Dragon Age Mage Discussion (Spoilers)

[Darc Requiem]

Scoobes said:

Darc Requiem said:

Scoobes said:

The difference is that Anders went mad due to the circumstances in Kirkwall. He never hid how he felt and I didn't think it was a big shock when he did what he did (maybe the scale).

Solas was never mad. He always had an ulterior motive and to be honest, I don't think it was neccessarily all bad. There are actually a lot of hints to Solas being far more than he lets on. He's always quite distant, always seems to be sad or regretting something in the past that he keeps well hidden and if you put him in your party with Cole, you often get a lot of hints that there is something major in Solas' past.

Whilst he's hidden a lot from the player, I don't think that it's for nefarious purposes. Spoiler/theory alert:

If you read up on the lore it's apparent that the Dread Wolf/Solas sealed the other elven gods away, with the exception of Mythal/Flemeth. This then lead to a weakened elven race which was ripe for Tevinter to come in and enslave them. This in turn has lead to the current state of elves being perceived as second class citizens and forced into alienages. I think Solas/Dread Wolf sealed the other gods away for good reason. The elves were warring with each other at this point (at least from what I can remember). But his actions had unforseen circumstances that he's now trying to put right.

Strangely, the lore also states that the Dread Wolf betrayed Mythal, yet in the ending they seem to be old friends. Earlier in the game, Flemeth also states to Morrigan that spirit/body transfer can only occur when both parties are willing participants, so the question remains, what has happened between Solas and Flemeth?

Either way, I think it's a great twist and the general story/lore of Dragon Age has really been expanded upon since the generic fantasy storyline depicted in Origins. I can't wait to see how this will be expanded upon.

In DAI, it's stated by Solas and Abelas that the Dalish got a lot of the lore wrong. Abelas tells you that Tevinter didn't destroy Arlathan. The "Sentinel Elves" are the Elves old, they know what happened. The Dalish have gotten a lot of the lore wrong. The Vallasin that they take pride in, was actually the mark given to slaves by the Ancient Elves. The elves destroyed themselves. It's heavily implied that the Elven Gods were warring amongst themselves and that Solas sealed them away to protect his people from the fallout. It's also implied, by Corypheus, that the Maker was already gone and the Golden City was already corrupted when the Magisters physically breached the Fade. They essentially released the corruption that had been sealed away. The Maker and Elven Gods likely have some sort of connection. 

I was talking about after the Elven wars. So essentially, Solas sealed them away because of their warring with each other, but in so doing, it further weakened the elves so Tevinter could practically stroll right in. So yes, the elves essentially destroyed themselves, but Solas' actions are what allowed Tevinter and the humans to take over.

It would have mattered. If he hadn't sealed them away. There wouldn't have been any elves to conquer.