Totally agree regarding character creation. As a casual enjoyer of the lore, and a faithful reader of the codex, I really appreciate people like yourself who take the time to remember and think about it all.
Thanks! Lore can bring so much context into the game. Hopefully, we will know more about the blight in DAV. I won't be surprised if Ghil created the blight during her work and corrupted the Golden City which would explain why Corypheus found it black and empty 👀 What do you find the most intriguing about DA lore? Maybe there's something that impressed you like broodmothers idk 😅
Top surgery scars and not being able to actually make a female character with the female body form... the pushing of woke propaganda ruined the game for me....none of it fits the lore. DEI killed Dragon Age.
I wonder if the way she looks now, at the end of the trailer is because she may have experimented on herself. She may have started as that beautiful white haired lady depicted in murals only to change over time, to elevate herself even further, to make herself more "perfect". It's gonna be both amazing and tariffing to fight whatever she creates now that she is free and I personally cannot wait to maybe get more info on her before the game releases
If this leans in to obsessive body modification and body dysmorphia, there is no telling when she'd stop to be 'satisfied' with how she looks. She'd never be perfect enough
I doubt that she was ever that beautiful, sounds more like propaganda. In fact, my craziest idea regarding her is that she was originally a dwarf! This comes from the story of Andruil hunting(sacrificing) the forgotten ones, which I suspect were actually the ancient dwarfs. And also her being "the chosen" of Andruil. Not a favorite, but her choice of victim, like Moby Dick. I also think the story about a hunter blinding Ghil and so forth is actually about Andruil finally catching up to Ghilan'nain and mutilating her. What happened next was that Andruil shoved Ghilan'nain into one of those pools and out emerged the monstrosity we know today. Who then overpowered Andruil leaving her begging for her life, and the other Evanuris, impressed, granting Ghil a place among them, maybe to spite Andruil. I know the dwarf thing is a bit out there, but I like it. The irony of one of the Elven supremacist gods not being an elf at all is kinda funny.
That spider with hands that we saw in that super early footage is making a lot more sense now with this context about Ghilan'nain. Wouldn't be surprised if that's one of hers. Really excited to see what kind of character she is, her design looks amazing from what we can make out. I'd be over the moon if she was played by someone like Maggie Robertson, her villain voices are just too good.
Thank you for focusing on the best part, the story! This is the most important thing. Dragon age has such rich lore, regardless of if there are errors or not. I love your deep dive into it.
Thanks 🥰 Glad you liked it! Yep, did the same thing to mine and couldn't have been happier haha. I romanced Solas on my 2nd playthrough and was amazed how much I missed!
@@Deren98 they should really consider getting rid of them because they could be linked to the evanuris in a magical level, probably how they had control over so many people for Millenia
So funny that you use the shot of Bellara jumping through the veil/portal when mentioning the cartoon style trailer. Those tentacles coming out of the fade behind her remind me a lot of Ghil's 'horns'.
@ImpGoose I can't remember precisely, but it was one of the earlier ones (after they released that god-awful trailer). It may be one of the interviews with Director Corinne. He may be the one who said it. My mind may not recall it precisely, but it definitely was mentioned. Great video, by the way. Sorry I didn't mention it earlier.
DAO's broodmother especially the little whispers that we heard when we are searching for Branka is one of the most unsettling thing in the series. Leandra's murder case in DA2 is also horrifying to see especially if you play as good natured Hawke
Very well structured video, super instructive! I noticed in the Grey warden faction description they said ''An ancien order sworn to fight darkspwn and Monster''. The monster part makes me think it will be a nice background against our Halla disney princess minions.
Thank you so much! ✨ Yeah, that made me suspicious that we might face some new kind of mobs to clear. All factions look interesting, though I want to honor DAO and play as a Warden. What about you?
@@ImpGoose Same! At the very least for the first playthrough (too curious not to try the other ones) :D Something about a dwarf Grey warden takes me back to the good old darkspawn fighting days ahah
Great video! I dub you the Lady of Lore! For me she is basically like a mad scientist. I wonder if she is in fact the ultimate architect of the Darkspawn?
Wow, a celebrity paid me a visit! That's very generous of you, I'm truly honoured :) I'm adamant that Ghil definitely took part in it at some point. Hopefully, we'll soon find out who was responsible, at least for the blight!
I'm wondering if the corruption of the blight is a side effect of some very powerful and dangerous magic that the elves did maybe whatever ritual they did to increase their power to God level
This is so fucking creepy, I love it! Wonderful analysis and holy smokes, I can't wait to see how much of that turns out to be true once the game releases! :D Well done, ma'am!
I distinctly remember us encountering something akin to green lyrium in the hissing wastes near rifts that appeared there and only there.... Maybe it was a style choice or maybe... There's some link to good ol' Ghilan'nain there!
You are absolutely right! I genuinely believe that we encountered green lyrium in DAI. Hopefully there will be more information about it. I'm so excited!!!
I noticed the color coding in Inquisition. I was glad nothing came of it then. Not thrilled Bioware might be considering color coded endings for Veilguard.
We also have to keep in mind that there is something like "Solas Propaganda." We dont know what is true about what he said because - well - he is not really the most reliable source. And we dont know how Ghilanain looked like before she was trapped in the fade and maybe became mutated or corrupted by it. Many of the things Solas did or said where to further his agenda and the way he ranted about some of the Evamuris felt a bit too personal to just be the rambling about the enemies - escpecially with Falon'din, with whom he seems to have a special enmity.
This is kind of a simple explanation, but my working theory is that the Evanuris are the ones behind the blights, and it simply took a bigger toll on her body then it did with Elgar'nan since he's more powerful and we still haven't seen the other gods yet. IF this is the case then one subtle but brilliant distinction is how she seems to have truly become one with the blight as opposed to Corypheus, or The Architect in that while they were twisted and monstrous, you could tell they were men at one point.
Liked your point at the end where BioWare seems to be a victim of their own bad marketing. DAVe might turn out to be a great game with all the lore they can draw from, but they're doing a bad job of showing it off so far. Cool video.
Lore and story of Dragon Age is the most crucial part of this series for me. I believe we'll get massive revelations about Evanuris, Black City and Darkspawn... and I can't wait to hear the voice of Ghilan'nain! Also, she will likely remove her mask at some point) I can't stop wondering what Evanuris will do in their first hours of freedom, how will they present themselves to Thedas? How will elves react? So much potential for the greatest Dragon Age story yet!
Their first hours would be either feral or epic haha. You know, I'm still wondering if that Ghil's mask or her actual face because of the blight. We shall see very soon!
