I didn't get that Rakonhnhaké'ton picture out of my mind. Yeah, I know, I'm terribly annoying with my mediocre Photoshop skills and all. I'm aware of that, I just... you know, can't help myself. *sigh* Anyway, he doesn't look sooo bad like that even.
An elven servant that serves another elf. Don't let anyone say Orlesians aren't open-minded.
Since it seems each companion is able to list their names and titles to be announced, Solas is the one who listed himself as such. It would be easy to see why; as he said, servants are often overlooked, and it's easy to learn what goes on when you're invisible.
But first time I played, and first time I heard him announced as my elven servant, I was so anxious to go and talk to him since I expected him to be upset that I had brought him along at all. And what does the bastard drop on me?
"I do adore the heady blend of power, intrigue, danger, and sex that permeates these events..."
Oh, how I stared. Wouldn't have expected that in a million years...
Pray tell, what part of the elven vocabulary contains Tamlen, Feynriel, Merril, Mihris and such?
It isn't a simple matter of coming off as weird. It simply isn't Dalish tradition to name their children that way, aside from rare exceptions.
But since you brought it up, I am aware that it is rather common for Americans to do this, with Kim Kardashian's kid being the funniest example. That doesn't mean the same is true for other countries.
There is also a clear difference between having your name derive from "forest" and being a guy called Forest.
As someone else already pointed out, the entire elven language isn't translated for us. The elven names likely do mean something--we just don't know it. And, in the real world, people often do their research on the meaning of a particular name before they name their child (or pet or character...). So, while maybe the meaning is lost to some of the names the modern elves have, and maybe the city elves even name themselves something that just sounds elvish, there's a good chance that at least for the Dalish, their names do have meaning and they do know those meanings.
Yes, this. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, too. Everything in moderation, right? A little bit of pride is a good thing, but when it becomes overweening, it's bad. A moderate amount of faith or hope is also a good thing, but too much can lead to stupidity or ignorance. I think the spirit / demon dichotomy in Dragon Age might actually be a huge oversimplification perpetuated mainly by the Chantry but also by the Dalish, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if that comes out in the lore as we (hopefully) learn more about the ancient Elvhen. Solas does say that "Nothing about the Fade or spirits is simple," after all.
It's possible, I suppose. It's also equally possible that Solas has not always been pride. He tells you he was pride first, but only in relation to being Fen'harel. Taken out of context, you could assume he was always Solas. He does also say he has always been as he is, after all. But in context, he just means he was Solas before Fen'harel, and Solas is who he really is.
Tell me, is Solas still called an elven servant in the Winter Palace when you're playing as Lavellan?
Hard to believe that the Orlesians would look at an elf and think "she must have an elven servant". In their minds, both Lavellan and Solas should be sweeping floors.
June is responsible for almost everything pertaining to the Dalish way of life. What they wear, what they use to hunt and general objects used on a daily basis.
Well, or so they think anyway. Naturally, none of the Evanuris ever had any contact with the early elves of the Dales.
June is responsible for weaponcraft, mostly. According to his codex entries, he gave the elves the tools and weapons to hunt Andruil's gifts. (Note Andruil's--not Ghilan'ain's. We don't usually think of Andruil as creating monstrosities, but it's another thread that ties the two together. It could just be that the Dalish think Andruil created the game creatures, but legends come from somewhere. She might have created some creatures in the same way that Ghilan'ain did later--although it seems Ghilan'ain must have been generally better at it.)
As for who's the most mysterious... we know very little of either June or Sylaise. There's evidence Ghilan'ain was responsible for that suit of living armor you can get in Trespasser, as well as for those creepy notes you find that are obsessed with eyes and dissecting creatures. If that were Ghilan'ain's work, then quite frankly she is one terrifying mad scientist and Solas should have killed her rather than entrap her. As long as she's trapped, she could escape.
But that's just it. For Ghilan'nain we have the Dalish stories, we have the codex from the Temple of Mythal, we have those codex entries with the Ghilan'nain symbol from Trespasser (which some believe were written by her). For each of the gods we get some kind of additional tidbits here and there but for June we have ... the Dalish stories. And even the Dalish stories pretty much boil down to ... he makes tools yay.
And yes he's still called an elven servant which makes me go wtf. But then playing a mage Lavellan and asking him to dance he says it wouldn't be a good idea to be seen dancing with an elven apostate to which I always want to just go *facepalm*.
