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[dawnstone]

I think those are leaves, not hair. But that's just me.

 

The long strands behind her head, though I suppose it could be a veil or a hood. None of the faces seems to have a mouth, so I'm guessing they didn't have to eat, talk, or cut their hair.

[lynroy]

Clearly the Ardent Blossom belonged to Sylaise.

[midnight tea]

Yeah, I kinda lean in that direction, especially with the lines draping down from the back of the head and around the neck. 

 

Oooooor... It could be something like this:

 

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[nightscrawl]

^ Damn, that puts the Ardent Blossom to shame. The Ardent Blossom wants to be that when it grows up.

[Ellawynn]

^^

Sylaise totes has hair.

 

Solas only painted elves other than himself in one fresco, which was the one in the back of his temple that has him taking the elves vallaslin.

 

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http://nthornborrow....t-cards-i#notes

 

The freed elves on the right seem to have hair. 

 

Maybe it was traditional to keep your slaves bald, both as a sign of ownership over their body and to further remove anything they might consider "theirs." Did someone already field that possibility? I haven't been paying the closest attention.

 

Begs the question of why Solas would keep shaving his head, though, if it's a sign of slavery. 

[nightscrawl]

^ If he does actually shave his head, maybe he just likes the way it looks. It would be interesting to know whether he shaves it or it just doesn't grow. It must be really damn cold though; somebody get that guy a beanie!

 

Sort of related... but I was wondering about elf body hair generally... One artist I follow drew her DAI elf OC (a male) completely nude and he didn't have any body hair, just head hair (and eyebrows and stuff). I'm wondering how accurate that is. We know "elves don't grow beards," but similar to Native Americans (and First Nations), I assume that they would have body hair, even if it's fine or sparse.

[dawnstone]

Hmm, according to our favorite and incredibly reliable old hahren Gisharel, Ghilan'nain had hair of snowy-white:

 

They say Ghilan'nain was one of the People, in the days before Arlathan, and the chosen of Andruil the Huntress. She was very beautiful—with hair of snowy white—and as graceful as a gazelle.

http://dragonage.wik...er_of_the_Halla

 

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Although the figure in her mosaic is bald, somehow I think that the figure is not her, rather the halla. So she is a snowy white halla then? XD

[nightscrawl]

^ There are two figures in the mosaic... an elf riding a halaa.

[IllustriousT]

So, is this Solas depicted? I thought one for Elgar'nan (Sun) and the other was Mythal (Sea). 

 

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I can see Solas there, of course, but...creation of the Veil then. Are those orbs? 

[nightscrawl]

^ Uh... are those things in the central circle supposed to be peacock feathers, burritos, mummified corpses, or what?

[lynroy]

Burritos.

[IllustriousT]

^ Uh... are those things in the central circle supposed to be peacock feathers, burritos, mummified corpses, or what?

 

I don't know, but it kind of reminds me of Fen'Harel's Eyes

 

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Edited to add: also seems like depth, maybe the sun beneath the ground - Titans? Titan eyes!

[midnight tea]

So, is this Solas depicted? I thought one for Elgar'nan (Sun) and the other was Mythal (Sea). 

 

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With the exception of a few slaves/freed-slaves, all of his murals depict him. You can tell from general color scheme of the robes he's in - green (dark and lighter olive) anthracite and black, with a hint of gold here and there.

 

As for "why there are two of them"? - Solas's mural depict how he perceives time; as a fluid, unbroken thing. Skyhold murals are the same that way - as in, it's actually one continuous mural that you "read" from left to right. It's the same with his older murals. Things on the left generally can be 'read' as happening earlier than things on the right, so yes - both figures depict him, only at a different time.

[midnight tea]

^ Uh... are those things in the central circle supposed to be peacock feathers, burritos, mummified corpses, or what?

 

Actually, there are black-red peacock feathers depicted in the intro for DAO, right when they're talking about opening of the Black City (around 0:53) and returning of magisters as first darkspawn.

 

 

And seeing something that strongly resembles these on the mural in Trespasser I don't think it's a coincidence at all. Therefore I assume these are supposed to be peacock feathers and in fact the whole thing proooobably depics Golden/Black City.

[IllustriousT]

^^ Very interesting. Thanks midnight. 

