"Thedas Calls" Trailer {Trailer - Spoilers All} 

As people have pointed out- I made an error! Treviso is NOT the capital of Antiva, it's Antiva City! Thats my bad :( There have also been some people to guess what the data mined icon is for- so I should at least say that the data its included in would NOT be something used in game, but rather something that steam would use. So suggestions like app icon, achievement icon, or steam page icon are all on the money! Also hello to all my FFXIV watchers, haha! I didn't know I had so many! 5/11 Edit: I have caught up with the FFXIV story and got to the part where Joseph Capp appears, and I'm now doubling down that it's him. >:U

Learning that the Antaam split from the Qun is absolutely wild. I really need to start digging my claws into these short stories.

When I first saw the unknown ruin in Rivain; I immediately thought of the annulled Circle at Dairsmuid, which may explain the statue. Given Dairsmuid's location, it wouldn't be too much of an assumption (I believe) to say the Circle may have been secluded further along the coastline, as the Codex entry does mention "Seekers [were sent] across the bay from Ayesleigh". What sort of relevance such a location may have to the game itself to warrant its inclusion however....

It's Patrick Stewart as Dorian!!!🤣

that whole voice actor bit is a major thing i relate to for games and anime

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE LAST CLIP AND I'M LOOOOSING IT WHATS THAT

Good to hear from you again.

It feels so weird that it's actually coming out. I was listening to an old episode of split the veil the other day and you two were saying it probably won't come out until 2021 and how long a 7 year gap would be.

That draconic growl underlying the mystery voice definitely makes me think it's an old god returning when the Veil is torn down. Elgernon I think should be dead from the Blights, but it could be another one. We'll see...

maybe that purple dagger icon is in place of your custom protagonist’s headshot, like how Inquisition had the green hand! could also see it being the icon of your achievement for getting through the opening sequence of the game

That closing monologue speech was *chefs kiss* Accent wise, the guy talking about the old gods has similar pronunciation to other people from Tevinter in DA:I

THE PURPLE BUTTON??? Great to see you back with another video!!

SHES BACK

The kraken over Rivain makes me think of that one codex entry about mad scientist Ghilan'nain... “Ghilan'nain agreed and asked for three days to undo what she had made. On the first day she struck down the monsters of the air, except those she presented to Andruil as a gift. On the second day she drowned the giants of the sea, except those in deep waters, for they were too well-wrought, and Pride stopped her hand.” From codex, “The Ascension of Ghilan'nain”

I think the pillars with circles at the Warden fortress are hoops used for flight training with gryphons, which haven't been used in ages but since they might be coming back, who knows!

The last voice sounds like when Matthew Mercer makes a profound voice.

Welcome to the FFXIV community!! I hope you have fun with it!!

So glad to see you back! We've missed you! My personal opinion is either the Architect or another of the Magister Sidereal for the final voice. That or maybe one of the Forbidden Ones? Did we ever kill The Formless One? Either way! I am so excited for you to get back in the swing of things eventually. Thank you for this gem! I will say, that I gotta re-watch your Grey Warden stuff, because my image of Weishapt is totally different 😂 gotta see where I got my image wrong haha

Super happy having you back again! Another detail about the last speaker is that there is this deep growling in the background: of a beast or, I don't know, a dragon maybe? It may have connection to who the speaker is. My wild theory - it is a dragon speaking, or someone who can take form of a dragon (evanuris? Old god?)