I want to hear Ghilan’nain’s voice like I imagine she would sound like a monster but maybe she’ll have a beautiful comforting voice as a contrast to her twisted body
I'm a lore junky and love trying to figure out the mysteries, and the Story is what keeps me coming back to these games. But boy oh boy do I love character creation ;D
I saw this video right before I went to sleep and it gave me chills! Thank you for bringing the lore up, I did forget a lot of it! Subscription well earned! (And I like the character creator, but the lore and the story is why I play! 😜)
@@ImpGooseNot a problem! And for what it’s worth, I don’t think you’re whining. There’s an awful lot of ’X’ factors around Veilguard right now. The only thing BioWare can do to convince people to give them a chance is be extremely transparent with the game and start showing. A lot. That, and get non-affiliated independent people to play it. I actually appreciate the fact you’re willing to voice your concerns. Instead of hearing about it, let’s see it. (Psst! Do you have an Andruil lore video somewhere? 😂)
@@davidradach9311 haha, not yet but it looks like I have a list of what people want to watch and I'm so into lore that I'm happy to provide. I guess I'll do Elgar'nan this week. If there's not much work irl then I'll post a video about Andruil on Saturday!
undoubtedly, the best content producer on youtube in this field. enjoy watching, everyone! btw, I think you're an incorrigible perfectionist. can't explain that video editing any other way...
It warms my heart, thank you! 🔥 Fingers crossed nobody fell asleep during my lecture ahahaha So, what do you think about green lyrium? Do you know that we have already encountered it before? Gamers just didn't pay attention 😅
A lovely and informative analysis! Thank you for the lore! I'm terrible at remembering all these details on my own, I really appreciate this! Would green lyrium be from a titan that was fade touched? I'm curious if they will do anything with them.
Dragon Age and bad marketing are norm. Remember Origins being promoted as "This is the new sh*t" ? I was facepalming myself over Veilguard trailer. As for Ghilain'nain I already from Inquisition knew she was deranged. So I expect nothing but mad science of a .. woman that is power-tripping to a point of not even knowing what she has became. Perhaps for Gilain'nain her current form is 'perfect'. I am more interested in Elgar'nan as he was vengeful, prone to wrath and well .. if they all murdered Mythal, then he killed his own wife. Question remains - why ?
Finally, someone who seems more interested in the lore and the story, rather than the bulge size slider or the conclusion of Solavellan (or whatever the „fandom” is calling it)!
You've heard of the theory that the Qunari, or rather the Kossith, were a product of genetic manipulation, a hybrid of elves and dragons? I've seen it suggested that it was Tevinter who did this, but... maybe the Kossith were made by Ghilan'nain. It could explain why they're so naturally volatile as a race, given that they could be the product of the mind of a mad person. As for the green lyrium, I'm thinking about this: _"Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew"_ - from the Chant of Light. Our Ghil is making crazy sh!t using this raw power found deep down in the abyss (aka the Fade), and maybe she did this because Andruil asked her to. Not trying to remove any of the blame from Ghil here, but it seems like she's the mad scientist working for an equally crazy boss, who kept asking her for larger and more dangerous prey for Andruil to hunt down.
It's fine to change your mind, I'm going through same process, so I get it and don't judge at all. Still a bit cautious in my hype, but feeling hopeful none the less. Regarding lovely disney princess Ghilan'nain, I have few tinfoil theories about her. She might be a mother of the blight and both human and kossith (qunari) races. She apparently was someone like doctor Mengele to Evanuris, doing magical genetic engineering, eugenics and biological weapons. Solas have certain elven superiority views, that seam like environmental conditioning he grew up with so he doesn't even notice when expressing it. Tevinter borrowed a lot from Elvenan, and it is strict class and appearance based society. Something tells me elven empire was the same: fraternization between classes is a big no-no, keeping blood lines pure, ect. According to lore if elves and humans mate with each other, their children always look like humans. Elven used magic for everything, what if this genetic aberration is artificial? Like they branded immortal slaves who lost their standing in society with valaslin, and modified some of them into humans. Give them aging, made them more fertile and made sure cross breeding was never an issue for masters. No problems with bastards and endless supply of servants at the same time. And kossith just cross breed between elves and dragons, because they kinda have features of both. Considering their violent nature, they probably were beasts of war. It something crazy scientist obsessed with monsters and mutations could have done. It backfired after creation of the veil, because surviving pureblood elven lost their superior magic and was overwhelmed by sheer number of humans. It also explains extreme prejudice against elves too, because they were hated and mistreated even before Andraste and fall of Dales. Like it's generational vengeful hate towards former masters. Deadly virus that either kill or turn victims into new soldiers, controlled by hivemind, is definitely a remnant of biological weapon most likely developed by Ghilan'nain. Solas said if he didn't trap Evanuris behind veil, they would destroy the world. I assume it meant after they killed Mythal, they started civil war for power, probably using magical nukes and blight for it. Elven holdings existed between fade and real world, infamous Black City in the fade is probably a remnant of elven city. When magisters wondered into ruins, they catch dormant plague and brought it back to the world. I suspect archdemons are horcruxes of Evanuris, same as blighted dragon to Corypheus. Possibly even one of those sleeping dragons belong to Solas, and this is why he was so worked up about Grey Warden's plan to kill them all with demons as well as very idea of meddling with blight in any form. He was seriously angry at wardens, but strangely enough not because they were binding spirits. Thought it was curious. As for different kinds of lyrium, I have even bigger tinfoil hat theory. It goes like this: Theadas world is a corpse or unconscious body of Titan, he is a living being, lyrium is his blood, blue one is normal, red one - tainted with blight. Not sure green exist, it may be crystalized veil, like we encounter fighting rifts. He is primordial being, representation of primal order, that was the first real thing in ancient fade. His thoughts and dreams created first spirits, representation of primal chaos, who became first elves. When he woke up, he got scared and tried to kill them all, but they fought back and won. That fight was the Great War Solas talking about, when you ask him how Evanuris became gods. Later they butchered the corpse, discovered lyrium, become more material, start multiplying, their dreams and thoughts created second generation of spirits, and so on and so forth. Titan is the Maker and the Stone from mythology of humans and dwarfs, so every legend about devine beings is true, but in line with godly fashion Maker is not what everyone think he is. He either dead or asleep or does not give a shit about people worshiping him, because he is alien af. Anyway, sorry for long read, I am slightly obsessed with lore of DA 😅 Hope you'll find it interesting, maybe come up with new theories 🤗
Hello there and welcome to the channel! I've stumbled upon all of these theories, and I find it fascinating how people collectively speculate about the world and its beings, haha. We shall see which of those is true :)
This may be unrelated and not important, but, what is that accent of hers by the way? i think I recognise it somewhere, but, I can't place it, my memory is a bit rubbish at this, so, apologies for going off-topic about this more, but, still, I am simply a little curious, is all, just in case anyone's interested or not.
