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

[@echo1eyesonly13]

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the hard work you put into these. These lore videos are some of the best for Dragon Age I've seen, both well written, well researched, and entertaining.

[@loreuniversity895]

Thank you very much :)

[@Ser-Lusacan]

Another good one is ghil dirthalen

[@echo1eyesonly13]

@@Ser-Lusacan thanks for the suggestion

[@froggy-tq6xk]

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..

[@wintertrooper7918]

it's heavily implied to be such

[@nina363]

Never even thought of that! Genious! Specially since it matches how the elves used to live in the sky!

[@VampireBabysitter]

I have replayed. Dragon age origins. Every single year since it came out. I regularly replay DA2 and DAI as well. I watch lore videos all the time. I have for years. I NEVER put this together.

[@NSWSPIRITWOLF]

Wouldn't that make an elf the maker since in the lore when the golden city was breached the maker made the blight and the city changed to black thereafter

[@shadowbro514]

​@@NSWSPIRITWOLFkind of. No one actually knows what was in the black city or what it held. Just what the various religions and so on state.

[@trionoide2559]

Barring Tolkien, dragon age is my favourite fictional fantasy universe. These videos are excellent and I thoroughly enjoy them. Good job 👍

[@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.

[@foxracing8973]

Also the fact of becoming more addicted to using it just like when someone uses blood magic.

[@knight-_-meh]

a fantastic point

[@stveloth694]

Just finished listening. Another triumph! Every time I play one of your videos I learn something new. Looking forward to the next video on the darkspawn and blights!

[@murasakinokami9882]

Just got recommended this video, I'm excited to binge your whole channel 🤩

[@LizzzardWizzzard]

I love this whole series so much!! I dig the whole lecture vibe, and I think Dragon Age lore lends itself well to the format. I've been a big fan of all the dragon age games, and this series seriously scratches the DA itch when I want to play but it's my wife's turn on the TV :p I'm wondering if youre including information from the Netflix show, or if only sources from inquisition and prior are referenced. Just curious. :) A pet peeve of mine is fanart being used without on-screen credit. I know you're not claiming it's your own art, but I think it's a matter of creative "sportsmanship" to include credit for others' work as prominently as possible. That's just my two cents on the matter. Otherwise, great work with this series! Can't wait to catch up to the current vids!

[@bgchef13]

Would you be willing to run a dnd campaign centered around the Dragon Age world?

[@loreuniversity895]

If you just assumed that Im into table top RPG's then you are correct, I've been GM:ing and playing many diffrent ttrpgs for many years. :) As for your question: Umm, what do you mean exactly? Do you want me to run it for you specifically? Do you want me to make it a series on the channel? What are we talking about here? Also, why not the actual Dragon Age ttrpg instead of a homebrewed version for dnd? Im not trying to be uppity, I was just a bit puzzled and taken aback by your very straightforward question. :)

[@IRdatank]

This class sucks. I had my hand up to go pee for 30 minutes

[@Filthee_casual]

Voice is a little hard to listen to, thankfully you take it easy a few times in the video. Woof though somwtimes you reeeally exaggerate that voice lol.

[@justinwainwright5069]

Your face is a little hard to look at

[@blackouthorus1519]

How? honestly

[@blackouthorus1519]

Or ya just being a dink ?

[@saudal5176]

Some of your comment section is unnecessarily mean and i hope you ignore them. Your videos sincerely helped me understand dragon age, ive been playing for 12+ years and never understood a thing before your videos ❤

[@loreuniversity895]

I have not actually seen a lot of mean comments myself, I think that over all I have been blessed with a very polite and well-behaved subscribtion-base 😁. Im glad my content helped you and that you enjoy it!

[@blackouthorus1519]

Ill be mean back cause honestly this channel has helped me understanf the dragon age lore

[@goldbristow7239]

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.

[@DarkKing009]

Vibe Checking Gods is every mage's responsibility. Gotta keep those bastards on their toes.

