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Shirallas is a Dalish elf and associate of the Blue Wraith.

Background[]

A young Dalish elf boy holding a bucket of water, surrounded by charred corpses and fire.

Shirallas' clan was destroyed when he was young

When Shirallas was a young man, his clan was destroyed. He spent several years living on his own until he was taken in by another Dalish clan, to whom he introduced himself by his new name of "Shirallas." However, he never came to see his adoptive clan as his in the way that his birth clan had been. When he came of age, he took on the vallaslin of Elgar'nan. Haunted by his desire for revenge, he eventually left his adoptive clan.

Involvement[]

BioWare canon
The plot follows BioWare's own canon, meaning it may not follow some of the player's choices in the games.

Dragon Age: Blue Wraith[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Blue Wraith.


Around 9:40-9:41 Dragon[1], Shirallas and his associate Fenris, now known as the Blue Wraith, free elven slaves bound for the estate of Magister Nenealeus, near Arlathan Forest. Shirallas thinks the magister wants the slaves trained as mage-killers, and volunteers to pose as one of them to learn those skills. Fenris dismisses the idea; Shirallas unhappily complies.

A year later, despite Fenris' previous objections, Shirallas infiltrates a slave shipment bound for Nenealeus' estate. When Nenealeus inspects the slaves, he notes Shirallas' vallaslin, and correctly deduces that Shirallas inserted himself into his shipment in hopes of becoming a mage-killer. He takes Shirallas for training, promising to break his spirit, and orders the other slaves killed.

Three years later, Shirallas has become a mage-killer and is working for Nenealeus. He takes Magister Invidus from Fort Viridan, as Nenealeus needs his expertise on red lyrium. They plan to use the sarcophagus Cedric Marquette retrieved from Carastes to infuse Shirallas with red lyrium, as Magister Danarius did on Fenris before. As such, Shirallas accompanies Nenealeus to meet with Marquette's caravan. When Fenris finally catches up to the caravan and starts to question him, Shirallas cuts him off to say that he's close to possessing the power he originally sought, one that humans can't handle. He unleashes one of the humans the sarcophagus was used on, an unstable test subject that explodes near Fenris and buys the caravan enough time for Shirallas, Nenealeus, and Marquette to escape on to Castellum Tenebris.


Dragon Age: Dark Fortress[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Dark Fortress.


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Shirallas empowered by red lyrium

Shirallas, Magister Nenealeus and Cedric Marquette are welcomed into Castellum Tenebris by Tractus Danarius. The plan is to use Danarius' sarcophagus to imbue Shirallas with red lyrium, then arm him with a sword created by the lyrium idol. Nenealeus believes that Shirallas would then be powerful enough to not just throw the Qunari out of Tevinter but also reclaim all of the Imperium's former lands. Before starting the ritual, Nenealeus threatens to use Shirallas' skills as a mage-killer to have Tractus thrown out of his own fortress.

Later that night, despite attempts by both Ser Aaron's group and the Qunari to stop the ritual, Shirallas successfully undergoes the ritual and emerges from the sarcophagus covered in red lyrium markings. After witnessing the Red Wraith's immensely destructive powers, Marquette has a change of heart and tells Ser Aaron's group that he believes separating Shirallas from his red lyrium sword will stop his newfound healing abilities. Acting on this information, Ser Aaron engages Shirallas in a sword fight. When Shirallas stabs him, Ser Aaron cuts his hands off, then pushes himself off a high ledge with the sword still in his torso to deprive the Red Wraith of his weapon. Autumn then brings Shirallas down, allowing Fenris to behead him.


Trivia[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Dark Fortress.


  • Shirallas' name may be derived from the Elvish word "shiral", meaning "journey".
  • Shirallas is "a fair amount" younger than Fenris.[2]
  • Despite the lyrium ritual's apparent memory erasing effects, Shirallas appears to recognize Fenris right before his death, referring to him as "friend".


Gallery[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Dark Fortress.



References[]

  1. Twitter icon Nunzio De Filippis. https://twitter.com/ndefilippis/status/1209570705580400640 . Twitter.
  2. Nunzio DeFilippis. Were Fenris and Shirallas... Tumblr.
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