will sent knights to find cure for the taint, she will not be searching for it herself
No.I wonder if Corypheus becomes more powerful depending on whose body he is inhabiting.
Would Corypheus using the Warden's body become nearly invincible?
It'd be a better story though. And then you can use the wardens willpower and heroism fighting back from within as the thing that allows the Inquisitor to ultimately triumph, rather than the rather contrived dragon thing.
We're not talking about simple possession here, where you become a prisoner in your own body. Corypheus' vessel is completely remade in his image.
The HoF couldn't help. At best, you're a liability.
My lovely Victoria Cousland, Queen to King Alistair of Ferelden, -would- actually go and try to persue a cure. So that their reign may be long and filled with heirs. Also, she would've dragged Fiona with her as she is seemingly bereft of her taint and she wants to know why. However, she would've come back for the Exalted Council and replace Teagan. It seems he needs to retire as he turned into a bitter, old man.
And my Naduah Mahariel would be basking in the Antivan sun, together with her lover Zevran. To hell with them all. Still, she might be tempted to look for a cure once it actually starts to bother her. But then it might be too late already.
Lastly, Rhaeva Amell would have joined the Inquisition. Having heard a certain Commander returned to Fereldan. *wiggles eyebrows*
The silly quest to cure the calling is not mandatory and my warden certainly will never waste time by follow Morrigan's lead
(9 years threw from the window?of course not).
Lastly, Rhaeva Amell would have joined the Inquisition. Having heard a certain Commander returned to Fereldan. *wiggles eyebrows*
I laughed
Consoling the Inquisitor who had been recently sidelined as well because of a stupid rule.
Consoling the Inquisitor who had been recently sidelined as well because of a stupid rule.
After seeing Alistair in DAI , my warden probably threw him on some bed and locked the door.
Less serious priority would be chasing after the old magisters , after Corypheus and the Architect , I think finding those guys is more important than curing the Calling.
The warden order is also a mess , but can't be bothered with the issue.
The quest to find the cure is a logical one. BioWare just needs to wrap it up for the next game, which it seems they did according to certain epilogues. So I was fine with the cure quest.
Agreed. I have no problems with my surviving wardens going on said quest but I'd like to have a resolution to it. Though I'd rather they failed. The Wardens are more interesting with the Calling hanging over them.
That said, my "main" warden is long dead. She sure as hell wasn't going to let the crazy witch do weird sex magic rituals with an old god's soul and neither would she let someone else die in her place.
Basically topic's title. In an alternative universe where The Warden you made back in Origins-Awakening stays true to its character (and isn't limtied by Dragon Age being a game) what would s/he be doing during Inquisition?
Ironically, my Worldstate's Warden is so selfish and concerned about her own self-preservation that the ridiculous, convoluted, "Left Amaranthine hanging and went to find a cure" plot thread was perfectly in character.
Now, assuming she wouldn't have left, she'd have accepted Justinia's offer to lead the reformed Inquisition, meaning Cassandra would never have had to go to Kirkwall to interrogate Varric, while the HoF would have been present at the Temple of Sacred Ashes when Corypheus attacked, slayed his current body only to end up possessed by him.
It'd be a better story though. And then you can use the wardens willpower and heroism fighting back from within as the thing that allows the Inquisitor to ultimately triumph, rather than the rather contrived dragon thing.
That's exactly what I would've hated - the idea that the hero's willpower is so uniquely supreme that they can overcome another's will where everyone else failed. Or even worse: where resistance is said to be impossible (not just "very hard") but the hero can do it anyway. I'm glad we were spared that cliché.
If the Warden had fought Corypheus, he should've had to deal with Corypheus possession power, but something more plausible than "supreme willpower" would've been needed to break that power.
That said, my "main" warden is long dead. She sure as hell wasn't going to let the crazy witch do weird sex magic rituals with an old god's soul and neither would she let someone else die in her place.
What can I say? My main Warden is a sucker for arcane experimentation along unordothox lines. If it involves sex with someone he loves *and* it makes sure he survives, really, it's an absolute no-brainer.
What can I say? My main Warden is a sucker for arcane experimentation along unordothox lines. If it involves sex with someone he loves *and* it makes sure he survives, really, it's an absolute no-brainer.
To be fair, if the aforementioned canon warden of mine could have had sex with Morrigan, she might've taken that route, but risking letting the old god's soul survive just so Loghain could get laid? Not happening....
I'm really surprised so many people would see their wardens seeking a "cure" for the calling. I mean, don't get me wrong, living some extra years is no bad things but most wardens are recruited/conscripted between their 20s and their 30s, so if to that we add the 30 years for the taint to make its work..... well, in a medieval setting living to one's 60s is not really such a bad thing
It would be another matter if the taint in their bodies actually started damaging them BEFORE the calling's appearence (like major illness, puking taint, blood becoming black, losing skin ecc ecc and such after 10-20 years, basically a slow and horrible ghoulification) OR if Corypheus was actually capable of controlling them through it (like i actually hoped/tought he had done with Clarel), but as it is kinda meh
Let's just say that my Warden Eorlin Amell doesn't plan to die after a normal human lifespan.
That's exactly what I would've hated - the idea that the hero's willpower is so uniquely supreme that they can overcome another's will where everyone else failed. Or even worse: where resistance is said to be impossible (not just "very hard") but the hero can do it anyway. I'm glad we were spared that cliché.
If the Warden had fought Corypheus, he should've had to deal with Corypheus possession power, but something more plausible than "supreme willpower" would've been needed to break that power.
You just described every PC mage in DA. Just making a DA mage shatters the establish lore of the world as you are impervious to possession.
You just described every PC mage in DA. Just making a DA mage shatters the establish lore of the world as you are impervious to possession.
I think the DA team can be excused to not include that if it isn't an important plot point somewhere. After all, there is no guarantee that any one mageborn will ever suffer a possession attempt, even less a successful one, and in addition, it would just be a nonstandard game-over like sleeping with Morinth in ME2. It's different with Corypheus: if he fought you and you were vulnerable, it wouldn't make any sense at all not to have him make the attempt, unless there were precautions you could've taken.
Maybe DA2 should've had such an option in Feynriel's mission, but again, if the outcome is just a non-standard game-over it would be a small and insignificant bonus outcome. Compare that to the Sloth demon in DAO taking everyone into his realm and making you fight for your life. That was a nice idea, you weren't immune to that influence, and you weren't even so super-special: Morrigan noticed what was going on right away, and if I recall this correctly, was waiting for you to link up so that you could fight your way out together.
I'm really surprised so many people would see their wardens seeking a "cure" for the calling. I mean, don't get me wrong, living some extra years is no bad things but most wardens are recruited/conscripted between their 20s and their 30s, so if to that we add the 30 years for the taint to make its work..... well, in a medieval setting living to one's 60s is not really such a bad thing
Well, for my female Cousland it is a bad thing. Seeing as how it's been implied that female Wardens can't conceive, or are extremely unlikely to at the very least. Probably even more difficult with Alistair also having the taint.
She would look for a cure so Alistair and her could produce heirs as to avoid another civil war when the Calling does come for them. A confused line of succession is never a good thing.
Now of course, I might be wrong about the sterile thing. But I've heard it several times over the years and it stuck with me. In any case, if I were to really headcanon the story out of Origins, Cousland wouldn't even have been -the- Warden. That honor would've been granted to my Dalish Elf. Cousland would've escaped in another way. Same thing holds true for my other potential Wardens.
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