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Post by ellehaym on Dec 12, 2018 17:57:03 GMT
oh boy ... the weapon being sold to a magister house did not make sense to me seeing how Solas was against the use of red lyrium and would probably wanted to keep it hidden and info on ancient evhen texts would be useless for someone like Solas who lived in those ancient times. But now that it was one of his underlings that sold it without prior knowledge or permission, it isn't looking good. I thought the elves were not going to keep their end of the bargain once it was time to trade, but it looks like it really was traded for info. I hope it was worth it. I'm not too surprised this happened and it looks like Solas' spy network has some blind spots in it and he's not as all seeing as some have thought.
Maybe red lyrium vallaslin will become a possibility after all
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 12, 2018 15:58:03 GMT
I was not expecting Ventus to fall. I wonder what that means for Mae, Dorian and the Lucerni faction?
Then there's the Crows, I don't think we'll see the last of them.
I was really surprised that the magister was an elf all along.
Then there's House Danarius being mentioned. He was able to make Fenris lyrium vallaslin by researching ancient documents. I wonder if getting that info is what their after as well? Could red-lyrium vallaslin be a thing in the future? That might explain why some of the murals have red markings on some of the figures.
So I guess it's safe to say they were talking about the Red Lyrium idol? So it really might have been a weapon after all. Does Solas plan on using it? Dagna was able to make runes and weapons out of red lyrium without the corrupting effects (that we know of) but that might be a gameplay-lore segregation.
If Dalish myth is to be believed, Fen'harel created a weapon that he told the pantheons that he'd use against the others and vice-versa as long as they went to their respective domains: Forgotten Ones in the abyss/underground, Evanuris in the "eternal city"
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 10, 2018 21:40:30 GMT
It was said that Mythal created the moon (not sure about both) and with Solas absorbing Mythal's powers, maybe he'll do something to the moon assuming the Elvhen myths are true about the moon being made by Mythal.
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 10, 2018 17:17:01 GMT
I am reminded of the Whispers in the Red Lyrium dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Note:_Whispers_Written_in_Red_LyriumIt makes me wonder if the figures in the Idol are the ones whispering? Since Elves mined titans for Lyrium and they must have known that sooner or later that Titans would run out. So maybe experimented for a "renewable" energy source and they eventually came up with Red Lyrium. Red Lyrium can easily be grown and farmed by using any living things and is somewhat easier to handle in that you don't need dwarves to mine. It also has the power of Taint for additional power boost. To power-hungry elves it might've been the next best thing on paper. They no longer have to rely on whoever controls the Lyrium mines because now they can grow red lyrium using their slaves. Like what Solas said "you can't outsmart the blight" and many became corrupted. It might explain why so many figures in Elvhen Murals have those red marks on them. That might be red lyrium growth? Imshael seems to be familiar with Red Lyrium dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_Suledin_Keep_DocumentsIt seems like he was tasked with the growth and harvesting of Red Lyrium and is very familiar with it.
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 9, 2018 16:35:15 GMT
I'd like to see the Kal-Sharok dwarves. They were the original capital of the Dwarves, so I wonder just how much knowledge of their history do they know?
Also, I just want to visit a non-ruined dwarven settlement.
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 9, 2018 5:19:57 GMT
I remember Felassan talking about how Elves who were successful in entering Uthenera would have people come to their chambers to seek their counsel/advice. However, they need to go through a maze-like trial that's only visible to elves to prove their worth.
Maybe Segrummar was a giant sigil that's meant to be a maze. It's overall design was visible in the Fade. We also know that Elves built things in the deep roads. One of them being a chamber filled with Elves in Uthenera. Maybe the sigil was specifically for a one of the Evanuris or Forgotten Ones?
I am also reminded of the "Mystery of Kirkwall" where the city's layout was designed to be a giant rune where they had a lot of blood sacrifices to the point where even non-mages could interact with demons. Maybe this was something similar, but grander in scale and power?
