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In Dalish stories Falon'Din and his twin brother [[Dirthamen]] are the eldest children of [[Elgar'nan]] and [[Mythal]].<ref name=W/> Falon'Din had no fear of the night and would walk where [[elf|the People]] could not live.<ref name=GF>"The Guide of Falon'din" [[Landmarks in Crestwood|landmark in Crestwood]]</ref> |
In Dalish stories Falon'Din and his twin brother [[Dirthamen]] are the eldest children of [[Elgar'nan]] and [[Mythal]].<ref name=W/> Falon'Din had no fear of the night and would walk where [[elf|the People]] could not live.<ref name=GF>"The Guide of Falon'din" [[Landmarks in Crestwood|landmark in Crestwood]]</ref> |
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− | Legends tell that the twins were inseparable spirits from birth to adulthood. They were |
+ | Legends tell that the twins were inseparable spirits from birth to adulthood. They were split from each other when the kindly Falon'Din took pity on a dying deer and carried her to rest beyond the [[Veil]], to a place where Dirthamen could not easily follow. The deer's spirit was released from her weakened body and she once again became light on her feet. Seeing this, Falon'Din vowed that he would remain to guide all the dead to their place Beyond. Falon'Din's lost brother eventually caught up with him, and the twins swore to never be parted again.<ref>[[Codex entry: Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets]]</ref><ref name="rpg23">''[[Dragon Age (tabletop RPG)]]'', Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23</ref> |
− | Since then he has guided elders on journeys of enlightenment while in [[Uthenera]],<ref name=W/> |
+ | Since then he has guided elders on journeys of enlightenment while in [[Uthenera]],<ref name=W/>. Falon'din's husbandry of the dead has taken on additional meaning since elves have become mortal.<ref name="rpg23"/> |
== In Elvhenan == |
== In Elvhenan == |
Revision as of 02:46, 7 February 2016
“Lethanavir, master-scryer, be our guide, through shapeless worlds and airless skies.” ―Ancient song
Falon'Din (fahl-awn-DEEN) is the elven god of death and fortune who guides the dead to the Beyond.[1]
Dalish legends
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 GuideIn Dalish stories Falon'Din and his twin brother Dirthamen are the eldest children of Elgar'nan and Mythal.[1] Falon'Din had no fear of the night and would walk where the People could not live.[2]
Legends tell that the twins were inseparable spirits from birth to adulthood. They were split from each other when the kindly Falon'Din took pity on a dying deer and carried her to rest beyond the Veil, to a place where Dirthamen could not easily follow. The deer's spirit was released from her weakened body and she once again became light on her feet. Seeing this, Falon'Din vowed that he would remain to guide all the dead to their place Beyond. Falon'Din's lost brother eventually caught up with him, and the twins swore to never be parted again.[3][4]
Since then he has guided elders on journeys of enlightenment while in Uthenera,[1]. Falon'din's husbandry of the dead has taken on additional meaning since elves have become mortal.[4]
In Elvhenan
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.[5]
Symbols and shrines
Falon'Din's sacred animal is an owl that legends hold to be either his servant[2] or his embodiment[8] and simultaneously a messenger of Andruil.[9] Constellation "Tenebrium", called "Shadow" in the common parlance and resembling as an owl, may be associated with him. Falon'Din himself is sometimes depicted as a cloaked and hooded pointing figure.[10]
Tales of Falon'Din
- "I do not believe they sing songs about Falon'Din's vanity. It is said Falon'Din's appetite for adulation was so great, he began wars to amass more worshippers. The blood of those who wouldn't bow low filled lakes as wide as oceans. Mythal rallied the gods, once the shadow of Falon'Din's hunger stretched across her own people. It was almost too late. Falon'Din only surrendered when his brethren bloodied him in his own temple."[6]
"O Falon'Din
Lethanavir--Friend to the Dead
Guide my feet, calm my soul,
Lead me to my rest."
Gallery
See also
Codex entry: Song to Falon'Din
Codex entry: Twins in Shadow
Codex entry: Constellation: Tenebrium
Codex entry: Vir Dirthara: Duel of a Hundred Years
Falon'Din's Reach
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 118,120
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Guide of Falon'din" landmark in Crestwood
- ↑ Codex entry: Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23
- ↑ Codex entry: Twins in Shadow
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 According to Solas during What Pride Had Wrought.
- ↑ Codex entry: Vir Dirthara: Duel of a Hundred Years
- ↑ Codex entry: Constellation: Tenebrium
- ↑ Codex entry: Andruil's Messenger
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Landmarks in the Graves: "The Guide" and "The Watcher"
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