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[Renmiri1]

This is too hot. I don't get his expression though.

Is it bad that I want Solas to have Fenris tattoos on his chest ?

 

Merging the 2 sexiest elves.. mmmmm     

[Eivuwan]

Is it bad that I want Solas to have Fenris tattoos on his chest ?

 

Merging the 2 sexiest elves.. mmmmm     

 

Only problem is what Fenris' tattoos mean.

[Renmiri1]

As much as I adore my Hawkes, this is definitely accurate. LOL. Hawke is like a beacon for chaos.

She and Solas should never be on the same continent at the same time

[jellobell]

Hey, i took those pics. Hah, and here I was literally just thinking I should post those photos here.

This thread is far too long for me to check but I wonder if anyone has posted the other Solas pics and gifs I've put up..

Thanks for taking those! They were so well-done I just had to post them.

 

Wow, this shot in particular is beautiful. I can't get over how expressive faces are getting in games. There's still a wonkiness, but that gap is closing sharply. Solas's downcast eyes are amazing. 

Yeah. Other than the voice, I think I was attracted to just how mobile Solas's face is. It's subtle, but you can read the emotions in his eyes so well.

 

Ugh! He does look so sad! And I think I got my heart broken again... 

 

He's got nice lashes btw.

 My first thought upon seeing those screenshots was, "Oh no, Solas. He looks so freaking heartbroken." Second thought was, "god damn, his eyelashes are gorgeous."

[Renmiri1]

I posted about this in the Cullen thread, but I'm guessing it's possible some people here might be interested in this exploit/bug I encountered.  I'm not 100% sure if it's repeatable, but I was able to romance both Cullen and Solas fully until the end of the game- intact.  I didn't do it intentionally, it just sort of happened and I rolled with it until the end out of curiosity.  Here's how it happened:

 

My Lavellan kissed Solas in the Fade, and then immediately after when she woke up she agreed with Solas that it was best to remain friends by hitting the broken heart icon.  Despite this, Solas acknowledged the kiss after his personal quest on the balcony.  I thought, "Oh well why the hell not?", and had my Lavellan kiss him after he brought it up again.  The romance flag didn't actually lock her into it, however, and Solas will continue to call her Lethallan and Friend; neither will Sera, Vivienne, or the gossipers acknowledge their romance.  I was then free to pursue the Cullen romance, because I assumed what happened must have been a fluke.  I just headcanoned that they decided it couldn't work out and it was some time later (after Cullen's personal quest, Perseverance, in fact) that I initiated the Cullen romance.  Cullen's romance will lock in, and be acknowledged in his dialogue and outside gossip.

 

At the Winter Palace, Lavellan can request a dance from both Cullen and Solas, but it will be Cullen who will pursue her on the balcony to dance.

 

The end, after the Temple of Mythal, was when things became interesting.  Solas's romance scene does trigger and my Lavellan had the choice to remove her vallaslin (I decided to keep it so things wouldn't get too bizarre).  Solas's tarot card actually changed, too, despite his romance not being the active one.  The end scenes play out exactly as if she's romancing Cullen and Solas.  Here are some screenshots:

 

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same happened to me kalala but I dumped Cullen because I didn't want to cheat on Solas

[Avejajed]

I'm going to bed you guys before my husband can take the bedroom tv to watch the game. No theoretical breakthroughs till I get up, k?

I love you guys. Best thread ever.

[Renmiri1]

Only problem is what Fenris' tattoos mean.

True but maybe Solas tats could mean some Fade thing

[jellobell]

Edit: Oh top of page again. How did this tradition start anyway?

It's a carryover from earlier fan threads. I think it started in the Mass Effect character threads. It was a tradition in the Garrus thread as far back as ME1.

