I'll admit I am very partial to my Lavellan (as noted by my profile pic she did turn out to be my favorite Quizziez), but this sir ... this made my day.
Behold my powers of poison, for I am mighty. Cattle quake before my tiny water shrew like claws! Those that do not believe mine powers shall die before they reach a hundred steps. ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR!
We do kill a lot of cattle in the bear lands early on...
As an Israeli I speak Hebrew every day, Halash means weak, but Cad means a jug or bow.. "Ani cad le'ha" "I bow to you" "Ata halash!" "You are weak" "Wow, ha'cad ha ze mehoar" "Wow this jug is ugly"Halash. Hebrew for weak. Cad. Dishonorable one.
Lavellan. Rodent. Poisonous. Antidote to poison.
Trevelyian. Farmstead of Elian. Derived from... Helios. Light and sun.
Addar. Adar. Ruler. Fire.
Mix this alltogether and you got the Inquisitor, just different facets. The Human being the most noble, the Qunari being the most dominating and destructive, the Elf being the small one that hurts things but also helps them. The Dwarf being the shifty one that steps up from the results of disaster.
This is all the character we play, and the symbolism we follow. Based on the stuff I listed and other things I read. A relative nobody, though with some hints of a noble lineage or past (even for example, the House Cadash theories out there), who steps up to their ancestral power after being part of bringing damage to others, coming to ascend to rule them and divinely saving them from their enemies.
Does this mean Arlathan was under water?
Headcanon accepted.
Arlathan is Atlantis.
Actually "Clan of the Rat" doesn't sound all that bad... apart from that, rats are smart.
Cory calls you a rat when you fight him as a lavellan.
As an Israeli I speak Hebrew every day, Halash means weak, but Cad means a jug or bow.. "Ani cad le'ha" "I bow to you" "Ata halash!" "You are weak" "Wow, ha'cad ha ze mehoar" "Wow this jug is ugly"
Oh and considering some of the elven history is inspired by the jewish history, from what I understand the Nazis and antisemistics called jews "Rats", and what catches rats? Noble cats... However I am saying this from a jewish prespective... So if there were other groups of people being called "rats" as an insult please share(maybe the Romani people?)
P.S "Hadash" in hebrew means "new", "Cadosh" means holy, Cadesh means (make something holy cadesh is for male cadshi is for female)
Thank you! I don't think all aspects of naming decisions revolved around Hebrew, but I do think it was likely a big part of it. I should have mentioned that I came from an uneducated perspective so I'm glad that you just carried on with your insights instead of negativity.
Are you referring to the battle in Haven? If so Cory calls you a gnat, not a rat. Check the subtitles.
In any case, the narrative was that you were a small being that he could have otherwise squashed like anyone else, that rose to power with an organization that swallows him up while he's in shock that it could ever be the case.
Sweet! I was born in year of the rat, and I like playing as a Rat Clan member......
Yes...I'm aware of that. Later on he calls you rattus.Are you referring to the battle in Haven? If so Cory calls you a gnat, not a rat. Check the subtitles.
Not nice to insult rats by relating them to elves.
Not nice to insult rats by relating them to elves.
Marry me.
Corypheus: Rattus!
Lavellan: Hey! That's "water rat" to you!
Beware my poison spit!
Solas: I was Solas first. "Fen'Harel" came later... An insult I took as a badge of pride.
Lavellan: Yeah, I had to go through the same thing with "Water Rat" after the meaning of my name was made public. It doesn't have quite the same ring as "Dread Wolf," but at least I've got the poison spit thing going for me.
Solas: I was Solas first. "Fen'Harel" came later... An insult I took as a badge of pride.
Lavellan: Yeah, I had to go through the same thing with "Water Rat" after the meaning of my name was made public. It doesn't have quite the same ring as "Dread Wolf," but at least I've got the poison spit thing going for me.
I love everything about this.
Thank you! I don't think all aspects of naming decisions revolved around Hebrew, but I do think it was likely a big part of it. I should have mentioned that I came from an uneducated perspective so I'm glad that you just carried on with your insights instead of negativity.
by the way I never though all the names originated from hebrew, oh and why would any negativity help for someone to learn? Instead we should help those who do not know specific things, and on the same time they can help us learn some new things.
Rattus, eh? That's hilarious. I am most amused. 
So shouldn't elves get a special poison attack/resistance next game? Or just a member of the Lavellan Clan?
My lavellan definitely is a rat so no harm done.
He calls you a rat (rattus) during the final battle when he trash talks the inquisitor and party. At least he does if you don't kill him too quickly.Are you referring to the battle in Haven? If so Cory calls you a gnat, not a rat. Check the subtitles.
My Elf's spirit animal is now a rat. We are legion. We bring plague and poison to our enemies. We thrive everywhere. You'll never get rid of us. Never NEVER
Halash. Hebrew for weak. Cad. Dishonorable one.
Lavellan. Rodent. Poisonous. Antidote to poison.
Trevelyian. Farmstead of Elian. Derived from... Helios. Light and sun.
Addar. Adar. Ruler. Fire.
Seeing as my real life name translates to "Sun God", I suppose I would be a Trevelyan ?
My real name can be considered to mean dove immortal freedom/freeman . Sorta.
Dunno if that would fit with any Inquisitor. Maybe DA4 or DA5?
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