Elgar'nan - Official Antagonist Thread [Spoilers]

Thought we could use a picture for reference:

You have to admit, compared with Ghil he looks positively normal. Likely that makes him all the more dangerous, because he is still relatively sane. That had to be his voice at the end of the 2023 trailer didn't it? "All will know the peace and comfort of my reign."

Also, I can see lots of bling there so perhaps he was the original  Lord of Fortune.

Reznore and that one artist on Twitter sharing the same brain cell regarding Elgar’daddy… I approve.

I like theory Elgar’nan is working with rogue Antaam in some fashion. If Ghil and darkspawn represent chaos, him and his faction represent order.

Absolutely. We know Evanuris fought amongst each other all the time, I could see them splintering at some point. Their egos are too huge to maintain a stable alliance.

I wonder what his personality is. Presumably Falon'Din is his son who according to Solas has been known for vanity and desire for worshipers. What if those traits were inherited from his dad?

I want him to be cunty.

Sexy. 

Well according to Trespasser there was very nearly a showdown between the pair of them. Mythal intervened and suggested they used champions to decide the issue instead of embarking on a full scale war, so it is entirely possible that Falon'Din was just a chip off the old block. However, notice how at that time both of them differed to Mythal's adjudication and accepted her decree on the matter. I think the other gods just got fed up at her limiting them eventually and that is why they all ganged up on her.

However, I think the whole family relationships thing is just wishful thinking on the part of the Dalish. I know families don't always get on but they really don't strike me as being connected in that way. Probably Mythal was seen as a sort of mother figure in ancient times and that is why the Dalish later thought that meant the other gods were her children in the literal sense, whereas it was probably more in a matriarchal sense in how she ruled over and disciplined them. You will notice how the stories in her Temple (which were likely biased) always seem to have her dealing with problems when one or other of the gods got a bit too full of themselves.

Nevertheless, I do like the idea that they were the original mother and father of the gods. Mythal has to deal with the day to day problems of keeping the family in order but with always the ultimate threat "Just wait until your father gets home!"

Gervaise, I'm trying to stay motivated to play the old Rook who has to deal with that.
Like if it were me I'll be buying my ticket for Across the Sea, and so Long Thedas. Good luck getting Elgar'naned.

After reading through the elven language on the wiki, I suspect that Elgar'nan is a title, same as Fen'Harel. I wonder if we'll be finding out what his real name is.

Added to OP, thank you.

I don't think that is possible.