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peopleofthedas2012-02-14 03:47 pm
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The Elven Agenda: Elder Scrolls vs. Dragon Age
In my ongoing attempt to get into Skyrim, I was going through the Elder Scrolls Wiki, trying to understand the lore. It occurred to me that Tamriel and Thedas are mirrors of each other in some ways, particularly with regard to the elves.
In Dragon Age:
- Elves were conquered and enslaved by a nation based on the Roman Empire, run by magically-gifted humans.
- Elves rose up against their human oppressors led by a female prophet whose name began with "A".
- An elven leader of the slave revolt was given a place in religious canon, which was later removed.
- Elves are no longer immortal. After contact with humans, elven lifespan decreased; most live only as long as humans.
- Elves are considered second-class citizens at best, and many have internalized that.
In the Elder Scrolls:
- Magically-gifted elves enslaved humans.
- Slaves rose up against their elven oppressors, led by a female prophet whose name began with "A", from a culture based on the Roman Empire.
- A human leader of the slave revolt was added to the pantheon. Later, the elves forced the humans to ban his worship.
- Elves are no longer immortal, but still live much longer than humans.
- Elves still consider themselves superior to humans, and are trying to maintain their political power over them.
Reading this, some of the voices in my head spoke up. Mira wants to play "downtrodden human and elven oppressor" with Alistair. Julian thinks that having Fenris as his elven overlord sounds really hot. And Fenris...is disturbed by the idea of a world where elves are in power and are just as bad as the Magisters.
So what do you guys--and your characters--think? How would your versions of the DA characters react if they were transported to Tamriel?
In Dragon Age:
- Elves were conquered and enslaved by a nation based on the Roman Empire, run by magically-gifted humans.
- Elves rose up against their human oppressors led by a female prophet whose name began with "A".
- An elven leader of the slave revolt was given a place in religious canon, which was later removed.
- Elves are no longer immortal. After contact with humans, elven lifespan decreased; most live only as long as humans.
- Elves are considered second-class citizens at best, and many have internalized that.
In the Elder Scrolls:
- Magically-gifted elves enslaved humans.
- Slaves rose up against their elven oppressors, led by a female prophet whose name began with "A", from a culture based on the Roman Empire.
- A human leader of the slave revolt was added to the pantheon. Later, the elves forced the humans to ban his worship.
- Elves are no longer immortal, but still live much longer than humans.
- Elves still consider themselves superior to humans, and are trying to maintain their political power over them.
Reading this, some of the voices in my head spoke up. Mira wants to play "downtrodden human and elven oppressor" with Alistair. Julian thinks that having Fenris as his elven overlord sounds really hot. And Fenris...is disturbed by the idea of a world where elves are in power and are just as bad as the Magisters.
So what do you guys--and your characters--think? How would your versions of the DA characters react if they were transported to Tamriel?