Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

They could have a prosthetic, since Tevinter Nights coincidentally established those not only being a thing in Thedas but mentions and shows how they don’t impede in adventuring or combat. And if the prosthetic is too noticeable, there are these inventions called gloves.

I do like this idea too because it means that the new protagonist gets involved in a story in a kind of interesting mirror inverse of the Inquisitor.

Solas and Corypheus already do have a lot in common as it is so..

They are already different, since I don't recall Corypheus ever apologising for his actions. He was utterly convinced he deserved to be a god. By contrast Solas is conflicted over what he feels he must do and constantly insists he is not a god. He even admits to being prideful, foolish and hot headed, which shows a degree of introspection that Corypheus never had. Solas' motives are not self-glorification but a desire to make amends for his past mistakes. That is why he comes across as a tragic anti-hero rather than an outright villain, which makes him far more interesting as an opponent.

Where they are alike is in the single-minded determination to restore a world that they think was better than the current one. In a way both brought about the destruction of their empire through their actions, even though that was not their intent, and having seen the results of their former work, they now wish to fix it. However, Solas has admitted that if he thought there was an alternative he might be convinced to take different action, which again distinguishes him from Corypheus.

I think we have only scratched the surface with Solas and there is far more to find out about his character and motivations. Just because the Inquisitor has spent time with him and has an already established relationship with him (for good or ill) doesn't mean a new PC could not do so as well.

After Trespasser I was convinced that the Inquisitor would be returning the next game, until I saw that presentation by PW that claimed that was exactly not what they intended. Had the new game been brought out by now, I would probably have still felt I wanted the Inquisitor back, but so much time has passed that I now feel I would rather approach the problem of Solas with a fresh character.

Solas chose not to let the Inquisitor die at the end of Trespasser because he wanted to avoid the chaos that would ensue in the south. He seemed rather to want the chaos to transfer to the north. However, he made it quite clear in Trespasser that he had been willing to sacrifice people he cared about in the past to achieve his aims and had no mercy for those who crossed him.



If Solas was to kill the Inquisitor, particularly a romanced Inquisitor) surely that would be a big enough emotional shock that you would still be engaged in wanting to finish the story? I'd also point to the close friendship he clearly had with Mythal, yet had no qualms about killing Flemeth (who was talking in the person of Mythal in their encounter) in order that Mythal could join her power to his. Remember how his last words to her were "I'm so sorry," with a catch in his voice.

To my mind when Solas tells you he is sorry, that person is close to death.

The only way I can see that happening is if we play an ex-agent of Fen'Harel or an ancient elf, and even in those cases I can't really see Solas casually talking to people he's working with, he's very distant as the Dread Wolf - he trusts no body.


The only interactions I can imagine with Solas for a new protag are short and negative, kinda like with Corypheus.

gervaise21, damn, you paint both extremely fascinating and totally heartbreaking picture (for me, Solavellan adept)

Killing Inquisitor off at the start does provide a great wake up call for the player- to show that shit got real. And the parallel with "I am so sorry" makes you wonder.
Though come to think of it, Inquisitor doesn't have a mark anymore, doesn't have that much influence. Seems to me Solas already neutralized them as much as possible. Now, why would he kill them off? They are important, but not crucial- even without Inquisitor, all parties will still oppose Solas.

As for the new PC- clearly, they will make him special 'one of the kind guy". Cause it's Bioware. at the same time, I'd prefer a change in that regard- Hawke was just one of Ferelden refugees, who made it. And their story was just as great, as survivours like HoF or Inquisitor.

I am fairly certain the Inquisitor will not be killed in the intro. That would be a very cheap move.

OH, and if killing the Inquisitor is not enough, Bioware could slap us in the face and have the Pc finding the remains of a dead warden, somewhere. The letter you get from its body confirms that it was the surviving HoF. Dead trying to find a cure for the Calling.

My crazy idea: the prologue of DA4 includes Solas deciding to turn the Inquisitor to stone after all.

We know that Solas can do this, and we know people survive this process. We've met at least half a dozen talking statues that used to be humans - specifically Eleni Zenovia, the statues of War and Peace in Awakening, the pirates from Isabela's Mark of the Assassin side-quest. The pirates can even be turned back to flesh if you complete the quest the right way.

It would explain why the Inquisitor is not running around defeating Solas themselves but still let them play a role in the story. And getting my Inquisitors un-stoned would certainly give me an extra motivation to solve the plot.

The problem with Solas doing anything to the Inquisitor is that it only works for the people who want to kill Solas. Remember that there are players who want to redeem Solas, too, and that choice was significant enough to be included in the Tapestry in Dragon Age Keep.

I am very curious to see how Solas' story will turn out. It's interesting to me to read posts by very vocal anti-Solas people who are rooting for BioWare to give every player more and more reasons to hate and want to kill Solas. What if BioWare does not do that? What if over the course of DA4 we find out more and more about Thedosian history and Solas' plans and it becomes harder and harder to justify killing him without becoming a villain yourself?