My thoughts after watching this video and thinking about that trailer for 2 months: 1) Glad to have you back, Caitie! I'm assuming this means your long, long ISP woes might finally be over? :D 2) I feel like the squid on the map of Rivain is more than just set dressing, what with most of our knowledge of Rivain having something to do with the sea in one way or another. Some Lovecraft influence, perhaps? Maybe Ghilinnain's new form in Thedas is some twisted sea monster? As for "Risen Gods", I feel like that's gotta be something to do with the Old Gods since Elves don't generally sound like that and no one else would be that hyped about the return of the Evanuris, surely? 3) the Peace and Comfort guy. A couple thoughts I had. 1. sounds like Liam O'Brian to me, who I know as the voice of Caius Ballad from FF13-2. Only older, obviously. 2. a lot of people talk about it sounding like a Qunari from the wya he talks, but he gives me a lot of the same vibes Rezaren did in Absolution, specifically in the scene where he's trying to convince Miram in her dream. Now I'm not saying it's Rez, but that combined with the camera centering Tevinter during that section leads me to... 3. I think it's Lusacan, or a follower of. One of the last remaining 2 old gods, combined with the fact there's SOMETHING going fucky at Weisshaupt, and the "peace and comfort" in that sinister way gives me the vibes of "eternal peace/sleep/death" which would tie nicely in with Lusacan being the Dragon of Night. Also I'm a sucker for Old God/Tevene lore and I don't want them relegated to playing second fiddle to the Evanuris :P Oh and 4) about the Wardens, since soemthing's clearly not ok over there. I really like the fan theory that the First Warden is a literal title and they are literally the First Grey Warden who got made immortal by the original Joining, possibly one of the Magisters Sidereal (Hence why they're so secretive). And something's gone really fucky and ruined their little setup... leading to my little pet theory is that they have an Old God under/near Weisshaupt that they've either been keeping imprisoned to harvest blood from or are in an uneasy alliance with, which in my eyes would have to be Razikale. Who else would give the Grey Wardens such esoteric blood magic knowledge than the Dragon of Mystery? Obviously the issue would be "how did none of the other wardens notice" but idk maybe Razikale being the most magically-leaning Old God (in my headcanon) would have figured out a way to mask/silence her own Call? Im just rambling now lol :D In conclusion, great breakdown (lol at the reused statue, that's gamedev baby!) and thank you for setting my little theorycrafter brain whirring away with ideas again :P

Joseph Capp I think also voiced a character called Nere in Baldur’s Gate 3. The voice is identical

I find it curious that the Risen Gods quote shows Rivain, some of the background info to the Rivain Art says something along the lines of "dragons are getting bolder, attacking ships". So my immediate thought was... Old Gods?

The last voice, I always hear Dorian lol. Every single time.

Woot! Thanks for the new vid Caitie

So good to hear from you! ♥

Always good to see a fellow Warrior of Light! I'm really hoping that Dorian will be a major character... (also, I have the Dragon Age cookbook, and I'm so looking forward to trying some of the recipes!)

Thanks for delving into this. I love your passion for Dragon Age. It's a fascinating world and I'm always excited to hear your theories. Plus...Dreadwolf this year would be Amazing!

NEW VIDEO LETS GOOOOOOOOO

For the last voice, I strongly believe that the last voice is actually Liam O’Brian, the voice is just too close to his portrayal of Illidan Stormrage from WoW.

I was enthralled the entire video. I was so excited to hear your voice again. I have to say, however, that the clip at the end caught my attention most. All the little items, books, and cards laid out just fascinated me. 😁

Glad you’re enjoying XIV! Have an incredible journey and take your time!

We watched another lore-stream with Goose literally yesterday, and now you have a new vid? Heck yes, time for a re-binge of your vids :P

It is such a pleasure to have a new video from you again ! 🎉 Thanks for your analysis and interpretations of the last trailer. I really (really) hope we will see more of the grand necropolis

It's Boulton's "wearied fantasy dilf voice" vs the "saucy Hawke" voice, is my impression lmao (he did also voice Xenon, so...)😭. Great analysis, I wouldn't be surprised if they're the voices of some/all of the major faction leaders including a god or two.

The 4th voice is Dorian Stewart.

Thank you! You do the Maker's own work here.

New video from Ghil! Today is a good day.🌻

Yay, Caitie!! Those circle things at Weisshaupt are doing my head in, too - what does it mean?!

Not sure how I missed this last month, but it was so lovely to see one of your videos again! Also that last image, purple button?? (My brain went to a star trek intecom lol 😆)

Thank you for covering this, as always. It's good to see you again. I hope things are going well for you and that you enjoy your time on ffxiv

Northern English accents are more lately attributed to the Avvar, not sure what they would be doing in Rivain but they are both cultures with interesting takes on spirits. Avvar refer to them as gods more often than they do spirits, are we gonna battle another Hakon?

Somehow, the idol returned.

So good to see that you're back! I think the last voice was the Dread Wolf, but we shall see.

Bethesda got lucky to get Patrick Stewart, and also the Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean money took up basically all of the rest of their VO budget and that's why Oblivion NPCs are Oblivion NPCs

Loved the prediction , omnibus music and the ending

HYPEEE love that ending line ! solid !

I totally get the thing with voice actors! 😂 I have the same obsession but with German VAs. I tell you, if that German DA4 trailer drops, I'll be looking up VAs all day. lol I was honestly SO baffled to see so many people thinking that the last voice is Dorian/Patrick Stewart or even flippin Solas?? 😂 I think you're spot on with Joseph Capp though! Can't wait to hear who they'll cast in the German version!! 😁

She has returned!

I think it could be Joseph Capp. I did definitely hear something similar to Nere from BG3 in that delivery when I listen to it. And I love that the voice has some dragon growls in the background as he speaks, making me think it's probably related to the Old Gods or the Evanuris.

