I remember at some point in DAI Corypheus mentions that the Inquisitor disrupted something that was years in the making
In other news -- this song has been stuck in my head all day. It's "Animal" by Miike Snow. It really reminds me of the inner turmoil Solas constantly seems to be having any time he makes a move on Lavellan.
From tumblr:
http://cerseiously.t...hat-you-mean-to
I remember at some point in DAI Corypheus mentions that the Inquisitor disrupted something that was years in the making
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In other news -- this song has been stuck in my head all day. It's "Animal" by Miike Snow. It really reminds me of the inner turmoil Solas constantly seems to be having any time he makes a move on Lavellan.
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That's a good point, depends on when Legacy happens in the time line, less than 10 years though.
I never said that Sera wasn't racist herself. She is. I'm not defending Sera's flaws - I'm saying she has a right to choose how she lives and Solas has no right to try to tell her she's wrong. Once she said 'no, I don't want to' there should have been no more discussion.
Solas does question if he's been fair to the Dalish once or twice. He never actually changes his opinion about them. Not even for a Lavellan he's in love with. The balcony scene is his "racist compliment" scene - the one where he tells a non-romanced Inquisitor that he likes that they're so much different from the rest of their race.
Solas likes a good debate. He's not seeing it on an emotional level, as Sera probably is (moreso, anyway). It's like his chess match with Bull, and he thinks if he finds the right pieces he'll win and the game will end on a friendly note. It's clueless and shows that he's not good at dealing with people. I wouldn't call either of them racist, but mostly because that word's way over-used to the point that it's empty of meaning.
This is a really interesting theory, and does solve the question of why Solas would not be suspicious of something that looks like a walking skeleton. [Or if not a skeleton, obviously infected with the blight.]
I wonder what could have made Solas fall back into a slumber?
er, well. If you subscribe to Madrar's Crazy House of Theories, he doesn't.
1. After the magister Sethius Amladaris betrays him, taking the orb that represents most of Solas' remaining power, unleashing the Blight and adopting the name "Corypheus" to celebrate his power over the corrupted song, Solas basically does what he decribes his plans would have been if you'd been unable to close the breach: he high-tails it out of the path of destruction and keeps a low profile, all the while trying to figure out what's gone wrong and what he can do about it.
2. The answer is "not much" for quite a while. At some point, I think he discovers that the spirit of Mythal has managed to claw her way into a mortal body. They collaborate about what can be done. The Andrastean slave rebellion ensues.
3. Once again, things do not go entirely to plan, but there's something salvageable in the formation of the Chantry: an organization that does not seek to govern people directly, but rather provide a moral compass and some pointed warnings about letting mages have all the power.
4. This backfires spectacularly, thanks to various historical events and political machinations, twisting its original message to one of distrusting elves and suppressing mages. (Bonus: the painfully literal interpretation of restoring a time when 'everything sang the same' as spreading the Chant to all corners of the world.)
5. Solas continues to try to track down what happened to Corypheus and his orb. No luck. Still pretty much powerless, he spends more and more time looking for answers (or just the comfort of familiar spirits) in the fade. Flemythal retreats to her swamp.
6. Events of DA:2. Corypheus is back on the scene, and (somehow) Solas catches wind of it. Time to track him down and try to fix the world. Again.
While I personally subscribe to the more simple "Solas only just recently woke up for the first time since Arlathan" theory, I'm really diggin' seeing all these different ones. I'm sure someone will guess correctly ahead of time.
Just thinkin' about all the Solas cosplayers we will get in the next year or so.
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Going to be hard to find a good face match though.
Going to be hard to find a good face match though.
This is so true.
But still, I hold out for that one face. That one person who can capture him.
& it will be glorious.
And I will save all of the pictures to my computer for reasons.
How did you guys think Solas' romance was going to be like before you knew everything? I thought he was going to be a shy and awkward nerd. He's going to do cute things for you and not know how to be romantic. Or else he's going to be a very serious person and the romance would be more stoic. It turns out he's very experienced, smooth, and passionate 
. Really took me by surprise.
