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Man it really just hit me that if the Shadow Dragons existed in a modern our world city just how fast the magisterium and mass media would be out there propagandizing and pushing the narrative that the Shadows are dangerous terrorists who want to overthrow the state (and probably speculate that they intend to implement all kinds of terrible reforms that threaten only the powerful should they succeed). The plight of the resistance.
No doubt the Magisterium on the whole and the Venatori ARE pushing a narrative like that across Tevinter. Probably what your Average Antivan or Nevarran knows about the Shadows IS the propaganda. (Dangerous, Looking to impose their own views on the People of Tevinter by force).
Part of the struggle for Resistance Fighters IS how consolidated and interconnected systems of power are and what that means for how people understand them. Even the Shadows Allies like Dorian or Legatus Mercar aren't doing so openly. The Shadows are dangerous to be affiliated with. The heat Rook takes on the Nesus job probably got them branded the lore appropriate equivalent of domestic terrorist. There is undoubtedly a price on Rook's head in Minrathous. The stakes for any Shadow in getting identified are Very High.
I think if we really saw much of Minrathous outside Dock Town the reaction to the Shadow Dragons would be very different. Rook would probably be very on edge about being recognized.
Rook is infact probably very politically inconvenient for the Mercar family, even if the Mercar's agree with them entirely because of how much resisting oppression from within a system of power is a game of optics.
#is the thesis of this post a little bit that t*rrorist is a meaningless words systems of power throw around use to maintain the status quo?#Maybe.#I think they tried to keep the factions a little too palatable for this to properly be explored but man the Shadows hold potential for some#very pertinent sociopolitical commentary#also the antivan crows being like oh yeah we know the shadows they're really great at kill venatori. we respect that.#very funny 10/10#rook mercar#shadow dragons#datv#datv meta#dragon age the veilguard#Rook being so in love with their home and people and being effectively cut off as a result of expressing that love#bc what is resistance if not an act of love#Rook ranting about class consciousness and praxis late at night in the lighthouse is so real to me#this is part of why sd rookanis goes so hard for me actually bc Lucanis kind of gets it in his own way#he see's the harms of the system and bends the rules to do what he can to help#he's not quite ready to throw a brick at a templar but i think he can readily see where the shadows are coming from#which is surprising in someone of his level of wealth and social standing (crows are influential in antiva and tge 1st house especially)#there's a lot to navigate in their dynamic#the way he says fuck the job to help the slaves and tips servuce workers well is hot actually#these tags really got away from me
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