[quote=@Prince of Seraphs]
<Snipped quote by Lugubrious>

That's a rather unique idea. I do have some questions though. When and where did Alastair obtain the wand that uses to form his weapons constructs? What was the artifact that Alastair and his sister were searching for? Did you say Veiron had settlers? Cause that city is deserted. The land will not bear fruit and everyone is terrified of it. It would be like wanting to settle in Chernobyl. What did Meredith do to convince her brother to turn on her? Did Alastair kill her? Finally Why can't either of them take off their armour?
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The wand was gained from the castle of the lonely duke, specifically a court mage who died during the years of the twins' youth.  The artifact is, let's say, a family heirloom of her mother's that she knew would have survived the destruction.  I can change 'settlers' to 'looters'; there are always greedy and courageous thieves who will scour sites of tragedy for gains.  Meredith murdered said looters for no reason more than she was impatient.  Alistair did not kill her; he merely trapped her, and he continues to visit her infrequently.  Neither of them can take off their armor because they have grown slightly since putting it on, and the occult marks on their bodies have practically made the armor part of them as well.