As usual, we have long since moved on from this conversation, but after replaying Trespasser (again...) I feel like we all might be onto something with the whole 'DA4 protagonist is one of Quizzy's agents' thing. In that little post-game map-stabbing scene after Leliana says that Solas knows everything about you, Quizzy replies with 'Then we'll find people he doesn't know.'
We could be those people, y'all.
I'm totally great with playing an agent of the Inquisitor in DA4. Then we can have a new cast of companions and even romances for the new protagonist, since the ones for the Inquisitor are (mostly) wrapped up and wouldn't need that much added for them. I just also want to play as the Inquisitor, and not only see an auto-cameo of them if/when we deal with critical Solas plot points. That's not too much to ask... is it?
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Solas: Is it true what they say, are we too blind to find a way? Fear of the unknown clouds our hearts today.
Ohoho, Within Temptation! I greatly approve! I actually think the whole "The Silent Force" album is so Solavellan and I've listened to this song a lot while writing.
I just used a today's hits playlist because I'm lazy and it...surprisingly worked out even though I used the very first results I got going through. Well, most of them worked out at least. Some a little too well.
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas: I can move mountains, I can work a miracle. (Fall Out Boy- Uma Thurman)
My wild speculation is that he belonged to someone else - there are three other goddesses in the pantheon, and at least one of them is canonically horrible. Or he belonged to someone who worshiped one of the goddesses. Then gaining a body (because his owner "asked" him to... Fenris mentions that slaves get to the point where they jump at the chance to please their master, so "she" wouldn't need to make it an explicit command), then removing the marks, then working with Mythal after all that.
Dirthamen? I mean he could still be the "sinner" (propaganda name) because that blighted templar looking creature is still Andruil. He does carry Ghilan'nan's staff (took wings at her urging) and he said he was betrayed.. . The sinner lead a rebellion, it could've been him.
Dirthamen? I mean he could still be the "sinner" (propaganda name) because that blighted templar looking creature is still Andruil. He does carry Ghilan'nan's staff (took wings at her urging) and he said he was betrayed.. . The sinner lead a rebellion, it could've been him.
Yeah, I still suport "Solas was the sinner" theory
I didn't disband, so the Inquisition still exists, though somewhat smaller and as a peacekeeping force under Divine Victoria (in my case, Leliana), but there's nothing to insist that the location must definitely change, so I still headcanon they're still operating out of there.
It still seems like the core team starts to spread out though. I admit I'm not sure though, since I disbanded. I've gotten the impression that a disbanded Inquisition probably can't remain at Skyhold, so I find it makes more sense in my own situation to move out to Wycome. And the idea of her being all alone in that big castle is pretty sad. I'd rather she return to her family and clan and base herself out of there until we hear otherwise.
With my male Lavellan, who also disbanded, I've had to put a little more thought into it. Because while he wasn't estranged from his family or the Dalish, he's moved on for various reasons, and I can't see him wanting to do more than visit them again. (One of his brothers is constantly trying to get him to come back for good, but that isn't happening.) So I headcanon that if he isn't running with the Chargers (which I'd prefer), he's mostly on the move.
You need either a playlist with at least 20 songs in it set on shuffle, a pandora radio, an automatically generated youtube playlist, or any other way to get random or semi-random songs to play.
Hit the "next" button to get the next random song to play. Then take the first 1-2 lines of the lyrics and use them to fill the blank dialogue line.
Repeat this process for each blank line.
You can skip a song up to two times for each dialogue line if you really don't like the lyrics. But once you decide to skip a song you can't go back (i.e. you can't pick and choose the best one between your two or three tries, it has to be the last one).
Hope you find this fun! Everyone here listens to such different music so I'm really curious of the results!.
Here are the meme prompts:
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas:
Lavellan: Something wrong with your tea?
Solas:
Solas: I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit.
Lavellan:
Solas: No matter what happens next, I want you to know that what we had was real.
Lavellan:
Solas: I suspect you have questions.
Lavellan:
Lavellan: Solas, var lath vir suledin!
Solas:
Here are my results. I combined my Solavellan playlist with my Lady Gangstas playlist for this
Spoiler
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas: If you could only see the beast you made of me.
Lavellan: Something wrong with your tea?
Solas: Here we are in the maelstrom of love, waiting for the calm to soothe our hearts.
Solas: I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit.
Lavellan: The mood is set, see you already know what’s next.
[I wasn't cheating I promise, but this was just SO perfect! ]
Solas: No matter what happens next, I want you to know that what we had was real.
Lavellan: I will wander till the end of time, torn away from you.
[ :crying: ]
Solas: I suspect you have questions.
Lavellan: It’s just the way the game is played, it’s best if you just wait your turn.
Lavellan: Solas, var lath vir suledin!
Solas: I can’t feel my senses, I just feel the cold.
[ :( ]
I used Alley's soundtrack. I hit random on the order, blindly hit next, then hit random again.
(Otherwise the first song is always the first song, just like in the normal order.)
A lot of these turned out to be pretty on-target. Except... this first one.
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas: Jimmy's in the back with a pocket of high, if you listen close you can hear him cry: "Oh, lord, heaven knows, we belong way down below."
