Xemsiege posted this. Which is awesome, I never saw that before and didn’t know you can warn Elthina quite so openly about what might happen.
Well, what can I say… I suppose it was very stupid of me to expect her to take any action about the mage/templar conflict when this is how she reacts to her own life being in danger - even when someone is pointing a finger to where it’s coming from right in her face.
I understood why she refused to leave, but this… I mean, Anders is standing right there. Arrest him or something. At least have him questioned, goddamnit. I don’t think Hawke would mind if he’s told on him, you are not even crossing anyone… whyyyyyyy? Oh for the love of mike.
Seriously… and yet OP on that one confession claimed that Hawke was given no chance to learn what Anders was or what he was doing? This both has the convo I remembered and wanted to post but couldn’t find, and it proves that Elthina (while I personally very much like the character) had certain demons of pride of her own.
I don’t think it’s pride. It is some kind of super irresponsibility. She didn’t interfere when the events with the Qunari took place. She didn’t want to interfere with the mages/templars conflict. And this is another case when she didn’t choose to even try and investigate into what is going on even when her own life was involved. O rest my case.
Though no, I don’t. I also think that when you know there is a rebellion brewing where innocent lives can be lost (as she claims herself and this being the reason for her to stay in Kirkwall) doing nothing when the rebel leader is standing right there hissing ‘What are you doing’ counts as criminal negligence. Which should have at least cost her the position as Grand Cleric had she survived.
No, I agree with the negligence. But her whole “mages have threatened me before, yet here I still stand” smacks of pride to me, as well. Although she does flat out say “my templars” in this dialogue, so to hell with how she pretends neutrality in most every other conversation you have with her.
And she could have stopped it right there and then. Question Anders. If he refuses to speak, make him Tranquil, then he will sell out everything and everyone. Make arrests… if there is still anyone left to arrest. This is it. No Chantry jenga. Probably no rebellion, either. The Circle would be annuled, of course, but I suppose the mages would just accept it. All she needed to do was open her mouth.
The question is: Why was Elthina so obsessed with being a martyr? She gave me the impression that she was quite often aware of all the plotting going on in and around the Chantry, but she never raised a hand to stop it, despite being respected enough by Meredith and Orsino to obey her when she sends them back to their rooms like they are children.
What if Elthina did not wish to end it? I’d dare say that Elthina had some inkling of what Anders was planning and did not prevent it because she wanted what would come next. She might have said that Meredith and Orsino could see reason if given time, but in truth, perhaps she understood that no change would come without blood - but of course she couldn’t very well condone that…
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Before I head to bed, I’m leaving this with you guys. You now have it stuck in your head.
You’re welcome.
Seriously, FL, you guys ok over there?
lol josh
Where’s Carl?
GET IN THE FUCKING HOUSE, CARL. I with Nana. Let’s cut that sucker off the map.
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Everyone remember when they beat Mass Effect for the first time? The credits started rolling and damn, personally that was the greatest moment in the entire series. The level of satisfaction is never fulfilled anywhere else in the trilogy.
