This sounds so familiar for some reason, but I can't place it right now. I'm almost absolutely certain this happened in some story/game where this person turned themselves into the big evil baddie so they could get all the squabbling people to unite.
Reminds me of Wilhelm from Xenosaga, but I'm sure I've seen it elsewhere before. Solas has some of the same hooks in him.
I wonder if if Solas could go so far as to unleash a calamity on Thedas that would force the elves to ally and work together against it (and maybe ally with the humans, dwarves and Qunari) and thus regain a sense of unity. I know it's probably really far off the tracks, but something like that could force Thedas to take note. Become the villain the tales paint him in has to give them a cause to fight against and on the ashes of what was, rebuild a future...
If the Inquisitor's elven, then this is terrifyingly and utterly possible. But if not, then any calamity he unleashes to unite all elvenkind will probably just annihilate them. Modern elves are too separate. I can't see the majority of Dalish willing to work with city elves and maybe vice versa, and those who're enslaved in Tevinter will have little choice in the matter. They'll need someone to unite them, not just a calamity, and I can't see Solas being that person, and even the Inquisitor's only able to manage it because they're supported by the Inquisition.
This sounds so familiar for some reason, but I can't place it right now. I'm almost absolutely certain this happened in some story/game where this person turned themselves into the big evil baddie so they could get all the squabbling people to unite.
Code Geass?
Interesting! Eight unbroken eluvians for the eight gods with vallaslin, and presumably temples?
Probably a coincidence, but there's also supposedly eight old gods.
This sounds so familiar for some reason, but I can't place it right now. I'm almost absolutely certain this happened in some story/game where this person turned themselves into the big evil baddie so they could get all the squabbling people to unite.
This sort of thing did happen in the Watchmen movie I believe. Though it's a bit different in the comic.
SO not to change the subject but word on the street is that this is a kind of support group for Solasmancers. Guys, I need you. The feels! They hurt! *dramatic sigh*
So consider this my introduction. Hi all ^^ Such lovely art here. And music! This is great.
If the Inquisitor's elven, then this is terrifyingly and utterly possible. But if not, then any calamity he unleashes to unite all elvenkind will probably just annihilate them. Modern elves are too separate. I can't see the majority of Dalish willing to work with city elves and maybe vice versa, and those who're enslaved in Tevinter will have little choice in the matter. They'll need someone to unite them, not just a calamity, and I can't see Solas being that person, and even the Inquisitor's only able to manage it because they're supported by the Inquisition.
We've already seen an example of Dalish and City Elves joining forces in Wycome. If there was sudden massive pressure on elves as a whole, they might be forced into something. If it happens at the same time as an Arlathvhen, that might only speed it up.
Is it possible for Briala to be executed? If she always lives, that might be significant.
I thought the cat, personally.
Definitely the cat
I guess that answers your question 
Awww... that is so cute (and mighty frightening) ... am I the cat or the hand?
If I am supposed to be the cat I'm rather like this:
I would never hurt you!
.... am I the cat or the hand?
Edit: Oh my god, I just caught myself saving animated gifs thinking "You might use this on the forum someday". What's happening to me?!
Siha,my love, submit yourself to the power of gifs
SO not to change the subject but word on the street is that this is a kind of support group for Solasmancers. Guys, I need you. The feels! They hurt! *dramatic sigh*
So consider this my introduction. Hi all ^^ Such lovely art here. And music! This is great.
This sort of thing did happen in the Watchmen movie I believe. Though it's a bit different in the comic.
Oh yes! I've probably seen it elsewhere too, but I think that's what sprung to mind.
The Blight did unite everyone in Thedas - elven slaves/Tevinter magisters/Avvar&Chasind barbarians - if Solas unleashes an equivalent catastrophe it theoretically would work
I have 30 pages to catch up on but I don't really have the time. Did I miss anything good or interesting?
Don't forget the charts.
omg what charts?!
We've already seen an example of Dalish and City Elves joining forces in Wycome. If there was sudden massive pressure on elves as a whole, they might be forced into something. If it happens at the same time as an Arlathvhen, that might only speed it up.
Is it possible for Briala to be executed?
But isn't Clan Lavellan established as pretty different from most other Dalish clans?
And no, I've never heard of her getting executed. Just banished.
Hrm. Yes, she can probably work as a leader (even if I don't think she'll make a very good job of it). She has the eluvians too.
Is it possible for Briala to be executed? If she always lives, that might be significant.
I believe she can be imprisoned. I don't know if they explicitly state execution as her outcome.
I still feel like she has a lot of plot left hanging. If they do an expansion or DLC that incorporate her eluvians, I'm guessing the rebel city elves will break her out of whatever holding she is in. Seems like a waste of a character otherwise.
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Oh yes! I've probably seen it elsewhere too, but I think that's what sprung to mind.
The Blight did unite everyone in Thedas - elven slaves/Tevinter magisters/Avvar&Chasind barbarians - if Solas unleashes an equivalent catastrophe it theoretically would work
But will they be able to unite fast enough before they get annihilated? Sure the Dalish can hide in the forests, but the alienage elves and the enslaved are going to get slaughtered quicker than you can say "Fen'harel enansal"
We've already seen an example of Dalish and City Elves joining forces in Wycome. If there was sudden massive pressure on elves as a whole, they might be forced into something. If it happens at the same time as an Arlathvhen, that might only speed it up.
