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Loghain
Loghain Mac Tir is a fictional character from BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise. He hails from the kingdom of Ferelden, a realm in the world of Thedas, where the ''Dragon Age'' series is set. Loghain first appears in the 2009 novel ''The Stolen Throne'' as one of its main characters alongside his friend, King Maric Theirin. The novel's story is set during their youth, where Loghain served as Maric's right hand during Ferelden's war against the Orlesian Empire. He would next appear in '' The Calling'', eleven years after King Maric and his companions ventured into the Deep Roads as described in ''The Stolen Throne'', and eight years after the rebellion led by Prince Maric managed to liberate Ferelden from the Orlesians. He made his video game debut in '' Dragon Age: Origins'', which was released shortly after the release of ''The Calling'', as one of the video game's main antagonists. Depending on the player's choices in ''Origins'', Loghain may appear in a cameo role in the expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair (Dragon Age)
Alistair is a fictional character in ''Dragon Age'', a role-playing video game series created by Canadian video game developer BioWare. He is introduced as one of many companions that can join the Party (role-playing games), party of the player character in Dragon Age: Origins. Alistair is a Grey Warden who fought alongside Characters of Dragon Age: Origins#The Warden, The Warden against the Darkspawn to end the Fifth Blight. Alistair is eventually revealed to be the Legitimacy (family law), illegitimate child of King Maric, making him an heir to the throne of Ferelden. Depending on the player character's choices during the events of ''Dragon Age: Origins'', Alistair may be installed as king of Ferelden, remain as a Grey Warden, become a wandering drunk, or be executed by Characters of Dragon Age: Origins#Queen Anora, Queen Anora. Alistair has been featured in several Dragon Age games, novels, and Graphic novel, graphic novels. The characterization of Alistair is based on a combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrigan (Dragon Age)
Morrigan is a fictional character from BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise, first appearing as a party member in '' Dragon Age: Origins''. She is a shapeshifting Witch of the Wilds, one of several sorceresses whose legends originate in the Korcari Wilds region of the kingdom of Ferelden, the setting of ''Origins''. Morrigan leaves her home to accompany the protagonist of ''Origins'', the would-be Hero of Ferelden, at the request of her mother Flemeth to stop the monstrous Darkspawn from overrunning the world of Thedas. Morrigan also appears in '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' as a supporting character. She is voiced by Claudia Black. Morrigan has been very well received; she is considered one of the most popular and recognizable characters in the ''Dragon Age'' series. The character was featured prominently in promotional material and advertisements released by Bioware's parent company EA leading up to the release of ''Dragon Age: Origins'' and ''Dragon Age: Inquisition''. Charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Templeman
Simon Templeman (born January 28, 1954) is an English actor. He is known for his video game roles as Kain (Legacy of Kain), Kain in ''Legacy of Kain'', Gabriel Roman in ''Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'', Loghain in ''Dragon Age'' and Admiral Han'Gerrel vas Neema in ''Mass Effect''. He played Larry Bird on ''The Neighbors (2012 TV series), The Neighbors''. Personal life He is married to actress Rosalind Chao, with whom he has two children. Filmography Voice acting Film Television Video games Live-action Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Templeman, Simon 1954 births Living people Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from Sussex English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors English male video game actors British expatriate male actors in the United States 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Age
''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The franchise takes place on the fictional continent Thedas, and follows the experiences of its various inhabitants. The first game in the series, '' Dragon Age: Origins'', follows the story of a recent recruit to a legendary order of warriors known as the Grey Wardens. Their mission is to save the kingdom of Ferelden from being overrun by the Darkspawn, a monstrous race of subterranean-dwelling beings who swarm the surface world every few hundred years in a movement known as a Blight. A Blight begins when the darkspawn track down and awaken an Archdemon, a powerful dragon that controls the Darkspawn hordes. Its sequel ''Dragon Age II'' is centered around the eldest child of the Hawke family, a Blight refugee who moves their family to thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemeth
Flemeth is a character in BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise. She first appears in the 2009 novel ''The Stolen Throne'' as the Witch of the Wilds, a notorious sorceress who resides in the Korcari Wilds region within the Kingdom of Ferelden in the world of Thedas, and provides conditional aid to the novel's main characters when they pass through her territory. Her first video game appearance is '' Dragon Age: Origins'', which is set several decades after the events of ''The Stolen Throne'', and again aids the game's protagonists. She saves the Hawke family and guides them to Kirkwall, which sets the events of ''Dragon Age II'' in motion, and provides insight on how to defeat the main antagonist of '' Dragon Age: Inquisition''. She is voiced by American actress Kate Mulgrew for all relevant media. Flemeth has few overall appearances in franchise media, though she plays a pivotal part in its overarching narrative. Her motivations behind her willingness to provide aid to the various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. James Fearon"Iraq's Civil War" in ''Foreign Affairs'', March/April 2007. For further discussion on