SO — I am on play-through 3.5 (?) and trying to

• find some good lore
• find some Easter eggs
• be more completionist
• find a compelling DAV romance (send help — but Emmrich is not bad so far)

ANYWAY — if we all recall when Cole in DAI referring to Solas, and especially Lavellan, as “bright,” it was always a little up in the air for me as to what exactly that might mean. At the time I assumed it meant they were connected to the fade more directly.

Poking around in this playthrough — I came upon some higher spirits in the Necropolis — older ones that you greet (romance or no) after doing the garden ritual with Emmrich. You can find them via lighting candles later in the game off the main room.

So I happened to have Lucanis (and spite) and Emmrich with me — they have come to be my most “Varric-Cole-Solas-like” companion set.

While talking to the higher spirits, Spite says to them, “Stop. Being. So. Bright!” The higher spirits answer that they feel sorry for both the host and spirit in that they are single minded. (Hoo boy Lucanis shade).

But it made me think — Lavellan was perhaps so bright because she was warm and kind and wise — a higher spirit — not because she had the mark or was closer to the fade. In theory the mark, while Solas’, would be connected to the power of the titians I think (?). And solas himself is always seen as bright and not — which would make sense as he’s battling between pride and wisdom.

Thought I’d share here as it made me feel quite warm and lovely about inky and Solas 🤍

So... now that the Dread Wolf has bound himself to the Veil and (for many of us) the Herald of Andraste has accompanied him, what sort of crazy myths do you see developing about them?

As many people have pointed out, the Chantry is not going to like the stories that start coming out, and elves are almost certainly going to face fresh discrimination/hatred if the truth about the Blights and the Evanuris goes global.

But OTOH we still likely have at least some Fen'Harel agents just ready to start up a cult and deify him, the Veiljumpers with all the new unlocked magic - the time is ripe to invent a whole new philosophy around elven liberation.

So given a few decades or more, what's your best guess for a story about them in the Fade?

Personally I'd love it if the Dread Wolf got recast as a protector spirit who patrols the Veil forever, with his Emerald Knight at his side.

I’m so used to this subreddit being so warm and welcoming that I forget there’s a huge part of the fandom that’s nasty. When people on this sub said they’d left the Dragon Age and DAV subreddits I thought they were being dramatic, but I get it now. The discussions I see are exhausting.

Almost every post on my dash is just “my opinion on DAV” or “my review on DAV” and it’s literally the same thing over and over again. It’s either “this game is a woke stinking pile of shit” or “this game is the best game ever made and if you disagree you’re homophobic and hate happiness”. If you have an opinion that’s anything less aggressive your posts are either declined by mods or lost in the tsunami of other peoples’ word vomit.

I miss when the Dragon Age arguments were just “is solas good or bad?” It’s now devolved into “if you aren’t immediately attracted to this necromancer you’re a waste of oxygen and a fake fan”. If you don’t have a polarising opinion on the game your thoughts are irrelevant. And god forbid you actually like Taash. The amount of Taash hate in those Dragon Age subs is insane.

I’m glad I can come here to this subreddit and know that everyone here is chill and kind. Literally my fav sub. I love everyone here 🥰

At first I was over the moon with the finale. Finally got some kind of closure to Solavellan.

Then I came here and asked all the little questions I had to ask about lore and theories.

I replayed DAI + Trespasser.

Now I don't know what to do with myself :/ The honeymoon phase is over and all I see is the flaws of DAV and get frustrated more and more about what the game could/should have been, especially with the dev notes and storyboards we received this week. I tried to start an other playthrough tonight and got bored as soon as I reached the Lighthouse.

I don't know what to do with my time now. I feel empty and sad 😒

I tried reading fanfics but it didn't work. Don't know if it's because I didn't like them or just because I'm in a crappy mood and can't appreciate them.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Edit: The post insights say this has been shared 3 times. What does that mean exactly? Or more precisely, where are you guys sharing it to? I'm just curious. I mean, if that could point me to an other sub/site/group that I could like, that'd be great. I'm starved for content over here.

Seems the other subreddit isn’t being nice.

Does anyone know where to find the character art used in the map icons?? I’ve been looking with no luck!

So. I cringe so much at the dialogues between Rook and Lavellan that I'm ready to dive into the depths of Frosty Editor. I want to do the following: replace two dialogues between Rook and Lavellan with those that are triggered in the case where Lavellan and Solas are just friends. At the same time, make it so that the final scene is like in romanced Lavellan version (ideally, make two versions - Lavellan goes after Solas and Lavellan doesn't go after Solas). For now I have Frosty Editor open and am trying to figure out in which files and what exactly I should be looking for. Maybe someone has some ideas?

