The Scaled Ones | Explaining Dragon Age [spoilers]

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The Scaled Ones are an obscure piece of lore that was mentioned once in relation to the dwarves in the ancient age - let's see what the lore has to say about them.
Hey everyone, hope you enjoyed the video and have a few more things to think about lore-wise. I had a lot of fun researching this, and tackled my forever fear of the underground.
If you have any questions, or perhaps theories or thoughts, pop them down in the comments, or if you'd rather you can contact me via email or through a pm on reddit. Links should be on profile-about.
0:00 - 1:15 = Introduction
1:16 - 3:08 = The Art
3:09 - 6:20 = Intro to the Codex & Story Summary
6:21 - 8:16 = Chronicles of a Forgotten War [Part 1]
8:17 - 10:55 = Chronicles of a Forgotten War [Part 2]
10:56 - 18:40 = Chronicles of a Forgotten War [Part 3]
18:41 - 19:05 = Chronicles of a Forgotten War [Part 4]
19:06 - 23:30 = Chronicles of a Forgotten War [Part 5]
23:31 - 25:20 = Finishing up thoughts with the Codex
25:21 - 27:41 = Reavers [warrior sub-class]
27:42 - 29:10 = 2 Other Codex Entries mentioning 'lizard men'
29:11 - 30:33 = Meta Content in Dragon Age
30:34 - 34:11 = Speculation, Questions and Tinfoil Hats
34:12 - 35:03 = A Final Thought
35:04 - 35:59 = Finishing Up/Outro

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@happythoughts4553 3 ай бұрын

in Tresspasser, Solas mentions that the Evanuris rose to power because of a war (more Elf lore, I know). I have a Theory that that War was Elves VS Dragons. Not Dragons as we know them in The Dragon Age time, but Great Dragons like the ones in The Silent Grove Comic. I think that is why Mythal is so often depicted transforming into a dragon, and why shapshifting into a dragon is implyed to be reserved for the Evanuris in another Tresspasser codex entry; it is a trophy of their absolute victory. Running with this idea, perhaps the surviving Dragons/Dragonkin were drivien underground and they are the Scaled Ones. I can point to The Hissing Waste Codex entry for evidence Dwarves encounted dragons at least: A Journal on Dwarven Ruins, ""Urtok" means "dragon." Why was it part of an ancient crest? Why were these dwarves so worried about a monster they'd never see that they worked it into their weapons? " Not a lot of evidence for this, but I'm hoping to go to Kal'Sharok in DAD and get more lore

@kalaelizabeth 2 күн бұрын

Great video! I really want to see the scaled one one day

@jimmycool3635 2 ай бұрын

I like to think it's something to deal with the oldgods, these be their minions and I like to imagine that they are at constant war with the darkspawn now just like the dwarves, and are trying to defend the dragons tooth and nail (literally)

@ladysulevin 2 ай бұрын

I love this, new headcanon/theory 🥰

@ConnorLonergan 2 ай бұрын

I suspect that the Scaled Ones are a race the reside in the Western Lands beyond Thedas and that the Scaled Ones that the Dwarves met was something of a scouting force. their task to study the deep roads and any inhabitants for some purpose. I suspect that while there where reports of attacks before the codex is the first time a Dwarf killed a Scaled one at all, a feat initially not excpected by the scouting force. While it is unkown if the Scaled ones learned everything they needed to know they still would perform one last ceramony before packing up and returning to their homeland to report what they did know. Since no report of scaled ones after this encounter my guess the scaled Ones back West ruled that the Deep Roads of Thedas are too dangerous or hazardous and so must be left alone.

@Eeb828 Ай бұрын

You rock for making these vids! I’ve been burnt out on DA until recently, and I’m very happy to have them

@robwatso 3 ай бұрын

Great job! Thank you. I'll be doing Decent in the next week or 2 during my current play through. I've not really given much thought to the Forgotten War but will now!

@robwatso 3 ай бұрын

Been thinking. Iron Bull talks about how the Qunari may have been mixed with Dragon Blood - hence the horns in most. Maybe the Scaled Ones are the rejects that somehow survived...

@MaskedRifter 3 ай бұрын

Could the Scaled Ones have gone to the Fade through their final ritual? Maybe to find the Old Gods or something? Or did they, somehow, become High Dragons, slowly transforming and steadily roaming Thedas through the coming ages? There's my 2 cents. Hope you can get a bigger tinfoil hat with it. 😂

@mrmoviemanic1 4 күн бұрын

I love your deep dive into this. I also adore the fact you haven't seen Superman. Highly recommend it, especially the 1978 film with Christopher Reeve.

@teresamorrow2459 3 ай бұрын

When you started discussing the “Talons” and “daggers”…my mind immediately went to the Rogues of Rivain! Did the Evanuris in the North decide they wanted to expand south as well? Did they drain the Titan in the North or corrupt that portion of the Titan? Was this the “wolf cuts off its leg to escape” part of a Titan? 😢 Which Evanuris ruled Tevinter, Freemarches, Rivain, etc? Is this why the Qunari hate magic so much? Were they created by dragons and abused elves/humans? Sooo many questions!

