Yeah, he didn't look like he was being a prat, but I have gotten very cautious after previously being burned.
I think the alienages are mostly based on jewish ghettos, but elvish history and culture overall is definitely a combination of several things. And it was only while thinking about replying to your comment that it occurred to me to think about the parallels with Indigenous Australians (not that the writers would have been thinking of them particularly, but they're the indigenous people I'm most familiar with) Hmm.
And yes, I found myself curious about what the city elf culture is like, we don't get a very close look. Perhaps they would have some syncretist beliefs? And I agree, the Vhenadahl can't be all there is, even if there's no other traditions left over from the Dales they might have created new ones.
I doubt elves would be allowed to be priests, the Chantry seems pretty prejudiced, more than the Circle for example. I don't know that that would stop them being religious. An Andraste vs the Maker emphasis sounds plausible, not just amongst the elves either. Hmm. (The Tevinter Chantry goes the other way, not seeing Andraste as divine at all)
Heh. I can't see my atheist commoner dwarf having much interest in or influence over the Chantry :) But that sounds interestingly dramatic!
I've not finished my Tabris playthrough but having read up on it liked the idea of trying to persuade Anora to institute an Alienage Bann anyway (sure, it didn't happen in the epilogue, but if Awakenings can ignore the epilogue so can I) And yeah, I can see those sorts of problems coming up.
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I think the alienages are mostly based on jewish ghettos, but elvish history and culture overall is definitely a combination of several things. And it was only while thinking about replying to your comment that it occurred to me to think about the parallels with Indigenous Australians (not that the writers would have been thinking of them particularly, but they're the indigenous people I'm most familiar with) Hmm.
And yes, I found myself curious about what the city elf culture is like, we don't get a very close look. Perhaps they would have some syncretist beliefs? And I agree, the Vhenadahl can't be all there is, even if there's no other traditions left over from the Dales they might have created new ones.
I doubt elves would be allowed to be priests, the Chantry seems pretty prejudiced, more than the Circle for example. I don't know that that would stop them being religious. An Andraste vs the Maker emphasis sounds plausible, not just amongst the elves either. Hmm. (The Tevinter Chantry goes the other way, not seeing Andraste as divine at all)
Heh. I can't see my atheist commoner dwarf having much interest in or influence over the Chantry :) But that sounds interestingly dramatic!
I've not finished my Tabris playthrough but having read up on it liked the idea of trying to persuade Anora to institute an Alienage Bann anyway (sure, it didn't happen in the epilogue, but if Awakenings can ignore the epilogue so can I) And yeah, I can see those sorts of problems coming up.
(EDIT: Oops, wrong account. Well, hopefully you can figure out who I am :))