EDIT: One huge apology- I had forgotten that in reusing the footage from an old video, I had made a mistake in that video! The image of scraped mural from Trespasser had come from Solaris, Cal had just showed the image to me. Cal was also the one to remind me of this, but It had slipped my mind. Huge apology to Solaris, and thank you for the image

On Rook being the unpredictable mess that will finally stop Solas: The best swordsman in the world doesn't fear the second-best. He fears the worst, cause there's no telling what that idiot will do.

@ervus3289

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@RashidMBey

Ай бұрын

I can empathize with Rook. He saw a problem. His world needed a solution, and they needed that solution immediately. He jumped into solving the problem because there wasn't time to convoke a corporate meeting about it and invite the most elite arcane technicians to brainstorm. That solution might have worsened the problem. That's... weirdly demonstrated in him crashing a chandelier on top of himself. lmfao

@ReachStudioPro

Ай бұрын

Usually idiots kills themselves in these situations. Rook isn't Jar-Jar Binks afterall.

@anna-friedavandyk

Ай бұрын

Can I just say: this makes me love Rook more. I played purple Hawke , and this was the exact sort of thing I felt they would do and I love the idea of them not being the sharpest spoon in the drawer. But they're willing to do what needs to be done now- even if ended poorly. XD

I'm pretty sure Rook walks around saying "Mama said I can be anything I want to be so I choose to be the problem". This should be fun.

@anna-friedavandyk

Ай бұрын

He does seem to be a little .... smooth brained. I'm excited.

@ReachStudioPro

Ай бұрын

Sounds like a clumsy Sera. PISH-ANTY COUGH-ASS.

@Russman67

Ай бұрын

@@anna-friedavandyk Rook is a hammer and Thedas is full of nails!

@anna-friedavandyk

Ай бұрын

@@Russman67 Reminds me of Cullen XD

@thirdcoastfirebird

Ай бұрын

He/She is both the Main Character and the Problem.

NEW CAITIE VIDEO LET'S GO

Love the idea that Arlathan forest is just…filled with giant mirrors.

The thing I like about Varric and Solas interacting in the gameplay trailer, is that they're flipping the sides of the argument they had about Cole in DAI. One wants for Cole/Thedas to change even if it might hurt a while in order to reach an idealized state of more fulfilling life; while the other argues that leaving Cole/Thedas unchanged would better because doing otherwise would mean getting rid of the essence that makes Cole/Thedas what it is.

@WraithReaper09

Ай бұрын

Interesting, you can also say that it's not really a flip since one wishes to return Cole/Thedas to the way they were before, to the past unchanged, and the other wishes to allow Cole/Thedas to continue on the new path and see where it goes.

@purplecritter

Ай бұрын

@@WraithReaper09 Oh for sure, the "core" of their argument is the same either way. The way it is expressed "mirrored" compared to the previous game, I found really nice

I hope Rook has a special attack where he summons a chandelier from the fade to crush enemies

@MIrfanPerdana

Ай бұрын

The Fadelier.

something I love about the whole "Tevinter is built on the remnants of the ancient Elvhen empire" thing? Is that it's been teased all the way back to Origins. The ruins you find the Eluvian in in the Origin are said to have a "mix" of ancient elven and ancient Tevinter statuary and architecture, while the temple in the forest is said to have an even more contemporary "wait, this stuff is elvhen, but this stuff looks a bit more modern, but this stuff looks human?!" style. They've been running that one for a long time.

Reagrding Solas and Varric's views on Cole's personal journey; You can hear from party banter between Solas and Cole after the choice which one Solas actually likes. Even though he advocated for a spirit-Cole, he is much more engaged and supportive of a human-Cole. His voice sounds more animated and sincere with human-Cole, while there is almost a sadness and sense of finality with spirit-Cole. It underlines Solas' personal hurt so much, where he thinks he is fighting for what is right but loses himself in the process and becoming the Dread Wolf others made him out to be. The looming figure from his frescoes, his darker nature.

Dodging or getting hit by an IRON chandelier. I'll take dodging. I don't want a shattered spine.

@RashidMBey

Ай бұрын

Don't worry. Tevinter assailants make good armor against chandeliers like that. lol I like how Rook went straight to the ground so they would instinctively dogpile him and unintuitively protect the person they sought to beat.

@thirdcoastfirebird

Ай бұрын

@@RashidMBey True.

