I always felt that the Chasind and Avvar were supposed to play a bigger part in Dragon Age: Origins. All the things we did in the Korcari Wilds learning about the Chasind, the encounter with the Ash Warriors in Ostagar and the Chasind in Lothering seemed like they were meant to lead somewhere. Then I watched an interview with David Gaider where he mentioned that there was supposed to be a human barbarian origin. After that I wanted to be a Chasind or Avvar so bad. If Dragon Age: Origins is ever remastered I wish that the human barbarian story would be written back in. I would pay full price of a new game for that. I can only dream I guess.
i dont mean to be so off topic but does any of you know of a way to get back into an instagram account? I was stupid forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@Nasir Nehemiah i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@@nickwhite6249 I know this comment is three years old but Mark Darrah just recently released a video about his part in the development of DA:O and he talks about the Avvar origin and the "Human Commoner" origin as being the same. It wasn't that it was specifically a Commoner origin, but that is was an analogue to city elf/dwarf commoner for the other races. Not that important but just thought I should point out only one origin got cut, not two
Wow, this is a short video but so, so thorough! I did not know the depth of Chasind mysticism and lore, thank you! On the topic of Orlais and the Chasind, I wonder how common (or uncommon) it is for lords to have Chasind as part of their staff or forces, like Cahir in Mark of the Assassin (your fave, I know ;) ) working for Duke Prosper.
This was really great! I love the lands beyond Thedas and this has to be one of the more fleshed out cultures there is. You did a great job brining their history and culture to life!
It might just be coincidental, but man, what little we have of Chasind society seems *really* similar to the Dalish Elves. Additionally, Flemeth's origins are deeply tied to the Chasind and Mythal came to her, and they still lived in the Korcari Wilds as long as until the Fifth Blight. So, crack theory: after the Veil came up and humans started entering Thedas, the Chasind were originally converts to the relatively new religion of Creators, as the former rulers of elvhen society became mythologized as gods, but early enough that the connection between elves and spirits hadn't been lost, resulting in more animistic beliefs than the current Dalish hold onto. Their structure is identical to the Dalish as far as we've seen, with a wise mage leading the disparate clans and presumably taking apprentices to keep the knowledge alive, and I suspect their face paint too is derived from the vallaslin. I suspect that the reason the elves separated from the Chasind after initially welcoming them would relate to the genetic override effect that we see with elves in Thedas - perhaps the Chasind originally joined elvhen society as lovers and spouses and converted for that reason, but were driven out when the elves realized all the hybrid children seemed entirely human and feared that elves as a species would be bred out of existence. These connections in their culture deteriorated with the centuries of separation, but maybe Mythal held on to a soft spot for them.
Why didn't the darkspawn get lost in the fog like the arl's army? It would be pretty funny that the Blight was stopped by fog because they couldn't find their way north. But it would also be an example of how tragedy can also be born from comedy because the Wilds would turn into a desert from all the taint. Wait, maybe they did get lost but one darkspawn found a way by chance and knowledge transmits through the group mind so they all knew it.
Bioware creates Chasind > Describe them as barbarians and violent > Normal features are darker skin and hair > Everyone mistrusts or hates them despite them usually mind their own business and still being raided by templars that's gonna be a big YIKES from me, Bioware
The "Baba" title is most-likely a reference to the tale of Baba-Yaga witch would fit with the houses on stilts and witches thing
you beat me too it. :)
Reminds me of rise of the tomb raider dlc from your description.
if we see more chasind in any dragon age media i demand to see a shaman floating around in a barrel
@@hjonk7249 using a rope attached to an arrow and a mage's fireball to the face.
in most of Slavic languages baba means grandmother
I always felt that the Chasind and Avvar were supposed to play a bigger part in Dragon Age: Origins. All the things we did in the Korcari Wilds learning about the Chasind, the encounter with the Ash Warriors in Ostagar and the Chasind in Lothering seemed like they were meant to lead somewhere. Then I watched an interview with David Gaider where he mentioned that there was supposed to be a human barbarian origin. After that I wanted to be a Chasind or Avvar so bad. If Dragon Age: Origins is ever remastered I wish that the human barbarian story would be written back in. I would pay full price of a new game for that. I can only dream I guess.
