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

Ohh right. A rabbit, because elves! 

My Inquisitor has 100,000+ gold still from the Inquisition. Early in the game, Josephine does say that the money in our inventory is ours, personally. The Inquisition organization's money is separate from what our Inquisitors have. So I think Fentelban is golden. Living a life of leisure... oh, except that her lover is planning something possibly catastrophic, her Clan is dead, the world is pretty racist, etc.

Doesn't need a retirement plan. After resolving the Solas threat, mine would go back to her beloved clan, who are alive and well and have a hand in running the city-state of Wycome, and resume her position as war leader; protector and defender.   They have their work cut out for them now trying to improve relations between Dalish and City Elves, and in improving the lot of City Elves.

True enough. There is always that option.

If Solas were to let go of the past and fully focus on living in the modern world, do you think he would join society in any way?

Or would he isolate himself somewhere?

He could also probably act as a mediator btwn spirits and the physical world, if called upon. Could help sort out conflicts between the two, help spirits who've decided to cross the veil integrate into the physical world peacefully, stuff like that.

Hmmm, I think he's a bit of an introvert. I think he'd like to teach, but might become overwhelmed with it if called upon too often. Then he'd take time out for himself and paint or read. But I admit that I might be reading introversion from him because I am also an introvert.

Fentelban lost her faith. She feels that there's no sense praying to anyone. If you need help with something, you have to figure out how to fix it yourself.

With regards to elven identity, she is determined to prove that city elves, Dalish elves, and elvhen are fundamentally the same people. It's interesting to me that of the three known ancient elves we met in Inquisition, Mythal was the only one who still saw the Dalish as The People. I assume she feels the same way about city elves.

It's complicated. Trespasser was a major event in my Lavellan's life, but hardly the first step in her journey. The entirety of Inquisition has been a string of bigger and smaller revelations and re-evaluations, even though my particular elf ain't really religious or attached to certain ideas of 'elvishess', etc...

In fact, she got many answers to questions that were gnawing at her prior Trespasser and in some ways she is encouraged - after all, for someone who has been stuck in the murky drudgery of post-Corypheus politicking (and reality of either increasingly uphill battle for things she cares about or an increasing likelihood of a sad end caused by malfunctioning Anchor) there's something encouraging about having a renewed purpose as well as opportunity to perhaps answer some of the still-lingering questions, be it about Solas or herself or elfy stuff or the world in general.

So I see my Lavellan entering the new chapter in her life with a new sort of energy. Not in a sense that she's jumping all over the place and going 'yippee! We're going on adventure again!', but with something of a refueled determination to see things through or die trying.

tell us all about your latest Solasmancing Lavellan and what aspects of his character you like best. what do you hope to see in DA4? did the teaser trailer leave you shook?

Hmm...well, to start, my canon Lavellan (practically the only Inquisitor I've ever played with) is named Faeneth, Faen for short. While technically considered part of clan Lavellan, she was not born to them. She was found at a few days old by a Lavellan hunting party in the Emerald Graves, kept warm by a mother cat and her kittens. She was raised by a blind old woman named A'len whose daughter had passed years before. A'len, while part of clan Lavellan, always existed on the fringes of the clan.and raised Faen as such. The clan never treated Faen poorly, they just didn't really acknowledge her. At about age six, Faen began to show signs of magical capabilities but A'len tried her hardest to show Faen how to suppress her powers. If the Keeper ever discovered that she was a mage, it is likely she would've been abandoned and cast out from the clan in favor of a mage who was of Lavellan blood. So A'len, despite being blind and old, taught Faen everything she knew about being a rogue. Faen was exceptionally talented with the blade and was small and flexible enough to cram herself into small places and eavesdrop. It was because of this that the Keeper enlisted her help to spy on humans. She began spying on humans at age fourteen and received the markings of Dirthamen due to the secrets and knowledge she possessed. The Keeper sent her to spy on the conclave and BAM. She met Solas. Solas knew instantly she was a mage, for her powers were amplified by the mark, but he made up some jargon to throw off Cassandra and the others. He taught her in secret how to handle her powers and because of this, they grew close. I should mention that I always see Faen as very...creepy. Like she creeps people out. She's got these intense eyes that stare into your soul and she's so very quiet, most people don't even know she's there. She loves to people watch and is actually quite passive. It's not out of weakness but of lack of care. I've always thought of Faen as being on the autism spectrum, like me, but I'm not sure if people would appreciate that. As she grows as Inquisitor, I kinda imagined her as like the Mother Of Dragons type deal. Wanting to do the right thing, wanting to help people but not being afraid to be ruthless. Her curious and watchful nature are what drew Solas in. His ancient wisdom and practicality and grumpiness are what drew Faen in. I like to think they took things slow but they did eventually become consumed by passion and become physical. May the Dread Wolf Take You and all. I can't decide if she kept her vallaslin or not. When Solas broke her heart, I think she kind of collapsed. She had friends, great friends who were like family, but Solas was on a level no one else was. He taught her everything and she took his leaving her as a sign that she was not worthy. She withdrew and became more ruthless. By the time Trespasser rolls around, she's putting on a mask. All her friends are gone, she's more exposed and vulnerable than ever, and behind the scenes, she's crumbling.  When she meets Solas again and all is revealed, she surprisingly doesn't completely break. In fact, I think she's strengthened by all his revelations. She vows to stop him by making him see differently. She disbands the Inquisition, bounces from Skyhold, and vanishes.

As for what I like about his character, I like how he takes responsibility for his actions. I like how devoted his is to making things right. I also like how horribly skewed his perception of "making things right" is. Overall, he's an old soul and I LOVE THAT SHIT. For DA4, I hope we can convince him to see the good in the world and I hope and PRAY that the Inquisitor plays a large role in this game. I hope we get to see a ruthless Solas who will do anything for his cause. He's powerful know. He has his power and Mythal's, he has access to the eluvians. He fully expects to see this world burn so why would he care about the consequences? I also hope we get to see what his plans are for after he destroys the Veil. Like does he plan on dying or what does he think is going to happen?
I, at one point, thought about throwing a kid in there to add some extra juiciness but that's a can of worms I don't know how to open and am questioning if I want to open.

(So sorry for going on about my OC, I just have never told like anyone about this and I'm so excited that I get to share this with people who understand.  I plan on writing a fanfiction for this but I'm currently working on a DAO fic to tie into the DAI one)

Or Varric would just say his usual "Well, shit."