Mages in Dragon Age, pt 2: Mage-Templar war and the dynamics of church and state
Dragon Age / History / Perception of the Church / Social commentary

Mages in Dragon Age, pt 2: Mage-Templar war and the dynamics of church and state

[Warning: this post contains spoilers up to the end of Dragon Age 2.] Previously I blogged about the parallels between mages in the Dragon Age universe and first-century factions within Judaism.  I recommend reading this to recap on what it is like to be a mage in Dragon Age and the context of Chantry and Templar control. In … Continue reading

Mages in Dragon Age, pt 1: parallels with Judaism and going beyond factions
Dragon Age / History / Perception of the Church

Mages in Dragon Age, pt 1: parallels with Judaism and going beyond factions

Some of you may have been following the hype about the exciting release of Bioware’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. In honour of Dragon Age – the franchise which made me a gamer! – I thought I would do a post on my favourite topic in the Dragon Age universe: mages. Dragon Age throws up a lot of questions about religion. One of the dominant … Continue reading