@@the-dark-side. Haha I liked all companions in all released DA games and studied their characters using different tools. That joke brought me even more joy because I am currently replaying DAO. Alistair's awkward humor always makes me smile 🥳
@@ImpGoose That sounds interesting. I'd like to try something like that. I would like to study Solas with a scalpel. Alistair is one of my favs. I actually managed to make a save where he's both the rogue Warden and king.
Lyrium was always connected to the fade, and that's why you see it in the Mage Origins. It's known as the waters of the fade. My question is whether the elves created the Darkspawn using the blight.was it a bioweapon?
Yeah, we had it in DAO in the Fade. However, it doesn't mean it has always been there. Lyruim was revealed to be the blood or nervous system of the Titan(s) which you can find in The Descent DLC. Regarding the darkspawn, I'm sure Ghil experimented on something that probably led to the creation of the first taint/blight substance.
I have a weird theory about the blight. Since the Fade and the waking world were one maybe the blight is the physical manifestation of the Evanuris’ lust for power and domination like it enslaves everyone who is infected with it linking them to a hive mind were they are completely subservient to the arch demons who might be connected to the Evanuris
Little theory about Ghilan’nain since she is blighted and wasn’t born like a Hurlock or an ogre she just an extremely powerful ghoul but people who are born female can be twisted by the blight into brood mothers which birth more dark spawn and they have tentacles just like Ghilan’nain so maybe she’s a brood mother and doesn’t just make her monsters from magic but actually births them
Her being behind the creation of the Broodmothers would actually be a very interesting twist unfortunately they probably won't reintroduce Broodmothers into the series
@@stevenceja4706 It’s unfortunate that brood mothers got cut from the series but I understand why though due to the upsetting nature of their creation.
@ImpGoose sorry lol, your voice sounded similar to another TH-camr who was also covering this game for info and i thought it was same person. My apologies 😅 😁
@@corvusblack7362 apologies accepted, my friend 😅 Usually a triple check all my information so I literally got scared that I somehow missed something. When I read "Maferath," I was like, "That's a different piece of lore!" 🤌🏼🤣
Combing thought all the serious theories and stuff in the comments and I have a sillier one to contribute to the pile I didn't see discussed in the comments from a brief perusal. What if Nugs originated from one of Ghil's brine pools? Think about it, they're creepy human esque hands combined with an odd mixture of Hare, Pig and naked mole-rat. A rare benign horror that became a favoured delicacy of the dwarves, tasting somewhere between hare and pork. I couldn't find anything to say where Nugs originated from, only that dwarves found them in the tunnels and made a paragon of the dwarf who found them to be edible.
Considering how incredibly goofy the monster models look in the game (skeletons, ogres, darkspawn) I don't know how are they going to manage any dark scene or vibe involving monsters tbh.
And if she was deformed to that degree by what happened in her encounter with the hunter. The story goes that the hunter left her blind and ready as freshly hunted prey and that due to trauma she would have wanted to be very beautiful to the point of exceeding the limits of vanity
I agree with you about character creator and such. I don't care. I usually just press randomize until a face I like appears 😂 And even though I'm sad that the strategic aspect of the gameplay is gone, I don't care about that either. I care about story and characters, that's it.
It's a good video, and I liked it very much. The story of the game seems very complicated and interesting. I want to add something. Nobody seems to realize that "The Veil" is similar to "devil". Bioware or someone literaly shows in peoples faces that the game is strangely named after the biblical christian archenemy. I'm not saying this because I have a suspition. If people do some research, they will see that almost all, if not every video game has some biblical and mithological simbolism within it. But, when something new like what I just wrote is told to most people that never think about these things, they don't believe.
Honestly I am more interested given how Andruil became corrupted and vicious, if she and Ghilan'nain didn't both succomb to same corruption. With Andruil her thirst for blood led her to hunt monsters she shouldn't have more and more and became vicious, and Ghilan'nain madness and cruelty blossomed at rapid rate due to corruption. After all myths bundle these two together. It would be weird if Ghlian'nain didn't became corrupted from Andruil.
Ohhh, I wonder if the forgotten ones are like feral templars/seekers who figured out how to "reshape" themselves. Ugh, what if it's the difference between shapeshifters and *skinwalkers*.
Could it be the forgotten one's worked with Solas and the elves that survived wrote them out of history to be forgotten? Could it be that Solas freed the forgotten ones of their slave markings and stood with him to create the veil? He never said he worked alone, only the tales did because when a group of people are heavily disliked, they want to forget as many as possible
Wonderful, informative video! Thank you. I do care about character creators, especially what they imply about who we can be lorewise, but lore is the lifeblood of DA. A couple of tips on pronunciation, btw: Glowers rhymes with flowers. Codex rhymes with below-decks. Thaig rhymes with uh... well, it sounds just like the word tie plus a hard g sound at the end. It's how all the Orzammar dwarves said it, anyway.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! ❤️ Your tips are helpful. Fingers crossed I will remember them next time. By the way, what pronunciation is it? American English, British English, Australian/New Zealand, etc?
Where do you think Mythal fits into all this. Is she the large dragon we saw at the end of the story trailer? Since Elgar'nan, her husband has also returned alongside Ghil, will she take her vengeance on both of them and will Solas help her take them down. Is Mythal the true villain and maybe Solas can be convinced to not tear down the veil and Mythal is adamant and wants to restore her rule. Love the videos by the way.
Thanks! Well, I have some theories about her. I think that the dragon in the trailer was just a dragon but who knows, right? Considering that Solas turned her into stone and took her essence, I'm 100% sure she is not happy haha. They were friends and all but it doesn't justify him killing her. Maybe I'll make a video about her with a better explanation 😅
@@ImpGooseThat doesn't seem, to me, at all what happened. No, I think she very much wanted to end up with her soul in Solas' body. I don't think it's just essence. I think this is very much her intention, either playing on his pride or intending to work with him. "A soul is not forced upon the unwilling, Morrigan. You were in danger from me." - Flemeth. But the soul isn't being forced on him, it's already been allowed in. Just like how demons work. They get in when you let them, they trick you. "Mythal clawed and crawled her way through the ages to me, and I shall see her avenged" - Flemeth. What I think is that, if you manage to convince Solas, Mythal will end up screwing him over in some way. She seems like the most unreasonable of the two, and by far the more intelligent.
I was wondering if you could make a lore video like this surrounding codex entries on Andraste. From what I can remember, there were some things that hinted to her being an elf and possibly a mage. She has been on the back burner for a while and I think it would make for an interesting video! C:
Hiii and welcome to the channel! I can definitely do that after I finish working on Andruil ❤️ Andraste is one of the most interesting figures in DA lore and I would love to talk about her!
