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[MayriyaNoori]

You know what is also something that I always kind of thought about clan Lavellan is that they must have to keep on the look out for slave catchers and such when traveling about because they are from the northern Free Marches which has a small border near Tevinter. So I was like "I bet there's some area there that they have to travel through in order to get to some valley that's good at some time of year for living......but in order to avoid human settlement they have to go through some forest that is known for bandits who catch Dalish elves to sell on the slave market."

 

The Free Marches also has a pretty large border with Antiva.

 

Something for my Lavellan and Zevran to talk about.

 

=)

[Ghost Gal]

Yeah, one of my friends is possibly some degree of ace and that was a big factor in her recent breakup. But the communication is really, really important. It's possible he really did just get very afraid of telling you, but this is also something that should've been discussed much more in advance since it impacts you both. Even if you're understanding and okay with that, it's still not fair to you to find out like that.

 

I hope things are okay for you.

 

Thank you, yes. Our communication style is definitely something that needs to change.

 

Getting him to talk about anything important is like pulling teeth. I'm in university and he's... one of those types who messed around in community college for six years. After a year together I said this is an issue because I need someone who'll plan for the future. He said he had been getting his act together for the last year, had applied to several universities, and was set to transfer. "Oh, thanks for telling me." Later, over dinner with his parents (we're Jewish, and he has Shabbat dinner with them every Friday), I found out that the two universities that accepted him were the one I attend, and the one 8 hours away. I had assumed he would attend the one I attend. Then tonight I find out he picked the one eight hours away and was making living arrangements.

 

Again, I can see why he would pick that one and I guess I can believe that he would be afraid to tell me, but this can't go on. I can't keep finding out important information this way. (And I too can be a better sport about the "ace/not ace" issue.)

 

Kind of like Solas. (Bringing this back on-topic.) Solas' communication style with Lavellan can really improve. Letting Lavellan in on big life goals and moving plans that affect their relationship can improve. Letting her in on the planning process, and letting her give insight into how to get things done can really improve.

 

Solas: We need to break up and I need to leave.

Lavellan: Would you at least tell me why?

Solas: No.

 

Later.

 

Solas: ... And now you know.

Lavellan: You could have told me sooner.

Solas: I know.

 

Later.

 

Solas: ... And that's my plan.

Lavellan: I want to join you! / Isn't there some other way?

Solas: No.

Lavellan: Come on! Let me help. We can figure this out together.

Solas: No! I have to do this my way, alone.

Lavellan: Why?

Solas: Because I'm a vague, mysterious lone wolf and I work alone.

Lavellan: Solas, that's weak!

Solas: I know. *smooch* Goodbye, my love.

[Cee]

 

 

Solas: We need to break up and I need to leave.

Lavellan: Would you at least tell me why?

Solas: No.

 

Later.

 

Solas: ... And now you know.

Lavellan: You could have told me sooner.

Solas: I know.

 

 

 

If there's anything that made me want to whack him with the magical feather duster of sense was that explanation, so forthcoming, so honest, then "...and now you know" and it was like....

 

 

WAS THAT SO HARD YOU NEEDED TO DUMP HER & FREEZE HER OUT AND RUN OFF FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE SAYING IT?
 

 

Ahem.

[drosophila]

You know what is also something that I always kind of thought about clan Lavellan is that they must have to keep on the look out for slave catchers and such when traveling about because they are from the northern Free Marches which has a small border near Tevinter. So I was like "I bet there's some area there that they have to travel through in order to get to some valley that's good at some time of year for living......but in order to avoid human settlement they have to go through some forest that is known for bandits who catch Dalish elves to sell on the slave market."

The Free Marches also has a pretty large border with Antiva.

Something for my Lavellan and Zevran to talk about.

=)

Out of likes but that's an interesting thought. Slave hunters probably keep the clan hunters busy.

I so wish we knew more about Tevinter. And I'm so excited for my Lavellan to be heading to her homeland. (She has weird opinions where she's really curious and wishes to see it and considers it her heritage while everyone else is like: umm, aren't your people slaves there? Yes but it's home!)

[Sable Rhapsody]

Yes, I actually kind of touched on my version of it in a Dorian/Nirwen friendship fic I wrote. Takes place after his personal quest and she talks about having been in a same-sex relationship and how the difference in treatment was very subtle, but present. Like a sense of 'wasted resources' even as her parents treated Nehn like their third daughter. It helps bring her and Dorian closer together.

 

Patrick Weekes actually commented on this when someone asked if there were terms for elves attracted to the same sex (no) and a followup addressed the Dalish wouldn't approve of not making babies but same sex relationships would just kind of be a thing that happens. So not overt homophobia or anything, but the duty to make babies issue, yes. I was happy that matched what I had already written/come up with.

