Tiny art break
Solas and Lavellan sitting under a tree
http://venneccablind...small-585681122
When is a monster not a monster?
http://against-stars...rgive-585579471
Tiny art break
Solas and Lavellan sitting under a tree
http://venneccablind...small-585681122
When is a monster not a monster?
http://against-stars...rgive-585579471
Ok, so, umm, these gifs by kiwi-xeet on Tumblr are NSFW so I'm putting them behind a couple of spoiler tags.
Many pages back in this thread, we were discussing how Solas' sexy saunter may actually be accomplished by him having the female walk cycle. In these gifs, though, we can see both a female Inquisitor and Solas walking. He definitely has a different, slower, more saunter-like gait than her. I think that maybe he (and Abelas, actually) got extra special walk cycles to make us all swoon.
I will never unsee Varric's backside.
Some people on Tumblr were quite taken by it, I guess...
Some people on Tumblr were quite taken by it, I guess...
There were gifs of a naked Solas swinging his staff around and casting spells that were mesmerizing in their own way, so I guess I could see that.
Though to be fair it's because I can't believe how far we've come and how good the animation looks. Hence... Backside. Varric. Unsee. Can't.
*snip*
Though to be fair it's because I can't believe how far we've come and how good the animation looks. Hence... Backside. Varric. Unsee. Can't.
We've come a very long way from Space Invaders and Mole Attack, the first video games I ever played, for sure! ;D
Ok, so, umm, these gifs by kiwi-xeet on Tumblr are NSFW so I'm putting them behind a couple of spoiler tags.
Many pages back in this thread, we were discussing how Solas' sexy saunter may actually be accomplished by him having the female walk cycle. In these gifs, though, we can see both a female Inquisitor and Solas walking. He definitely has a different, slower, more saunter-like gait than her. I think that maybe he (and Abelas, actually) got extra special walk cycles to make us all swoon.
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You got a cackle out of me, thank you
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There were gifs of a naked Solas swinging his staff around and casting spells that were mesmerizing in their own way, so I guess I could see that.
Where!? Show them to meeee
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There were gifs of a naked Solas swinging his staff around and casting spells that were mesmerizing in their own way, so I guess I could see that.
Lmfao. Intentional or not that right there is a euphemism up there with "master your taint" ![]()
Art post.
Solas playing the cello from the modern AU Solavellan fic Cellovellan by anachromystic. (I should read this!)
Also, Solas playing musical instruments is so sexy. ![]()
More gorgeous artwork of Solas in a wolf mask by siriusdraws. ![]()
The world's last love song. Solas and Lavellan dancing at Halamshiral by nipuni.
(I love her dress.)
NightSymphony shared this earlier but the artist also has a night version of Solas and Lavellan sitting under a tree on their Tumblr.
Slam Dunk.
(Poor Solas.)
Little doodle of Lavellan and Solas arguing about how to harvest elfroot.
Rough design of Solas for the Witcher AU heavily based on the Aen Elle in Witcher 3.
Beautiful sketch dump by kallielef.
Contains Solavellan, Sera, Cole, Cullen, Ameridan, and Abelas.
Solas, Fenris, Merrill, and Sera.
Slam Dunk.
(Poor Solas.)
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Hahah! That is so not what I was expecting.
On a related note, here's a little drawing of Hierophant inspired Symbolic White Wolf Solas begging the forgiveness of all Lavellans everywhere with a shitty little pile of flowers torn from the earth. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧

*gives Solas head pats for a good try*
Art post.
Solas playing the cello from the modern AU Solavellan fic Cellovellan by anachromystic. (I should read this!)
Also, Solas playing musical instruments is so sexy.
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I love this!
It makes my inner musician happy. The cello is my favorite instrument after the piano and Solas looks niiiiiiiiiiiiice playing it.
Ok, so, umm, these gifs by kiwi-xeet on Tumblr are NSFW so I'm putting them behind a couple of spoiler tags.
Many pages back in this thread, we were discussing how Solas' sexy saunter may actually be accomplished by him having the female walk cycle. In these gifs, though, we can see both a female Inquisitor and Solas walking. He definitely has a different, slower, more saunter-like gait than her. I think that maybe he (and Abelas, actually) got extra special walk cycles to make us all swoon.
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Thoughts: Yumm Solas, cold, but yumm solas, freezing cold, Varric backside >.<, really really cold, is that a shadow of Solas staff or...., and again makes me cold just looking at them. Put some clothes on the poor buggers!
Just got this dialogue between Solas and Sera for the first time! ![]()
(It's in german but most of it explains itself even without knowing german)
https://www.youtube....h?v=fgDWR5CaDNs
Hehe... poor Solas, so few understanding from Sera... ![]()
Just got this dialogue between Solas and Sera for the first time!