So think about this, if the elven gods have been trapped in the fade for god knows how long she probably ended up experomenting on herself to try and find a way out maybe even assimilated demons into herself
It's interesting to note that at the end of inquisition, solas (fenheral) absorbed flemeth (mythal) So he created the fade because of mythal's murder, just to undue the fade by actually killing mythal himself.
@@stevenhillsman7471 Mythal didn't expect that move from him, yet he was very gentle with her body. Obviously, he cared for her and was sorry. Now he carries her spirit inside him. So he, having his unique logic and cunning skills, truly believes that he didn't kill her but simply...took her for a ride, presuming that she'll be grateful when he destroys the Veil because it was for a greater good haha
If blue lyrium is the color of a Titan's pure blood, and red the color of its Blighted blood. Maybe green 'lyrium' is not Titan blood at all but a collection of spirit-magic forced into a solid crystaline shape? The description in the story gave a single crystal, no veins or powders or liquids. And the only green shaded magic we see is the Fade and manipulated Fade energy that mages wield through their own body. If Bioware could choose any color Lyrium to add, green would be a weird choice as we already associate it with the Fade. So I don't think it is Lyrium at all but a concentrated form of spiritual/soul magic instead of blood magic like Lyrium is. Dwarves have a resistance to lyrium due to genetic exposure to Titans, but are unable to cast soul magic. They don't dream and don't attract spirits either. But they, unlike other races, can make enchantments using Lyrium. Only Tranquil can do this too, because they are seperated from the soul magic as well. Lyrium is used to boost a Templar's ability to 'reinforce reality', to negate soul magic. Mages use lyrium to enhance their abilities of affecting the 'real' world. Suggesting that soul magic, the green color, holds the ability to change your environment by dreaming it and then willing it to be real. While Titans shaped what is already real, they changed the lands as they moved through them. The Chant also talks about the First of the Maker, but I forgot the full phrasing and will only mention it here because it speaks of the different use of magic. Or perhaps of two different magics? So yeah. TL:DR; I think the green color symbolizes possibility, soul magic from the spiritual world, currently known as the Fade, which mages can call through themselves to affect the physical world. And blue (and red) magic is tangible magic wielded by the Titans, used by them to literally shape the world.
I wish I could have faith in Bioware's storytelling and worldbuilding skills, but I don't. I haven't seen anything that makes it worthwhile to pay attention. If an immortal Magister is defeated via Deus Ex Machina and the elven god of mischief who is known for outwitting everyone is defeated by pushing over a statue, I'm not expecting meaningful storytelling. Whatever interesting plotpoints are set up, they will be resolved in a weak and uninteresting manner.
@@lilceser11 de·feat [dɪˈfiːt] verb defeat (verb) · defeats (third person present) · defeated (past tense) · defeated (past participle) · defeating (present participle) win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat: "Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army" prevent (someone) from achieving an aim: "she was defeated by the last steep hill"
He hasn't been defeated because he's not dead. He got trapped due to rook's actions which in turn also trapped rook. It's not a defeat when it's just a pause to reassess the situation that just happened and come up with a plan to prevail
@@BunnyHoper7 it's a fantasy game. i'm very realistic and political in real life. i know all about cynical and deceiving rulers from BlackRock. I WANT MY FANTASY. i don't want halla-serpent-warterral scare idХtism of creatively impotent immatures, i want something profound.
Yeah, and zero pronouns, MEN and WOMEN of every race against the horde of dark spawn, simple and epic. Now it's bodytype1 and 2, and even grey wardens are now black wardens.
The writers aren't stupid. Otherwise they wouldn't have made trespasser of which Solas says "it's another story. Everything you've heard is kinda true and everything you just saw is also true." It just shows that there are multiple perspectives to 1 full story. I think her horns came in like that because she made mutants which in turn mutated herself
@@ifsugarman She's not a halla she was the mother/creator of the halla and other things (darkspawn, qunari, sea creatures, etc). So like I said, her horns could have been a head piece like what flemeth had in DA2 and DAI because she could shape change into a dragon
Totally agree regarding character creation. As a casual enjoyer of the lore, and a faithful reader of the codex, I really appreciate people like yourself who take the time to remember and think about it all.
Thanks! Lore can bring so much context into the game. Hopefully, we will know more about the blight in DAV. I won't be surprised if Ghil created the blight during her work and corrupted the Golden City which would explain why Corypheus found it black and empty 👀
What do you find the most intriguing about DA lore? Maybe there's something that impressed you like broodmothers idk 😅
Top surgery scars and not being able to actually make a female character with the female body form... the pushing of woke propaganda ruined the game for me....none of it fits the lore. DEI killed Dragon Age.
I wonder if the way she looks now, at the end of the trailer is because she may have experimented on herself. She may have started as that beautiful white haired lady depicted in murals only to change over time, to elevate herself even further, to make herself more "perfect".
It's gonna be both amazing and tariffing to fight whatever she creates now that she is free and I personally cannot wait to maybe get more info on her before the game releases
Yeah, that's a really cool theory! She might be that kind of a passionate fan for improving herself till perfection only she can understand 😮
If this leans in to obsessive body modification and body dysmorphia, there is no telling when she'd stop to be 'satisfied' with how she looks. She'd never be perfect enough
I doubt that she was ever that beautiful, sounds more like propaganda. In fact, my craziest idea regarding her is that she was originally a dwarf! This comes from the story of Andruil hunting(sacrificing) the forgotten ones, which I suspect were actually the ancient dwarfs. And also her being "the chosen" of Andruil. Not a favorite, but her choice of victim, like Moby Dick. I also think the story about a hunter blinding Ghil and so forth is actually about Andruil finally catching up to Ghilan'nain and mutilating her. What happened next was that Andruil shoved Ghilan'nain into one of those pools and out emerged the monstrosity we know today. Who then overpowered Andruil leaving her begging for her life, and the other Evanuris, impressed, granting Ghil a place among them, maybe to spite Andruil.
I know the dwarf thing is a bit out there, but I like it. The irony of one of the Elven supremacist gods not being an elf at all is kinda funny.
That spider with hands that we saw in that super early footage is making a lot more sense now with this context about Ghilan'nain. Wouldn't be surprised if that's one of hers. Really excited to see what kind of character she is, her design looks amazing from what we can make out. I'd be over the moon if she was played by someone like Maggie Robertson, her villain voices are just too good.
Thank you for focusing on the best part, the story! This is the most important thing. Dragon age has such rich lore, regardless of if there are errors or not. I love your deep dive into it.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it...more villains will join the channel soon hahaha
I am so glad I let Solas take the vallaslin out of my Inky's face. This is so wrong. Great video ☺
Thanks 🥰 Glad you liked it!
