In the event the Inquisitor drinks from the Well and subjects themselves to Mythal’s will, when Solas takes Mythal’s (and Urthemiel potentially) spirit, does that place the Inquisitor under Solas’ control?
If that is so, and Solas is romanced by the Inquisitor, could that be viewed as an act of liberation? Solas makes a lot of incendiary remarks about any sort of service and enslavement (the Well, Tevinter, the Qun) but is also the God of Rebellion. He offers to remove a romanced Inquisitor’s vallaslin because they are misinterpreted slave markings to a God he (might have) overthrown. Given all this, and his reaction to an Inquisitor drinking from the Well, it would make sense that a benefit to taking Mythal’s soul would be claiming the Inquisitor’s geas in order to release them… or not if things go sour.
So Solas has two different versions for his ending tarot card, correct? Here’s my very childish theory because I am not over that breakup.
Here is the romanced card.
The wolf is tiny, and white, and standing beside beside him. Solas is the main focus.
Here is the unromanced card. The wolf IS huge, and the terrifying beast that the elves call Dread Wolf.
My theory is that the Tarot cards show what Solas will become in future DLC or even a sequel.
If he is romanced, he learned to control the old god soul, and it is more like a partnership between the two, because he cares about something other than his mission, maybe even more.
If not romanced, Solas doesn’t have anyone to talk to or restore his faith in elves, so he lets the old god soul consume him and truly become Dread Wolf.
Thoughts?
I can get behind this as a possibility.
Another reason is that perhaps, in being blinded by love, a Lavellan Inquisitor sees only Solas’ noble side and ignores his dark past. The non-romanced card could be that the Inquisitor is seeing Solas as he really is.
Interestingly there is no middle ground. It is possible to be strong friends with Solas and still get this card, ruling out an Inquisitor in denial. In your theory, even a friend could potentially be enough to save Solas, but there is no middle ground card. That would be the one thing working against both our theories that I can think of.
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