Because Dragon Age embraces character perspective so flagrantly, I absolutely understand if the symbols fall out of order. Solas didn't arrange them as a worshiper, he didn't arrange them as a sycophant, he arranged them as an equal who once saw them as friends who went too far and he realized he did, too. To me, the order elves might arrange them reflects a value he might not share.

The Last Court 😭forever in our hearts

I'm also really curious about why the Fen'Harel wolf has the same number and position of eyes as a pride demon. It could just be a reference to Solas' name meaning "pride," but I wonder if there is some other lore reason behind it.

@TheRantingCynic

Ай бұрын

Wasn't there a theory that Solas may originally have been a spirit of wisdom/pride demon brought over by Mythal?

@Bionickpunk

Ай бұрын

What if, pride demon shaped as a wolf as Solas' pet.

@McLovinTRoyce

Ай бұрын

My theory is that all the original elves where spirits that somehow became flesh and blood.

@MIrfanPerdana

Ай бұрын

​@@McLovinTRoyceInteresting... That _would_ explain why they can all use magic as well as immortality.

That circular castle like thing could be the magisterium as it's hovering over the city it's the most important building as it holds the main political powers of the country and with a threat to them having a martial law like stance makes sense

With the blue blade, what was top of my mind is the blade hidden inside the red lyrium idol from Tevinter Nights - I assume Solas - for REASONS - knows or found out how to cleanse the blight from it.

@purplecritter

Ай бұрын

Here's hoping for a Merrill appearance/mention 🙏

@ChanceDraws

Ай бұрын

Or even how to replicate them, but maybe needs a piece or a template. That may explain the mysterious person tied to crafting from the Dev Q&A.

On Harding's "powers": "What that means, I can't say" As in, you know, but you can't reveal ;) you tease Ah well, keen to find out. I imagine tearing the veil down will indeed bring the magic back, making everyone "just like they were" (best boy Sandal).

Solas claimed he was trying to minimize the damage as much as he could. Couldn't the thing of him working alone be that he called the elves into a sort of bunker/shelter to protect them from when the Veil falls? But then the elves wanted to help so instead of sitting around waiting for the Veil to fall they try to do things they think will help the Dreadwolf? So while Solas himself is working alone the group acting in his name think they are helping him?

Vibrating intently about how you ended that section about the gameplay trailer 👀👀👀

I feel about Titans the way you do about elves. I cannot get enough of them. Yummyummyumm. And I think/hope that's where Harding is getting her magic! We had Valta in The Desent and others were waking up. Additionally, back with the non romancable tree we had a talking hill/Mound? I'm assuming those are about as related to Titans as Golems are. (taking the dwarves and bathing them in liquid titan blood). Also, Titan's blood is Lyrium, often described as physical magic. Tell me more about ancient dwarves! We know they're about as old as the elves, as they've been with the titans as long as elves have known of them, right?

@MIrfanPerdana

Ай бұрын

The funnest part about the Titans and the reveal of what lyrium is... is that it retroactively makes _all_ magic use technically blood magic. I'm really curious to learn how Titan blood became a mineral from the Fade, when the Fade itself was an artificial creation (hello again, Solas!)

Hey Caitie, just one thing before I go to sleep. Fun fact time! Some of the symbols in the bells of the tambourine are taken from antient Egyptian mythology. I've even managed to match up 5 different symbols to five different Egyptian gods.

@GhilDirthalen

Ай бұрын

Oh that is interesting! Are you posting this anywhere i can read 👀

@NehnBellanaris

Ай бұрын

@@GhilDirthalen Yep. I'm going to write a post on reddit soon. I just need to get a few things in order, then I'll be posting it there.

@user-ep7ml2ix6q

Ай бұрын

@@NehnBellanarisCould u link it in this comment thread? I’d love to read it!

@NehnBellanaris

Ай бұрын

@@user-ep7ml2ix6q Sure, np.

@cultofsolas8347

Ай бұрын

I've always thought that the Evanuris, and how their society was organized, were inspired by Egyptian mythology and the "cult of pharaohs".