Yep, did the same thing to mine and couldn't have been happier haha. I romanced Solas on my 2nd playthrough and was amazed how much I missed!
@@ImpGoose Yeah, I get that the dalish now have reclaimed it but I just cant see them in the same way...
@@Deren98 they should really consider getting rid of them because they could be linked to the evanuris in a magical level, probably how they had control over so many people for Millenia
So funny that you use the shot of Bellara jumping through the veil/portal when mentioning the cartoon style trailer. Those tentacles coming out of the fade behind her remind me a lot of Ghil's 'horns'.
In one of the dev interviews, they did mention there will be body horror in Veilguard.
Really? I must've missed somehow! Could you remember how long ago it was or where the interview happened? 🥹
@ImpGoose I can't remember precisely, but it was one of the earlier ones (after they released that god-awful trailer). It may be one of the interviews with Director Corinne. He may be the one who said it. My mind may not recall it precisely, but it definitely was mentioned.
Great video, by the way. Sorry I didn't mention it earlier.
Thank you so much for everything ❤️
@@ImpGoose sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I'll keep my eyes out and hopefully come across it again.
DAO's broodmother especially the little whispers that we heard when we are searching for Branka is one of the most unsettling thing in the series. Leandra's murder case in DA2 is also horrifying to see especially if you play as good natured Hawke
Very well structured video, super instructive! I noticed in the Grey warden faction description they said ''An ancien order sworn to fight darkspwn and Monster''. The monster part makes me think it will be a nice background against our Halla disney princess minions.
Thank you so much! ✨ Yeah, that made me suspicious that we might face some new kind of mobs to clear. All factions look interesting, though I want to honor DAO and play as a Warden. What about you?
@@ImpGoose Same! At the very least for the first playthrough (too curious not to try the other ones) :D Something about a dwarf Grey warden takes me back to the good old darkspawn fighting days ahah
Sounds amazing! 🔥
I think the creation of the skies was griffons. I don't know why but as soon as I read that codex entry, it was an immediate thought.
Interesting.. could also be tied to why Grey Wardens ride across Griffons ;)
Great video! I dub you the Lady of Lore! For me she is basically like a mad scientist. I wonder if she is in fact the ultimate architect of the Darkspawn?
Wow, a celebrity paid me a visit! That's very generous of you, I'm truly honoured :)
I'm adamant that Ghil definitely took part in it at some point. Hopefully, we'll soon find out who was responsible, at least for the blight!
@@ImpGoose As much a celebrity as you Lady of Lore!
I'm wondering if the corruption of the blight is a side effect of some very powerful and dangerous magic that the elves did maybe whatever ritual they did to increase their power to God level
rip Ghilan'nain you wouldve loved sid from toy story
This game has one of the best lores ever seen! What an extraordinary movie trilogy it could be! Thank you for the information ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so fucking creepy, I love it! Wonderful analysis and holy smokes, I can't wait to see how much of that turns out to be true once the game releases! :D Well done, ma'am!
Aw 🥰 thank you! I'm clapping my hands, hoping to clear locations full of ugly mutants hahaha. Hope you won't be disappointed in the future!
I distinctly remember us encountering something akin to green lyrium in the hissing wastes near rifts that appeared there and only there.... Maybe it was a style choice or maybe... There's some link to good ol' Ghilan'nain there!
You are absolutely right! I genuinely believe that we encountered green lyrium in DAI. Hopefully there will be more information about it. I'm so excited!!!
If you look at a old Thedas map, you will see certain monsters drawn around it. I think these drawn monsters are them.
They might be! 🔥
Oh no...blue, red and green lyrium...(has flashbacks of ME3s endings) 😱😱😱
I noticed the color coding in Inquisition. I was glad nothing came of it then. Not thrilled Bioware might be considering color coded endings for Veilguard.
We need a evil dwarf boss
Hahaha yeeeeah let's beat some stones out of him! Would be so cool 👀
We also have to keep in mind that there is something like "Solas Propaganda." We dont know what is true about what he said because - well - he is not really the most reliable source. And we dont know how Ghilanain looked like before she was trapped in the fade and maybe became mutated or corrupted by it. Many of the things Solas did or said where to further his agenda and the way he ranted about some of the Evamuris felt a bit too personal to just be the rambling about the enemies - escpecially with Falon'din, with whom he seems to have a special enmity.
This is kind of a simple explanation, but my working theory is that the Evanuris are the ones behind the blights, and it simply took a bigger toll on her body then it did with Elgar'nan since he's more powerful and we still haven't seen the other gods yet. IF this is the case then one subtle but brilliant distinction is how she seems to have truly become one with the blight as opposed to Corypheus, or The Architect in that while they were twisted and monstrous, you could tell they were men at one point.
Liked your point at the end where BioWare seems to be a victim of their own bad marketing. DAVe might turn out to be a great game with all the lore they can draw from, but they're doing a bad job of showing it off so far. Cool video.
Thank you so much! Enjoy your time here, mate :)
Lore and story of Dragon Age is the most crucial part of this series for me. I believe we'll get massive revelations about Evanuris, Black City and Darkspawn... and I can't wait to hear the voice of Ghilan'nain! Also, she will likely remove her mask at some point) I can't stop wondering what Evanuris will do in their first hours of freedom, how will they present themselves to Thedas? How will elves react? So much potential for the greatest Dragon Age story yet!
Their first hours would be either feral or epic haha. You know, I'm still wondering if that Ghil's mask or her actual face because of the blight. We shall see very soon!
I want to hear Ghilan’nain’s voice like I imagine she would sound like a monster but maybe she’ll have a beautiful comforting voice as a contrast to her twisted body
I'm a lore junky and love trying to figure out the mysteries, and the Story is what keeps me coming back to these games. But boy oh boy do I love character creation ;D
I can spend hours in CC before playing any game 😅
I saw this video right before I went to sleep and it gave me chills! Thank you for bringing the lore up, I did forget a lot of it! Subscription well earned!
(And I like the character creator, but the lore and the story is why I play! 😜)
Hope you didn't have nightmares! Thanks for your support 🔥
P.S. Once I spent 3 hours creating a character haha
@@ImpGooseNot a problem!
And for what it’s worth, I don’t think you’re whining. There’s an awful lot of ’X’ factors around Veilguard right now. The only thing BioWare can do to convince people to give them a chance is be extremely transparent with the game and start showing. A lot. That, and get non-affiliated independent people to play it.
I actually appreciate the fact you’re willing to voice your concerns. Instead of hearing about it, let’s see it.
(Psst! Do you have an Andruil lore video somewhere? 😂)
@@davidradach9311 haha, not yet but it looks like I have a list of what people want to watch and I'm so into lore that I'm happy to provide. I guess I'll do Elgar'nan this week. If there's not much work irl then I'll post a video about Andruil on Saturday!
