I found it pretty cool that he said he would if only he knew it. I really do like his views on blood magic, how it's just a tool and no more evil than any other form of magic. It was refreshing.
Also, while we're on the subject of magic, I'll just put my gushing about Solas and magic in here (this was originally in another thread but it died).
Personally, I find Solas's ideas about spirits and the fade rather revolutionary. If the widespread belief that magic is inherently dangerous, and fear of possession by demons actually contributes to both of those things being "true" then that has profound implications going forward. And it's even backed up by established lore if you think about it. Magic draws from the Fade, which is raw potential. But it's shaped by the mage who draws upon it. Circle teachings both teach and restrict, by directing what mages believe to be possible. That's why all circle-trained mages do the same spells. Hedge-mages, though, who haven't had any formal training aren't able to do the sorts of things circle mages can, because their way of thinking about magic hasn't been directed. So hedge mage powers take on strange and unpredictable forms. Saarebas, who are treated basically like guns (dangerous things used to make war) are only able to make big, destructive explosions with their magic (confirmed by David Gaider in a pre-release interview). With magic, it seems that belief above all is what gives it form. It could even explain stuff like limited mana pools.
And if we accept that to be true, then perhaps we can see how the ancient elves were so powerful. If they did not have the same sorts of restrictive beliefs about what magic could do, then they could conceivably reshape reality with a thought. Perhaps it was also a consequence of no veil separating the magic of the fade from the "real" world. Though I swear there was a codex entry that also said that the image of the veil as a physical barrier was deceptive, because entering the Fade relies more on a change in perception. The Fade corresponds to places in the "real" world, after all. Solas said he had to physically travel to find new areas of the Fade to explore. Therefore, the Fade is all around us. We simply can't access it unless we are a mage, or have some other means (such as the anchor).
Just listen to these banters with Vivienne. Solas basically comes out and says that she could be so much more powerful if she thought outside the box that her chantry training has put her in.
Agreed! One of the more telling things is about demons and possession. Solas makes a big deal about how demons are really just spirits bent from their purpose. He walked the Fade and had no fear of demons/possession because he was able to see the spirits for what they were.
But the Circles (being controlled by the Chantry as they are) teach nothing but fear over demons. Hell, when you recruit the Mages the first thing you hear is Cullen warning about how many possessions there are going to be. You can rebuff him with "mages deserve their freedom" but he responds something along the lines of "This isn't about the mages it's just a fact because of the breach". And all I can do is sit there thinking... man Solas would have a fit.
If mages were taught better about spirits, taught the way Solas thinks, then I don't think possession would be nearly the problem it is. But because their teaching shapes the reality, they make the problem worse.
Probably has been discussed before, but what do you guys think Solas original plan was? After they killed Corypheus, he got the orb and his powers back, then what?
I think his plan was to unlock the Eluvian that the elven gods are trapped behind. Cole's after-breakup banter says something about "they're waiting behind mirrored glass, hurting". I think Solas locked the gods away, probably with very good reason, but then something went wrong. Maybe the Blight infected them, I don't know, but now he thinks he needs to release them.
I don't think it's just because he wants to return to the past. He's nostalgic, yes, he regrets what the People lost, yes, but I don't think he is so arrogant as to believe that returning to the "time before" is the only answer. Besides, it would make no sense to lock the gods away in the first place if all you do is wake up and say "well that was a bad idea". No matter how hot headed Solas was when he was young, I think he could have at least predicted that locking the gods away would have some ramifications.
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To busy proving trying to prove their right I guess 
Ginger mullet Lavellan would hit that if he could. 
They'll need the bulk of their team working on DA4, assuming there's to be one. Having too many key people working on an Awakening-esque expansion would eat up way too many resources, and result in a longer development time for DA4. So, yay. I'm all for smaller (more frequent?) DLC in the meantime. Honestly, though, I wouldn't expect anything super soon. These people are probably exhausted and miss their families! From what I understand, crunch was pretty brutal this time around.