I tend to agree in regard to having some information on Ghilan'ain, but again I will point out that we know about as much about Sylaise as we do about June. For some reason, maybe because she's the "goddess of the hearth" but also of sacrifice, she seems to get overlooked and forgotten. Off the top of my head, I don't remember any stories about her. Maybe there was something in Trespasser or the Arbor Wilds that I have forgotten. Maybe people overlook her in favor of June because June's vallaslin looks awesome and people are therefore intrigued when they realize they picked his? Whatever the case, Solas thinks every one of them was horrible, although Mythal was the best of them.
I would not be surprised if, as horrible as the deeds Ghilan'ain seemed to have done are, as terrible as Andruil's elf hunts were... June and Sylaise did something even more atrocious. Why? Because not much is said about it, which might mean that the writers are saving it up to really shock us later on.
Or maybe I'm wrong and they weren't that much worse than Mythal. Still... it kind of sets me on edge because I'm expecting some serious atrocities, comparable with Falon'din's actions.
*snip*
I tend to agree in regard to having some information on Ghilan'ain, but again I will point out that we know about as much about Sylaise as we do about June. For some reason, maybe because she's the "goddess of the hearth" but also of sacrifice, she seems to get overlooked and forgotten. Off the top of my head, I don't remember any stories about her. Maybe there was something in Trespasser or the Arbor Wilds that I have forgotten. Maybe people overlook her in favor of June because June's vallaslin looks awesome and people are therefore intrigued when they realize they picked his? Whatever the case, Solas thinks every one of them was horrible, although Mythal was the best of them.
I would not be surprised if, as horrible as the deeds Ghilan'ain seemed to have done are, as terrible as Andruil's elf hunts were... June and Sylaise did something even more atrocious. Why? Because not much is said about it, which might mean that the writers are saving it up to really shock us later on.
Or maybe I'm wrong and they weren't that much worse than Mythal. Still... it kind of sets me on edge because I'm expecting some serious atrocities, comparable with Falon'din's actions.
Andruil is the one who has been identified as the goddess of sacrifice, actually, not Sylaise. However, in some stories, Andruil and Sylaise are sisters.
There isn't much lore about Sylaise yet, it's true. There's a codex entry and a very short song about her and she apparently is the philosopher behind the Vir Atish'an, the Way of Peace (as a counterpoint to Andruil's Vir Tanadhal, the Way of Three Trees). And there was memory in the Vir Dirthara that related to Sylaise. That is pretty much it.
Since it seems each companion is able to list their names and titles to be announced, Solas is the one who listed himself as such. It would be easy to see why; as he said, servants are often overlooked, and it's easy to learn what goes on when you're invisible.
But first time I played, and first time I heard him announced as my elven servant, I was so anxious to go and talk to him since I expected him to be upset that I had brought him along at all. And what does the bastard drop on me?
"I do adore the heady blend of power, intrigue, danger, and sex that permeates these events..."
Oh, how I stared. Wouldn't have expected that in a million years...
I actually had him repeat the lines, because I wasn't sure I've heard them right 
Since it seems each companion is able to list their names and titles to be announced, Solas is the one who listed himself as such. It would be easy to see why; as he said, servants are often overlooked, and it's easy to learn what goes on when you're invisible.
But first time I played, and first time I heard him announced as my elven servant, I was so anxious to go and talk to him since I expected him to be upset that I had brought him along at all. And what does the bastard drop on me?
"I do adore the heady blend of power, intrigue, danger, and sex that permeates these events..."
Oh, how I stared. Wouldn't have expected that in a million years...
I actually had him repeat the lines, because I wasn't sure I've heard them right
I couldn't stop laughing. lol I still can't. You just don't expect that line to come out of that man.
He also slightly disapproves if you say you didn't much like the intrigue afterwards! Solas has hidden depths and I love them. 
"I do adore the heady blend of power, intrigue, danger, and sex that permeates these events..."
I didn’t even know that such a beautiful line of dialogue existed.
I didn’t even know that such a beautiful line of dialogue existed.
Solas at Halamshiral is best Solas. 
