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

Ahhhh, Felassan. T_T

Jsyk, I'm already there, if we're having a "Bring Back Best Elf" campaign.

Small problem with any theory that X is Shartan is that he was killed trying to rescue Andraste and ended up being burned along with her. So they could only be his spirit occupying a new body. I'd rather just keep Shartan as an honest to goodness hero of an earlier age, who the human scholars constantly try to undermine with their suggestion that there were many Shartans or his story is based on elven folktales about a trickster warrior who fought against tyrants (so the Dalish tell stories about Fen'Harel's rebellion but don't remember who he was?). After reading the Canticle of Shartan I always feel that the most significant part of it is that Andraste regarded Shartan as her counterpart among the elves and thus her equal, instead of prophet and disciple. Also never forgetting that we actually meet the shade of Shartan in the gauntlet.

I never considered that. It really would be a bit odd if Solas felt attracted to someone who is just fresh off her teens.

WHY IS EVERYBODY ALWAYS SHARTAN?????                  ( )

But if Solas's ancient wisdom and age can't be matched isn't that true in regards to older Inquisitors as well? I mean, either way, regardless even of romance or not, Inquisitor still manages to inspire Solas and make him look at the world differently. And regardless of what age we choose for our Inquisitors, Flemeth in the Fade still calls Lavellan 'young and vibrant', because compared to the old farts the like of her or Solas, they ARE 'bright and elfy'.

(with that said, if there was TOO much of a difference between them in terms of age - or more like mental age - the romance would probably be impossible.)

I don't know, but I can't help but note that the name Shartan is... actually a bit awkward

That's why you've got to put emphasis on the Shar part, so it doesn't sound like shart.    I'm pretty sure it's just supposed to be a play on both the word charlatan and Satan, tho. Poor innocent David Gaider didn't know there was a double-entendre in the word "taint", either, when he was naming things in the DA Universe.

TBH, I can't help to imagine ridiculous, in-game scenarios of why Shartan was ever a thing.

*a friend to Solas throwing ideas about the moniker*: "Dude, no... dude. Don't go with Shartan, unless you want Evanuris to ruin your image with endless shart jokes"
*Solas, mortified*: "Oh damn... can we throw all the pamphlets printed yesterday? What a waste and I got them cheap too...!"
*bro*: " Just... pray that nobody finds those and if they do, that they will attach this name to some other poor sap in the future..."

Also, I can't help but to snicker at CerTAINTy, even if I know that it may show up in the future and should probably to be taken very seriously I supposed that the 'taint' part will not bring TOO much attention to itself, especially that one can see that they're trying to be careful with the word now, haha.

Lol no need to be sorry.  Learn something new every day and now I won't use either of those words in a conversation and then feel like an idiot when people are laughing at me.  


Edit:  Ok I had to come back and say that I would actually never have used the word shart in a conversation.  I didn't even know it *was* a word.  Still at least if I hear someone else saying it I'll know what the hell they're talking about lol.  And I won't have to ask any embarrassing questions.  Years ago I had to ask a friend of mine in an MMO what "teabagging" was ... now THAT was an awkward conversation.

No, not at all. You just made it glaringly obvious how much I exaggerated how fluffy it is when comparing modern standards, because actually living in Dragon Age as not one of the plot armored protagonists does suck pretty hard. Maybe it really is unusually happy for the such dark and draconian setting, like only one in a million people can have a childhood with that much happiness and so little terror. I guess it's the same really. What I mean is, I feel I told it wrong, because I kind of did.


Well...yeah...didn't really think of that. I guess Solas always considers the Inquisitor a child no matter who you play as. Maybe that's why having any approval at all will leave him open to the possibility to try and save him.  Like, he is pretty harsh on the Dalish in the beginning, like that they are all ignorant and totally worthless kind of hate, and probably sees everyone, regardless of race or affiliation (well, except other ancient elves and spirits and maybe even still...) as naïve and childish so just having him not hate someone in the world is enough.

I don't think Solas views Inquisitor as a child - like I said: if there was such disparity between them in terms of age - or mental age - I don't think the romance would be possible at all, otherwise it would cross lines I don't think many would like to cross.

I think he may be viewing Inquisitor as fairly immature or child-like IF they don't leave any sort of positive impression on him - but if Inquisitor befriends Solas and reaches the 'balcony scene' stage of relationship, Solas directly states that Inquisitor is wise and in a way he has not seen (*cough*)prior to shenanigans with the Veil or maybe earlier(*cough*). I don't think people realize how big of a compliment that is, especially given that he views most of his previous peers - the god-kings themselves - as greedy, tyrannical fools.

His use of 'lethallan' further proves that he considers befriended Inkys as his peers, even if still ones bustling with youthful energy and hope, or not clued-in into this whole dire 'ancient-mysteries-and-end-of the-world' things as he or Mythal are.

I just finished reading Dragon Age Deception #3, which was released today. There are definitely some eyebrow-raising shenanigans going on...