Solas & Mythal, relationship, Plans Then & Now
Although a lot of questions have been answered in Trepasser,a few still remain. Is Mythal truly dead? (her essence at least) If so then she sacrificed herself in order to power Solas. This tells me a couple of things.
She trusted him wholly, she believed he was the one that needed to restore their people and to that end, she truly is The Great protector and the All-Mother, sacrificing herself in order to help save her people. The fact that he is able to absorb her essence at the end of inquisition is proof of this. However, even if she does so willingly, I believe she knew she wouldn't be able to match his power, being only a shadow of what she once was, which is why I believe she sent part of her essence to Morrigan. She doesn't see the mortal world as Solas does and therefore she doesn't want him to destroy it, even if she wants her people to be restored.
We see her send something through the eluvian before she gives herself to Solas. I believe this is her "gift" to Morrigan, who will become her legacy and most likely take her role as the next All-mother. Having been bonded with Flemeth for so long, she knows of the mortal races' worth. I believe she's playing The game, planning a long con, and Morrigan'nan plays into that plan, taking over as her "heir ascendant".
Solas tells us he had "plans" for dealing with the Evanuris once the veil was torn down. Whether those plans are still relevant, unchanged and in effect after Corypheus' interference remains to be seen, but this is not why I brought it up.
Remember that Flemythal not only has been among the mortal races for centuries if not millennia, but she is bonded to one. She has seen the world through a mortal's eyes and has suffered as well as felt joy along with her. Mythal saw kinship through Flemeth. She found acceptance and probably felt vulnerable for the first time in her life and both of these women found the courage to help each other in their time of need. Mythal said that for centuries she suffered broken, a wisp of her former self. That gives you time to put things in perspective.
The fact that she knows just how dangerous the Evanuris are, not only having been one of them, but having been struck down by them, then it is not unlikely that her perspective is infinitely different than that of Solas, who is a stranger in a strange world. He depersonalized beings in order to complete his mission. Of course the Inquisitor made him see the world as it was, which tore Solas up, but ultimately did not dissuade him. He has not lived through the same things Mythal has and given his notion of time, then what is 3 years to an effectively immortal being.
With that said we know Mythal has been nudging and (when needed) "shoving" events forward, subtely positioning players across the board that encompasses a grander scheme. Whatever her end goal is, I believe her plans were designed to outlast her. I believe Solas did "end" Mythal as we knew her when he abosrbed her essence, but whatever part of her she sent across the Eluvian was in anticipation of that moment. She has been grooming Morrigan for this purpose, readying her for what's to come.
Here is some proof to back up my claims and expand on my thoughts. This is Abelas' "journal". A codex found in the temple of Mythal.
When Abelas says "You cannot imagine, each time we awaken, it slips further from our grasp."
He is talking about the knowledge of old and the Well of Sorrows, how it was used by their Elders to store their knowledge before they died. He also mentions the younger Elvhen who were born in the temple do not remember what Mythal was in her fullness or the "keeness" of what they lost. He also goes on to say that
"I will teach them. They must serve. We must prepare for those who cast Mythal down."
Abelas seems to suggest the Evanuris will be unleashed at some point or that their imprisoning is not a permanent solution. Solas mentions he "has plans" for dealing with the Evanuris once he "tears down the veil". Whether Abelas (if you kept him alive) and other Elvhen are (or were, if you killed them) part of that plan remains to be seen, though I think not.
I rather believe Mythal is the one who told them to prepare, visiting them as Flemythal (which would make sense as Abelas mentions the younger Elvhen not remembering how Mythal was in her "fullness", and she states to the inquisitor she is only a shadow of her former self. This suggests that she visited them in her "lesser" form much earlier than when her essence was absorbed by Solas).
This brings me to the next topic I want to discuss. The relationship between Solas and Mythal. Whether their bond is rather one of mutual respect, extreme friendship and kinship. Whatever the case, I believe she helped him rebel against the rest of the Evanuris. Solas says they killed her in their lust for power but we don't know the context in which this happened.
This is my theory on their relationship based off the information we've gathered from recent Trespasser codices
"These statues are old. Better shape than anything I've seen on the surface. Many of them are for Mythal, though. And Fen'Harel. Not in a spot of honor but guarding, attending.
I thought that the first part was perhaps referring to Elvhen people who had no magical talent, yet that is impossible in a time before the veil because of Elvhen nature. The fact that some modern Elves aren't mages is simply because they lost more of their conscious connection to The Fade compared to mages. Dreamer mages actually found a way to keep their conscious connection which is why they don't need to dream to enter The Fade (being their consciously).
