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

Technically they are there in the game, only in form of short banters (aside from Cass' initial reaction when confronting Viddasala in Daarvarad). We can hear them right after that dialogue ends and we go through the first eluvian.

The only companion I can see not giving a shit about who Solas is and his motivations or revelations would be Sera. She just doesn't like him, is always annoyed with him.
But I always got the impression that Dorian and Solas liked each other, they just weren't close. They respected each other immensely but there was no like uwu best friends stuff. I am very interest to see how Dorian reacts. I'd never considered his reaction.
All in all, I think everyone should be horrified by what Solas plans to do. He fully intends on essentially killing everyone in the world.
I'm really curious what exactly Solas thinks is going to happen. I'd assume all the elves would die too and then that leaves the "gods" he trapped behind the eluvian and himself and...?
I kinda have a crack-pot theory. Sorta. We can see in elves such as Abelas and even Solas that they are larger and taller than most other elves. When Solas is relatively "weak," he seems smaller than when we see him in Trespasser. I think the elves used to be larger to accommodate all the energy required to exist in a world with no Veil. Over time, they just kinda shrank and it's one of the reasons Solas can't identify with any elves alive, besides Abelas and the others. He literally does not recognize them.

Of course it has. And I say that as an actual apostate myself - meaning "a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle."

There's nothing suggesting that the word has lost its original meaning in the world of Thedas, even if it has a specific use in the Chantry. And it's yet another example of Solas's doublespeak, who himself is an apostate... from Evanuris (whom he's renounced and rebelled against, be it as a religion, political system or set of principles they seemed to follow).

In that sense this is entirely like him. Using one word and making people think he means one thing while he means another/word in its original context.

Plus, he had no problem being introduced as a servant in Halamshiral (wouldn't be surprised if he insisted at it, given that he said to us he'd prefer to wear less distinctive clothing at the ball so he'd be confused for a palace servant) so why would he have an apostate?

I mean... he IS also the guy who has turned a nickname used by Evanuris to insult him into his official title. This is totally within his M.O.

^ There are some cool theories out there. I think it's reasonable to believe that he once bore Mythal's vallaslin on his face, and that whatever role he had, it was at Mythal's side, in attendance. Some of the theories I think are neato (for clarity I'm not claiming to have come up with them):

- Solas was originally a spirit (of Wisdom? Wisdom/Pride? - duality is a recurring theme in both the Evanuris and spirits/demons as we know them in modern Thedas). Mythal drew him from the depths of the Fade and gave him physical form, summoned him to serve her. In a time when she was in need of wisdom and insight, I wonder? Could she have sensed and/or been worried about the danger that would come to her through the machinations and violent actions of her counterparts, and sought aid to help her with the growing threat? "He did not want a body, but she asked him to come. He left a scar when he burned her off his face." "Bare-faced but free, frolicking, fighting, fierce. He wants to give Wisdom, not orders." Consider Solas' overwhelming concern for freedom, evident in how he thinks of the Qun, Tevinter slavery, the Circle, binding spirits, etc - mayhap he freed himself but continued his association/friendship/allyship with Mythal. He didn't want to be a slave, but he clearly holds admiration and respect for Mythal, especially when you contrast her with her brethren - so maybe he opted to continue his service of his own accord.

- Solas was Mythal's Guardian and attendant, and this is the origin of the tradition where wolves were Knight's Guardians (referring to the Emerald Knights) in the time of the Dales. In a journal entry, a modern elf wonders why statues of the Dread Wolf have been put up near statues of Mythal, not in a position of honor, but guarding, attending.

- Mythal and Solas were close friends, or lovers

- Solas was Mythal's Champion, as in the codex entry which speaks of Elgar'nan's Champion and Falon'Din's Champion

- Mythal raised Solas to "godhood" and sponsored his ascension to godhood as Andruil did with Ghilan'nain.

- Solas was something of an advisor to Mythal, one who gave counsel

- He was her spymaster/general/head of secret police/enforcer/some other similar position of note within her retinue.

What's interesting to think about is how some of these ideas aren't even necessarily incompatible. A combination of some of them could be the truth.

With the Fade it's possible for such flashbacks to exist. It's also possible we may get a DLC the like of Leliana's Song at some point in time.

The question is, how did he come to be considered a god? He never was one of the Evanuris, so it must've been a different process.

It's very likely that he was elevated to godhood by the people he helped free. By my understanding, Solas underhandedly worked to free the elves before the gods even were aware of it. He might've been the name slaves whispered in temples to give them hope. Then when Solas did what he did to create the current world, those that were loyal to the gods sought to destroy his reputation and twist history to reflect their own narrative. 

I will eat my hat if its from DA4 lol