Well Made Decisions
So I'm playing dragon age inquisition again and after having beaten it I've gained greater respect for how well crafted the decisions were made. In my first completion of the game I elected Lelian...
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1) Hmm, except for all the lore on how the Darkspawn came about, and all the lore and even meeting one ancient that was there, by all story info. Solas also supports much of the learned lore about darkspawn and accuracy of the tales of men and elves. So, no I doubt there is a Titan that created the Blight and Darkspawn. There MAY be a blighted Titan, but I even doubt this, as I don't see the blight as something that could overwhelm a Titan, maybe infect the "blood" left behind, but not overwhelm one if for no other reason that it would then respond to the call every darkspawn does and likely destroy Thedas entire. There is much we don't kown about Titans and what the can and cannot do, but I see them more as demi-gods or minor gods and maybe even Gods such as the Allmaker hiding from the intrusion of men into the Ancient Golden City....I just hope Bioware does something with them and their lore instead of dropping them forever after. Will be interesting to see what direction they take if they continue with them at all.
2) You I think missed several references to people fearing mages for just pure magic then....and also Tevinter. You also assume that a group of highly powerful individuals wouldn't want to get into politics, either in the open or behind the scenes. You also assume that mages would be handled quickly....when they aren't bound in Towers and have blood trackers available....it would take many more hunters to make this possible, and if you look at the current war raging between the mages and Chantry to see this an easy fight for either side. Yes, mages are outnumbered, but if you remember from DAO, they wanted mages on the front line because one mage can replace hundreds of regular fighters using standard magic. So, taking all these items, I think it is an assumption at current conditions that people would accept mages among them and it would be a balanced harmony. What is the answer, no clue, but looking at real world interactions and how bad people look to gain power, having one of those be a mage is not something that sits comfortably....and I am one who roleplayed freeing the mages for the most part.
I'll leave your point number 1 without retort because your points are fair, but just like mine it's not definitive and I agree I really hope they expound more upon the titans and source of the darkspawn.
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2) You I think missed several references to people fearing mages for just pure magic then....and also Tevinter. You also assume that a group of highly powerful individuals wouldn't want to get into politics, either in the open or behind the scenes. You also assume that mages would be handled quickly....when they aren't bound in Towers and have blood trackers available....it would take many more hunters to make this possible, and if you look at the current war raging between the mages and Chantry to see this an easy fight for either side. Yes, mages are outnumbered, but if you remember from DAO, they wanted mages on the front line because one mage can replace hundreds of regular fighters using standard magic. So, taking all these items, I think it is an assumption at current conditions that people would accept mages among them and it would be a balanced harmony. What is the answer, no clue, but looking at real world interactions and how bad people look to gain power, having one of those be a mage is not something that sits comfortably....and I am one who roleplayed freeing the mages for the most part.
I haven't assumed that mages wouldn't want to get into politics. Vivienne is proof that some do. Tevinter is also proof that some would given the chance. As I stated that's why I didn't want Vivienne as Divine you can't give mages political power. You haven't mentioned any of these references of people fearing mages because of their pure power. They do exist I know because one of the characters, I forget who, stated at least this much "the mages reminded people that one rouge mage can blow up a city like in kirkwall" paraphrased. However, while it has been a long time since I played the previous dragon age games I do recall mages themselves being terrified of possession. In inquisition this is also a deeply held fear of Vivienne. Many of the Templars have also expressed their fears of mages becoming possessed. The fear over their power is something people can overcome. As an example when you first go the the crossroads in the hinterlands a soldier is injured and Mother Giselle is comforting them and a mage wants to heal him. He believes that magic is evil, however she assures him that magic is no more evil than his blade. The Chantry line "Magic must serve man, not rule over him" this is a good motto in regards to magic. Most of Thedas know this line and while it is interpreted differently it is known that Andraste did not create the circles. Nor did she suggest they should be created. The creation of them was an interpretation of that line. Though it is the belief of many that these circles are little more than prisons. With the right message not only might the fear of magic without the risk of mages becoming an abomination be assuaged, but magic could really serve man as the Maker intended.
If we were to try and relate this to the real world. Mages would be gun owners and Non-mages would be knife holders. If 10% of your population were gun holders they could all be killed by the knife holders were they to try and go to war. However, gun owners can also protect good knife holders from the bad knife holders or from the occasional bad gun owner. Now clearly magic is far more versatile than guns to the analogy falls apart on the political side and the helping/serving side is more limited as well, but it's the best comparison I can think of at the moment.
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