Hi everyone 
I have a question.. Does anyone have theories on the dead-but-not-petrified Qunari you find in the Crossroads? I assume they're Solas's work. The Inquisitor and some companions point out that they died with a terrified expression on their face, but no blood or signs of a fight can be found. It's never really addressed how they died exactly. What did they see?
Makes me wonder to what extent Solas's power has grown.
Hi everyone
I have a question.. Does anyone have theories on the dead-but-not-petrified Qunari you find in the Crossroads?
I just figure the librarian fear demons got to them.
An elven servant that serves another elf. Don't let anyone say Orlesians aren't open-minded.
But in retrospect, it actually ends up being rather prescient... since elves serving elves was exactly how Ancient Elvhenan operated.
Makes you wonder what Solas' thoughts were at called a servant to someone with vallaslin and whether he might have appreciated the irony that the Orlesians were so close to being correct to how things were in his time, they just got the master-servant dynamics the wrong way around.
And if he didn't appreciate the irony of it all, well... maybe that's why he'd been drinking when we catch up to him?
This was my thoughts as well.
Someone forgot to use the dewey decimal system correctly. Result?
Oh, that image is just awful.
I just had a really weird thought, everyone.
You remember all those studies of creatures found, and someone said they had Ghilan'ain's symbol on them...
Okay. So remember the sinner codex? "He said he took wings at the Ghilan'ain's urging?"
I know it probably was, in fact, Ghilan'ain, but bear with me for a moment: What if it had been the "sinner" working with Ghilan'ain, while learning to shapeshift?
Just a thought I had.
I just had a really weird thought, everyone.
You remember all those studies of creatures found, and someone said they had Ghilan'ain's symbol on them...
Okay. So remember the sinner codex? "He said he took wings at the Ghilan'ain's urging?"
I know it probably was, in fact, Ghilan'ain, but bear with me for a moment: What if it had been the "sinner" working with Ghilan'ain, while learning to shapeshift?
Just a thought I had.
I really hope they follow up on all of these little tidbits with the Sinner, Ghilan'nain and Dirthamen. Because, either I'm going to have to write my own story, or suffer shower thoughts about what the hell happened in ancient Elvhenan, forever.
I really hope they follow up on all of these little tidbits with the Sinner, Ghilan'nain and Dirthamen. Because, either I'm going to have to write my own story, or suffer shower thoughts about what the hell happened in ancient Elvhenan, forever.
Well, the sinner does appear, to me at least, to be allegorically tied with the story about Dirthamen and the secrets he gave to the creatures. The sinner is one of the foxes who sold their secrets to Andruil in exchange for wings. (At the urging of Ghilan'ain apparently...)
I didn’t even know that such a beautiful line of dialogue existed.
If you think that's something, wait till you hear his delivery. *fans self* lol
I really hope they follow up on all of these little tidbits with the Sinner, Ghilan'nain and Dirthamen. Because, either I'm going to have to write my own story, or suffer shower thoughts about what the hell happened in ancient Elvhenan, forever.
They can't leave us hanging forever on this. And the Evanuris certainly give opportunities for the series to really re-embrace its "dark fantasy" roots even more. Cus Ghilan'nain alone creeps me the heck out.
Art break.
Pretty artwork of Solas and Lavellan resting under a tree.
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WIP of Solas with long hair by kallielef.
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Another concept!Solas artwork.
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Solas has hot legs.
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Art post.
Modern AU Solas cooking. 
Lavellan tells Dorian that Solas gave her his romance card... and also tells him of other things. (Poor Lavellan.)
Solas and Lavellan. (Pretty colors!)
[Insert Lavellan of choice]
EDIT: Top of the page Solas time!
Source: http://lonelyprayer....you-into-bed-is
(Okay, I love this screenshot a lot... 
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You know, someone once asked Patrick Weekes if Solas is naturally bald or not. Then he decided to be a smug ass and gave no real answer.
But I think it's pretty clear. People with a shaved head still retain a little shade, a remainder from the hair that was there.
But someone who truly lost his hair is completely smooth.
How did it happen in Solas' case? I don't know, maybe some magicky stuff.
Of course, this is just curiosity. I'm not saying there is a problem.
Considering that we've never had an example of a person "shaved" with magic and hence we can't tell whether it leaves a shade or not, I don't think we can just base things on how they are IRL.
Plus, I recall that a while ago Weekes indeed say on his twitter that Solas likely just uses a spell that prevents hair growth.
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