Fear seems to have controlled so much of the history of Thedas. There could be untold wonder out there just waiting for a brave enough woman. [Because let's be honest, Araceli isn't going to ever trust a man to do a woman's job.]

There are many sailors like my father who have never spent a whole day or night on dry land. Always on their ships, always on the waves. That is the only life they have ever known.