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** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: When Alistair gives the player that rose, he says pretty much the same thing that Leliana does when you ask her about her vision. "In the midst of darkness, there is still beauty." With that in mind, it makes tons of sense that they could end up as a couple in Darkspawn Chronicles. |
** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: When Alistair gives the player that rose, he says pretty much the same thing that Leliana does when you ask her about her vision. "In the midst of darkness, there is still beauty." With that in mind, it makes tons of sense that they could end up as a couple in Darkspawn Chronicles. |
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* On a recent playthrough, I was playing a female human noble who left Bann Vaughn in his jail cell. (I knew what a [[Complete Monster|monster]] he was from a city elf playthough) Because I roleplayed my character as mostly good-aligned, it seemed out of character for her to leave one of Howe's prisoners behind, having helped everyone else. At first, I would have just dismissed it as a brief moment of metagaming. But then I thought about my character some more and had a realization. My character is a ''noble''. Vaughn's evil tendencies are probably well-known among the nobility (he's not exactly subtle with his mistreatment of elves and women), but he gets a pass for being the Arl of Denerim's son, even though he's probably disliked by the other nobles the same way Howe is. Hell, my character's family has probably met with Vaughn's in the past over political matters and it wouldn't surprise me at all if Bryce Cousland, [[Reasonable Authority Figure|being a smart man,]] had even warned his daughter to give Vaughn a wide berth, knowing what kind of person he is. Having heard all this about him, and then witnessing him claim that elves aren't people and all but bragging about all the evil things he's done, my good-aligned warden would quickly realize that Vaughn ''does'' belong in a prison cell and would not feel at all conflicted about leaving him to rot in one. |
* On a recent playthrough, I was playing a female human noble who left Bann Vaughn in his jail cell. (I knew what a [[Complete Monster|monster]] he was from a city elf playthough) Because I roleplayed my character as mostly good-aligned, it seemed out of character for her to leave one of Howe's prisoners behind, having helped everyone else. At first, I would have just dismissed it as a brief moment of metagaming. But then I thought about my character some more and had a realization. My character is a ''noble''. Vaughn's evil tendencies are probably well-known among the nobility (he's not exactly subtle with his mistreatment of elves and women), but he gets a pass for being the Arl of Denerim's son, even though he's probably disliked by the other nobles the same way Howe is. Hell, my character's family has probably met with Vaughn's in the past over political matters and it wouldn't surprise me at all if Bryce Cousland, [[Reasonable Authority Figure|being a smart man,]] had even warned his daughter to give Vaughn a wide berth, knowing what kind of person he is. Having heard all this about him, and then witnessing him claim that elves aren't people and all but bragging about all the evil things he's done, my good-aligned warden would quickly realize that Vaughn ''does'' belong in a prison cell and would not feel at all conflicted about leaving him to rot in one. |
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* I had a minor one whilst laughing at Alistair being mocked for capitulating to his junior (the Warden). Seeing just about everyone in the party snipe at him at least once for being lower in the chain of command was funny--until I realised: just about every origin character has been groomed to be a better leader than Alistair. The Cousland family is just beneath the royal family in terms of status and power, and |
* I had a minor one whilst laughing at Alistair being mocked for capitulating to his junior (the Warden). Seeing just about everyone in the party snipe at him at least once for being lower in the chain of command was funny--until I realised: just about every origin character has been groomed to be a better leader than Alistair. The Cousland family is just beneath the royal family in terms of status and power, and Bryce Cousland is just the sort of man to make sure all of his children receive a good education in how to rule rather than just his eldest (indeed, the Human Origin starts out with the player character being made regent of Highever when Teryn Cousland and his oldest son are riding out to war, even though Teryna Cousland is entirely capable of fulfilling the role, precisely to give you a chance at leadership experience.) Similarly, the dwarven noble is second in line for the throne of Orzammar, and is considered by many people to be an even more desirable candidate than their older brother. The dwarven commoner, having spent most of his/her life looking out for the family and fending for his/herself, would have excellent survival skills (and, depending on how you play, appears to be the dominant partner in the duo with Leske). The city elf is apparently the oldest child of a large extended family whilst the Dalish elf is of the warrior class, and both are helping keep their people alive through harsh conditions and against lots of human predators, making both origins adept in survival and leadership. The mage origin doesn't have leadership experience going for it (comparatively), but from the character dialogue it's clear you are supposed to be very strong-willed and exceptionally talented in magic, which also implies a high intelligence. Now contrast Alistair, who was a bastard son raised as a servant before going into Templar training, has never had any control over his life, and had always been told what to do before Duncan came along. Poor guy. |
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* On two occasions near the start of the game, you come across madmen ranting about the darkspawn, and it's only after you've finished the game that things start to make sense. The first is a soldier at Ostagar that was poisoned by darkspawn and is ranting about the horde that's bearing down on him and everyone's going to die. {{spoiler|He has the Taint, just like the Wardens, and can actually ''sense'' the darkspawn!}} They sound like demented ramblings to us, but he's completely right. The second is a Chasind in Lothering ranting about how everyone's going to die, then points at you and announces that he can sense the darkness in you, you're a dark creature that's only the first of others. {{spoiler|Wardens have the Taint, they carry darkspawn blood in their veins!}} Again, it sounds crazy but he's completely right. |
* On two occasions near the start of the game, you come across madmen ranting about the darkspawn, and it's only after you've finished the game that things start to make sense. The first is a soldier at Ostagar that was poisoned by darkspawn and is ranting about the horde that's bearing down on him and everyone's going to die. {{spoiler|He has the Taint, just like the Wardens, and can actually ''sense'' the darkspawn!}} They sound like demented ramblings to us, but he's completely right. The second is a Chasind in Lothering ranting about how everyone's going to die, then points at you and announces that he can sense the darkness in you, you're a dark creature that's only the first of others. {{spoiler|Wardens have the Taint, they carry darkspawn blood in their veins!}} Again, it sounds crazy but he's completely right. |
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** Point of fact, the first guy is explicitly ''not'' infected with the taint: He's just scared shitless. |
** Point of fact, the first guy is explicitly ''not'' infected with the taint: He's just scared shitless. |
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