I have romanced Solas twice. I was working on my third but since DLC for old consoles is no more..I'm done. ![]()
Solas Thread - NOW OFFICIALLY MOVED to Cyonan's BSN (link in OP)
#106276
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 02:59
#106277
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 03:04
I'm curious: how many times have people here romanced Solas on their playthroughs? I've only
been able to do itdone it once. Are there REPEAT OFFENDERS? Wondering who holds the record, lol.
I've romanced him twice so far. The first time was a practice run, so I started over with a different Lavellan because I wanted to pick different options for a canon playthrough. And I might just do it a third time. lol Before all of that, I played as Trevelyan female and romanced Cullen. I have yet to romance other companions. I'm kind of on a break from playing at the moment and am waiting for DLC.
#106278
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 03:11
Working on a second playthrough, which is not my typical playstyle, that will feature a Solas romance. Set up my world state differently, and plan on changing my decision on the Well and the Wardens for this version of my Lavellan. This one may end up as my canon, as I have a much firmer grasp on her back story that I did with my first Lavellan.
#106279
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 03:40
#106280
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 03:57
I'd say that aside form befriended/romanced Inquisitor - and Cole perhaops, due to him being spirit - he and Cassandra share the strongest bond. While he has his reservations towards everyone (aside from highly approved Inquisitor, I suppose) Solas seems to truly respect both the strength of her faith as well as her dedication to truth.
Also her ability to question things and consider other angles, even as she remains faithful (and additionally, not pushy about it or trying to do anything against people's will).
#106281
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 04:02
I started a second playthrough soon after the first, which is something I never do. Another Lavellan, intended Solas romance, this time a mage, but playing it very casually. She's still based in Haven (but I'll probably do In Your Heart Shall Burn soon).
#106282
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 04:27
I'd say actually that Alistair would be Arthur (with Cousland potentially as a Gwenhyfar), Morrigan is Morgan la Fey and their unwillingly conceived child is Mordred, buuut then who is Lancelot?
So perhaps a better parallel is Uther and Igraine, Maric and Fiona (wedded to "another husband" i.e. the Wardens), but then again, Morrigan would have to be Fiona's child (who is to say she's not in all honesty....? I jest, that would be way too wild.)
...Nope, no matter how I look at it, the parallels are kind of vague, although I think that Alistair is kind of a perfect Arthur (he's also a bastard child who rose to rule a united kingdom) and Morrigan and her Dark Ritual make for a perfect setup of the bastard child Mordred, the only thing missing is that they are not siblings, not even halfway.
But yes, Calenhad is perhaps even better. Overall I see a repetative theme here in the Theirin family, so maybe the Arthurian legends were actually "diced up" between the generations. (Maric is kind of perfect as Arthur, too, what with his... love triangles.)
Hahaha, Zevran as Lancelot.... hhahaahhahaha.
Haha Arthurian legend is vague about Arthurian legend! Seriously you mention Mordred as Morgan and Arthur's son, but if I recall my readings correctly in earlier Arthurian tales he was the nephew of Morgan, her sister Morgause's son. I believe Morgan's original son's name was Ywaine, I forget who his father was. And in the earliest rendition of the Arthurian legend Morgan was a healer, not Arthur's sister nor a power hungry witch.
I keep wanting to type Morrigan instead of Morgan X)
I see Alistair more as the Lancelot type. Alistair the goody-to-shoes knight with a golden heart. Arthur was a natural leader (which Alistair definitely wasn't:). Hmm maybe the Warden is Arthur (or Arturia!) And Wynne can be Merlin!
I think most fantasy's written follow some basic Arthurian principles the same way they follow Tolkien standards. It's only natural to find parallels. All this Arthur talk makes me want to rewatch Merlin!
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#106283
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 04:54
Art break. ![]()
Lavellan kissing Solas in the rotunda.
And here's some NSFW Solavellan. It's a pretty sweet scene actually. (Lavellan is pregnant here btw so...)
