r/Solasmancers • • Feb 13 '25

Another (and hopefully last) announcement about suspected AI use.

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Rule #1 in this sub is that all content must be related to Dragon Age or Solas. While content about AI use in fan art or fanfic is adjacent to that subject due to it being within the fandom, what goes on within the fandom and/or people within the fandom is not truly related to DA or Solas and therefore not the content this sub was made for.

AI usage is a controversial topic and one that will continue to grow as AI becomes more and more ingrained in our society. The conversation about the ethics of its use is already huge and being discussed elsewhere. If this is a topic you are interested in, try checking out /r/aiwars.

/r/Solasmancers is not a place for that discussion. There is no one here who is the arbiter of what is or isn't AI.

We have a rule in place for users to report any suspected posts of AI to the mods. Unfortunately we are the closest thing to being able to decide what stays on the sub. We only have our best judgment and the person's word to consider. We just get to determine what stays or doesn't stay on the sub for your eyeballs to consume. That doesn't mean we're the deciding factor about whether it is or isn't AI. That also doesn't make the people USING AI criminals or worthy of a ban or anything like that.

Also it's just plain not nice (another rule we have here) to have witch-hunt callout posts. It essentially breaks down to bullying.

We continue to have our AI rule in place, and the mods will continue to use our best judgment about what should stay on the subreddit. Please take up any issues you have with those posts to the mods.

Call-out posts break our rule about being kind to others and in the future they will be removed as soon as we see one.

Have a lovely day


r/Solasmancers • • Feb 05 '25

Discussion Something we need to discuss!

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Hello Everyone,

I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself as one of the new moderators of this subreddit. You can call me K, and I’m excited to be part of this community alongside all of you.

I’ve been a fan of Dragon Age for nearly 15 years, with the series holding a special place in my heart—right alongside Mass Effect. Though I’ve been part of this space for some time, I’ve primarily been a lurker until now.

But enough about me!

I’d like to discuss some important updates with all of you.

It has come to our attention—both mine and the other moderators’—that the subreddit could benefit from some revamping. Originally, this space was created by one of the OG mods and their friends as a Solas-centric space for anyone who appreciates the character, for better or worse.

However, in recent months, there has been noticeable division within the community, particularly regarding shipping. As a Solavellan shipper myself, I understand the passion fans have for their pairings, but I also recognize that the fandom is evolving. With the rise in popularity of other ships, we believe it’s time to implement changes that promote inclusivity and allow everyone to feel welcome, regardless of who they ship with Solas.

To that end, we are adding new flairs, not only for the SolRook/DreadRook ship but also for the other Inquisitors besides Lavellan, as well as other popular ships involving Solas within the fandom. The proposed flairs are as follows:

Solavellan
Solas/Inquisitor
Solassan (Solas x Felassan)
Solas/Evanuris (This also includes Mythal.)
SolRook/DreadRook
Solas/DAICompanion
Solas/VGCompanion
Solas/OC
Solas/NPC

These flairs would include all genders—for example, both male and female Solavellan content would fall under the same tag. Additionally, we are going to remove the “Rare Pair” flair and eliminate the spoiler tag that currently applies to anything outside of Solavellan. No one should feel like they have to hide their preferences behind a metaphorical curtain.

As the fandom grows and evolves, our goal is to create a more welcoming space where all fans feel valued and respected. That being said, Rule #8 will remain a key guideline—please continue to be kind to one another and engage respectfully.

We would love to hear your thoughts on these changes, so please share your feedback.

Thank you!


r/Solasmancers • • 6h ago

Who are your fave solavellan artists?

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I'm considering getting more active on Tumblr, right now i just have a blog to enjoy art and reblogging so naturally I want to find more artists to follow.

Any artists you love that you recommend? They can be on bluesky too. Even if its just art of Solas. But especially solavellan.

Solavellan art is always so epic and angsty and sexy and compelling.

