28:50 It definitely seems like he would have responded much better to saying you're a grey warden. 1) Means you're fighting the darkspawn aswell and 2) also means you're not into politics anymore.
29:55 Easy questions to answer: You clean the pots because not doing so creates a food safety issue and you don't make your bed because that doesn't create any problems, making it useless extra work/a waste of time to do so.
Possible alternate plot twist: Arl Eamon is the big bad who, influenced by Isolde, coerced Cailan to lead Orlesian troops in Ferelden to conquer it. Loghain knew and decided to stop this by killing both Cailan and Eamon. But this put him in a really bad position close to civil war, he lost the trust of Grey Wardens, and he couldn't even explain the situation since no one would believe him (Cailan's mail was lost at Ostagar). Additionally, Eamon survived and he was really planning to kill Anora to free the throne for Alistair or himself. Loghain knew about it and asked Howe to protect his daughter, but Eamon tricked the Warden and is now coming for both Anora and Howe so that Loghain would be alone at the Landsmeet. Then the Warden would stop the Blight and the weakened country would be given to Orlais.
You might have noticed there's a lot of named NPC's in Eamon's estate, that's because there was originally a quest which would have us investigate a possible spy or thief (I forget which) that was cut from the game.
Oh oh how has never been your dad's best friend; they were fellow knights and they had been good neighbors on speaking terms, and visiting terms, but nobody would have called that friendship… Just: not enemies. Or so Couslands thought. Him and Loghain on the other hand….
Cailan was either too dumb to live or if we go by the weird Return to Ostagar lore contemplating outright treason. Killing him was a mercy for everyone.
We're getting close to the end :s ps: the bartender at the Gnawed Noble tavern has a couple more side quests for you, in case you didn't talk to him already.
36:32 Funnily enough, Mana Cleanse is awful against blood mages. They start using blood magic spells if they run out of mana, and those can be quite scary.
15:00 I mean Cailan seemed really excited about being on the battlefield and fighting the darkspawn while alongside the Grey Wardens. Maybe Loghain abused his excitement but Cailan did bring himself there
At Ostagar we hear about how Loghain has repeatedly requested that Cailan stays away from the front line once the fighting starts, and the correspondence you find in Cailan's chest has Eamon saying he hopes Cailan won't jump into the worst of the fighting. I seem to recall even Duncan sounding reluctant about the idea of having the king fighting so close to the Wardens at the head of the army.
So every major character was against the idea, but Cailan thrust himself into harm's way. Loghain's withdrawal from the field wouldnt necessarily have killed Cailan if he'd stayed back like everyone was telling him he should.
Hey… warning you before you get to Awakening… there are a LOT of bugs in Awakening, and most of them are covered by small, individual mods. You'll want to make sure you have them. Some notable broken quests are What is Built Endures, Sigrun's Roguish Past, and the Silverite Mines area. Additionally, your DLC items will not transfer over properly to Awakening without using a mod to do that. DLC Transfer to Awakening. There's one more fix, but it's a little spoilery:
I realize that having children as a sign for love seems a little bit ridiculous, viewed from a more modern perspective where the two things have nothing to do with each other. From a historical standpoint though, the amount of children a couple had can be one of the factors used to assess wether a couple liked each other or not. If couples didn't like each other back then, they would take up different residences or spend as much time apart as humanly possible, while only couples that enjoyed each other would usually share their bed on the regular, which would often produce children. Again, not a 100% qualifier, but I think that is what the game was getting at.
I actually still didn’t trust Anora at this point in the game, after all in a BioWare game the enemy of an enemy is probably still an NPC who won’t hesitate to attack you on sight ^_^ Well done on getting the crown though, that was indeed a legendary combat 😀
In regards to Cailan and Anora's relationship it's important to remember that while Anora was popular with the people and was believed to have been running things behind the scenes, she was not of royal bloodline and her father was a very recent addition to the nobility. She was not a warrior herself and had no claim to the throne beyond her marriage hence why Cailin was still the official ruler and would be the one to lead armies on the battlefield. As a noble spouse her role was to officially manage the kingdom while he was away on campaign. Her lack of direct claim to throne was also why not bearing any children was such a big deal; no heir of noble lineage (regardless of gender) meant the country lacked any clear succession if Cailan passed away and a civil war in the ensuring power vacuum was a big possibility even without the blight. It is essential for any country's long-term stability to have a clear lineage of succession of power & leadership hence why there was some push for Cailan to find another wife.
Also on a much smaller tangent, when speaking of the necessity of marriage and children, keep in mind that in modern times we live in a world of massive convenience and privileges far beyond what even royalty had access to in pre-industrial times. For people living in a medieval era world marriage is less a lifestyle choice and more a requirement of long-term prosperity. In a world where most people have to be heavily self-reliant and provide most of your own food, clothing, tools and shelter, being without a family is a huge disadvantage. Nobles had many duties to their lands and people that needed their family to handle while they were away for months/years. Commoners needed their family to share their workloads with even children working from a young age. Thus it's not a world where trying to do things solo worked out well for most people.
just my food is about to cook! perfect!
10:50 Wait! Can you sleep with Leliana in Eamon's house? Science demands we find out.
25:00 Legends indeed. A legend of … smarts. In a way. Also very appropriate to have almost died right when starting to brag.
28:50 It definitely seems like he would have responded much better to saying you're a grey warden. 1) Means you're fighting the darkspawn aswell and 2) also means you're not into politics anymore.
29:55 Easy questions to answer: You clean the pots because not doing so creates a food safety issue and you don't make your bed because that doesn't create any problems, making it useless extra work/a waste of time to do so.
