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[Heimerdinger]

From what I understand, the fade is not a realm or another world, the Fade is present everywhere. It mirrors the real world, so enter the Fade from the location of a castle and you get a twisted version of that castle created by demons and spirits. When a mage crosses the Veil they do not pass a gate, it's just a change in perspective, he/she just starts to see things as the spirits do. So the Fade is here, just phased out. Dreamers are found in the Fade but not dwarves or qunari. There are qunari mages though and all mages draw power from the Fade. No dwarf mages.

 

That was just to get some things clear, correct me if I'm wrong about them.

 

Now, some speculation on the Fade's origin:

 

1) The Fade may not be a natural phenomenon in Thedas, if it were then all races would be affected in similar ways. The races are not that different, they're all humanoids.

 

2) The fade was created by someone, the purpose was the Black City - a domain of sorts, outside the reach of most mortals.

 

3) Some ancient primeval magic was used to create the Fade, and it is still present in the Black City. The magisters did go there and as Corypheus says it was dark and corrupt. The taint spreads from there. Darkspawn emissaries have tainted magic that is different from any normal magic (well, at least in the lore, in game they also have fireballs and stuff). Tainted blood also has powers never before seen, not even by demons. Avernus proves that.

 

4) The spirits and demons were not created, they are a side effect. Manifestations of people from the real world, their rage, pride, desire, faith, fortitude, their sense of justice and so on.

 

5) The Fade was bound to the races of humans and elves, and it draws it's power from their lifeline. Humans and elves are the only ones who enter as dreamers because of this connection, other races enter only forced.

 

*Note that I have not played Inquisition, if any reveal from the new game contradicts my theories, post it here, I do not care about the spoilers.

 

Speculations for everybody!

[Lethaya]

Well, since you haven't played it, some quotes you might find interesting from Inquisition (from Solas, actually) on this matter:

 

"Imagine if spirits entered freely, if the Fade was not a place one went but a state of nature like the wind. A world where imagination defines reality, where spirits are as common as trees or grass... [and] Imagine if spirits were not a rarity but a part of our natural world like... a fast-flowing river. Yes, it can drown careless children, but it can also carry a merchant's goods or grind a miller's flour. That is what the world could be if the Veil were not present. For better or worse."

 

Posted these lines so many times now, oh dear. xD

 

Thanks to that, though (and Yavana's lines in the comics about a time before the Veil), I think the Fade is probably something more natural. Not really a created force, unless some of Thedas's various god figures were behind its fabrication, really. The Veil, however.... that seems to be a likely construct of some sort. Who made it and why, though...!

 

Oh! And I would reccomend playing DA:I if you get the chance! Lots of room for lore speculation.

[Kantr]

It's not the fade thats thought to be created (although the maker made it, so maybe some god did create both worlds) but rather the veil that seperates the fade (a codex at skyrim hints at it)

[turuzzusapatuttu]

You should really play Inquisition then, before speculating upon Fade  .