#master ilen

[schmooplesboop]

[grayingskies]

A Child of the Dalish characters [8/10]: Master Ilen

“Our clan was one of the first to flee the Dales. When we came to Ferelden, the fiercest of the shemlen were the barbarians known as the Clayne. We didn’t wait for them to attack us. Every Dalish clan in Ferelden united to bring the battle to them.The ensuing battle went well for us. That day, we carved out our reputation of being the deadliest archers. Our arrows won us the right to wander these woods at will. It was this very bow that my father used that day.”

[whereismywarden]

Enough! We will not bicker like children in front of strangers! We cannot undo what is done.

[daotranscripts]

Lost Mysteries of the Ancients

Part 3B - Important NPCs (Ilen)

First Conversation:

Ilen: I'm glad you've recovered. Once we find Tamlen, we can concentrate on the journey northward.

Male Hunter: Thank you for the bow, Master Ilen. It is light and sturdy... much better than the one I made last year.

Ilen: You are more than welcome. My father made it and used it in battle against the Clayne tribes.

Male Hunter: I will carry it with honor.

Dialogue Tree:

May I see your crafts, Master Ilen? [1]

Could I ask you for a bow as well, Master Ilen? [2]

I would like to hear the story of your father's battle. [3]

Why would you relinquish such a relic? [4]

I should go. [5]

1 – May I see your crafts, Master Ilen?

Ilen: Of course. Take whatever you need. [Exit conversation, opens shop window]

2 - Could I ask you for a bow as well, Master Ilen?

Ilen: One of my own crafting, perhaps? Dialogue Options: - Yes. Thank you. >>> Ilen: It may not have a history, but you'll provide one for it soon enough, yes? - No, maybe not. >>> Ilen: Then I will keep my crafts for those who need them. [Return to dialogue tree]

3 - I would like to hear the story of your father's battle.

Ilen: Then I am proud to tell it. Ilen: Our clan was one of the first to flee the Dales. When we came to Ferelden, the fiercest of the shemlen were the barbarians known as the Clayne. Ilen: We didn't wait for them to attack us. Every Dalish clan in Ferelden united to bring the battle to them. Dialogue options: - We attacked them first? >>> Ilen: They were barbarians without honor. They would have slain us without a second thought. - Ha! Serves the humans right! Let them fear us! >>> [Continue conversation] - There are more Dalish clans in Ferelden? >>> Ilen: In Ferelden, in Orlais, wherever there are wild lands the humans cannot hold, we bring our aravels. You met some at the last Gathering. Ilen: The ensuing battle went well for us. That day, we carved out our reputation of being the deadliest archers. Ilen: Our arrows won us the right to wander these woods at will. It was this very bow that my father used that day. Male Hunter: Thank you for the tale, Master Ilen... and especially the bow. I will honor its history. [Return to Dialogue Tree]

4 - Why would you relinquish such a relic?

Ilen: We are all the same clan. His hand is as my hand. I have relinquished nothing. Ilen: It was my father who first spoke of the Vir Tanadhal--the Three Ways of the Hunter. Ilen: The first is the Vir Assan--the Way of the Arrow: to reach for our goal, unrelenting. Ilen: The second is the Vir Bor'assan--the Way of the Bow: to bend, but not to break. Ilen: The last is the Vir Adahlen--the Way of the Wood: we are as ancient as the forests, each tree a part of the greater land. Ilen: All Dalish are united in this: One day we shall have a homeland again. [Return to Dialogue Tree]

5 – I should go.

Ilen: May the Creators guide your path. [End conversation]

Later Conversations:

Ilen: Ah, back again?

[Enter Dialogue Tree]

Navigation:

Lost Mysteries of the Ancients Masterpost

Part 3: Dalish Camp

Part 3B: Important NPCs

Part 3C: Environmental Dialogue

[alyth3cat]

Alright Master Ilen...

You just lectured me for 5 full minutes about how all the clan is one. Then tell me to, and I quote, "take what I need" from your store. Now you charging me for what I need? Shouldn't I have a clan discount or something?

[brennacedria]

when Master Ilen makes the Kermit the Frog face

[theshadowdreams-blog]

Wait a minute. Didn’t Master Ilen tell Mahariel that his father fought against the Clayne when Clan Sabrae fled the Dales and moved into Fereldan territory? Didn’t the Clayne fade from existence centuries ago?

...exactly how old is Master Ilen? Or his father?

[theshadowdreams-blog]

I just remembered that in Act III, Master Ilen tells his apprentices to pack up because they're leaving, with or without Marethari's orders/permission. I wonder if there was a large group of elves who had just gotten totally fed up with Marethari leaving them in harms way in the vain hope that Merrill would come back, or if it was just Ilen and those two.

And now I want a fanfiction about a grumpy elderly elven craftsmaster and two bickering teenagers wandering Thedas (looking for a new clan to take them in, I assume) and getting into shenanigans.