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Post by ellehaym on Mar 16, 2022 0:39:04 GMT
Odd theory that fits none of this directly. If vallesin is 'blood writing', does that mean that the Evanuris were possibly using blood magic to control and track their slaves? Is that why removing that is probably so important its depicted twice? Are the Dalish in for the biggest FU surprise in Thedas once the Evanuris get out? I'm outta energy and I still haven't dove into what gervaise had on the mural in the Shattered Library, the mystery inscription at the end of the Forbidden Oasis, or bunches of other data I need to try to pull this together. I'll Textomance more later. Thanks all who got this far. I know some early on some people theorized that once the Evanuris gets out the Dalish elf with the corresponding Vallaslin will be mind-controlled by their specific Evanuris but on a massive scale? At the same time it could also have been used as protection against control enemy Evanuris? In The Masked Empire, Imshael used a "fade trick" to control the Dalish within their vicinity. Not surprising since Imshael is an blood magic expert, but just imagine what the Evanuris can do. Onto the other subject, it is odd that Solas does sprinkle in some clues for the Inquisitor (even if he hates him) and even outright tells the Inquisitor his plans. It could be that he's emotional and partially wants to be stopped? After all, a the devs did say a romanced Solas was almost going to tell the Inquisitor the truth and stop his plans, but he stopped last minute. Or as a partially former Spirit, it might still be within his nature to give clues and award knowledge to those savvy enough to figure them out. Seems kinda counter-productive, but he doesn't seem to mind being proven wrong as he said in Trespasser.
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Post by ellehaym on Mar 14, 2022 20:13:16 GMT
Speaking of The Sinner, I'm reminded of this entry in the last part of Solassan
I see some parallels, although I don't think The Sinner ended up in Solassan. Perhaps a similar fate happened to them where they were sealed?
I do wonder what Solas true name could be and why is it important? Does knowing his true name give you power over him like in some real life beliefs?
Solas = Pride in Elvhen and Pride is the corruption of Wisdom when denied its purpose. "He didn't want a body, but he asked her to come" " He wanted to give Wisdom, not orders" its probably much more complex, but could serving Mythal have turned whatever Spirit he originally was into Solas?
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Post by ellehaym on Mar 13, 2022 22:36:39 GMT
One sees the hunter, one flees from it, one hunts it in turn, one outwits them all. Falon'Din sees Andruil (in the Void); she is hunting Ghilan'nain's intelligent monsters (which may be the origin of the Forgotten Ones); Mythal intervenes and stops Andruil; (Mythal is killed as a result of a conspiracy against her led by Andruil, Falon'Din and Dirthamen) Fen'Harel outwits them all. Interesting, I never made the connection of the hunter = Andruil, but it makes sense in retrospect. I can see an alliance between Ghilan'nain, Andruil, Dirthamen and Falon'Din. Maybe the next target would've Elgar'nan? Falon'Din was confident enough of his power to challenge him and there's also a glyph in the Sylaise Shrine of a hare and hawk (Andruils symbols) chasing the Sun. I guess a societal collapse was imminent, but it seems like Ghilan'nain's inclusion may have sped it up. But I also think that relationship could explain the bond between Solas and his wolf. I'm going to come out and say Solas does not take up the entire Dread Wolf identity - and while he claims that he is not like Mythal, he may still be bonded to something - like an actual wolf. And to be honest, when Solas' Orb broke, I think that may have screwed up that connection. So now something has gotta give. I was just thinking this earlier today. Why is Solas so closely related to wolves? What if when Mythal gave him a body it was actually a wolf? Although I guess he just put part of his soul into a wolf.
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Post by ellehaym on Mar 12, 2022 22:56:27 GMT
I always wondered about Fen'Harel's sanctuary. Was it always his or did he take over it after it was long abandoned? It could have been in regular use at one time owing to the presence of the eluvians. So long as the network was open, I assume anyone could move between them as we did. However, if she drinks from the Well and there is no Kieran, Morrigan is reading a book on eluvians where she says it states they were shut down during the elven civil war. May be Solas was the one who shut them down, after which only small sections could be accessed by those with the right key. For some reason Imshael, a Forbidden One, ended up with the main keystone, which has always seemed somewhat odd to me but I suppose he could have got it in a trade off for something else. Incidentally, either OGB Kieran had the power to alter the destination of Morrigan's eluvian or Flemeth did it from her end. If the latter, since Flemeth had the knowledge of Mythal, it may be that it was she who originally had control of the network, which would account for Solas also knowing how to shut it down. Certainly the spirit of Mythal in the Well was able to close off access to that eluvian by Corypheus. I am reminded of Flemeth's domain in the Fade she's under Dirthamen's statue with a sword in his back. Could symbolize betrayal? Either being betrayed or the betrayer The sword in his back would suggest he was the one being betrayed. It could be that is how he viewed her attack on Falon'Din. Are you sure it is Dirthamen's statue alone? Since Dirthamen is said to be Falon'Din's shadow and vice versa, surely an attack on one would be seen/felt as an attack on the other? Solas says that Falon'Din was bloodied in his own temple, so that could be what is being depicted there. I have a theory that Solas allied himself with the Forbidden Ones. It might explain why Imshael had that keystone and Gaxkang dropped the "Fade Wall" shield that has a wolf design on it. They both share the same enemy and while they may be dangerous they can still be defeated or bound, I'm also reminded of what Solas taught Sera about useful agents that liked causing chaos for its own sake: "move to a place where they can't do any harm or removed if necessary" I guess this is what Solas did to his more uncontrollable agents once they outlived their usefulness. As for Dirthamens statue, I supposed it could be both since both are reflections of each other, unless there was a falling out between the 2 brothers.