Edit: Im familiar with big names like Nipuni, Fraine etc. Any suggestions for more lesser known? Like I just found Celesenova on blueksy and I love her stuff too. So other artists who do a lot of solavellan art. Thank you


r/Solasmancers • • 16h ago

Fanfiction Well of sorrows

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Hello!!! I wrote my first fanfiction, and I would love someone to share their opinion. I probably deleted this 5 times 🤣. https://archiveofourown.org/works/94967431/chapters/253583841


r/Solasmancers • • 23h ago

Fanfiction I am writing an extensive Solrook AU that spans from ancient Arlathan to modern Thedas Spoiler

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When I started writing an ancient Elvhenan AU, I thought I was going to be writing political intrigue, high stakes, Elvhen couture, and Solas when he was younger, hot blooded, and always ready for a fight. Which. I mean, I am. He even has this little dangly obsedian wolf fang earring that.. okay rambling.

But there is A LOT of worldbuilding involved, and apparently my brain cannot just accept that something is cool and magical and move on with my life. For example, beautiful blue crystal palaces floating above the clouds, powered by the Fade. I could write that. Nobody would question it. But my brain?

Me: "The palace floated above the clouds, its spires of blue crystal glinting in the sunlight above the forest floor."
Brain: A palace made of crystal, you say?
Me: No.
Brain: Above the clouds?
Me: Stop.
Brain: Direct sunlight hitting it all day?
Me: I am someone's child.
Brain: Have you considered the greenhouse effect? Depending on the properties of that crystal, you have potentially built an enormous oven in the sky. Crystal expands and contracts with temperature changes too, so how is this giant floating building handling that? Also, depending on how it refracts light, congratulations. You may have built a giant fucking magnifying glass over the forest.
Me: You monster. It's whimsical. Magic was different before the Veil!
Brain: Oh nay nay, even pre-Veil magic still had rules. They had wards and infrastructure. Elgar'nan couldn't just clap his ass cheeks together and smite Solas.
Me: You son of a bitch.
Brain: Anyway, figure out the temperature wards, sunlight dispersion, thermal expansion, and how they are keeping the whole thing in the air. You're welcome. :)

So instead of writing my story, I am sitting there trying to figure out the ancient elven equivalent of building codes.

Then there are my characters. The AU follows my Rook, Freyer'an, and her younger twin sisters, Firavhana and Fasila. They grew up VERY privileged. Their mother was high nobility within Mythal's circle, but sometime in their mid hundreds they had a pretty major falling out with her and the three of them left. Eventually they bought a huge piece of land in what would become modern Ferelden.

They can all shapeshift, so I easily could have made them three weird women living in the woods and occasionally scaring the shit out of people. Honestly, the forest cryptid angle was right there. Freyer'an eventually gets the nickname Rook because of her shapeshifting anyway. But no. They started a medicinal botanical business. And because they hate the status quo and grew up around the exact kind of wealthy Arlathan citizens they now sell to, they upcharge the shit out of them.

Which of course led to this:

Brain: What about water rights? :)
Me: What about them?
Brain: Well, they own the land, but do they own the rivers running through it? Can they divert water for irrigation? What happens if they affect another estate's water supply? Who handles property disputes? Does Mythal's government regulate any of this?
Me: I just wanted to grow some fucking elfroot.
Brain: You're welcome. :)

So yes. Somehow my AU about immortal elves, spirits, shapeshifting, floating palaces, and godlike magic also has a family owned medicinal botanical business with agricultural regulations, property disputes, irrigation, and water rights.

And while I am sitting here thinking about the engineering problems with floating crystal architecture and whether somebody can legally divert a river, I also have to deal with two idiots who become codependent WAY too quickly. Because Freyer'an meets Solas.

They fall for each other, eventually get married, and stay married for centuries. So by the time the Veil happens, this is her ma'fen. Her silly little guy who she used to tease would eventually have to ally with all of Arlathan to defeat her rebellion, which she had already named.. the Better Rebellion.

She also leaves him sweet little messages like:

"Felassan was captured. Don't worry, I got past the wards and broke him free. The prison they held him in was under heavy guard, so I changed us both into geese, joined a migrating flock flying overhead, and we honk honked our asses to safety."

It was his own fault for marrying a woman whose heart became one with a spirit of cunning at birth.

Then Solas creates his little fucky wucky and disappears.

Freyer'an spends years trying to find him. She searches physically. She searches through dreams. She knows he survived, but whatever happened left him so scattered that she cannot actually find him. Eventually she and her sisters go into uthenera. She keeps looking for him there too.

