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peopleofthedas2012-06-10 11:48 am
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Canon Grey Wardens
I've heard some people refer to their "canon" Wardens, out of all their various incarnations. Closing in on the end of my second playthrough (f!Surana blood mage), I'm interested to hear about other people's experiences. Do you have a canon Warden, is it the first one you played, and what sort of Warden were they?
I haven't played all the origins yet, but from the hints in the game and from other people's stories, I can already see myself developing elaborate "canon" versions of each origin, separate and different from how my game might have turned out. See, I make a lot of choices that are specifically to experience parts of the game I haven't played yet, and also to unlock achievements. But, what I play is not necessarily what makes most sense to me from a characterization POV.
That's part of the reason I picked Surana for my second game, because she's kind of a wild card in my eyes. Maybe I put too much stress on characters being a product of their upbringing, though.
Anyway, everyone loves talking about their characters, and I'd love to hear your stories.
I haven't played all the origins yet, but from the hints in the game and from other people's stories, I can already see myself developing elaborate "canon" versions of each origin, separate and different from how my game might have turned out. See, I make a lot of choices that are specifically to experience parts of the game I haven't played yet, and also to unlock achievements. But, what I play is not necessarily what makes most sense to me from a characterization POV.
That's part of the reason I picked Surana for my second game, because she's kind of a wild card in my eyes. Maybe I put too much stress on characters being a product of their upbringing, though.
Anyway, everyone loves talking about their characters, and I'd love to hear your stories.
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What irritated me about the HN origin is that it's probably the only origin in the game where the player character starts out in honestly POSITIVE circumstances (at least, positive for DAO, where anyone can die). The other origins have shades of unpleasantness to them in varying degrees; I won't call myself the sort that would only enjoy something if it's all grim and dark, but the "sunshine and rainbows" air of the HN origin feels weirdly out of place. Admittedly, it makes the circumstances of the forced recruitment more tragic, but still, very out of place.
I do enjoy both Dwarven origins and the City Elf origin as well; they also tie quite significantly to major political figures/events in the game, and the two Dwarf origins in particular offer some startlingly different viewpoints on one very important quest character (which I'm not going to spoil, seeing as you might not have played through them yet). It makes for very interesting character building :) The Surana origin also offers interesting RP possibilities, since s/he would be both elf and mage; two of the most oppressed classes in DAO.
I didn't really enjoy the Dalish origin until Witch Hunt and DA2 were released; the origin felt the most removed for me in DAO, and it was only until certain events in WH and DA2 had happened before I appreciated how a Dalish Warden's story would be tied into the overall story of Thedas.