I had these ideas overnight so I thought would share; they may once have been true, they may even still be true but that does not necessarily mean in the future that they will still be true. You see the moral of this tale is that "Everything is subject to CHANGE".
There was once a being known as the Maker and there was nothing but the Maker. The Maker wanted something more so he created a world of light and song that was populated by spirits, his First Children, that were essentially reflections of his thoughts but they did nothing but sing and glow because he had not yet thought what he wished to do with them. Then he realised that he needed to do more (Wisdom), so he determined to do so (Purpose) and he acted upon it to alter the nature of reality by creating the veil (Change), thus bringing into existence the spirits Wisdom, Purpose and Change.
The old world of the Fade was constantly in flux as were the spirits within it and thus was beloved of Change whilst the new world of Thedas was solid and permanent and could only be changed by the creatures within it. In their hearts burned Purpose and so Purpose and Change were most often with them but without Wisdom, their purpose could change to selfish Desire and Change itself could become chaos and anarchy. Even wisdom could become twisted into Pride and arrogance. Other spirits of the Fade were attracted to these material creatures to interact with them and so spirits of wisdom and purpose multiplied but they could also become corrupted. Other spirits grew out of these interactions; wisdom and purpose leading to justice but also corrupted to become vengeance. However, there was always only one agent of Change, sometimes working with his two friends, sometimes alone. Change could sometimes be for better, sometimes not.
Some of the material creatures could interact with the Fade and its creatures in a special way for they had been touched with magic and the most powerful of these were the Dreamers. The relationship of the Dreamers with the Fade and its denizens was such that the other creatures viewed them as gods. They had a bond with Fade creatures whose aspect they most closely embodied; some benign, some less so. Their followers marked themselves to show their allegiance to their gods and obeyed their will without question. Great wonders were created by the gods and their followers but then conflict arose they threatened to tear apart everything they had built. Many people desired an end to the war and rebelled, leading Change to aid them. One of these was a Dreamer who became the avatar of change. He tricked the gods so they could be imprisoned away from the world and its people, allowing them to be free of their influence. Some people saw him as a rebel hero, others a sly trickster who betrayed his fellow gods. Legend knows him as Fen'Harel. After expending so much energy bringing this about, he needed to rest, sending his avatar into Uthenara and returning to stalk the Fade and once again seek out his friends, Wisdom and Purpose because he felt the need of them; the change that had been wrought had not necessarily been for the better.
Thereafter Change would only intervene if the will for it was strong enough and when all three acted together, they could be said to be embodying the Maker, for they were reflections of his mind. The three of them responded to a song of longing from a woman who wanted to free her people from slavery. Wisdom gave her insight into how she could make the world a better place, Purpose gave her the drive to succeed and Change inspired like minded people to assist her. The woman was Andraste and with their inspiration she changed the world but only partially and died with her work incomplete, betrayed by those who did not want change enough. So the three friends retreated back into the Fade, refusing to intervene together again until people wanted it enough; showing a willingness to follow the Chant she had given them in they way they lived their lives. However, as time passed people twisted the meaning of this to simply spreading the Chant, by violence if necessary, rather than living their lives by its code. Change is not always for the better.
Change would continue to listen for people who desired it enough. He heard the call of an elven girl called Briala, fleeing for her life after surviving an attack that took her parents and other elves. He spoke to a Dreamer called Felassan and sent him to her aid but the Dreamer went too far and exceeded what he was supposed to do.
He heard the call of an Ancient Magister who wanted to change the world and gave him the means to achieve it, waking his ancient avatar from slumber to assist him, only discovering too late that the Magister's desires were twisted and what he desired was not true change but only his own transformation into a god. So Change changed his allegiance to those who opposed this Magister, who were both trying to bring order from chaos but also effect they own changes. When the Ancient Magister was defeated Change went his own way once more but this time determined to bring about a change himself rather than waiting to be called upon.
Remember the words of Flemeth "We stand on the precipice of great change." The Inquisition was only the beginning.
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