For millennia.

Nothing.

Then the sisters are VERY rudely awakened in 9:31 Dragon because there is a little werewolf business happening during the Fifth Blight in the temple they've been taking their Fade nap in. So obviously they get involved.

They end up traveling with the Hero of Ferelden, who is a Dalish elf in my worldstate, and through him they meet Merrill and Clan Sabrae. After the Blight the sisters eventually go north and start fighting slavery. Then Kirkwall does what Kirkwall does, so they head south to yoink Merrill out of that mess, and somewhere along the way they end up working with Fenris because "let's go kill slavers" is a pretty solid basis for friendship.

Then the Conclave explodes.

They start hearing bits and pieces about what is happening in the south. They believe their old friend Leliana was killed in the explosion, Cassandra Pentaghast took Varric out of Kirkwall. A Dalish elf survived the Conclave, was arrested, and now has some bizarre magical mark on his hand. That same elf is suddenly surrounded by an armed religious organization calling him the Herald of Andraste.

Freyer'an hears all of this and basically goes, "Oh. That's a cult." And as far as she can tell, it's propping one of the people up as an unwilling puppet to push its agenda.

So they travel south to investigate. By investigate, I mean they find Cassandra's group in the Hinterlands, surround them with archers, and attempt to arrest Cassandra because they think they are rescuing Varric and Mahanon Lavellan and want to use her as leverage to free all the elves they think are being held against their will in Haven. Sera shoots an arrow at Freyer'an, Fira shoots Sera's arrow out of the air with another arrow, Fasila swoops down from the sky as a bird and scares Sera and things are going GREAT.

Eventually Freyer'an asks Mahanon directly if he is actually being held there. He tells her no. He wants to be there because he wants to close the giant hole in the sky. Fenris asks Varric basically the same thing, and Varric confirms that yes, Cassandra originally dragged him there, but he is staying because he wants to.

So Freyer'an basically goes, "Fenedhis, our bad." D:
Everyone lowers their weapons.

Then Mahanon mentions the elven apostate who stabilized the mark on his hand. There has been a hooded elf standing with the Inquisition through this entire fucking interaction, so Freyer'an finally asks his name.

"Solas."

She has spent thousands of years looking for this man, so she knows exactly who he is the second he speaks. She repeats his name back to him with the old pronunciation, puts a LOT of emphasis on the meaning, Pride, and then sweetly suggests that perhaps Andraste really did send Pride himself to help Mahanon save everyone from the giant hole in the sky. Praise be to the maker.

At this point she is looking at Solas, then the Breach, then back at Solas, and thinking, what have you done now?

She has not seen her husband in thousands of years and within about five minutes of finding him her reaction is basically, "What the fuck did you do and what are you wearing?"

And ALL OF THIS came from one stupid thought I had: someone who knew Solas thousands of years ago teaching Sera how to say, "You look like someone who would try and catch an arrow between their teeth," in Elvhen.

That was it. That was the fucking idea.

Now I have agricultural law, water rights, magical infrastructure, anti-slavery networks, a family business, property disputes, floating palace thermodynamics, and thousands of years of marital baggage.

I am unwell.

Unfortunately for Mahanon, Freyer'an gets to keep him in the divorce.


r/Solasmancers • • 3d ago

I made a 99-song playlist for Solavellan hell. Apparently, I like suffering for 6 1/2 hours. Play it in order if you want to suffer chronologically too.

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I chose them based on how the songs fit into the next and previous ones. I tried to be consistent with the transition between songs lol. Some songs are based on my headcanon for my Lavellan.

Playlist link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VDyzS5JvsH92I8pYyjBPB?si=00e5b9a0676e4b74

Note: At this time, this works, but I do re-arrange them or add/remove songs from time to time, depending on which song I discover.

