We dedicate all our crafts to June, for it is he who taught the People to bend the branches of trees to make our bows, and to fashion coverings of furs and ironbark. Without June, would we have the aravel, or the harnesses for our halla?
—From Codex entry: June: God of the CraftJune is the elven Master of Crafts. He is described either as a brother to Andruil and Sylaise[1] or as Sylaise's husband[2]. He taught the elves to make all needful things,[3] and in particular used Sylaise's gentle lessons to the elven people to teach them how to make bows, arrows, and knives to hunt Andruil's gifts.[4] Elven legend tells how, before Sylaise came to teach them the use of fire and June to teach them to fashion bows and knives, the elves wandered the forests without purpose, eating only the berries and nuts they could find and shivering naked through cold nights. It is said that he created himself.[5]
Little is known of June, and he remains mysterious even by the standards of the elven pantheon. In keeping with his inscrutable nature, Dalish elves train their minds with an insoluble wooden puzzle carving they call "June's knot."[6] The sword Evanura was forged by the High Keeper of June.[7]
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See also
Codex entry: The Mystery of June
Codex entry: Vir Dirthara: Raising the Sonallium
References
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 120
- ↑ Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23
- ↑ Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 120
- ↑ Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Player's Guide, set 2, p. 23
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 270.
- ↑ See the description of the sword.
- ↑ Codex entry: Vir Dirthara: Raising the Sonallium
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