Does Solas not get the repeatable kiss option like other romances? I have done the fade and the balcony scene but I can still only pester him about Cory.
Solas likes a good debate. He's not seeing it on an emotional level, as Sera probably is (moreso, anyway). It's like his chess match with Bull, and he thinks if he finds the right pieces he'll win and the game will end on a friendly note. It's clueless and shows that he's not good at dealing with people. I wouldn't call either of them racist, but mostly because that word's way over-used to the point that it's empty of meaning.
Yeah, I can see this. It's still a pretty obnoxious thing to do to another person.
I think Solas is definitely racist, or at the least pretty prejudiced. I've mentioned the "racist compliment" scene a lot today but it happens. I think that it's more a function of his... homesickness? Than anything else. This isn't his time, this isn't his culture, these aren't his people and he kind of just wants to go back to the way things were. I think if he could find himself a place in the present, it would diminish if not end entirely.
Does Solas not get the repeatable kiss option like other romances? I have done the fade and the balcony scene but I can still only pester him about Cory.
It's in the FAQ on the first page but the answer is no. There's no repeatable kiss.
How did you guys think Solas' romance was going to be like before you knew everything? I thought he was going to be a shy and awkward nerd. He's going to do cute things for you and not know how to be romantic. Or else he's going to be a very serious person and the romance would be more stoic. It turns out he's very experienced, smooth, and passionate
I wasn't even going to romance him, not going to lie. Looking back, I want to smack some sense into my past-self, but I was so sure I was going to romance Cullen or Josephine. Then along came this suave mature elf guy who RUINED ME for every other romance in the game.
I don't remember exactly what I expected, but definitely more soft-spoken and shy? Pleasantly surprised by his confidence and not-subtle flirts. I like people who know what they want and don't beat around the bush.
I like this art because the face actually looks like the in-game face. Also it's sexy
http://etherealsinger.tumblr.com/
How did you guys think Solas' romance was going to be like before you knew everything? I thought he was going to be a shy and awkward nerd. He's going to do cute things for you and not know how to be romantic. Or else he's going to be a very serious person and the romance would be more stoic. It turns out he's very experienced, smooth, and passionate
To be fair to all of us, that's pretty much the cover he presents (poorly), and it's the vibe a lot of people got from Weekes' character profile for him. Such fools we were.
I fired up DA:I, and he's this passionate and dangerous elf with so much game.
You guys ever wonder if the writers have a betting pool going on when and if the forums guesses something correctly with their theories?
How did you guys think Solas' romance was going to be like before you knew everything? I thought he was going to be a shy and awkward nerd. He's going to do cute things for you and not know how to be romantic. Or else he's going to be a very serious person and the romance would be more stoic. It turns out he's very experienced, smooth, and passionate
I was excited for him since day one, and I was surprised by how smooth he was, too. Pleasantly surprised, I might add. I was expecting something very quiet, romantic and relaxed, with some sort of "I can show you the world" fade scene, lol.
I was also expecting him to die. I really was; it happens to every character I love.
How did you guys think Solas' romance was going to be like before you knew everything? I thought he was going to be a shy and awkward nerd. He's going to do cute things for you and not know how to be romantic. Or else he's going to be a very serious person and the romance would be more stoic. It turns out he's very experienced, smooth, and passionate
I turned off all news about Inquisition other than the release date (day before my birthday! It was kismet.), because I did not want spoilers. Going into Inquisition I was fully planning on romancing Varric since I thought that would be an option. I was so so so excited to play a dwarf lady and get with that dorky, smooth, story-telling dwarf. However, it was not to be and, yes, I do understand why now.
So I booted up Inquisition (not knowing almost anything about the companions aside from some old pics) and rolled a fem elf. Then Solas laughed at my questions and acted smooth as butter. You know the rest.
Speaking of which, I wonder if Solas was first tossed around as a char, because the writers really wanted people to read the damn codex entries. Because half of his dialogue feels like a sexy narration of stories. It kind of explains why I fell for him. I love the codex entries.