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Post by ellehaym on Mar 12, 2022 21:00:11 GMT
I always wondered about Fen'Harel's sanctuary. Was it always his or did he take over it after it was long abandoned? In it, we see mosaics of him, Mythal, Falon'Din and Dirthamen. Could they have been working together up until and it was Falon'Din/Dirthamen have been the one to forewarn the other Evanuris of their plans? I am reminded of Flemeth's domain in the Fade she's under Dirthamen's statue with a sword in his back. Could symbolize betrayal? Either being betrayed or the betrayer Although it seems hard to believe they worked together considering Falon'Din tried to invade Mythal's lands and she had to rally the other gods to beat him.
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Post by ellehaym on Mar 9, 2022 22:57:29 GMT
Speaking of the frog-faced statue, you see them too Solas' sanctuary in Trespasser attached to the wall, but only the faces.
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Post by ellehaym on Nov 24, 2021 4:06:25 GMT
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Post by ellehaym on Nov 20, 2021 19:57:57 GMT
Personally, I think the interpretation of "they just want to get away from dragons" to be the most plausible. I think they don't like the mechanic very much and since they are not really plot relevant, they don't want to have a game called "Dragon Age" without dragons. Wasn't there an article how Inquisition almost didn't have dragons, at all? I think they just don't want to have dragons, at all and don't to advertise the games as such. That's how I see it. Hey, I wouldn't mind a name change. I think "Dragon Age" is Bioware's most insipid, uninspired title. It neither sounds compelling nor does it communicate anything about the series besides it being a fantasy game that probably has dragons in it. I used to joke it sounded like it came out of a fantasy title generator, then that turned out to be pretty much the case. Don't think it'll happen, though. Oh, and on a tangentially related note... Knights of the Old Republic is the Bioware game with the best title. Haven't played it, not a Star Wars fan, but so it is. Yeah, it might be to late for a name change. Which is is too bad because "___ Age" is just based on what the divine chooses for the name of the next century. They can easily do a "Tales of" series with this series. I suppose they could do that if they choose to reboot the series.
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 30, 2021 18:21:28 GMT
DA4 will have multiple endings: 1. Red lyrium to destroy the Veil 2. Blue lyrium to keep the Veil 3. Green lyrium to merge the Fade and the real world together
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 29, 2021 18:00:46 GMT
I suspect that a lot of the elves working for Solas have been tricked and told half-truths instead of the full story. I wouldn't be surprised if we could turn a great deal of his agents against him. I think this could be a possibility too. It seems like each organization have opposing factions within them, so why can't Solas group be the same too? They might even start seeing Solas and no better than the Evanuris he opposed or they might even miss the Evanuris and want thier return. Felassan and Solas himself started to view the races of modern Thedas as "real" and Felassan even betrayed Solas for their sake; Solas was close to telling the truth and giving it all up for a romanced Levallen but changed his mind last minute. I can see some of the Ancient Elves getting 2nd thoughts as time passes by.
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 27, 2021 20:34:46 GMT
I think they'll at least be remembered for sealing the Veil Tear.
But much like how Ameridan was eventually remembered as a human warrior with potentially a mage lover, the much of the Inquisitor's true history will be erased.
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Post by ellehaym on May 26, 2021 18:00:12 GMT
Dark Fortress #3 Just finished and wow so many things to process.
I feel sad that Aaron died,but I was getting death flags from him for a while now.
So the Idol is around and Solas was observing this whole ordeal from wherever he was? I guess I shouldn't be surprised since doing this weakened both the Qunari forces and made Tevinter another fortress/territory and distracted the Inquisition.
Still ... I can't help but feel something bad is going to happen. The Sarcophagus was not destroyed and is now deep underground, maybe so deep that its in the deep roads where *sombebody* will discover it. The Idol is still around, although it looks like Solas is observing its whereabouts.
