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Mythal — The Great Protector🛡️

god of vengeance

keeper of secrets

The Empress: Mythal, Mother of All

Mythal was the first to prove that power need not be enforced by fear. But once that point was made, she was quite happy to flex her claws.

Combining Morrigan (purple), Flemeth (maroon), and Elvhenan (gold, lyrium) in colors

Patterns evoking Elvhenan in its mosaics and frescoes, and the Andrastian Chantry in the train (because the Temple of Sacred Ashes is built over one of Mythal's temples)

Mythal wears her achievements openly, with the "eyes" on her belt inspired by the true form of spirits as well as the "flowers" she holds in her mosaic; the design on her belt's tassel, brooch, and overskirt, are the Titan heart fresco motifs, representing her dominion over the pillars of the earth

And of course, she’s not wearing vallaslin - she’s wearing war paint. after defeating the titans and building an empire, the war paint she and her family wore to protect the People became the basis of the vallaslin slave brands used to keep the People in line.

Hanal’Harel

Many years after Fen’Harel was locked behind the Veil, the elves of Thedas came together to build a new nation. The Dales, under Duchess Briala’s rule, flourished—both city elves and the Dalish that chose to join them lived free from shemlen oppression.

It is said on the nights the Veil is at its thinnest, a golden halla with a glowing leg can be seen standing at the outskirts of their growing cities. Only those with the sharpest eyes would spot the living shadow flanking it: a large wolf, dark as night, with six luminous eyes.

Hanal’Ghilan, those who once called themselves Dalish would whisper. The Pathfinder.

(It is only when a visiting Veil Jumper known as Rook laughs that the tavern goers pause in their tales.

“Of course they found a way out,” he whispered to himself, exasperated. “If it couldn’t hold him when he was alone, what more with both of them there?”

Rook declines to explain when asked. He downs another drink and covers his eyes with an arm, shaking his head.)

Good morning