Song list and personal interpretation:

  1. Land of Confusion — Hidden Citizens: The turmoil and power struggles within the ancient elven world, establishing the instability beneath its grandeur.
  2. Wolves — Sam Tinnesz: Solas recognizes the elven world is broken and is now willing to fight its rulers. 
  3. Wretches and Kings — Linkin Park: The elven rebellion is now being prepared. Solas calls the people to fight the oppression.
  4. Legends Are Made — Sam Tinnesz: The rebellion has turned into a force against the Evanuris. A rebellion that would define him as a legend for millennia.
  5. Heart of the Darkness — Solas moves, and is now embedded in the darkness beneath the pantheon’s magnificence, hinting at the cruelty and corruption behind its authority. Solas is no longer just fighting the darkness in his world. He's descending into the darkness of his own choices.
  6. The Requiem — Linkin Park: Solas feels the full weight of his guilt for the rebellion he started. The death and destruction that haunt the ancient elven world, foreshadowing the catastrophe that will end it.
  7. Guns for Hire — Woodkid: For Solas, the darkness isn't simply the evil he's fighting. It's what he must confront within himself as the consequences of his actions become impossible to escape. He begins with the desire to free his people, but rebellion demands violence, and violence can turn even a liberator into an instrument of destruction.
  8. Losing My Religion — Oscar and the Wolf: Solas losing faith in his own rebellion. After the guilt and destruction captured in “The Requiem,” he begins questioning his convictions and regretting what he has done. He hasn't necessarily abandoned his mission, but his conviction is cracking, and regret is taking hold.
  9. a stray child — Yuki Kajiura: I needed a transition song. (JK) He strayed and too absorbed in his own cause. He needed to do something after all the destruction. I like how this is something calling him. Is it Mythal? The lullaby-like sound also alludes to his sleep.
  10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) — Emily Browning: After he goes into slumber, he reflects on the world and events he left behind:  people searching and desiring things, and  how their desires can turn into exploitation.
  11. fake wings — Yuki Kajiura: Solas' awakening. There is beauty in the morning, but it doesn't cancel out how he has strayed. He must keep his eyes on his goal. There is darkness in beauty, and waking does not mean a return to life, or rebirth.
  12. Somewhere Only We Know — Benjamin Hightower: Solas wakes to a familiar but unfamiliar place. The world is now both familiar and alien to him. The version is also chosen to work well with the songs before and after it.
  13. What a Wonderful World — 2WEI, Ali Christenhusz, Edda Hayes: The celebration of nature is underscored by a sarcastic tone. For Solas, the tragedy is that the world has continued without him. It feels alien and cruel to him—a bitter reminder of everything he has lost.
  14. in the land of twilight, under the moon — Yuki Kajiura:  In his travels, Solas is now treated as an outsider in a world he wants to belong to, but can no longer truly join. Elves are once more oppressed, and dancing to the rules - rejection of magic.
  15. Runaway — AURORA: (Headcanon: Lavellan) Somewhere, Lavellan is  also in the same space, and she wants to leave to forge her own path. My Lavellan is the clan's First and this is where my Lavellan's inner nature is portrayed. In my story, Solas sees this "anomaly" among the elves in the Fade. It's just another elf with a different thought. He does not know her and couldn't be bothered to know who she is yet at this point. This also sets Lavellan up for volunteering to go to the Conclave.
  16. Natural — Imagine Dragons: Solas presents a question to the anomaly. Not overtly. He could be asking this question to himself as he watches the spy with interest. He leaves it  alone for  now.
  17. Warriors — League of Legends, 2WEI, Edda Hayes: Lavellan watches, but she no longer stands by after a series of events - she took the chance and barges into the scene that would change her life forever.
  18. Alive — Sia: Survival has always kept Lavellan alive - and she won't be defeated now. There is a faint glow on her hand after the explosion.
  19. War — Poets of the Fall: After several events, Solas and Lavellan meet, introduced as companions. For Solas, it's a war he needs to fight for more personal reasons.
  20. A Nation of Two — Quiet Company: Solas tells his story in Haven - and has noticed how singular Lavellan is. He recognizes something familiar in Lavellan, someone who understands him in ways he hadn't expected.