Shame Shiralas died, I thought he'd escape somehow and become a secret boss in DA4.
Not only is the sarcophagus still intact, it’s directly under a fortress now occupied by The Qunari. That’ll end well.
I have to wonder why Solas even cares about the idol. He’s started his ritual without it, so I don’t think he needs it to complete it. It’s also blighted with red lyrium, which he doesn’t fuck with. I wonder if Solas plans on having somebody activate it much like he did when he had his agents lead Corypheus to his Orb? Seeing how there's now red lyrium vines and potentially Darkspawn with red lyrium, I'm assuming things didn't quite go according to his plan between now and DA4. Hard to believe he'll be desperate enough to use it, but one of the murals we saw his dreadwolf form have red light similar to Cory's dragon attacks and the Orb. It was also said that he created that Idol.
There needs to be a way for people to hide their presence from a Dream. I remember Feynriel can observe and manipulate people in Kirkwall from all the way in Tevinter and he's just a novice. I remember Morrigan successfully hid herself and Kieran from Flemeth, but only temporarily.
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Post by ellehaym on May 26, 2021 14:25:34 GMT
Dark Fortress #3 Just finished and wow so many things to process.
I feel sad that Aaron died,but I was getting death flags from him for a while now.
So the Idol is around and Solas was observing this whole ordeal from wherever he was? I guess I shouldn't be surprised since doing this weakened both the Qunari forces and made Tevinter another fortress/territory and distracted the Inquisition.
Still ... I can't help but feel something bad is going to happen. The Sarcophagus was not destroyed and is now deep underground, maybe so deep that its in the deep roads where *sombebody* will discover it. The Idol is still around, although it looks like Solas is observing its whereabouts.
Shame Shiralas died, I thought he'd escape somehow and become a secret boss in DA4.
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Post by ellehaym on May 17, 2021 19:00:59 GMT
I don't think its a coincidence that DA2 Qunari horns looked like the newly designed Flemeth.
As for why there were supposed to be 7 individuals, maybe they are the Evanuris minus Solas and Mythal? It could have been created after her murder and I think Solas war with them probably took many years, perhaps decades or even centuries.
What I like to know is if they were once on Thedas, how did they leave? Did they really just took a ship and sailed north? Or did the Evanuris have colonies beyond Thedas?
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Post by ellehaym on Apr 3, 2021 1:05:41 GMT
The Qun has the name "Hissrad" Meaning keeper of illusions or liar. I supposed one of their roles is to keep the illusion that the Qunari are keeping their promises. Outside of being spies, maybe Hissrads are responsible for political correspondence as it is their role within the Qun.
When the Arishok attacked Kirkwall he really went rogue and 2 of the remaining Triumvirate went to neutral place in Rivain where they made a formal apology.
Compare that to what happened in after Trespasser where there was no mention of either of them apologizing for Viddasala's actions outside of that letter claiming they were rogue.
Also in DAO Sten says that the Qun don't believe in treaties with bas and only signed the Llomeyn accord (a piece of paper to them) to pacify the south and I don't think it was ever said that any Triumvirate signed it.
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Post by ellehaym on Apr 2, 2021 22:02:23 GMT
I wonder if the ritual they are doing to make the Idol into a weapon will alert Solas? In Tevinter Nights. The Mortalitasi mages did a ritual that turned the Idol into a dagger (or was it a sword) but this was enough to notify Solas and unleash Spirits to attack them. Or maybe the ritual will go awry and might be the catalyst of the red lyrium vines we see growing in some of the latest DA4 concept arts/teasers?
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Post by ellehaym on Apr 2, 2021 18:49:42 GMT
My guess is there's no fear you won't be able to reform Tevinter. Though I am hoping there is a way to play a character who likes Tevinter and the option to have a less reformed Tevinter. I think a lot of that may come down to how they characterize Archon Radonis. My impression of him from Magekiller is that he’s mostly concerned with Tevinter’s survival and stability. I'd like to know more about him. But I would not be surprised if he somehow gets killed between now and the DA4 and the players will choose who'll be the next Archon. I'd rather that not be the case, but that is a trend in DA games though.
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Post by ellehaym on Feb 17, 2021 21:07:39 GMT
I'm reminded of this codex entry
This doesn't have a date, but it seems like Dwarves of old seem to believe that the Stone carries with it a corruption and that it is their duty to get rid of it so that the Stone and remain "pure" and thus Dwarves to prosper. On a side note, maybe the Sha-Brytol were tasked with something similar originally, which might explain their obsession with purity.