 

As for formal courtship, it's really more or less a thing I think for heterosexual couples because culture.  I think with same sex couples you just...are. But you can do something on your own.

 

 

Oh, this is going to be a fun topic when she gets back. I think she's going to Nehn first. Maybe. I don't have a true plan yet.

 

Found the fic!  Dorian friendship is always sweet, but I like how Nirwen had something in common with him  

 

I didn't know that Weekes commented on elves and babies.  It definitely makes sense; some of that mentality even spills over into the city elves with the arranged marriages for Tabris and Soris back in DA:O.  As for the topic of Solas, after Clariel drops the truth bombshell on her poor parents, marriage and children are the least of their concerns.  She kept in correspondence with her family as Inquisitor, but I don't think she ever told them how much danger she was really in.  

 

I feel awful for her parents; they're just wondering if they'll ever see their only child alive again   I will say this much: my Lavellan's father might be a gentle old man who needs a cane to walk, but if he ever meets Solas, he'll probably try to murder the Dread Wolf with his bare hands.

[Cee]

Found the fic!  Dorian friendship is always sweet, but I like how Nirwen had something in common with him

 

I didn't know that Weekes commented on elves and babies.  It definitely makes sense; some of that mentality even spills over into the city elves with the arranged marriages for Tabris and Soris back in DA:O.  As for the topic of Solas, after Clariel drops the truth bombshell on her poor parents, marriage and children are the least of their concerns.  She kept in correspondence with her family as Inquisitor, but I don't think she ever told them how much danger she was really in.  

 

Ah, I found it, well part of it: https://twitter.com/...812159650729984

 

Even as I played, I didn't choose dialogue options like asking Dorian what "company of men" meant because well, she understands. It was unintentional matchup, but it was just one more factor that made them Inquisition BFFs. I also enjoyed that it was Dorian, for some reason, who gives you comments if you choose Assassin spec.

 

 

 

I feel awful for her parents; they're just wondering if they'll ever see their only child alive again   I will say this much: my Lavellan's father might be a gentle old man who needs a cane to walk, but if he ever meets Solas, he'll probably try to murder the Dread Wolf with his bare hands.

 

 

[FernRain]

-snip-

 

That sounds absurdly frustrating.. And that Solas' dialogue is spot on.

 

He's so restrained sometimes that it's painful. In a good way, maybe? .

[kalasaurus]

I made a new Solas fan video

 

Enjoy!

 

[MayriyaNoori]

So....I had another Solas Recruiting thought snippet.

 

And this one.....well.....

 

Solas Recruiting Fenris.

(a bit of language...if that bothers anyone)

 

Spoiler

 

Fenris has only agreed to meet at a location of his choosing. A shack in the middle of absolute no where.

 

Solas:*opens door and walks in with hands held behind back*

Fenris: I don't have a lot of time. Keep it brief.

Solas: Well, I'm the Dread Wolf and I wish to take down the Veil to restore magic to the-

Fenris: You want to do what?

Solas: Take down the Veil. restore ma-

Fenris. Get. The ****. Out. Now.

Solas: But, you're an elf, you-

Fenris: Out.*intense broody elf look*

Solas........*slowly backs out of shack*

 

[Cee]

Not sure if this was mentioned yet, but there's a new Bread Wolf chapter: http://geeky-jez.tum...wolf-chapter-14

[Tales2tellu]

Aaaaaaagh I'm supposed to be asleep already! http://bluegirlbooks...-blanket-fort-a

Hope this cheers you up, Chiara.

[Ghost Gal]

Aaaaaaagh I'm supposed to be asleep already! http://bluegirlbooks...-blanket-fort-a

Hope this cheers you up, Chiara.

 

Aw, thank you! 

[TheEggCrusher]

soo uh 

 

 

lunge       

[Illyria]

This was posted, right? Speaking of Harry Potter! 

 

 

Yesss.  He and my Lavellan will be in the same house!

 

(and it's also my house!)
 

[Wynele]

Am I the only one who actually wants the Magic to come back???

...seen dragging her rock to hide under back to the blanket fort.

 

Nope, I'd do it in a heart-beat.  Cuz, frankly, modern Thedas sorta has it coming.    

[Illyria]

I find pissed Solas 100% more sexy, so a PT like that would be unbearable.

 

And if I try not to talk to him: "Is that a serious question?" Won't work. 

 

Meh, it's all a healing process. I have years to replay the game. 

 

 

I'm actually going to make Vivienne Divine once I finally play. She's grown on me, and no way she's going to let Solas mess up her world. I feel she'll be a really strong ally, if not a friend, to my Lavellan in the next few years.

