Dragon Age Lorecast

The Maker

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=trueIf 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/fxR2WVDNhPJoin 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/AW5Wc4kgZbYou 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_Makerhttps://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Makerhttps://dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_The_Maker%27s_First_ChildrenThe World of Thedas, Vol. IThe World of Thedas, Vol. 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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

The Elven Gods: A Deeper Look at the Religious Beliefs of the Elves of Thedas

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 WeekesQuests: "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

Andraste: General, Warrior, Prophet, Divine.

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 ThedasDragon Age WIki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elven History: From Arlathan to Present

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.comLearn more about the Robots Radio Rocket Club and become a member! https://robotsradio.net/rocket-club/Robots Radio Discord: https://discord.gg/AW5Wc4kgZbSources: 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