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

It's painful through. For me at least. I get a lot of migraines when I'm at stores or in the sun without sunglasses, but I see colors in such an intense way, I guess maybe that's when I'm an artist. I love expressing what I see on paper and want to share it with others.

Edit: Apparently in an article I just looked up, a woman did the same thing and yes we both see the colors exactly as she painted them!

You know, I'm actually more distracted by wondering what the deus does Sera see when she wears colors like her mustard yellow pants and satin red dress with the gold thread

Aww thanks!

Yeah I've been to the doctor's and I'm very healthy. I have a minor iron deficiency but nothing serious (more white than red blood cells). My eye doctor said my eyes are so healthy it means I have a strong heart so the migraines (especially in the Summer) really do seem connected to my vision. It got worse when I got my glasses strengthened and saw everything with complete clarity. I also dream in bright and vivid colors, can read in dreams and talk with others as if they were real, so maybe I'm just one big unnatural mess of a person lol and as a child people said my eyes were unnaturally large... hey I'm a real life elf LOL j/k

As for Sera yeah I have to agree, her color choice is painful on the eyes lol but she's the only elf I can't dress in "elfy" colors. They don't work for her.

I always have Solas in rich creams, earthy browns and soft greens and he looks amazing!

Let me lay out the biological differences between the different Theodosian races. Note that some of these criteria are averages and aggregates, not absolutes (the difference between the sexes of the races, heights and weights).

Elf

• Elves have a slender, lithe, lean and willowy body type.
  
• Elven males are taller and don't have the same reproductive organs as Elven females and other than that there is not much different between the sexes.
  
• Elves are inherently attuned to the Fade (Sera is an example of this). One possible explanation for this is that the Elves are descended from the spirits of the Fade and as such are innately attuned to it.
  
• Elves have large eyes (World of Thedas Volume 1 states that Elves have large eyes) and also have tapetum lucidum and as a result can see better in the dark than Humans.
  
• Elves have shaped ears that grant them exceptional hearing.
  
• Elves lack of body hair except on the pubic region (Sera-Lavellan romance confirms that Theodosian Elves have pubic hair).
• Elves have a recessive set of genes in that when a Human mates with an Elf, the resulting offspring will always be Human. If an Elf mates with a Dwarf, the resulting offspring will look like a Dwarf.
  

Dwarf

• Dwarves have a short, strong, stout and stocky body type, they are the shortest playable race in Thedas.
  
• Dwarf males and Dwarf females both have body hair and both can grow facial hair. The notable difference between Dwarf males and Dwarf females is that Dwarf males are taller and stockier than Dwarf females.
  
• Dwarf can naturally resist magic and some of them have something called "Stone-sense", which refers to their ability to navigate underground terrain without getting lost. However, recently, the stone-sense as well their magical resistance can be attributed to their relationship and connection to the Titans.
  
• Dwarves have a very hardy constitution and as a result, it is rare to hear or see Dwarves getting sick. The fully potential of Dwarven fertility is unknown because underground Dwarf live in close proximity to the Darkspawn and the Taint which hinders reproduction and no reliable record is found regarding Dwarves living on the surface.
  
• Dwarves can also see really well in the dark, which is an ability they share with the Elves.
  
• If a Dwarf and a Human mates, the resulting offspring will be a Half-Dwarf, who will be shorter than Humans but taller than Dwarves. This is very rare and can be only really witnessed amongst Dwarves living on the surface of Thedas.

Human

• Humans are the average joes of Thedas. Height wise, they are far taller than Dwarves, slightly taller than Elves (though this does not necessarily apply to Ancient Elves) and shorter than Qunari. In terms of musculature, Humans are more muscular than Elves but less muscular than Dwarves and Qunari (Dragon Age wiki & Dragon Age Inquisition).
  
• Humans only exceptional ability is the fact that we can fuck either Elves or Dwarves and the resulting offspring will always be Human (at least in appearance). It is unknown what the result of a Human - Qunari offspring would be. Humans do not possess superior eyesight or superior hearing or inherent magic resistance or inherent affinity for the Fade or some connection to Dragons. Like I said, Humans = average joes that can fuck a lot (Dragon Age wiki & Dragon Age Inquisition).
  
• Human males are taller and more muscular than Human females. Human males can grow facial hair. Both Human males and Human females have body hair.
  

Qunari

• Qunari are taller and considered to be more physically robust than humans. They have skin of varying metallic colors (such as gold, bronze, and silver), white hair, pointed ears, and vivid eyes with colors like violet, red, silver, or yellow.
  
• Most Qunari have horns. The horn itself has no nerve endings and can be painlessly removed much like human nails or hair; however, they can still become irritated, thus the Qunari have developed several types of balms. Once a horn is cut off, it will not grow back. Hornlessness is a rare genetic variation in Qunari, akin to red hair in humans. 

@bayonet Hipshot What does that mean for Fenris? Is it just me or does he seem a bit too tall to be a typical elf? He seems more like Solas in height when standing next to Hawke. I think she even has to get on the tip of her toes to kiss him.

I think I do qualify LOL I am tiny, skinny, my ears have a slight narrowing at the tips, large eyes and I love nature and spiritual things lol

I did say matters regarding height is an aggregate / average. Fenris is not an average elf. Besides, Fenris has been altered by magic and lyrium. I am not saying that such alterations can necessarily change his height but in X-Men comics, Wolverine did change a lot when he was injected by Adamantium and what was done to Leto / Fenris by Danarius is a lot like what Stryker did to Logan.

This seemed appropriate for a first post


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*hugs back*  

I was thinking of also sharing on the old Solas thread but I figured it would be too much of a hassle for me since the coding is slightly different and that meant extra work. ^__^;


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Thank you! She is my D&D wood elf ranger (her name is Leena Tornala) and is currently my baby after my Lavellan. 
(I'm so obsessed with D&D RP at the moment but my love for Solas is still strong!)

I was wondering if it would be a good idea to look into getting our old thread locked since we've now offically moved in here? It would also encourage a lot of people to come join us.

About whether or not the artwork means anything (from a few pages back): I think it's better to take the 'reused art asset' view. One of the devs (possibly Weekes?) said that the huge number of wolf statues didn't mean anything - they were just filling space.