(It's in german but most of it explains itself even without knowing german)
https://www.youtube....h?v=fgDWR5CaDNs
Hehe... poor Solas, so few understanding from Sera...
Here a translation for you:Solas: "Ar dirthanas, ir Elgara. Masula evar vhenan."Sera: "Pffffff!"Solas: "Pardon?"Sera: "Pardon yourself. What you said and what I just did is one and the same thing."Solas: "I had hoped... Well... Now and then our people can feel the rhythm of the speech. Although it doesn't know the words.“Sera: „Uhu… You know what's good as well? That words have a meaning. Like this "w o r d s".“Solas: „Fenedhis lasa!“Sera: „Pffffff!“
It's interesting to hear the banter translated from another language! I wonder if we could figure out any hints by that alone, because surely they would have to run it by the Bioware team to make sure it were a correct translation? I had thought to play with Spanish subtitles (I like to try keep up with what I learnt).
It's interesting to hear the banter translated from another language! I wonder if we could figure out any hints by that alone, because surely they would have to run it by the Bioware team to make sure it were a correct translation? I had thought to play with Spanish subtitles (I like to try keep up with what I learnt).
The panel from PAX last September (where they officially announced Trespasser, even though we had all seen that accidentally posted too early trailer six hours beforehand
) included a great segment on the localization process:
Thoughts: Yumm Solas, cold, but yumm solas, freezing cold, Varric backside >.<, really really cold, is that a shadow of Solas staff or...., and again makes me cold just looking at them. Put some clothes on the poor buggers!
That naked Inquisitor is as pale as the snow. I would check for hypothermia. ![]()
It's interesting to hear the banter translated from another language! I wonder if we could figure out any hints by that alone, because surely they would have to run it by the Bioware team to make sure it were a correct translation? I had thought to play with Spanish subtitles (I like to try keep up with what I learnt).
This is a great idea! We would probably find some new clues that way or at least new interpretation possibilities! ![]()
So where do we start? ![]()
Opening a new thread if there are more interessted people?
I'll have to watch that tomorrow, cause it's fade time
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I have a thought.
What if the birth of Humanity was due to the Veil ? What if the slow reduction of magic and the sundering of the Fade caused Humans to exist ?
The records we have say that the first humans quite late into Thedas, far after Solas has created the Veil. The first Elves to encounter them were the remnants of the destruction of the Elvhen empire. We do not have any indications or hints of humans or proto-humans existing before the Veil.
In a way, doesn't this make Solas the creator of humanity ? Not directly but indirectly since the sundering of the Fade and the real world was his doing ?
I know the Maker either doesn't exist or is a powerful Spirit of Faith or the Sun God from ancient Elven legends but technically speaking, shouldn't Solas be the Maker since his actions resulted in the creation, spread and domination of humanity ?
What do you think ?
A lot of artworks in this thread, all looking awesome ![]()
Are video tributes allowed? Made a video with the Demons by Imagine Dragons as song about Solas, thought it rather fitted.
It contains spoilers from the game as well as Trespasser. I have added lyrics for hearing-impaired people, and for people who prefer lyrics ![]()
Bit new to the whole video editing thing, so I apologize for mistake and such. Hopefully its not too horrible.
Let me know if this isn't allowed and I will remove it! Just wanted to share not to cause problems ![]()
It's interesting to hear the banter translated from another language! I wonder if we could figure out any hints by that alone, because surely they would have to run it by the Bioware team to make sure it were a correct translation? I had thought to play with Spanish subtitles (I like to try keep up with what I learnt).
Honestly I am quite sure the original english text is the closest you can get. I watched a make of video for the german voice over and they really have the problem that they don't have enough information about context and so on to work with. And this will likely affect translation as well. This leads to the voices being even more kept in a neutral tone compared to the english version and just sound so wrong if you compare it to the english original. At least this is how I feel - and the german voice actors are really good ones, but still, I can't play it in german, the original voices are far superior in my opinion. And this is for every game I play, Dragon Age, SWTOR, ME... doesn't matter. But I do think the problem is simply that the context information is missing and they don't really know how to play the scene.
Funny enough, Solas german voice actor does voice over for Leonard from the Big Bang Theory ![]()
Edit: oh, first top of the page, yeah ![]()

@Eliantariel: You are probably right about the "closest you can get" with the english "original" but discussing the translations would be a chance for gamers that play in a different language (and BioWare) to sort out where the problems in the translation and understanding are.
But this would be an enormous expenditure...
Actually BioWare has already done this "research" when the translation for the game was made.
So it would be very interessting if someone from the team could show us, where the difficulties were and which translations are problematic.
New DA items in the BioWare store. Sera and Cassandra busts.
The email also highlights the dragon tooth necklace, as well as the Dorian and Bull busts and Battle Nug.
Where is the Solas love?
Actually, no, please continue to postpone the Solas love until I'm no longer completely broke. ![]()