Another "Imagine your OTP" thing... ![]()
Solas comments on Lavellan's bed head. ![]()
“You have been a true friend, Inquisitor. I trust you. Hold this as you dream and you will find me.”
(Solas + Friendships) Reaaad the drabble that comes with this!
Young Fen'Harel.
Some Solas snapchat fun. ^___^;
Omg... Dat butt... ![]()
Team Probably Homeless. (Lavellan, Solas, Cole, and Iron Bull.)
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#106284
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 05:35
I'm curious: how many times have people here romanced Solas on their playthroughs? I've only
been able to do itdone it once. Are there REPEAT OFFENDERS? Wondering who holds the record, lol.
I've only been able to romance him once, on my canon playthrough. I got attached to that character and I can't romance him with anyone else anymore... ![]()
#106285
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 05:46
Same here! I know a lot of people make multiple Lavellan's but I can't do that to my first Lavellan! Solas is hers! Haha I did replay her though... not just because I wanted to redo and save Solas romance scenes *cough* she also needed a chin job and this was preBlack Emporium!I've only been able to romance him once, on my canon playthrough. I got attached to that character and I can't romance him with anyone else anymore...
Edit: Why isn't Sera included in the lineup X) she's the BioWare promoted Artful Dodger
Modifié par NeverlandHunter, 10 juillet 2015 - 05:50 .
#106286
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 05:49
I am doing my second playthrough as a casual thing and making different decisions. I am way too attached to my canon Lavellan to have my mage's stuff feel like it 'counts' but I'm going to have them Rift Mage-ing together and blowing crap up.
Again with the writer's block on my Solavellan stuff tonight. Maybe I'll just give up for now and play some DAIMP before I leave for the weekend.
#106287
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 06:05
Team probably homeless reminds me of Oliver Twist. The Inquisitor is Oliver, IB isThe Artful Dodger, Cole is... Rose! Wait, does that leave Solas as Fegin -:|. Um, Cole can be Oliver, Lavellan will be Rose and Solas is Harry!
Same here! I know a lot of people make multiple Lavellan's but I can't do that to my first Lavellan! Solas is hers! Haha I did replay her though... not just because I wanted to redo and save Solas romance scenes *cough* she also needed a chin job and this was preBlack Emporium!
Edit: Why isn't Sera included in the lineup X) she's the BioWare promoted Artful Dodger
I'm the same way. I can't make a new female Lavellan to romance Solas because I feel like that would be sort of cheating on my first Lavellan. (Solas only belongs to her. xD) So I just replayed my first Lavellan and relived the entire Solas romance, heartbreak and all. ;___;
And yes, I was also surprised that Sera wasn't included in the lineup. ![]()
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#106288
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 06:24
I'm the same way. I can't make a new female Lavellan to romance Solas because I feel like that would be sort of cheating on my first Lavellan. So I just replayed my first Lavellan and relived the entire Solas romance, heartbreak and all. ;___;
And yes, I was surprised that Sera wasn't included in the lineup.
Haha, no matter how much I look back on it I still can't believe how much Solas's romance threw me for a loop. I mean, I'm someone who bought DA2 way after it came out, had accidentally heard that Anders ended up betraying Hawke and chose to romance him because of that. I was hanging around the Solas spoiler thread before DAI came out and read all the Fen'Harel theories and that was a major huge reason I chose Solas as my first romance. But even after all that I was like "...did he just break up with me?" *runs to his room (stupid slow loading)* "he did just break up with me! Okay, I'll just rush through the main quests until we get back together." *kills Corypheus* "Solas? I know he's waiting in my chamber's!" *rushes talking to friends* "Yup yup going back to Tevinter, skip skip skip dialogue." *rushes to room and epilogue rolls*
"Whaaaaaaa???? Noooo this can't be it!!!" *logs into BSN and spends the next two months on the Solas thread*
I still haven't healed :'( I mean um, my Lavellan hasn't! Haha the worst thing about Solas's romance is how open ended it is. I mean, at least Anders had a tragic finish where I could make the tough decision to say goodbye. It's an RPG Solas! I make the decision to break up not you!!!
