Avernus also mentions that he's been seeing the Black City in his dreams, and that he just knows that it's connected to the Taint. Also that the Taint is foreign to demons.
I guess this could imply he just delayed his Calling by magicking his blood and telling it, 'Not today,'.
Right, we've never seen a Tainted spirit (Justice doesn't count, he's had two bodies), which I think reinforces the idea that the Taint comes from the Void, since spirits are beings of the Fade
Here's a fan video I made dedicated to the women of Dragon Age. It stars my Lavellan. It's not really Solas related, but I hope you guys enjoy it regardless
(warning: the song has some profanity)
If anyone gets mad that it's not, blame me since I asked her to share it here 
It's awesome, lol. I love the Cass moments too 
Seeker Cassandra, baddest ****** reporting for duty.
The answer to the blight's got to be in the black city.
Dumat: The Hero of Ferelden. For obvious reasons. 
Zazikel: Hawke. EVERYTHING goes to chaos when she shows up. 
Toth: Velanna. Because fire and anger.
Andoral: Fenris. Andoral is a hipster Old God who loves irony, apparently.
Urthemiel: Dorian. Urthemiel approves of the mustache.
Razikale: Morrigan. She loves them ancient mysteries.
Lusacan: Merril. Because she deserves a field trip.
Black City, Take Two DLC confirmed. 
If anyone gets mad that it's not, blame me since I asked her to share it here
Seeker Cassandra, baddest ****** reporting for duty.
Yeah, I put a lot of Cass moments in it 
I'll admit to being biased towards her.
Did the Architect ever explain how he managed that? I can't remember, was too shocked by broodmother
Red lyrium's just blighted lyrium, so it's a matter of whether lyrium or the blight came first
EDIT: NVM - Answered by lynroy -
Have a grumpy Solas
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My money's on the blight. The Last Flight opens the possibility that it was created magically, maybe even by bloodmagic.
Not by human bloodmagic though, not if the blight is actually older than those ancient magisters- The old gods taught them blood magic- yeah, or possibly the Forbidden Ones..
Giving them Grey Warden blood.
If he wasn't a Magister, maybe he was just an Emissary dying on the battlefield when a Grey Warden accidentally dropped some blood into his open mouth?
(I'm just kidding. He's a Magister, along with Alphonse and Coryflora. 
)
I mean, there's probably more to the ritual. The Warden Joining requires lyrium and mages messing with the Fade, which is all kinds of brow-raising. Especially since they used some old Arlathan knowledge in designing the ritual.
Also jungle tribal cannibalism. You use what you got, I guess.
But I love the thought of the Architect reenacting the Joining for Urthemiel.
"Join us, brothers and sisters,"
"RAAAWWR!"
"in the shadows where we stand vigilant,"
*sound of fiery explosions*
"Fine. FINE! You are now a Grey Warden! *chucks the bottle at him and runs*"
If only he'd been able to pull a Duncan v Jory for that particular failed recruit...
Hmm. I wonder what would happen if a darkspawn slew an Archdemon. Presumably, it would pop into an nearby vessel. This could help them make a quick escape from those crazy Warden guys.
But what if it was one of the Seven? Presuming they still have their souls? What on earth would happen then?
Who would be in control? It was implied in Legacy that the Seven were wandering around, Awakening style, leading small armies of darkspawn. But they seem to cool their heels between Blights, and we've only known of the Architect being active in recent years. What gives?
Not by human bloodmagic though, not if the blight is actually older than those ancient magisters- The old gods taught them blood magic- yeah, or possibly the Forbidden Ones..
The last flight spoiler
Yeah, I put a lot of Cass moments in it
You and me both It just made it even better. Glad Viv got in on it too, and especially Morrigan.
Did the Architect ever explain how he managed that? I can't remember, was too shocked by broodmother
Red lyrium's just blighted lyrium, so it's a matter of whether lyrium or the blight came first
If I remember correctly, he basically puts the darkspawn through a joining. Only instead of archdemon blood, he uses the blood of grey wardens. It doesn't cure them, but it disrupts the song.
I am not sure how he releases grey wardens from the song. Possibly by having them ingest more darkspawn blood? Or only Wardens who have succumbed to the Calling are applicable.
There's also these notations from the architect:
You and me both
I tried my best to give them all a decent amount of screen time. Cass naturally had the most bada** moments lol
Random musings...
Coryphyshit and friends found it in the Black City. According to him they embraced its power. How did it get there? Connection to the Void?
Become corrupted by coming into direct contact with the corruption (darkspawn blood works great).
It has it's own power that darkspawn emissaries draw on to cast magic.
The Architect was able to create amulets that sped up the corruption process. If you can manipulate it in such a way what's to say you couldn't find some way to reverse that process.
The Architect would be the one I'd want to talk to about finding a cure.
Red lyrium.....red lyrium...Solas asks Varric if the dwarves had studied lyrium at all. You'd think they'd know a thing or two about it along with the fact that it is in fact alive and capable of becoming corrupted.
Have a grumpy Solas
Even grumpy Solas is awesome.
The Architect's note: "The blood is the key. The blood is always the key."
Maybe that's how the Old God prisons are opened? With blood? And maybe the blood used in that opening is what taints them?
