[TL;DR] paragraph at the end of the wall .
This is pure speculation and yes , I am aware that its pretty much impossible to happen , but after playing through the game (please note that in DA:O I romanced Morrigan , did the ritual and went through the eluvian with her) , I wholeheartedly wished that Bioware returns the Warden as the main character in the next game . I will try to explain my thinking .
At this point you might be thinking , calm down , buddy , Inquisition just got launched and we haven't even seen any DLC yet . Well , I agree , but if something made me appreciate the game beyond of what it deserves independently , its the feeling it brought back (mainly from DAO) . So I thought making a thread , writing about my wish , while also decomposing the game , analyzing its pros and cons and predicting the future after the ending we just saw . This is the point of this thread . If you are interested , please keep reading .
Although , I enjoyed the storyline , the power I had as the Inquisitor , the rise from obscurity to greatness , I still felt more drawn by everything that had to do with Origins . Those feelings however , came as a double edged knife as I also disliked how the characters that I pretty much developed from my previous playthroughs became strangers , although sometimes it was fun .
In other words , imagine a ball of playdough . The more you stretch , the more its likely to break . That ball of playdough is your Dragon Age experience. You gave it a shape , but I am afraid if Bioware keeps streching it to make room for more , its going to snap.
After finishing the main quest , we are given , of what is reasonable to presume ,the identity of the new adversary . Mythal/Flemeth .If you want my opinion , I'd say its about damn time . I wanted to kick Flemeth's arse since the "Attack on Shack" plan failed miserably in origins . Judging from what Flemeth said , both she and Mythal want revenge from mankind (litteraly ,heh) . The point is , they had a number of chances to let the world go to waste , but opted not to . So , revenge is a secondary objective , or so I think . Correct me if I am wrong , but the Old Gods are trapped in a place between the fade and reality . I think this might be the greater plan . To free the old gods , thus creating a chain reaction that will unleash magic across all Thedas (remember that all ancient elves could use magic) , provoke the maker into showing himself , etc . Mythal , by the way , condems Solas/Dread wolf for giving the orb to Corypheus , who seems marely a puppet in front of them .
[Note]In any case , no matter who survives that last scene encounter , its reasonable to believe that they want to free the old gods .
The fact is that we are fed mortal conflict , blights and demons for three installments and yet we can't answer why . Unless Qunari or Tevinter start a huge war , which would be a fitting filler , I think its time to start getting answers .
But since the next installment , which I think will be the last in the current timeline , is meant to answer all these questions , I dare ask myself . Is it really smart to create an entire new protagonist when you have the Keep at hand , while the community itself considers the Warden and his companions the link that holds the game together ? Why , after taking all these lengths , keep building from zero and not build on something already loved and successful . (This is the point where speculation starts) . If the Warden was to survive even after sacrifising himself to kill the archdemon, somehow , bringing him back as the main protagonist would be the best possible move . Let me elaborate . At this point , the Warden is searching for a way to prevent the calling . At the same time , the world is stabilized by the newly formed inquisition , while Mythal is plotting in the dark . Forcing a Qunari or a Tevinter invasion as the main plot point would be dull and would not answer any questions regarding dragon age's lore . Having them as a secondary event would be better and would enlarge the game .
So, all things considered, life starts to become better and better . What could really spoil it ?
A blight ? Already happened .
A civil war ? Already happened .
Demons ? Already happened .
Templar-Mage conflict ? Already happened .
Uknown catastrophy that forces uknown individual to rise from zero to hero and save the day ? Already happened . 2.5 times.
Or maybe a god's wrath that seeks vengeance by bringing all the Old Gods back using ancient elven technology , which might force the Maker to finally appear in the game in an epic finalle ?
At the very least , its the only scenario that can surpass the importance of the Inquisition . I really can't think of another way for them to top Inquisition . How could they follow up with a mere war or another blight full of demons after the magnitude of Inquisition ? I think we can be confident that the next "big" game will provide answers .
As I was saying , the Warden is currently looking for a way to prevent the calling . Personally , I think it makes a perfect starting point to old and new players . The potential , in addition , by having the Warden as the protagonist , are a lot . In fact , I feel like I have to list them so I won't eat up more of your time .
1. Most immersive RPG protagonist background that actually is visible ingame (by using the Keep) .
2. Former companion implementation is viable , while also adding new ones .
3. Huge amount of romance possibilities . From being the dead lover that came back , to the father that will have to cheat death(calling) to save his family . From the pursuit of a forbitten romance with the chantry's Divine to the reunification with the master assassin that stole his/her heart . Or even something completely new with the new followers .
4. Fits perfectly to the old Hollywood theme that Bioware likes . The old hero , forgotten , returns after a period of ten years , to save mankind from the wrath of the gods .
5. Bioware seems to realise that fans want a powerful protagonist , able to make big decisions . The Warden fits this role .
6. Fans are going to be excited (No brainer , huh) .
7. Gives the possibility to expand and conclude the story without having to create protagonists from zero . In fact , this gives Bioware the opportunity to focus on the story more since we already spent an entire game creating our protagonist .
8. The villain rescued his life once . Possibly , he fell in love with her daughter . Or maybe even stabbed her in the back . The fact is , there is a huge connection between the Warden and Mythal/Flemeth , that creates mixed fillings . Something not possible with someone made from scratch .
9. The blight is the cause of Maker's damnation . Lyrium is a live organism as Bianca said*** . By having the Warden searching for a way to defeat it , he could find answers
I could write more , but I think I made my point . Fact is , if the Warden survived origins , in any case , I doubt anyone would dislike the idea . But is it really that hard for the writters to find an explanation ? Perhaps Flemeth did something more than just save him from that tower . Come to think of it , would she risk a denial of Morrigan's proposal ? Judging from the medallion , she always had a backup plan . Could she do something that made the Warden able to absorb the old god's soul just like the baby would ? Add a little mystery by saying it was Maker's doing and you are good to go . You remember that you should be dead , you are in danger of dying by the corruption , while the world faces the biggest threat and you got to save them .Race against time , build momentum , find answers that shaped the world , etc , etc . Don't tell me that this is a bad storyline .
In any case , this is just wishful thinking that I really debated whether I should write it down or not so soon . But since I saw a lot of posts about what could happen next , I decided to give my opinion .
*** Something that came into mind . Since in the time of the Old Gods , every elvhen could use magic , is it possible that their prison is the lyrium itself ? Lyrium grants magical abilities to even non mages (templars) and its state is not specified yet . Dwarves are immune because they share nothing with the old gods and its pretty obvious that humans share a connection with the elven race .
[TL;DR] DreadWolf/Flemeth/Mythal seek the return of the old Gods by using ancient elven artifacts . Presumably this will force the Maker to finally appear since up untill now there was no immediate threat , as he was able to deal with Corypheus once . So , we can get some good answers . All that , while speculating how the Warden could fit in as the main protagonist .
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