Changes: Codex entry: Walking the Fade: A Harrowing

Revision as of 22:18, 22 January 2020

See also: Fade, Harrowing

Codex text

I found myself on a plateau of swirling smoke and mist. I could not see my feet, or perhaps I had no feet in that place. Each step was treacherous. I had to believe there was a ground. If I didn't, there wouldn't be, and I would fall into nothingness. I was protected only by my will and my magic.

The demon they made me face took the shape of a great cat. As we battled, it spoke in my mind. It told me that I would eventually stumble, and then it would pounce. The demon talked to me of the templars beyond the Veil, standing over my paralyzed body, their swords pointed at my heart, waiting for the moment of my failure. All it would take was a splinter of fear, a seed of doubt, and I would be unmade. The demon would devour my mind, and the templars would destroy what was left of me.

This was my Harrowing. They force this upon all mages and call it good. But it is neither good nor right. It is evil and unjust.

—From a partially destroyed journal bearing no name, found in a Kinloch Hold cistern.

Note

Though unconfirmed, details in this entry have led to speculation that it was written by Anders.

The entry starts with the writer expressing terror of the Fade itself. If Anders is brought to the Blackmarsh Undying, he states that he hates the Fade.
The demon of the Harrowing takes the form of a great cat. Since the demon's goal is to possess the apprentice, this indicates that the apprentice has an affinity for cats, as Anders does.
The demon manipulated the apprentice's fear of the Templars. Anders is well-known for his hatred of the Templars.
The reference to the Harrowing being "unjust" could refer to Anders's future fusion with Justice.
The writer of this entry is stated to have attended Kinloch Hold, as Anders did.

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 == Note ==
-It is speculated that this entry was written by Anders, though this hasn't been confirmed.
+Though unconfirmed, details in this entry have led to speculation that it was written by [[Anders]].
+* The entry starts with the writer expressing terror of the Fade itself. If Anders is brought to the [[Blackmarsh Undying]], he states that he hates the Fade.
+* The demon of the Harrowing takes the form of a great cat. Since the demon's goal is to possess the apprentice, this indicates that the apprentice has an affinity for cats, as Anders does.
+* The demon manipulated the apprentice's fear of the Templars. Anders is well-known for his hatred of the Templars.
+* The reference to the Harrowing being "unjust" could refer to Anders's future fusion with [[Justice]].
+* The writer of this entry is stated to have attended Kinloch Hold, as Anders did.
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