How did you guys think Solas' romance was going to be like before you knew everything? I thought he was going to be a shy and awkward nerd. He's going to do cute things for you and not know how to be romantic. Or else he's going to be a very serious person and the romance would be more stoic. It turns out he's very experienced, smooth, and passionate
My first Inquisitor was actually a Lavellan who was romancing Cullen, but then some a**hole who thought they were being clever shared spoilers that weren't "actual" spoilers. Since I'm a huge nerd over the elf lore in DA, their "not actual spoilers" were enough for my brain to put two and two together and get four. SO... I put my (63 hour) Cullen-mance on hold and started a new Lavellan to romance Solas instead. I went into his romance knowing who he was but not knowing for sure until I accidentally confirmed my suspicions by hovering over a link on Flemeth's wiki page... lol. I knew the whole time it probably wasn't going to end well, but I enjoyed myself anyway. XD
I honestly didn't expect him to be so... forward in the romance, though. Those kisses still blow me away. Also, now that I'm thinking about it... the only thing I think I didn't like about the romance (aside from the break-up, obviously) was his "you're not like over elves" comment. It's a little too close to "you're not like other girls" and bothered me when I first heard it. I'm gonna choose to believe he didn't mean it quite like that, otherwise it'll keep bothering me. Heh.
I was excited for him since day one, and I was surprised by how smooth he was, too. Pleasantly surprised, I might add. I was expecting something very quiet, romantic and relaxed, with some sort of "I can show you the world" fade scene, lol.
I was also expecting him to die. I really was; it happens to every character I love.
Came as a shock to me, too, though I tried to keep unspoilered before release.
That smooth confidence (and in retrospect, its source) are what put a wrench in the early romance for me, though. It feels a bit like the lord having a dalliance with a pretty milkmaid on the side of the road. Yes, Lavellan is physically attractive and mentally intriguing, but given the inherent imbalance of power w/r/t who and what he is... they're not dealing on equal terms yet. Before he sees her as real, before she tempts him into being truly invested in the here and now, all that passion seems a bit cheap and unearned, I guess.
I'd have preferred the overall arc if he'd been intensely interested, pulled to her despite himself in the beginning, but kept the real emotional connection and kiss for post-Halamshiral (skillful navigation of the Game would underscore Lavellan's ability to stand toe to toe with any of his ancient peers in Arlathan) or the vallaslin scene.
Sorry to be slightly OT, but every playthrough I've tried making other than a SolasxLavellan is messed up for me. In one, I chose the wrong class and in the other, it's glitched and I have to make it again! In both playthroughs, I was planning on romancing Cullen and then Dorian on the other one. It seems the only Inquistor I can play with no problems is my Solasmancer. 
Another sad Solas is Gone song. I imagine this playing at the end cutscene as my Elfy leaves the celebrations and stands on the balcony. On My Own from Les Mis.
I was excited for him since day one, and I was surprised by how smooth he was, too. Pleasantly surprised, I might add. I was expecting something very quiet, romantic and relaxed, with some sort of "I can show you the world" fade scene, lol.
I was also expecting him to die. I really was; it happens to every character I love.
I thought he would be this introverted nerd who everybody picked on for being odd, but he wouldn't fight back because he was confident and didn't have to justify himself. I didn't think he'd put people in their place or that his calmness and politeness was just a mask concealing the fire within. (I should've known with the spicy candy thing, but I had no idea how that would work itself out.) I thought we had to kill him at one point because of bogus spoilers people were putting on the internet and I was upset.
To be fair to all of us, that's pretty much the cover he presents (poorly), and it's the vibe a lot of people got from Weekes' character profile for him. Such fools we were.
I fired up DA:I, and he's this passionate and dangerous elf with so much game.
"I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit."
Totally did not expect, lol.
We have the makings of a wolf pack Tielis! My spaniel will sniff Solas out and your greyhounds can chase him down and snag him. Problem solved. Can't run away now baldy, muahahaha, we have you forever and ever and ever. ^.^
I'll add my corgi, to nip at his heels until he starts walking in the right direction.
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