And if they contain a part of the Fade, like a little compressed Fade dimensional pocket, it could explain why the Inquisitor has say over which portals to the Fade open and close. They... are the dimensional pocket. The Inquisitor's will and the power the orb bestowed upon them as manifested by the mark allows them to weave the Physical World and the Fade together or apart - stitching up holes or seam-ripping as they please.
That might even just be all the Inquisitor has gathered about the mark. All Solas reveals is "Hey bra, lift your hand towards the rift, and pull it back. That's all there is to it. Promise. It's not like you could use it for other stuff. Like I planned to. Opps, did I say that? Let's pretend I didn't." It could be capable of things even more fantastic and powerful beyond opening and closing rift portals and Fadewalking. They're just purposefully kept ignorant of its potential.
I think it's interesting that what Solas does post-game, lamenting the loss of the orb, isn't to run off to the crossroads, opening eluvians willy-nilly. No. He goes off in search of power - or at the very least a way to magnify what he already has. Orb style. And he does so by taking the power from the second-most head of the very pantheon he once belonged to.
Another thing. Solas also says in a conversation with Dorian:Dorian: I can't believe you entered the Fade. Physically.Solas: You think that is an achievement of which to be proud?Dorian: It's the second time that's been done in all of history. That's not nothing, Solas.Solas: In all of human history.Dorian: The Fade is still a mystery to us humans, yes. Probably always will be.Solas: Perhaps it's best it remain that way.So what do we glean from this conversation? Physically walking the fade? Not a new thing. Amongst ancient elves, not even remotely a new thing. Secondly, Fadewalking isn't necessarily a good thing. While it's clear Solas was excited to do so during his visit to the Fade should he be brought with the Inquisitor on the Adamant mission, something about Fadewalking being readily available to all people who desire access is dangerous and unwise. Kind of like handing everyone on the planet a weapon they don't understand with hefty consequences they didn't intend or desire.
And to answer someone's question, perhaps when they orb is destroyed, the part of the Fade within it goes back to the Fade because it's no longer held in its container (it's... broken in half) and that which isn't, is bound to the Inquisitor, never to be parted except in death. Even if they were to mend the orb, they'd have to replace the fade within it. Cause it's gone. Which would.. likely require a spell of massive proportions AND a person who could physically walk the fade to place it within a physical, real container, and bring it back.
Here goes "needle and thread" metaphor, becoming quite literal.
Mims, lizasaurus, I hereby officially proclaim my eternal love to you both. Your theorycrafting is amazing, and fun to read. And sometimes participate in 
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But thank you. Liza's stuff is always awesome to read through. Everything is awesome to read through.
