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[AutumnWitch]

A possible theory about Sera

 

It has puzzled me for a while why Sera is so anti-elf, anti-mage and anti-fade and then something occurred to me.

 

But before I get to that I need to point out a few things.

 

1. We know she came from Denerim.

2. We know she was an orphan

3. We know she is very anti-elf, anti-magic and has a deep seeded fear of the fade and demons.

 

I have always held from day one (which I have posted to before) that Sera is a latent Mage but did not pursue training. Solas hints at this no less than three times in DAI and BW added the bit about the one elf Mage (one of Bull’s Chargers) who is also an archer but constantly denies being a Mage. I don't think that was just a coincidence.

 

But even if this is so, it doesn’t come close to explaining Sera’s off attitude towards the above. That’s when I got the idea.

 

We know she was an orphan in the Denerim Alienage. But what if she was an orphan in the “Something Wicked” orphanage?

 

Then that got me thinking. We all know how emotional and rebellious Sera is. Let’s assume that she was there in that orphanage and let’s assume she HATES it there. I can easily see how that type of life would be unbearable for her. Then let’s assume to discovers one day that she is a Mage but because she is so young she really doesn’t understand what’s happening.

 

And from there, somehow a demon influences her from the Fade. And this demon convinces Sera if she summons it, it will help Sera escape the life in the orphanage. But of course the demon is tricking her. Perhaps the demon is using the guise of an Elven spirit or god? Perhaps, the demon plays on Sera’s Elven heritage. But of course when she summons it, only then is the truth revealed and the Orphanage is infested by all the evil and other demons that we see in DAO “Something Wicked”.

 

Sera would only realise afterwards that she was used and caused the death of so many people including many children.

 

Obviously this would cause her severe traumatic, physiological issues. This would explain her dislike of magic, mages, the Fade, demons and even Elves. The demon played her on her Elven heritage and her magic ability but the guilt afterwards causes Sera to reject everything about herself (Mage, Elven heritage) and embrace the Chantry.

 

Thoughts?

[TeaLulu]

I...I like this.

 

Keep in mind, the orphanage was abandoned for many years. Wasn't there a grown woman outside it who had been in there when whatever happened happened?

 

So its entirely likely it happened a decade ago, maybe when Sera was 10-12. Then she flees and is old enough to be playing with painted boxes in Denerim by the time the Warden rolls around and deals with the orphanage, and the box.

[Wissenschaft 2.0]

LOL, the elaborate theories people like to create to explain Sera's background. Me, I just think shes a county bumpkin (even if she grew up in a city). She has an amazing natural talent for archer, and self learning in general. Thats about it. Shes simple but in a party full of complex companions, simple can be refreshing.

[AddieTheElf]

Not sure what would come of this theory but its certainly interesting to think about. 

 

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i was on of the ones sold on the andruil theory a while ago.. don't think that's gonna happen now though

[AutumnWitch]

Not sure what would come of this theory but its certainly interesting to think about. 

 

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i was on of the ones sold on the andruil theory a while ago.. don't think that's gonna happen now though

 

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Oddly I think this is how Sera survived with her mind intact (as much as it is). Much like Flemeth I think Sera was so hurt and probably near suicidal after the events in the orphanage, that Andruil's spirit came to her and offered her some type of way to cope with the guilt. And probably saved her from the demon that she summoned.

 

If you romance Sera and really drill deep down in her conversations there is one scene in particular where you see she is still racked with so much guilt and fear. It just breaks your heart to pieces. I think perhaps without Andruil's influence Sera would have become an abomination or killed herself long ago. 

 

Tho that doesn't mean Sera isn't Sera. Like Flemeth and Mythal, I think Andruil coexists within Sera and she (Sera) might not even be aware of it.

[AddieTheElf]

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Oddly I think this is how Sera survived with her mind intact (as much as it is). Much like Flemeth I think Sera was so hurt and probably near suicidal after the events in the orphanage, that Andruil's spirit came to her and offered her some type of way to cope with the guilt. And probably saved her from the demon that she summoned.

 

If you romance Sera and really drill deep down in her conversations there is one scene in particular where you see she is still racked with so much guilt and fear. It just breaks your heart to pieces. I think perhaps without Andruil's influence Sera would have become an abomination or killed herself long ago. 

 

Tho that doesn't mean Sera isn't Sera. Like Flemeth and Mythal, I think Andruil coexists within Sera and she (Sera) might not even be aware of it.

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personally I'm not so sure on any of these theories anymore but they are certainly interesting and I would certainly be open and accepting if any are proven true. I sort of feel if not addressed in this game, it won't be addressed, but we'll find out if it bares fruit in the next game I suppose. I wouldn't think her related to andruil the same way flemeth is but we'll see. there are still a good amount of mystery around Sera, open for if they ever want to do something more for sure.

