Andraste/YMMV


 * Alternative Character Interpretation: Andraste: Is she a reckless, prejudiced, spoiled brat, or a confused young girl just trying her best to live up to impossible standards?
 * Radiance: Is she a self-centered, attention-grabbing control freak, or a sympathetic, hopeless romantic who wants to see her loved ones happy?
 * Elvin: Is he just someone who has lots of bad luck and suffers from entirely understandable feelings of worthlessness, or a self-pitying martyr who revels in his misery?
 * Is Empress Sarai a sociopathic murderer or a poor, young woman being controlled by magic she never understood and took with best intentions in mind?
 * Is Syok a neglectful father and sociopathic murderer who abuses his powers to achieve his personal goals, or is he a genuninely good man, whose become so cold after fighting in a war, losing his son, and several wives that he just doesn't know how to show his softer side anymore?
 * Evil Is Sexy: According to Elvin, anyway. He says Empress Sarai's voice can corrupt priests.
 * Nightmare Fuel: There are spirits out there that can see into your mind and tell you every single flaw you and your ancestors have ever had.
 * There's a sorceress out there, and if you make her mad, she can turn you into any animal she wants.
 * Empress Sarai is a sadistic vampire, who can also control your every move. She's also probably insane.
 * Elvin's stepmother can feel a person's every fear, and possibly see all their memories, too.
 * Queen Rhiannon. She's beautiful, brilliant, gracious, and pure. Oh, and she probably.
 * There's a prophecy, saying that you can save kingdoms from a horrible dictator. Sadly, that prophecy is just a lie to boost your country's morale. Really the people you're protecting have lied to you. Oh, and your new-found friend?
 * Tear Jerker:
 * It's made sadder by the fact that Elvin.
 * It's also the first time that you really see just how broken he's really become.
 * After Elvin's first battle,  Elvin literally breaks down into a sobbing wreck while talking to Andraste.
 * After Elvin's first battle,  Elvin literally breaks down into a sobbing wreck while talking to Andraste.