[kalasaurus]

same happened to me kalala but I dumped Cullen because I didn't want to cheat on Solas

Lol, the way it played out... it came off as my Lavellan was cheating on Cullen with Solas on the side since Cullen's romance was openly acknowledged while Solas continued to call her a friend.  I was really curious to see how it would end, so I continued despite my feelings of guilt for basically two-timing them XD

[RebbyWriter]

Here's a BW sketch of Sylaise so far! I'm working on BWs for Ghilal'nain and Andruil now. Please don't post these on tumblr/ elsewhere til I get to the final colors. Thank you!

 

I was drawing Sylaise and now you have stolen my elven glory. CURSE YOUUUUU! jk

 

But seriously, though. I like it.

[DrTeatime]

Thanks for taking those! They were so well-done I just had to post them.

Glad to be of service!

I'll keep this thread in mind if I take any more, well, tbh my screenshot folder is kinda overflowing with Solas but most pics just aren't as good as those. ^^'
I did grab some decent ones of the Vallaslin magic though. [Large and spoiler-ish images below.]

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[CapricornSun]

If only we could put Solas' hobo bag to good use.

 

 

Source: http://da-vhenan.tum...-a-product-of-a

 

Bonus:

 

 

Source: http://niklisson.tum...rsation-between

[slmisfit]

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That seems very odd that you can select Blackwall. If the Inqusitor still believes him to be a Warden, then they shouldn't be able to take him in case Coryfish possesses him.

Cory could only control mage Wardens, and since you were killing his dragon to temporarily suspend his ability to transfer to a new blighted host, a regular Warden wouldn't be in any danger from that either.

 

Well it doesn't happen often.

It's happening more often lately. I blame it on the cold (or really hot, depending where you are) weather. >_>

[Renmiri1]

Solas has a bit of rock star on him.

 

 

I think he would be more Bowie than Mick though

 

[Eivuwan]

*goes on reddit*

 

*reads a comment criticizing Solas romance saying that it's like Twilight and players only like him because he's a god and thinks you're special*

 

*gets annoyed*

 

*comes back to blanket fort*

[Renmiri1]

In the name of peace and harmony on the thread, have a Dread Poodle Solas

 

 

http://cheesiestart....thighs-of-steel

[Renmiri1]

*goes on reddit*

 

*reads a comment criticizing Solas romance saying that it's like Twilight and players only like him because he's a god and thinks you're special*

 

*gets annoyed*

 

*comes back to blanket fort*

Pfft. I romanced him way before I knew

[Gwyvian]

 

I really like your post. I understand the distinction you make better now and you make a lot of good point and I agree for the most part.

 

Thank you. 

 

 

I didn't mean to imply that we should force people to comply to our morality. That never ends well. More in the sense of advice. We cannot save people from themselves. And it's not our responsibility either. I admit I struggle with that sometimes because I care so much and want to help people work through their issues. I am a deeply moralistic person, and it's also one of my flaws. 

 

I understand where you're coming from. I, too, struggle with this, not in terms of morals strictly, but in a broader sense of how people perceive the world, how they suffer and how they work through their issues. I study this a great deal, you could say I am a researcher of the psyche, and yet despite that I must always keep in mind "the golden rules" when discussing this with friends in particular, and partners or potential partners the most; e.g. that I do not give advice unless it is asked, for instance. I don't always manage to follow it, but I try my best to at least offer before trying to show them what I see. I have ruined friendships for wanting to give more than they were willing to (or able to) receive from me. Another is that I never repeat my advice unless to clarify. This, because if someone really wants to experience something, then nothing I say will (or should) sway them from that path. If they want to experience it on some level, then I can only make it worse by pressing the issue, possibly alienating them without cause. I think these two are the most important - I try to approach the world in the least black and white way possible, and that sometimes includes just acknowledging that my truth isn't necessarily that of someone else, yet simultaneously sometimes it allows for an objective viewpoint that can be a helpful tool; it's just the personal element that makes it complicated, because when I'm emotionally invested, that tends to cloud my judgement, it bears constant vigilance. Well, anyway. I don't doubt that even allowing that I strive for taking into consideration multiple perspectives constantly, I'm sure some find my attitude grating to say the least, we can't always be compatible with everyone else.

