The one part of this theory I can definitely get behind is the mage idea. Since she has no idea how she is able to be such a skilled archer without any training, it's seems like she could be an unknowing hedge mage whose magic has diverted itself into an ability she understands and is able to use without fear.
I would DIE to see Sera suddenly find flames shooting out her fingertips.
I think if you choose a certain dialogue option after the Fade scene, Solas says something like "since you sought me out in your sleep, I thought I would make sure we went somewhere interesting." I guess the Inquisitor unknowingly talked to him in their sleep.
Speaking of this, my Inquisitor should totally be looking for him whenever she sleeps. Duel of wills like Solas trying to not be found her searching.
: D There should be an option under:
My settings -> Notification Options -> Notify me when someone quotes my posts (and I'm not already following) (Check the mark under Notification List)
Does this mean you have to not be following this thread to get a message when someone quotes you?
This thread comes up with better theories than any of the other threads I've ever regularly visited have. You guys are awesome.
examples! i never venture out,
Agreed .. I would suspect that it is more of being in denial that she has magic or she has been severely traumatized by magic in the past
.. there are several things to suggest this.
- She is not the only character doing this- Dalish denies she has magic as well.
- Sera grew up during the Blight in the Denerim Alienage when Loghain and Howe had hired Tevinter Blood Mage Slavers to sell off the population of the Alienage. .
- Possibility one is that Sera was one of the children in the hospice who was going to be sold into slavery- signs during that quest indicated that the slavers had already begun doing blood magic on the prospective slaves- This would have caused Sera to be greatly fearful of magic.
- Possibiity two is that she is Amethyne, the daughter of Elora the maid of Lady Landra who dies the night your Cousland warden's family is massacred by How and his men. This means she would have been a resident in the demon infested orphanage that Ser Otto the Blind Templar is investigating -- which also would have caused a tremendous fear of magic.
- If she is suppressing her magic it is likely she was taught to do this out of fear of the Templars.. just as she would have learned that being an elf was bad because bad things happen to mages who reveal their magic to Templars and bad things happen to female elves --- usually at the hands of human males (see Warden Tabris background story). Being an elf or a mage in Thedas is dangerous -- worse yet if you are an elf and a mage and female to boot--- and avoidance is a common way to deal with danger.
Andruil just doesn't seem realistic for me above and beyond the already listed reasons-Sera has an intense dislike of all religion-- Andruil would have reveled in the attention of being a religious figure --- also Andruil killed indiscriminately- Sera not so much- we might not understand her reasons all the time but they typically involve mistreatment of the working class in some way ... Andruil would have cared less about this class of people since they would have been the slaves she hunted for fun.
Whoaaaa, I totally forgot about all that!
I wasn't going to release this until later but since we're all talking about Sera....
It's all the party banters that point out she's different.
Well Solas, you really should ask permission before you mind meld with people.
What if he fade-walked into a sex dream you were having about him?
Also, Sashimi I feel like you are becoming a celebrity with all your awesome videos...can I have your autograph? 
Wandering around the Hissing Wastes forever in silence (like I always seem to be doing right now. Eugh. Stupid merchant needs to hurry up and sell the schematic I need) when Solas breaks the silence by coughing and then apologising, saying something about the wind cutting at the throat.
Startled the life out of me as I had completely zoned out
Thanks, Solas.
I really really like the theory of Sera being Amethyne.
There were ideas that Amethyne was the little girl behind the door in the Friends of Red Jenny quest during Origins but I don't remember that quest so I don't know.
What if he fade-walked into a sex dream you were having about him?
Also, Sashimi I feel like you are becoming a celebrity with all your awesome videos...can I have your autograph?
*signs boobs*
There ya go!
But I try not to think about all that because I assume I will fall from grace horrible one day if I do.
What if he fade-walked into a sex dream you were having about him?
There is fanfiction of this! Well, not sex, but hot hot makeouts 
Written before the game came out, so it doesn't really line up, but still very cute and sexy 
: D There should be an option under:
My settings -> Notification Options -> Notify me when someone quotes my posts (and I'm not already following) (Check the mark under Notification List)
It's checked. I even asked a Mod for help, but you can imagine how that went.
I really really like the theory of Sera being Amethyne.
There were ideas that Amethyne was the little girl behind the door in the Friends of Red Jenny quest during Origins but I don't remember that quest so I don't know.
Yeah for me that was the special thing about Sera
Someone quick quote me. For science.
Someone quick quote me. For science.
SCIENCE!
SCIENCE!
Boo. Nothing. I am following this thread, right?
I don't yet buy the theory, but it's got some interesting support. I don't see it as repetitive, however, because if she is connected to Andruil, it's as a rather unwilling and unhealthy host, which brings up the biggest objection I have to the theory- Flemeth's statement that the unwilling can't be possessed. However we do know that people can become possessed without realizing that that's what they're doing. So conceivably Sera could have heard "Andraste" talking and accepted a bargain of sorts and ended up with an elven god's wisp essence in her who's now driving her mad. This would make her, not a repetition of Solas' story, but a contrast. Solas even gives support to it when he says "she is apart from herself." She's not integrated as she should be.