Maybe they don't like Sera, I know a lot of Solas and Cole fans aren't a huge fan of hers.
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#106289
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 06:35
Haha, no matter how much I look back on it I still can't believe how much Solas's romance threw me for a loop. I mean, I'm someone who bought DA2 way after it came out, had accidentally heard that Anders ended up betraying Hawke and chose to romance him because of that. I was hanging around the Solas spoiler thread before DAI came out and read all the Fen'Harel theories and that was a major huge reason I chose Solas as my first romance. But even after all that I was like "...did he just break up with me?" *runs to his room (stupid slow loading)* "he did just break up with me! Okay, I'll just rush through the main quests until we get back together." *kills Corypheus* "Solas? I know he's waiting in my chamber's!" *rushes talking to friends* "Yup yup going back to Tevinter, skip skip skip dialogue." *rushes to room and epilogue rolls*
"Whaaaaaaa???? Noooo this can't be it!!!" *logs into BSN and spends the next two months on the Solas thread*
I still haven't healed :'( I mean um, my Lavellan hasn't! Haha the worst thing about Solas's romance is how open ended it is. I mean, at least Anders had a tragic finish where I could make the tough decision to say goodbye. It's an RPG Solas! I make the decision to break up not you!!!
Maybe they don't like Sera, I know a lot of Solas and Cole fans aren't a huge fan of hers.
LOL! That part I bolded, that was totally me. xD I thought he would eventually appear in my chambers after the party bit but when he didn't.... *cue sad music and tears*
Then the epilogue happened and I was like "WTF?!?!" *goes to BSN Solas thread*
And yeah, if it isn't obvious I still haven't healed (and neither did my Lavellan). And being one of the people who plays the game on a last gen console, it still saddens me that I won't be able to play the last few DLCs to see the conclusion of DAI's story (and to see how the Solavellan romance ends). At least, not until the end of the year when I eventually get to buy my PS4. ![]()
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#106290
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 06:40
We talk about the "would your Inquisitor side with or against Solas" scenarios (and variations thereof like "if his plans were x") a fair bit
With that interview or leak or tweet about dlc or potential future storylines or something, I forget which it was exactly but it said something about hypothetically having to choose between companions..
Anyway who cares about that the point is it got me imagining scenarios like Virmire or Samara/Morinth or essentially having to choose between Companion A's Plan and Companion B's Wish To Stop It or somesuch, you know, like with Solas and the other companions, and my feelings hurt
Solas or Cole..
Solas or Cass...
(lies in puddle)
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#106291
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 06:58
LOL! That part I bolded, that was totally me. xD I thought he would eventually appear in my chambers after the party bit but when he didn't.... *cue sad music and tears*
Then the epilogue happened and I was like "WTF?!?!" *goes to BSN Solas thread*
And yeah, if it isn't obvious I still haven't healed (and neither did my Lavellan). And being one of the people who plays the game on a last gen console, it still saddens me that I won't be able to play the last few DLCs to see the conclusion of DAI's story. At least, not until the end of the year when I eventually get to buy my PS4.
Ohmygraciousladybits CapricornSun do not even get me started on a rant about that. The reason I just started back on BSN was because of hearing that news. I'm seething with anger and frustration about the whole situation. Honestly, I think it's coming off of me in waves of anger! Here is my ridiculously stuuuppiiid bad luck! My birthday is around the time that Inquisition came out so I not so subtly hinted for my dad to get me the pre ordered deluxe edition forthe Xbox 360. I decided on the 360, even though my dad hadbought a One because I was sort of couch surfing at that time between my mom's, dad's, and sisters' place and I knew I'd want to play it no matter where I was. Then a month later my mom and my sister both by the One for Christmas!! And I was super annoyed neither of them told me (my mom wanted it to be a family surprise) and I had asked for the stupid bad graphics, why is there missing foliage version! But whatever, I told myself, just suck it up, at least this way you aren't fighting your siblings for time on the Xbox One. And then stupid JoH comes out and it's Xbox One early arrival and I'm like ferret. I hate waiting and I spoil myself with FluffyNinjaLlama videos and THEN. I finally by JoH a week or so ago (because I was less interested since I was spoiled) just to Nuggin check DAI dlc updates and find out that it won't be for the Xbox 360!!! And now I'm living with my eldest sister who doesn't have a Xbox One!!! Uhh, and I'm going to have to rebut the stupid game, maybe the deluxe version, but there goes any of my preorder add ons and for what? So BioWare and EA think they van get away with bad business practices!!! Rawr!!! First World Problems!!!
