I don't know exactly what Flemeth is, but I do know she is one of the most compelling NPCs in any game I have ever played (stands to reason she would be Bioware's creation if only for that fact).
Since Dragon Age's conception, she has been a source of fascination for me: I really, really want another DA game focused on her, one that expands on her story, one that lets us have the answers. Barring that, I wouldn't mind a professionally written novel that details her story. I guarantee I would read it; heck, I'd beg Kate Mulgrew to read it to me
Abomination? Possibly (though Fenris seems to think differently), but even the most powerful of demons seen so far hardly scared me as much as she. That, however, means little considering there is no way for sure to know if the fade demons have yet been fully explored (especially given the different power levels of some, like Uldred, who was indeed quite powerful, as was the Baroness, both of whom were impressively more powerful than a run-of-the-mill Rage demon). Perhaps, and I'm just spitballing here, the most powerful ones do not desire to be a part of the mortal world; perhaps there are "demons" that have transcended this base desire and instead have entirely different agendas. So far all we really know is that the "good" spirits are the only ones who think this way (Justice, Awakening). It stands to reason if the virtuous spirits do not desire a mortal existence that there could be a faction of not-so-virtuous demons who think similarly but for different reasons---we just may not know about them yet.
Old God? Very possible. I'd like to think she somehow escaped the Maker's imprisonment and is slowly and methodically planning her move. We do know there is a parallel with Archdemons: when one is killed, its essence moves to the next darkspawn and is reborn in that body (Riordin, DA:O); this is similar to her ritual of transfering her life essence to that of a daughter, a practice she has apparently been doing for centuries (Morrigan, DA:O). It is this parallel that leads me to believe that Flemeth may be an Old God, but, as always, that is speculation. Another note worth mentioning is that Flemeth can turn into a High Dragon, which is also the shape an Archdemon takes. These things could be coincidence, however, but it does seem the powers at work are at least related on the surface.
Another thought I have had---though this one seems pretty far-fetched and, as such, easily dismissable because I don't really have any proof to offer---is that Flemeth is something else entirely, such as the physical incarnation of something much more powerful, a dark force not unlike Satan in the Bible. I'm not suggesting she is one of the Maker's creations (as fade spirits like Justice are), but she could be (or at least be the physical vessel of one like Anders is in DA II). The only evidence I could possibly use to support this, and it's sketchy at best, is to compare what happens to Anders in DAII: the virtuous spirit of Justice transforms into something else whose soul purpose, whose only drive, seems to be the antithesis of what it originally was. If it happened to one virtuous spirit, it could, regardless of the rarity of such an event, happen to any; however, Justice in Awakening seemed to indicate that "spirits" and "mortals" are two different things, and we know that Justice's transformation was tainted by a mortal's desire for revenge, but who is to say something similar did not happen to Flemeth centuries ago? As I said, this is a pretty thin argument and probably not even worth considering.
We can only hope DA III's plans---or DA IV's---include a campaign wrapped all around this enigmatic figure. I'd really like to play out that story.
Modifié par spoe71, 03 mai 2011 - 12:04 .
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