Some of the Fen'harel stories remind me of Coyote and Loki, from Native American and Norse Mythology. One wonders if he ever got Elgar'nan in a dress to foil a dragon's plot to marry Mythal.
Yes. New headcanon.
Some of the Fen'harel stories remind me of Coyote and Loki, from Native American and Norse Mythology. One wonders if he ever got Elgar'nan in a dress to foil a dragon's plot to marry Mythal.
Yes. New headcanon.
Oohhhhh, I came back in at the right time, I see! (As if there is ever a bad time, amirite?!!?)
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"Here lies the abyss, well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life spring anew." Maric muses, (Page 222.) He goes on to explain its place in the Chant to Fiona, who after all grew up in an Alienage.
"Oh. It's where Andraste goes to speak to the Maker for the first time. It's where she convinces him to forgive mankind. It was supposed to be this beautiful temple deep under the earth surrounded by emerald waters. I guess I always imagined it looked like this."
The water glows and is covered in a mist. It's all rather creepy, sad, but safe at the same time. They hear a strange murmuring. The water moves in patterns and responds to them as they talk. Odd shadows move beneath the water, almost like fish, but I doubt it. The sulfuric acid seems to be wearing away at the statues and rocks, damaging it, but it seems to me like it was the outskirts of a temple.
Y'know. The emerald waters that surround a Temple. Of the Maker, or of the Elvhen Creators?
The implications that Andraste first visited the Maker underground in a temple surrounded by something very similar to the Well of Mythal just staggers me.
THEORY-CRAFTERS, GO GO GO!
@w@
whoa.
I have nothing that would explain this. I've been working under the assumption that the Well of Souls was a metaphorical reference to the fade, where souls are "washed" of self and memory and rerouted in the cycle of reincarnation that seems to underlie mortal existence. It makes sense as the place where Andraste met the "Maker", if you're on board with the idea that Solas was manipulating Andraste's dreams to convince her to willingly take in the spirit of Mythal.
This actual lake is some crazy stuff, though. Like... the fetal eye of the Stone, or something completely bizarre...
*resists urge for five whole seconds, gives up, opens a page to Amazon*
I blame temporary twitter insanity
mildly nsfw
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@w@
Ren, do you know if there's a pre-built Solas model in a downloadable package anywhere? Or is piecing together the ripped game model and tracking down all the textures still the only way to get at him?
I just found some amazing flycam shots of the epilogue scene on tumblr.
Oh, Solas.
He looks so incredibly sad.
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Oh my god these pictures asdfkjsdoifhs Solas such serene beautiful sadness I can't
I guess I'll fill out the questionnaire. /nervous sweating
Flipping through the pages... I liked that people were making theories with satan because Thedas pulls alot of its influence from western history. I was raised Catholic so I was excited that it was relevant. Was disappointed when it stopped because person was upset for comparing Solas to the prince of darkness. Even villians have lessons and dismissing them as pure evil makes you appear to not want to understand their motives other than knowing they want to watch the world burn.
So sad for a bit, then laughed that we went to nsfw about Solas body in retaliation. Stop objecting him! s/
@w@
whoa.
I have nothing that would explain this. I've been working under the assumption that the Well of Souls was a metaphorical reference to the fade, where souls are "washed" of self and memory and rerouted in the cycle of reincarnation that seems to underlie mortal existence. It makes sense as the place where Andraste met the "Maker", if you're on board with the idea that Solas was manipulating Andraste's dreams to convince her to willingly take in the spirit of Mythal.
This actual lake is some crazy stuff, though. Like... the fetal eye of the Stone, or something completely bizarre...
*resists urge for five whole seconds, gives up, opens a page to Amazon*
It's curious as to what an Alammari teenager would be doing in the Deep Roads, in a cavern a ways off from Ortan Thaig.
I get the feeling the lake only became sulfuric later on, as the sulfur seems to be damaging the statues. Probably Gaider thumbing his nose at us years in advance. Could be Paragons, could be Creators, could be Maker, could be Forbidden Ones, could be the creepy fat statue in Merrill's Pride Demon cave, etcetera, etcetera.
Anyone with more experience with sulfur and science care to educate me? ![]()
It's also relatively close to a dragon location.
I really don't get what's with all the dragons living down in the Deep Roads. Most of your food supply is tainted, and you can't spread your wings that much.
I'm still catching up, but yes. That does make a certain amount of sense. It would explain the thing that's been driving me nuts for years.
If the Seven Magisters broke into the Fade, why are they wandering the Deep Roads? Neither Corypheus nor the Architect appear compelled by the Calling.
Now, I've got a lore-thing to throw at you people. (My computer's acting nuts, but I'm going to try to fix my math error in the timeline and then keep going. Hopefully it was just the one trip-up, as multiple ones are infuriatingly difficult to correct.)