@TheBirdsDen Ай бұрын

I think we should be able to date them.

@sethzunker2100 15 күн бұрын

i wonder how they connect with the Executors. the one we met was thin, obscured, had a strange voice...

@haedrath 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Few random thoughts on the topic :). Some if not all of the Evanuris could turn into dragons. *see flemeth/mythal and well Morrigan* Though it was considered a divine right which pissed off Elgarnan when Ghilan'nain became one (if im remembering correctly... been years). If I were to venture to guess on this, the scaled ones are a product of the Forgotten ones - the enemies of the Evanuris. I say this because of their location in the abyss or void which has been mentioned a few times being in the deeps. Though.... the 'here lies the abyss' quest takes place strictly in the fade... so take that for what you will.

@SebastianMeusel Ай бұрын

Krogans! 😉😆

@MalarikFilms Ай бұрын

30:24 I stand with you ESPECIALLY In fantasy settings

@timothywheeler4980 Ай бұрын

Tinfoil hat, do u think the scaled ones might be the executors? Both are introduced into lore in inquisition. In the last book one is described as covered in all black with a vail so you can't see what they look like. I believe solas also makes a comment in one of the comics to veric, not to trust your new friends across the sea. If they were around during the ancient elves, then they could have fought each other back then. Also in the codex when they disappear, could it have been a teleport spell? Just a theory after watching your video.

@BboyEasySteps 9 күн бұрын

Darkness can exist without the Sun so no contradictions there about experiencing light. Light doesn't automatically equate to sunlight. Everyone has different reference points depending on how and where they grew up. I too would love to see them truly explore the other races and fringe lore pieces in the future more thoroughly but it's okay if they don't at the same time. Some things can stay as mysterious and mystical and that in itself adds to the world of a story. Not everything HAS to be explained, like the Maker for example. They've already confirmed that they would never truly confirm nor deny his existence and that's fine. The Scaled ones I assume COULD come into play in Veilguard, but probably not unless they go really deep into the Dwarves and Titan storyline that they set up in the Descent. Though I don't see them doing so because there would be way too much content to fit into one game. They'll for sure touch on the Titans and it'll probably be very major because a "double blight" is likely coming, but the Scaled Ones in particular probably aren't going to be dove into too much.

@rususumi 2 ай бұрын

They might not wear helmets due to some cultural notion or spiritual notion related to guarding the head? Maybe it’s considered dishonorable?

@ladysulevin 2 ай бұрын

oh, maybe!

@keata1315 20 күн бұрын

I think they're either reavers or experiments by Tevinter mages. What if the Qunari are what happens when you mix elves, dragon blood and magic and scaled ones are what you get when you mix humans dragon blood and magic?

@Irhak69 5 күн бұрын

I always thought that Scaled Ones are very, very, veeeeery old dakrspawn before they were called darkspawn. We know from codex entries that the blight was known even in the Evahnuris times. So it is possible that blighted elvhen could be there somewhere. Also we only assume that their calling of Imperium means Tevinter Imperium... but Elvhenan is elven name. Dwarfs could have named them Imperium also... Then there is the darkspawn look... some of them does look scaly a bit. The only thing that is dragony are the cave paintings of some sort of lizardmen. However there are also seen in Elvhen temples. So the suspiscion of the blighted elvhen is still possibility. On the other hand the Reaver origin is also feasible... but Evanuris did probably fought dragons... or were dragons... one of Evanuris did brought blight... and spread it at least in some form... so let's up the original thought with... scaled ones are elves who drank dragon blood and were blighted and forced to hide underground

@HalonOfficial 2 ай бұрын

i wonder if we will learn more about the scaled ones in dreadwolf

@mauricewilks1974 2 ай бұрын

Hopefully we will learn more about them in Dreadwolf.

@thirdcoastfirebird Ай бұрын

This is a great video. You caused me to stop playing DAI for a split second when you said people become Reapers. I just imagined a human turning into a Reaper-not a bunch of people like in ME-no, just one. It made me pause in fear. Good job.

@chickenmonger123 2 ай бұрын

Make you wonder what would have occurred if Godrick attempted to Graft Godwyns remains. The entire problem with Godwyns death is that it only killed the Soul. The Body though degraded is still living, if degraded and missing half of what made it alive. His whole body seeming to be like a transferable form of cancer. Yet couldn’t the addition of Godricks own soul, revivify or substitute the damaged and missing ingredient? I suppose not. Because it is shown to infect the living, rather than be stabilized by the addition of it to a body and soul. It is also possible Godrick would simply be too weak to survive that malignancy. It makes you wonder. Another potential way to view Godwyns Body is attempting to consume souls, and bring them in as a consequence of the lack. An unconscious hunger. So perhaps nothing could withstand it. Couldn’t you slay the rest of him with the full Death Rune too? Making the separated portion permanently severed?