From the outset, Morrigan, the Witch of the Wilds, is an enigma. She’s kicked out of her secluded life within the Korcari Wilds by her equally enigmatic mom and compelled to study the remainder of the world. Usually, she does so from a excessive horse, judging individuals affected by techniques that have been in place lengthy earlier than she was even born. It’s fascinating to listen to an outsider weigh in on issues which have at all times been commonplace to most individuals within the Dragon Age universe, however it additionally exposes her ignorance about how shackles just like the mage jail of the Circle of Magi come to be. Nonetheless, in a approach, her phrases typically appear prophetic of how the world would change in future video games.
Morrigan at all times knew she was destined for one thing greater than her isolation, however watching her uncover what that’s all through Origins as she stumbles confidently by way of a world she is aware of little or no about is one in all Dragon Age’s strongest throughlines. She ends Origins on her personal phrases, a technique or one other, and by the point we see her once more in Inquisition, she has turn into the influential power she was at all times meant to be, however she has additionally discovered to be caring and curious, and remains to be vulnerable to that very same unlucky hubris. Morrigan is without doubt one of the most recognizable characters in Dragon Age, not as a result of BioWare touts her out at each given alternative, however as a result of when she is on display screen, her presence at all times issues.
Dragon Age: Origins set the stage for what would go on to be one in all BioWare’s longest-running collection, however it stays to be seen how a lot it’s going to affect The Veilguard. The 2 appear fairly diametrically opposed, as The Veilguard has shed the tactical RPG dressings of its predecessor in favor of a extra action-oriented method. Will any of its characters make an look? We’ll discover out when The Veilguard launches this fall.