[@loreuniversity895]

This comment get’s an A+, made my day! 😂

[@theknifaholic]

Keep up the great work with the series man. You're by and far the best source of Lore for Dragon Age, diving far more in depth with the meaning/symbolism of each source, I've found on KZbin. It's suprising you haven't blown up more, but once DA4 drops and the hype on the series swells I am sure you will too, thanks for the great video.

[@loreuniversity895]

That’s so nice of you, thank you.

[@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!

[@loreuniversity895]

Thank you, I do the exact same thing on every first playthrough :D

[@robertpresley1503]

I've always wondered the extent of what magic can do in Thedas. Like in Origins there's a senior enchanter that says his eyes are going and the Warden says magic could help, and he says "not any magic i'd be caught doing". So can magic be used to cure blindness? Or any other disability for that matter?

[@kalebb1226]

Probably but the old mage was most likely worried about the templars thinking it was blood magic.

[@goldbristow7239]

That reminds me of what Kremisius Aclassi said in Inquisition, where he said that he has no interest in using a certain kind of magic to physically alter his form as part of his transition. It brings up an idea that magic used to permanently alter your body is either forbidden or so powerful it's incredibly dangerous.

[@johnc.4765]

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

[@ay2431]

I found your channel a few days ago and have been going through all of your videos non-stop since. How did I not find you sooner, you've almost instantly become one of my favourite channels! Incredible work!

[@loreuniversity895]

Thank you! 😁

[@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".

[@Savvaoff]

Crazily perfect work. I cannot imagine how many hours you spent for these videos. Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@sarialue]

Great, and informative video! Appreciate your work!

[@spellandshield]

I just discovered your channel Lord of Sverige. What wondrous videos you make!

[@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.

[@evilpac2327]

Professor, I love your lessons. I'm looking forward to the new studies about the creation of the fade by Solas. If it's true, I think it means that at some time elves and spirits coexisted. Maybe even humans too? But why is there no record or even some legend or tale about it? Was it something only elves could see? Because if the material and spirit worlds were one, it might means that dwarves lived like that too, but only "saw" the material world. Even before the titans were killed by the elves and their lyrium made them how they are now. I'm not sure really, this raises many questions.

[@XieronDraxin]

Based on the lore that we have, its implied that the Fade only was present on the surface. Something about the Titans repels the Fade. If the Fade is a world/power that embodies how changeable the world is through perception and emotion, the Titans and the lands underground woven with their blood, Lyrium, represents the hard immutability of the natural laws. Solas specifies that making the Veil was what destroyed the Elvhenan empire for good with the humans arriving after. As for lore about elves and spirits co-existing, such tales actually have survived with the Dalish. Merrill mentions a few of them in her dialogue I believe. Tales of good spirits helping elves navigate scary dreams and such.

[@evilpac2327]

Thank you very much for answering!

[@rapmonied]

The notification made me super excited. Can't wait to watch this tomorrow! ❤️

[@tanzadragon]

Absolutely love your videos, please keep creating!

[@blueblue4083]

These videos are the best Dragon Age lore videos, hands down.

[@maddkatt963]

I couldve sworn the Mortalitasi were Tevinter, as Dorian's uncle is one and it is his specialization.

[@illandreidelorpha4774]

I thought it was Casandra's uncle who was Mortalitasi.

[@stveloth694]

I was just thinking about your videos, and lo! here one is! Love it, I'm listening on the way to work

[@EmShenanigans]

Oooo let me get my popcorn! Love it when your videos show up in my subscriptions

[@BlankEmporium]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I'd like to note a few things about the Fade. As context, I'm a huge Lovecraft fan and I've noticed a number of Lovecraft influences within the series. I believe the Fade is a manifestation of one such influence. I believe the Fade was inspired by the Dreamlands of Dream Quest of Kadath. Both are alternate realms parallel to the physical world. Both are realms that can offer immortality and nearly limitless power to those who know how to tap into it. Both are realms that one's mind is projected into while sleeping. Both realms house a great city for the God(s) - The Golden/Black City for DA and the Home of the Gods of Earth for DQoK. Both these cities have been abandoned, the Golden City for mysterious reasons, the Home of the Gods because Randalph Carter dreamed a greater city they desired to live in causing them to abandon their home. But that's just a few connections I found, but this does a raise a question to me. In the Dreamlands the Gods are the minds of those who transcended the death of their material bodies. I wonder if the same holds true for Dragon Age?

