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Puja (Hinduism)   Puja or pooja is a worship ritual performed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die. The word pūjā is Sanskrit, and means reverence, honour, homage, adoration and worship. Puja, the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, i

Psijic Order   "There are layers to understanding all things,' said Sotha Sil. 'The common man looks at an object and fits it into a place in his way of thinking. Those skilled in the Old Ways, in the way of the Psijic, in Mysticism, can see an object and identify it by its proper role. But one more layer is needed to be peeled back to achieve understanding. You must identify the object by its role and its truth and interpret that meaning" — 2920, The Last Year of the First E

Prothean Beacons   Prothean Beacons are ancient pieces of Prothean technology. They are exceptionally rare, as very few pieces of Prothean 'paleo-technology' have survived intact in the millennia since the Protheans vanished. The discovery of a beacon on Eden Prime instantly sent shockwaves through the Alliance's scientific community, and the SSV Normandy was immediately dispatched to recover it.   Overview Beacons were a system of near-instantaneous communication across the

Primeval Thaig   Location: Primeval Thaig Terrain: Underground Type: Lost thaig Location: Underground Inhabitants: Dwarves (formerly), Ancient Rock Wraith, Profane, Shade, Stone golem Appearances: Dragon Age II The Primeval Thaig is a thaig created by the dwarves many years before the First Blight, but it is so old that its existence has been forgotten and is not mentioned in the Memories.   Background The architecture is very different from other thaigs and dwarf constructio

Praetorian Guard   The Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae) was an elite unit of the Imperial Roman army whose members served as personal bodyguards and intelligence for Roman emperors. During the era of the Roman Republic, the Praetorians served as a small escort force for high-ranking officials such as senators or provincial governors like procurators, and also serving as bodyguards for high-ranking officers within the Roman legions. With the republic's transition

On the College of Sapiarchs by Adandora, Chronicler at Large A treatise on the renowned College of Sapiarchs in Summerset   The College of Sapiarchs. It lies to the west of Lillandril, on a small island outcropping that rises from the sea. The general public cannot access the compound, not without obtaining the permission of the portal master who controls the magical egress that leads from Lillandril proper to the small island. They say this is to protect the sages and mainta

Memories of the Stone   Quest: Memories of the Stone   Location: Trade Quarter, Kal'Hirol Start: Stone Marker End: Dworkin Glavonak at Vigil's Keep Previous: None Next: None Appearances: Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Memories of the Stone is a side quest encountered in the Trade Quarter of Kal'Hirol in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.   Background The dwarves of Kal'Hirol left the casteless behind when they fled to Orzammar in order to save themselves from the approaching d

Hellfire High Council   Race(s): Orc, Fel orc, Dire orc Level: ?? Boss Reaction: Alliance Horde Location: Hellfire Citadel Status: Killable   Hellfire High Council   Hellfire High Council is a boss encounter in the Hellfire Citadel in Tanaan Jungle. It is a Council encounter that tests the healers' ability to heal through large amounts of raid-wide damage.   Background   Adventure Guide Thousands of Iron Horde orcs accepted the blood of Mannoroth, but none grew as powerful as

Gin   A selection of bottled gins for sale in Georgia, United States, 2010   Type: Distilled alcoholic drink Introduced: 13 th  century Alcohol by volume: 35-60% Proof (US): 70-140° Colour: Clear Ingredients: Barley or other grain, juniper berries Related products: Jenever   Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The moder

Zazazel – Patron of liches, teaches immortality through undeath, mastery of magick Abizal – Chainer and binder of rebel spirits, demons, angels, and thoughtforms Adael – Raises the dead to copulate with mortals; devour the soul through carnal acts Airimi – Trickery, treachery, deceit, betrayal, envy, and greed all for personal gain Alyrune – Ancient vampiric goddess and mistress of Matrigal; teaches mastery of vampiric awakening, breeding, and heightening vampiric powers. Ato

Beyond the plane of Etheris, beyond the material boundaries of this world are a myriad of outerlying planes which hold unique energies, creatures and denizens, Gods, Goddesses, and possibilities unknown to those of this plane. Through travels of the Black Gate and Aurashniya’s magicks, many of these regions have been explored. Beyond simple adventuring into the unknown, the supreme goal was to seek out the overlord of the plane; its ruling Patron or Patroness. This discovery