She's going to be an interesting boss fight, and her creations will be nightmare fuel. The new lyrium will also be interesting.
Just imagine all those codex pages after we discover new stuff!!!
@@ImpGoose Yep.
I think the beasts of the air are the Griffons. They are hybrids/chimera like creatures and still exist
Oh, wow! I think you are right 🔥
Thank you for some hope! If they won't forget earlier lore, that could be really interesting.
I'm happy you like it! Fingers crossed they will remember everything :)
undoubtedly, the best content producer on youtube in this field. enjoy watching, everyone!
btw, I think you're an incorrigible perfectionist. can't explain that video editing any other way...
It warms my heart, thank you! 🔥 Fingers crossed nobody fell asleep during my lecture ahahaha
So, what do you think about green lyrium? Do you know that we have already encountered it before? Gamers just didn't pay attention 😅
I had a feeling they waz green lyrium! 😤 Saw a few green rocks nearby a fade rift
A lovely and informative analysis! Thank you for the lore! I'm terrible at remembering all these details on my own, I really appreciate this! Would green lyrium be from a titan that was fade touched? I'm curious if they will do anything with them.
Glad you liked it! The titan theory is quite interesting 👀
Dragon Age and bad marketing are norm. Remember Origins being promoted as "This is the new sh*t" ? I was facepalming myself over Veilguard trailer.
As for Ghilain'nain I already from Inquisition knew she was deranged. So I expect nothing but mad science of a .. woman that is power-tripping to a point of not even knowing what she has became. Perhaps for Gilain'nain her current form is 'perfect'.
I am more interested in Elgar'nan as he was vengeful, prone to wrath and well .. if they all murdered Mythal, then he killed his own wife. Question remains - why ?
Finally, someone who seems more interested in the lore and the story, rather than the bulge size slider or the conclusion of Solavellan (or whatever the „fandom” is calling it)!
Welcome to the channel! 🥳
Surprisingly I barely heard anything about Solavellan. Just the character creator.
You've heard of the theory that the Qunari, or rather the Kossith, were a product of genetic manipulation, a hybrid of elves and dragons? I've seen it suggested that it was Tevinter who did this, but... maybe the Kossith were made by Ghilan'nain. It could explain why they're so naturally volatile as a race, given that they could be the product of the mind of a mad person.
As for the green lyrium, I'm thinking about this:
_"Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew"_ - from the Chant of Light.
Our Ghil is making crazy sh!t using this raw power found deep down in the abyss (aka the Fade), and maybe she did this because Andruil asked her to. Not trying to remove any of the blame from Ghil here, but it seems like she's the mad scientist working for an equally crazy boss, who kept asking her for larger and more dangerous prey for Andruil to hunt down.
It's fine to change your mind, I'm going through same process, so I get it and don't judge at all. Still a bit cautious in my hype, but feeling hopeful none the less. Regarding lovely disney princess Ghilan'nain, I have few tinfoil theories about her. She might be a mother of the blight and both human and kossith (qunari) races. She apparently was someone like doctor Mengele to Evanuris, doing magical genetic engineering, eugenics and biological weapons.
Solas have certain elven superiority views, that seam like environmental conditioning he grew up with so he doesn't even notice when expressing it. Tevinter borrowed a lot from Elvenan, and it is strict class and appearance based society. Something tells me elven empire was the same: fraternization between classes is a big no-no, keeping blood lines pure, ect. According to lore if elves and humans mate with each other, their children always look like humans. Elven used magic for everything, what if this genetic aberration is artificial? Like they branded immortal slaves who lost their standing in society with valaslin, and modified some of them into humans. Give them aging, made them more fertile and made sure cross breeding was never an issue for masters. No problems with bastards and endless supply of servants at the same time. And kossith just cross breed between elves and dragons, because they kinda have features of both. Considering their violent nature, they probably were beasts of war. It something crazy scientist obsessed with monsters and mutations could have done. It backfired after creation of the veil, because surviving pureblood elven lost their superior magic and was overwhelmed by sheer number of humans. It also explains extreme prejudice against elves too, because they were hated and mistreated even before Andraste and fall of Dales. Like it's generational vengeful hate towards former masters.
Deadly virus that either kill or turn victims into new soldiers, controlled by hivemind, is definitely a remnant of biological weapon most likely developed by Ghilan'nain. Solas said if he didn't trap Evanuris behind veil, they would destroy the world. I assume it meant after they killed Mythal, they started civil war for power, probably using magical nukes and blight for it. Elven holdings existed between fade and real world, infamous Black City in the fade is probably a remnant of elven city. When magisters wondered into ruins, they catch dormant plague and brought it back to the world. I suspect archdemons are horcruxes of Evanuris, same as blighted dragon to Corypheus. Possibly even one of those sleeping dragons belong to Solas, and this is why he was so worked up about Grey Warden's plan to kill them all with demons as well as very idea of meddling with blight in any form. He was seriously angry at wardens, but strangely enough not because they were binding spirits. Thought it was curious.
As for different kinds of lyrium, I have even bigger tinfoil hat theory. It goes like this: Theadas world is a corpse or unconscious body of Titan, he is a living being, lyrium is his blood, blue one is normal, red one - tainted with blight. Not sure green exist, it may be crystalized veil, like we encounter fighting rifts. He is primordial being, representation of primal order, that was the first real thing in ancient fade. His thoughts and dreams created first spirits, representation of primal chaos, who became first elves. When he woke up, he got scared and tried to kill them all, but they fought back and won. That fight was the Great War Solas talking about, when you ask him how Evanuris became gods. Later they butchered the corpse, discovered lyrium, become more material, start multiplying, their dreams and thoughts created second generation of spirits, and so on and so forth. Titan is the Maker and the Stone from mythology of humans and dwarfs, so every legend about devine beings is true, but in line with godly fashion Maker is not what everyone think he is. He either dead or asleep or does not give a shit about people worshiping him, because he is alien af.
Anyway, sorry for long read, I am slightly obsessed with lore of DA 😅 Hope you'll find it interesting, maybe come up with new theories 🤗
Hello there and welcome to the channel! I've stumbled upon all of these theories, and I find it fascinating how people collectively speculate about the world and its beings, haha. We shall see which of those is true :)
This may be unrelated and not important, but, what is that accent of hers by the way? i think I recognise it somewhere, but, I can't place it, my memory is a bit rubbish at this, so, apologies for going off-topic about this more, but, still, I am simply a little curious, is all, just in case anyone's interested or not.
That was the first video from you, I have watched. And I loved it. 😍 Thx a lot. Like the analyse and connections you drew 👍
wait!
Solas means pride?! He told me it meant Charlie in Elven.