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 8, 2018 21:05:46 GMT
I think it was a wasted opportunity that Mae wasn't mentioned between Dorian and Varric's banters since both know her
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 8, 2018 20:42:27 GMT
I've just noticed a few details. The fire seems to be coming from the left, or at least being blown from the left. There also seems to be red lyrium (or blood) on the right, possibly coming from the muzzle of the Dread Wolf We know the figure on the left is bald (word of god). Strangely both figures seem to be harbingers of destruction and death. Coupled with the red eyes and the elven nature of the figure, I think this image doesn't depict our new hero. The wolf is definitely solas There's a good chance the wolf and the elf are in opposition, but I don't think it's a given. For example, the wolf is looking back towards the left, not forward. It also looks like the wolf is further in the foreground, so it's almost as if the wolf is walking away (towards the viewers right) in anger. Perhaps the elf on the left is not Solas but one of the Evanuris? Well pointed out about the fire's direction.
The wolf doesn't look like it's on the same "plane" with the elvhen character though, it's as if the wolf ain't that big but simply closer to the eyes of the observer. The elf looks smaller because he is much further back in the background. It's as if the wolf is watching the elf doing something.
Someone speculated earlier about the elf being Falon Din because of the robe's pattern IIRC
I was about to say something similar. The red sparks around the wolf's head reminds me of the red sparks that Corypheus emits, especially when using the Orb. His dragon also does the same too, but only when using its breath. The black inky splotches we see around the wolf and a little be around the elven figure is similar to how the taint is illustrated in WoT art: Also, I wonder if the grey sphere is the moon? One of Solas murals have him and the wolf with a moon, after all. Mythal was said to have created the moon and there's apparently 2 moons in Thedas, although we only see 1. Although I am not so sure about this, it makes me wonder if the Idol is sealed within the moon? With the wolf looking hungry, it reminds me of Norse mythology where a wolf consuming the moon (and sun i guess) heralds the end of the world.
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Post by ellehaym on Dec 7, 2018 7:09:30 GMT
I noticed in the trailer that the Idol is surrounded by layers of circles,maybe barriers, that can't be seen in the official mural posted. This makes it looks like the Elvhen figure is reaching towards the Red Lyrium Idol.
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Post by ellehaym on Oct 18, 2018 18:15:01 GMT
Its a pretty minor annoyance, but I don't think it was necessary for the Mabari to have been a descendant of the Warden's dog that was given to the Hawke family who then gave it to her. Although I wonder if she is telling the truth?
That said, I'm surprised that the Dorian's Lucerni faction has grown so powerful that people fear their persecution. If we do go to Tevinter, I can see the Lucerni becoming big help.
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Post by ellehaym on Sept 8, 2018 17:40:42 GMT
I was always of the opinion that the Inquisition would disband eventually much like how the original did.
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Post by ellehaym on Sept 5, 2018 15:29:25 GMT
I'msure DA4 will look good visually. My main concern is what engine they'll be using? I don't want anymore redesigns of characters and other things due to a different engine.
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 20, 2018 18:38:26 GMT
I think Mythal's (she is associated with dragons) and the DAO statues look closer to dragon hybrids due to those wings If you zoom in on the face, it kinda looks like the mosaics if it weren't for the head dress Then there's this in the DA2 deep roads promotion and looks to be wearing Urthemial's heraldry as a hat: Not sure what to make of this, but it also has the general appearance of the mosaics
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 20, 2018 17:56:43 GMT
I was initially reminded of Iron Bull's Tarot Card, but I doubt they're carrying flags(?) The things they're in the mosaic look like large/heavy spikes to me. Not sure what they could be used for, maybe it's a tool and what we're seeing is the process of how Elgar'nan's Eidolons are being made? If they were used as blood magic sacrifices, I can almost see why DA2 Qunari had a criss-cross and bloody look to them. Maybe a cultural memory that they made their own much like the Dalish and the Vallaslin?
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 19, 2018 18:36:15 GMT
Here's what I could find Assuming the mosaics were ancient Elvhen-made, but later repurposed to suit Tevinter, then the presence of Qunari is interesting. Might explain why Corypheus say that they're not a race, because they were intentionally used as slave labor and probably blood magic sacrifice. I do find it very interesting how their skin can take different properties depending on what type of "paint" is used on their skin. Maybe their skin was also used to make clothes or other materials? It does make me think they left Thedas during the Elvhen civil wars. With so much of what we know not being the whole truth, perhaps some Qunari might have stayed behind until Tevinter enslaved and wiped them out and all records of these horned-men were eventually erased/hidden some time during the Qunari invasion though I would think something like this is worth bragging about?
