Temple of Sacred Ashes and Mythal

AmoraEnchantress·6/13/2019 in DA: Inquisition

Andaran Atish'an everyone! Good to see you all again!

So I noticed something when fighting Corypheus at the Temple of Sacred Ashes in the finale. When he raises the Temple, some parts are destroyed, or at least, wrecked. It appears that under where the Inquisitor is standing (in the photo), there is a mural which depicts Mythal.

Now we all know the Elvhen empire spanned across all of Thedas, and it isn't uncommon for human structures to be build over Ancient Elvhen structures. But this has has a few implication.

One specific on that comes to mind is Leliana's supposed death, and how she could have been resurrected. Could it have been residual Elvhen magic? Could she not be a Lyrium Ghost?

Another question is what that place could have been before the Temple of Sacred Ashes? And why was there Red Lyrium beneath an Elvhen temple, one possibly dedicated to Mythal?

Sorry if this has already been addressed and discussed

(Edited by AmoraEnchantress)

Jedi Master Hawke·6/13/2019

That is interesting..

We know/assume with suitable evidence that Andruil went mad with Red Lyrium, is it definitely Mythal?

Wasn’t it stated though that the Lyrium in the temple was only corrupted after Corypheus decided to do all his crazy ritual stuff? I’m 99% Solas says ‘magic could’ve drawn on the Lyrium beneath the surface, corrupted it’ in the first mission (can’t remember the name)

As for Elvhan magic resurrecting Liliana, I think it’s an interesting theory. We know Mythal body-hopped, maybe the Elves also knew how to ‘resurrect’ people using magic now forgotten, though I’m not sure why they’d need to if they were immortal

AmoraEnchantress·6/13/2019

That's a good point about the Red Lyrium being corrupted by Corypheus, didn't consider that while writing that haha.

I also had another thought whilst reading your comment.

Perhaps it was simply residual magic left by the Ancient Elvhen, and some of it seeped into Adraste's Ashes, giving them the power to heal Arm Eamon. It's entirely possible that's how the Guardian was there, as well as all the other parts of the gauntlet. And also how Leliana came back to life.

What do you think?