[riverbanks]

LOL, the elaborate theories people like to create to explain Sera's background. Me, I just think shes a county bumpkin (even if she grew up in a city). She has an amazing natural talent for archer, and self learning in general. Thats about it. Shes simply but in a party full of complex companions, simple can be refreshing.

 

Seriously, the whack theories people come up with to make Sera a special magical snowflake puzzle me so much. I don't see why every single elf in the series has to be super ultra extra special... sometimes an elf is just an elf.

 

Sera's just Sera. She's just a regular, average person. She grew up poor, in an alienage that was known to be exploited and locked down and suffer bouts of random racial profiling and violence, so she hates the kind of rich people who would screw with the poor suckers back home. She was raised into the same average man's view that all things magical are bad and dangerous and must be shut down and locked away, so she she's wary of mages and terrified of spirits and demons like any regular Joe at the market square would be. She's suffered from racism from both humans for being too elfy and Dalish elves for not being elfy enough, so she resents both of them equally for making her feel like she's never good enough (this is made even clearer when you romance her with an elf, she actually spells out her inferiority complex and her resentment at how she's been treated by "elfy elfs" her whole life).

 

That's all there is to it. There's no need for arcane theories to justify Sera's beliefs, she's a really, really simple person to get.

[Knight of Dane]

The Elf girl in the Bulls chargers only denies being a mage to not attract templar attention and as an inside joke, don't she? We see her use her magic in Tresspasser in Bull's scene if the chargers are alive.

[kukumburr]

LOL, the elaborate theories people like to create to explain Sera's background. Me, I just think shes a county bumpkin (even if she grew up in a city). She has an amazing natural talent for archer, and self learning in general. Thats about it. Shes simple but in a party full of complex companions, simple can be refreshing.

 

There are weird things about Sera though. I don't know if I subscribe to any particular theory about her, but there are a few things that are odd. The one that stands out to me most is her weird deja vu banters. It's even brought up again in Trespasser. It could mean something as simple as her being a bit sensitive to fade-y things, but I can see where the theories are coming from.

[Deanna]

I like this theory better than the one about Sera being Amethyst or whatever her name is from origins (if you play as a noble, the guests elven servants daughter) if that's not confusing lol...

Tho I don't think its that complex. I think Sera being present or witnessing the demons destroying the orphanage is enough on its own to make her feel that way about magic and demons. Also the demon using Sera's elven history or whatever against her is highly unlikely since Sera tells you why she doesn't like elfy elves and why she doesn't like to be classified as an "elf".

I don't think she's actually a mage who's suppressing her powers and is unknowingly possessed. She doesn't reveal much about her past but she tells enough to give us an inkling. And yea that leaves alot of room for anything. But some of these theories are pretty wild and out there lol. And more often than not, the truth is often quite simple and mundane.

[ComedicSociopathy]

With Andruil theory being pretty much dead I've come to the conclusion that Sera is most likely an elf that has an above average connection to the Fade. She could also even be a hedge mage whose magical abilities are so minor that she can't manifest any typical mage abilities.

 

Of course, that still won't completely explain why Sera's ears always point to the Fade, why she constantly feels like she's been in certain places before, why she can tell she that she's had the same banter with Cole about him ruining the Inquisitor's pet name, why she feels likes she's falling whenever she looks closely at the Breach or why she looks at the eluvians and sees random colors that no else, even an elf Inquisitor, can see. None of these examples are things that other elves, including mage Lavellan, experience, so chalking it up to being an elf doesn't really explain her unique situation.

 

Somethings up with Sera, I'm not sure what and with Trespasser simply putting an end to her involvement in the Dragon Age universe we many never find out. Best hope for Lukas Kristjanson to give an explanation or for her to have a cameo in DA 4, I guess. 

[AddieTheElf]

With Andruil theory being pretty much dead I've come to the conclusion that Sera is most likely an elf that has an above average connection to the Fade. She could also even be a hedge mage whose magical abilities are so minor that she can't manifest any typical mage abilities.

 

Of course, that still won't completely explain why Sera's ears always point to the Fade, why she constantly feels like she's been in certain places before, why she can tell she that she's had the same banter with Cole about him ruining the Inquisitor's pet name, why she feels likes she's falling whenever she looks closely at the Breach or why looks at the eluvians and sees random colors that no else, even an elf Inquisitor, can see. None of these examples are things that other elves, including mage Lavellan, experience, so chalking it up to being an elf doesn't really explain her unique situation

 

Somethings up with Sera, I'm not sure what and with Trespasser simply putting an end to her involvement in the Dragon Age universe we many never find out. Best hope for Lukas Kristjanson to give an explanation or for her to have a cameo in DA 4, I guess. 

this is a good way to sum up my view on the subject.