Is it possible for Briala to be executed? If she always lives, that might be significant.
Yes. You have to let Celene live and support Celene. If you don't support her she is executed. If you find evidence and support her but don't reunite her with Celene, she will merely be exiled.
omg what charts?!
You haven't seen the charts? There are two that are relevant. One is about the mating cycles of broodmothers so I wont share those. I'll have to find the other two, but I bet Siha is faster.
Edit: I'm too lazy to dig back to find charts, but trust me. There are charts. 
Yes. You have to let Celene live and support Celene. If you don't support her she is executed. If you find evidence and support her but don't reunite her with Celene, she will merely be exiled.
Welp, there goes that theory then.
I wonder what happens to the key if she's executed though.
But isn't Clan Lavellan established as pretty different from most other Dalish clans?
And no, I've never heard of her getting executed. Just banished.
Hrm. Yes, she can probably work as a leader (even if I don't think she'll make a very good job of it). She has the eluvians too.
All clans are different from each other, so we can't really pin down a "typical" clan, tbh. Though they're definitely on the more liberal side of clans. The storyteller in DA:O does point out that some clans view City Elves as a potential bridge to understanding humans, to the Dalish. Another interesting factor, is how the Dalish might react when faced with ugly truths about the ancient elves and their gods. The Dalish are about "never again will we submit"... If those guys show up and expect them to become slaves again, how might they react?
Hmm, I thought Briala might have been executed in one scenario, but if she always survives, that's really interesting. I'd considered before that she might end up becoming a leader for an elven coalition, especially in the absence of an elven Inquisitor. The eluvian business, which is still unresolved, also potentially places her in a major position for leading an elven force.
We don't have to play a demigod every time. New problems, new hero. But I recognize this is a matter of taste and some will say "do want." I just vote "don't want." To me the Inquisition is a limited time only proposition and even Lavellan has better things to do than be tool of Orlesians, Chantry folk, or whoever will try to use it after the world is saved. And I like Lavellan, but she belongs to this game, not DA4, IMO.
Hmm, I would disagree that we've had any DA demigod's before now. The Warden was just someone who got caught up in the 5th blight and did the best she could to raise an army to defeat the darkspawn and archdemon. She had a lot of help and no special powers. Hawke was just someone who got caught up in the political turmoil of her adopted city and found herself becoming a leader in a vacuum. She also had a lot of help and no special powers. The Inquisitor is different. She's got the anchor which, even after all the rifts and the breach are closed, allows her and anyone near her to enter enter the fade physically should she choose to tear the veil. This is powerful and dangerous stuff. Even with Coryphyfish dead and the Dread Wolf off doing whatever it is he has planned, why wouldn't some other power mad fool come after her? Even if the Inquisition is decommissioned between now and the next full game, I agree with whoever said that it really feels like this is just the beginning of our protagonist's story. DAI was a cliff hanger and you don't follow a cliff hanger with a new protagonist. No matter what, she is inexorably linked to Solas through the anchor and I believe that he will find himself in the unenviable position of needing her help in the future and that's where we'll see the resolution of the romance.
I, for one, am ready for a Dragon Age trilogy centered around a single protagonist, like we've seen with the Mass Effect games to date. While I loved Origins, I detested DA2 for many reasons, least of all because it was a new protagonist (my warden sacrificed herself so Alistair could be king, oh how I cried). Even Awakenings was better than DA2. DAI finally feels like we have a story meaty enough to support a single-protagonist trilogy and, with the rampant success the game has already seen(Game of the Year and "the most successful launch in Bioware history"), I expect Bioware to capitalize on that success.
They've already cancelled Shadow Realms and, last week, said they would be working on "additional ongoing enhancements" to DAI in addition to ME4, SWTOR and a couple of new IPs they don't appear ready to talk about yet. Blake Jorgensen said the critical and commercial success of DAI represented a 'huge opportunity' for the series in the future. (source: metro.co.uk Feb 10, 2015)
SO not to change the subject but word on the street is that this is a kind of support group for Solasmancers. Guys, I need you. The feels! They hurt! *dramatic sigh*
So consider this my introduction. Hi all ^^ Such lovely art here. And music! This is great.
Welcome to the blanket fort. We have kittens, hot chocolate and pillows.
But isn't Clan Lavellan established as pretty different from most other Dalish clans?
And no, I've never heard of her getting executed. Just banished.
Hrm. Yes, she can probably work as a leader (even if I don't think she'll make a very good job of it). She has the eluvians too.
They seem to be. That's why I don't have many issues headcanoning that my Lavellan is a little more open with her friendships with "the shems" than say someone like Vellanna(let me LOVE YOU). They seem to have traded with humans often enough and were willing to send a spy to the Conclave.
But will they be able to unite fast enough before they get annihilated? Sure the Dalish can hide in the forests, but the alienage elves and the enslaved are going to get slaughtered quicker than you can say "Fen'harel enansal"
The Arlathvhen could result in a large number of clans gathered, and there's supposed to be one in Halamshiral we haven't seen happen yet. Briala's eluvians might be the answer to moving the City Elves quickly.
Yes. You have to let Celene live and support Celene. If you don't support her she is executed. If you find evidence and support her but don't reunite her with Celene, she will merely be exiled.
Ah, there it is then. I wonder what that means for the eluvians then, unless we suddenly learn that Briala escaped execution somehow.
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