Dalish Tattoos

[Naktis]

Don't know if there was a topic like this before, but I thought that people who have Dalish wardens might find this interesting. :smile:

 

As you know Dalish tattoos, Vallaslin or Blood Writing represents one of the elven gods. I always wondered what God the tattoo that my warden has represent and just recently I came across Chi_Dragon's post on Bioware Social which in my opinion makes sense and helps to figure out which tattoo represents which God.

 

Well i wondered this too, so I read all the codex's of the Dalish god/godess, then looked at all the Dalish tattoos, i made a guess to which tattoo is which.

 

As most of you will know, the Dalish tattoos have 2 forms per tattoo, one "basic" and the other with more details, I'm numbering each not by each click of the slider, but each tattoo pair (the basic and the detailed one both count as the same number) and I'm not counting the 'no tattoo' as one.

 

1) Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla

Why? Because the Frist pair is of a 'grove' of trees, making it seem safe, and about nature. Which the Halla have a big part in.

 

2) Elgar'nan: God of Vengeance

It's Said that Elgar'nan was created by the earth and the sun comming close together, the tattoo pair is of two diffrent colors comming together (your skin color and the tattoo's) a yin and yan sort of thing.

 

3) Falon'Din: Friend of the Dead

Falon'Din is the Dalish god, who is said to lead spirts to the beyond, (or the fade) after their eathly body dies. The tattoo pair is of trees also, but if you look at the branch of the forhead for the more detailed tattoo, it looks more like a house, or a door/gateway of somekind.

 

4) Mythal: The Great Protector

On the more basic tattoo of the pair, it lookes more like a sheld, but in the more detailed of the two, theres 'sprouts' added too it, it's said because of Mythal she clamed down Elgar'nan and helped bring the earth back to life.

 

5) Sylaise: Hearth Keeper

Sylaise is known to be the ones to show elves fire, and to keep them safe from the cold. This tattoo pair has a flame in the middle of the forehead, and the more details make it look like it also has bricks, and smoke.

 

6) Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets

Dirthamen is the twin brother of Falon'Din, who will never stay willingly apart from eachother. This is how the old elves how entered 'the waking sleep' and came back, gained new knowledge. The Tattoo pair has a sort of book shape covering the forehead, like a book hidden with secrets.

 

7) Andruil: Godess of the Hunt

Andruil tought the elves how to feed themselfs, and the way of the bow. This Tattoo pair swirls like how the shadows of the trees might cover you, and the more detailed verson covers the place below the eyes, to help keep the sun from refelting into your eyes.

 

8 ) June: God Of Craft

June is known to have shown the elves how to make things, helping them simaly like Sylaise. And All the lines on the tattoo had to be created somehow!

 

You may have noticed there is'nt one for Fen'harel: the Dread Wolf, It's said he fooled the old elven gods, and the "unnamed evil" ones and sealing them in their own realms. He then got the name of "the great betrayer" So i would think that no one would want to honnor the one who locked their gods' away thus, Fen'harel dosent have a tattoo.

 

*Note:

These are all guesses on my part, and as fair as I know this is neither proven nor disproven in the game. This also has no real impact on the game play, only how your charater looks, if your the kinda person that just whats one that looks good, go ahead and use it! No one will care

 

So judging by this post the tattoo that my warden has represents, Elgar'nan: God of Vengeance. Hope that this topic will prove useful to some people. :dance:

Edit: Sorry for my English. :teehee:

Edited May 16, 2012 by Naktis