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

Re: spirits: right, thank you. I'm an idiot.

Maybe the spirits' problem with the Veil is opposite to that of mortals'? Mortals hold on to their physical form too much; spirits are shapeshifters and lack that... strong association with one form needed to manifest by themselves. Or a strong intent is needed, or, or, or...

And even if they cross the Veil, they are still largely themselves, no? From what I remember from the Chant, it's said that spirits lack creativity and imagination, the "spark of the divine" (they also lack souls?). So possessing others also gives them access to a larger amount of experiences.

Re: other members: there's still time until the BSN is deleted, so people will be able to find links to here and other places. And afterwards... I guess we'll have to make this place popular enough for it to be easily found.

And /hugs!/

Awww, threadad what happened to your fancy new title?

Yah, was wondering about the title too. Thought I was drunk for a second, then I realized I don't drink and then wondered if the title got drunk and now here I am typing like a drunk because sleep deprivation makes one sound like a drunk.
Hi, how are you all?

Hi.. I'm searching for a safe place to unburden my poor, poor broken soul and I'm unsure if this is the correct place? I played DAI when it was released and loved it. First play through was as a Qunari who was anti mage circles and open minded.. romances Iron Bull gets on well enough with Solas. The second play through I was a human warrior, pro mage circle and romances Cullen which was very cute and lovely, made me smile etc. In this play through, the decisions I made really p*ssed Solas off so we ended up hating each other and he actually really annoyed me so when the chance arrived to punch him, I did! *hangs head in shame*. That was all the same year it came out. I finished the game and moved on with my life. Then last week I saw the game of the year edition was on offer and I thought "hmm.. I've never played as an elf"... And I bought it, created my perfect Elven beauty and decided that I would romance Solas. Why.. Why did I do it.. I didn't like his character from the other play throughs, he was so hard to please so when the feels hit me I was stunned and in that instant I could not get enough of this mysterious shiny egghead. It is the most beautifully tragic love story ever. I only finished it yesterday with trespasser dlc so right now I am firmly held in the grasps of solavallen hell. How did this even happen!? I connected to the story so much more than the other 2 times, I was entralled with the elven lore. I'm sorry if this is he wrong place to bleed my heart out all over the place. I tried explaining my feelings to my husband but he just thinks I'm weird.. Guess me asking him to dress up as solas is a no go 😱 what is happening to me!? My poor elven beauty is alone and heartbroken with an impossible decision to make. I feel so sad for her.

oh my god, lil friend, welcome, this is absolutely the right place

you're home now, rest easy   

This is the right place. And you're not the first fresh inductee into Solavellan hell to make their initial appearance in the Blanketfort with a brokenhearted post-Trespasser rant. I did as well. There, there. It will get ... um ... you know what, I'll get back to you on that last bit

My first play through was with Solas romance and I really immersed myself in my role as Lavellan. She was my younger, less cynical, self and thus somewhat trusting. She was also really afraid at first, so Solas seemed such a comfort to her. Whilst she didn't agree with everything he said, nevertheless he seemed to demonstrate great wisdom so he became her mentor as well as her lover, whom she really looked to for guidance. Even when he said things that did seem a little odd, like his reaction to the machinations at the Winter Palace, by then it was a case of "love is blind". I finished that run an emotional wreck and extremely depressed. My girl didn't get into the party spirit at all at the end and seeing her standing on the balcony alone was so sad. I was angry at Solas for what he had done to her (me) and then came the epilogue and the big reveal with him and Flemeth. Talk about provoking a reaction! I'm glad they did Trespasser because at least my girl now knows the same as I did back then. Poor thing, having to endure two years of wondering if Solas would ever return and then Varric has a joke with Cassandra at her expense. Man, those writers are cruel.

Since I very much role play my character, method acting style, what I would do in her place is very much what she does subsequently. Has a renewed bout of depression and leans heavily on her BFF Dorian who, Maker bless him, lifts her out of it. I think he has his doubts about the wisdom of her continued devotion to and belief in Solas but she is convinced he can still be redeemed and wants to save him from himself.   He doesn't have to die alone, which was his greatest fear.

By contrast, my male Lavellan is my older, rather more cynical and less forgiving self. He can't believe that Solas was so preachy towards everyone else when all the time he was planning to destroy the world once he got his orb back. He rather likes the world. The rulers are a bunch of ***holes but there are plenty of other people who aren't and he loves the beauty of nature, which he assumes would go too. So he wants to save the world and his people from Fen'Harel. Shades of an eco warrior there.

Oh man this is my story (almost) exactly! I didn't replay the game or even get Trespasser until about a month ago when I finally got the GOTY version. Then I drowned in the feels...again..and even more with Trespasser., and I was like well damn, how did I end up here again? It's horrible and amazing at the same time, or as Cassandra would say - terrible and magnificent   

forgetmenot OMGGGGG Here have a blanket, cushions, cookies, marshmallows and pats on the head all day long, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT PLACE MY FRIEND, we're all here with u ::hugs tightly::

LEAVE TITLE ALONE,  IT BEAUTIFUL

carry on, I'm all out of nug leather