Man I have so many pages to catch up LOL. I was busy playing my Lavellan yesterday and I'm behind like 50 pages now.
Anyway there are a couple of topics I wanted to address before the thoughts leave me.
RE: Solas doing whatever is necessary to further his end goal, whatever that is. (End justifies the means)
I believe this is a true assumption of his character. I think that being part of the Inquisition might have helped him realize that pulling a Warden move is not always the answer to everything, and that there are irreplaceable people in this "world" that are worth fighting and dying for. (Lavellan 
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However towards the end, as much as he wants to tell you everything, he realized at that point when he was willing to forget his past, that he needed to toughen his heart and resolution. Lavellan got to him bad but he sacrificed his love for duty and an old guilt. So I'm actually expecting more of an extreme Morrigan out of him. Lots of questionable choices but all for the sake of a greater good for the Elvhen. Now whether we think those are necessary choices are another matter. I'm mentally preparing myself for the worst, but I've always said that Solas has the greatest potential for an amazing story. I don't think they'll throw him into a cliche villain mold but we should prepare ourselves for some drama and angst. There are tough choices coming our way.
I don't think they'll make him a cliche villain. Patrick Weekes specifically said in the NerdAppropriate interview that if someone says "Write me a villain," he'll do a passable job; but the best he can get is this mean, snarky, taunting villain, like the Nightmare's voice. (When the party's in the Fade at Adamant and the Nightmare taunts everyone with their greatest fears and shames - apparently Weekes wrote that portion.) Good enough, but not great. However, when someone says, "Write someone who truly believes they're doing something for the greater good, and might make what they know are questionable choices to make it a reality," his writing shines. And that's how he started off answering his Solas-portion of the interview. I don't think BioWare would start Solas' character off as this sympathetic, complex, good-intentioned, well-meaning extremist if they just planned on throwing it all away and made him a straight-up villain like Corypheus or Nightmare.
In that, I think we're safe.
RE: Solas being really prejudiced toward the people of Thedas. Is he racist?
I wouldn't go to an extreme like that however he can come off really strong and negative toward all the races, including modern Elves. I think he glorifies the Fade and spirits too much, the old days of Arlathan (even with all the negatives, I think he misses his people greatly) that the rest of the people just seem disappointing and predictable. He can come off a bit Xenophobic in some of his comments (I'm referring to the things he tells an Inquisitor he dislikes, heck even a confession in the balcony) but I wouldn't necessarily call him "racist", at least I haven't heard anything that made him that questionable. I do think he gives Lavellan a hard time, especially if you're RPing a hardcore Dalish Lavellan. When I first interacted with him, I was downright offended about his comments. As you get to know him better, not even romanced, but as a friend you can see the change in him slowly. I really enjoy that character progression. I wish there would've been a way to introduce him to our clan. Show him that not all elves are like those he has come in contact with in the past.
Bolded: Great, now you've given me a fanfic idea.
On the rest: You can say that again. I like Solas a lot, and my Lavellan fell fast and hard, but it did consistently bother... well, both of us that he is so disdainful of the Dalish. While he can become more open-minded, acknowledge their positive points, and even accept that they're important to Lavellan even if they aren't important to him (*ahem*SERA), it did kind of bother my Lavellan that he didn't accept her people, who she considered a huge part of who she was.
To end my post, have a beautiful runaway Solas! 
(This is how I see him post-ending. May the Blighted Wolves take you Solas!)
Big images be big.
C'est belle! 
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It's shorthand from playing too many MMOs. wtb = want to buy. Basically I was saying I wished after he said fixing the orb wouldn't recover what was lost, I wish we could have asked him what was lost.
