"This Force sounds similar to magic, and yet also completely different." Now that he thought about it, since Altair's powers didn't come from the Fade, then would Templar abilities work on him? Their enchanted armor hadn't protected them from a lightsaber.

"I knew an elven woman back in Kirkwall, Merrill, and she said that there was a time when all elves had magic. She also said that while many elves aren't full mages, they do still have some innate magical sense. And in a way, all beings are connected to the Fade, even if they lack the ability to do magic, because that's where we go when we dream. Well, I say all beings, but dwarves are completely disconnected from the Fade, meaning they don't dream and can't be born as mages."