 

But you are right, there is a fine line between advice and forcing our morals on people. In Solas' case my point was that he probably wasn't thinking straight and would perhaps have regretted it afterwards. Yes, I get what you're saying about that people need to make their own mistakes to grow and change. You are absolutely right. But depending on your character's morality, which may or may not be your own, just letting him do it without advising him not to might compromise your own ideals. So respect for the other person's individuality would include Solas to respect that you are against killing the mages and need to voice that. In the game you can actually stop him from doing it. But isn't that his own decision then to listen to you? You do not stop him by force, he stops voluntarily and quite quickly. Which seems to indicate acceptance of your objection even though you get a disapprove. But that disapproval reflects his current emotional state, not necessarily his usual self.

 

I do agree, and I think it a fine thing that Solas listens to you in this situation, despite the disapproval. It shows a measure of respect that your opinion is so valued. As to idealism, I agree - and I would say that Solas is an idealist in general, but I think that his idealism had little part in his actions here, which is exactly why I could sympathize the way I did, as opposed to, say, Sera's vengeance scene, which I voiced in another post. I felt that Solas' pain of the moment was a personal reaction, not the type of vengeance that was the result of pushing forward a worldview and getting worked up about it. Wisdom was his friend and was killed - perhaps he would have defended another spirit or other denizen of the Fade more readily than mortals, yet I believe that this falls outside of that framework. This is just my interpretation, but I am mainly pretty much balanced on this - I could go the other route and stop him depending on the personality I'm maintaining for my given Inquisitor.

 

 

I whole-heartedly agree that a big relationship trap is trying to change our partner into an ideal. I am fiercely individualistic to a degree that I'm too stubborn for my own good. We need to let people be their own person though. What I meant was that when we see our partner in pain or do things that harm them objectively like drug abuse or something, then I don't see anything wrong with trying to help them overcome it. Even if that means we have to be a little bit cruel sometimes. There are many different ways to support people and help them. To me there is a big difference between disapproving of harmful behavior and disapproving of their dress style.

 

Ah, yes. This is being the "instrument of fate" as I call it, and I quite agree. There have been situations in my life where I felt that, on balance, it is better that my friendship dissolve, but I would not be a very good friend if I didn't try to draw that person out and help them see where they were going. I've saved friendships by it, and sometimes it put a wedge between us that never quite went away; yet, if it's worth the price, I'm willing to pay. I was speaking more of larger issues and I did not mean to imply that I would not differentiate between something as minor as dress style or something as large as causing harm to one's self or another. My interpretation of Solas' situation, as I said, was entirely within the context of DA's world and how I think this world would have shaped the views and morals of my character; but in this world what I would leave alone is still well within the point of not doing actual harm, though the point could be argued quite soundly that emotional turmoil is as harmful as others, and yet, I try to approach it with a bird's eye view of where their life is going in general. Sometimes I find that they need to be in this place to explore their feelings and their identity, so that something new can be forged out of it, something better. And sometimes I see that they have been stagnating in a terrible place and they are starting to like it too much. Suffering can and is it's own reward in the right combination. I believe you could say this is at the core of my philosophy: what is the bigger picture in their life?

 

 

And yes, it's Solas' pride that gets in the way of him confronting that darkness inside of him. I guess I just disagree on what level of violence we need to experience to understand that. Maybe having these thoughts is enough to make us realize what we're capable of. I do not think killing the mages is a necessary step for his character development. I understand why one might see it that way. Or roleplay it that way. It certainly adds grittiness to his character arc and I get the appeal.

 

 

I can respect that. Everyone has their own balance and everything is weighed accordingly.

Haha, yes, the grittiness is certainly appealing, especially considering his overall identity; but I can see how it's just not that for a lot of people. I felt that if he's willing to do this for whatever ultimate reasons, then that is a part of him I want to acknowledge, at least for this playthrough. I liked that dark dynamic in their relationship, and considering what it culminated to, it was a good addition to all this suffering that they go through, both the shared and those they were alone in feeling.