By the Nine of Nirn, this better be Solas’s claw. And not Mythal’s dragon’s claw. This is Solas’s right?! Someone agree with me because if I see one more damn symbol/momument/momento/reference between Solas and Mythal, Rook is scrambling that egg. 🍳

In trespasser only the elven inquisitors (and Sera) saw colors in the Crossroads, and they saw them regardless of class. They also moved faster than other races and according to 'The Masked Empire' elves were enhanced there. The Crossroads are linked to the magic of the fade beyond the veil which leads me to believe that Lavellan would also be different after she goes to the fade and spends some time there.

I personally believe that exposure to fade magic will bring back her immortality. The modern elves aren't so far removed from their ancestors as some characters would have us believe. Remember that the games said that there are no half-elves in thedas, the child of an elf and a human is fully human regardless of how they look (Also half-elves did not do well in the Crossroads either), implying that there is something fundamentally different about even modern elves in comparison to the other races.

It was already Solas' plan to bring the veil down so that the elves would regain their magic and be immortal again. It's not so far fetched to think that the same would happen to Lavellan after she crosses the barrier of the veil to the other side.

A happy ending for Solas and Lavellan? Even the epilogue says it was a love story for the ages and that it was a happy ending.

I saw many people liked the ending, but for some reason it made me really sad. How is Ellana going to live within the Fade? And she doesn’t have the power Solas does and she’s eventually going to pass (unless he does something?). They’ll live together even when she’s a spirit and he has his physical form? I could see that as he values spirits just as much as those real. But…ah! I don’t know how to feel about that.

I know Solas used his blood to tie himself to the Veil, but I can’t see how the two of them will be all right. If/when Ellana dies…what’s stopping Solas then? It just feels like a delay of the inevitable (Solas tearing the Veil).

crying

This is a tragedy, Varric!! Don’t give me lies now, I spent the whole game dealing with being lied to… T_T

Hi All,

I adore the fic Pressure Point. However, the author is currently in the process of rewriting the fic and has significantly changed chapter 1.

I was very attached to the original chapter 1 and I was wondering if anyone had saved a PDF of the fic from before the author made the rewrites on 11/9/2024.

UPDATE: I was able to find the original first chapter via the Wayback machine (after some playing around with different “how to bypass the ‘Do you wish to proceed’ page” methods). Thank you to everyone for their tips!

This is how much this game has infiltrated my subconscious

I just started watching the complete Solavellan story on YouTube and the video starts with Solas addressing our Lavellan as “The Chosen of Andraste, a blessed hero sent to save us all.”

I am simply not okay. 🥹

So I loved veilguard and started replaying inquisition to be able to experience everything knowing what I do now. I want to replay from the beginning bit Solavellan is giving my life right now (I'm so glad I found this lovely sub). I am also writing a fan fiction of my world state focusing around the emotional journey of my inquisitor and the ups and downs of her relationship with Solas, especially the conversations I think they'd have that aren't in the game, a lot of it is personal headcanon stuff.

I'm right at the beginning of the game and have exhausted Solas' conversational questions, I'm going to use them as a base to write some more naturally flowing conversations. (He called my inquisitor graceful and they are both grinning)

At this point in the game he questions Lavellan about her Dalish heritage and you can talk about ancient elves and all that. What I'm wondering, with everything going on about being called the herald of andraste, which my inquisitor hates, what he would say if the inquisitor asked if he believed in the elven gods or at least what he thought of them. You don't find out their true nature until the end of Tresspasser and he makes comments about Mythal and the gods throughout the game, but unless I missed something, he never specifically states his beliefs before he reveals himself (if I'm wrong please ignore me, I will probably discover it soon).

What do you think he would say if he was asked directly what he thought of the elven gods? Maybe he'd manage to dodge the question but my inquisitor finds over peoples insights into things interesting so I think she would try for a more direct answer.

And on that note, what other conversations do you think they would have? I am a big fan of emotional and intellectual attraction and her curiousity and open-mindedness to others is definitely the catalyst for their romance in my world state.

