Times Other People Discussed Solavellan + Times Solas And Lavellan Talked About Each Other (dav)

Regrets of the Dread Wolf Pt. 1

A Rising Rebellion

The Lighthouse Masterpost

Solas: You cannot do this, Elgar'nan! You swore that we would give up our commands when this horrific war was over.

Elgar'nan: Our people need our leadership. If you're unwilling, leave.

Mythal: Our people must rebuild. And we must help unite them.

Solas: So, we did not fight for freedom, but to conquer this land and our own.

Elgar'nan: We fought to win, and now the Evanuris are as gods. I do not answer to Mythal's annoying lapdog.

Mythal: The people are afraid. They must believe in something.

Elgar'nan: They need strength.

Mythal: And wisdom.

Elgar'nan: They need gods who can protect them.

Solas: We are not gods. You will learn that.

Elgar'nan: Every lapdog hides a wolf inside.

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The party meets to discuss.

Harding: That was strange. They were speaking elven, but I understood it.

Emmrich: I believe we have experienced a memory in each of our native languages.

Neve: Not just any memory. One of the Dread Wolf's.

Race dependent dialogue:

Elf Rook [1]

Non-Elf Rook [2]

1 - Elf Rook: Bellara: And the mages who declared themselves my gods. Well, mine and Davrin's. And Rook's.

Dialogue options:

Sarcastic: Revelatory, and also bad. [2]

Sad: Yeah. [3] +Bellara Approves

Angry: They betrayed us. [4]

Stoic: Not mine. [5]

2 - Sarcastic: Revelatory, and also bad. Rook: It's not every day you witness the start of a religion. I wonder if they're all this disappointing. Bellara: I wish they were monsters. Something grand and terrible. Seeing them like that, they're no better than Tevinter nobles. Neve: But no worse, either. They were people—and people can let you down. Rook: All right. What else can we take from this memory? [8]

3 - Sad: Yeah. Rook: There they are, the elven Creators.

Veil Jumper Rook: Rook: You know how many Dalish legends I learned? Parables I was supposed to learn from? Kinda hard to take them seriously now that I've seen all the politics.

Non-Veil Jumper Rook: Rook: I used to be jealous of the Dalish elves, because they got to learn all these stories I only barely knew. Now I get to see the truth of it, and it turns out the truth is awful. Bellara: Awful is an understatement.

Bellara: I wish they were monsters. Something grand and terrible. Seeing them like that, they're no better than Tevinter nobles. Neve: But no worse, either. They were people—and people can let you down. Rook: All right. What else can we take from this memory? [8]

4 - Angry: They betrayed us. Rook: They were supposed to protect people. Instead, they seized power. Assholes. Bellara: I wish they were monsters. Something grand and terrible. Seeing them like that, they're no better than Tevinter nobles. Neve: But no worse, either. They were people—and people can let you down. Rook: All right. What else can we take from this memory? [8]

5 - Stoic: Not mine. Rook: They're not gods at all, much less my gods. Davrin: I'm with Rook. Bellara: I wish they were monsters. Something grand and terrible. Seeing them like that, they're no better than Tevinter nobles. Neve: But no worse, either. They were people—and people can let you down. Rook: All right. What else can we take from this memory? [8]

2 - Non-Elf Rook: Bellara: And the mages who declared themselves my gods. Well, mine and Davrin's.

Dialogue options:

Affable: It was a bit of a letdown. [5] +Bellara Approves

Stoic: What does this get us? [6]

Sad: I’m sorry. [7]

5 - Affable: It was a bit of a letdown. Rook: Given what we've seen them do, I was expecting someone to do something epic. Bellara: Right? It was so mundane. Nothing grand or cosmic. No setting fire to the sun. It was just talking. Politics. I wish they were monsters. Something grand and terrible. Seeing them like that, they're no better than Tevinter nobles. Neve: But no worse, either. They were people—and people can let you down. Rook: All right. What else can we take from this memory? [8]

6 - Stoic: What does this get us? Rook: Anyone see anything in that memory we can use? [8]

7 - Sad: I’m sorry. Rook: That can't be easy, Bellara. Bellara: It was so… mundane. Nothing grand or cosmic. No setting fire to the sun. Just talking. Politics. I wish they were monsters. Something grand and terrible. Seeing them like that, they're no better than Tevinter nobles. Neve: But no worse, either. They were people—and people can let you down. Rook: All right. What else can we take from this memory? [8]

8 - Scene continues.

Bellara: Elgar'nan was hungry for power. Did anything he could to get it. And to hold on to it.

Emmrich: Then Solas, furious at Elgar'nan installing himself as a despot, started his rebellion.

Neve: There's another moving part in this. Mythal. She was keeping the peace.

