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5 Facts About The Fog Warriors & Seheron From Faces of Thedas

I went and added most of this to the Dragon Age Wikia, but I’m gonna make a post here as well in bullet point form for those who prefer that, and also because holy shit I love the Fog Warriors so much! BioWare let us go to Seheron please I want to meet them and help free their nation!

The native people of Seheron have been taught that prior to the Tevinter occupation, their island was a nation with great pride. But because of the constant war between Tevinter and the Qunari, most of their history has been lost to them, and there is little semblance to what Seheron was before their occupation.

All the infrastructure on Seheron has been built and rebuilt over and over in the image of whichever occupier has held ground at any given time, and there is little of the original Seheron architecture still left. So now the island has a strange combination of Tevinter and Qunari buildings.

The Fog Warriors did not choose their name, but were instead given that title by the Tevinters, because while Seheron is a naturally foggy place, each band of Fog Warriors has a Fog Dancer who is able to control this fog, and use it as protective cover. How they do this is a fiercely guarded secret that no outsiders know. These Fog Dancers are comparative to bards, and also play the role of keeping the stories of their people alive.

The Fog Warriors are BAMFs. They are able to swiftly get in and out before their targets even know what hit them, with their guerrilla tactics and again, special use of fog, which they blend into by painting their skin white and wearing white clothing/armour.

They organize themselves into cells in order to prevent jeopardizing their comrades should one cell be subjected to Ben-Hassrath interrogation and “re-education.” Each cell has limited knowledge of and involvement with the others.

fawllyn

Elonni Lavellan is here to burn that templar flag outside your Inquisitor’s bedroom

dalishious

I bought the PDF copy of Faces of Thedas and the entry with Krem in Bull’s section + his own entry is super sweet and hella respectful of his gender as a trans man. It made my day.

Of course I’m in no place to judge above trans people but from what I could tell I thought it was tactfully written, too? Especially that they actually straight up plain as day say he’s a trans man, like, they don’t tip-toe around the word transgender like some people do when talking about LGBT+ characters, as if it’s scary.

“In Krem’s case, he was assigned female at birth, but was in fact male. While accepted in Qunari society, this is frowned upon in most other nations. In order to achieve his dream of being recognized as a male warrior, Krem had to sneak his way into the military. When they discovered Krem was a transgender man, Krem’s squad mates turned on him and attempted to kill him on the spot. Luckily for Krem, this happened in a tavern patronized by The Iron Bull, a powerful Qunari mercenary. The harassers proved little trouble for Iron Bull’s might, and soon Krem was back on his feet. Looking to repay his saviour, Krem joined the Bull’s Chargers and found the acceptance and duty he had been looking for.”

raikoart

geekgirles

Please, I beg of you

redmiel-deactivated20201115

I still love them.

siderealsandman

i saw a post of yours going around about how Chat Noir isn't treated as Ladybug's equal but she's sort of the main character isn't she?

Yes, of course she’s the main character, but the writing staff claims Chat Noir is Ladybug’s irreplaceable partner while showing Ladybug replacing him on an almost weekly basis. Furthermore, it’s possible to write a partnership of equals where one character is clearly the protagonist.

Case and point: SOUL EATER

Maka Albarn is pretty clearly the main character of Soul Eater. She’s an elite fighter, has a special anti-demon soul, has a rare soul that gives her the power to fly, is extremely smart and capable in combat, and brave enough to look the god of fear in the face and laugh (literally). It’s her fighting skills that ultimately carry the day; her partner is literally a tool for her to use to cut monsters apart with. The story is driven by Maka’s actions with the rest of the cast ultimately supporting her.

And yet her partner Soul is still treated as an essential partner and part of the equation. His soul resonance amplifies Maka’s abilities. His calm, cool-headed personality tempers Maka’s driven, occasionally hot-headed personality. He comes up with clever solutions and advises his partner in battle planning and play-by-play strategy. The pair of them together drive out an infection of insanity-inducing Demon Blood. He cares for his partner, pushes her to repair her relationship with her father, helps her come up with strategies outside of battle, and supports her in a way that the story really values…even though he’s not the main character.

When he puts himself in harms way to protect his partner, it is always shown with some kind of weight. The first time Soul gets hurt for Maka is a massive moment in their partnership that has implications that impact the rest of the story and leads to greater trust between them. It becomes a moment where they both resolve to protect one another and become stronger for their partners’ sake

Compare this to the instances where Chat Noir throws himself in front of attacks for Ladybug and the story…doesn’t really do anything with it. It doesn’t really go anywhere or lead to any kind of deeper trust between them; it’s just something that happens on an almost weekly basis at this point. Chat either gets rendered unconscious, taken out of the fight, or otherwise rendered useless and we’re supposed to believe he’s an equal part of this relationship?

Soul is never shown to be superfluous in the ways that Chat Noir is. Especially in Style Queen which shows that Cataclysm isn’t even a unique trait that only Chat Noir can do. Ladybug constantly replaces him with other teammates, defeats akuma on her own, and generally is shown to only need Chat to absorb damage for her. On the other hand Soul is consistently shown (not told; shown!) to be a key member of his and Maka’s team, contributing equally from his own skillset without diminishing the fact that Maka is still the main character.

Tl;DR: You can write an equal partnership even if one character is clearly the protagonist by demonstrating the deuteragonist’s worth (Also SoMa>Ladynoir don’t @ me I’m right)

andhumanslovedstories

Me, constantly whispering at my computer screen: but Dorian my boy as we move through this area surrounded by the people who live in this area can you be chill, sensitive, and cultural respectful for ten fucking seconds

Dorian, in the middle of the avvar village: EVERY AVVAR STATUE I SEE IS THE UGLIEST ONE THAT I HAVE SEEN YET

Me, just tired, not even surprised: but Dorian my boy can you be yourself but quiet

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That Dorian becomes an ambassador is buckwild considering the sheer amount of elegant tactlessness he extends to literally every culture, country, and individual he encounters

Dorian walking into the Thedas UN like “what up your countries are all rustic, cold, and destroy the flavor of every meal you touch, but on the other hand, my country is decadent, corrupt, and evil, and they kicked me out again. What a shitty continent we share. Could someone please direct me to a spare bedroom, I live here now”