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==Prayer to Falon'Din== |
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Lead me to my rest." |
Lead me to my rest." |
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| + | Dirthamen EG.PNG|A statue of Falon'Din in the [[Emerald Graves]]<ref>[[Landmarks in the Graves]]: "The Guide" and "The Watcher"</ref> |
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| + | Guide of Falon'Din Crestwood.png|A statue of an owl, the Guide of Falon'Din in [[Crestwood]] |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 21:36, 3 August 2015
Falon'Din: Friend of the Dead
In ancient times, the People were ageless and eternal, and instead of dying would enter uthenera-the long sleep-and walk the shifting paths beyond the Veil with Falon'Din and his brother Dirthamen. Those elders would learn the secrets of dreams, and some returned to the People with newfound knowledge.
—From Codex entry: Falon'Din: Friend of the Dead, the GuideFalon'Din (fahl-awn-DEEN) is the elven God of Death and Fortune and guides the dead to the Beyond. He and his twin brother, Dirthamen, are the eldest children of Elgar'nan the All-Father and Mythal the Protector and were inseparable from birth. Their first separation came when Falon'Din found an old and sickly deer in the forest and gathered her up into his arms and carried her to her rest beyond the Veil, to a place where Dirthamen could not easily follow.[1][2]
Since then he has guided elders on journeys of enlightenment while in Uthenera,[3] and later swore to guide all creatures beyond the Veil when they died. Falon'din's husbandry of the dead has taken on additional meaning since elves have become mortal.[2]
Falon'Din is also known as a "twin soul" to Dirthamen: a non-romantic, quintessentially elven relationship that binds beyond friendship. In some corners the two gods are not referred to as brothers at all.[4]
It is also said that Falon'Din's vanity and desire for worshippers was so great he started brutal wars to gain more, killing all who would not bow to him. Only once Mythal rallied the other gods and they attacked Falon'Din in his own temple did he surrender. [5]
Falon'Din's sacred animal is an owl.[6] Falon'Din himself is sometimes depicted as a cloaked and hooded pointing figure.[7]
Prayer to Falon'Din
"O Falon'Din
Lethanavir--Friend to the Dead
Guide my feet, calm my soul,
Lead me to my rest."
Gallery
![A statue of Falon'Din in the Emerald Graves[8]](/wiki/File:Dirthamen_EG.PNG "Dirthamen EG.PNG (1.8 MB)")
See also
Codex entry: Song to Falon'Din
Codex entry: Constellation: Tenebrium
References
- ↑ Codex entry: Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23
- ↑
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 118
- ↑ According to mosaic tile entries in the Temple of Mythal.
- ↑ According to Solas.
- ↑ "The Guide of Falon'din" landmark in Crestwood,Codex entry: Constellation: Tenebrium
- ↑ Landmarks in the Graves: "The Guide" and "The Watcher"
- ↑ Landmarks in the Graves: "The Guide" and "The Watcher"
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