>>537369I have! I re-read her story about Rypite and Sirage when I'm feeling down and need a pick-me-up. I suppose if you squint, that Sahvel does look like Secily! Both are technically long-haired men, one just wields a sword and wears make-up, the other is a tired old DILF with sanpaku eyes and the nurturing vibes of Anya from Mouthwashing (it's also in his face. They both have sanpaku eyes and are soft-spoken, parental individuals).
Fun fact! When I first started playing Dragon Age when I was 16, I only could get the first one to work on my computer. I did my research on the Inquisition followers. I liked Solas back then but nowadays as an adult who CAN play Dragon Age: Inquisition, I self-inserted into the game and finally got to "meet" him. I was playing a Lavellan mage. Not to brag, but he fell head over heels for me because I am naturally inquisitive and I like asking questions and learning more. I just don't have any romantic feelings for Solas, but I have written my Lavellan's backstory as she is his long-lost daughter with Mythal. He raised her after Mythal was killed and has long since lost romantic love for anyone other than Mythal. Solas' solace is in his daughter, the Fade and learning. As father and daughter, we read together a lot and he taught my Lavellan to traverse the Fade and how to be a powerful Rift Mage like herself. Her becoming Inquisitor was very hard for him because he knew she would likely die attempting to close it.
The Iron Bull and his Chargers are very distressing and upsetting to me (because it's a giant, gross hairy man leading a motley crew of trannies, what's not to fear as a woman?) and seeing Solas have no patience for him and even blatantly dehumanizing him (Solas calls Iron Bull a "mindless drone" if the Chargers are lost and the Qun dreadnought is saved) is so reassuring. I imagine him burning the whole group alive for terrorizing his sweet, nerdy elf daughter with their uproarious violence. I just really, really hate big, strong men, especially groups of them.
Cole is another good boy, but I question whether or not he can consent and I feel guilt at the thought I could be taking advantage of him. I wouldn't turn Cole human because I don't want him to lose his purity as a Spirit, because he would develop base human male instincts and probably degrade into a horny, violent moid.