civil war classification, see the section "Formal classification". The term is a calque of Latin '' bellum civile'' which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. Most modern civil wars involve intervention by outside powers. According to Patrick M. Regan in his book ''Civil Wars and Foreign Powers'' (2000) about two thirds of the 138 intrastate conflicts between the end of World War II and 2000 saw international intervention, with the United States intervening in 35 of these conflicts. A civil war is a high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' (also rendered ''Rock, Paper, Shotgun''; short ''RPS'') is a UK-based website for reporting on video games, primarily for PC. Originally launched on 13 July 2007 as an independent site, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was acquired and brought into the Gamer Network, a network of sites led by ''Eurogamer'' in May 2017. Its editor-in-chief is Katharine Castle and its deputy editor is Alice Bell. Contributors ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was founded by Kieron Gillen, Jim Rossignol, Alec Meer and John Walker in 2007. All four were freelancing for Future Publishing, and decided they wanted to create a website focused entirely on games for PC. Gillen announced that he would no longer be involved in posting the day-to-day content of ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' in 2010, focusing more on his work with Marvel Comics, but would continue to act as a director and occasionally write essay pieces for the site. Rossignol founded his own game studio Big Robot in 2010, but also continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurogamer
''Eurogamer'' is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 and owned by alongside formed company Gamer Network. Its editor-in-chief is Martin Robinson. Since 2008, it is known for the formerly eponymous games trade fair EGX organised by its parent company, which was called Eurogamer Expo until 2013. From 2013 to 2020, sister site USGamer ran independently under its parent company. History ''Eurogamer'' (initially stylised as ''EuroGamer'' was launched on 4 September 1999 under company Eurogamer Network. The founding team included John "Gestalt" Bye, the webmaster for the PlanetQuake website and a writer for British magazine ''PC Gaming World''; Patrick "Ghandi" Stokes, a contributor for the website Warzone; and Rupert "rauper" Loman, who had organised the EuroQuake esports event for the game '' Quake''. ''Eurogamer'' hosts content from media outlet ''Digital Foundry'' since 2007, which was founded by Richard Leadbetter in 2004. In January 2008, Tom Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PC Gamer
''PC Gamer'' is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features relating to hardware, mods, "classic" games and various other topics. Review system ''PC Gamer'' reviews are written by the magazine's editors and freelance writers, and rate games on a percent scale. In the UK edition, no game has yet been awarded more than 96% ('' Kerbal Space Program'', '' Civilization II'', ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Minecraft'', ''Spelunky'' and ''Quake II''). In the US edition, no game has yet received a rating higher than 98% (''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'', ''Half-Life 2'', and ''Crysis''). In the UK editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inquisition
The Inquisition, in historical ecclesiastical terminology also referred to as the "Holy Inquisition", was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, conducting trials of suspected heretics. Studies of the records have found that the overwhelming majority of sentences consisted of penances, but that cases of repeat unrepentant heretics were handed over to the secular courts, which generally resulted in execution or life imprisonment. The Inquisition had its start in 12th-century Kingdom of France, with the aim of combating religious deviation (e.g. apostasy or heresy), particularly among the Cathars and the Waldensians. The inquisitorial courts from this time until the mid-15th century are together known as the Medieval Inquisition. Other groups investigated during the Medieval Inquisition, which primarily took place in France and Italy, including the Spiritual Franciscans, the Hussites, and the Beguines. Beginning in the 1250s, inquis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solas (Dragon Age)
Solas is a character in BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise. He first appears in the 2014 video game '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'', where he serves as a party member. He presents himself as an elven outlaw mage operates outside of the edicts of the Chantry, the dominant religious organization in Thedas, the world setting of ''Dragon Age''. Solas joins the Inquisition and serves as an expert on the Fade, a metaphysical realm that is tied to Thedas which is normally accessible only through dreaming, and its denizens. His knowledge and expertise prove instrumental in aiding the Inquisition's struggle to close the Breach, a massive dimensional tear in the sky that allows multitudes of demonic spirits to pass through into the physical world through dimensional rifts. A post-credit scene of ''Inquisition'' reveals his true identity as Fen'Harel. ''Trespasser'', the final DLC pack released for ''Inquisition'', provides further insight into his backstory and motives, as well as his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers. Etymology According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word ''hlāford'' which originated from ''hlāfweard'' meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers. The appellation "lord" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation " lady" is used. This is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title previously held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, and female Lords Mayor are examples of women who are styled as "Lord". Historical usage Feudalism Under the feudal system, "lord" had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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