I hope that in the next game we get at least a companion. Some kind of shaman would give us awesome dialogs
i dont mean to be so off topic but does any of you know of a way to get back into an instagram account?
I was stupid forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@Nasir Nehemiah i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Nasir Nehemiah It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
@Asher William happy to help xD
Wish Bioware kept the Avvar/Chasind origin
@Anzu Wyliei A cut playable origin for a Human Warden. There was a Human Commoner origin too, but it also got cut
They were suppose to have that one too??
@@CalobAdamsInfamous913 Yep
@@nickwhite6249 I know this comment is three years old but Mark Darrah just recently released a video about his part in the development of DA:O and he talks about the Avvar origin and the "Human Commoner" origin as being the same. It wasn't that it was specifically a Commoner origin, but that is was an analogue to city elf/dwarf commoner for the other races.
Not that important but just thought I should point out only one origin got cut, not two
Hafter is the John Cena of old Ferelden
Wow, this is a short video but so, so thorough! I did not know the depth of Chasind mysticism and lore, thank you!
On the topic of Orlais and the Chasind, I wonder how common (or uncommon) it is for lords to have Chasind as part of their staff or forces, like Cahir in Mark of the Assassin (your fave, I know ;) ) working for Duke Prosper.
This was really great!
I love the lands beyond Thedas and this has to be one of the more fleshed out cultures there is. You did a great job brining their history and culture to life!
It might just be coincidental, but man, what little we have of Chasind society seems *really* similar to the Dalish Elves. Additionally, Flemeth's origins are deeply tied to the Chasind and Mythal came to her, and they still lived in the Korcari Wilds as long as until the Fifth Blight.
So, crack theory: after the Veil came up and humans started entering Thedas, the Chasind were originally converts to the relatively new religion of Creators, as the former rulers of elvhen society became mythologized as gods, but early enough that the connection between elves and spirits hadn't been lost, resulting in more animistic beliefs than the current Dalish hold onto. Their structure is identical to the Dalish as far as we've seen, with a wise mage leading the disparate clans and presumably taking apprentices to keep the knowledge alive, and I suspect their face paint too is derived from the vallaslin. I suspect that the reason the elves separated from the Chasind after initially welcoming them would relate to the genetic override effect that we see with elves in Thedas - perhaps the Chasind originally joined elvhen society as lovers and spouses and converted for that reason, but were driven out when the elves realized all the hybrid children seemed entirely human and feared that elves as a species would be bred out of existence. These connections in their culture deteriorated with the centuries of separation, but maybe Mythal held on to a soft spot for them.
it's settled, I need to make a Chasind party member for my mod, thanks for the inspiration :P
I wish we'd have a Chasind start on Dragon Age Origins if we choose to play as a human
Yeah, not always noble human
You should do videos about the Exalted Marches.
A video about Ostagar would be so cool!!
Great video Ghil! Keep up the good work!
Nicely done choosing the fallow mire.
On my first run of origins i just thought the chasind were mercenarys, I see now they are like the native americans of dragon age
Keep up the awesome work!
Why didn't the darkspawn get lost in the fog like the arl's army? It would be pretty funny that the Blight was stopped by fog because they couldn't find their way north. But it would also be an example of how tragedy can also be born from comedy because the Wilds would turn into a desert from all the taint. Wait, maybe they did get lost but one darkspawn found a way by chance and knowledge transmits through the group mind so they all knew it.
Darkspawn kind of remind me of the Borg, from star trek.
SO GREAT THANK YOU
Flemeth is Cool I like her but in every dragon age game she helped out every protagonist in every game in some ways
the Chasind have old Irish names, why?
Baba-Yaga 4:28
Ash Warriors PLS!!!
So Chasind are Irish
I love hearing the lore read through by a beautiful voice 👌🏾👍🏾✌🏾
Bioware creates Chasind
> Describe them as barbarians and violent
> Normal features are darker skin and hair
> Everyone mistrusts or hates them despite them usually mind their own business and still being raided by templars
that's gonna be a big YIKES from me, Bioware
It’s a fictional tribe from a video game where dragons and giant horned people exist. Don’t think too deep into it lmao
@@woooaaaahhh5241 Or you could let me criticize this sort of nasty writing that isn't anything new to Bioware, in peace..