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Re: Games Discussion Thread
Kind of like how we have "The Bronze Age," the "Steel Age," etc etc, Thedas has various "Ages" that are so named because they reflect portents that were happening at the time. Hold on. *grabs book* *clears throat* Ahem.
"The Chantry calendar is the most common in Thedas. It's first year honors the appointment of the Chantry's original head, Divine Justina I. Unlike other calendars, the Chantry marks time by ages, each 100 years long. At the end of each age, Chantry scholars name the next. To do this, they look to the current state of Thedas and watch for signs from the Maker to help predict what will come."
The ages, of which there are nine. Everything before the first age is "Ancient Era" and the years are counted backwards (much like our BC.)
Divine - Named to celebrate the reign of the first Divine
Glory - Named for predictions of a grand rebirth after the devastation of the first Blight.
Towers - Named upon the completion in 2:99 Glory of the Grand Cathedral in Val Royeaux, it's towers visible for miles around
Black - Named as the Chantry called for retribution against the "Black Divine," installed by the Tevinter Imperium to rule its Imperial Chantry after the schism.
Exalted - Named during a period of near-constant war with the Tevinter Imperium that included multiple Exalted Marches
Steel - Named after Queen Madrigal of Antiva was assassinated during a hunt. She was found with four steel swords in her chest. (Oh those Antivans!)
Storm - Named as war with the Qunari raged. The leaders of Thedas called for a great storm of violence to expel the invaders.
Blessed - Named by the Chantry as an age of bounty and prosperity.
Dragon - Named after the reappearance of dragons, long thought extinct. (Hence why the game is called "Dragon Age, even though you really only fight one dragon (three technically, but two are optional. And one isn't really a dragon. Or is it?)
Yes, I'm a Dragon Age geek. But y'all knew that already.
Kind of like how we have "The Bronze Age," the "Steel Age," etc etc, Thedas has various "Ages" that are so named because they reflect portents that were happening at the time. Hold on. *grabs book* *clears throat* Ahem.
"The Chantry calendar is the most common in Thedas. It's first year honors the appointment of the Chantry's original head, Divine Justina I. Unlike other calendars, the Chantry marks time by ages, each 100 years long. At the end of each age, Chantry scholars name the next. To do this, they look to the current state of Thedas and watch for signs from the Maker to help predict what will come."
The ages, of which there are nine. Everything before the first age is "Ancient Era" and the years are counted backwards (much like our BC.)
Divine - Named to celebrate the reign of the first Divine
Glory - Named for predictions of a grand rebirth after the devastation of the first Blight.
Towers - Named upon the completion in 2:99 Glory of the Grand Cathedral in Val Royeaux, it's towers visible for miles around
Black - Named as the Chantry called for retribution against the "Black Divine," installed by the Tevinter Imperium to rule its Imperial Chantry after the schism.
Exalted - Named during a period of near-constant war with the Tevinter Imperium that included multiple Exalted Marches
Steel - Named after Queen Madrigal of Antiva was assassinated during a hunt. She was found with four steel swords in her chest. (Oh those Antivans!)
Storm - Named as war with the Qunari raged. The leaders of Thedas called for a great storm of violence to expel the invaders.
Blessed - Named by the Chantry as an age of bounty and prosperity.
Dragon - Named after the reappearance of dragons, long thought extinct. (Hence why the game is called "Dragon Age, even though you really only fight one dragon (three technically, but two are optional. And one isn't really a dragon. Or is it?)
Yes, I'm a Dragon Age geek. But y'all knew that already.