[@wintertrooper7918]

it's heavily implied that the reason why mage-gods of the old elvhen kingdom were so obscenely powerful was because the fade and reality were one

[@danieltilson4912]

Be quite

[@BlankEmporium]

@@danieltilson4912 quite? Uhh, sure, I guess. I think you meant quiet, but ok.

[@leannefresquez3490]

I learned so much from you. Definitely subbing

[@jacobberry5138]

Such informative content. Thank you, Maestro.

[@SilverWolfGuy4]

Good stuff as per usual, keep it coming ^^

[@Orh1205]

Great video im eager to know more of the different cultures of thedas

[@jonissesmarchadesch7025]

Please keep doing lore videos. Thank you!

[@loreuniversity895]

I will, thank you :)

[@anastasiiakovaleva9057]

Binge watched all the videos today. Wonderful content!

[@paigekirkland1047]

When's our next lesson...? 🥺. My friend found your channel for me and I instantly fell in love. Your "lessons" are so well planned out and easy to listen to.

[@loreuniversity895]

Hopefully it will be out during the coming month. :)

[@skyex4701]

My God what an amazing video! Subbed and here to stay!!

[@abcdefghij337]

At the same time I’m watching these video lectures, I’m watching essays on Warhammer. Very interesting to see the similarities and differences, particularly the demons and how magic works.

[@rdub9051]

Yes! I've been waiting for this!

[@nunuonroad9969]

Great video! Love how deep you go with the lore.

[@geeteshm4858]

These videos are rare but always a good time

[@aliceandwonderland207]

Can't wait for next one!!! amazing series !

[@xDarkonxF]

Can you make a video about ferelden royalty and geography of it?

[@loreuniversity895]

Those thing will be the subject of a future video, yes :)

[@herbertschulz4313]

You are great

[@NousagiCaptain]

Thats you friend, these types of videos take effort and personal motivation to make, so Its much appreciated.

[@SuzumeMizuno]

Another wonderful lecture! I love your videos, you always provide stunning content! I've enjoyed particularly the part dedicated to the Fade and the spirits

[@Clockwork818]

I absolutely love listening to these videos,I’ll just play the game and have it in the background.Keep up the good work :))

[@lewiswashington9182]

Well done 👏

[@bossmarethyu]

I am so sorry I’m late to see the video, life has been catching me, happy to see it tho

[@loreuniversity895]

No need to apologize, Im just happy you take your time to watch it and are enjoying it. Thank you :D

[@kuoromikuroko5944]

This channel is a gold mine, thanks to your videos you have helped me to understand some things that I have read in the codex but I have not fully understood, thank you very much.

[@hexxious7097]

I love your videos and I can’t wait to see the next one. I’m excited to see if you leave the dragon age bubble and explore other video game lore ^^

[@loreuniversity895]

Thank you! Exploring lore from other forms of media, like lotr, is the plan for the future. Check out my first update video if you are curious :)

[@magnusnilsson1962]

For the Rythm

[@PeytonOver]

A prequel centered around ancient Elvish society would be a banger

[@arezdracul8650]

Yeah, about the start of mythral and the other avenary. Maybe it’s like Tolkien’s world, Elves came first, Dwarves second, man third, then Qunari?

[@shadowbro514]

​@@arezdracul8650Kind of. Elves first alongside titans and the dwarves came with them as their children. Then when the veil was made humans and kossith or qunari

[@Gyarren]

Love these lore videos! Hope to see a new one soon!❤❤❤❤❤

[@saromel]

Last week I was looking for videos explaining the lore of the series and found your first video, and as I was watching I told myself "it's a small channel the guy probably isn't going to post videos regularly" and then literally 2 minutes after I said that you published this one. And now I just finished watching them all. Thank you for making these videos, I look forward watching more of them!

