[ A silence, before she resumes talking. There's something unusual about speaking to a crystal in an empty room, and on a topic to which she has -- jokes aside -- committed so much of herself to, biases or no. ]
People tell it differently. Like it was inevitable, or the will of the Maker. Which is the same thing, I think. But it was humans that conquered the last lands owned by the elves. The Orlesian Empire, if you wish to be precise, with the Chantry at its heart.
It is not so ancient, this history. Halamshiral is still the last elven city, in its way. Five years ago, the Empress ordered the burning of its quarters. To quell uprise.
[ There's the potential for it to all feel very abstract, like some kind of fictional genocide. But he's here. This place is real, and despite the fantastical elements — not that elves are strictly new, though he's put a hard line between the people here and invaders from space — this is real, too. ]
Well— [ A short pause, exasperation at the universe's ability to constantly disappoint. ] That's terrible. Does Riftwatch have an official stance on any of it? Or are you just meant to fend for yourselves.
Riftwatch -- and the Inquisition, for the most part -- have been places that an elf can expect to be treated well, and equally. I expect if I raised an alarm of abuses towards my people, there would be support in eliminating it.
But so long as it does not contradict our diplomatic priorities, say, towards the war against Corypheus. Riftwatch's purpose is not the revolution. The revolution is a sprawling and complicated thing, and belongs to elves, not this place.
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Someone should know that. We should be testing them, working out what they're capable of.
[ Test how?? Who knows, that's step two. It occurs to him, a bit late, that this isn't the conversation. She's an elf expert, not a rift expert. ]
Sorry. [ A short pause, recalibrating. ] The fucked up history— are humans responsible for it? That's why the Dalish avoid them?
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[ A silence, before she resumes talking. There's something unusual about speaking to a crystal in an empty room, and on a topic to which she has -- jokes aside -- committed so much of herself to, biases or no. ]
People tell it differently. Like it was inevitable, or the will of the Maker. Which is the same thing, I think. But it was humans that conquered the last lands owned by the elves. The Orlesian Empire, if you wish to be precise, with the Chantry at its heart.
It is not so ancient, this history. Halamshiral is still the last elven city, in its way. Five years ago, the Empress ordered the burning of its quarters. To quell uprise.
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Well— [ A short pause, exasperation at the universe's ability to constantly disappoint. ] That's terrible. Does Riftwatch have an official stance on any of it? Or are you just meant to fend for yourselves.
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But so long as it does not contradict our diplomatic priorities, say, towards the war against Corypheus. Riftwatch's purpose is not the revolution. The revolution is a sprawling and complicated thing, and belongs to elves, not this place.