I sense a strong Alistair vibe in this comment 🤣
@@ImpGoose Do you like Alistair? How did you know that's what I was going for? If you don't like Alistair I"m insulted by the insinuation.
@@the-dark-side. Haha I liked all companions in all released DA games and studied their characters using different tools. That joke brought me even more joy because I am currently replaying DAO. Alistair's awkward humor always makes me smile 🥳
@@ImpGoose That sounds interesting. I'd like to try something like that. I would like to study Solas with a scalpel.
Alistair is one of my favs. I actually managed to make a save where he's both the rogue Warden and king.
Lyrium was always connected to the fade, and that's why you see it in the Mage Origins. It's known as the waters of the fade. My question is whether the elves created the Darkspawn using the blight.was it a bioweapon?
Yeah, we had it in DAO in the Fade. However, it doesn't mean it has always been there. Lyruim was revealed to be the blood or nervous system of the Titan(s) which you can find in The Descent DLC.
Regarding the darkspawn, I'm sure Ghil experimented on something that probably led to the creation of the first taint/blight substance.
I have a weird theory about the blight. Since the Fade and the waking world were one maybe the blight is the physical manifestation of the Evanuris’ lust for power and domination like it enslaves everyone who is infected with it linking them to a hive mind were they are completely subservient to the arch demons who might be connected to the Evanuris
Elgarnan next?
That's a good idea! 🔥
Little theory about Ghilan’nain since she is blighted and wasn’t born like a Hurlock or an ogre she just an extremely powerful ghoul but people who are born female can be twisted by the blight into brood mothers which birth more dark spawn and they have tentacles just like Ghilan’nain so maybe she’s a brood mother and doesn’t just make her monsters from magic but actually births them
Her being behind the creation of the Broodmothers would actually be a very interesting twist unfortunately they probably won't reintroduce Broodmothers into the series
@@stevenceja4706 It’s unfortunate that brood mothers got cut from the series but I understand why though due to the upsetting nature of their creation.
Omg I love this video!!! So in-depth. Subscribed
Yay! Thank you 🥳 Welcome to the channel!
The other elven diety showing up is Elgar'nan not maferath. So it's Mythal's husband. Maferath was an avaar male, and had ties to Andraste.
Mmmm? Sorry? I've never mentioned anything about Maferath 🤣
@ImpGoose sorry lol, your voice sounded similar to another TH-camr who was also covering this game for info and i thought it was same person. My apologies 😅 😁
@@corvusblack7362 apologies accepted, my friend 😅 Usually a triple check all my information so I literally got scared that I somehow missed something. When I read "Maferath," I was like, "That's a different piece of lore!" 🤌🏼🤣
Combing thought all the serious theories and stuff in the comments and I have a sillier one to contribute to the pile I didn't see discussed in the comments from a brief perusal.
What if Nugs originated from one of Ghil's brine pools? Think about it, they're creepy human esque hands combined with an odd mixture of Hare, Pig and naked mole-rat. A rare benign horror that became a favoured delicacy of the dwarves, tasting somewhere between hare and pork.
I couldn't find anything to say where Nugs originated from, only that dwarves found them in the tunnels and made a paragon of the dwarf who found them to be edible.
Oh my 🤣 I think you are absolutely right!!! This theory has a pretty strong proof if we add Ghil's laboratory into the story
Are you talking about the creepy woke crap all through this game. Is there any women in this that isnt ugly with a square jaw and a 5 clock shadow.
Let that comment ease your pain while the shadow of your gnawing sadness shall never fall upon your children.
Considering how incredibly goofy the monster models look in the game (skeletons, ogres, darkspawn) I don't know how are they going to manage any dark scene or vibe involving monsters tbh.
my mind is blown i didnt know about this story
And if she was deformed to that degree by what happened in her encounter with the hunter. The story goes that the hunter left her blind and ready as freshly hunted prey and that due to trauma she would have wanted to be very beautiful to the point of exceeding the limits of vanity
I agree with you about character creator and such. I don't care. I usually just press randomize until a face I like appears 😂
And even though I'm sad that the strategic aspect of the gameplay is gone, I don't care about that either. I care about story and characters, that's it.
True! Let's hope for the best but I must say...some meaningful romance questlines would never hurt the great main story 🥳
I bet 10 bucks she made darkspawn
It's a good video, and I liked it very much. The story of the game seems very complicated and interesting.
I want to add something. Nobody seems to realize that "The Veil" is similar to "devil". Bioware or someone literaly shows in peoples faces that the game is strangely named after the biblical christian archenemy.
I'm not saying this because I have a suspition. If people do some research, they will see that almost all, if not every video game has some biblical and mithological simbolism within it. But, when something new like what I just wrote is told to most people that never think about these things, they don't believe.
Ghil is my favorite from the elven gods. She is so interesting and different from the others
So true! Others seem a bit boring now haha
Honestly I am more interested given how Andruil became corrupted and vicious, if she and Ghilan'nain didn't both succomb to same corruption. With Andruil her thirst for blood led her to hunt monsters she shouldn't have more and more and became vicious, and Ghilan'nain madness and cruelty blossomed at rapid rate due to corruption. After all myths bundle these two together. It would be weird if Ghlian'nain didn't became corrupted from Andruil.
Ohhh, I wonder if the forgotten ones are like feral templars/seekers who figured out how to "reshape" themselves.
Ugh, what if it's the difference between shapeshifters and *skinwalkers*.
That's wild!
Could it be the forgotten one's worked with Solas and the elves that survived wrote them out of history to be forgotten? Could it be that Solas freed the forgotten ones of their slave markings and stood with him to create the veil? He never said he worked alone, only the tales did because when a group of people are heavily disliked, they want to forget as many as possible
Wonderful, informative video! Thank you. I do care about character creators, especially what they imply about who we can be lorewise, but lore is the lifeblood of DA.
A couple of tips on pronunciation, btw: Glowers rhymes with flowers. Codex rhymes with below-decks. Thaig rhymes with uh... well, it sounds just like the word tie plus a hard g sound at the end. It's how all the Orzammar dwarves said it, anyway.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Your tips are helpful. Fingers crossed I will remember them next time. By the way, what pronunciation is it? American English, British English, Australian/New Zealand, etc?
Where do you think Mythal fits into all this. Is she the large dragon we saw at the end of the story trailer? Since Elgar'nan, her husband has also returned alongside Ghil, will she take her vengeance on both of them and will Solas help her take them down. Is Mythal the true villain and maybe Solas can be convinced to not tear down the veil and Mythal is adamant and wants to restore her rule. Love the videos by the way.
