Flemeth

Flemeth is a shapeshifter, known as the Witch of the Wilds, Mother of Vengeance among the Chasind and Asha'bellanar ("woman of many years" in Elvish). She is widely recognized as the eponymous character of an age-old legend, described variously as extremely powerful and long-lived or even immortal, and having many daughters, all of whom are witches like their mother. 
== Background ==
Flemeth is said to have been born in Highever in 3:00 Towers. However, according to Brother Ferdinand Genitivi, there is no actual evidence of a "Bann Conobar Elstan" or a "Flemeth of Highever" having existed. Some people speculate that the legend might refer to Teyrn Talemal, son of Caedmon, who tried to unite Ferelden before being killed by his wife, whom he'd imprisoned for unfaithfulness but had been released by sympathetic servants. 
Morrigan however, claims that according to her mother, Flemeth was the wife of a poor bard named Osen, and in truth Lord Conobar was the jealous lord who desired Flemeth from afar. One day, Lord Conobar offered Osen wealth and power in exchange for his lovely wife; Osen agreed to his terms. Conobar was a foul man who bargained with coin he did not possess however, and instead of fulfilling their deal, Conobar slew Osen in a field. Flemeth heard of Osen's fate from spirits and swore revenge. Flemeth used the spirits to slay Conobar and fled to the Korcari Wilds. Lord Conobar's allies chased her in pursuit, but Flemeth found a demon in the Wilds that allegedly made her strong enough to defend herself.
Centuries later, legends spoke of a hero named Cormac who defeated Flemeth when she raised a Chasind army to invade the lowlands. Morrigan claims these legends were lies however, and that there was never an invasion. As Morrigan's mother tells it, the Chasind never raised an army under Flemeth and Flemeth never fought Cormac. According to her, Cormac led a brutal civil war against his own people under the pretense of vanquishing an evil that had taken root amongst the lords and was thus hailed as a hero. Flemeth was attached to the legends sometime later, presumably influenced by the great war with the Chasind that eventually came.Dialogue with Morrigan if discussing Flemeth's legends in Dragon Age: Origins.
Many legends shroud the mystery of how Flemeth became the Witch of the Wilds, a fearsome personage that walked the Wilds for centuries. Her title is, however, not a true one, but rather a superstitious name the locals of the Korcari Wilds gave to her. The Chasind often paint Flemeth in the shape of a great dragon or serpent that only the truly desperate would turn towards. Flemeth offers vengeance, but rarely in the way one expects, and most petitioners come to regret their wishes. To the Dalish, she's a vengeful and sometimes capricious being, just as likely to kill a supplicant as help them.
Flemeth appears often in Fereldan tales. In one legend, an old witch is said to have approached Calenhad Theirin to offer him the power to unite the Alamarri tribes and form a kingdom. She also appears in many versions of Dane and the Werewolf and is said to have helped King Maric Theirin retake the Fereldan throne. 
Flemeth has an almost unsettling tendency to be involved in the lives of a number of Ferelden's most noted citizens. Although she is most associated with the Korcari Wilds to the south of that nation, tales of her have reached much farther afield: stories of her are sung as far north as Antiva, and the Seekers of Truth know she is more than just a legend.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne ===
=== Dragon Age: The Calling ===
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
==== Witch Hunt ====
=== Dragon Age II ===
=== Dragon Age: The Silent Grove ===
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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=== Dragon Age II ===
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== Quotes ==
==== Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne ====
* "There are things hidden in the shadows of your kingdom, young man, which you couldn't begin to guess."
* (To Loghain) "You've rage enough inside you, tempered into a blade of fine steel. Into whose heart will you plunge that one day, I wonder?"
* (To Maric) "You will hurt the ones you love the most, and become what you hate in order to save what you love."
==== Dragon Age: Origins ====
* "You are required to do nothing, least of all believe. Shut one's eyes tight or open one's arms wide, either way, one's a fool."
* "Be always aware... or is it oblivious? I can never remember."
* "Men's hearts hold shadows darker than any tainted creature."
