I was concerned with the epilogue.
If there'll be a 4th DA, it might revolve around the Old Gods theme.
Solas wanted the elven orb for himself, that much is clear. But why?
In Mythal's temple, Morrigan shares information regading the fate of the Old Gods.
First, she says they were obviously dragons. I emphasize obviously because it means the elves worshipped these grotesque creatures, instead of normal gods, with anthropomorphic resemblance.
(So the same Old Gods from Tevinter, which we all come to despise because they led the magisters to open the first rift in the Veil a thousand years ago, in search of the so-called "throne" -probably the source of all magic power-, are also the elven gods of myth, right? So Dumat would be Elgha'nan, Urtemiel could be Mythal, asf.)
Secondly, Morrigan can turn into a dragon, like Flemeth, hence having herself the power of an Old God.
So the gods of Thedas are actually dragons that can shapeshift into human form and transfer their soul into a mortal vessel.
However, there's one more bit of information worth looking into.
According to Morrigan, those gods were sealed in the Beyond. It is said to be a place beyond the Fade itself.
And what is the key that opens the lock of their prison?
An eluvian. Or the elven orb. Which Solas procured to try and do...what? Release the remaining Old Gods from the Beyond and back into the world.
In the end, everyone was being manipulated by the Old Gods. Corypheus was an enemy, but not the guy behind the master plan.
That was Solas, after consorting with Flemeth.
(Kinda makes me wish I hadn't done the Dark Ritual with Morrigan now...)
Whatever happens in the next DA, it might involve finding another key to unlock the Prison of the Gods.
It will also involve explaining just what the hell are these entities. Are they gods such as the human conception of deities or just spirits with extraordinary abilities?
And can they reverse the taint and its effects on living beings? Or can they all become corrupted, like the Archdemons?
What would it mean for the rest of Thedas? Could their corruption have repercussions on magic itself and all who use it (the mages)?
Also, it is said that the Old Gods were sealed in underground prisons after the first Blight. Who sealed them? How was that done? And if they're underground, then why the hell was Solas trying to use an orb that opens a rift in the sky?
And lastly, Solas just absorbed Mythal's essence. If he continues to absorb the rest of the Old Gods, say, to preserve their power if they come to be in any danger...could he become the One God, aka the Maker himself?
PS: Mythal said she was betrayed. Who betrayed her? The elves or the magisters? Because I'm not too sure now that it was the magisters...
The elves said they had brought their own destruction upon themselves. Was that a consequence of their betrayal of the Old Gods?
And if it were, then did these same gods manipulate the magisters of Tevinter to make them open a rift in the Fade, go to the Beyond (under their instruction) and open the Prison of the Gods?
(After all, Corypheus says very clearly he will NOT be a pawn of the gods anymore. And if you read the Codex about the magisters of old, it is said they were guided by the voices of the Old Gods and did everything according to what they said -INCLUDING opening a ****** rift in the Veil!)
That said, could the Blight actually be the Old Gods's fault, and NOT of the magisters of Tevinter? What are the implications of this?
Thoughts, anyone? 
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