Eluvian

An Eluvian (Elvish for "seeing glass") is a magical mirror.
== Background ==
The elves of Arlathan left no roads to travel between their cities. Instead, they used these enchanted mirrors to communicate and travel from great distances, using a type of magic different from that of the modern Circle of Magi or even the Tevinter Imperium. 
Eventually many eluvians were destroyed. An unknown number of eluvians have survived to the present day, scattered across Thedas in forgotten or well hidden locations, but they seemingly stopped functioning or became corrupted, capable of spreading the darkspawn taint. It was assumed that their use was lost after the fall of Arlathan.
The Tevinters attempted to unlock the secrets of the eluvians, but all they could use them for was long-distance communication.According to Finn in the Circle library during Witch Hunt Some Dalish have also attempted to rediscover and reactivate the eluvian network to no avail.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
=== Witch Hunt ===
=== Dragon Age II ===
=== Dragon Age: The Masked Empire ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
==== The Descent ====
==== Trespasser ====
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== Trivia ==
* Duncan misidentifies Tevinter as the source of eluvians. This is, however, an honest mistake since the Tevinters looted much of the elven culture after enslaving the elves.
* Keeper Marethari's claims that Audacity, the imprisoned pride demon who was bound to a totem in the physical world, would escape through the restored Eluvian is questionable; and her argument in Act II against this course of action is entirely different. In Witch Hunt, Morrigan reveals that the eluvians grant access to a land that exists "beyond this world, and beyond the Fade" (Celene and her party visit this land in The Masked Empire). In The Final Piece, Morrigan notes that it takes a significant amount of power to redirect an Eluvian to the Fade, retroactively casting doubt on Marethari's reasoning. However, in Dragon Age: Inquisition, Flemeth is able to use an Eluvian to bring herself and Kieran to the Fade and it is not out of the realm of possibility that a denizen of the Fade may hijack the Eluvian network to create a doorway from the Fade to Thedas. It's also worth noting that Audacity is trapped in a totem in the real world, and is not in the Fade.
* Eluvians have appeared in all three games.
* Merrill's Eluvian (if not destroyed) can be seen in the Crossroads.
* When the eluvian in Skyhold is accessed, Morrigan walks in first and the Inquisitor follows. When they emerge at The Crossroads, this is reversed: the Inquisitor exits first and Morrigan follows.
* When the eluvian in the Winter Palace is moved, the portal effect remains in the same location though visibility on the front has been turned off. By standing against the wall where the eluvian was and turning the camera to face towards the entrance, the back face of the portal effect can be seen. 
== Gallery ==
EluvianMirror.jpg|Morrigan with an Eluvian.
CoarseEluvianDAII.png|Coarse constructed Eluvian built by Merrill in Dragon Age II.
Fen'Harel and Mythal statues.png|An active Eluvian.
Eluvian bation of pure.png|Remains of what appears to be an Eluvian at the Bastion of the Pure.
Object-TevinterMirror.png|Tamlen is fascinated by an Eluvian. during the Dalish Elf Origin.
The Crossroads - Inquisition.png|The Crossroads of an Eluvian Nexus.
== References ==
Category:Objects
Category:Dragon Age: Origins objects
Category:Dragon Age II objects
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition objects
Category:Magical objects
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