Just a thought.
I tried my best to give them all a decent amount of screen time. Cass naturally had the most bada** moments lol
That video also reminded me how fluffy Flemeth's hair got I want to pet it. It looks like the softest sheep wool ever.
The last flight spoiler
Spoiler
Hmm. I guess I need to read Last Flight.
I still think there's got to be something else- something big- we haven't yet encountered- I just imagine this dark, vile, corrupt mass just oozing evil gross blood and infecting the water (lyrium) supply and all of the gods that are trapped in the void.
If I pretend that the Forgotten ones = The Tevinter old gods, but that there's something else down there, something way way way worse than any evil we've seen so far...and it's what's causing the blights by it's...oozy essence infecting the remaining forgotten/old gods and turning them into creepy archdemons. It's what's corrupting the lyrium, the darkspawn, everything.
The Architect's note: "The blood is the key. The blood is always the key."
Maybe that's how the Old God prisons are opened? With blood?
That much is obvious I think, with the darkspawn and such. And now I wonder if the architect's experiments awakened the old god in a weakened state, since his tainting was different, and not just darkspawn taint. I assume, if he was trying some funny stuff with the joining.
Hmm. I guess I need to read Last Flight.
I still think there's got to be something else- something big- we haven't yet encountered- I just imagine this dark, vile, corrupt mass just oozing evil gross blood and infecting the water (lyrium) supply and all of the gods that are trapped in the void.
If I pretend that the Forgotten ones = The Tevinter old gods, but that there's something else down there, something way way way worse than any evil we've seen so far...and it's what's causing the blights by it's...oozy essence infecting the remaining forgotten/old gods and turning them into creepy archdemons. It's what's corrupting the lyrium, the darkspawn, everything.
Well, you already know I agree. I'm still a fan of the taint originally being the collective old god hivemind essence. The source of their god mojo. A collective foci if you will.
The Architect's note: "The blood is the key. The blood is always the key."
Maybe that's how the Old God prisons are opened? With blood? And maybe the blood used in that opening is what taints them?
Just a thought.
That would fit with how Corypheus was sealed and freed
Hmm. I guess I need to read Last Flight.
I still think there's got to be something else- something big- we haven't yet encountered- I just imagine this dark, vile, corrupt mass just oozing evil gross blood and infecting the water (lyrium) supply and all of the gods that are trapped in the void.
If I pretend that the Forgotten ones = The Tevinter old gods, but that there's something else down there, something way way way worse than any evil we've seen so far...and it's what's causing the blights by it's...oozy essence infecting the remaining forgotten/old gods and turning them into creepy archdemons. It's what's corrupting the lyrium, the darkspawn, everything.
It could be the Stone, or the slain Sun
I tried to make a Fenris lookalike Lavellan, just cause I miss the broody elf's face. Wish there was a Gideon Emery style voice to go with him....*drool*. Might need to have another shot, just to fix the nose and tweak the proportions a little. Fairly happy with my effort though.
That much is obvious I think, with the darkspawn and such. And now I wonder if the architect's experiments awakened the old god in a weakened state, since his tainting was different, and not just darkspawn taint. I assume, if he was trying some funny stuff with the joining.
We kind of need an excuse for Urthemiel's shortcomings.
Avejaved: Sort of like an eldritch abomination that lives in the Void? With the Blight breaking through in red lyrium, much like tears in the Veil allow spirits and weird magical crap from the Fade to come through?
Also, every time I see 'Avejaved' I mutter, Azar Javed to myself in a cheesy accent and giggle. Or I shout, "Ave, Javed!" and presumably get incinerated for my impertinence. 
Speaking of Fenris and his lyrium tattoos-
Can someone remind me: Do all of the slaves in Tevinter have them? Well, not all of the slaves, but some? And are they marked with special designs relating to who owns them or are they random?
We kind of need an excuse for Urthemiel's shortcomings.
We really do... XD The last Flight really made him (or her) seem like a total ******... The fourth blight wasn't a war, it was combating a force of nature. There rarely was any real "fighting" going on. There was retreat, more retreat, and keeping your head above water while the badass griffons did the majority of the real work.
Being the god of art and beauty or whatever, I guess you couldn't expect much, lol.
We kind of need an excuse for Urthemiel's shortcomings.
Avejaved: Sort of like an eldritch abomination that lives in the Void? With the Blight breaking through in red lyrium, much like tears in the Veil allow spirits and weird magical crap from the Fade to come through?
Also, every time I see 'Avejaved' I mutter, Azar Javed to myself in a cheesy accent and giggle.
I'm annoyed it has to be Avejajed.
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Speaking of Fenris and his lyrium tattoos-
Can someone remind me: Do all of the slaves in Tevinter have them? Well, not all of the slaves, but some? And are they marked with special designs relating to who owns them or are they random?
I don't believe they do. From what I understood from Fenris, the process used to create him was extremely time intensive and excruciating. He was so valuable to Denarius because of the effort and money used to create them. I wouldn't be surprised if there's one or two more of them though.
A theory is that it is possible that slaves in Arlathan were similarly fitted with lyrium tattoos, possibly so that they could be commanded. It is also possible that the Forgotten One cultist elves use red lyrium tattoos.
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