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Sebastian Vael
'' Dragon Age II'', the second main video game in BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' series, features an ensemble cast of characters. Several returning characters from its antecedent '' Dragon Age: Origins'' may appear in a major or minor capacity, including Flemeth, Anders, Merrill, Isabela, Alistair, Zevran, Leliana, Marethari, Bodahn and Sandal Feddic. The player character is Hawke, a human who lived in the Ferelden village of Lothering prior to the Fifth Blight. The overarching narrative of ''Dragon Age II'' chronicles Hawke's rise from an impoverished refugee of the Blight to become the Champion of the city-state of Kirkwall in the Free Marches. The plot of ''Dragon Age II'' is a character-driven narrative which is more concerned with examining the interior worlds of distinct personalities instead of an epic, save-the-world storyline seen in other RPG games, and unfolds within a smaller chunk of the world of Thedas compared to the Warden's story in ''Origins''. Concept an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Age II Protagonists
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of feline, reptilian and avian features. Scholars believe huge extinct or migrating crocodiles bear the closest resemblance, especially when encountered in forested or swampy areas, and are most likely the template of modern Oriental dragon imagery. Etymology The word ''dragon'' entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French ''dragon'', which in turn comes from la, draconem (nominative ) meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek , (genitive , ) "serpent, giant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Howden
Adam Howden (; born 1 July) is an English actor who has worked in video games, television, theatre, film, and audiobooks. In video games, his most notable roles are as Shulk in the ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' games and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, as Anders in ''Dragon Age II'', as Tintin for the video game based on the film, ''The Adventures of Tintin'', as Pipin in the ''Final Fantasy XIV'' expansion pack '' Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward'', and as Fenton Paddock in the point-and-click adventure game ''Lost Horizon''. On television, Howden has done guest star acting on the ''BBC One'' soap opera ''Doctors'' as Martin Rivers (2008), Ben Hardwick (2013), and DC Gerrard Norcroft (2015), performances as Steven Lilwall on the BBC One series ''New Tricks'', and two roles, as Fred and Jack Parsons, for the TV series documentary '' Dark Matters: Twisted But True'' on Science Channel. In theatre, he has worked on various plays, most notably in 2015 in the role of Stu for a revival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PopMatters
''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet. History ''PopMatters'' was founded by Sarah Zupko, who had previously established the cultural studies academic resource site PopCultures. ''PopMatters'' launched in late 1999 as a sister site providing original essays, reviews and criticism of various media products. Over time, the site went from a weekly publication schedule to a five-day-a-week magazine format, expanding into regular reviews, features, and columns. In the fall of 2005, monthly readership exceeded one million. From 2006 onward, ''PopMatters'' produced several syndicated newspaper columns for McClatchy-Tribune News Service. By 2009 there were four different pop culture related col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank (gaming)
A tank or meat shield is a character class commonly seen in co-op video games such as real-time strategy games, role-playing games, fighting games, multiplayer online battle arenas and MUDs. Tank characters deliberately attract enemy attention and attacks (potentially by using game mechanic that force them to be targeted) to act as a decoy for teammates. Since this requires them to endure concentrated enemy attacks, they typically rely on a high health pool or support by friendly healers to survive while sacrificing their own damage output. Since they keep other members of a team alive, tanks often take on an unofficial leadership role:The tank acts as the de facto leader of the group by pulling and holding monsters' attention. It's up to me to set the pace as we clear the dungeon. But more than knowing how much the party can handle at once, I need to know where those monsters need to be positioned, what direction they should face, and what abilities they can use that might t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Roth
Joanna Roth (born Joanna Angelis in 1965) is a Denmark, Danish-British actress. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and has appeared in film, TV, video games and theatre, in roles such as Ophelia in the film ''Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (film), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead''. She is married to the Scottish actor John Hannah (actor), John Hannah. She appeared with her husband in the BBC One drama series ''New Street Law'', ITV Network, ITV's ''Rebus (TV series), Rebus'', the film ''Sliding Doors'', and onstage at London's Bush Theatre in ''A Bright Light Shining''. She provided the voice of Aveline Vallen in ''Dragon Age II''. Filmography Film Television Video game References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Joanna 1965 births British film actresses British television actresses British video game actresses Shakespearean actresses Danish film actresses Danish television actresses Danish video game actresses Royal Shakespeare Company members A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telekinesis
Psychokinesis (from grc, ψυχή, , soul and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), or telekinesis (from grc, τηλε, , far off and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction. Psychokinesis experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper scientific control, controls and repeatability. There is no good evidence that psychokinesis is a real phenomenon, and the topic is generally regarded as pseudoscience. Etymology The word ''psychokinesis'' was coined in 1914 by American author Henry Holt (publisher), Henry Holt in his book ''On the Cosmic Relations''. The term is a Compound (linguistics) , compound of the Greek language, Greek words ψυχή (''psyche'') – meaning "mind", "soul", "spirit", or "breath" – and κίνησις (''kinesis'') – meaning "motion" or "movement". The American parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine , J. B. Rhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebekah Staton
Rebekah Staton (born 17 June 1981 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) is an English actress and narrator. She is best known for narrating '' Don't Tell The Bride'' and for her roles as Della in '' Raised by Wolves'' and Katy in ''Home''. She has also appeared in numerous other British TV programmes like ''DanTDM Creates a Big Scene'' as a voice actress. Early life Born in Leek, Staffordshire, her family then moved to Shrewsbury, and aged nine to Penkridge, Staffordshire. She attended Wolgarston High School, and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Career Her TV credits include playing Jenny in the 2007 ''Doctor Who'' two-part "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood", and Althea in two episodes in the series ''Rome''. She played Louise in the BBC Three award-winning sitcom '' Pulling''. She also plays Kristina in the BBC One version of the ''Wallander'' series. Other appearances include two episodes of ''The Amazing Mrs Pritchard'', six of '' State of Play'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenemy
"Frenemy" (also spelled "frienemy") is an oxymoron and a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" that refers to "a person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy". The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions. This term also describes a competitive friendship. History "Frenemy" appeared in print as early as 1953 in an article titled "Howz about calling the Russians our Frienemies?" by the American gossip columnist Walter Winchell in the ''Nevada State Journal''. The American-based author and activist Jessica Mitford claimed in 1977 that the word was coined by one of her sisters: "... an incredibly useful word…coined by one of my sisters when she was a small child to describe a rather dull little girl who lived near us. My sister and the frenemy played together constantly…all the time disliki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Bloom
Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay and starred in ''The A-Team'', produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Bloom is the voice of Captain America in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' and multiple subsequent Marvel titles. He is the voice of Varric Tethras in BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise, B.J. Blazkowicz in MachineGames' '' Wolfenstein'' series, as well as multiple ''Call of Duty'' performances including Nick Reyes in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'', the latter of which he co-wrote. He was also a co-writer of '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''. He starred as The Punisher in '' Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher''. Life and career Bloom was raised in Merrick, New York. He is the brother of actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom. As a child, he made his break in the Sergio Leone film ''Once Upon a Time in America''. From there, he was offered the role of Dusty Donovan in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leandra Amell
''Leandra'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species include: * ''Leandra pastazana'' Wurdack * ''Leandra subseriata ''Miconia subseriata'' is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 ...'' Cogn. Melastomataceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Melastomataceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Name
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