Again, I'm not saying I buy it, but something is going on with her.
Whatever is going on with Sera is a chance for some exciting storytelling A hidden mage would be neat, someone linked to a god like Morrigan/Inky after the well would also be a nice fit, or a child suffering from magic-related childhood trauma... all of those are interesting possibilities.
That idea of Sera mistaking whoever approached her for Andraste is awesome, I hadn't thought of that! Sera could be so desperate to prove or find out that the Maker and Andraste are real because she wants to convince herself that what she accepted isn't something more sinister. Also, we've already seen god-like elves who accept and integrate the spirit and power so it'd be neat to see that story told in a different way, with a host that actively resists the spirit. Some may think Sera is irritating because she's an outspoken and grating character, but she's got a lot of strength. If anyone could stick it to a 'god,' she could 
Good storytelling, imo
But really, I didn't intend to stir up dissent or bring the Sera discussion back, all I want is to have a thread to come back to that feels like home and doesn't pick on people who have unusual ideas. We're Solas fans... we have enough on our plate to think about without worrying about how silly a theory about another character sounds 
Whatever is going on with Sera is a chance for some exciting storytelling
That idea of Sera mistaking whoever approached her for Andraste is awesome, I hadn't thought of that! Sera could be so desperate to prove or find out that the Maker and Andraste are real because she wants to convince herself that what she accepted isn't something more sinister. Also, we've already seen god-like elves who accept and integrate the spirit and power so it'd be neat to see that story told in a different way, with a host that actively resists the spirit. Some may think Sera is irritating because she's an outspoken and grating character, but she's got a lot of strength. If anyone could stick it to a 'god,' she could
But really, I didn't intend to stir up dissent or bring the Sera discussion back, all I want is to have a thread to come back to that feels like home and doesn't pick on people who have unusual ideas. We're Solas fans... we have enough on our plate to think about without worrying about how silly a theory about another character sounds
Edit: ToP Solas.
I've been trying to figure out why in the world Solas would give his orb to Coryphishite. My best guess comes inspired by real life events. My boyfriend woke me up this morning and was talking to me. I don't know about you but I say some dumb **** when I'm half asleep. I said something without thinking and then was like, "My god, what I have done?!" So I imagine the conversation to go something like this;
Solas: *wakes up from thousand year sleep. Wipes drool off of orb then proceeds to stare at it for several minutes*
Enter Cory
Cory: Sup?
Solas: ...What? Oh..Yeah. I should get up...maybe.....in a few minutes. Yo. Do me a huge and turn this on for me, will ya?
Cory: Aiight. *turns orb on and walks away with it*
Solas: Thanks bruh. It's so warm under this blanket. I don't want to leave. Maybe I'll just lay here for a bit. Rest my eyes.
*Wakes up again and notices orb is gone*
Spoiler'd for language
I am trying unfollowing this thread...can someone quote me to see if it works?
I am trying unfollowing this thread...can someone quote me to see if it works?
Here ya go!
Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.
We're accepting of all theories, far-fetched or not in this thread, aren't we? No matter how ridiculous we might think it is?
So we're not allowed to disagree? I must've missed the ground rules of this thread.
And I realize that saying "no offense" means the exact opposite to some people, but when I say it, I mean it. I truly appreciate that people put forth theories that are way out there, and I do so myself.
What I don't agree with is censuring opinions.
I need a timeframe for the bloody orb business..
According to Cory, the ritual was years in the making.. WTH has Solas been doing all this time?
Edit: Probably recovering from his jet lag
I've been trying to figure out why in the world Solas would give his orb to Coryphishite. My best guess comes inspired by real life events. My boyfriend woke me up this morning and was talking to me. I don't know about you but I say some dumb **** when I'm half asleep. I said something without thinking and then was like, "My god, what I have done?!" So I imagine the conversation to go something like this;
Solas: *wakes up from thousand year sleep. Wipes drool off of orb then proceeds to stare at it for several minutes*
Enter Cory
Cory: Sup?
Solas: ...What? Oh..Yeah. I should get up...maybe.....in a few minutes. Yo. Do me a huge and turn this on for me, will ya?
Cory: Aiight. *turns orb on and walks away with it*
Solas: Thanks bruh. It's so warm under this blanket. I don't want to leave. Maybe I'll just lay here for a bit. Rest my eyes.
*Wakes up again and notices orb is gone*
Spoiler'd for language
Spoiler
Been wondering the same question over and over. I'm intrigued by the relation with Flemeth and what happened in the end, but that one question was more than the rest : how can anyone trust a creature such as Corypheus? Especially when that "anyone" is supposed to be a great and clever spirit. How could Solas ever think that giving away the Foci could be a great idea?
What Pride (Solas) had wrought... hum...
So Me after finishing the game: 
Here ya go!
Ok that worked. You can't be following this thread (which is kinda lame but whatever).
Retour en haut