Possible alternate plot twist: Arl Eamon is the big bad who, influenced by Isolde, coerced Cailan to lead Orlesian troops in Ferelden to conquer it. Loghain knew and decided to stop this by killing both Cailan and Eamon. But this put him in a really bad position close to civil war, he lost the trust of Grey Wardens, and he couldn't even explain the situation since no one would believe him (Cailan's mail was lost at Ostagar). Additionally, Eamon survived and he was really planning to kill Anora to free the throne for Alistair or himself. Loghain knew about it and asked Howe to protect his daughter, but Eamon tricked the Warden and is now coming for both Anora and Howe so that Loghain would be alone at the Landsmeet. Then the Warden would stop the Blight and the weakened country would be given to Orlais.
43:00 Very nice. I figured they'd intentionally gave you ones that are in your interest and here it is officially.
@35:59 I agree with you completely. Who cares about if someone is doing a good thing for a "selfish" reason, they're still doing something good.
You might have noticed there's a lot of named NPC's in Eamon's estate, that's because there was originally a quest which would have us investigate a possible spy or thief (I forget which) that was cut from the game.
I would watch a whole video of you going around and stealing from every NPC.
Oh oh how has never been your dad's best friend; they were fellow knights and they had been good neighbors on speaking terms, and visiting terms, but nobody would have called that friendship… Just: not enemies. Or so Couslands thought. Him and Loghain on the other hand….
23:33 How is that face not the thumbnail…
Cailan was either too dumb to live or if we go by the weird Return to Ostagar lore contemplating outright treason. Killing him was a mercy for everyone.
We're getting close to the end :s
ps: the bartender at the Gnawed Noble tavern has a couple more side quests for you, in case you didn't talk to him already.
You can improv something pretty good with that recipe!
36:32 Funnily enough, Mana Cleanse is awful against blood mages. They start using blood magic spells if they run out of mana, and those can be quite scary.
I do recommend taking Zevran with you in the city if you're interested in his future.
15:00 I mean Cailan seemed really excited about being on the battlefield and fighting the darkspawn while alongside the Grey Wardens. Maybe Loghain abused his excitement but Cailan did bring himself there
At Ostagar we hear about how Loghain has repeatedly requested that Cailan stays away from the front line once the fighting starts, and the correspondence you find in Cailan's chest has Eamon saying he hopes Cailan won't jump into the worst of the fighting. I seem to recall even Duncan sounding reluctant about the idea of having the king fighting so close to the Wardens at the head of the army.
So every major character was against the idea, but Cailan thrust himself into harm's way. Loghain's withdrawal from the field wouldnt necessarily have killed Cailan if he'd stayed back like everyone was telling him he should.
The time has come for revenge on arl Howe.
For the death of your mother and father
For the death of Fergus (probably?)
For the death of Orianna
and poor little Oren who died as he lived wanting to see a sword real close…..
can you tell I'm a little numb and heartless Because you definitely should have by now.
Ahhh, let's kill the bastard and take his stuff.
@16:34 – wow! So quick to get the hidden note!!!!
Hey… warning you before you get to Awakening… there are a LOT of bugs in Awakening, and most of them are covered by small, individual mods. You'll want to make sure you have them. Some notable broken quests are What is Built Endures, Sigrun's Roguish Past, and the Silverite Mines area. Additionally, your DLC items will not transfer over properly to Awakening without using a mod to do that. DLC Transfer to Awakening. There's one more fix, but it's a little spoilery:
Joining Ritual Fix.
I realize that having children as a sign for love seems a little bit ridiculous, viewed from a more modern perspective where the two things have nothing to do with each other. From a historical standpoint though, the amount of children a couple had can be one of the factors used to assess wether a couple liked each other or not. If couples didn't like each other back then, they would take up different residences or spend as much time apart as humanly possible, while only couples that enjoyed each other would usually share their bed on the regular, which would often produce children. Again, not a 100% qualifier, but I think that is what the game was getting at.
I actually still didn’t trust Anora at this point in the game, after all in a BioWare game the enemy of an enemy is probably still an NPC who won’t hesitate to attack you on sight ^_^ Well done on getting the crown though, that was indeed a legendary combat 😀
In regards to Cailan and Anora's relationship it's important to remember that while Anora was popular with the people and was believed to have been running things behind the scenes, she was not of royal bloodline and her father was a very recent addition to the nobility. She was not a warrior herself and had no claim to the throne beyond her marriage hence why Cailin was still the official ruler and would be the one to lead armies on the battlefield. As a noble spouse her role was to officially manage the kingdom while he was away on campaign. Her lack of direct claim to throne was also why not bearing any children was such a big deal; no heir of noble lineage (regardless of gender) meant the country lacked any clear succession if Cailan passed away and a civil war in the ensuring power vacuum was a big possibility even without the blight. It is essential for any country's long-term stability to have a clear lineage of succession of power & leadership hence why there was some push for Cailan to find another wife.
Also on a much smaller tangent, when speaking of the necessity of marriage and children, keep in mind that in modern times we live in a world of massive convenience and privileges far beyond what even royalty had access to in pre-industrial times. For people living in a medieval era world marriage is less a lifestyle choice and more a requirement of long-term prosperity. In a world where most people have to be heavily self-reliant and provide most of your own food, clothing, tools and shelter, being without a family is a huge disadvantage. Nobles had many duties to their lands and people that needed their family to handle while they were away for months/years. Commoners needed their family to share their workloads with even children working from a young age. Thus it's not a world where trying to do things solo worked out well for most people.