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I think--
[Pauses. Starts again.]
I'm going to... open a chantry. Just a small one, like a... like a chapel. I even found a suitable building, it just needs a little cleaning and fixing.
[Sighs.]It might be helpful to have a place to gather, that's all. You don't have to come by if you don't want to, and if you do come by, you don't have to pay ( Read more... )
[Pauses. Starts again.]
I'm going to... open a chantry. Just a small one, like a... like a chapel. I even found a suitable building, it just needs a little cleaning and fixing.
[Sighs.]It might be helpful to have a place to gather, that's all. You don't have to come by if you don't want to, and if you do come by, you don't have to pay ( Read more... )
What gods do you serve?
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Is your Maker a tolerant god? Does he accept all? [He might as well be asking 'are you a tolerant man, do you accept all?']
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[He pauses. He's actually going to think this over.]
Most people believe the Maker's abandoned us long ago, and that only by proving our worth can we convince Him to return. But...
I think His work's still reflected in our own. [He might as well be saying 'he tries to be.']
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I come from Valdemar. The man who established the country was a baron who escaped from a tyrannical empire, and in order to ensure that Valdemar wouldn't eventually succumb to the same problems as that empire, he petitioned every single God and Goddess of every pantheon to protect his future heirs from becoming corrupted.
And because of that our country has been known for tolerating all religions, but as I said before monotheistic ones are rare. The only one I've learned about are called the People of the One.
[He shakes his head.]
Why would people believe your god abandoned you?
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[Ready for some wall-of-text in return?]
He left us twice. First because men from the Tevinter Imperium used their blood magic to corrupt His Golden City and in the process, created the first darkspawn. He returned once again, at the behest of Andraste, his prophet, only to leave again when she was murdered by the same Imperium. I believe that qualifies as the short version?
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[He stiffens a bit at the mention of blood magic.]
I have seen blood magic, those who use it can hardly be called men. But what are darkspawn?
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You'll find no argument from me there.
Darkspawn are vicious creatures that were human long ago. But nothing of their humanity remains. They possess a taint, carried in their very blood, and they infect the people and land they come into contact with it. They no no remorse, no mercy, and if they simply kill a man that's a thankful thing indeed. Not only humans, but dwarves, elves, even qunari can find themselves turned into ghouls by the darkspawn.
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Your god must be a vengeful one to release something like that on his own people. I can't blame them for feeling abandoned.
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My name is Vanyel, by the way. Maybe I will visit your chapel if you decide to open it. [At the very least you have much more pleasant voice than Father Leren...]
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