As Someone Who Has Had The Unfortunate Experience Of Dating An Investment Banker I Am Ignoring This So

SOLAS in DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD

“What is the old dalish curse? May the Dread Wolf take you?”

Merrill's Blood Soup recipe from Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas.

Transcribed lore blurb:

"Merrill's Blood Soup In the same vein as Llomerryn red, this is not actually blood - it's just red. Th color comes from the beetroot, which gives the soup a rich, earthy flavor that goes well with the roasted chickpeas sprinkled on top. Some might find the vibrant crimson hue off-putting, in the same way that many shun the practice of blood magic. However, as mages like Merrill have shown, I think it's best to not judge by appearances or by what you think you know. Take the time to experience things for yourself, and you might find yourself pleasantly surprised!"

Source: Dragon Age: The Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas.

i feel like astarion and fenris would have a lot to talk about

trapped in the fade

yes solas

Me and the hot elf with a tragic backstory I pulled by being kind and showing them compassion and genuine love.

The Dread Wolf's Eyes

Like, literally, hundreds of elves are going to die unnaturally of old age every single day that he doesn't do this. Let alone all the spirits tortured and killed every day because of the torture of the Veil, let alone all the mages that are killed every day because magic is seen as unnatural, let alone let alone LET ALONE ETC ETC ETC!!!!! It would drive me mad to think about it!!!!!

He is not saying that to say "people's lives do not matter" he is saying this as he very carefully does NOT kill Varric, who is a mortal person!!

Nice try Bioware, but I know the state of Southern Thedas better than you do.

First off, it matters if the Hero of Ferelden is alive or not. When the First Warden recalled all wardens, our hero knew that was a bad call and refused, finally splitting off from Weisshaupt after years of mismanagement and taking scores of wardens with them. Their presence and leadership makes all the difference, rallying southern Thedas once more against the blight. If you have only an Orlesian Warden Commander in Amaranthine they’re less inspiring, but as long as you’ve done Awakening they are a boon nonetheless. There is someone to lead the fight against the darkspawn while other focus on the Venatori.

If you 100% completed Awakenings and also Soldier’s Peak, the Ferelden wardens have never been so prepared. They’re organized, they’re outfitted and they’ve been ready for this for years. Also, if you allied with the Architect then you have scores of strange research to give you an edge.

If Merrill completed her Eluvian then she moves south once again and joins the effort. She’s managed to cleanse the blight before and she’s ready to try it again. And her knowledge of the crossroads gives the south an edge on their movement and supply lines. If Hawke’s sibling is a Warden they accompanied her.

If the Inquisitor let Briala have power in any way, the Dales become the leaders in the war against the Venatori, forming a formidable alliance with Ferelden, Orzammar and the Marches, the likes of which have never been seen. And if you completed Jaws of Hakkon then their alliances with the Avvar and Chasind are stronger than ever.

Of course, if the Inquisitor kept the Wardens around after Here Lies the Abyss then their numbers are bolstered. It may cost Wiesshaupt later, but that’s Rooks problem. And if you completed the Descent, then the Inquisitor and Warden had a much better idea of what was coming and spent ten years getting ready.

They will not be broken.

They will weather this storm.

john epler: solas has no real regard for the lives of the people who followed him

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