Yeah, I totally see "The Calling" as a retcon of Alistair's backstory. But would prefer to keep the one in game, as, eh, "The Calling" is an awful book (IMHO), while Dragon Age is an awesome game. ;)
Ah, and Alistair's willingness to marry is just that I can totally see Theirins cheating on their spouses. Sorry. It's late. I am muddled. This happens. *sigh*
I do agree that sleeping around on a popular queen is a bad idea. But Cailan obviously was willing to risk it with Anora. *shrugs* And, yeah, I agree that Maric is a fairly passive character. But, again, I'd be astounded if he wasn't hounded by women, all of whom desperately hoped for a favor here or there. It comes with being an attractive, powerful man. It just doesn't strike me as implausible that he'd give into temptation, no matter how much he came to love Rowan or how popular she was.
I think that either interpretation is possible. I just (personally) have an easier time seeing the elf-baby as someone else than Alistair just in that otherwise we have to figure that there is this grand conspiracy to make him believe that he has a fake half-sister, a serving girl Mom, etc. If it was just one person, I'd be like "yeah, lying". But Alistair apparently found something that convinced him that Goldanna was his half sister, Loghain confirms that it was the serving girl, and I think Eamon does too. That seems like a lot. While I can see them all being "in on the plot", it does get kind of goofy.
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Ah, and Alistair's willingness to marry is just that I can totally see Theirins cheating on their spouses. Sorry. It's late. I am muddled. This happens. *sigh*
I do agree that sleeping around on a popular queen is a bad idea. But Cailan obviously was willing to risk it with Anora. *shrugs* And, yeah, I agree that Maric is a fairly passive character. But, again, I'd be astounded if he wasn't hounded by women, all of whom desperately hoped for a favor here or there. It comes with being an attractive, powerful man. It just doesn't strike me as implausible that he'd give into temptation, no matter how much he came to love Rowan or how popular she was.
I think that either interpretation is possible. I just (personally) have an easier time seeing the elf-baby as someone else than Alistair just in that otherwise we have to figure that there is this grand conspiracy to make him believe that he has a fake half-sister, a serving girl Mom, etc. If it was just one person, I'd be like "yeah, lying". But Alistair apparently found something that convinced him that Goldanna was his half sister, Loghain confirms that it was the serving girl, and I think Eamon does too. That seems like a lot. While I can see them all being "in on the plot", it does get kind of goofy.