You can actually buy the Battlemage Mail from a vendor in the Hissing Wastes (all three of them if I remember correctly, including sturdy and reinforced). The mabari in the canyon sells the Tier 3 armor schematics, just like the vendor in the Emprise du Lion (who you get after you take the keep) sells Tier 3 weapon schematics.
Ahh, I probably didn't see it because I'd already found the schematic at that point.
Since we're writing Cullen-Solas comparison now, I just thought I'd get it out of my system, too:
- I completed a human Cullen playthrough, and I must say, it's a good romance.
- It does have two scenes that you aren't going to see if you're not romancing him: a beautiful scene in the trees where he gives you a keepsake, and another scene in the chantry(not going to delve deeper into spoiler territory).
- all other scenes are available to you if you're friends(though you aren't getting in bed with him, obviously - there's only one bed scene, though, and very short).
- so you aren't getting that much content compared to being friends. I think looking it up via youtube is a good option, if you don't want another playthrough just for Cullen(even though I tried to be as short as I could and remained at level 15, it was 30 hours).
- you CAN kiss him anytime, but unfortunately, that grows a bit stale, so I'm almost happy we don't have this option with Solas.
- I can't find any fault in Cullen romance, it's good, but I don't _feel it_, unfortunately, and a part of me thinks it's all been done in one piece of fanfiction or another.
- the most beautiful scene with Cullen? After the final battle, everyone smiles at you and he shakes your hand. But if you're in romance, he pulls you close and hugs you. And that's really beautiful. And you get a hug after the end, of course.
- but somehow, I think it's more poignant with Solas. Because imagine, if you were standing on that balcony together, and everything was good... would it be the same?
I'm playing elves-only-Solas-only now with clear heart. Because I just feel the game was written for me this way.
I felt the same way. My first playthrough was with a Cullen romance and it was all nice and happy. But after a playthrough with Solas I feel so much more affected and invested in the story and even though it was so heartbreaking I only want to romance Solas henceforth.
I felt the same way. My first playthrough was with a Cullen romance and it was all nice and happy. But after a playthrough with Solas I feel so much more affected and invested in the story and even though it was so heartbreaking I only want to romance Solas henceforth.
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Way off topic, but I always read your username as "Jawas in my toilet" when you post in this thread, and just realized it was "Jaws is in my toilet". I spent way too much time playing SWtOR.
Ok, I just felt like saying that. Carry on.
Hahaha just type motherlode and see why happens!
I would die.
XD
If only.
Stupid male elves. I'm playing a male elf to not romance Solas this time and I kept staring at him for then paying attention to anything else.
I think I have a problem. 
I changed f!Hawke's hair to the pixie cut. It's kind of close.
Well... Solas has ruined me for everyone else.
I can just imagine the conversation at the watercooler with Weekes, Chee, and Brianne.
"Seriously Patrick. Stop stealing our females!"
"It really is true what they say...All the good dalish women are already taken."
You can actually buy the Battlemage Mail from a vendor in the Hissing Wastes (all three of them if I remember correctly, including sturdy and reinforced). The mabari in the canyon sells the Tier 3 armor schematics, just like the vendor in the Emprise du Lion (who you get after you take the keep) sells Tier 3 weapon schematics.
Could someone post what the Battlemage Mail looks like on a female inquisitor? Is it elfy? 
Is there a console cheat for infinite monies? I just want to spam-buy every schematic I find (since there's no preview anyway).
I'll just put this... here... 
So when I was fighting Cory...
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Also does anyone know what the Solas fans are calling themselves? Like the Cullen fans are Cullenites. What are we? Solassians? Solasinators? Solasinites? Soverybrokenhearted?
Solassians, BEEs, Unicorns, and (the latest) Wolf Pack.
I'll just put this... here...
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Oooh thank you
Haha my poor Cullen romancing human is doing the same thing.
Cullen: "uh, honey, why were you in Solas room again?"
Quiz: "....I was learning about the faaaaaadeee"
As an ex-templar I imagine that made him even more concerned.
Could someone post what the Battlemage Mail looks like on a female inquisitor? Is it elfy?
I think it looks a little silly on ladies. Not elfy at all.
I think it looks a little silly on ladies. Not elfy at all.
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I think it looks a little silly on ladies. Not elfy at all.
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Geez, it's a bit disappointing some of the Quizzy armors.