This last week has been a great excuse to binge your content as I prepare for a whole series playthrough. Dragon Age Summer is here 😈

Absolutely flew to this video when I seen it was uploaded. Thank you for your hard work and congrats on being part of the community council!! Very much deserved 💜

With the Rogue Rook in the gameplay trailer being able to seemingly use magic, I have a feeling that Harding can, too, because the weakening of the veil is generally making magic more accessible

@RashidMBey

Ай бұрын

wwwhhh-WWWHHHOOOAAA

@sagrawolf

Ай бұрын

Sandel did say everything was going back to its original state so the weakening of the vail means everyone can start using magic again

@RashidMBey

Ай бұрын

@@sagrawolf WWWHHHOOOAAAMAIGOODNESS DUDE WHAT?!

Thank you this summary, Caitie!

I reckon the unpredictability with Rook is exactly what they're going for. It's Rook's idea to topple the statues, while the others think it's much too dangerous to mess with the ritual. It's not the most ingenious plot point, but it could work. I'm also thinking that in the bits cut from the gameplay trailer is a moment where we find something left behind by Solas which makes Varric think that Solas wants to be convinced to stop the ritual. Rook, who does not know Solas, would not be convinced by this, thus setting up the debate in the video.

@RashidMBey

Ай бұрын

Yeah. The personalities seem grounded and realistic. I literally would have done precisely what Rook did because a world-ending problem happening now needs a solution now and not tomorrow. I loved Solas in Inquisition - he was the first person I tried to Romance - and he and Vivienne and Dorian were my faves in that order, but even I understood Rook's position. I'm sure my greatest political enemy has empathetic friends who see the good in them, but I won't risk the fate of the world on whether they'll have a change of heart - I wouldn't even risk the fate of my evening plans on it.

I want this game to do well. Truly. I really liked the cinematic trailer.

Is it pronounced Emm-rich? I was pronouncing it Emm-rick, like a german name.

@GhilDirthalen

Ай бұрын

Honestly it might be- i have a history of saying things wrong and i forget how its said in game 😭 my brain confuses the k and h sound tbh. In the raw recording, there are even a few takes of me saying the ’rick’! What you hear now is me shrugging and picking the ‘rich’ for consistency.

Taking notes on this one

what you said about rook being a wild card. id say it tracks, considering them majorly fucking up AT THE START and releasing evanuris??

I've been waiting for your take!

Harding magic hints sounds like they will tap into some of that awesome Lyrium/Titans/Dwarves lore from the Descent DLC :)

Just a sidenote: Im DAO, we learn that small statues of Fen'Harel was placed at the boundaries of Dalish camps. So that Fen'Harel would prevent humans from finding it. We meet larger versions of these Fen'Harel statues in what once was likely Elvhen settlements after Elven slaves escaped Tevinter and was given the Dales as a new homeland. Though some might go back to the time of the Elvhen Empire. So even a few centuries. After the Veil was created. Fen'Harel was also viewed as a protector of freed slaves. (We have learned he was a bit of a rebel in his "youth".) And part of that sentiment was remembered through time. Solas has also told us that he was given the title of Fen'Harel by enemies who feared him. (He likely participated in a war between the later known Evanuris and The Forgotten Ones, probably as a general.) So perhaps back in Arlathan (As we do end up in Arlathan Forest.) Solas was initially viewed as a General/King/God of Protection from those who threatened the Elvhen Empire. So statues of his wolf shape was placed near gates to "guard" city/settlements even then. And because of his schemes to free slaves and imprison the now corrupted Evanuris. And "betrayed" friends/family/colleagues? To achieve that. Which is why he was later known as a God of mischief and trickery, instead of a God of protection. Ok I promise I'm done now.😅

@raerae1518

22 күн бұрын

Dont stop there ... take it a step further ... if Fen Harel is what his enemies "called him' what is his real name? My money is on Dirthamen 😊

the griffin story is also explored in Inquisition if your warden from the first game is still alive and you had the kid with morrigan as in the letters she get in the fort the hero (former grey warden commander ) mentions he is on the trail of them and the mage that saved them from the taint as a way to cure all wardens of the calling he mentions hearing of griffons being seen way to the south west you also see more notes within the area where you first meet the wardens in the inquisition

@sagrawolf

Ай бұрын

If you romance Blackwall and give him to the wardens he’ll send a letter with a griffin feather

Girl perfect timing!!! I have evening shift and will be able to watch this now while eating my slow breakfast. Life is good.

HEYOOOO EXCITED FOR THIS I've been waiting for your thoughts! It's a good night when Caitie uploads!

