The black wolf Solas is depicted with on his Tower card has multiple eyes
I don’t think these things are coincidences
Well, given that his reverse card is the Heirophant, which is said to represent understanding and wisdom (well, one of the many interpretations), I think that’s a pretty good path to go down.
Also interesting:
“In Native America, the mythological association [for the Heirophant] is with the Coyote or Trickster God, one who is a teacher, a benefactor for the spiritual student, but who is often playful or mischievous.”
OK THO I’ve really been thinking about this.
Let’s start with Blackwall, who tries to see the best in everyone; when you talk to him about Solas, he says “That Solas… he knows everything about everything.” This would be wisdom/knowledge, the positive trait.
Then you talk to Sera, who’s much more apt to see people’s faults, things she can exploit, or perhaps she just expects everyone to let her down (which is sad, but that’s a different discussion). Her talk about Solas can be summarized by “Too stuck on the past, too stuck on what elves were, too stuck up in general.” Pride, the negative trait.
If you take Solas and Cole around a lot and you’ve encouraged Cole to become more human, he and Solas eventually have a discussion where Solas says Cole might become fully human, something he never thought to see. Cole then asks “Who was the last one you saw?” and Solas responds, “I never said that” – to which Cole’s answer is “Yes, sometimes it’s harder to hear those thoughts.”
Then you add in just how many times you have the chance to gain approval with Solas for saying that spirits are people too, or by treating them well or respectfully, along with his ability to fade/dream walk – which, granted, could be thanks to the Fen’Harel/deity aspect, but it’s a trait associated with spirits.
Now I just need to go back and play through with the express intent of finding more about this~
I think another thing to consider is that the portrayals of Fen’Harel tend to focus on a duality. What the Dalish know to be a Dread god is actually a god of rebellion. There’s even a shrine to Fen’Harel that depicts this duality in the Exalted Plains. One statue features a white wolf, the other a black wolf (or blackened/burned?).
This can sort of tie into his tarot cards depending on if you romanced him or not:
However, it can also be argued that other elven gods feature this duality. When you talk to Morrigan at Mythal’s temple, she says this about Mythal:
“Truthfully, I am uncertain Mythal was even a single entity. The accounts are… varied. In most stories, Mythal rights wrongs while exercising motherly kindness.
‘Let fly your voice to Mythal, deliverer of justice, protector of sun and earth alike.’
Others paint her as dark, vengeful. Pray to Mythal, and she would smite your enemies, leaving them in agony.”
Solas responds to this with some disagreement, and when prompted, says this:
“The oldest accounts say Mythal was both of these, and neither. She was the mother, protective and fierce. That is all I will say. This is not a place to stir up old stories.”
There’s bits and pieces of lore about some people or places scattered about the codex entries and weapon or armor descriptions, and one of those places that has stuck in my mind – especially since I recently replayed the ending of Trespasser for recording purposes – is Vol Dorma in the Tevinter Imperium.
Scraps about it that you can find on the Fandom Wikia:
The Imperial Highway starts from Minrathous to Vol Dorma and then southeast until one branch ends in Perivantium and another expands into Nevarra. (Tevinter Imperium entry)
Scholars question whether the true location of the elven rebellion lay in Vol Dorma or elsewhere, such as the cities of Marnas Pell, Hasmal, Marothius or Solas. All these locations suffered from slave revolts and the Tevinter famine. (From the entry on Shartan.)
To put all of the above into better context: the Anderfels, more or less, lie west of the Imperial Highway and the Imperium to the east. (This changes with The High Reaches, an apparent mountain range or hilly region parallel to the Imperial Highway as it continues north to Minrathous on the coast.)
Twice, elven slaves have left Vol Dorma en masse: once during the initial elven rebellion in Andraste’s time, and secondly during the Long Walk to Halamshiral in the Dales, the home given to the elves as Andraste promised, after Andraste’s death.The time elapsed would’ve been easily within one person’s lifetime.
It’s the entry regarding the discovered eluvian and elven ruins near Vol Dorma that is most interesting and shocking, however. Given all other information presented, it’s been easy to assume or infer that Tevinter’s troubles with Arlathan/the ancient elven empire would have fairly clear demarcations.
But the fact that Vol Dorma is well within the Imperium’s borders, both modern and ancient, makes some of the presentation of the clashes between elves and humans highly suspect:
Our ancestors came to look upon the humans as parasites, which I understand is similar to the way the humans see our people in the cities. The ancient elves immediately moved to close Elvhenan off from the humans, for fear that this quickening effect would crumble the civilization.
Also:
As the empire grew elven scouts began to be spotted in the Arlathan forest, a strange people with pointed ears and magic. Although humans had coexisted with elves for a time, hostilities soon arose when the elves retreated from human contact. Furthermore, human settlements in the Arlathan forest, as well as emissaries sent to make contact with the elves, disappeared.[6]
The point I am making is that one of them – or at least some temple or ruin – being within the Tevinter Imperium itself is unusual until you consider that these places must have existed *and fell to ruin* before the arrival of humans, specifically the Neromenians who formed the Tevinter Imperium. If this ruin hadn’t already been deliberately formed underground, then it could have been buried at the creation of the Veil. (Much like creating the Veil sundered Vir Dirthara and other “countless marvels.”)
A Dalish Inquisitor could easily find this set of artifacts from Vol Dorma immeasurably important, potentially divulging so much more of actual elven history than the temples in the Dales and Orlais in general combined. Similarly, someone digging through Vol Dorma’s market of ancient books and scrolls for the Inquisitor could find quite a few treasures there as well.
I relate to Solas a lot because I too can quickly become someone’s friend by being asked to ramble about the nerdy shit I’m into
I relate to Solas because I, too, have a habit of waiting for the last possible second to define romantic relationships.
I relate to Solas because I, too, enjoy painting but only do it when I’m certain no living soul can see me doing it.
I relate to Solas because I still have a high opinion of my own intellect despite fucking up everything I lay hands on,
I relate to Solas because I also only have two modes of disapproval: Passive aggressive bitch and rage-filled murder.
I relate to Solas because I also have a talent for saying the most offensive thing possible while honestly seeing nothing wrong with what I just said until later.
I relate to Solas because I, too, insist on fixing my mistakes with even bigger mistakes.
I relate to Solas because I, too, constantly have people painting me as something I am not.
I relate to Solas because I too push people away when they get to close to me because I think I’m saving them from heartbreak later on.
I relate to Solas because I refuse to wear shoes.
I relate to Solas because I, too, dress like a hobo
I relate to Solas because I too wake up from long naps feeling like destroying the world.
I relate to Solas because I, too, am well on my way to creating an army by adopting all the misfit and unwanted creatures around me.
I relate to Solas because I, too, present as relatively young when in reality I’m old and burnt out and I’m gonna burn shit down to address my personal grievances without telling anyone.
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