Raynald of Châtillon Raynald of Châtillon: Lord of Hebron and Montréal Raynald of Châtillon tortures Aimery of Limoges, Latin Patriarch of Antioch (from a late-13th-century manuscript of William of Tyre's Historia and its Continuation). Prince of Antioch (jure uxoris) Reign: 1153 to 1160 or 1161 Co-ruler: Constance Lord of Oultrejordain (jure uxoris) Reign: 1176 to 1187 Predecessor: Miles of Plancy Successor: Humphrey IV of Toron Co-ruler: Stephanie of Milly Born: c. 1124 Die

Akama   Akama   Gender: Male Race(s): Broken/Lost One, Draenei (Formerly), Eredar (Formerly) Race: (Humanoid) Level: 70, 73, or ?? Boss Character class: Elder sage, Vindicator, formerly Priest Affiliation: Karabor (formerly), Illidan's Forces (formerly), Ashtongue Tribe, Ashtongue Deathsworn, Sha'tar (secretly) Position: Leader of the Ashtongue Tribe and Ashtongue Deathsworn, Jailor of Maiev Shadowsong (Formerly) Location: Warden's Cage, Shadowmoon Valley or Black Temple, Sha

Codex entry: Vivienne: Madame de Fer   Dragon Age: Inquisition Number: 37 (+3JoH, +2TD, +12T) Section: Characters (Inquisition) Location: Unlocks upon completion of The Imperial Enchanter Appearances: Dragon Age: Inquisition   Codex text "Magic is dangerous, just as fire is dangerous. Anyone who forgets this truth gets burned." An assiduous and talented scholar, Vivienne rose rapidly through the ranks of Montsimmard's Circle. When made a full-fledged enchanter, she elected to

Vivienne   “For those who value survival, sentimentality is not an option.” Character: Vivienne  Race: Human Gender: Female Class: Mage Title: First Enchanter of Montsimmard, Enchanter to the Imperial Court of Orlais, Grand Enchanter (conditional), Divine Victoria (conditional) Affiliation: Orlais, Circle of Magi, Inquisition (conditional), Chantry (conditional) Specialization: Knight Enchanter Location: Haven, Skyhold Quests: The Imperial Enchanter, Favors the First Enchante

Note: Vivienne's Alchemy Notes Location: Skyhold Appearances: Dragon Age: Inquisition Vivienne's Alchemy Notes can be found in Skyhold near Vivienne after commencing her companion quest Bring Me the Heart of Snow White. Note text   Note: Vivienne's Alchemy Notes A suitable replacement for the primaetas root must be derived, as the plant went extinct during the Second Blight. Dried redmoss cut from a wandering hill has shown similar restorative effects. An emulsion of silverit

Codex entry: Vivienne and the Last Few Years Dragon Age: Inquisition Number: 53 Section: Characters Location: Obtained in the Winter Palace's Main Plaza, found in the building to the top-right of Cassandra's location DLC: Trespasser Appearances: Dragon Age: Inquisition   Codex text Inquisitor, I fear I shall have no opportunity to meet with you prior to the Exalted Council at Halamshiral. The colleges and fraternities of enchanters are holding yet another round of elections i

Leliana   “In the cloister, away from the fuss and the flurry of the cities, I found peace. And in that stillness, I could hear the Maker.” Character: Leliana  Race: Human Gender: Female Class: Rogue Rank: Boss (conditional) Title: Chantry Lay Sister, Left Hand of the Divine, Spymaster, Nightingale of the Imperial Court, Seneschal of the Inquisition, Divine Victoria (conditional) Affiliation: Chantry, The Warden, Inquisition Specialization: Bard   Quests Origins: Leliana's Pa

Codex entry: Leliana and the Last Few Years   Dragon Age: Inquisition Number: 30 Section: Characters Location: Found in the Winter Palace's Main Plaza next to Josephine DLC: Trespasser Appearances: Dragon Age: Inquisition   Codex text If Leliana is elected Divine...Inquisitor, Thank you so much for your kind inquiries. I am doing very well, although I have been quite busy. Selecting new staff for my apartments at the Grand Cathedral has taken me so much longer than expected,

Codex entry: Leliana (Inquisition)   Dragon Age: Inquisition Number: 22 (+7T) Section: Characters Location: Unlocked after meeting with the advisors in Haven's chantry for the first time during the main quest The Threat Remains Updates: Epilogue (conditional) Appearances: Dragon Age: Inquisition   Codex text She has many names. Most know her as "Sister Leliana" or "the Nightingale." Some refuse to speak her name at all, referring to her only as the Left Hand of the Divine—the