Everyone else has their own topic and The Elder One is feeling left out (probably why he is trying to take over the world), so I decided to be nice and make him one, all for himself.
Who is the Elder One? That is the mystery my friends, there are quite a few plausible possibilities, and very few confirmed facts. He controls the Venatori, he probably shape shifts into a very evil looking dragon, he has everyone (including fade spirits judging by part of the trailer) running scared.
So who could he be? I'll give you a few theories I've seen/came up with, and we can discuss and maybe we'll have this nailed down by November!
1) Corypheus - I'll start with the obvious choice, and in my opinion the boring choice. He is, quite clearly, an elder, seeing as he is almost a millennia old. He seems to share certain powers with Archdemons (possession of the tainted, his own 'calling'). He also had plans to invade the white/black city and gain ultimate power. All of this fits the bill for the Elder One, but it seems too convenient to me, and too easy.
2) An Elven Sleeper / Fen'Harel - Masked Empire gives quite a few hints about Fen'Harel and introduces us to dead Elven Sleepers, possibly showing us what is in store for DAI. An elven sleeper would exist pretty much exclusively in the Fade, Alexius and several others said, "The Elder One is coming!" as though he weren't here yet. Where could he be? The Fade! This is actually one of my favorite theories as it doesn't rely on Gods or Darkspawn for the majority of its glue.
3) An Unawakened Old God - There are two surviving (that we know of) Old Gods, yet to be tainted by the Darkspawn. The Architect (and potentially Corypheus as the two seem terribly similar) was seeking to awaken an Old God without tainting it, for unknown purposes. His failure led to the 5th Blight. There is no indication that he learned from his mistake, and even if he is dead his followers might well have decided to carry on. An awakened and untainted Old God is something the world knows pretty much nothing about, there is no mention of it in recorded history, outside Chantry propaganda.
4) A previously tainted Old God - The most common God to use with this is Dumat (seeing as his altar still held power in Legacy), and Urthemiel (OGB), but if you think about it then it could be any Old God. It is entirely possible that the Wardens sacrificing themselves doesn't actually slay the Archdemon, why should an Archdemon's soul be so vulnerable as to be destroyed by a single human soul? Maybe the Wardens simply freed the souls of the Old Gods from their captivity and allowed them to return to the fade. Regardless any previously tainted Old God could very well be the Elder One.
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5) A Forgotten One - One of the ancient demons that some sources say taught humans Blood Magic. The Formless One is still unaccounted for and is a prime candidate for the Elder One. Demons are ageless so he would certainly be old enough to qualify. He also fits the criteria for a 'New God'. He would also have a special bond with Imshael, who it seems is going to play at least some part in DAI, judging by Masked Empire.
Those are the ones I've seen and came up with, what are your theories? Give evidence for or against any of these 4, or for completely different ones. The Elder One is coming, and he doesn't like to be left out (and we've got a few hundred pages to go to catch up to the other character!)
From the Trailer: This may be the Elder One in dragon form (or it may simply be a very evil looking dragon)
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