Dragon Age Meta Nexus

She knows very little about human society because she was not raised in it. The first human she ever met was Duncan. The second human she ever met was probably Hawke.

Praise the Maker Alexius is the sort of guy to keep a journal. The world's going to hell in a hand basket under the Elder One's rule, but he's writing everything down. Dear diary… While primarily recording his attempts to cure Felix of the Blight, his casual musings wind up shedding considerable light on the nature of the Breach, and in turn the orb itself, the veil, and the potential scope of the Elder One's original plan.

So we probably meet our first Fen'Harel agent before the Fifth Blight. Back in Leliana's Song DLC. Sketch. Another elven apostate. Who may have also once been a slave.

Layers of Cullen's armour, illustrated individually, with all the parts named.

In case you missed the tiny bear in the Black Emporium. Screenshots of bear and all related comments from Xenon.

i'm playing the mission where you sneak the qunari mage out of the city and hearing anders comment "i had never thought of the plight of the mages among the qunari. it seems they are even more oppressed than we are."

Honestly, we don't think she is much of a 'deep connection' kind of person. At least, not anymore. Consider her personal story: In the time of Elvhenan, Mythal seems to have been a fairly active goddess/leader, taking steps to prevent the other evanuris from doing massive damage to the elven people (looking at you, Elgar'nan and Falon'Din, in particular). She, and apparently her priests, knew the secret greeting to gain access to Fen'Harel's rebel bases, thus implying that she supported their efforts to some degree (along with her being bff-ish with Solas). Mythal may have been working towards some kind of slow revolution while not totally undermining the old order (for good or ill).

It turns out that more elvhen masks were hidden in plain sight in the DAO credits. We only see June and Elgar'nan's mask in Origins, and I mistakenly labeled the effigy on the right as being the elvhen All-Father and resident vengeance monger.

Q: I don't know enough about Grey Warden or Blight lore to have much of an opinion on that post, but aren't both Leliana and Wynne referred to as Heroes of the Fifth Blight (Leliana when introduced at the Winter Palace, and Wynne when she's introduced at the White Spire in Asunder)? And that would mean seeing someone referred to as the Hero of the Third Blight wouldn't necessarily mean they were even at the Archdemon fight. How common it is to use the term "hero" for someone who fought the Blight? I searched all the print text available, including the codices of all three games, the books, and comics. I found some interesting results. Calling someone a "Hero of the Blight" is actually quite rare.

Q: hey! i've recently been discussing royal succession in ferelden and would love to hear your thoughts (if you want to)! we wondered who would be the next ruler if/when alistair and/or anora died without issue. if cousland was co-ruler then any future children of fergus' would probably be in line but otherwise the only obvious candidates (to us) are eamon and teagan who also have no viable heirs. who else do you think would be in line and what process might be used to negotiate this do you think?

I genuinely think he meant the puzzles for the Inquisitor bc the entire DLC is Solas trying to subtly communicate with you as the player, he'd want you to be prepared for the future as much as you are worthy (you must engage with the situation/puzzles/elven area to get extra information and gold and weapons). It's all for the Inquisitor. You're there because you're being tested as the only person in Thedas who could understand his situation. if you solve his puzzles, then maybe you'll give him some hope that you can stop him too.

I never realized how ambiguous Cole's reveal is. when you go to hunt down the thing blocking his amulet and it turns out to be the ex-templar that killed him (well the real Cole). I mean you know Cole died of starvation, but it doesn't really tell you how. I think it is mentioned in a codex, maybe?

Basically a very quick guide to known territories in Ferelden and who last owned them (as far we know) or currently owns them, as far as we know. Which basically means, the leaders of these territories could have changed in between meeting them and Post-Trespasser time.

Firesprites are tiny, winged creatures living in the deep marshes of the Korcari Wilds. They're named for the soft orange or yellow glow they give off, flickering in the dark marshes like fireflies.

Q: How much canon knowledge is there about Anders' escape attempts and his punishments? I don't seem to be able to find much and WOT isn't 100 % accurate, right? Your thoughts? Actually World of Thedas is the most reliable source so far, but you are right: it's written in the perspective of a Chantry scholar and therefore has Chantry prejudice, especially towards Anders (as you would expect). Here is what I do know though: Anders made a total of 7 escape attempts.

Disclaimer: All of this is completely canonical knowledge. Nothing headcanoned, there are sources for it and I've gathered from every source that I could. This includes: Many Codice (Aldenon's Vestments, Willem's Bulwark, Freedom's Promise, Robes of the Pretender, Camenae’s Barbute, Lyrium, Politics of Ferelden.

Sources: The Stolen Throne, The Masked Empire, World of Thedas Vol. 1, Dragon AGE: Tabletop Set 1, Dragon AGE: Tabletop Set 2, Dragon Age 2 (Legacy DLC), Dragon Age Codex Entries (e.g. Uthenera, Falon'Din, etc.)

As the story of the Chateau is rather vague, this post does contain speculation on some of the fuzzier details and is marked as so. Though I try to be as close to canon as I can. And while I tried my best to make this easy to read and comprehend, the events themselves are a bit hard to explain and so the event explanation might be choppy or weirdly worded in parts. For that I apologize.

How much canon info is there about Highever? I haven't been able to find much apart from: It has an alienage, is by the coast and makes a signature kind of cloth (wool industry?). How big is the city? Is it near/around Castle Cousland? Does it have a harbour?

Disclaimer: All of this is completely canonical knowledge. Nothing headcanoned, there are sources for it and I've gathered from every source that I could. This includes: Codices (A Good Marriage), Dragon AGE: Blood in Ferelden (Where Eagles Lair) P.78, Dragon Age Core Rulebook, In-Game Dialogue (Jaws of Hakkon). Nothing is headcanon and nothing is taken from an unreliable sources (i.e. Wikipedia).