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 17, 2018 15:02:46 GMT
I wonder if the Dwarves will play a role. If we're going to Tevinter, I don't think the Orzammar dwarves will do much, but there is that Ambasadori dwarves in Minrathous and the Kal-Sharok. With Kal-Sharok once being the Dwarven capital and eventually isolated, maybe they might remember/kept more of their history? It's also speculated that they might have the Taint. With these dwarves not being connected to the fade + potentially having the Taint, Kal-Sharok dwarves could be a threat to Solas, but only if they consider him a threat.
Then there's Dagna and Sandal. Sandal is way too mysterious, but Flemeth might have spoken to him in his dreams back in DA2 (old lady with a scary laugh) and he was doing something in Vir Dirthara.
Given the events of Knight Errant, I get the impression we haven't seen the last of Red Lyrium. Could the Venatori have found a way to remove the corrupting influence of it? Dagna managed to do it. Unrelated, but Merrill was able to remove the taint in the Eluvian shard
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 16, 2018 16:27:27 GMT
I can see Tevinter having records on how to evade Dreamers/Somniari. They did have them in ancient times, so they must have developed ways to hide or counteract them in some way.
Morrigan managed to mask (and Kieran's) her presence from Flemeth up until the Well of Sorrows. I think Felassan used herbs to block oneself from the Fade.
Alternatively, Solas might believe it's beneath him to do things like that. He might even underestimate the Inquisition and the new people he found. Or he might not do it so that he could be proven wrong by the inquisitor and co?
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 9, 2018 23:04:23 GMT
I was always under the impression that after Corypheus and what's left of the Venatori is defeated that the Inquisition would eventually disband. Maybe it would leave a new organization(s) much like how the original Inquisition left behind the Seeker and Templar order.
Not surprised leaders are concerned about the Inquisition because it had a lot of wealth, influence and territory within their nation. I
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 8, 2018 21:53:24 GMT
When the Arishok attacked Kirkwall the Ariqun and Arigena at the time traveled to the only Qun settlement in mainland Thedas to make a public statement in front of chantry officials, diplomats, etc just to disavow what the Arishok did.
Instead of doing that, they just sent a letter and as Sten said about the Llomeryn Accord: it's just a letter to placate Southern Thedas
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 7, 2018 21:23:42 GMT
Isn't illegal to defend an elf in Ferelden?
Genitivi also says this about Denerim: "the walled-off Elven Alienage is so overpopulated that several purges have been required to keep order in the last decade alone"
I wonder just how common Purging Alienages are? Any type of uprising will result in a slaughter of elves. If they ask for amenities they still might get punished as can be seen in the comic "Knight Errand"where the Arl had a Vhenadahl cut because the elves wanted the walls enclosing them to be fixed/improved.
I thought Circles were bad, but even elves in the Ferelden Circle say that life is better in the circle. I feel sorry for city elves
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 7, 2018 21:11:51 GMT
With the Enigma of Kirkwall and everything that happened there, I won't stay longer than needed when visiting Varric
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Post by ellehaym on Aug 3, 2018 19:33:14 GMT
Looking at the Avvar's relationship with Spirits made me think that ancient human tribes were similar. That they had patron spirits that helped protect them. Maybe other humans also had a similar relationships to dragons as the cultists did in Haven?
There's also speculation in WoT2 or a codex that it was the Forbidden Ones that taught the humans blood magic and other mysteries of the world. Maybe it's from that knowledge that they discovered the Old Gods?
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Post by ellehaym on Jul 21, 2018 20:19:18 GMT
Since the Wardens do go to the Deeproads sometimes I wonder if they get ancient dwarven artifacts and sell them?
Depending on how friendly they are with nobles and rulers then I can see some of them using their connections to get some more funds and recruits. I'm sure Weisshaupt sends some stuff over if requested.
Since the Wardens also recruit criminals then I wonder if some are tasked to steal things and sell them?
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Post by ellehaym on Jul 17, 2018 18:47:08 GMT
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Post by ellehaym on Jul 16, 2018 22:54:07 GMT
I thought that Solas might have been an ancient elf, especially after see how the sentinel elves where pale and bald like him. I never thought he'd be Fen'Harel
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