Stupid Solas, if this was any other game is just drop any chance of purchasing more dlc!
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#106292
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 07:09
I find with the Bioware games that the character that I run through the game first with is not necessarily the character that I end up considering my cannon character. It takes a lot of fiddling with the CC before I get a character that I like and can run through the game with, but often that first character has flaws that I just deal with because I get sucked into the game and want to play. Then I start poking around the modding community. This invariably leads to me picking up some mods and restarting the game, but because I have already made all the major decisions in a way that I would roleplay me OC, I rarely finish this modded playthrough. I only consider these second run characters cannon in the fact that they look the way I originally intended them to look, DA:I is changing that for me. I feel like my two Lavellan's are the different sides of the same coin. And I have written fics about both of them, with is a new one for me.
#106293
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 07:10
I swear. I really do have a life.
(I just don't buy more than about two or so games a year.
#106294
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 07:12
We talk about the "would your Inquisitor side with or against Solas" scenarios (and variations thereof like "if his plans were x") a fair bit
With that interview or leak or tweet about dlc or potential future storylines or something, I forget which it was exactly but it said something about hypothetically having to choose between companions..
Anyway who cares about that the point is it got me imagining scenarios like Virmire or Samara/Morinth or essentially having to choose between Companion A's Plan and Companion B's Wish To Stop It or somesuch, you know, like with Solas and the other companions, and my feelings hurt
Solas or Cole..
Solas or Cass...
(lies in puddle)
......I....I can't......You stop that! Stop it right there!
Ugh.....those would be such hard decisions....especially since we will probably only get part of the story about Solas and have even more questions....and then having to draw the line between what I want to do and what my character would do.......
I think the more difficult one for me would be Solas vs Cole. I love Cassandra, she's amazing.....but I have to say that if you took Solas out of the picture Cole is hands down my favorite character in the game.
Like, one of them would have to be up to some serious, serious nutso business to make the decision easy......and even then I would probably become a puddle of tears.
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#106295
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 07:14
We talk about the "would your Inquisitor side with or against Solas" scenarios (and variations thereof like "if his plans were x") a fair bit
With that interview or leak or tweet about dlc or potential future storylines or something, I forget which it was exactly but it said something about hypothetically having to choose between companions..
Anyway who cares about that the point is it got me imagining scenarios like Virmire or Samara/Morinth or essentially having to choose between Companion A's Plan and Companion B's Wish To Stop It or somesuch, you know, like with Solas and the other companions, and my feelings hurt
Solas or Cole..
Solas or Cass...
(lies in puddle)
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Nope. Nope. Nope.
Okay, who am I kidding, bring the pain if it's good storytelling.
Though I would also like not-pain. Not pain. Content. A little bittersweet. Cool.Happy? Great.
This is for us.

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#106296
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 07:17
Hmmmm....I love role playing a variety of personalities (and classes, backgrounds, motivations, etc..), so I currently have four f!Lavellan's (all romancing/romanced Solas). Also have a m!Lavellan with Cass, m!Human with Dorian, f!Dwarf with Bull (my current avatar), and a f!Human with Cullen.
I swear. I really do have a life.
(I just don't buy more than about two or so games a year.)
Wow haha. That is indeed a lot. I have plans to do all the romances, make a character for each one, but so far I only have my Lavellan for Solas, a F! Trevelyan for IB, and another F! Trevelyan for Cullen. I put too much time into my canon play through X) I usually buy a game a year
@Niamaduir in both Origins and DA2 it was my second play through that was canon for me, bit I loved my Lavellan and her romance with Solas so much that she's definitely canon even though she was a first
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#106297
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 07:24
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Stupid Solas, if this was any other game is just drop any chance of purchasing more dlc!
