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[myahele]

To me ghoulish-looking elves inside of a Halla. It also looks like thier blood is being drained from their body and accumulating on top.

 

 

Not sure if those are just stylized faces or magical symbols/glyphs

 

Not sure 

[Dobby]

They look like Solas... 

[Excella Gionne]

Blood magic? 

[Illyria]

One of the theories over in the Solas thread is that they represent the elves getting the red lyrium sickness.

[myahele]

It kinda looks like blood magic spell is being casted on them. But why the Halla....unless that's supposed to be a stag?

 

Isn't Falon'din associated with stags?

[Illyria]

It kinda looks like blood magic spell is being casted on them. But why the Halla....unless that's supposed to be a stag?

 

Isn't Falon'din associated with stags?

 

It could be a halla which are the animal of Ghilan'nain.  She who was the lover of Andruil who is thought to have brought back the red lyrium sickness from the void.  It's also thought that Ghilan'nain created the halla by transforming elves.

[Madrarrrrr]

One possible interpretation is that this represents red lyrium infection / mind control being drawn out from afflicted elves by Ghilan'nain.   (The image may be literal, to some degree.  From what I understand from others with deeper lore knowledge than mine, one of the only known ways to remove taint from a living creature is to draw it in another- perhaps suggesting Ghil created animal vessels expressly for that purpose.)  

 

One of the important things to note, I think, is that the elves depicted are not marked with Ghil's vallaslin.  The primitive style of the art masks much of the detail, but three clear points remain: the vallaslin of the afflicted elves seems to consist of two lines on the chin, curled markings on the forehead, and a distinct line following the nasiolabial fold- the crease between your nose and your mouth when you smile.  The vallaslin of only two of the elvish Pantheon plausibly match this description:  Dirthamen and Elgar'nan.  (As always.  *shakes a fist at Gaider*)

 

 

I believe Elgar'nan is the better fit, not least because the alternative would have some really devastating lore implications.  More importantly, given the subject matter, it seems likely that the mural shares a relationship with this one:

 

 

If we assume the two depict a sequence of events, figuring out which came first and which second is critical to deciphering what led to the civil war of Elvhenan.  If the top occured first, that suggests the action being depicted is Ghil infecting the followers of Elgar'nan on purpose, turning them into mindless puppets of the (still trapped) Sun.   If the opposite, then what's depicted is Elgar'nan using red lyrium a method of social control in his role as the False Sun, which is then reversed by Ghil's bio-wizardry.  

 

This is the narrative I lean towards personally, but the whole thing is very much up for debate.  ^w^

[myahele]

The marking almost look like the markings you get when bound to Mythal. Possible each gods have their own unique designs:

 

[Qilune]

I think of when the elven gods died and were made silent, and the few codex entries we've received. Dirthamen's priests (or was it just the high priest?) responded with blood magic and sacrifices. What did the rest of the elves do when their gods were silent? Perhaps they drained blood from their slaves in order to bring back their gods. Maybe that's what it represents.

[DanteYoda]

Elves being turned into Dark spawn

[LOLandStuff]

A well fed elf-eating halla.

[TheRatPack55]

I was personally curious about this one:

 

 

What is a (red?) Templar doing among ancient elves. _{Unless it's just vandalism, like Bob the Red Templar spraying his 'I waz here' over ancient frescoes, which would explain the sloppy dripping lines...}

[Master Warder Z_]

It could be a halla which are the animal of Ghilan'nain. She who was the lover of Andruil who is thought to have brought back the red lyrium sickness from the void. It's also thought that Ghilan'nain created the halla by transforming elves.

Don't you just love ancient astronaut theories

So entertaining.

[Qilune]

I was personally curious about this one:

 

(image)

 

What is a (red?) Templar doing among ancient elves. _{Unless it's just vandalism, like Bob the Red Templar spraying his 'I waz here' over ancient frescoes, which would explain the sloppy dripping lines...}

I think the main figure is a dragon/god, like Mythal was, and the white figures are frightened elves covering their faces and hiding behind their god.

[myahele]

I was personally curious about this one:

 

 

What is a (red?) Templar doing among ancient elves. _{Unless it's just vandalism, like Bob the Red Templar spraying his 'I waz here' over ancient frescoes, which would explain the sloppy dripping lines...}

 

It does look like an elite templar uniform

 

But that symbol is seen throughout many places

 

Or it could have been an animated statue (proto golem) due to red lyrium

[Gervaise]

It could simply be graffiti over an earlier image but I think the two do go together. Could it not be Falon'Din demanding worship?   Solas says he made rivers of blood out of those who refused but not what it was like for those who agreed to serve.   Clearly it was not a happy time.  

 

Or could it be a depiction of whoever murdered Mythal?   That would explain why the elves are covering their faces in grief.

[Reznore57]

I was personally curious about this one:

 

 

What is a (red?) Templar doing among ancient elves. _{Unless it's just vandalism, like Bob the Red Templar spraying his 'I waz here' over ancient frescoes, which would explain the sloppy dripping lines...}

It could represent Andruil.

In some text , we learn she went to the void and wore an armor of darkness.

Some things seems related to the Blight , so it could be red lyrium crazyness .

About the templar sword, again , in Inquisition , you learn the sword of mercy symbol was used a long time ago...but it meant something like a death sentence and not some kind of justice or mercy.

The elves could be her followers.

 

Anyway my guess is something bad happened with the elven pantheon at one point .I suppose it's all related to the Blight , that's why it's a sensible subject for Flemythal and Solas.