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The '''Vir Tanadhal''' is a [[Dalish]] philosophy espoused by a clan's hunters in the spirit of the [[Elf|elven]] goddess of the hunt, Andruil.<ref name=WoT33>{{Cite wot|33}}</ref><ref>{{Cite wot|120}}</ref> It teaches young Dalish hunters to respect nature and be resolute in purpose. |
The '''Vir Tanadhal''' is a [[Dalish]] philosophy espoused by a clan's hunters in the spirit of the [[Elf|elven]] goddess of the hunt, Andruil.<ref name=WoT33>{{Cite wot|33}}</ref><ref>{{Cite wot|120}}</ref> It teaches young Dalish hunters to respect nature and be resolute in purpose. |
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== The Way of Three Trees == |
== The Way of Three Trees == |
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The Vir Tanadhal translates as "the way of three trees", and encompasses three basic tenets: |
The Vir Tanadhal translates as "the way of three trees", and encompasses three basic tenets: |
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| − | * ''Vir Assan, the Way of the Arrow: fly straight and do not waver''. |
+ | * '''Vir Assan, the Way of the Arrow''': ''fly straight and do not waver ''or alternatively, ''be swift and silent, strike true, and do not waver.''<ref name="tttm">''[[Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights]]'', Three Trees to Midnight</ref> |
| − | * ''Vir Bor'assan, the Way of the Bow: bend but never break''. |
+ | * '''Vir Bor'assan, the Way of the Bow''': ''bend but never break'' or alternatively, ''as the sapling bends, so must you. In yielding, find resilience; in pliancy, find strength.''<ref name="tttm" /> |
| − | * ''Vir Adahlen, the Way of the Forest: receive the gifts of the hunt with mindfulness'',<ref>[[Codex entry: Andruil: Goddess of the Hunt]]</ref><ref>[[Codex entry: Vir Tanadhal: The Way of Three Trees]]</ref><ref name=WoT33/ |
+ | * '''Vir Adahlen, the Way of the Forest''', also known as '''the Way of the Woods'''<ref name="tttm" />: ''receive the gifts of the hunt with mindfulness'',<ref>[[Codex entry: Andruil: Goddess of the Hunt]]</ref><ref>[[Codex entry: Vir Tanadhal: The Way of Three Trees]]</ref><ref name=WoT33/> |
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| − | * A Dalish mage apprentice, or "First" to a [[Keeper]], would be taught subjects like [[magic]] and history rather than the Vir Tanadhal of the hunters.<ref>According to conversation with [[Merrill]] in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.</ref> |
+ | * A Dalish mage apprentice, or "First" to a [[Keeper]], would be taught subjects like [[magic]] and history rather than the Vir Tanadhal of the hunters.<ref>According to conversation with [[Merrill]] in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.</ref> |
* The Vir Tanadhal appears to be the philosophical opposite of the [[Vir Atish'an]], the "way of peace" belonging to Andruil's sister Sylaise, that is taught to Dalish healers.<ref>[[Codex entry: Vir Atish'an]]</ref> |
* The Vir Tanadhal appears to be the philosophical opposite of the [[Vir Atish'an]], the "way of peace" belonging to Andruil's sister Sylaise, that is taught to Dalish healers.<ref>[[Codex entry: Vir Atish'an]]</ref> |
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== Codex entries == |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 09:22, 20 March 2020
The Vir Tanadhal is a Dalish philosophy espoused by a clan's hunters in the spirit of the elven goddess of the hunt, Andruil.[1][2] It teaches young Dalish hunters to respect nature and be resolute in purpose.
The Way of Three Trees
The Vir Tanadhal translates as "the way of three trees", and encompasses three basic tenets:
- Vir Assan, the Way of the Arrow: fly straight and do not waver or alternatively, be swift and silent, strike true, and do not waver.[3]
- Vir Bor'assan, the Way of the Bow: bend but never break or alternatively, as the sapling bends, so must you. In yielding, find resilience; in pliancy, find strength.[3]
- Vir Adahlen, the Way of the Forest, also known as the Way of the Woods[3]: receive the gifts of the hunt with mindfulness,[4][5][1]
Trivia
- A Dalish mage apprentice, or "First" to a Keeper, would be taught subjects like magic and history rather than the Vir Tanadhal of the hunters.[6]
- The Vir Tanadhal appears to be the philosophical opposite of the Vir Atish'an, the "way of peace" belonging to Andruil's sister Sylaise, that is taught to Dalish healers.[7]
Codex entries
Codex entry: Andruil: Goddess of the Hunt
Codex entry: Vir Tanadhal: The Way of Three Trees
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 33
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 120
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Three Trees to Midnight
- ↑ Codex entry: Andruil: Goddess of the Hunt
- ↑ Codex entry: Vir Tanadhal: The Way of Three Trees
- ↑ According to conversation with Merrill in Dragon Age II.
- ↑ Codex entry: Vir Atish'an
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