Re: Character emanating purple smoke/silhouette glitching out like lightning flashes
@citric-acid1 That is, in fact, the Elusive effect you talk about in your first paragraph. The bug/glitch is that the effect becomes permanent, even in areas such as Skyhold, and even after you've removed the offending upgrade from all of your characters. Some people have found that the affected character dying fixes it. So you could try going out with no armour and getting yourself killed, save beforehand just in case, and see if that helps.
Sorry I don't have a nicer fix to suggest, this is the only one I've heard that works. Good luck 🙂