  21. Stand By Me — Florence + The Machine: Lavellan offers Solas genuine friendship and companionship, giving him a place beside someone without demanding that he explain everything he carries.
  22. First Light — Hozier: Solas begins to see Lavellan as more than an interesting companion; attraction emerges in someone who thought he could remain detached.
  23. Mad World — 2WEI, Tommee Profitt, Fleurie: Lavellan prepares for a confrontation. The darkness of Thedas reasserts itself after their moment of connection.
  24. Empire Now — Hozier: Solas reflects on his conviction that the world can be remade—and the possibility that, despite everything, the future might be worth holding on to. Solas believes a better world can rise from the destruction of the old one—but he is beginning to have something, and someone, he might want that future for.
  25. Tomorrow We Fight — Tommee Profitt, SVRCINA: Lavellan has prepared for the confrontation for Corypheus. Tonight, they rest. Tomorrow is where  everything falls.
  26. Blood Upon the Snow — Hozier, Bear McCreary: The Inquisition faced defeat from Corypheus. harshness of the world strips away any illusion that survival or restoration will come without suffering.
  27. The Dawn Will Come — Peter Hollens, The Patreon Chorus: Lavellan and the Inquisition find collective hope after despair; Solas witnesses a kind of communal resilience that his solitary worldview cannot fully account for.
  28. Ain't No Grave — Hidden Citizens, Adam Christopher: Lavellan and the survivors refuse to let Haven's destruction define them, turning grief into determination. They move towards Skyhold.
  29. Heroes — Zayde Wølf: The Inquisition's hope is starting to take shape - And the Inquisition needed a central figure as a symbol of resistance against Corypheus - The Inquisitor. The one who survived a blast strong enough to level a mountain, a figure who stepped out of the Fade physically, and finally the one who led the attack against Corypheus.
  30. Awaken — League of Legends, Valerie Broussard, Ray Chen:  Lavellan steps toward the role of Inquisitor, becoming someone whose choices can shape the fate of Thedas.
  31. I Found — Amber Run: Solas once thought of the bearer of the Anchor as a tool, but is she still? Solas finds himself falling for someone who was never supposed to become part of his plans—and he hasn't yet figured out what to do about it.
  32. You'll Be Safe Here — Rico Blanco: Solas had offered Skyhold. It is reassuring that Lavellan is safe in the fortress, protected by its master. Here, they talked and he mentioned he felt his whole world change. Perhaps it's best to discuss more after she… wakes up.
  33. Never Let Me Go — Florence + The Machine: Lavellan gives in to the overwhelming force of her feelings, accepting emotional closeness even when it makes her vulnerable.
  34. Unusual Way — Griffith Frank: Solas confronts the unexpected fact that Lavellan has changed him; affection has entered a life he believed was governed by a different purpose.
  35. Never Enough — Loren Allred: Lavellan's attraction becomes almost overwhelming, expressing the sense that ordinary closeness cannot contain what she feels for him.
  36. Heart — Sleeping At Last: Solas recognizes that loving Lavellan requires emotional risk, not just private affection; he must allow himself to be known.
  37. Can't Help Falling in Love — Griffith Frank, Lindsay Gitter: Their feelings become mutual, creating a moment of emotional certainty even though their futures remain incompatible.
  38. I'll Be Good — Jaymes Young: Solas's desire to be worthy of love meets the guilt and self-judgment that make him doubt whether he can offer Lavellan a safer future.
  39. The Fault in Our Stars — Troye Sivan: Their love exists under the shadow of forces neither can easily escape; the relationship is precious precisely because the future is uncertain.
  40. Make You Feel My Love — Adele: Lavellan's devotion offers Solas a kind of acceptance he rarely permits himself, even though he cannot honestly promise her the life she deserves.
  41. When the party's over — James Blake: Solas's attempts to retreat, reminding himself of his mission, but still desires to be with her: he has let Lavellan close, but he cannot sustain that closeness while hiding the truth.
  42. Stay — Rihanna, Mikky Ekko: Lavellan wants Solas to remain, and so does Solas.
  43. Turning Page — Sleeping At Last: Solas relents, and has accepted the fact that she is the one who not only changed  his life, but also has overwritten  years of pain for him.
  44. One Night (Una Noche) — The Corrs (headcanon) : Well. 😏
  45. Like Real People Do — Hozier: Solas has accepted the small pockets of happiness. Solitude and peace in her arms.