Now I figured well they can't be talking about Dwarves... because Dwarves connected to Titans don't sleep, which is why they have no conscious or unconscious, connection to The Fade. But then that hit me. Mythal struck down a Titan, what then, happens to Dwarves who lose their symbiotic relationship. Their is an emptiness that resides, something that needs to be filled. I believe Mythal took advantage of this. Whether or not hers was a misguided compassion (given the Elvhen People did not perceive Dwarves as "real" people because they lacked a connection to The Fade, the same way Solas considers modern races of Thedas) remains to be seen, though maybe at this time she was more ruthless and held her goals in higher priority than her ideals, the same way Solas is driven with restoring his people. So in giving them "dreams" Mythal saw this as a boon, elevating the Dwarves. However, given the Evanuris practice of slavery, I think she used this connection. She used it to make the Dwarves mine lyrium for her. This is why there was no resistance. No "war" with the Dwarves.
It would also explain the
"My little Dwarves,
Never yours the sun (as she kept them underground to mine lyrium for her and the Elvhen people)
Forever, Forever (because the Titan is felled and she now has control)
It would explain the statues, the demesne being afforded to the Elvhen people, who now had control of Dwarven "slaves".
I also believe this might have been a coup in order to perhaps bolster her followers' magic with lyrium in anticipation of The Evanuris and their greed. Perhaps she was working with them, but the fact that this place was specifically littered with and only with Mythal statues and Fen'Harel statues (her guardian) makes me suspicious of her motives. There was purpose to her actions just as she has always danced to the music, manipulating sound waves like ripples through water.
I had also speculated on Solas' actual role as Myhtal's guardian, and him having been her high keeper and perhaps more, makes perfect sense. He could also have freed himself of her service once she was murdered, honoring who she was and what she represented to the people.
Remember, Fen'Harel was an insult, a name given to him by the Evanuris. I believe this was in reference to his role as a guardian to Mythal, whom he protected loyally. I'm guessing the slur was in reference to him being on a "leash". A guard dog. But the wolf showed his bite was worse than his bark and his cunning preyed on their pride. This I think would explain how easily he could have caught them off guard. It also perhaps explains his "connection" to The Forgotten Ones, who saw his strength because of his "position". He did not show entitlement and did not rely on his nature but rather on his deeds to claim "power", even if it wasn't his goal but rather a twist of fate.
I just want to add these two things to reinforce my points
For their dreams had been devoured by a demon who prowled the fade (Their Pride=Solas, will consume them)
As a wolf hunts a herd of deer (But the wolf showed his bite was worse than his bark)
Taking first the weakest and frailest of hopes, (This I think would explain how easily he could have caught them off guard)
and when there was nothing left,
destroying the bright and bold,
by subtlety and ambush and cruel arts (and his cunning preyed on their pride, for he knew of it well)
The prophesy might also refer to what will happen once Solas tears down the veil, rather than when he imprisoned the Evanuris.
(If these quotes below refer to Solas, then it fits)
He (Solas) did not want a body but she (Mythal) asked him to come,
he left a scar when he burned her (Vallaslin) off his face.
Bare-faced but free, frolicking, fighting, fierce.
He wants to give wisdom (as he once did), not orders (but he must honor his "maker's" plight and save his people)
He (Solas) did not want a body but she (Mythal) asked him to come,
he left a scar when he burned her (Vallaslin) off his face.
A spirit of wisdom was called forth by Mythal to take physical shape, and in her pride, he found himself, a pale reflection, shaped in her image. He was eventually bound to her but found a way to free himself. Leaving a scar both physically and emotionally. Either pertaining to the "goddess" or to himself. Perhaps this "spirit turned high keeper/guardian" had a special place in the heart of whomever bound him or called him forth, whether against his will or not (he either took form out of misguided love, respect or desperation or, was forced into shape out of misguided love, respect or desperation).
Bare-faced but free, frolicking, fighting, fierce.
He wants to give wisdom (as he once did), not orders (but he must honor his maker and save his people)
"Solas was released from his "shackles"/"duties". He is not used to freedom, nor is he used to being without standing. I believe he was Mythal's High Keeper and/or Guardian. Bare-face but free suggests his Vallaslin gave him a sense of importance, maybe it showed position, unlike average slaves. the fact that he wants to give wisdom is what makes me feel it suggests he was a either a priest or High Keeper (that was once a spirit of Wisdom, but now is a Man wrought with Pride) . He is now fighting as Fen'Harel rather than for his All-Mother, once again in a position of standing, a begrudging leader, seen to some as a god. Though he fights for what he believes to be right, he rather do as he did before he was subservient, before things came with the complications of form. Teach rather than command."
It slightly changes my interpretation of two of the Cole quotes below on number 10, but the meaning remains the same. It also comes together with my Old God theory. Interesting revelations and provoking thoughts to ponder...
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