Flemeth | |
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Dragon Age character | |
First appearance | Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne (2009) |
First game | Dragon Age: Origins (2009) |
Created by | David Gaider |
Voiced by | Kate Mulgrew |
In-universe information | |
Home | Korcari Wilds, Ferelden |
Flemeth is a character in BioWare's Dragon Age franchise. She first appears in the 2009 novel The Stolen Throne as the Witch of the Wilds, a notorious sorceress who resides in the Korcari Wilds region within the Kingdom of Ferelden in the world of Thedas, and provides conditional aid to the novel's main characters when they pass through her territory. Her first video game appearance is Dragon Age: Origins, which is set several decades after the events of The Stolen Throne, and again aids the game's protagonists. She saves the Hawke family and guides them to Kirkwall, which sets the events of Dragon Age II in motion, and provides insight on how to defeat the main antagonist of Dragon Age: Inquisition. She is voiced by American actress Kate Mulgrew for all relevant media.
Flemeth has few overall appearances in franchise media, though she plays a pivotal part in its overarching narrative. Her motivations behind her willingness to provide aid to the various protagonists of the Dragon Age series remains unknown and mysterious, along with the truth of her relationship with her daughter Morrigan. The character has received an overall positive reception and has been cited as a notable example of a complex and interesting older female character in video games. Praise for the character focused on her cryptic nature and morally ambiguous personality, as well as her voice acting by Mulgrew.