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An Argument in Favor of Solas as the Family Dog

It’s been posited, sometimes facetiously, that Solas was the “family dog” in his younger days. It’s a theory I have been kicking around for a while. If I’m right (and I’m probably not) Solas as the equivalent to the family dog makes a lot of sense – especially when it comes to what he has done in the past and what he plans to do in the future.

My theory is based on the number and positioning of the many Fen’Harel statues found throughout Thedas and in some of the places our Inquisitor travels to in Trespasser. There’s also the odd role wolves seem to play in Elven cuture. Finally, there is Solas’ personality. More under the cut.

We see statues of wolves all over the place but generally they are found in front of ancient Elvhen sites. There are statues at the Temple of Mythal, the Temple of Dirthamon and the grove in Crestwood. I also recently found one near Ghilan’nain’s grove. We see a lot of wolf statues in the Dales (we will get to the Emerald Knight companion thing, presently). Given that Fen’Harel was a rebel in ancient times and the equivalent of the Dalish devil in current day Thedas, what gives? Why all the statues? At the very least they should have been destroyed when he rebelled. It doesn’t make sense.

Let’s look at the positioning of the statues. Invariably we see a reclining wolf placed outside what we’ll call the inner sanctuary. That is, they are always at the front before you go into the place you would pray or make your offerings. It’s not a stretch to believe these statues are guarding the temples. We also see wolf statues placed all over the Vir Dirthara. That’s an even weirder place to see them because Solas implies that he isn’t called Fen’Harel until after his rebellion – so why a statue and why one in a guardian position? We do see howling wolves sometimes. They are mostly seen decorating eluvians. Again, they seem to be guarding or protecting something.

Moving along, we learn about the wolf companions the Emerald Knights have. This is also odd. Why wolves? Fen’Harel is theoretically a Trickster God and responsible for locking up the other gods. Usually, when a culture equates a god with negative attributes, people are wary around the animal representing it. Not in this case. These are guardian wolves and there are statues of them all over the Dales. I don’t think all the statues are of wolf companions. Many of the wolf statues are carved into mountainsides and they are gigantic. It would take a long time to create those without magic. And let’s not forget the statues we see underneath waterfalls in Watcher’s Reach and the Exalted Plains. They should be worn away by the water but aren’t. Watcher’s Reach is an old Elven ruin. Magic presumably keeps them from being worn down. Why? Because Fen’Harel is guarding the Dales.

Fen’Harel as guardian can also be seen in Dalish practice. A statue of Fen’Harel is always placed outside the camp to guard against demons. Given that he is thought of as practically a demon himself, this is again, weird behavior.

The stories we hear about him in Masked Empire are also interesting, particularly the Slow Arrow. In it, a village is beset by a monster. The other gods refuse to help so they turn to Fen’Harel. He answers their prayers by showing up. He realizes he can’t defeat the monster. He is then presented with a hard choice. He can attempt to kill it, even though he knows he will probably die and if that happens so will everyone in the village, or he can do something clever and save some of them. So, he launches the slow arrow. The monster comes, kills the adults but dies before it can kill the children. This is in keeping with Solas’ fairly pragmatic personality. It also, it illustrates that Fen’Harel, out of all the gods, even Mythal is always willing to come to the aid of the People.

So, what can we make of this? I believe Fen’Harel was and still is tasked with protecting the People. In a sense he fulfills the position of an Aavar hold beast. How did this happen? I’m not sure. Mythal could have called him out of the Fade with the purpose of protecting the People during the war with the Titans. His spirit could have been bound to a giant wolf. In the Deep Roads there is a codex that indicates depictions of Mythal were found alongside those of Fen’Harel. We know spirits can be reborn. If the giant wolf fell in battle, it might have been reborn and placed in an Elvhen body. Was it a body of it’s own or did it share a body in a similar fashion to Anders and Justice?

Solas as guardian of the People fits in other ways. If he wasn’t one of the Evanuris, he would have been part of the inner circle. He has some very nice castles and talks about missing court intrigue. He had status. If he wasn’t one of the Evanuris, serving as their gurad dog would give him that status

Also, in the library, the spirits replay the final days of the elves when the Veil goes up. They are shocked that Fen’Harel would do something like this. Why? He’s been rebelling for a while so why the surprise? Maybe because he’s supposed to protect The People, not hurt them.

What could have happened? As the Evanuris became more corrupt they began hurting the People. They enslaved them, used them for experiments, hunted them and sacrificed them. If your purpose is to protect the People, what do you as a spirit do?

We see how Cole is diverted from his purpose as a spirit of Compassion into a spirit who performs mercy killings. He’s not the exact opposite of Compassion but he isn’t fulfilling his purpose either. A spirit with a body seems to be more complex. It’s not so binary. If Solas was a bound spirit, the only way to protect his charges might be to do what he did.

Fast-forward to the present day. He wakes up, sees how his people are treated and feels duty-bound to do what he can to save them. In this case by tearing down the Veil. It could be seen as a compulsion.

I’ve probably missed a ton of other evidence but in my opinion, all signs point to Solas at one time being the Protector of the People whose purpose was then twisted. I’d be interested in knowing what other people think. 

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Part 1

Jetzt war es Dorian, der um Worte rang. Er musste sich verhört haben. Oder Alexander wollte ihn nur wieder ablenken, wie er es in letzter Zeit so oft getan hatte, wenn er nicht über etwas sprechen wollte. Wenn er etwas vor ihm geheim halten wollte. “Das ist aber nicht deine Entscheidung! Du hast kein Recht, einfach zu bestimmen, dass ich hier zu sitzen und zu warten habe, ob Du in einem Stück wieder kommst! Ich bin nicht aus Glas! Und ich gehöre bestimmt nicht zu deinem Hofstaat, den Du herum kommandieren kannst, wie es dir passt!” Er hatte das Gefühl, zu brennen. Und wenn er jetzt blieb, würde er Dinge sagen, die er ernsthaft bereuen würde. Also marschierte er an dem Inquisitor vorbei und schmiss die Tür hinter sich zu.

Es dauerte keine halbe Stunde, bis ihm sein Auftritt peinlich war. Er hatte sich aufgeführt wie ein bockiges Kind. Und er hatte zu viel gewollt. Wieder einmal. Gleich, was Alexander sagte, gleich, wie oft sie sich zusammen davon stahlen - mehr würde daraus nicht werden.

Es war spät, als es an seiner Türe klopfte, und um die Zeit konnte es nur der Inquisitor sein. Auch, wenn er bisher nie hierher gekommen war. Alexander betrat den Raum, begleitet von dem schwachen Geruch nach Lavendel. Einen Moment blieb er im Türrahmen stehen, und Dorian konnte sehen, wie er einen schnellen, prüfenden Blick in den Raum warf. Bevor der Inquisitor zu viel entdecken konnte, stand er auf, ein sorgsam platziertes, schiefes Lächeln auf den Lippen. “Ich sollte mich wohl für meinen dramatischen Auftritt entschuldigen.” “Du hast dich angehört wie eine eifersüchtige Ehefrau.” erwiderte Alexander, nicht ohne ein leises Lächeln. “Aber Du hast Recht. Ich habe kein Recht, Entscheidungen für dich zu treffen.” Er kam auf ihn zu, und dieses Mal wich Dorian nicht zurück, bis er seinen warmen Atem auf der Haut spürte. “Nicht solche, jedenfalls.” Seine Stimme war jetzt leiser und ein wenig heiser. Federleicht strichen seine Lippen über seine Haut. “Und dafür wollte ich mich entschuldigen.”