Aww...There, there... I feel for you.

Wow haha. That is indeed a lot. I have plans to do all the romances, make a character for each one, but so far I only have my Lavellan for Solas, a F! Trevelyan for IB, and another F! Trevelyan for Cullen. I put too much time into my canon play through X) I usually buy a game a year
this year will be Fallout 4!
I also want to make one for each romance but I ran out of save files. ![]()
And yes! Fallout 4!
That's one of the games I'll buy (along with DAI) once I get my PS4. I can't wait. ![]()
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#106298
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 08:12
Only twice for me.I'm curious: how many times have people here romanced Solas on their playthroughs? I've only
been able to do itdone it once. Are there REPEAT OFFENDERS? Wondering who holds the record, lol.
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#106299
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 08:22
I'd say that aside form befriended/romanced Inquisitor - and Cole perhaops, due to him being spirit - he and Cassandra share the strongest bond. While he has his reservations about everyone (aside from highly approved Inquisitor, I suppose) Solas seems to truly respect both the strength of her faith as well as her dedication to truth.
I think in many respects they're both very similar - at least when it comes to saving something they think is necessary for the world.
Despite its shortcomings, Cassandra wants to save and reform the Chantry, because she thinks that it's not beyond saving and may yet play important role in giving people hope, stability as well as balance power in Thedas (though that last role is, I think, what successful Inquisition is built for).
And I think Solas may have similar sentiments towards whatever was left of ancient elves, their gods and ancient magic (btw. I think tat the final goal of both Flemeth and Solas is to decide the fate of magic in Thedas).
Morrigan (and by extension Flemeth, who raised her) seems to mirror these sentiments when she says (I paraphrase here) "there was a lot of bad, but there's also good in ancient magic and forgotten secrets, therefore I must fight for their sake and their survival".
I can see why people consider them as good friends and I agree that Solas respects Cassandra and Cassandra respects Solas and they seem to enjoy discussing with each others. To me a good friend is somebody who I can trust and with whom I can talk about my personal life . I can share things that I wouldn't share with other people with a good friend. To me it seems that the relationship between Cassandra and Solas doesn't have those aspects. I haven't seen any evidence that they would spend time with each other in Skyhold and things they talk about aren't that personal. While they like to talk about different things doesn't mean that they are even friends. I think it's possible but to me it didn't seem like it. I guess it's up to them whether they see each others as friends.
EDIT: I guess the reason why I don't consider them as friends is that I haven't seen them spending time together in their freetime. I see them more like co-workers who respect each others. If that means that they can be called as friends then they are friends but to me a friend is somebody with whom I like to spend my freetime as well and I also do that.
I honestly would not mind at all playing as Morrigan in some kind of Leliana's Song-esque DLC, that would be extremely fun to see her taking the protagonist role for once, much like Cass in Dawn of the Seeker and Alistair, Isabela and Varric in Until We Sleep.
I wouldn't want it to reveal too much about her and what secrets she knows, lest we lose all the mystery surrounding her, but seeing things from her POV would be rather enlightening... perhaps it could be set in the run up to the events at the Winter Palace, so we get more information about precisely what Celene wanted her for, how she reacted to the events of Masked Empire, or event tie it somehow to Last Court and her time in Serault?
As for Solas and Morrigan having some kind of conflict between them, I think that despite her reverance for Elven history, part of him feels that she's just another Shemlen who's interloping and trying to appropriate knowledge that was never meant for her. When we look at the long history in Thedas of humans stealing everything that wasn't nailed down (and sometimes even when it is) that belongs to the Elves, it's not that unfair of Solas to perhaps feel that way and believe that Morrigan seeks the knowledge for herself, rather than for the benefit of the People.
I would also like to play as Morrigan because I like her character. I believe that she might have done all kinds of different things but we just haven't seen it. Maybe she did something for Celene but she might have done a lot of things for herself as well.
