#evanuris

[perkeleen-lavellan]

One of the most conflicting things about Solas to me is his relationship to the Dalish and modern elves in Thedas.

He both distances himself from them and considers himself somewhat responsible for them. He tells the Inquisitor the elves aren't his people. The elves of present day Thedas. And he is correct. He is unfamiliar with their culture, even if he is familiar with its origin. And his number one priority is not joining them, it's the mission he must complete.

This creates a fascinating situation, because Solas also claims that he is out to save the elves. Elves and spirits. He wants to give them all back the world as it was before he and the Evanuris changed it for the worse. But is he truly concerned with the well being of elves and spirits? Or is he simply assuaging his own guilt, trying to deal with his feelings of responsibility, without truly looking at it from the perspective of those he's saving.

Solas and the Evanuris as I have interperted them seem like they always had trouble allowing autonomy for the people they were there to "help" and "guide". They seemed like controlling beings from the very beginning, not out to guide out of some true altruistic sense of community, but out of a vision of how the world should be according to their internal values. Values dictated by their nature as spirits. A just world, a vengeful world, a creative world, a beautiful world, a free world. Good and bad things, but what does any of it matter if all the people who make up that world don't get to choose? Is life living without free will, and is the free will of others a concept innately foreign to spirits?

I don't think spirits are evil or anything, imcluding the Evanuris at least in the beginning. But the way they view the world and even relationships must be different because they are all ruled by some singular overwhelming aspect. Justness, faith, anger, peace, pride, wisdom. And there's the implied duality, with each positive having a corresponding negative. How would beings wgo are made up of dualistic extremes view a nonbinary world? No, really. How would they? When the spirits gained form I believe they also moved from a binary existence to one without, and everything that followed has been a consequence of that.

[tila-bean]

*Stops brushing teeth*

What if Corypheus wasn't the one coming to Redcliffe castle when Inky and Dorian went to the bad future in Inquisition? What if, because the Veil had been ripped open, it was instead Ghilly and/or Elgar'nan? *chokes on toothpaste*

[merrinla]

Ghilan'nain by Charles Lim

[maia-beans]

Weisshaupt mission was insane I still think about it ghghghhg

[dragonagegallery]

Ghil'anain

Storyboards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Illustrations 1, 2, 3, 4

[ssenza]

It is calming to see something familiar in another

inspo x x

[kittyoperas]

your protector.

[crapet-illu]

Mother of the Halla, Mother of the Monsters

[enigmalea]

Before Veilguard's release I was theorizing the Veilguard companion characters might have been designed to be parallels to the known Evanuris, but I couldn't place all of them.

Now that I've played the game (almost twice) I think I've figured them all out.

Rook - Elgar'nan, the leader. Controller of light and dark. The one who influences the others.

Neve - Mythal, who can be a fierce protector or a source of inspiration and hope.

Harding - Andruil, the hunter, who went mad from the Void and had to fight her way back

Bellara - June, the inventor. Master of magical artifact.

Lucanis - Dirthamen, keeper of secrets, who mastered the twin ravens of Fear and Deceit, and returned from death.

Davrin - Ghilan'nain, Master of Monsters, Keeper of Halla.

Emmrich - Falon'Din, the necromancer. Friend of the dead.

Taash - Sylaise, who's fire cannot be quenched.

Which leaves Solas to play the role he always has - Fen'Harel, the trickster and betrayer, who could ally with them, if only they will listen to his advice and try to protect their world as best as they can.

[zaahvi]

vallaslin inspired brushes 🌿

47 pattern brushes inspired by vallaslin designs from all dragon age games + 9 stamp brushes (8 evanuris symbol stamps + 1 halla horns stamp) for clip studio paint!

keep in mind: these brushes are merely inspired by vallaslin designs and are intended to be used for patterns or borders. they are not designed as a 1:1 replication of the in-game tattoos!

> available for free on my ko-fi! <

(tips are appreciated <3)

[sanch0us]

Mother of the halla monsters

[aamuusva]

Ghilan'nain, Mother of the halla

[pennabeast]

While digging through the DA wiki I found a cool little tidbit from a Merrill side quest- Keepers and Firsts have sylvanwood rings depicting Fen'Harel tricking the Creators. I thought that was neat so I drew what I imagined it could look like.

[tevinter]

Veilguard fails to realise that for those who believe, faith is stronger than anything, even facts.

Right in the beginning of Veilguard all the Dalish/veil jumpers are so nonchalant and against their gods returning, as if they were convinced offscreen that their whole faith was based on a lie (even though they all still wear vallaslin) and their gods were Evil™. This, again, fails to consider that the vast majority of the Dalish would either not believe or not care because it's their religion, their faith.

Morally ambiguous gods exist in real life religions too and it didn't stop people from believing in them. Divine morality transcends mortal understanding, so their actions are always rightful. This also leads to the concept of a 'god-fearing' person - even the term used (θεοσεβής) can mean both respect and fear. Mortals are humbled by the gods' power and greatness, and willfully submit to their divine authority.

You needn't go further than the goddamn Bible itself to see countless examples of unethical things that God did/supported including legitimization of slavery and punishment (Exodus 21:20-21 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property." is one unhinged example), cannibalism, many kinds of violence, war, and of course, genocide, one of which was literally the deliberate destruction of nearly all humanity and living creatures on earth. The god of the most widely practiced religion in the world for millenia. Ask a devout Christian if they would stop believing in God just because 'um actually he is bad'.

Mystery is also a great aspect of religion, which also makes it an excellent worldbuilding element for writers. Mystery adds to the immersion because just like the characters, we don’t know everything except the beliefs and unanswered questions. And we're not supposed to, because this is how religion works in real life, where faith is about belief rather than what’s fully understood. It makes the story feel more real and engaging. Professional writers - of a AAA title no less - should know this.

Religion was one of the greatest themes in all previous games, especially Andrastianism and the Elven pantheon. Reducing it all to 'the Evanuris did it' is disappointing to say the least, and even if it was the truth that only the writers knew, they should have kept it that way, or at least some of the mystery. It adds immersion, drama, nuance, it encourages thought and discussion. For all Veilguard failed in the 'show, don't tell' rule, in this case this is too much exposure, and not even done in a good way. ''Religion is fake, so now everyone's atheist or unfazed. Oh, except for one (1) person who is mildly upset'' is not how faith works, especially in a setting so religious as Thedas.

[maia-beans]

Veiltober - day 26, Ghilan'nain

Our new mommy figure, AHHHHH!!! I don't know what else to say here except that I am READY TO MEET HER!!!

I've got Internet problems so I wasn't able to upload this one to Redbubble, but everything else is there right now!

Prompts for Veiltober by @lynnerdo as always!!

[reynisxxsimart]

Ghilan'nain fanart 💀