Ngl I get Jeremy Irons vibes from the last voice actor, although I don't know if they have Jeremy Irons money, lol.

The raspy voice could be a talking darkspawn and might have some relevance to the old art of the tentacled old god we saw previously. The kraken could be the symbolism of the blight taking over Rivian and why we see no cities. Or it’s the Qunari or Elves again.

YAY! A trailer and new Ghil video :)

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS 😂

4:45 - my guess at those pillars, judging by how it's probably a Grey Warden fortress, is that they're some sort of training course for griffons. 8:41 - she sounds elderly, so she might be Caterina Dellamorte, the First Talon (leader) of the Crows, who appears in Tevinter Nights. 9:41 - while the obvious answer would be an ancient elf talking about Evanuris, the "risen gods" could be simply high dragons. There's precedent to them being worshipped as gods, and this line is uttered while hovering over the map of Rivain - the one place where, in another concept art, we see a high dragon. 14:01 - "peace and comfort" does sound more like something a Qunari would say. Elgar'nan was, at least according to legend, all about "wrath and thunder" lol

That Nicholas Bolton voice was definitely his Raubahn voice! Nicholas Capp I think is a good guess. That voice sounded just like Golbez. My raid group did the EX trial and I have it *cemented* in my brain.

Glad to see you back! The Risen Gods - with the squid-like thing for Rivain, our pal Ghilan'nain the evanuris having been stopped by "Pride" from killing her creations in the Ocean, I'm 100% betting that some chucklefuck/Lord of Fortune made a pact with Solas to unleash Ghil's creations from the sea to fight off the dragons in Rivain? With how much Ghilan'nain has been set up, it just makes sense.

oh glad I am not the only one that clocks all the DA voice actors in ff14. I was actually shocked to be told that Thancred is Cailan

Love this - you are absolutely doing the Maker's work here! On that final voice, it does seem SO familiar. It sounds similar to Marc Thompson. If anyone's played Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, he voices Paralictor Regill. There are a lot of similarities there, but either way, it feels like it's been distorted a little.

Good stuff

Welcome to XIV! Your optimism about the release date was surprisingly infectious-I'd settled on the game coming out next year, but now part of me thinks you might be right. I hope you are! I've waited long enough to yell at Solas for breaking up with me (even if I won't be doing it as my heartbroken Lavellan, lol)

im hyped

Nice to see an upload, i think it’s fair to say we have all missed you but we know life is… life. Hopefully we get this game sometime soon *copium*

Honestly I can’t hold back my excitement!!😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

She's BACK! HELL YEAH!

🎉

Regarding the second voice, i think it might be James Cosmo. He hasn't done any games that i know of, but he does a lot of epic historical and fantastical movies (Troy, GoF, Braveheart and more) and he has done voice overs for animated movies. Listen to his scenes in Troy. He has the same gravel, and the accent in this trailer is very him. Btw, Love that you dropped a video!! 😁 always a treat to see you pop up on my subscriber feed!!

Mother has returned!

When I heard the 4th voice, I heard Illidan Stormrage from WoW!!

I'm so so SO freaking stoked for this game, ive been a sub of yours for not very long (i dont think,) but i love your videos so much and have made the wait just that much more barable. Also come on ending, im so excited to see what THAT is a hint for 👀 (waves in fellow ffxiv enjoyer!!)

I think the last voice is Sam Witwer. He's also in a few RU-vid videos playing the DA board game from years ago. Believe it's wizards of te coast. He and Bioware follow each other and I don't think he's voiced one of their games, yet 😁

Statue kind of looks like a lighthouse. The pillars with circles on top could be for astronomical/star/planet alignments, like the star stones in Pern perhaps? Love the "shittier and cheaper materials = Weishaupt" :D Re: "my reign", the background sound was really draconic to me, with that combination growl/roar/scrapping sounds, could be an Old God? Love your ending/outro music :)

Consider one more person agreeing with you on Joseph Capp. While I don't remember the Shadow Prince from DoS2 (it's been a very long time since I played it), the tone of the character in the DA teaser sounds very similar to the characters he voices in Endwalker, one in particular, the others are a bit more gravely and lower tone. Great job on clocking that possibility!

The knife icon looks like the style often used for steam achievements!

The fourth voice kinda sounds like a deeper version of Sire Denathrius or a higher Illidan Stormrage played by Ray Chase and Liam Christopher O'Brien respectively. There is definitely some audio filters happening as well. I don't have the best ear for voice actors but these are the voices that came to mind first.