I just finished the game and while I don’t think it was bad at all I definitely think it is lacking in some aspects. The character writing and the romances are obviously weak, some of which could be resolved with animation without involving the VAs. But also the lack of an ending that involves Solas suceeding with his plan or even you supporting him. The lack of an ending where your choices can lead to Lavellan dying which would definitely make a huge impact. They have patched an ending to Mass Effect before so I’m kind of hoping there will be something added. What do you guys think? I’m not confident about EA’s commitment personally but I have some hope.

I want to do something fun and hear about your Lavellans! So if she lived in a modern day AU how would she look? What's her style?(please don't say oathmeal-colored pyjamas..) What's her job? Is she married to university professor Solas?

Hi guys, I’m running through my first play through of Dragon age inquisition, and I’ve quickly fallen for the bald elf man. I just reached the first kiss scene and the gasp I gasped!! “Wake up!” I crashed out

Anyways I see this forming into my new newest lil obsession and am so thrilled to find a whole forum for it, so hi everyone, happy to be here 🥰🥰

It's been incredibly hard to find safe place to vent frustrations about DA:V and I'm glad this subreddit manages to be welcoming to both people who are frustrated and ones who enjoyed the game. It's insane how the community was so thorn, especially during first week since release. You have to be either a die-hard fan praising the game to hell and back or be grouped with anti-LGBT weirdos that didn't even play the game, no in-between. Lurking here and seeing I wasn't the only one hurt by how they treated our Lavellans was really healing 🩷

Hi all! So, I’ve been wondering if anyone else thought about this — Solas, to his dismay, felt he had to use blood magic to make Rook see Varric.

Do we think that he influenced the way Varric was portrayed in Rook’s mind / what Varric said? Or was it a pure bet on Rook’s memory of Varric aligning to his own?

If Solas needed Rook to be a replacement for him with regret, I can see where perhaps Varric alone might not be regret enough — they would need to lead for a while — but still, what do we think was Solas’ rationale there other than pure desperation?

Solas clearly makes the decision for Varric to be “wounded” during the first Rook-fade convo (as he almost slips and say he’s dead).

What are your thoughts? 🙃

I'm re-listening to all the party banter in DAI.

Knowledge is power. Solas, little spirit of Wisdom that he is, loves to gain knowledge and share it.

With many companions (notably Sera and Vivi), he often pushes them to advance their position/gain more power.
After the events of the temple of Mythal in DAI, if you tell him you'll share your power, he'll disapprove slightly, stating that it would be unwise to do so. You should keep your power. (Which I thought was odd but okay...)

It makes me wonder if he's the reason the Evanuris kept grabbing at more.
In Trespasser he says they started as generals, then kings and finally gods.
Sure, them claiming godhood was a line not to be crossed for Solas but I wonder if in some distant past he could have encouraged them on this path.

Thoughts?

I know this has been discussed a lot, but I'm so tired of bioware making drastic changes to every game's identity. This has nothing to do with Veilguard, I'm loving the game, but I'm replaying Inquisition, and it's just SO frustrating as a fan to fall in love with something and for it to change completely in the next game. I'm just tired of this identity crisis they have, even if it's on purpose. I just wish DA had a more set identity and that they stopped reinventing themselves for every game because I feel like it's pushing longtime fans away. I'm not saying that all is bad, there are things that, in my opinion, have changed for the better, but to the core, the only thing bringing the games together is the world and lore.

I think I'm extra upset because Trespasser set up a completely different direction than what we actually got. Even though I love Rook and the new companions, a true sequel to Inquisition—which Trespasser seemed to build up to—would have felt so much more rewarding, and would have been a proper way to close this chapter (at least for me)

Sorry for the rant I think playing inquisition made me sad lmao

right before DATV came out. I'm halfway through act 2 of Veilguard and I'm already an emotional wreck. truly is hell 🥲🫡❤️ happy to be here though

I finished the game late last night, or early this morning. And then I couldn’t sleep! I was reading everyone else’s thoughts, trying to sort out my own. Then I kept watching videos of that reunion, over and over.

When Mythal frees him from his burden and he breaks down and cries… That broke me.

And when he whispers, teary-eyed, “Ar ghilas vir banal,” he looks so beautiful and vulnerable.

I only wish Solas would’ve faced Lavellan and mouthed “Ar lath ma, vhenan,” (or something) just before he turned to leave. But I understand he was emotionally distraught in that moment.

I do love how supportive and encouraging the three ladies (Morrigan, Rook, and Lavellan) were towards him, at such a weak moment. The animations and facial expressions were on point at conveying that.

I have a lot of issues with this game (as a direct sequel to DA:I) but,overall, I like the outcome we got.