Years ago I watched your lore videos and loved them, I stepped away from the fandom but coming back it’s so nice to see your videos again 🤍

Thx for recommending the tumbler post!

Oh wow i just got done going through a few of your vids, how convenient

Excellent break down! Thank you.

Can't wait to be a himbo!

Floating tower could be the black chantry

@ThatFont

Ай бұрын

That was my thought too

Ghil trailer breakdown, let's gooo!

I think the voice of Neve is Alex Kingston who plays River Song in Doctor Who, might be wrong tho

The swarms of rats are SO Dishonored combined with the aesthetic. Really gives Minrathous its own look but also I'm biased because I love Dishonored 😅

Yay! Just in time for my birthday!😆💗

Your comment about Rook being a bit of an unpredictable himbo made me laugh, cause that's always been the way I've seen my Purple Hawke... No wonder Varric snapped him up!

Haha I've been squinting and cross eyed at every other lore/prediction video about the gods since yours. I can honestly say you had the best arguments way back when haha. Super excited to see things ramp up, and hopefully they send you an early access copy! I know the burden of the incomplete puzzle😅.

Man I was so close to going to sleep lol

@Illusivem8ne

Ай бұрын

Sameee

Great video! I agreed with you that I liked the way the demons looked before. I hope there is a reason for the new look and not just a "because".

Perhaps Mythal is controlling a part of Solas since she is a revenge God, and Solas is torn between wanting to do the right thing and this could explain why the Demons are more ethereal. as they are produced by the emotions of Solas and the Gods.. Makes sense what you said about the Elven Gods. I think if Varric has been injured or died and it is in that section you pointed out behind Solas, he has a glowing object sticking out of him, which I think is Solas' dagger because he doesn't have it in his hand after he deflects the falling statue. I believe Harding runs to his side and takes the dagger out and that may be when she gets her magic and Varric is either dead or incapacitated in some way and becomes our adviser along with our inquisitor character.

Babe come over, the new Ghil Dirthalen theory just dropped

Paused in the middle of the god heads section to rewatch all the trailers. So hype for more Dragon Age!

wow grest breakdown of the statues

Your mention of "Fen" being a title for guards made me think of the Irish myth of Cu Chulainn--the Hound of Chulainn, who took that name after slaying Chulainn's literal guard dog when it attacked him, and swearing to basically take its place. Feels....potentially connected? In the shape of things? I don't know, I may be drawing connections where there are none, all the pieces of lore we have (including and especially the stuff from the GameInformer article) have reduced me to a state of [pepe silvia.gif] that will not be remedied until I beat Veilguard for the first time, probably. ....And maybe not even then, knowing this fucking series (affectionate)

My current theory on why some evanuris got released is that the magic linking the statues to the ritual solas was performing isn't liking ALL the statues. Moonhead is hard to see cause covered by all the magic but it doesn't look magically linked and neither does the one on the very far left that has that diamond, old origin mask, shaped head on top of it. I saw Solas movement at the end of the gameplay trailer but- to me it looked more like he was getting sucked or pulled into the rift than him walking. His upper body is dragged forward before his lower body follows which wouldn't happen if he was moving on his own volition.

This is exactly what we've been waiting for

Here it is almost 1 in the morning, but I'm still going to watch this.

There's the theory that the tevinter old gods who spoke to the Sidereal were actually the Evanuris locked behind the veil. What if the Evanuris, seeing Solas is awake and planning something, began speaking to the elves to build up there own army against Fen'harel

Harding is gonna be able to use the same magic as the female dwarf, can’t recall her name, from The Descent DLC. That’s my guess.

@sktzmplg

Ай бұрын

Shaper Valta. Same, something related to the titans is my thought too.

I’ve seen some suggestion Neve is voiced by Kate Kennedy, she plays a Spartan in Halo and she voiced Avela Kjar in Mass Effect Andromeda as well as someone in Anthem. Her voice does seem very similar in interviews to Neve.

@whskyflvrdinslt

Ай бұрын

Maybe it's Avela's voice I heard and not the Moshae! I defintely recognize Neve's voice as angaran, I swear lol

@GhilDirthalen

Ай бұрын

Ooohhh that might be it? Thats the closest voice ive heard. Also shes 6’2”??? Living the dream 😭

IM SO EXCITED!!

