Dragon Age: The History and Lore of Thedas. Magic and the Fade

In the series seventh lecture, Professor Absalom explores the arcane knowledge of magic and the mysterious realm of the Fade.

Sources:
-Dragon Age: The World of Thedas (2013)
-Dragon Age: The World of Thedas volume 2 (2015)

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[echoeyesonly]

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[goldbristow]

I feel like the Avvar have the most progressive and practical method of magical education. I think one of the shamans said something like "Who is better than understanding magic than a spirit" they don't treat their mages much different than anyone else in their culture, and they're just another part of the whole of their community. Whereas, a lot of the other cultures in thedas treat magic as either dangerous, or something to grant you power of others.

[Zutentu]

As someone who plays a mage for every first playthrough, I was looking very much forward to this lecture! Didn't disappoint, great as always!

[DarkKing]

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[knight-_-meh]

this is 1 of my takes
depending on your view of things Lyrium is in fact blood magic.
since Lyrium is said to be the blood of Titians the effects of Lyrium are consistent with the principles of blood magic in using someone elses blood as the price for spells.

[froggy-tqxk]

I've played DAI like 12 times and it took me till watching this video to realize the Black City is probably a ruin of the original elven empire..

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[johnc.]

Finally now I understand everything thanks prof. I am so hyped for the next Dragon Age!

[Savvaoff]

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[blueblue]

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[bigppisha]

I absolutely love the work you put into these videos. I feel as if I'm sitting in a university in Thedas, being taught everything about the world and beyond. The way you refer to the "sources" is a cool because obviously, this lecture is happening after the breach has been closed and we have gotten more information on the fade, the ancient elves and so and so forth. I can't help but get a bit of a chill whenever I hear "unknown sources" when most of the time, the source is of course the inquisition.

[XieronDraxin]

Small teeny tiny note: The term for folks from Rivain is Rivaini and it goes for both the singular and the plural. For example: "Isabela is Rivaini" and "The Rivaini worship powerful seers".

[stveloth]

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