I felt the same way. My first playthrough was with a Cullen romance and it was all nice and happy. But after a playthrough with Solas I feel so much more affected and invested in the story and even though it was so heartbreaking I only want to romance Solas henceforth.
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I'm the same. I was 50/50 on Solas vs Cullen on my first play through... went with Cullen and it was nice, I liked it. But then saw the stinger, mentally kicked myself, then immediately started over for Solas and I haven't looked back. Honestly his romance scenes are so much better anyway--but maybe that's because I'm very much an introverted intellectual so he gives me all the tinglies. Solas4life.
Also I'm catching up on the thread so I have a few things:
Re: Solas being straight
I honestly think it fits. I like that this time we have strictly straight or gay characters, and just a lot more of them. It makes it feel a bit more real, whereas DA2 was just like "pick the one you like it don't matter". I think it gives him more characterization to make him straight. Like others have pointed out, I was getting a little sick of all elves being bi in this game so far. Plus, he's a wolf god, and even though the "wolves mate for life" bit isn't exactly true... well, I just think him being straight makes sense, even though I admit I may be bias.
I understand the complaint for males due to the story stuff, but I really think that's very minor, because 1) if you want to experience the story you could always roll female and 2) so far with DAI Bioware has not impressed me with making choices matter. The writing is excellent, don't get me wrong, but I was just incredibly miffed that, even though I romance Solas [a god], there's no way to recover the orb, he still leaves, he doesn't come back to explain... nothing.
Maybe this will change in DLC. I really hope that romancing him does open some options there. But learning about the Vallaslin? Eh... I think there will be other ways for a male to learn.
Re: Solas break up
Okay so I fully admit that I'm probably just in denial, but I wanted to hear other people's takes on this. It was funny because, after the vallaslin scene, I didn't really think it was "over". I mean, he does kind of say as much, but I was just like... no way. (BTW I did the "Solas..." and the "I love you" options, as well as the "I believe in us" option which both amount to almost the same thing, though the "I love you" is absolutely heart breaking).
Ahem, anyway, I of course immediately run to Solas and ask if we can talk and he does the "Things will be clear" line.
So I'm thinking, we're not over. It's not over, he's just pulling away, right?
And then the end, and he's gone, and I'm like... *stares*
Is it weird that I just don't feel "broken up"? That he didn't really end it? Everyone else seems so sure, but I just don't think so (assuming you didn't end it in the scene, that is). My brain interpreted it as... he's got his secrets, he can't share, doesn't want to hurt you, but still loves you, so it's not over.
Maybe it's just wishful thinking? Also, I would point out I've never actually had experience being rejected--I married my high school sweetheart, so yea. Never been dumped before. Is this how it feels? The I love you scene I felt like my heart was just punched out of my chest 
I think it looks a little silly on ladies. Not elfy at all.
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Lavellan why are you wearing your pajamas under your armor?
Could someone post what the Battlemage Mail looks like on a female inquisitor? Is it elfy?
This is the Battlemage Mail..
And this is what both my girls are wearing now, since I love it,,,
It's Battlemage Armor, with Armor legs and mail arms I think,,,
Damn you people for beating me to everything! *shakes fist*, I went and took those especially!
I've been reading this thread for almost two weeks now, joining right after I finished my first playthrough.
You really helped me putting the shattered pieces of my heart back together... damn you Solas! (I still love you though...)
I avoided any kind of spoiler before playing, so the only thing I knew about the game was that I was going to play the leader of the Inquisition and the names and ho I could romance with which race/gender.
I had no idea about who I was going to romance. The only thing I knew was that definetly w o u l d n' t be Cullen 
Well...talked to our nerdy elf a few times, got the scene in the Fade and spontanously decided to go for the "Kiss him." option.
It was the best and at the same time the worst decision I ever made in a game 
I named my Lavellan "Líadan" which means "grey lady" because I planned to make her kind of a reserved character who never sees things as "black and white" only.
Therefore I also gave her the vallaslin that splits the face in two halfs, one dark and one light... Creators, if I had known the ending by the time I made her... 
Well... I finally decided to post here. Even two weeks after finishing, I really need the comfort this thread gives us poor nerd-elf-addicts.
Oh and I have one little request:
Could you please mark the stuff concerning the Cullen romance as spoilers? Doesn't have to be tags, just a little warning?
I really love this thread but I'll have to stop reading it, because it somehow ruins my second playthrough (want to romance Cullen this time... almost fell for Solas again but he belongs to Lía).
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