A big lore-thing. Possibly a bomb, possibly something that's already been discussed over and over again that I'm just late to the party on.
I'm particularly interested in Madrar and Lizasaurus's responses.
I'm reading The Calling.
There's a scene where an upset and guilty Duncan runs off from the other Wardens in the Deep Roads, and Maric and Fiona go after him.
They track him down to a cavern, not part of the Deep Roads. The Taint on the cavern walls doesn't go here. It's a giant, green, sulfuric lake. With 'murmuring' that isn't darkspawn, strange, half-melted statues.
"Here lies the abyss, well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life spring anew." Maric muses, (Page 222.) He goes on to explain its place in the Chant to Fiona, who after all grew up in an Alienage.
"Oh. It's where Andraste goes to speak to the Maker for the first time. It's where she convinces him to forgive mankind. It was supposed to be this beautiful temple deep under the earth surrounded by emerald waters. I guess I always imagined it looked like this."
The water glows and is covered in a mist. It's all rather creepy, sad, but safe at the same time. They hear a strange murmuring. The water moves in patterns and responds to them as they talk. Odd shadows move beneath the water, almost like fish, but I doubt it. The sulfuric acid seems to be wearing away at the statues and rocks, damaging it, but it seems to me like it was the outskirts of a temple.
Y'know. The emerald waters that surround a Temple. Of the Maker, or of the Elvhen Creators?
The implications that Andraste first visited the Maker underground in a temple surrounded by something very similar to the Well of Mythal just staggers me.
THEORY-CRAFTERS, GO GO GO!
Really thinking Andraste was another Mythal vessel now
Hey guys! So I'm glad so many people liked and responded to my questionnaire. I actually started giving all the responders likes...now I think I'm going to run out if I keep it up
oh well!
Anyway, I need to head to bed, but I'm guessing there will be even more responses when I wake up. So, it may take a little while, but after everyone who wants to gives out responses does, I'll reread all of them and tally up the answers.
Have a goodnight or other time of day everybody! I shall return!
I want to fill out the questionnaire but I'm feeling too lazy right now
. I'll probably have it answered by the time you get back though. Goodnight!
Ok my turn to answer!
Kay, my turn ![]()
1. What is your Lavellan's name?
2. What is your Lavellan's class?
3. Which god's vallaslin does your Lavellan use?
4. How old is your Lavellan?
5. Did you intend to romance Solas when you started the game?
6. What is your Lavellan's relationship with her clan?
7. What are your Lavellan's religious views?
8. Did your Lavellan drink from the Well?
9. Did your Lavellan have Solas remove the vallaslin and why/why not?
10. What response did you choose after Solas broke up with you?
11. How is your Lavellan taking Solas being gone and how are you taking it?
12. What would you give for a Wolf Hunt DLC?
I just found some amazing flycam shots of the epilogue scene on tumblr.
Oh, Solas.
He looks so incredibly sad.
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These are good. Kudos to the original poster. I have hard time controlling flycam that I stopped trying.
He looks like a kicked puppy, the way he just walks towards her like he knows what he did was bad and he feels so sorry.
I have notice that his face and even his walk is fairly wolfish. Then the end scene just solidified it for me. Just...damn. Wolf with his tail between his legs.
But kicking the puppy gave him powers!!
Eh. The only thing canine resemblance was him dramatically arching back but he was carrying mythal's body. Still looking elfy to me.
Eh. The only thing canine resemblance was him dramatically arching back but he was carrying mythal's body. Still looking elfy to me.
Not so much in the epilogue scene, and it is usually quite subtle, but it comes out when he's angry.
(Angry!Solas pic found with a cursory google search. Feel free to post a better pic if you have one).
I mean, he's still unquestionably an elf, but I think his features were also consciously made a bit canine as well.
Late reply is late, buut... I don't want to miss this! ![]()
Hey guys! So I'm glad so many people liked and responded to my questionnaire. I actually started giving all the responders likes...now I think I'm going to run out if I keep it up
oh well!
Anyway, I need to head to bed, but I'm guessing there will be even more responses when I wake up. So, it may take a little while, but after everyone who wants to gives out responses does, I'll reread all of them and tally up the answers.
Have a goodnight or other time of day everybody! I shall return!
Thank you for initiating it! I'm curious to see the results.
edit: Tired of opening spoilers so placed it under one.
1. What is your Lavellan's name?
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HA! Was waiting for someone to make that connection.
Sorry for the late response.
Just want to inform everyone that I have started to, erm, write a fic where Lavellan, Solas, Cole and Vivienne take a trip to Wycome to investigate all this weird stuff going on in the city that's affecting clan Lavellan, because I clearly have enough free time to do so. *sigh* I need to take a class on self-discipline building, apparently