Dragon Age Lorecast

In today’s episode, Austin and Shelby unpack and discuss the history of the Orlesian Empire. They discuss the founding, unification, and ancient history, as well as modern history. From the early days of Dragon Age: Origins, we hear about those pesky Orlesians, and how much the Fereldans hate Orlais. But how much does this conflict between the countries impact Orlais? And what is Orlesian culture really like? And for the love of the Maker, what is with the Game and all of these masks? We’ll answer all of these questions and more.  If you enjoyed this episode and our show in general, we’d love it if you shared, subscribed, and reviewed our show.  You can find us on Twitter at @DALorecast. Email us side character suggestions at dalorecast@gmail.com. Learn more about the Robots Radio Rocket Club and become a member of the Discord server! https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb Sources: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pages 26, 46, 47, 63 The World of Thedas, vol. 2, pages 2, 15, 51, 70, 8, 80-81 The Masked Empire Codex: Jeshavis, Mother of Orlais Not of Heroes: United in Hatred The Perendale War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Sep 20211h 16min

In this week’s episode, we’re looking at the oldest human nation in Thedas--Tevinter. Throughout all three games, the infamous country of Tevinter and its citizens are often looked at with skepticism, fear, and are even made out to be the boogeyman. But what is Tevinter really like? Are they really as evil as the Chantry says? And how did they even become such a powerful empire? We’ll explore these questions and more in this week’s episode. If you enjoyed this episode and our show in general, we’d love it if you shared, subscribed, and reviewed our show.  You can find us on Twitter at @DALorecast. Email us side character suggestions at dalorecast@gmail.com. Learn more about the Robots Radio Rocket Club and become a member of the Discord server! https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb Sources: The World of Thedas, vol.1, pages 1, 12, 13, 15, 21-22, 25-26, 79, 176 Codex: The Lost City of Barindur The Archons of the Imperium Comics: Those Who Speak Until We Sleep Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Sep 20211h 1min

In this week's episode, Austin and Shelby take a deeper look at the Old Gods, the rise and fall of the worship of the Old Gods, and how they are connected to the Blight and the darkspawn. Questions about this topic abound: Can we trust what the Chantry says about the creation of the Blight and darkspawn? On the other hand, can we trust Tevinter's view of the Old Gods? And can we even trust what Corypheus and the Architect have to say about these topics? We (attempt) to answer these questions and more. Join us as we begin to discuss the Old Gods, the Blight, and the darkspawn. If you enjoyed this episode and our show in general, we'd love it if you shared, subscribed, and reviewed our podcast. You can find us on Twitter at @DALorecast. You can email us side character suggestions at dalorecast@gmail.com Learn more about the Robots Radio Rocket Club and become a member of the Discord server! https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb Sources: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pages 27, 28, 65-66, 70, 83-85, 122, 147, 155, 15-158 Dragon Age Wiki, Corypheus Codex Entries: The Grey Wardens; The First Blight: Chapter Four; The Old Gods; Dumat: The Dragon of Silence; Corypheus; Regarding the Calling; Last Flight by Liane Merciel The Calling by David Gaider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Sep 20211h 15min

In this week's episode, Shelby and Austin dig into the history of Thedas' pointy ear residents.--perhaps the first residents on the continent. Throughout all three Dragon Age games, we uncover more and more history from the elven past. We even get to spend time in the Dales--the second elven homeland--in Dragon Age Inquisition. But what is the full history of the elven people? How did they go from one, united, virtually immortal people to the fractured, vastly different groups of city elves and Dalish that exist today? We'll take a deep dive into these questions and more as we discuss elven history. We cover the rise and fall of Arlathan to the elves in the Dales to modern elves. If you enjoyed this episode and our show in general, we'd love it if you could like, subscribe, and review our podcast. You can find us on Twitter @DALorecast. Email us side character suggestions at dalorecast@gmail.com Learn more about the Robots Radio Rocket Club and become a member! https://robotsradio.net/rocket-club/ Robots Radio Discord: https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb Sources: Codex Entries: Torn Notebook in the Deep Roads, Section 2 (DAI) Arlathan, part one (DA2) Arlathan, part two (DA2) The Dales (DAO) Letters from the Past (DAO) The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pg. 12, 42, The World of Thedas, vol. 2, pg. 22 The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Sep 202149min

In this episode Austin and Shelby dive deep into Andraste, her story and what we know about the focus of the Chantry's belief system. If you enjoy our podcast please like, subscribe and review the podcast. Sources: A World of Thedas Dragon Age WIki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Sep 202152min

In today's episode, Austin and Shelby unpack the religious beliefs of the elves of Thedas. Throughout all three Dragon Age games, we see, hear, and experience a variety of religious beliefs from the elves of Thedas. Some elves are Andrastian. Others, such as the Dalish, honor one specific Elven god above all the others. But what did the ancient elves believe in? We'll take a deep dive on both ancient and modern Elven beliefs. We'll look at the ancient Elven pantheon, also called the Evanuris, including gods you're probably pretty familiar with like Mythal and Fen'Harel. We'll also get into some elven gods you've probably never heard of, like Elgar'nan, June, and Andruil. If you enjoy the episode, please make sure to like, subscribe, and review. You can find us on Twitter at @DALorecast. Sources: Codex: Veilfire Runes in the Deep Roads (DAI) Torn Notebook in the Deep Roads, Section I (DAI) Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla Elven God Andruil Sylaise: The Hearthkeeper Elgar'nan: God of Vengeance June: God of the Craft Fen'Harel: The Dread Wolf Geldauran's Claim Mythal: The Great Protector Falon'Din: Friend of the Dead, the Guide The World of Thedas, Volume I, pages 33, 120, 121, 174, The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes Quests: "Shallow Breaths" "The Lost Temple of Dirthamen" "What Pride Had Wrought" conversation with Solas Ameridan's Shrine to Ghilan'nain and Andraste in Razikale's Reach in the Frostback Basin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Aug 20211h 13min

Get to Know Shelby and Austin who will be hosting and guiding you through the show. We will talk about why we love Dragon Age, what hooked us into the series, and some of our favorite games and characters. Make sure to follow us on Twitter at @DALorecast. Want to suggest a side character? Email us at dalorecast@gmail.com. Learn more about the Robots Radio Rocket Club and become a member! https://robotsradio.net/rocket-club/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Aug 202132min

In Dragon Age: Origins, we are thrown into the world of Thedas and introduced to the Chantry and the Maker. Most of the humans throughout Thedas worship the Maker and participate in the Chantry, even marginally. Most of Thedas's nations proclaim official allegiance to the religion as well. But who IS the Maker? What did He do exactly? Why did He create humans? Did He create other races too? Or did Andraste just make him up? We unpack these questions and more in this episode. We also talk about a multitude of fan theories about the Maker and discover who Divine Justinia I is and was. Make sure to sign up to join us ON THE SHOW by becoming one of our Tier 3 Patrons and joining our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dragonagelorecast?fan_landing=true If you enjoyed our podcast, give us a rating and review on Apple and/or Spotify! We'll even read your review out on the show! Join our new The Cups Podcasts discord server where we dive deeep into Dragon Age discussions. https://discord.gg/fxR2WVDNhP Join the Robots Radio discord server to join the fun! You can also send us your Heroes, Hawkes, and Heralds to be featured on the podcast! https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZb You can also find us on Twitter at @DALorecast, and you can dm us or email us side character suggestions (dalorecast@gmail.com). Sources: https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_The_Maker https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Maker https://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_The_Maker%27s_First_Children The World of Thedas, Vol. I The World of Thedas, Vol. 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Aug 202145min