Thanks! Well, I have some theories about her. I think that the dragon in the trailer was just a dragon but who knows, right? Considering that Solas turned her into stone and took her essence, I'm 100% sure she is not happy haha. They were friends and all but it doesn't justify him killing her. Maybe I'll make a video about her with a better explanation 😅
@@ImpGooseThat doesn't seem, to me, at all what happened. No, I think she very much wanted to end up with her soul in Solas' body. I don't think it's just essence. I think this is very much her intention, either playing on his pride or intending to work with him.
"A soul is not forced upon the unwilling, Morrigan. You were in danger from me." - Flemeth.
But the soul isn't being forced on him, it's already been allowed in. Just like how demons work. They get in when you let them, they trick you.
"Mythal clawed and crawled her way through the ages to me, and I shall see her avenged" - Flemeth.
What I think is that, if you manage to convince Solas, Mythal will end up screwing him over in some way. She seems like the most unreasonable of the two, and by far the more intelligent.
This video is deep! I subscribed immediately. You are very good at story telling and getting into the details 😃
Thank you so much ❤️ And welcome aboard!
I love your voice :')
Aw 🥰 Thanks, I appreciate it!
I was wondering if you could make a lore video like this surrounding codex entries on Andraste. From what I can remember, there were some things that hinted to her being an elf and possibly a mage. She has been on the back burner for a while and I think it would make for an interesting video! C:
Hiii and welcome to the channel! I can definitely do that after I finish working on Andruil ❤️
Andraste is one of the most interesting figures in DA lore and I would love to talk about her!
@@ImpGoose eeeee thank you! I love and appreciate your videos so much, thank you! ✨ 🙏
So think about this, if the elven gods have been trapped in the fade for god knows how long she probably ended up experomenting on herself to try and find a way out maybe even assimilated demons into herself
great vid goose
Honk! 💪🏼😉
From my point of view the elfes are evil!!
Which ones? 😂 I'd say the evanuris and the dalish are. Probably not the city elves though 😂😂😂
I would not be suprissed if Elven Gods wearn't evil at all.
Your voice calms me :D
Well, your nickname makes me hungry!🤣
It's interesting to note that at the end of inquisition, solas (fenheral) absorbed flemeth (mythal)
So he created the fade because of mythal's murder, just to undue the fade by actually killing mythal himself.
Ooooh, would you like to know my theory? 👀
We would like to hear
@@stevenhillsman7471 Mythal didn't expect that move from him, yet he was very gentle with her body. Obviously, he cared for her and was sorry. Now he carries her spirit inside him. So he, having his unique logic and cunning skills, truly believes that he didn't kill her but simply...took her for a ride, presuming that she'll be grateful when he destroys the Veil because it was for a greater good haha
If blue lyrium is the color of a Titan's pure blood, and red the color of its Blighted blood. Maybe green 'lyrium' is not Titan blood at all but a collection of spirit-magic forced into a solid crystaline shape?
The description in the story gave a single crystal, no veins or powders or liquids. And the only green shaded magic we see is the Fade and manipulated Fade energy that mages wield through their own body.
If Bioware could choose any color Lyrium to add, green would be a weird choice as we already associate it with the Fade. So I don't think it is Lyrium at all but a concentrated form of spiritual/soul magic instead of blood magic like Lyrium is.
Dwarves have a resistance to lyrium due to genetic exposure to Titans, but are unable to cast soul magic. They don't dream and don't attract spirits either. But they, unlike other races, can make enchantments using Lyrium. Only Tranquil can do this too, because they are seperated from the soul magic as well.
Lyrium is used to boost a Templar's ability to 'reinforce reality', to negate soul magic. Mages use lyrium to enhance their abilities of affecting the 'real' world. Suggesting that soul magic, the green color, holds the ability to change your environment by dreaming it and then willing it to be real. While Titans shaped what is already real, they changed the lands as they moved through them.
The Chant also talks about the First of the Maker, but I forgot the full phrasing and will only mention it here because it speaks of the different use of magic. Or perhaps of two different magics?
So yeah. TL:DR; I think the green color symbolizes possibility, soul magic from the spiritual world, currently known as the Fade, which mages can call through themselves to affect the physical world. And blue (and red) magic is tangible magic wielded by the Titans, used by them to literally shape the world.
Green Lyrium sounds WILD
I wish I could have faith in Bioware's storytelling and worldbuilding skills, but I don't. I haven't seen anything that makes it worthwhile to pay attention.
If an immortal Magister is defeated via Deus Ex Machina and the elven god of mischief who is known for outwitting everyone is defeated by pushing over a statue, I'm not expecting meaningful storytelling. Whatever interesting plotpoints are set up, they will be resolved in a weak and uninteresting manner.
Except Solas is not defeated in that scene, it's been confirmed that he survives that initial encounter with the 2 elven gods 😂
@@lilceser11 de·feat
[dɪˈfiːt]
verb
defeat (verb) · defeats (third person present) · defeated (past tense) · defeated (past participle) · defeating (present participle)
win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat:
"Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army"
prevent (someone) from achieving an aim:
"she was defeated by the last steep hill"
He hasn't been defeated because he's not dead. He got trapped due to rook's actions which in turn also trapped rook. It's not a defeat when it's just a pause to reassess the situation that just happened and come up with a plan to prevail
they completely ruined perfectly nice elven mythology
Yeah, myths are often ruined by their "reality" counterparts.
@@BunnyHoper7 it's a fantasy game. i'm very realistic and political in real life. i know all about cynical and deceiving rulers from BlackRock. I WANT MY FANTASY. i don't want halla-serpent-warterral scare idХtism of creatively impotent immatures, i want something profound.
Dragon Age Pronouns
The two bisexual companions in Dragon Age Origins: 👁️👄👁️
Yeah, and zero pronouns, MEN and WOMEN of every race against the horde of dark spawn, simple and epic. Now it's bodytype1 and 2, and even grey wardens are now black wardens.
Get out of here with your bigotry. Dragon Age is not for evil conservatives. Never has been.
@@DJinKERRY831it was always a liberal game, never meant for conservatives like you.
@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique - Your pronouns are it/it.
of course the horns are organic, the writers are stuрid
The writers aren't stupid. Otherwise they wouldn't have made trespasser of which Solas says "it's another story. Everything you've heard is kinda true and everything you just saw is also true." It just shows that there are multiple perspectives to 1 full story. I think her horns came in like that because she made mutants which in turn mutated herself
@@elissahe2377 horns are always organic. it's natural.
@@ifsugarman It was speculated that it was just a head piece. Saying it's organic means she grew them and that's why it was cleared up
@@elissahe2377 she's a HALLA, of course she has real horns
@@ifsugarman She's not a halla she was the mother/creator of the halla and other things (darkspawn, qunari, sea creatures, etc). So like I said, her horns could have been a head piece like what flemeth had in DA2 and DAI because she could shape change into a dragon