#Dragon Age: Inquisition Spoilers

[blackmosscupcakes]

Last night it was Solas's turn to suffer from Events. Unintentionally on my part I just made choices that led to nonstop war flashbacks for him. I'm not sure I'd RECOMMEND playing this series in reverse order as I am apparently doing, but it's certainly extremely interesting playing Inquisition for the first time after Veilguard.

Honestly I just end up screenshotting like 2/3 of his dialogue so I can send it to my husband like 👀👀👀👀👀

[impulsivelycontentious]

So.

A thought.

You know how Justinia has a Justinia shaped Faith spirit who does things for her?

Right you remember that.

Well. What if Varric?

Varric had a huge amount of faith in People. Varric DIED acting in that faith.

And people believed in him back; especially Rook.

So. What if our narrator in da:tv was Varric Shaped Faith Spirit?

Our narrator tells us things Rook and Solas don't know. So maybe?

[thedasphiliasociety]

How have I never seen this before? Ah, amazing.

The past is done with us the moment we are done with it.

[aesfocus]

[ofdinosanddais1]

[DA:I Jaws of Hakkon Spoilers]

Lol so I'm playing jaws of hakkon and Kenric was like "yeah what elven god is this? It starts with g" and then it cut to my inquisitor with the Ghilain'nain vallaslin

[abelas]

They made bodies from the earth. And the earth was afraid. It fought back. But they made it forget

[lanaluuart]

Playing around with Dorian's design a bit.

[westlywheatly]

Vallyn would love Solas even as a worm

[where-i-hide-my-shame]

I've seen it said that Rook is a better romance option for Solas because unlike Lavellan, they know who he is from the get go. So let me make something clear:

Rook does not know Solas better than Lavellan does. They know his history, his crimes, even his regrets, but what he shows when they talk to him is very much a mask.

Fen'harel is not who Solas is. As dishonest as he was about his past during his time with the Inquisition, he also came the closest to being himself ever since he took a body.

In sappy terms, he hid his deeds and plans from Lavellan, but not his heart. With Rook, it's the opposite.

Who we see in Veilguard is not some kind of "Solas unmasked", it's Solas who has returned to wearing the mask he was allowed to shed for a little while and hide the fact he'd ever worn it.

The raggedy apostate who plays mental chess with Bull, trolls Sera, beats Blackwall at diamondback, who nerds out about magic with Dorian and approves of helping every single hinterlands peasant you encounter, that's the real Solas. Keeping his past a secret is what allowed him to stop being what his service to Mythal and his people made him into, even if for just a little while.

[high-dragon-bait]

Lucanis in your party at Weisshaupt is the funniest thing in Veilguard. Man does not hold back about how BAD shit is. The entire time he's just like "This is bullshit! You know this is bullshit right!?" but goddammit he swore to follow to the ends of the earth and if you tell him to stab a cloud he's gonna do it

"They keep adding horns and it keeps getting worse!" Is the funniest line in Dragon Age history

[aves-rook-laidir]

I know that The Descent DLC was designed to be post game, aka after Solas left but holy fucking shit now there’s a really fucked up hilariously dark in game reason why Solas does not utter a god damn WORD of banter or commentary during that entire DLC.

[treviso-nights]

one of my favorite things about dragon age romances is the varying Flavors™️ of emotional damage they feed you near the end of each game.

for instance, lucanis dellamorte is here to slay your enemies and burn down the world if it even looks at you the wrong way. "i thought i would never see you again," he quietly tells rook, and there is regret in every one of those words. "if i have to kill every blighted creature in thedas to keep you safe, i will. my heart beats for you," he promises.

meanwhile altar-boi cullen rutherford is a DISASTER who literally falls to his knees before a statue of his god. he is seeking SPIRITUAL ABSOLUTION from the divine bc the very idea of putting you into harm's way is unforgivable, and then he breaks his prayer to murmur, "when the time comes, you will be thrown into his path again. andraste preserve me, i must send you to him. whatever happens, you will come back. allow me this. to believe anything else would… i can't."

my god, the buffet. these men are absolutely pathetic. i would DIE for them.

[kikicolors]

trapped in the fade

[nokdunal]

The gentler spirits are far more rare

[hrtiu]

Me until Veil Guard comes out

[vivemonroi]

Lavellan meets Solas

Spoilers!

The Lost Elf reprise killed me.

I remember one comment on YouTube under the original track. There was a theory that 'The Lost Elf' summarizes the love of Lavellan and Solas, how they “speak” through the melody: she is the violin, and he is the cello.

Yet now it’s slightly different; if you listen closely, you’ll hear that the violin sounds strong, happy and melodic, while in the original, it was broken, miserable, and thin.

The cello solo sets up the narrative, but at the climax, you can finally hear the violin. They 'sing' together in perfect harmony, almost indistinguishable from one another.

I love how music deepens our understanding of the storyline, guiding us further and revealing delicate nuances that add richness and depth to their story.

It’s canon now, it’s their theme.

Also I love how in the beggining Lavellan knew only a few words in Ancient Elven, at the end of the Tresspasser she can form full sentences, and now she speaks Elven fluently. It's a unique thing only for them. She speaks his language, because she knows how important it's to him. Elgar'nan speaks in Common language, yes, because of the Blight, but still. Even Mythal and Solas, in their final conversation, do not speak in Elven.

Lavellan is the only one who accepts him unconditionally. She forgives him when he cannot forgive himself, holds him when he needs it most, and ultimately, she is the one who saves him.

This is the extraordinary journey we’ve been fortunate enough to witness.

Ten years is a long time, but their love will last forever.