It doesn't look like Dwarves do that any more. So if there are no Dwarves cutting away at this gangue and impurity then surely this corruption will keep on growing unabated until it spills over. If a Titan is a giant creature, it's blood lyrium and then Dwarves its white blood cells. Maybe one of the consequences of this is a corrupted Titan?
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Post by ellehaym on Feb 12, 2021 22:42:57 GMT
I also always though that the silver orb we see in the dread wolf rises mural looked like a moon. Same. I can't draw anything from it, but same. On a side note there's a constellation by the name of Fenrir and while my Norse mythology is hazy, I think it eats the sun or moon or both? That's interesting because it looks like The Dread Wolf is hungry in both teaser images released thus far. I get the feeling that The Dread Wolf is going to consume... something. Solas did absorb Mythal who might have created at least one of the moons. Maybe he plans on absorbing Elgar'nan's powers who is associated with the sun? Not sure just how much of it is just flowery language, but assuming that there is some truth to the codex entry I mentioned then that means that Elgarn'nan and Mythal with the help of the earth (Could this be The Stone?) and sun restored life to the burned world. I just thought about this, but what if that's what he plans on doing? Use both of their powers to reshape the world after he lifts the Veil which might result in the world burning literally. You can confront Solas about him not helping the Elves and he says something like "Not unless we collapse the Veil and bring the Fade here so that I can casually reshape reality." I guess that's his plan?
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Post by ellehaym on Feb 12, 2021 21:29:43 GMT
In one codex Mythal is said to have created a moon or at least seems to imply it dragonage.fandom.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_Mythal:_the_Great_ProtectorI also always though that the silver orb we see in the dread wolf rises mural looked like a moon. On a side note there's a constellation by the name of Fenrir and while my Norse mythology is hazy, I think it eats the sun or moon or both?
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Post by ellehaym on Feb 1, 2021 21:22:16 GMT
I think the tone between DAO and DAI has changed quite significantly, so despite what DG envisioned I feel like DA4 will probably follow in the same vein of DAI, being colourful and 'fun' despite the pretty serious themes of slavery, death and impending world destruction. It's a weird contrast when you think about it, on one hand they are crafting all this intricate lore and writing about very serious issues, and on the other the MC in DAI is using bright and colourful magic to kill people and creatures without any real consequence (Dorian even cheerfully remarks about the body count in DAI). The lack of consequence in DAI did make it feel like a bit comic-like, I agree. That's how I see it, too. DA:I was way too colourful and cheerful, especially compared to DAO. It somehow reminds me of "Kingdoms of Amalur". Personally I would prefer to see a darker version of DA4 which would be more appropriate to the topics you mentioned earlier. Jon Renish had this to say while streaming DA:O So it looks like they're moving away from DA:O darker tone and "bleak choices"
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Post by ellehaym on Jan 18, 2021 17:43:46 GMT
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Post by ellehaym on Jan 5, 2021 22:28:41 GMT
Whilst he claims that Mythal was the best of them, I do feel he objected to the whole idea of godhood for any of them, or was this only after they killed Mythal? We know by his own admission that he enjoyed court intrigue and I do not believe he got the reputation of a trickster only after he started his rebellion. I suspect he enjoyed playing one god/noble off against another whilst he was under her patronage. That's what I think as well. He may not have sought worship from the people like the rest of the Evanuris, but I think young Solas played his part as one of the Evanuris. There is at least 2 stories by Felassan where Fen'Harel answered the prayers of people when the other gods did not. 1 was the tale of the Slow Arrow and the other he advised to kill the daughter of an Elvhen king if the supplicant wanted to see the noble women he was smitten with. I'm not sure about the "wisdom" of the latter story, but it sounds like Fen'Harel is planting seeds of turmoil and potential blood-fued if the supplicant were to go through with his advise. If there's truth to Felassan's story, then there's some truth in the Evanuris warning about how Fen'Harel's advise seem to make sense at 1st but quickly becomes poison.
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 30, 2020 13:55:26 GMT
I wonder if the upside down crescent mood symbol are related? One of the figures in the mural has it. Its also the Heraldry of Drakes Fall. This location was also said to contain skeleton of primordial dragons similar to the OGs, though how would they know this if it predates the 1st Blight so would never see a OG bones. Darkspawn in DA:O would also redecorate statues and seen praying to them
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 26, 2020 17:05:31 GMT
The imagery in the little "The Veil" bubble at the bottom is interesting, too. It appears to be the road to the Black City lined with crouching figures being threatened/attacked by animals (spirits? demons?) The road is flanked by a pair of snuffed candles, at least one of which appears to be smoking still, indiczting it has only just been put out. I noticed those crouching figures too. One of the animals facing it looks like a wolf or dog. Can't tell about the other animal, the body looks similar, but I can tell what the head looks like.
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