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

So I see we've got a few more returning faces and someone has already deleted D:

I have finally found something relevant on twitter!  PW said that his new book is set "in a new world"

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So I guess no Solas news from Bioware until DA4.. 

Or could it be....... "IN ANOTHER WORLD"  (absolutely not but I really wanted to write that)

I have no idea if this belongs here because it's not Solas-positive, but here goes.

I've been thinking about what I want my next worldstate to look like and settled on a theme of tradition and restoring what was. Harrowmont, pro-templar Hawke, that sort of thing. Which seemed tailor-made for Solas. But it occurred to me that between allying with the templars, Gaspard ruling alone and drinking from the Well, I might as well resign myself to Solas hating me on that game. He's nor a traditionalist because there's nothing left of his culture to preserve and he's more suited to an extreme radical who is more about "oooh look at the neat stuff."

We can net soooo much approval from him simply by taking him to the party and doing all those quests where we help people...

I've taken advantage of it before, especially on templar runs. There's something poignant though about a Dalish who wants to restore what was ending up being the god she longed for's bitterest foe--and also hilarious because really thought I had the way to romance him figured out.

These are the choices I made in my canon, and my Lavellan romanced Solas. You'll be fine!

Just take him in your party and do those fetch quests in the Hinterlands where you help people. Also, activate a lot of elven artefacts with him in the party. 

In took forever to unlock the Fade scene and his personal quest, but after that the romance (or friendship in your case) rolls pretty smoothly. 

I believe Corypheus, I see no reason for him to lie and it makes sense to me that the GC was already tainted.

The second one is far more plausible, as you said, but I think it's a combination of both. I don't think the magisters actually had a hand in that, unless some of them entirely lost their minds and started answering the calling (because what's the motivation otherwise?). If we go by what is written in WoT2 pg 245 then Corypheus lay dormant until the end of the First Blight, if he is any sort of example then it may mean the other magisters did too, so they couldn't have been the responsible party. Darkspawn had to exist, somewhere down below, something else created them but we can only speculate on what's down there.

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One of my theories is that the thing down there is the 'sun' entity from Dalish legends (the 'father' of Elgar'nan), he sounds a bit like 'the Maker', it's a little on the nose but both are associated with the sun and both created life in some way or another. In the story Elgar'nan tosses the sun into an abyss made by the earth (the titans?) because the sun grew jealous of the earths' ability to bring joy to Elgar'nan. Sound familiar? That's because it is - to the story about the Makers' children (spirits) growing envious of Thedosians for being loved by the Maker, it could be one story told differently.
The story of Mythal is a continuation story - she was born out of the ocean the earth cried and convinced Elgar'nan to release the sun. I don't think these events actually happened, Elgar'nan and Mythal were both mortals, like other Evanuris, I think the Evanuris attributed to themselves the creation of of the world to make themselves look like actual gods. 
I do think something did happen, these stories don't exist for nothing. Since these stories speak of very early times they could've been based on how very old beings experienced them and then retold by spirits (to elves, to humans, etc.) and twisted to fit the needs of the teller.
Anyway, said 'sun' entity was trapped there, in the abyss, in the Void, and died down there or became corrupted. This entity could be just a very strong spirit(/demon) who got annoyed with the fact they only have control over the Fade and had to be taken down (by other spirits and by the titans) and was locked down there because it was too strong to be destroyed.
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I think whatever is down there may be responsible for the whispers, directly or indirectly (through others), the last thing the Old Gods whispered to the magisters before vanishing is 'Open the Gates', and since I don't really believe the whole Old Gods = dragons who wanted the woken up via the taint (since they lose their minds in the process) then I think whoever originally controls the blight wants them dead for one reason or another.

One thing to remember though is the Dalish stories are distorted.  They've had to piece together bits here and there so that story about Elgar'nan and Mythal might have been mixed up pieces from other myths/legends the elves had.  The Dalish are not entirely wrong about everything but I feel a little iffy about referencing their stories.  Although I still think something was up with Keeper Gisharel of clan Ralaferin.  I mean, he's the author of all of the Dalish legends we see.  I'd honestly like to see some stories from other Dalish clans.  And now I'm remembering that dead guy you find in the Emerald Graves who pretty much believed the same thing.

Oops you are right about Cole, I somehow forgot that crucial detail XD, but yeah beyond that - permission or.. like with the demons - sometimes the person is too weak of mind to resist, as far as I know a demon can try to possess another by force, won't someone who loses a fight in the Fade get possessed? I think it's just easier for them to take over with a suggestion/deal than forcefully.
I read somewhere that a demon who makes a deal with the possessed (takes over a willing participant) they are able to hold unto the original form of the person, otherwise they become abominations, but I'm not sure if that's any sort of true.

You really should play Descent! It's a great DLC and has lots of interesting lore.

Art Post.

Solas teaching Lavellan some Fade magic.
Source: lavalampelfchild.tumblr.com/post/148960461164/solas-teaching-some-fade-magic-an-attempt-at

Beautiful watercolor of Solas with flowers by kallielef
Source: kallielef.tumblr.com/post/148937234917/kallie-lefave-on-twitter

Lovely art of Solas.
Source: river-bird.tumblr.com/post/148951621412/solas-and-blackwall

Some more Solas warm up sketches.
Source: destinyapostasy.tumblr.com/post/148948248932/some-more-egg-warmups

Bald Solas and concept!Solas.
Source: tyrphi.tumblr.com/post/148958798081/talk-less-smile-more-dont-let-them-know-what