When my Lavellan finished her first combat with Cassandra at the temple of sacred ashes, she said, "Do you think I need a staff to do magic?" or something like that, and that one line made me think of this. Mages who no longer used staves to fling energy, or cast spells, but rather wore fist and feet wraps, or cestus with arcane wards, who could fight in close range melee or fling bolts of elemental energy from afar.
I know, I know, it sounds like Avatar the last airbender, or some wuxia chinese drama, but hear me out. The Qunari are perhaps the most advanced society in Thedas, their understanding of the physical & mental sciences likely eclipse that of other nations. They have invented things like nerve gas, and Bull makes mention of psychological torture being used to condition or re-educate members of the Qun. Even with regards to martial prowess the Qunari seem to place more effort in training both Military and nonMilitary personnel in combat, in a sense the Ben Hassrath are like a secondary fighting force, but more subtle or covert. It would seem to me they would be a great fit for having developed the physical principles behind what we know as the "Martial Arts." What if a mage who was hiding his abilities decided to learn this fighting style and eventually defects from the Qun and began to develope it into a Wuxia style mage specialization in which it was similar to what was mentioned above.
.......Look I just want my Kung Fu Mage Elf... give it to me! lol
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