[ The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows ]
Lavellan: Something wrong with your tea?
Solas: When I look into your eyes, it's like watching the night sky.
(( Alleyana: That... isn't just tea, is it. ))
[ Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up ]
Solas: I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit.
Lavellan: Have you got color in your cheeks? Do you ever get that fear that you can't shift, the type that sticks around like something in your teeth?
[ Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? ]
Solas: No matter what happens next, I want you to know that what we had was real.
Lavellan: Doing everything by halves... got a real flare with excuses.
[ Imogen Heap - Loose Ends ]
Solas: I suspect you have questions.
Lavellan: Do you wanna fight me?
[ Venus Hum - Do You Want To Fight Me? ]
Lavellan: Solas, var lath vir suledin!
Solas: How many years since you found yourself staring at an endless sky?
You need either a playlist with at least 20 songs in it set on shuffle, a pandora radio, an automatically generated youtube playlist, or any other way to get random or semi-random songs to play.
Hit the "next" button to get the next random song to play. Then take the first 1-2 lines of the lyrics and use them to fill the blank dialogue line.
Repeat this process for each blank line.
You can skip a song up to two times for each dialogue line if you really don't like the lyrics. But once you decide to skip a song you can't go back (i.e. you can't pick and choose the best one between your two or three tries, it has to be the last one).
Hope you find this fun! Everyone here listens to such different music so I'm really curious of the results!.
Here are the meme prompts:
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas:
Lavellan: Something wrong with your tea?
Solas:
Solas: I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit.
Lavellan:
Solas: No matter what happens next, I want you to know that what we had was real.
Lavellan:
Solas: I suspect you have questions.
Lavellan:
Lavellan: Solas, var lath vir suledin!
Solas:
Here are my results. I combined my Solavellan playlist with my Lady Gangstas playlist for this
Spoiler
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas: If you could only see the beast you made of me.
Lavellan: Something wrong with your tea?
Solas: Here we are in the maelstrom of love, waiting for the calm to soothe our hearts.
Solas: I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit.
Lavellan: The mood is set, see you already know what’s next.
[I wasn't cheating I promise, but this was just SO perfect! ]
Solas: No matter what happens next, I want you to know that what we had was real.
Lavellan: I will wander till the end of time, torn away from you.
[ :crying: ]
Solas: I suspect you have questions.
Lavellan: It’s just the way the game is played, it’s best if you just wait your turn.
Lavellan: Solas, var lath vir suledin!
Solas: I can’t feel my senses, I just feel the cold.
[ :( ]
Awesome idea Drosophila!!
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas: Why, why do you go wasting your time on me? You're so beautiful now...
Lavellan: Something wrong with your tea?
Solas: I know you've suffered, but I don't want you to hide. It's cold and loveless, I won't let you be denied.
Solas: I am grim and fatalistic. Getting you into bed is just an enjoyable side benefit.
Lavellan: What up everyone it's your girl Lilly Singh
Solas: No matter what happens next, I want you to know that what we had was real.
Lavellan: Ring the alarm, I been through this too long. But I'll be damned if I see another chick on your arm. (My Quizzy is jealous!)
Solas: I suspect you have questions.
Lavellan: Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort, suffocation, no breathing. Don't give a fukc if I cut my arm, bleeding. (That's kind of creepy, your arm will be off soon enough)
Lavellan: Solas, var lath vir suledin!
Solas: I told you I would tell you everything you want to know. You want me to tell you know, you pressure me to shout it out. Need to hear about it, think that I would count you out. ( that is sad)
Lavellan: You fall asleep in ancient ruins? Isn’t that dangerous?
Solas: I can move mountains, I can work a miracle. (Fall Out Boy- Uma Thurman)
Dang, now it's stuck in my head. Uma Thurman is one of those songs that is way more catchy than it has any right to be.
It's also one of the seeds for my Solas station, incidentally. Mostly because I wanted to make the station to play a different FOB song (Immortals). But also because it's catchy.
Or a reference to him being the Formless One? That's the one Forbidden One not accounted for, and given the codex that mentions Xebenkeck, they definitely had some contact with the evanuris.
And they possibly have some connection with the Forgotten Ones if the Band of Three was right, but that's shakier. Though it's curious that there are 3 named Forgotten Ones (Anaris, Geldauran, and Daern'thal), while Fen'Harel is said to be kin to them. Maybe that brings it to four total, the same as the number of Forbidden Ones?
Or a reference to him being the Formless One? That's the one Forbidden One not accounted for, and given the codex that mentions Xebenkeck, they definitely had some contact with the evanuris.
And they possibly have some connection with the Forgotten Ones if the Band of Three was right, but that's shakier. Though it's curious that there are 3 named Forgotten Ones (Anaris, Geldauran, and Daern'thal), while Fen'Harel is said to be kin to them. Maybe that brings it to four total, the same as the number of Forbidden Ones?
He's up to something with Anaris because that's part of the password to bypass his guardians.
I have easily written another 2000 words to my post Trespasser Zevallan shenanigans. And already know what the next 2k will be.
I'm having trouble wrapping up a short early Solavellan relationship piece because I want my character to call him out on his coy shite because I know what she doesn't.