#abelas

I only did that on my first run and on this one, I feel bad for killing the ancient elves but in my defense these bitches literally fuck off to die somewhere else even when you spare them 🤷🏽‍♂️

I was wondering...do you know what canonically happens to Abelas & co? The Sentinels from the Temple of Mythal? The well is consumed, their reason for being gone. Do they abandon the temple? Go back to uthenera? Do something else? I can't recall anything being said, but I also didn't read any of the books. Do you know if there is an answer there?

Sadly nothing canonically after the game. We have two options as a player with Abelas - Morrigan can either kill him or he goes off into another existence. While there isn't any mentions of him after Inquisition, his story is ripe for pickings (at least if Morrigan doesn't kill him):

Inquisitor: Are you leaving the temple? Abelas: Our duty ends. Why remain? Solas: There is a place for you, lethallin… if you seek it. Abelas: Perhaps there are places the shemlen have not touched. It may be that only uthenera awaits us. The blissful sleep of eternity, never to awaken. If fate is kind. Solas: Malas amelin ne halam, Abelas. His name. Abelas means sorrow. I said… I hoped he finds a new name.

Abelas is first encountered at Solas’s ritual site; when the party returns to look for the dagger, they find him searching for it as well. Abelas explains that he knows the gods have returned and that the dagger must be kept out of their hands. Rook says that Solas is trapped in the Fade but has a connection through their dreams. Abelas agrees to assist the group, saying that if Fen’Harel has tasked them with stopping the gods, they will need his assistance.

Initially, Abelas is very closed off and not interested in talking to Rook, or anyone else for that matter. He’s well-guarded and answers any questions cryptically at best. Through gaining approval, Abelas eventually shares that his personal motivation for being with Rook is that he believes his only remaining duty in the world is to avenge Mythal; after that, he can go to his “final rest”.

At first Abelas believes it is just Elgar’nan and Ghilan’nain he must end, but if Rook uncovers all of Solas’s memories and murals, he has a bit of a crisis moment where he adds Solas to his hit list as well, for murdering Flemeth. Rook can either agree or dissuade Abelas from this. The potential consequence: if Rook encourages Abelas to kill Solas but then tries to spare Solas in the end of the game with Abelas in the party, he will go against Rook’s decision and attack Solas himself, ultimately dying.

For a character arc, Abelas must learn to either let go of Mythal and embrace the modern world, or commit to upholding her values of justice and vengeance in his own name. Either way, completing his personal questline means Abelas finally believes has a reason to keep living beyond servitude to an absent god, and no longer seeks death.

(apologies, I've been baking and just inhaled a blast of powdered sugar with lemon so I am *zesty*)

ANYWAYS yes,

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?

ZESTY. Damn now I want some lemon-zesty cookies!!! 😭

For Inadvisable (modern university AU, Solavellan, Abelas x Lavellan, Felassan x Lavellan):

4. What's your favourite line of dialogue?

.... how can you ask me this for a fic with three ships that's more than 600k words that I wrote like 5 years ago😭😭😭 I'M SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER THINGS? IN THIS ECONOMY???

Honestly though it would have to be something Felassan said because of course it is. 🤣 I really enjoyed writing Felassan talking to Solas, Abelas, or both in this fic -- the boys interacting were probably my favourite bits. Chapter 20 specifically is one of my favourites in the fic, so here's a bit from that chapter:

Felassan spoke up again. “She’s single, for what that’s worth.” Abelas whipped around to stare at him. “How do you know that?” “It came up in conversation,” he said. “In conversation?” Abelas demanded. “Yes,” Felassan said. “You know, a mutual back-and-forth where two people discuss topics of interest–” Abelas interrupted him. “Athera told you she is single?” “Not in so many words, but I know she is.” Abelas opened his mouth then closed it, and Felassan chuckled. “Go on, ask whatever you were going to ask. It’s been a long time since I got to indulge in any office gossip.” Abelas scowled. “This is not gossip. It’s…” Solas couldn’t resist. “Research?” “Yes. No!” Abelas blurted. “No. I…” He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Well, I can tell you this,” Felassan said. “She’s single, and she enjoyed having lunch with you.” Abelas looked up at him. “Did she tell you that?” Solas jumped in. “You had lunch with Athera?” “You didn’t know?” Felassan asked. “Apparently not,” Solas said. He looked at Abelas in surprise. “Was that your unavoidable lunch yesterday?” Felassan sat up on the couch. “You went for lunch with her again yesterday?” Solas stared at him. “What do you mean, again? There was a first lunch? When was that?” Felassan grinned. “That was weeks ago. Where have you been?” “Enough,” Abelas exclaimed. “I need a moment of peace.” He rubbed his forehead, and Solas gave Felassan a tiny smile, which Felassan returned with a wink.

Thank you for the ask! And for making me remember how much I loved this fic and all these pairings 🥹❤️

Before sorrow knew his name.

Six thousand years ago, before the Veil tore the world apart, before the rebellion burned everything to ash, there was this: Abelas and Lathbora, in a moment that would be their last for millennia.

She died. He endured. And when she finally clawed her way back through the reincarnation cycle, he was still mourning someone she couldn't remember being.

Ancient elven tragedy hits different when you realize he's been waiting 6000 years.

No AI. Image was rendered in Daz3D

Adding Abelas to my pocket of Non-Romanceable Barely-in-the-Game NPCs that I would do unspeakable things to.