Harding: Mythal and Solas were close. The Inquisition found a temple to Mythal, and there were wolf statues everywhere.

Lucanis: Then she sides with Elgar'nan over him. A betrayal.

Dialogue options:

No wonder he was angry. [9] +Bellara Approves +Harding Approves -Neve Disapproves

I see Mythal’s reasons. [10] +Davrin Approves +Emmrich Approves -Bellara Diapproves

9 - No wonder he was angry. Rook: It sounded like Solas was loyal to Mythal. What did Elgar'nan call him? Mythal's lapdog? And then she grabs power alongside Elgar'nan instead of standing for her principles. I'd be angry, too. Neve: Angry enough to start a rebellion? Davrin: That's not how he'd see it. He didn't destroy the world. Elgar'nan did. Solas did what he considered necessary to stop him. Harding: Solas would try to justify what he did. But he'd also blame himself for what happened. [11]

10 - I see Mythal’s reasons. Rook: I think I get where Mythal is coming from. Bellara: Really? Rook: You've just finished some big war, everyone is exhausted, and now Elgar'nan won't give up power. Rook: If Mythal sided with Solas, would Elgar'nan have backed down? Davrin: Not a chance. Harding: It would have led to another war. Mythal tried to keep the peace. Rook: And Solas must see that, but still can't accept that she chose peaceful politics over his ideals. [11]

11 - Scene continues.

Emmrich: Perhaps… these murals aren't simply memories. They're what Solas wishes to forget.

Lucanis: His regrets. That means they're a way to learn his weak points.

Taash: Why are we worried about Solas? He's trapped.

Bellara: Right. But the Dread Wolf was the god of trickery. He's looking for a way out. Bet on it.

Rook: Meanwhile, keep your eyes open in the Crossroads. If there's a way to restore the rest of these murals, Solas would have kept it in his hideaway. It'd be nice to get inside his head for a change.

Next: The Threat of Blight

Cut dialogue from Elgar'nan and Solas's verbal fight during Blood of Arlathan

Note: these lines are marked as unimplemented in the game files, and I've confirmed with a few friends that they didn't hear this dialogue in the game, just like I didn't, so I'm considering this cut content.

Solas: Our ancient army used to gleam like a field of diamonds in the sun. Solas: But as for your forces now… petty cultists and grunting darkspawn? Solas: Little wonder you prefer the shadows.

Solas: You know what surprises me most, though? I never thought to see you so eager to serve. Elgar'nan: I do not serve. I have never served. Solas: Do you not see how the blight has leashed you? You think its thoughts. You curry its favor. Solas: You wear its very corruption upon your face like vallaslin.

My DAVG Extracted Audio Masterlist

I think a common misunderstanding towards Solavellans (or Solas enjoyers in general) is that they like this purified fanon version of him as this poor innocent guy who did the things he did by accident and shouldn’t be held responsible for any of it.

No. His appeal lies in him as a metaphor for all the ways you can be broken and bent and twisted that your reality becomes as twisted as you. The line between love and manipulation, and how faint it can become under the right circumstances. How easy it can be for a victim to turn into a perpetrator. The themes of duty and regret, social identity and the nuances of perspective when it comes to morality. Discussion of how much intentions and external influence actually matter when it comes to one’s actions. And, my personal favorite, the question of how far can you go and still remain redeemable.

Most Solas enjoyers I have seen and interacted with like him because of this, not in spite of it. There are plenty of very hot less morally confusing characters to love in this series, all with their own lovable traits. And sure, some people might try to water down his character, but that’s a minority in my experience.

A Shapeshifter Mage Lavellan during the final battle at the Archon’s Palace.

Could you imagine as Solas is getting his ass kicked by Lusacan, a second dragon swoops in with a thunderous roar.

His heart stops for a moment because why is there a second dragon. Rook had killed Razikale and the other Blighted dragons. Why is there a second one.

And he sees it, and the terror doesn’t abate. It’s not Mythal.

But then- claws extended, digging into flesh, maw tearing into skin and shredding muscle and sinew.

It’s a flurry of movement and limbs and blood spilling crimson. A clash of claws and fangs and fire.

Fen’Harel is nudged under protective wings as the large vinsomer snarls defiantly at Lusacan.

It glances down at him, eyes ablaze with a familiar flame.

I'm in your walls.

Leave me alone😭

“…But the hedge mage…What do we truly know of him?”

catch me chanting that dalish curse like it’s a prayer

Look at this. Look at this slutty little eyebrow on this slutty little elf 🥵 looking Lavellan up and down like that. Dread Wolf take me.

I know I'm not the only one who thinks Arnold Vosloo's Imhotep looks suspiciously like Solas. 🤣