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# Clarel\\\'s note states that the mages she spoke to are answering \\\"by rote\\\". In other words, with a CreepyMonotone. The entire definition of a \\\"by rote\\\" response is that it sounds canned and lifeless. This, combined with the fact that SEVERAL other Wardens complained that they were now cold and distant is a red flag. Clarel herself demands to know from Erimond if there are other consequences to the binding that he has not shared with her. So, from all this, we KNOW that she knew something was POSSIBLY wrong with their minds and/or behavior, and that it was odd \\\'\\\'even for\\\'\\\' people who\\\'d just killed their comrades.
# The Warden Ally states that \\\'\\\'the moment\\\'\\\' he brought up Corypheus, the mages (you know, the ones who we already suspect has something wrong with him) called him a traitor and became aggressive. That\\\'s yet another red flag.
# The Warden Ally mentioned that he suspected Corypheus had an ability to resurrect himself just like a Darkspawn can. It was specifically the \\\'\\\'suggestion of this\\\'\\\' that caused the mages (who, yet again, were behaving strangely) to turn against him. Clarel decided to not even investigate this and simply called for the dissenting Warden\\\'s arrest. Let me repeat that: \\\"the Wardens are using blood magic\\\" was NOT the reason the Warden Ally had to go on the run; \\\"maybe we should see if Corypheus, the thing that can control our minds, doesn\\\'t have the ability to resurrect himself like an Archdemon\\\" \\\'\\\'\\\'was what made the Warden Ally go on the run.\\\'\\\'\\\'
# Erimond is a Tevinter blood mage and blood magic has the ability to control minds. Combine this with the fact that the Warden Ally mentioned investigating Corypheus to Clarel (and, as stated above, was immediately betrayed by the mages who\\\'d already undergone the binding) and you have two plausible reasons for the aforementioned strange behavior that Clarel was willfully ignorant about. Blood magic \\\'\\\'and\\\'\\\' an ancient magister that can control Warden minds? For a woman who is desperate about not serving \\\"the Blight\\\", Clarel never thought it was relevant to look into this.
# When the Inquisitor flat out comes in an \\\'\\\'tells her\\\'\\\', \\\"He was totally right! Corypheus is controlling your guys!\\\" it takes Erimond one line to convince her to continue to \\\'\\\'BIND HERSELF\\\'\\\' to the Nightmare Demon. Again, we\\\'re talking about someone who, after all of the red flags above, is now agreeing to place \\\'\\\'herself\\\'\\\' under the exact same conditions. Even after you appeal to her sympathy for the Wardens (either by saying how totes awesome the Wardens are, or how you spared most of them), she still doesn\\\'t \\\'\\\'believe\\\'\\\' you. She only \\\'\\\'NOW\\\'\\\' decides to \\\'\\\'investigate\\\'\\\'.
Now let me address other points you\\\'ve made:
# It doesn\\\'t matter how far the Anderfels are. Clarel\\\'s entire justification is \\\"if all the Wardens die, no one can stop the next Blight\\\". Thus, you\\\'d think she\\\'d--Oh I dunno, confirm that all Wardens (not just the ones in Ferelden or Orlais) are hearing the Calling. You can\\\'t believe that your actions are justified on the grounds that ALL WARDENS are going to die without confirming that it\\\'s ALL WARDENS.
And finally, on your last note: perhaps you are unaware of the fact that the literal definition of GenreBlindness, as denoted on the page description is a character which has \\\"none of the typical reactions a typical audience member would have in the same situation. Worse, they are unable to learn from any experiences related to their genre\\\".
What part of this doesn\\\'t fit Clarel? You just said: we, the audience, can see SEVERAL red flags in her plan. The Warden Ally can see red flags in her plan. \\\'\\\'She herself\\\'\\\' saw red flags in her plan. But, it\\\'s only because of you that, at the \\\'\\\'\\\'very last second\\\'\\\'\\\', she does not submit to the same fate as the rest of the mages. Also, \\\"clear concise witty\\\" is a hard rule for trope definitions, and a guideline for the site as a whole. I think, based on several edits made as of late, that you might be being a bit too literal and inflexible about it. Just my opinion, though.