 

Viv is a terrible Divine!  She abuses her power on her own personal grudges!

[ChuChu]

Nope, I'd do it in a heart-beat.  Cuz, frankly, modern Thedas sorta has it coming.    

...I'd do it.

THEDAS IS BROKE GAIZ.

edit: Solas (from my own flycam foolery)

[TheEggCrusher]

Nope, I'd do it in a heart-beat.  Cuz, frankly, modern Thedas sorta has it coming.    

I completely agree. Thedas is a mess, and the mess will just continue unless the powers of the world are forced to actually understand what they're dealing with. No one understands the blight, magic, the fade, anything. Problems will only persist because of this, so the veil must be taken down, so Thedas can get its butt into shape, as well as be unified as the one world it was always meant to be and originally was. Forget the elves. It still has to happen. 

[AllThatJazz]

I just want to share this post by Geeky Jez with everyone. It's a well-written argument for why we should make Inky the next protagonist. The only thing that I disagree with is that I don't think a dual protagonist thing would work well unless Bioware wants to make a really long game. Something like 3-4 core missions just isn't enough to flush out two characters.

 

 

http://geeky-jez.tum...quisitor-in-da4

 

 

Yea but...I want to bone new people!

 

I do agree the Inquisitor HAS to come back but I think their story is pretty fleshed out.  A new person with their story's interwoven in with the Inquisitors like GTAV --  would work. The game is long.  I mean, people aren't really all that unopposed to long games. 

The Witcher 3 made 6 million dollars and it takes about 12,000 years to play out. LIke I literally died playing it.  (It's about 100 hours but still...long game). 

 

 

And I hope we can actually help see it through to the end, not just show up for a lesser mission to help the new protagonist thwart one of his lesser plans (like Hawke only helping to stop Corypheus from forming a demon army), then either get left behind in the Fade or leave the country on some meaningless errand while the new protagonist actually stops / redeems Solas.  

 

 

Yes, exactly - which is why I find it baffling that some people claim that Inquisition/Inquisitor CAN'T be the one who deals with Solas, because he's infiltrated Inquisition and knows how they work.

 

Well... who else knows how HE works or thinks better? Even disliked Inquisitors who never had patience for his endless explanations, EVER, got a glimpse of his tactics and strategies, as well as information on his past (in Trespasser) likely very little people in modern Thedas know (or even try to accept! I mean... he created the VEIL! What Chantry claims is a lie!).

 

I mean, WHO else is there? And who else could it be? I suppose we can always count on Bioware uncovering some people who actually know him better (Evanuris, Forgotten Ones, rogue agents?), but there's no way in hell they'd become new protagonists AND BW would have to do one heck of a job to re-establish relationships and information we already have all over again.

 

Really, at this point there's no one better to stop him than Inquisitor. The DLC was pretty clear about that and the recently updated Keep and tile descriptions only confirm that Inquisition is definitely fully invested in stopping/saving Solas.

I'm out of likes, but I agree with all of these. If they can do a dual protag justice (decent enough screentime unlike Ciri who didn't get enough), I'd prefer that route, but a returning Quizzy as sole protag would be lovely too. I'd be really upset if they pulled a Hawke 2.0, or worse if Inquisitor just turned up at the end to 'respond' to whatever the new protag had chosen to do. Blech. Why on Earth (Thedas, whatever) would they bother setting up this amazing antagonism/friendship/romance with Solas and then throw it all away just because a new protag is what they've done so far?? It makes no sense from a narrative point of view imo. Sorry, talking about this gets me into rant mode   

 

Am I the only one who actually wants the Magic to come back???

...seen dragging her rock to hide under back to the blanket fort.

No you aren't. BRING THE CHAOS AND MAGIC AND TITANS AND EVANURIS AND SPIRITS PLEASE. As a player I want it all, as characters most of my Lavellans are ... well, somewhat apprehensive to say the least ;p

[TheEggCrusher]

BRING THE CHAOS AND MAGIC AND TITANS AND EVANURIS AND SPIRITS PLEASE. As a player I want it all, as characters most of my Lavellans are ... well, somewhat apprehensive to say the least ;p

YESSS

 

LET THE EGGS FALL AND THE SKY OPEN WIDE. THE YOKE WILL RAIN DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS. 

 

 <-- Solas and his army of eggs

[Oswin]

And now we know. I was pegging him for a Slytherin, but I'm actually relieved that he's a Ravenclaw. I'm a Ravenclaw, too.

*High five*  Also a Ravenclaw

Sooo uh I'm a Gryfindor. 

In contrast my Inquisitor (and me as well, actually) is a Gryfferin - Gryffindor primary, Slytherin secondary.