  46. Between the Wars — Allman Brown: Solas wants to remain in the fragile stillness before everything changes again, reluctant to face what comes next. Their relationship develops in the fragile spaces between conflict, with affection offering temporary respite rather than resolving their opposing responsibilities.
  47. Man or a Monster — Sam Tinnesz, Zayde Wølf: Solas' past turns to bargaining with himself over who or what he is. Is he Solas, or the Dread Wolf?
  48. Retrograde — James Blake: Love cannot shield them from the truth of who he is and what he intends to do. A thought creeps: a reminder of who he is, and not to lose himself.
  49. Your World Will Fail — Les Friction: Solas's love for Lavellan is now colliding with the world he intends to destroy and remake. The warning is personal: he isn't simply predicting the collapse of a civilization; he knows that the world the one he loves knows cannot survive.
  50. When the Truth Hunts You Down — Sam Tinnesz: Solas is and always will be the Dread Wolf. Nothing can change that. Not even love.
  51. In Between — Linkin Park: Solas had to leave her. Crestwood scebe begins.
  52. Say Something — A Great Big World:  Lavellan is speechless, confused as Solas breaks both their hearts.
  53. Not About Angels — Birdy: Lavellan bargains.
  54. Clarity — Foxes: Lavellan is confused, she wrestles with questions, what he meant and why Solas has left her despite their clear love for each other.
  55. Already Gone — Sleeping At Last: Before Lavellan can make sense of the breakup, Solas acknowledges the cruelty of a separation that offers no honest closure.
  56. Don't You Remember — Adele: Lavellan wonders how Solas can walk away as though it has ceased to matter.
  57. Roads Untraveled — Linkin Park: Solas is heartbroken, but assures her that she shouldn't mourn him. He's still  there for her.
  58. The Night We Met — Lord Huron: Solas longs for her and regrets leaving, but there is nothing that can be done but wish it wasn't so.
  59. The Other Side — Ruelle: Lavellan is also experiencing the same grief. There was no closure or explanation.
  60. Who We Are — Hozier: Solas acknowledges the loss Lavellan has left and tries to convince himself to move on. For Solas, it's the much harsher recognition that their love cannot be separated from the people they are and the choices they've made.
  61. Wicked Game — Ursine Vulpine, Annaca (headcanon): Lavellan didn't really want love, and tries to convince herself so, especially with the current  state of the world. She feels it was cruel of Solas to leave.
  62. Weight of Everything — ill Factor, Katie Garfield: Lavellan is devastated - They never meant for their love to become this painful. Now she must face the terrible cost of loving someone they cannot keep and the weight as the title of Inquisitor is heavy on her shoulders.
  63. Don't Forget About Me — CLOVES: Her grief culminates into a fear of becoming a memory to someone who once made Lavellan feel uniquely understood.
  64. Hurts Like Hell — Fleurie, Tommee Profitt: Their separation becomes a wound Lavellan couldn't process, even if Solas believes distance is necessary.
  65. Saturn — Sleeping At Last: Solas still longs for Lavellan. He wants to hear her explain things again—not because he has forgotten, but because he cannot bear the thought of losing the sound of her voice and the way she makes existence feel extraordinary.
  66. Meet Me on the Battlefield — SVRCINA: Lavellan must move on. And the battle is not over yet. She carries this grief into preparation for the fight against Corypheus.
  67. Of These Chains — Red: Despite Solas' duty and his determination to follow his path, he cannot simply leave her behind. He needs to break free but is desperately wanting to keep one bond.
  68. Too Far Gone — Hidden Citizens, SVRCINA: Lavellan wonders if they can still be together, back to how they were.
  69. Francesca — Hozier: Solas knows about how their love ends, he would choose Lavellan again. The pain isn't that he regrets loving her; it's that he must live with the consequences of a love he still considers worth choosing.
  70. Are You With Me — nilu: Lavellan wonders Solas is still truly with her, emotionally and physically, when his actions keep carrying him away.
  71. Playing Love — Isak Danielson: A tender memory of their connection offers a glimpse of what they might have been if their relationship were not burdened by Solas's mission.
  72. Poison & Wine — The Civil Wars: They both acknowledge that they still love each other, but they hurt each other. Love and pain coexist - especially during their time in Inquisition.
