Dragon Age: The Veilguard gives us a protagonist from Tyneside.
While I love to hear my Rook talk, Ive got some problems with other characters accents.
Without further ado, lets get into the weirdness.
Irish culture penetrates Dragon Age deeply.
Flemeth and Morrigan are also directly drawn from Irish mythology.
Thats before you take into account the plight of the elves in Thedas.
Theyre barely allowed to speak their own language, let alone practise their religion.
Remind you of anything in recent history?
In The Veilguard, that has disappeared.
Its veryIndiana Jones, very Tomb Raider, and very American.
The Dalish who lead this expedition have all manner of accents.
Explaining The Accents
Jarring as they sound, there are potential lore-abiding explanations for these accents.
I dont know where Strife and Bellara come from.
Perhaps theyre city elves who have joined a Dalish clan?
I find Irelins accent less jarring because theres no precedent for Asian elves in the series.
Theres also the fact that were up north now.
Perhaps all Elves up here speak like this.
But even then, Id like to see more consistency within each clan.
In The Veilguard, the Dalish dont feel like a clan.
Theyre a collection of individuals with no connection to each other.
What connection could Solas and his musical Welsh lilt possibly have with these people?
Are The Antivan Crows Spanish Or Italian?
I was very excited to meet the Antivan Crows, and Lucanis Dellamorte didnt disappoint.
Where is Antiva meant to represent?
The obvious answer is Italy.
Dellamorte is a bastardisation of the Italian phrase della morte, meaning of death.
So Antivans are Italian, right?
Lucanis is voiced by Zach Mendez, an American actor whose father is Spanish and speaks the language fluently.
Hes even weaved Spanish phrases into his performance.
This gives the character personality and history, but it feels at odds with the Italian setting.
However, this has always been a dichotomy in Dragon Age.
The setting of Antiva is inspired by Calabria, and Treviso nails that Venetian feel.
But the voice actors have always sounded Spanish.
Its a weird crossover, but at least consistent throughout each game.
Because right now, it does neither.