* "I laugh at a world full of stupid humans, who ignore the Blight's evil and abandon their vigilance to pursue mortal goals."
* "We believe what we want to believe. It's all we ever do."
==== Dragon Age II ====
* "Hurtled into the chaos, you fight... and the world will shake before you." (Aside, to herself) "Is it fate or chance? I can never decide."
*(To Bethany or Carver) "Regret is something I know well. Take care not to cling to it, to hold it so close that it poisons your soul."
* "We stand upon the precipice of change. The world fears the inevitable plummet into the abyss. Watch for that moment... and when it comes, do not hesitate to leap. It is only when you fall that you learn whether you can fly."
* "There is always a catch. Life is a catch! I suggest you catch it while you can."
==== Dragon Age: Inquisition ====
* "I nudge history, when it's required. Other times, a shove is needed."
* "Alas, so long as the music plays, we dance."
* "Truth is not the end, but a beginning."
* "They do not want the truth. And I? I am but a shadow, lingering in the sun." 
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== Notes ==
* Flemeth was created and written by David Gaider. 
* Like Morrigan, Flemeth was originally supposed to have a Persian accent and would have been voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo. However, Aghdashloo had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts caused by Origins' developmental delays. She ended up voicing a character in BioWare's Mass Effect 2 instead. The role was later given to Kate Mulgrew. Mulgrew described Flemeth as having a "history rich in despair and loss", something that she drew on for her performance - that every "choice she makes" and "strange thing" that she says is impacted by that history.
* Flemeth's design was overhauled from Dragon Age II onward, giving her a radically different costume and hairstyle. This new design was based on early concept art for the character from Origins. Character artist Francis Lacuna described her redesign as going from "crazy old lady" to "hot babe", a choice that was bit of a gamble at first. 
* Flemeth was once again written by Gaider for her appearance in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Gaider described the resolution scene between her and Morrigan as "easily the most complex scene I've written", having three overlapping variant scenes and many different plot requirements. Tweet inaccessible
== Trivia ==
* Flemeth's dialogue in Dragon Age II contains several references to her role in Dragon Age: Origins:
** Her first words in Dragon Age II are, "Well, well... what have we here?" These are the same words first spoken by Morrigan in Dragon Age: Origins as well as Dragon Age: Inquisition. 
** After she saves Hawke and their company, she mentions Alistair and the Warden as the only Grey Warden survivors of the Battle of Ostagar.
** During an exchange with Hawke when a sarcastic option is chosen, Flemeth will also mention Morrigan.
** After it is mentioned that she is the Witch of the Wilds, she quips that one of her names is, "an old hag who talks too much." This is what Alistair calls her in Dragon Age: Origins, just days before her encounter with Hawke.
* Morrigan established Flemeth's survival in Witch Hunt (regardless of player choices), though the exact circumstances would not be revealed until Dragon Age II.
* In her initial appearance in Origins, Flemeth wears a commoner's outfit, but when she is confronted later she is wearing generic mage's robes (the false Flemeth from Morrigan's nightmare wears magister's robes).
== Gallery ==
FlemethDAOConcept.jpg|Initial concept art for Flemeth in Dragon Age: Origins
Flemeth DA2 Trailer.png|Flemeth as she appears in the Destiny trailer
Dragonage2wallpaper-610.jpg|Concept art in Dragon Age II
Conceptart006.jpg|Concept art of Flemeth's unique High dragon form
 Flemeth High Dragon form in Origins Image.png|Flemeth's High dragon form in Dragon Age: Origins
FlemethDragon.jpg|Flemeth's High dragon form in Dragon Age II
FlemethHoDA.png|Tier progression of Flemeth in Heroes of Dragon Age
Flemeth HoDA tier.jpg|Artwork of Flemeth's tier progression in Heroes of Dragon Age
Dragon Flemeth.png|Tier progression of Flemeth's High Dragon form in Heroes of Dragon Age
Asha'Bellanar (Heroes of Dragon Age).png|Asha'bellanar (Heroes of Dragon Age)
== References ==
== External links ==
* BioWare Wiki Flemeth (archived)
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