"It really depends, I guess. A stranger from Thedas would have all sorts of annoying assumptions about me, because of who I am. And if I was really unlucky, they'd also be some elf-hating jackass to boot."

But his point is taken, at least someone from Thedas would know about the Fade, if not all the details she knows now. They'd understand that a warrior with a shield is someone you get behind, not run off from in every random direction possible on a battlefield.

"I get what you mean, though. Especially about all the Terrans." 'Terran' is as foreign a word for her as 'Earth', after all. Why not use it? "It's like they have the same codex of information to draw on, while the rest of us have to explain basic shit."