I just do not see what the conflict here is.
# The Warden Ally states that \\\'\\\'the moment\\\'\\\' he brought up Corypheus, the mages (you know, the ones who we already suspect has something wrong with him) called him a traitor and became aggressive. That\\\'s yet another red flag.
# The Warden Ally mentioned that he suspected Corypheus had an ability to resurrect himself just like a Darkspawn can. It was specifically the \\\'\\\'suggestion of this\\\'\\\' that caused the mages (who, yet again, were behaving strangely) to turn against him. Clarel decided to not even investigate this and simply called for the dissenting Warden\\\'s arrest. Let me repeat that: \\\"the Wardens are using blood magic\\\" was NOT the reason the Warden Ally had to go on the run; \\\"maybe we should see if Corypheus, the thing that can control our minds, doesn\\\'t have the ability to resurrect himself like an Archdemon\\\" \\\'\\\'\\\'was what made the Warden Ally go on the run.\\\'\\\'\\\'
# Erimond is a Tevinter blood mage and blood magic has the ability to control minds. Combine this with the fact that the Warden Ally mentioned investigating Corypheus to Clarel (and, as stated above, was immediately betrayed by the mages who\\\'d already undergone the binding) and you have two plausible reasons for the aforementioned strange behavior that Clarel was willfully ignorant about. Blood magic \\\'\\\'and\\\'\\\' an ancient magister that can control Warden minds? For a woman who is desperate about not serving \\\"the Blight\\\", Clarel never thought it was relevant to look into this.
# When the Inquisitor flat out comes in an \\\'\\\'tells her\\\'\\\', \\\"He was totally right! Corypheus is controlling your guys!\\\" it takes Erimond one line to convince her to continue to \\\'\\\'BIND HERSELF\\\'\\\' to the Nightmare Demon. Again, we\\\'re talking about someone who, after all of the red flags above, is now agreeing to place \\\'\\\'herself\\\'\\\' under the exact same conditions. Even after you appeal to her sympathy for the Wardens (either by saying how totes awesome the Wardens are, or how you spared most of them), she still doesn\\\'t \\\'\\\'believe\\\'\\\' you. She only \\\'\\\'NOW\\\'\\\' decides to \\\'\\\'investigate\\\'\\\'.
Now let me address other points you\\\'ve made:
# It doesn\\\'t matter how far the Anderfels are. Clarel\\\'s entire justification is \\\"if all the Wardens die, no one can stop the next Blight\\\". Thus, you\\\'d think she\\\'d--Oh I dunno, confirm that all Wardens (not just the ones in Ferelden or Orlais) are hearing the Calling. You can\\\'t believe that your actions are justified on the grounds that ALL WARDENS are going to die without confirming that it\\\'s ALL WARDENS.
And finally, on your last note: perhaps you are unaware of the fact that the literal definition of GenreBlindness, as denoted on the page description is a character which has \\\"none of the typical reactions a typical audience member would have in the same situation. Worse, they are unable to learn from any experiences related to their genre\\\".
What part of this doesn\\\'t fit Clarel? You just said: we, the audience, can see SEVERAL red flags in her plan. The Warden Ally can see red flags in her plan. \\\'\\\'She herself\\\'\\\' saw red flags in her plan. But, it\\\'s only because of you that, at the \\\'\\\'\\\'very last second\\\'\\\'\\\', she does not submit to the same fate as the rest of the mages. Also, \\\"clear concise witty\\\" is a hard rule for trope definitions, and a guideline for the site as a whole. I think, based on several edits made as of late, that you might be being a bit too literal and inflexible about it. Just my opinion, though.
I just do not see what the conflict here is.
