roguelioness:

There’s something that bothers me about Morrigan’s quest during Broken Circle.

She says that Flemeth “lost” her grimoire to templars, and that it was the first [and only? I can’t remember the exact line] time Flemeth had been “bested.”

Apparently, Flemeth was in a rage over the whole matter, which got Morrigan intrigued.

Anyone else thing there were just too many coincidences?

1. Flemeth never loses stuff. Ever. I mean, she predicted the possibility of her own death and prepared for it [having Hawke carry the amulet out to Kirkwall].

2. Flemeth knows how curious Morrigan can be – in the right circumstances.

3. The grimoire has sensitive information about how Flemeth “prolonged her life” – which is something she would never let out of her sight, and certainly not if just any random mage could decipher the spells/writing in there.

Flemeth set Morrigan up beautifully.

Step 1: “Lose” grimoire to templars, and make sure it ends up at the Circle [I’m sure she would have].

Step 2: Throw a fit over it, enough to pique Morrigan’s curiosity.

Step 3: [Seeing as she had the Grey Warden treaties, she knew what they consisted, had guessed Loghain’s betrayal, and saved the only survivor of the Great-Dragon-Blood consisting Theirin line] Sends Morrigan with the Warden knowing that a)”the thing most precious to [her]” will have a chance to locate and study the ‘false’ grimoire, and b)have a chance to perform the Dark Ritual, thereby preserving Urthemiel’s power.

Why the elaborate plans, you might wonder [or not, really, since this is Flemeth we’re talking about after all].

1. She does/did intend Morrigan as Mythal’s next vessel. Getting Morrigan to read the first grimoire gave her more knowledge, enough for Morrigan to seek out Flemeth’s true grimoire, which would have given Morrigan even more power.

2. Morrigan undergoing the dark ritual would have given her [Morrigan, not Flemeth] access to still more power (via Kieran and Urthemiel); and if it was Alistair who performed the ritual, not only does Kieran have Theirin blood in him [which is quite powerful!] but also Urthemiel’s soul.

Thus Mythal would have had access to a great deal of power – not just Morrigan herself, accomplished witch as she is, but also (potentially) through the Theirin line and Urthemiel.

Picture that scene at the end of Inquisition, where Flemeth passes something into the eluvian.

Now picture Morrigan, who has been using eluvians for a long time, accidentally stumbling across it. Morrigan’s smart, and powerful, and she has the means to unlock it. Especially if Morrigan drank from the Well.

Maybe there’s a geas on the eluvian. Maybe when Morrigan unlocks it, she inadvertently allows Mythal to possess her. Maybe it’s not just Mythal at that pont, but a Very Angry Mythal who has Urthemiel’s power.

(Remember – Flemeth said “a soul is not forced on the UNWILLING” but she never said anything about the unsuspecting)

And it’s not just that. 

Any Inquisitor who drank from the Well is at risk, too. The geas could push them to accept Mythal’s soul, maybe without them even realizing what they’re doing (especially after Trespasser, when the Inquisitor has none of Solas’ magic in them, when the Well/Mythal is truly free to use the Inquisitor as they will).

Which leads me to wonder: What if, in DA4, the Inquisitor [or Morrigan] isn’t the protagonist [or in league with the protagonist] but is an antagonist instead?

What if one of the very first main quests you have to do as the main character is to save the Inquisitor/Morrigan, so that you can have them join your companions/advisors?

I CAN’T WAIT FOR DA4 DAMMIT.