I believe also that Morrigan seeks the power and the knowledge for herself and Solas doesn't like that. I guess the conflict could be possible if they both are looking for the same artifact for example but then again if Solas and whoever were looking for the same artifact for themselves then there would be conflct between them unless the other one is willing to give that artifact to Solas. What comes to Solas and Morrigan I believe that unless the other one doesn't have plans that won't interfere with the other one then there probably would't be any conflict.
I wonder does Morrigan know who Solas is or does Solas know who Morrigan is? I think there was a discussion (if I remember right) between Hawke and her sister about Flemeth in the beginning of DA2. It seemed that Hawke's sister could see that Flemeth was something more than just a powerful mage but she didn't know exactly what she was. Morrigan knows a lot about elven lore and has researched it. She is also Flemeth/Mythal's daughter so if anyone can recognize Solas it's her.
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#106300
Posté 10 juillet 2015 - 09:08
Haha Arthurian legend is vague about Arthurian legend! Seriously you mention Mordred as Morgan and Arthur's son, but if I recall my readings correctly in earlier Arthurian tales he was the nephew of Morgan, her sister Morgause's son. I believe Morgan's original son's name was Ywaine, I forget who his father was. And in the earliest rendition of the Arthurian legend Morgan was a healer, not Arthur's sister nor a power hungry witch.
I keep wanting to type Morrigan instead of Morgan X)
I see Alistair more as the Lancelot type. Alistair the goody-to-shoes knight with a golden heart. Arthur was a natural leader (which Alistair definitely wasn't:). Hmm maybe the Warden is Arthur (or Arturia!) And Wynne can be Merlin!
I think most fantasy's written follow some basic Arthurian principles the same way they follow Tolkien standards. It's only natural to find parallels. All this Arthur talk makes me want to rewatch Merlin!
It is vague indeed!
Well, as to Mordred's mother, you are right; Morgause and Morgaine sort of become fused and it's a question of canon from that point. The original Morgan le Fey as such is nothing like the woman of later legends, in fact there is very little that is definitively unchanging about her character (even her name - even her gender! - changes depending on which story we're looking at, but most importantly she jumps from benign to villain to healer to schemer and back and forth between all of these). Personally I like the canon of Morgan being vilified, yet not what she is made out to be, and the unwilling mother of Arthur's bastard child (who is then taken away by Morgause to be raised as her own son...), though Ywaine I think would still factor into this history (Urien is the father, btw). Also Morgan le Fey is linked to several goddesses, so she's ambiguous at best historically speaking.
Random trivia: one version claims that her father (in the form of the goddess Mordron) was named Afallach (which makes me rethink the Witcher 3 plot with dazzled eyes, now that I think about it). Also, Morgause is the inspiration for Morgase Trakand, although in WoT Elayne (i.e. Elaine) is her daughter, not her sister and actually Moiraine (Morgan le Fey) is related to her by marriage.
As for Alistair's pairing - well, the goody-two-shoes romantic knight picture fits, yet there is a bit of "born leader" in Alistair once he actually is king; in the same way as his brother, not for his brains or cunning, but for his charisma. The reason I'd pair him with Arthur is because of the king role, being a son of the king and being a bastard child originally - his story fits more with that. As Lancelot he doesn't have a shot at the throne, nor is he supposed to have that kind of a background, but he does have a shot at a saucy romance with the queen... which doesn't fit Thedas history at all, even should a female Cousland become queen without him (which can't happen). Of course, I'm going based on attributes and you're talking more about character - in which case Alistair (even his name is reminiscent of Arthur) could be Gawain for all we know. As for who gets to be Lancelot?
Obviously the cat.
So if you're a female Cousland you're married to Arthur and you are a heartless monster who secretly loves a cat more than you do your blighted charming husband, and that cat belongs to Anders, by the way, which makes you despicable.
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*gasp* It could also be that Alistair is BOTH Arthur and Lancelot..... DEPENDING ON PLAYER CHOICES.
I sauced it. I so sauced it.
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