I always get Gryffindor and Hufflepuff on any sorting, but I'm definitely mostly Hufflepuff with a dash of the Gryffindor, so I usually say one but the combination does apply. Still, some of us have to be the squishy ones.

 

That would also fit my Lavellan too, I guess.
 

Yesss.  He and my Lavellan will be in the same house!

 

(and it's also my house!)
 

 

 

PFFFFFFFT

 

Y'all a bunch of goody two-shoes.

 

House Slytherin here, REPRESENT.

 

 

I had a great moment when meeting up with my older sister for my birthday this year (at the Harry Potter studios in London because I R Adult) where we found out we had both been sorted into Slytherin. Booyah. It's our Family House.

 

Didn't appreciate the tour guides there talking smack about my house either 

 

 

My Solas romancing Lavellan is totally House Slytherin as well. She did spend most of the game with a face like a slapped arse afterall   Ahaa, but it's mostly down to her ambition and desire to keep herself alive that makes me imagine she'd be Slytherin. My other Lavellan would be Gryffindor because he's ginger  because he's the recklessly brave sort.

[CapricornSun]

Another art break.

 

Cute fluffy Solavellan artwork.

Spoiler

Source: http://fischotterche...larly-scheduled

 

 

WIP of another person's colored version of this sexy Solas lineart. (Hmm, maybe I should try coloring this as well. xD)

Spoiler

Source: http://afterinquisit...e-much-progress

 

 

 

Solas color palette.

Spoiler

Source: http://braveheartteg...st/129684289553

 

 

Trespasser (sort of): Lavellan's companion card designs from the beginning of DAI to Trespasser.

Spoiler

Source: http://radishranger....espasser-clarys

 

 

 

 

Trespasser: Solas and Lavellan's final kiss.

Spoiler

Source: http://satelliteinas...o-many-emotions

 

 

Trespasser: WIP of a Solavellan artwork.

Spoiler

Source: http://artistictyran...-an-in-progress

 

[Illyria]

Yes, I actually kind of touched on my version of it in a Dorian/Nirwen friendship fic I wrote. Takes place after his personal quest and she talks about having been in a same-sex relationship and how the difference in treatment was very subtle, but present. Like a sense of 'wasted resources' even as her parents treated Nehn like their third daughter. It helps bring her and Dorian closer together.

 

Patrick Weekes actually commented on this when someone asked if there were terms for elves attracted to the same sex (no) and a followup addressed the Dalish wouldn't approve of not making babies but same sex relationships would just kind of be a thing that happens. So not overt homophobia or anything, but the duty to make babies issue, yes. I was happy that matched what I had already written/come up with.

 

As for formal courtship, it's really more or less a thing I think for heterosexual couples because culture.  I think with same sex couples you just...are. But you can do something on your own.

 

Oh, this is going to be a fun topic when she gets back. I think she's going to Nehn first. Maybe. I don't have a true plan yet.

 

I'm glad, because that's the way I'd headcanoned this subject too.  And I have a very similar friendship fic I'm working on with Dorian and my Lavellan.  Quit being inside my head, Cee.

 

On the subject of why Lavellan was sent to the conclave: I have no idea why mine was.  She's the First, very obviously Dalish and very obviously a mage.  And I'm also using a mod that makes the starting armour invisible and another that changes the default outfit to the dalish rouge armour so it's not like she was trying to fit in with the elven servants.  While she's pretty easy to get along with she's also pretty nervous around humans, and chantry humans in particular.
 

[Illyria]

PFFFFFFFT

 

Y'all a bunch of goody two-shoes.

 

House Slytherin here, REPRESENT.

 

 

I had a great moment when meeting up with my older sister for my birthday this year (at the Harry Potter studios in London because I R Adult) where we found out we had both been sorted into Slytherin. Booyah. It's our Family House.

 

Didn't appreciate the tour guides there talking smack about my house either 

 

 

My Solas romancing Lavellan is totally House Slytherin as well. She did spend most of the game with a face like a slapped arse afterall   Ahaa, but it's mostly down to her ambition and desire to keep herself alive that makes me imagine she'd be Slytherin. My other Lavellan would be Gryffindor because he's ginger  because he's the recklessly brave sort.

 

I love Slytherin and hate the fact that there's no Slytherin members of Dumbledore's Army, and the Slytherins are all kicked out of the school during the battle of Hogwarts.  There is nothing evil about having pride and ambition, Rowling.  Would it have really been that hard to write one Slytherin student who was actually a decent human being?

[AllThatJazz]

YESSS

 

LET THE EGGS FALL AND THE SKY OPEN WIDE. THE YOKE WILL RAIN DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS. 

 

 <-- Solas and his army of eggs

Still out of likes but I  this so much.