[SwobyJ]

Andruil theory is dead? News to me.

 

Trespasser being the end of Sera? Also news to me. In fact, DA4 could very well make Sera's DAI involvement utterly optional to the narrative, while instead she becomes an Important One in the next game. How important is she to DAI? Very little. She contributes, but is not necessary to the plot at all. This is good. It means the next game could, theoretically, have her the focus, without her DAI story and outcomes complicating things. She only needs to somehow get north or whatever.

 

I like this thread's theory. It would fit in well with how Sera feels she needs to suppress her magic and/or suppress whatever remains of Andruil in her. Too much magical chaos, while Sera instead opts to be an agent of chaos in the 'real world' - a Red Jenny.

[jedidotflow]

The Elf girl in the Bulls chargers only denies being a mage to not attract templar attention and as an inside joke, don't she? We see her use her magic in Tresspasser in Bull's scene if the chargers are alive.

 

This is correct. If you ask Krem about the Chargers, he goes on to mention how they even have mag-- errr, more archery.

[Boomshakalakalakaboom]

The Elf girl in the Bulls chargers only denies being a mage to not attract templar attention and as an inside joke, don't she? We see her use her magic in Tresspasser in Bull's scene if the chargers are alive.

Yep, that's right. She refers to her staff as a bō, not a bow.

[Tielis]

Sera's model is a "whole" elf, just like Solas' is.  All the other elves in the game look sickly.

 

That's really the only reason I think Andruil has something to do with Sera at this point.

[Drasanil]

Sera's model is a "whole" elf, just like Solas' is.  All the other elves in the game look sickly.

 

Or Sera is bigger, just like Solas, because she wasn't malnourished as a child and had three square meals a day. According to WoT2 that old lady she hates so much even left her a fortune as her inheritance, which just let it rot away because she couldn't be arsed to do the paper work.

[Knight of Dane]

Sera's in-game model is actually human with pointy ears. Which is why she can wear human exclusive armors but not elf-exclusive ones, and why she is taller than all other elves in the game.

[TK514]

I always figured Sera was just an excessively independent person who hates the assumption that she has to act a certain way or believe a certain thing just because her ears are pointed.  She hates it so much, she violently rejects everything about it.

 

Not really all that complex.

[Serza]

The Elf girl in the Bulls chargers only denies being a mage to not attract templar attention and as an inside joke, don't she? We see her use her magic in Tresspasser in Bull's scene if the chargers are alive.

 

There's a codex that someone would love an explanation how Dalish "Archery Techniques" can summon walls of ice.

 

Sera's in-game model is actually human with pointy ears. Which is why she can wear human exclusive armors but not elf-exclusive ones, and why she is taller than all other elves in the game.

 

It kind of makes sense with the character, too.

 

I mean, Lady Emmald is a Human. The Jenny who took her in later... IS A HUMAN.

 

She is TRAINED BY HUMANS.

Thus Human-Trained.

[Knight of Dane]

It kind of makes sense with the character, too.

 

I mean, Lady Emmald is a Human. The Jenny who took her in later... IS A HUMAN.

 

She is TRAINED BY HUMANS.

Thus Human-Trained.

 

I was not refuting this, just pointing out what's in the games design

[YourFunnyUncle]

I'm fairly certain that Sera actually has her own body model, which is closer to the human model than the elf but slightly thinner. You can (or could, it may have been patched out) see this when switching between her versions of the standard armour and the Qunari DLC armour. She gets visibly thinner in her own armour despite being covered by clothes on her midriff and arms. This does not happen to Cassandra (Or, I assume, a female human inquisitor. I didn't have one to test it on at the time.)

[Tielis]

"Human-trained" means nothing to me unless you're saying that training with other races actually changes one's body type.  

 

I never liked the whole Andruil theory, but perhaps she is meant to show another evolution, sort of like Feynriel:  half-elves.

 

Yet another reason to show why Solas' plan is wrong:  the DA universe, like ours, is self-correcting, and the elves are evolving into something else that is just as worthy as what they were?

[draken-heart]

"Human-trained" means nothing

 

I think this is more important to Sera than people realize. Sera was not really trained by humans, in fact, she states that no one gave her more and some lessons to start, and Cassandra/Dorian (maybe others) seems to point out Sera's "natural" skill with a bow. Even Sera says that "no one trained her" to use a bow effectively, she just knew.

 

Besides, the "race-trained" armors are not really that good.