[nightscrawl]

Haha... I made a tumblr post about that a while ago. It was one of those absurd, ridiculous connections: "Pavus = peacock in Latin, and we see peacock feathers depicted during the recounting of the fall of the magisters! But I'm not saying it means anything!! *Eyebrow waggle*" XD

 

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[maia0407]

^ Uh... are those things in the central circle supposed to be peacock feathers, burritos, mummified corpses, or what?

While burritos is the obvious answer, I interpret those things as Evanuris locked away.

Maybe. I'm not as committed to this opinion as I am that dark chocolate beats white chocolate hands down. Yeah, I said it! I expect 100 pages of arguments! Bring on the metaphors! Lol

[dawnstone]

So, is this Solas depicted? I thought one for Elgar'nan (Sun) and the other was Mythal (Sea). 

 

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I can see Solas there, of course, but...creation of the Veil then. Are those orbs? 

I have a wild tinhat headcanon that those black things were dualistic symbols for both feathers, but also a representation of the titans, as tall black pillars, each with a head and with a single staring eye guarding the "sun" which seems to be some sort of power source that gets passed around on occasion between the titans and the elves.

[dawnstone]

^ There are two figures in the mosaic... an elf riding a halaa.

I know, I said the halla represented her, not the elf riding her.

[nightscrawl]

^ But... why would the halaa represent her if she is also depicted? I suppose that is why I was confused. She would be riding herself then. If someone is associated with some sort of animal and are depicted alongside that animal, I would just take that as linking the person with the animal.

 

This is in comparison with Fen'Harel's mosaic which only depicts a wolf and nothing else.

 

At any rate, I suppose we're saying the same thing.

[Addictress]

Those are 7 orbs

7!!!

[maia0407]

Those are 7 orbs
7!!!

[Sah291]

Actually, there are black-red peacock feathers depicted in the intro for DAO, right when they're talking about opening of the Black City (around 0:53) and returning of magisters as first darkspawn.

 

 

And seeing something that strongly resembles these on the mural in Trespasser I don't think it's a coincidence at all. Therefore I assume these are supposed to be peacock feathers and in fact the whole thing proooobably depics Golden/Black City.

 

I think maybe you are right, the multiple eyes are another reoccurring theme, overlooking the abyss, and the stars depicted on Solas' black cloak (the night sky).

 

Peacock feathers are also connected to eye symbolism (the Argus monster, and goddesses like Hera, Saraswati, etc). In Greek mythology, the peacock was sacred to Hera, and the golden apples that grew in her garden were guarded by a dragon. But she was also a goddess of madness and she inflicted this famously on many of Zeus' offspring (like Dionysus, who she - or the titans - tormented with mirrors). 

 

 

Haha... I made a tumblr post about that a while ago. It was one of those absurd, ridiculous connections: "Pavus = peacock in Latin, and we see peacock feathers depicted during the recounting of the fall of the magisters! But I'm not saying it means anything!! *Eyebrow waggle*" XD

 

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The downfall of the magisters was their trip into the abyss, where they were driven mad.

 

 

I have a wild tinhat headcanon that those black things were dualistic symbols for both feathers, but also a representation of the titans, as tall black pillars, each with a head and with a single staring eye guarding the "sun" which seems to be some sort of power source that gets passed around on occasion between the titans and the elves.

 

It's the all seeing eye I think. The feathers represent eyes.

 

Peacock feathers represent immortality, all seeing knowledge and wisdom (of the heavens).

[myahele]

^ Uh... are those things in the central circle supposed to be peacock feathers, burritos, mummified corpses, or what?

 

It's a bit more stylized, but it looks alot like the black peacock feathers we see in the opening of DA:O depicting the 7 Magisters entered the City and got Tainted.

 

I am interested in what those writing means. In another image of the same scene it appears to be Elvhen

 

[Sah291]

It's a bit more stylized, but it looks alot like the black peacock feathers we see in the opening of DA:O depicting the 7 Magisters entered the City and got Tainted.

 

 

It's also reminiscent of the the nightmare demon/spider, that we encounter in Here Lies the Abyss, which also had many eyes...and was the thing that chased the Inquisitor in the beginning of the game, before being saved by the Divine Justinia spirit. 

 

Could it be that the Magisters were driven mad by demons like that when they entered the fade physically? They saw something like that, maybe, and the taint that they brought back with them.