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Are the women in this world and your own given as much opportunity to defend themselves as the men?

[ she doesn't wait for any answers, giving a humorless snort of laughter at the locket before continuing. it's not a directly related addition to her question, but it's certainly on the same train of thought: ]

Ridiculous that those already holding power are given the privilege of training to the highest levels of their skills, but those most in need of it are left to rely on the protection of others.

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It's not uncommon where I'm from. Most women can be taught if they wish, serve in an army, the Templars... and perhaps in some cases, attain knighthood.

[ To course it's not the same with every race of Thedas. It perhaps doesn't hurt that the hero of the Blight was a woman. ]

I take it the same cannot be said of your own home.

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No. I was trained, but I had... special circumstances.

[ katsa wonders sometimes whether she's happy for it. it's helped that she's realized the true nature of her grace to feel that she was lucky.

she peers closely at aveline through her locket. ]

You look like one of those women who trained, yourself.

Where I come from, it's not the gender that is judged but race. Qunari, dwarves, elves... are not looked upon the same as a human would be. That is what divides us, back home. How they operate, I can't say with certainty.

[ a nod. ]

I had training from a young age, yes.

Elves and dwarves in your world, too? [ she blinks, then shakes her head ] I've not heard of the other one, but at this rate I'm almost starting to believe there might even be elves in my own kingdoms, just beneath ground with the dwarves, to avoid the mess of kings.

[ she wants to ask about aveline's training, but there are a number of things to which katsa wants to respond. she'll have to get around to it in a bit. ]

We have division of another kind as well. Not exactly looked down, but still avoided and feared for being seen as unnatural. I suppose if you didn't mention it, you don't have Gracelings as well?

Qunari are larger than a human, usually horned. I suppose like with many other things they don't exist in all lands.

[ She wracks her mind, but is quick to come up empty when it comes to it. Aveline shakes her head. ]

No, I can't say that I'd be familiar with such a thing existing... at least by the name. But it sounds as if they're seen similarly as mages, or those with magical talent are in our world.

...The more I hear of magic, the more confused I become.

[ frown. ]

Magic is feared in your world—in another, the people with it had power in society. In my world, Gracelings are given up to the king for him to use their skills as they see fit, unless it's a useless Grace, in which case they're sent home to be turned away from all jobs and any normal place in life. Is that the same?

Not particularly. Mages are feared because without proper training they can fall prey to possession from demons, or turn to blood magic. Most when they show signs of it are taken to what is called The Circle, where Templars - knights who are able to dampen these abilities, try to keep the mages from harming others and themselves.

Those who are never taken or escape are called Apostates. They must hide, because it is against the law for them to be on their own or for others to harbor them.

[ that's only touching the surface, but she doesn't deem it wise to bring up tranquility, and after what happened her beliefs in the system have been a bit. Shaken. ]

They're never allowed to leave? To have their own freedoms, even once they've learned to control it?

Some can go on to become enchanters, or healers - alchemists. There are mages that serve within the Order, and the Imperial Court... but mostly they're not allowed to leave the Cirle, no.

That's—{ she struggles to find the right word, fails, and gives an angry snort of laughter instead ]

Finding someone's lives to control. Taking them away. Binding them physically, binding their thoughts.

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