The Blanketfort (crying and throwing up) - The Official Solas Thread [Spoilers]

Oh I knew it was going to suck.

Lieeees. People are never ready for teh feelz 
(gah, just my luck, the thing I linked to before broke)
There was a pretty ridiculous rumor spread around last year about DA4 being called Dragon Age: Retribution, where Solas is calling himself and being called... Salos. Dunno... to hide his real identity or something? As if he didn't have an already well-established monicker ...

It was all super weird - you can read about it here: bsn.boards.net/thread/13334/dragon-retribution-leak-discussion-thread

While Solas has mastered lying by omission, in the game he clearly demonstrates that he is *terrible* at telling outright lies, so it might not be far off the mark.  ;D

Someone told me once that the answer is always C ... so that's what I'm going with.

It most likely isn't an option because Bioware has plans for the Inquisitor in DA4 so need them available. 

Well... it IS an option. We can agree with him and/or express worry that he suffers alone on this path. Thing is that he doesn't allow Lavellan to join him.

And why should he? Even in the main game he tries to shield Cole - somebody he expressed to care about - from following him and warns of fate awaiting him that he says he wouldn't wish on an enemy (and he's the guy who sentenced his enemies to eternal torment!). So I don't think it's that strange that he wants to spare Lavellan the pleasure of experiencing the same thing he does.

Well, uh... we can go circular with this argument and ask what about Solas's choice then?

There's a fundamental disagreement there and Solas *was* the one in the position of power through that whole exchange on multiple levels - not only Inky was exhausted from cutting through an army of Qunari Assasins, not only they were on the brink of death from power only Solas could stop, but Solas is also in possession of knowledge we simply do not have. We weren't in a position of asking or making demands, really. I think Inkys are justified in being in something of a vulnerable position back there, pretty much entirely on the mercy of Dread Wolf, and if he denies Lavellan option to join, he can totally do so. I guess the main question is what Lavellan/Inquisitor is going to do about it *now*....

Well, it WAS the time in the narrative to establish the Dread Wolf as a credible and powerful foe. I don't think however that it's fair to view Solas and Lavellan's relationship through a lense of just that. It's not a normal, down-to-earth situation either of them are in and it's not just about their relationship, but fate of the whole world.

Nevermind that I think Solas would just think of Lavellan less if they actually went with him. A savior of the world and a trusted leader following the one who seeks to destroy it? Leaving all their friends and family behind? Someone has to fight on Thedosians' behalf and Inquisitor is uniquely qualified to do it, since they have at least some inkling about what's going on. And if Solas wanted to, he'd show just how much power he holds over Inquisitor... just by not doing anything and letting either Qunari explode and raid the South or let Inky be exploded by the Anchor. Yet he went out of his way to help Inquisition deal with Qunari, saved their lives and shared the outlines of his plan, thus opening a window to act for them.

Yeah you're right.  Doesn't mean I can't whinge about it, and dream about it, and look at fanfics about it, and make voodoo dolls.... no okay that's too far.

I want this so bad it hurts.  Though it would be nice, I'm not holding my breath for the return of the inky as the main PC.  I don't know if I'd be able to handle the Inquisitor as an NPC only (or, maker forbid, not there at all).  I need closure between those two! 

Bioware, PLEASE!