[@loreuniversity895]

Thank you, I’ll try to post vids as often as I can 😅😁

[@lorisceleste1860]

Please, never stop making these videos.

[@Anglisc1682]

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[@loreuniversity895]

I am, thank you XD

[@Anglisc1682]

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[@magnusnilsson1962]

Well worth an algorythm bump

[@CobaltContrast]

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[@kallianpublico7517]

"..scrutinous.."? Not much on how the Circle trains mages. Sending them into the Fade to conquer a demon 😈. Avvar Augurs, Female Rivainian Seers, Nevarran Mortalitasi (necromancers). Good stuff. Would like to know more about Arcane Horrors. Some of the toughest battles in the game if not the toughest are with them. Ancient Tevinter Necromancers?

[@wintertrooper7918]

arcane horrors are dead mage bodies that are possesed by a powerful demon (i believe it's typically a pride demon) Revnants are warrior bodies

[@kallianpublico7517]

@@wintertrooper7918 Yes but how and why can a pride demon possess a dead body? Is there something special about mages that makes their carcass..vulnerable? Is the pretext for possession a "deal" struck with a demon? Is there a particular spell which is needed to accomplish this feat? Are all pride demons interested in doing this? Is someone or something else behind this act? Someone building an arcane horror army to accomplish some goal? How would several arcane horrors fare against an opponent like say Corypheus. What purpose do arcane horrors serve? The wishes of pride demons or something or someone else's wishes?

[@wintertrooper7918]

@Kallian Publico no dead bodies are empty vessels pretty easy to take over, but that's why you rarely see arcane horrors or revenants away from places where the veil is thin because a dead body can't call to a demon like a living mind can, in addition demons prefer living hosts

[@wintertrooper7918]

@Kallian Publico arcane horrors and revenants are not really all that special. No one is creating them. There's no grand army or anything like that they are just a powerful type of undead that tends to appear in areas where the veil is thin which tends to happen in places where lots of people died

[@kallianpublico7517]

@@wintertrooper7918 if they are just a phenomena of a thin Veil why the association with Vials?

[@logancade342]

God damn, dude 👏👏

[@DrizzStone]

Love the video the fade has always been such a fascinating subject and I'm grateful to have more lore explaining it.

[@Kabasya94]

Thank you for this video!

[@ChristmasLore]

Nice Lore video, but the "Professor " gimmick really doesn't work. This is social media, not any kind of university/school, it's just a lore video. I'm a Professor. Teaching is nothing like this, even to adults- you've got weird preconceptions about the job. Some old Professors still give something reassembling this video, just reading the material, but such lectures are rares and almost extinct by now, didactics has come a long way. This is on the level of a first year's exposé....

[@loreuniversity895]

First of all, thank you for enjoying the video. As for the "Professor gimmick", I am fully aware that I am not a professor in real life. That is just a made up role, just like the theme of the channel being a "University" for fictional lore. I am role-playing the fictional character of "Professor Absalom." And even though its made up I try my hardest to be as factual and true to the source material as I can. Even if teaching of this kind is not as common today as it used to be, as you claim, I don't care. I like the format and I'm sticking with it no matter how outdated it might be irl. It's my own little spin on the "lore video" format, inspired by many other content creators I might add. I'm sorry my content does not live up to your academic standard regarding made up history, but that's like your opinion man. Thank you for the constructive criticism. :)

[@ChristmasLore]

@@loreuniversity895 , that's what my comment was: constructive criticism 🎋 As Lore videos/ exposés, your content is very useful to Dragon Age players/enjoyers, keep on the good work 🎋

[@calumbeattie3222]

​@@loreuniversity895It keeps your videos unique and interesting, not everyone is going to appreciate that which is what makes different good in the first place :)