YES FINALLY🎉💜🙏✨💯

First playthrough im running a fat bumbling warrior dwarf, to really emphasize the idiot persona

Oh my god, Davin is Javik? Sold, first play-though is the Wardenmance.

I wonder if Neve is related to the Magister Gallus who was mentioned to be working for/with the venatori in Inquisition. Possible character motivation/backstory?

11:53 I think you mean «raises the question». «Begging the question» is something completely different.

Amazing

I absolutely love your videos because you delve into every detail, examine everything so thoroughly, and possess such vast knowledge. I'm also a huge Dragon Age fan, but you know so much more and manage to connect all the elements and theories in a way that truly captivates me. Watching your videos and listening to your theories is a real pleasure for me because they make the most sense.🩷🤗 I have a question that’s been on my mind for a while: Is there any chance our Hero of Ferelden might make a return? Even though it might be unlikely, I hold onto that hope. We’ve seen so many characters come back from the dead, so why not our Hero from the first game? 🤔

@BadgerPride89

Ай бұрын

they basically retired the HoF in trespasser: if you make a romanced leliana divine, the end slides mention that her warden returned (no word on the cure) and that they have a seaside cottage and that leliana decided to legalize marriage for chantry personnel.

i REALLY like that they have introduced some of the compnions in games and stories that were out for years at this point !!! Frankly, they should have led with that because i was kind of overwhelmed and underwhelmed by all the new faces in the trailer. Something about knowing that they've been building up the characters and their micro worlds for a while really fills me with confidence

Very cool video and breakdown! Also about the name Rook, I have a theory that's more wishful thinking... If Rook is actually named after a chess piece, what would that make all the other heroes in the Dragon Age series? If Rook is Rook, what if the Hero of Ferelden is a Bishop, Hawke is a Knight, and the Inquisitor is the queen? Silly theory, I know, but still wishing for a Dragon Age game in the future where all the heroes you've created are actually the team/party (that would be like Avengers Endgame culmination)

She even says welcome welcome in the description.

I was just reading The Wigmaker Job again and in Vyrantium they have a floating aqueduct. I don’t think the Minrathous structure is an aqueduct, but it seems having floating architecture is common in Tevinter

I'm so intrigued by the bit about Harding's magic. I remember that I read once that Sera was originally meant to have a specialisation that revolved around her having unexpected magical powers - some of her banter, in particular with Solas, still seems to reference that, and it also explains why her specialisation seems a bit ... disconnected from her character - it might have been changed somewhat late in development. I wonder if they re-used bits of that storyline for Harding now? It seems an odd parallel, and with the veil presumably weakening maybe dwarves can now have magic just like everyone else. I also noted that while several press releases have talked about the character creator at length (including the game informer one from today), none dropped so much as a mention of a dwarf not being able to be a mage. Wouldn't that be an information you include when talking about classes and customization options? idk. might be grasping at straws, super intrigued to see what comes of that.

I'm so pumped for DAV. I've been replaying all the games (currently on DAI) working on building my world state I want to use in DAV. Are there any recommendations for extended material (e.g books comics) I should check out before DAV? From what I heard Tevinter Nights is a must, and the Missing is ok.

I really hope Harding having magic and Solas opening the fade again are connected. I feel like if the elven calendar is real, then that means dwarves DID have magic and they were barred from it by the elves after the titan battle. Yay for more dwarf lore! 🤞

I’m so excited for all of this! Someday, I hope we get some kind of time frame for the order off the different religions of Thedas. Cuz it feels like the Titans may have existed first, then either the Old Gods existed and were sealed away by the Titans or the Elven “gods” came to power and fought their was against the Titans (over lyrium maybe?) and then the Old Gods came and were sealed away by the elves (idk). Then Solas locked the elven gods away and Andrastianism got started and spread by the humans. I have no idea if I have that order even slightly right. I’ve just been watching lots of lore and codex entries.

14:45 I loved it (I did feel "meh" about the song) But I LOVED the characters and everything else.

Yay!

@GhilDirthalen If you look at the ritual site at 11:01 it remarkably resembles images of the black city the game shows us especially during Varric story telling in DA keep.

Have you read the "Horror of Hormak" story? It kinda proves more of your theory on who 'Moonhead' (i love that name btw haha) could be, as it's generally believed the story is about her

I thought the floating building in Minrathas was merely a enforcement vehicle that monitors the whole city. Even imagine there are more floating above the city protecting it from the Qunari.

