Trivia / Twice Upon an Age

• Accidentally-Correct Writing: At the Halamshiral Ball, Cullen tells Victoria that "you look lovely." After the main quest of the game is completed, this is actually something Cullen may say to a romanced female Inquisitor - something the author didn't discover until after the chapter was posted.
• Dedication: In addition to the entire series being dedicated to Lady Norbert's "best friend and self-appointed bodyguard," The Skyhold Runner's Guide to Survival is also dedicated to RoksanaLyasin, a fellow DA fic author who encouraged Lady Norbert to include it in the series.
• Defictionalization: A heartwarming if somewhat unusual example. Mary Kirby, who writes Varric, autographed the author's copy of Hard in Hightown as Varric Tethras, using the nickname that Varric uses in this story. It's therefore effectively canon that "Scholar" is Varric's nickname for Lady Norbert. Seen here.
• Hypothetical Casting: Although it wasn't determined very early in the creation of the series, having cast Aidan Turner as Mahanon in a different fan project led the author to use the same casting here, with his Poldark costar Eleanor Tomlinson filling the role of Victoria. The fact that the actors are really good friends in real life cemented the choice. Exemplified here.◊
• Recursive Fanfiction: "To Rest in the Warmest Places," written by series beta reader AuroraBorealia, shows the ball at the Winter Palace from Cullen's point of view.
• Tribute to Fido: It's mentioned that Hawke's mabari is named Rikki; Lady Norbert named him after her parents' dog, to whom she was particularly attached. This has become a Tear Jerker in hindsight since the dog's passing in August 2022.
• Written by Cast Member:
  • Played with. The first story and its sequel are written by Lady Norbert (or as she bills herself, "Lady Norbert, Chantry scholar"), but "Edited for fun and profit by Varric Tethras." Throughout the series, there are "editor's notes" in which Varric apparently tries to hold more influence over the narrative; sometimes he even talks to the author there. He's also credited as having written both prologues and chapters 19 and 27 of the first story.
  • Additionally, two of the side volumes of the series are entirely his work, as they were written during the events of the original story in the series and Lady Norbert claims to have had nothing to do with them apart from arranging their publication on AO3.

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