The image of Rivain actually really reminds me of the ruins in Hitman 2016's Sapienza level. Crumbled fortress, long disused, nice entry point for 47 (or the party in this case). Makes me think stealth section just based on vibes but I could be wrong

I'm very glad to hear from you again. Regarding the last voice, I am more than sure that it is Ray Chase. I play World of Warcraft and after several months of clearing Castle Nathria, I am 99% sure that this is him.

I feel the voice acting thing. I’m super late to the BioWare stuff in general, because I was only able to get my own gaming laptop about three years ago (I live with my parents still to save money and my brother tends to yoink my controller from my hands when I’m doing something wrong). Anyway, it’s funny seeing voice actors in another game. Samantha Traynor was a cameo of my Inquisitor, even though Mass Effect came out first. Or that Bailey guy, the C-Sec officer is General Tullius in Skyrim. It’s so funny.

Oo hey a fellow Viera, you have excellent taste! Also it took me an ABSURDLY long time to realize Shtola was Sera. Like I am genuinely embarrassed about it 😅

Ghil is back! This just made my whole month!

I think the “peace and comfort” voice actor is Tom Kane. I recognized the voice from Knights of the Old Republic where he played Uthar

Yooo purple! Nice

THE TIME (it's almost) UPON US!!!!

"glory to the risen gods" sounds like it could be some kind of Nordic or Scottish accent. It almost reminds me of something from Skyrim accent wise. I'm leaning toward Navarre though just because "risen" makes me think of the necropolis and the one short story from Tevinter Nights about the risen guard. I'm probably way off though. I feel like i know that voice but i can't place it

on that voice acting note, I recently got into Tekken and realized Steve Fox shares his voice actor with Fenris. Fun stuff.

Hey! I play FFXIV too, welcome! Thank you for the video, fantastic content as usual.

A little late here, so don't know if someone already pointed it out. But the last voice "my reign" dude. Is without a doubt Darin De Paul, he's using the same voice he did for Bioware in SWTOR as Emperor Valkorian.

I cannot remember faces if my life depended on it, not even my own, but I can recognize voices, so it is a thing for me too. I totally get it.

Ahhhh, so glad you're getting into the wonderful world of ffxiv! Please take your time with the story and enjoy!

I’ve been playing 14 for years. It’s a great game. I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

The second voice you mentioned kind of sounds like a voice-modulated version of the voice actor that does the lines about the Ham in the multiplayer.

My guess for the second voice is Alec Newman. If you are familiar with his VO's in DOS:2, his voice has a lot of range, but there are elements that always seem to come through that can make him recognizable. And Bioware does love their repeat VA's. ;)

Lurker here... so I don't usually comment BUT - When you were on about Male Hawke voice - I immediately went to Raubahn from FFXIV. Nick has been his VA since Heavensward. (I never really played MHawke, as I played FHawke) But yeah... Welcome to the FFXIV family! ^_^ I'm excited, cautiously so. Glad to see your videos. :D

I just cannot shake the fact that the fourth line gives me animated Maul vibes, especially when he says "peace and comfort", that's just exactly the way Maul speaks, the same rhythm, the same v i b r a t i o n s >< But the clip with the shadow prince is also quite close :o I'm going completely mental trying to find this damn voice!

I think the final voice is the Black Divine. That's not to say that he couldn't be an ancient being of some kind masquerading as a vint to seize power, but I think with the trouble brewing in southern Thedas and how Dorian talks about the state of Tevinter I think that someone has probably stepped into the role who is telling the Tevinter populace what they want to hear and is promising to bring order and the true Chant to the chaotic south.

I love the image of Rivain when it looks like we are inside of a mouth of a dragon. The upper and bottom rocks making it look like teeth. Maybe the Risen Gods are dragons. Also why isn't anyone mentioning return of gryphons?! All I want from DA:D is to ride a gryphon intto the battle. The last voice sounds simmilar to Illidan, VO Liam O'Brian, but I don't think it's him.

That divinity voice could be it, though to me it sounds alot like Liam O'Brien (Niall of the Lost in Dreams quest in dao) doing something very close to his Illadan voice in the "you are not prepared" WoW trailer.

The second voice sounds to me like Durance, from Pillars of Eternity, who was voiced by Dave B Mitchell.

I thought that was just a fancy lighthouse, didn't think of it as an andraste statue

That pull out that centers that bay does nothing to quiet my conspiracy theory that Arlathan is under water next to the forest. 🤣

Anyone else notice the jagged formations around the unknown Rivan ruins look like teeth? Like the camera is panning out from a creature's jaw?