Apostate Origin?

[JohnC2211]

I would love this idea, I really would. Both of the ideas above are really good; kind of make me want to write a fanfic!

 

Even just an expanding of the original Mage origins would be good, like first discovering your magical prowess, etc etc.

[MightyMe]

If you want, you could start out as an apostate in the Korcari Wilds as a human. Let's say your backstory is you're a nomadic orphaned mage, traveling from the Free Marches to Ferelden, with your twin sister, also an apostate. Little did you know that the official association of Magi forbid magical practice without proper training.

 

For what I understand of DA2, the chantry are pretty big in the free marches. The Templars almost ruling the place. Maybe you hail from Tevinter instead? Thou maybe you do hail from the free marshes and are on the run from the Chantry. Excellent backstory thou.

 

Another way to go is an non apostate mage that have already passed the harrowing and as a boon been allowed to visit ones family. You get a templar "guardian" attached to you and are then dropped into an new or old origin. If human noble you do not get a free dog thou since they do not allow those in Circle tower, the templar will fight for you instead of the dog in this case. One may point out that mages do not have a family but I understand it that this is more a question of your family abandoning you of some reason, as a human noble mage you cannot inherit you family holdings, but your family does not need to treat you like dirt if they do not want to.

[manlyMAN0890]

If you want, you could start out as an apostate in the Korcari Wilds as a human. Let's say your backstory is you're a nomadic orphaned mage, traveling from the Free Marches to Ferelden, with your twin sister, also an apostate. Little did you know that the official association of Magi forbid magical practice without proper training.

 

For what I understand of DA2, the chantry are pretty big in the free marches. The Templars almost ruling the place. Maybe you hail from Tevinter instead? Thou maybe you do hail from the free marshes and are on the run from the Chantry. Excellent backstory thou.

 

Another way to go is an non apostate mage that have already passed the harrowing and as a boon been allowed to visit ones family. You get a templar "guardian" attached to you and are then dropped into an new or old origin. If human noble you do not get a free dog thou since they do not allow those in Circle tower, the templar will fight for you instead of the dog in this case. One may point out that mages do not have a family but I understand it that this is more a question of your family abandoning you of some reason, as a human noble mage you cannot inherit you family holdings, but your family does not need to treat you like dirt if they do not want to.

Let me add to that. Say you and your sister are from the Free Marches as I said before. You were discovered to have the powers, and your family rejected you. The Chantry found you, and you were taken in. A Templar on the inside sympathizes with the Mage's Collective, and as a friend, decides to plan your escape and aid you as you leave. Unfortunately he perishes in the attempt, while you an your sister escape.

 

As an elf or a dwarf, there were dialogue options that allowed you to choose a stance in sympathizing with another race or showing emnity toward it. Your Grey Warden status wards you from being captured or pursued by the Circle; Therefore, you can choose to reveal your status as an apostate to mages trained by the Circle, and if you want to flaunt it and say "f*** the Circle and/or f*** the Chantry"-- in a nutshell.