#orlais is more elitist abt mages but ferelden is still conservative as fuck .

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repost from my prev blog but i have a hard time believing a mage trevelyan  -  who was taken from their family when they were young and therefore didn’t get to know them or establish connections the way a non - mage would have been able to  -  would be able to throw their name around like it’s supposed to mean anything.   being a mage would cancel out their name’s legitimacy.   there’s a reason nobility in ferelden particularly don’t want mage children.  obviously mage children of nobility would be treated better if their parents were hands on,   in contact with the child,   and maybe offered some money for privileges,   trying to flex they’re a trevelyan would be like an illegitimate child trying to flex a parent’s name.   no one would really care at worst,   and at best they wouldn’t really know what to make of the mage in question having no actual connection with them.