The ones my people called gods. They were, in reality, extremely powerful mages. They warred and were worshiped. They lived in a world that was both physical and spiritual. At the time, the Fade and Thedas were one in the same.
[He still seems rather comfortable, and is talking about this academically. He doesn't seem particularly affected by the idea that the gods he was raised to believe in weren't real. He's also come to accept the reality of the Fade.]
Eventually they betrayed Mythal, the best of them by all accounts, and in retaliation Fen'Harel created the Veil and trapped them behind it. This fractured their world, stole their immortality, and wounded their culture beyond repair.
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The ones my people called gods. They were, in reality, extremely powerful mages. They warred and were worshiped. They lived in a world that was both physical and spiritual. At the time, the Fade and Thedas were one in the same.
[He still seems rather comfortable, and is talking about this academically. He doesn't seem particularly affected by the idea that the gods he was raised to believe in weren't real. He's also come to accept the reality of the Fade.]
Eventually they betrayed Mythal, the best of them by all accounts, and in retaliation Fen'Harel created the Veil and trapped them behind it. This fractured their world, stole their immortality, and wounded their culture beyond repair.