I'm starting to assume that we We'll be using the blade as a conduit to talk to solas through the fade?🤔🧐

Neve's voice reminds me of Sonja from Horizon zero dawn, similar tone...😊

Neve's voice actor has been terrorizing my thoughts ever since I heard her speak. I thought maybe Indira Varma at first because some of the lilt sounded very Moshae to me, and I swear I could hear moments of Sloane and Vivienne, as well. But as someone pointed out to me, Indira has a very noticeable accent that Neve doesn't seem to have, but I can't unhear the Moshae now :( really looking forward to seeing the entire cast list, too... I nerd pretty hard about VAs haha

On Rook. Even tho I'm hoping you can be evil/amoral with him, by some of the responses he gave in the gameplay trailer I feel he is inclined to have a ''all it takes attitude'' to stop Solas. Same way the Inquisitor is inclined to being a mediator and idealistic hero, at best (or worst I guess) you could be with her/him is a jerk but nothing downright moraly questionable. I personally like the idea that Rook cannot necessarily be bound by morality and that's makes him unpredictable wich is necessary to stop Solas.

SUPPORTING DA CREATORS!!!

The first rifts we see in the trailer are blue. Why is the last one green?

The doubled up statues during the gameplay trailer ritual is in my mind too big of an oopsie to actually be an oopsie. It's visible in multiple shots for minutes. The only thing I can imagine for saying that Harding has "unexpected magical powers" is that either she's infected with lyrium somehow or she is half-human

i think the thing I'm most interested in is seeing how the Inquisitor plays into all this. i know they're in the game, but obviously we're not playing AS them. i totally get the gameplay reasons for not having two main games in a row with the same protagonist, in a series that has always switched up its protags. i guess I'm just interested in the lore reasons for why they're not the one on the ground doing the dirty work like Rook will be.

YES YES YES

I found myself super put off by Bellara at first (it's totally the trailer's fault) but now I'm scared she will be my new obsession.! It feels like it spells something really juicy for battlemage combat with her using a bow; I also wonder if it could be linked to her vallaslin.. But the other look we had at Veil Jumper likewise showcased a bow and arrow, though one that seemed quite magical in property. Very inchresting.. As far as the red vallaslin goes, I wonder if it is a henna-red/brown situation. If that's true, then there could be such a cool plot dive into heroism turned sadistic and sacrificial connecting to what was said of the encounter with the Sylvan red vallaslin elves. I'm so interested to see where things go from here! I will admit to being someone super bummed by the Big Trailer, but the gameplay reveal also had me stopping to analyse frames and frames of new information. As a long-time subscriber, these videos are gonna be my bread and butter this Summer.

You brought up the Cole quest, and I think that is the heart of the redesign of the demons. Thoughts?

The primary current focus in DA is Elven mythology, but I think Veilguard will set up the next focus (which sadly may never happen) to be Dwarves, specifically Titans

10:42 The two statues at the ends both have round ears. One of those is the duplicate beetle shape. I can't see the smaller statues to see if they are the same or show opposite ear shapes as the statues they are matched up with.

Honestly with Harding having that that black eye in one of the pre release screen shots and Neve mentioning all the raw magic the ritual was using I wouldn't be shocked if whatever goes down between the cut out the gameplay preview gave us and that screen shot (they looked like similar areas) ended up causing some sort of dwarf mage stuff to happen to Harding. I feel like her powers are going to be different than whatever was happening with the titan in the Decent dlc.

The weird lump at the bottom of the stairs around 13:42 moves, like a person lying on their side and lifting their head. Is it possible that's Varric, lying at the base of the stairs?

@a.b.7817

Ай бұрын

I think it’s him too !

Im pretty excited about the fact the community probably predicted the blights/old gods/evanuris connection so early! Im so happy it turned out to be true. If the moonhead is indeed ghilan’nain the design is so interesting with the multiple arms and appendages. Mother of monsters indeed.

So glad to have a game to get back into for DA. I hope EA didn't mess with it too much but let's be real, any reason to be back in Thedas is good enough for me.

Could the double up statues be related to how the elven gods had high priests, as the old gods did as well?? And maybe there’s more of a connection than we know as with morrigan/inky drinking from the well.

Is the blade the idle, purified? We know the blight can be cured (look at Fiona) maybe Solas knows how.