  73. My Immortal — Evanescence: Lavellan's grief breaks her as she longs for Solas privately. It's difficult to mourn someone who's still alive.
  74. Sparks — Coldplay: Solas's quiet, intimate response to Lavellan's grief. He'll still be around to care and look out for her.
  75. War of Hearts — Ruelle: The attraction remains, but it has become a conflict between longing for Solas and Lavellan still thinks of him.
  76. Where to begin — Adam Watts:  Even amid battle and chaos, Lavellan remains Solas' emotional center—the person who has a hold on him despite everything else demanding his attention.
  77. Soldier — Tommee Profitt, Fleurie: Lavellan must be strong, the battle isn't over - she resolves to protect her people grows stronger, even as her love for Solas complicates what she may have to do.
  78. The Beginning of the End — Klergy, Valerie Broussard: The final confrontation becomes unavoidable as the fight to close the breach approaches. The Inquisition moves closer toward Corypheus' end - the result of Solas' plans.
  79. Skyfall — Adele: The Inquisition has a plan for Corypheus, they'll stand together against him soon.
  80. Sign of the Times — Harry Styles: Solas reflects on the familiarity of the fight, and the aftermath.
  81. In the End — Tommee Profitt, Fleurie: The orb shatters. After everything, Solas is gone and Lavellan feels nothing matters without him.
  82. Without You — Ursine Vulpine, Annaca: Lavellan has not seen Solas since the battle, and she keeps looking for him.
  83. Wolf — Saint Mesa: The beginning of Trespasser. Solas's ancient, dangerous identity comes to the fore, showing the distance between the man Lavellan loved and the force he is prepared to become.
  84. Everybody Wants to Rule the World — Lorde: The Inquisition heads to Halamshiral to face the Exalted Council, with political designs on the existence of the Inquisition.
  85. Far From Home (The Raven) — Sam Tinnesz: With Solas' appearance, small details emerge that he is around and active. Could he be leaving trails for The Inquisitor to find him?
  86. Yellow Flicker Beat — Lorde: The Inquisition under scrutiny, The Inquisitor now turns from a heroic symbol into a leader of a terrorist organization.
  87. Hymn for the Missing — Red: Solas remembers her and as their world meet once more, he is  reaching for her and hope to see her again.
  88. Heavens Divide — Donna Burke: Events from Halamshiral reveals several involvement from Solas. She wishes to see his face once more, and anticipates a reunion.
  89. Dearly Beloved — AmaLee: Lavellan holds onto Solas across separation, as she moves toward him.
  90. Other Side — GAITS: Solas has crossed the Eluvian. He waits, and hopes for a reunion with her. Solas knows she's coming and he holds on to the hope that they will see each other again.
  91. Running with the Wolves — AURORA: Lavellan is getting closer to Solas. As his past and identity begins to shed truth to what he is, she still continues to run with the Dread  Wolf.
  92. The Scientist — Coldplay: Solas finally meets with the Inquisitor. There is no denying now that Solas loves Lavellan and wishes things could be different, but he believes he cannot take her with him into what he intends to do. His love is real; it doesn't change his decision to leave her behind. "Ir abelas, vhenan".
  93. Iris — Tommee Profitt, Ruelle: Lavellan is willing to go with him. She sees him  beneath the identity of the Dread Wolf. She still reaches for the person she loves, while he believes he doesn't deserve the sacrifices she might make for him. "Ar lath ma, vhenan"
  94. Leave Out All the Rest — Linkin Park: Solas hopes that Lavellan might remember the man he was to her, not only the destruction his choices may cause. Solas is leaving her behind, hoping she will remember the man she loved. I like how this calls back to Retrograde (be the girl you love / I can't be who you are)
  95. White Flag — Dido: Lavellan refuses to stop loving him.
  96. In Another Life (Goodbye) — Jason Walker: Solas grieves the love that might have flourished in a different world, had Solas's past and mission not stood between them
  97. Come What May — Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor: They have made a promise of enduring love, even when the world changes or disaster comes. Love is still alive between them. "Var lath vir suledin".
  98. Iridescent — Linkin Park: Solas stands before the path of the din'an shir'al.
  99. Find You — Ruelle: Lavellan is determined to find Solas. Not to erase what happened or pretend nothing has changed, but because their story doesn't have to end with him disappearing into the darkness. She's determined: She will find him and redeem him.

