Key Takeaways
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Dragon Age: Inquisition's latest DLC, Trespasser, reveals that elves across Thedas have joined forces with Solas.
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However, as fans have now noted, they are nowhere to be found in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
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Concept art suggests they will be in The Veilguard, but they were removed at some point in development.
Mild spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard aheadDragon Age: The Veilguard opens with Solas performing the ritual he teased at the end of the Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC, Trespasser. With that in mind, the story seems to follow along pretty well, despite the ten-year jump.
However, as some fans have noticed, there is a major omission from the story of The Veilguard: Solas' followers. Despite the massive plot set in place at the end of Trespasser, Solas doesn't have the army of elven followers we've come to expect, as no one seems to care if Rook is going to stop Solas' plans.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard appears to have abandoned plans for Solas to have an army of Elven followers
As noted above, a scene at the end of Trespasser established the idea that elves across Thedas had joined forces with Solas. The text on this slide reads:
After the events of the Winter Palace, the elves left the Inquisition under mysterious circumstances, as did the elven servants throughout Thedas. No one could tell where they were, but those who believed the Inquisitor's stories about Fen'Harel wondered just how large the Dread Wolf's army was… and what the ancient elven rebel was up to. .
Besides, the fact that Solas had an agent in the Inquisition in the first place was one of the reasons we were given to destroy it. So, if you cut Inquisition out of fear of including Solas in your plans, I guess you have nothing to worry about.
Some of us thought that one of our friends, Bellara, would be Solas' representative.
It looks like this idea will be brought into The Veilguard at some point in development. There is a concept of elves trying to protect Solas, getting in the player's way. This would have made for an interesting conflict, as the elves were very sympathetic, as most of Thedas would have mistreated them. Tevinter, who we last glimpsed in The Veilguard, even enslaves elves, further explaining why many want Solas' plan to succeed.
For whatever reason, it has been removed, and Solas is working alone. In fact, no one even jumps in to stop Varric and Rook from messing up their rituals early in the game. If he had a secret army ready to help him, it would surely be quiet.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, focusing on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.
