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{{SpoilerDAIT|In an [[Lateral Thinker#The Darvaarad|elven riddle]] a halla is fleeing from the hunter. The riddle could have a second meaning, if the hunter in question is [[Andruil]] and all other animals correspond to their patrons in the pantheon.}} |
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Revision as of 07:37, 22 May 2020
Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla
“As you were raised up from mortal men to stand with our Creators, our Makers, so raise me up now to defend this world.” ―Ameridan's prayer.
Ghilan'nain is called the Mother of the halla—white deer-like creatures revered by the Dalish and used to pull their aravel, or "landships"—and goddess of guides and navigation.[1]
Dalish legends
One day, Ghilan'nain came across a hunter she did not know. At his feet lay a hawk, shot through the heart by an arrow. Ghilan'nain was filled with rage, for the hawk is an animal much beloved of Andruil. Ghilan'nain called upon the goddess to curse him, so that he could never again hunt and kill a living creature. Ghilan'nain's curse took hold, and the hunter found that he was unable to hunt. Ashamed, the hunter swore he would find Ghilan'nain and repay her for what she had done to him. He blinded her first, and then bound her as one would bind a kill fresh from the hunt. But because he was cursed, the hunter could not kill her. Instead he left her for dead in the forest. And Ghilan'nain prayed to the gods for help. Andruil sent her hares to Ghilan'nain and they chewed through the ropes that bound her, but Ghilan'nain was still wounded and blind, and could not find her way home. So Andruil turned her into a beautiful white deer—the first halla.
—From Codex entry: Ghilan'nain: Mother of the HallaAccording to Dalish tales, Ghilan'nain was a huntress of the People[2] and Andruil's chosen[3][4] and/or beloved[5]. There is a number of different stories involving her betrayal at the hands of an elven hunter.[5] In the end Andruil transformed her into the first halla[3], and Ghilan'nain rose to a godly rank.[4]
Ghilan'nain is invoked when the Dalish wish to travel quickly[5] or when their hunters struggle to find the way home.[6]
In Elvhenan
According to an inscription in the Temple of Mythal, Ghilan'nain herself created giants, monsters, and beasts that spanned across the sky, water, and earth. These creatures Ghilan'nain had killed in three days after Andruil approached her with an offer for apotheosis, sparing only those "monsters of air" that she presented to Andruil as a gift, some deep sea creatures and the halla. She thus became known as the youngest elven god.[7]
The sinner who dared to fly in the shape of the divine took wings at the urging of Ghilan'nain.[8]
Symbols and shrines
Ghilan'nain's sacred animal is a halla. Constellation "Equinor", referred to as "the Stallion" in common parlance, might have been associated with the goddess.[9]
Ghilan'nain's Grove is located in the Exalted Plains.
Trivia
Gallery
See also
Codex entry: The Ascension of Ghilan'nain
Codex entry: Constellation: Equinor
References
- ↑ According to the statue of Ghilan'nain at the Dalish Camp.
- ↑ Codex entry: Halla (Inquisition)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Codex entry: Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 121
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23
- ↑ Clan Shield
- ↑ Codex entry: The Ascension of Ghilan'nain
- ↑ Codex entry: Ancient Elven Writing
- ↑ Codex entry: Constellation: Equinor
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