oh also my insta is azi_makes_art
i'm spitting out good omens art like it's a full time job rn.. my brain refuses to put the artistic capacity anywhere else sorry
i do need amell/surana’s phylactery to eventually make it to denerim just so when zevran comes back from antiva to the mage warden he can casually mention that he came via the capital to pay a visit to their friend alistair and to procure a gift for his dear warden, and then set their own phylactery in their hands, whole and unbroken, because he thought they might like the pleasure of shattering it themselves. canon to me romanced or not btw
Can I say something that blows my mind about Varric and Solas’ relationship? Imo Varric was THIS close to actually convincing Solas. we all talk about romanced Lavellan almost getting him to admit everything and possibly give up his plans, but we neeeeddddd to give Varric props like this man was really about to convince a whole ass god (literally named Pride) that he is wrong, that going through with some self destructive attempt at rectifying ur mistakes by destroying the world is Not the proper way to process ur grief, and Varric doesn’t even know he’s doing it. Varric really is the party bard fr the charisma score on this man………..
yes I’m talking about the man on the island banter. Every time I hear it I tear my hair out because VARRIC you almost HAD HIM he was CRUMBLING I just KNOW IT
Was just talking about this with @kaija-rayne-author but I find the friendship between Solas and Varric genuinely heartwarming.
Solas never argues with Varric like he does with other companions. They have disagreements, but these are always respectful disagreements and often end with Solas admitting he’ll need to reconsider things.
Solas has also read Varric’s book and enjoyed it. He calls him ‘Master Tethras’ which implies a level of respect we don’t really see him show for other companions. They even joke around sometimes, which again Solas doesn’t generally do with the others.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Varric is implied to be a fairly major character in the next game. He’s arguably seen more of the real Solas than anyone—apart from the Inquisitor—and knows that Solas can be a deeply caring and more importantly has the capacity to be reasoned with. And in the content we’ve seen since DAI it’s clear that Varric is as concerned with saving Solas as he is saving the world.
It’s also interesting that, despite being aware that Varric is trying to stop him, Solas hasn’t really taken any action against him. He leaves him little notes instead politely asking him to stop. It’s weirdly endearing.
God I love these two.