[Tielis]

So look what I found today in the fire room of the Solasan temple.

 

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[Eivuwan]

Pfft. I romanced him way before I knew

 

Exactly.

[CapricornSun]

Dancing Solas and Lavellan animation at Halamshiral WIP based on Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" music video.

 

 

Source: http://tehjaydek.tum...-animation-as-i

 

*goes on reddit*

 

*reads a comment criticizing Solas romance saying that it's like Twilight and players only like him because he's a god and thinks you're special*

 

*gets annoyed*

 

*comes back to blanket fort*

 

I like him because I found him interesting and because of Fade tongue. Way before I found out that he's a god.

 

 

So look what I found today in the fire room of the Solasan temple.

 

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That symbol is everywhere! 

[DrTeatime]

That animation looks nice.

[Caddius]

 

 

Wait a second.  I hate quoting myself, but I am an idiot.  

 

Maybe my brain is just totally fried at this point, but Corypheus and his team never entered the fade physically.   They created a route- by massive blood magic- to the physical City, not its Fade reflection.  

 

That's the only thing that makes sense, right?  Or did my brain just melt?  Because that's where the actual, physical OGS dragons would have been... where Dirthamen-as-Dumat would have physically been to be tainted and woken, and why the rest of his "team" is still down in the Dark Roads.  

 

I have no idea why I was thinking about it the other way around.  That makes no sense at all.  Apologies to anyone I might have confused with the earlier post- my brain was just skipping over the inherent contradiction for some reason.

 

So no conflict with blood magic, then, because Corypheus fundamentally misunderstood what he was doing, and where the path was actually leading.  He may not have even realized that the City existed as two distinct but mirrored places- he just knew when he got there that it looked like the City he'd seen in his dreams.  

 

He thinks he managed it, but my head hurts from how inherently contradictory his actually breaking into the fade would be.  

 

Right?  Am I way off here?

I'm still catching up, but yes. That does make a certain amount of sense. It would explain the thing that's been driving me nuts for years.

If the Seven Magisters broke into the Fade, why are they wandering the Deep Roads? Neither Corypheus nor the Architect appear compelled by the Calling.

Now, I've got a lore-thing to throw at you people. (My computer's acting nuts, but I'm going to try to fix my math error in the timeline and then keep going. Hopefully it was just the one trip-up, as multiple ones are infuriatingly difficult to correct.)

A big lore-thing. Possibly a bomb, possibly something that's already been discussed over and over again that I'm just late to the party on.

I'm particularly interested in Madrar and Lizasaurus's responses.

I'm reading The Calling.

There's a scene where an upset and guilty Duncan runs off from the other Wardens in the Deep Roads, and Maric and Fiona go after him.

They track him down to a cavern, not part of the Deep Roads. The Taint on the cavern walls doesn't go here. It's a giant, green, sulfuric lake. With 'murmuring' that isn't darkspawn, strange, half-melted statues.

"Here lies the abyss, well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life spring anew." Maric muses, (Page 222.) He goes on to explain its place in the Chant to Fiona, who after all grew up in an Alienage.

"Oh. It's where Andraste goes to speak to the Maker for the first time. It's where she convinces him to forgive mankind. It was supposed to be this beautiful temple deep under the earth surrounded by emerald waters. I guess I always imagined it looked like this."

The water glows and is covered in a mist. It's all rather creepy, sad, but safe at the same time. They hear a strange murmuring. The water moves in patterns and responds to them as they talk. Odd shadows move beneath the water, almost like fish, but I doubt it. The sulfuric acid seems to be wearing away at the statues and rocks, damaging it, but it seems to me like it was the outskirts of a temple.

Y'know. The emerald waters that surround a Temple. Of the Maker, or of the Elvhen Creators?

The implications that Andraste first visited the Maker underground in a temple surrounded by something very similar to the Well of Mythal just staggers me.

THEORY-CRAFTERS, GO GO GO!

[Renmiri1]

OT but fun

 

 

 behold, Gaspard de Chalons in his unmasked glory.