I get the feeling that most Blood Mages are evil because they are the type of people who are drawn to this type of magic, or at the very least are more willing to see it as an option.
Well, it's hard to say. Personally I think most normal Blood Mages (less evil ones) are just killed too quickly by Templars (or Demons) to really be shown off that well. Generally when we see them in-game they tend to be rather powerful Mages, so it's not difficult for me to believe that we just don't have a good pool to fish from (so to say).
Magic itself is not corrupting, it is the easy access to the fade and more importantly demons that is corrupting. In addition Blood Magic would be more corrupting becuase of that demon involvement.
I was simplifying slightly, though I'd argue that more what I meant is having that much power is corrupting. Compared to a normal person, a Mage is theoretically rather powerful in Dragon Age, even without Blood Magic.
Which brings us back to Solas, who instead of describing Spirts and Demons as benevolent and malevolent he uses non-aggressive and aggressive. He also claims that the version you get being the version you expect from them.
More evidence to support demons not being evil is Mouse, who despite appearing as a Pride Demon, it lets you go instead of trying to possess you.
I don't talk to Solas (never liked him, he just seems shifty from the start) so I'll take your word here. I would definitely agree with the aggressive/non-aggressive stance, it feels more accurate especially when we look at Justice (who is quite obviously Aggressive in DA:2, pretty much at all times), and of course the fact that Demons are perfectly willing to negotiate, though to be fair that's usually when they're overpowered or want something out of it...But I think generally they have more potential for 'evil' than we see.
But, essentially, even if Demons are aggressive I wouldn't be able to really call them evil. Even the Demons that are the most aggressive seem to be rather limited to their 'nature', to the extent that I'm not entirely sure how much free will they have. Nothing to back that up really, just a feeling I get based on how locked in Demons seem to be to their Concept.
I get the feeling that most Blood Mages are evil because they are the type of people who are drawn to this type of magic, or at the very least are more willing to see it as an option.
Well, it's hard to say. Personally I think most normal Blood Mages (less evil ones) are just killed too quickly by Templars (or Demons) to really be shown off that well. Generally when we see them in-game they tend to be rather powerful Mages, so it's not difficult for me to believe that we just don't have a good pool to fish from (so to say).
Magic itself is not corrupting, it is the easy access to the fade and more importantly demons that is corrupting. In addition Blood Magic would be more corrupting becuase of that demon involvement.
I was simplifying slightly, though I'd argue that more what I meant is having that much power is corrupting. Compared to a normal person, a Mage is theoretically rather powerful in Dragon Age, even without Blood Magic.
Which brings us back to Solas, who instead of describing Spirts and Demons as benevolent and malevolent he uses non-aggressive and aggressive. He also claims that the version you get being the version you expect from them.
More evidence to support demons not being evil is Mouse, who despite appearing as a Pride Demon, it lets you go instead of trying to possess you.
I don't talk to Solas (never liked him, he just seems shifty from the start) so I'll take your word here. I would definitely agree with the aggressive/non-aggressive stance, it feels more accurate especially when we look at Justice (who is quite obviously Aggressive in DA:2, pretty much at all times), and of course the fact that Demons are perfectly willing to negotiate, though to be fair that's usually when they're overpowered or want something out of it...But I think generally they have more potential for 'evil' than we see.
But, essentially, even if Demons are aggressive I wouldn't be able to really call them evil. Even the Demons that are the most aggressive seem to be rather limited to their 'nature', to the extent that I'm not entirely sure how much free will they have. Nothing to back that up really, just a feeling I get based on how locked in Demons seem to be to their Concept.
