Who Is Solas In Dragon Age: The Veilguard?

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BioWare's latest release, , is the long-anticipated return to the land of Thedas that countless people have waited a decade for. As a direct sequel to the well-received, fans are eagerly awaiting what has become of the various companions and other side characters they've grown so attached to. However, it appears that not all of them are on the side of good this time around.

Among all the various companions from, the return of Solas has caught many people's attention. 's launch trailer shows him fighting against his old companions, rather than alongside them, bringing many dangerous monsters into the physical world. For many long-time fans, this comes as a shock, while any newcomers to the franchise who haven't played previous games before might feel curious as to who exactly this elven mage is.

In the story leading up to , at the start of, Solas presents himself as a simple mage with an immense interest in a frightening realm known as the Fade — which is explained as a place that is full of ancient primeval matter. He offers his services in investigating the recent tear in the Veil, which in turn leads to him coming across the player character. Upon saving the player's life, he becomes a powerful companion who is willing to help the Inquisition, and can even become a potential romance option for certain characters.

During the player's journey throughout the game, it becomes revealed that the game's main villain, Corypheus, is in possession of a powerful elven artifact called the Orb of Destruction. Solas expresses immense concern about what harm said artifact could have on the elven people, given the fact that the orb utilizes the immensely strong magic of the elven pantheon, thereby allowing the wielder to breach the Veil and enter the Fade. At the end of the final battle, the player character ends up destroying the orb, which upsets Solas to the point where he leaves the group without further elaboration.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard continues the story of the Dragon