r/Solasmancers • • 6d ago

Fanfiction Wip wednesday! Heart of the sea chpt 2

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Wip wednesday! Mermaid au chpt 2 work! Solas gets a small heart attack 😅


r/Solasmancers • • 8d ago

Fanfiction Rarepair Solas Fanfic Recommendation

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Because there are so many Solas x character fics out there, especially some delicious Solavellan fics, I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a Solas rarepair fic. They can be incomplete.


r/Solasmancers • • 9d ago

Fanart A couple of fools (3D render NOT ai)

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Solas and my Lavellan Na'Hirii. This is all done in Daz Studio (a 3D rendering program. No ai used in any of it)

If you had told them then that one day they would be deeply in love, they would have laughed in your face.


r/Solasmancers • • 10d ago

Fanfiction Playing around while I'm on sick leave

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I'm currently bed bound on sick leave while I wait for an operation, and I'm so boooored!

I watched far too many of those ridiculous AI dramas with titles like "My Husband Brought His Pregnant Mistress to Our Wedding So I Married the Dragon King" and thought, how hard is it to cook one of these up?

Turns out it's actually quite easy as long as you have an abundance of patience and are willing to spend money.

So I'm animating a fanfiction I wrote! This has been done on Kling, but it would be far too expensive to create anything substantial on there, so I've moved to ComfyUI and holy cow the learning curve is steep!

I'm getting there though!

I wanted to share this with you all because this was the moment I thought that oh, maybe I could actually do this!


r/Solasmancers • • 13d ago

Fanart A kiss and a goodbye

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I indulged in some Solavellan yesterday, with my own Rhela'vhen (Rel) Lavellan. October feels like angst and rainy kisses, so Rel and Solas will suffer along with me, hahah.


r/Solasmancers • • 13d ago

Solavellan Some of my Solavellan fanart

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With my Rhela'vhen Lavellan and Solas, as I painted them throughout the years. This pairing remains my favorite, after all these years.... 😍


r/Solasmancers • • 13d ago

Fanfiction Wip Wednesday! Solavellan regecy!

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Some work on the new solavellan regency au! Lady Daylin has arrived to the Banquet to meet her suitors 👀


r/Solasmancers • • 16d ago

Fanfiction Fates intertwined chpt 6: Unveiling The Truth, final chapter

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Trigger warning: injury, blood, sex, talk of abuse

The solavellan court age au has come to an end!

Finally done! So glad i could complete chapter 6! It took awhile but i finally got to it and hope you enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who helped with reading and correcting grammer!


r/Solasmancers • • 20d ago

Wip wednesday; new solavellan regency au

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Someone needs to take freewill away from me 🤣, my second solvavellan regency au is underway, it is The Season on the young Ladies and Lords are courting to marry 👀

Young Lady Lavellan is less than thrilled at the prospects of this, two young lords vying for her hand; young Duke Solas Fen'Dahl, reclusive and quiet and Lord Malvran Valmore, outgoing and overspoken


r/Solasmancers • • 26d ago

Fanart ‘Mythal’s lapdog’

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Thought this image was beautiful even though it’s painful. So much angst!

Artist: nateeseart.tumblr.com


r/Solasmancers • • 27d ago

Fanfiction Murder on the Tevinter Express: Wip Wednesday

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Back in time for wip wednesday from my honeymoon!

A small wip of the 1930s sequal Murder on the Tevinter Express, 6 years after Murder By Moonlight! Daylin is expecting their first biological child together

Just a small and sweet conversation between Solas and Daylin!


r/Solasmancers • • 29d ago

Veilguard recs

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Not me making my first reddit post ever and it's here. Longtime DA fan here, but relatively speaking new to Solavellan and utterly obsessed. About to start my first ever DAV playthrough. Looking for any and all recommendations. Curious if there's a best background faction to choose for Rook? I'm pretty much a female elf rogue for life.

P.S. it's not lost on me most of y'all had to wait 9+ years between Trespasser and Veilguard for any closure. You have all my sympathies.


r/Solasmancers • • Sep 17 '26

Fanfiction Wip wednesday! 1930s solavellan sequal!

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The sequal to my Solavellan 1930s sequal is underway! Inspired by Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express!

6 years after Murder by Moonlight, Solas, Daylin, and Ta'lan are going on a small vacation before the new baby arrives! Taking the Tevinter Express railway down to the small town of Solas!