One of a few moments that really struck me in DA: Origins was walking into that castle near the endgame... dozens of darkspawn splattered across the room... and there, on the other side of the killing floor, is a blood-splattered Sandal, happy to see his friend who gets him to do enchantment! It actually made me wonder if the Tranquil were capable of the same thing.

Hey new DA fans, did you know Sandal is a trans-dimensional being that actually came from the Mass Effect world after he defeated the Reapers?

Sandal is the Maker.

Ever since the first encounters in Dragon Age Origins, and all that followed, I always found him one of the most interesting characters in the game series. For sure a well designed side character with a mystery that always got me to wonder more about him, especially that encounter in the deep roads or in the Battle of Denerim where he clearly defended himself from an overwhelming force. Always made me tilt my head side ways after finding him in those scenes and wonder more...

Sandal is the M’aiq of Dragon Age

I think the Veil is coming down in Dreadwolf, and when it does, certain dwarves will find that they have magical abilities. At least Sandal, Valta, Dagna, and maybe more.

I have only one thing to say. ENCHANTMENT???!?

Tbh he def was just a joke we took way too seriously, and they ran with it lol. But honestly I think they have been listening to us and his role has become more important. I like the idea of him being a Old God Baby or, what happens when a dwarf is directly controlled/influenced by a very powerful spirit of the Fade.

I wished Sandal was featured in Inquisition, I was really intrigued by him when I was playing DA II and was looking forward to more of him in Inquisition when I found out Varric was in it but alas the writers are cruel. Hope he appears on Dreadwolf!!!

I get kind of Tom Bombadil vibes from Sandal, someone kind of removed from the events of the world in a way. While we're unaware he is incredibly powerful.

When I saw the codex in the Trespasser DLC, I have a feeling that Sandal arrived in Thedas through other eluvians. We only know of the massive continent that is Thedas and know nothing about lands beyond it seas, Eluvians function as inter planetary "mass relays" in this world so who knows what other kind of things are beyond the lands of Thedas.

When I first encountered Sandal in DA:O, I thought he was a cute, loveable and useful character for my Warden. But I became intrigued when my Warden's party finds him in Fort Drakon surrounded by annihilated darkspawn leading up to the final fight with the archdemon. Now that I'm playing DA2, this fascination continues with a similar scene in the deep roads. And also when Sandal hands Hawke a special rune giving a one word explanation: "Boom!" I can't wait to find out what Bioware has in store for us regarding Sandal. A wild ride had by all, no doubt.

Was waiting the entire trilogy for them to introduce Dwarf Magic. Starting with him and Dagna. I mean how many times have dwarves and companion dwaeves been in the fade. Its clearly they have a way to do it. Would be an amazing storyline

hope we get to see sandal in dreadwolf!

If one look at Dwarven hierarchy. I think that Sandal was the child of some casteless female dwarf and the father most likely would be a mage. If one look at human mages, they typically start showing their powers from age 5. Which is the age Bodan found Sandal in the deep roads. Imagine a dwarven child showing some magic from that age. The dwarfs would have chased the mother to the surface. So out of fear the mother would have abandon such a child to the deep roads.

All Hail The Mighty Sandal! For he is truly the Maker! lol in all seriousness though, I think he's nothing mroe than a joke character that the writers are having fun with. If he ever becomes something more it'll be entirely due to fan pressure/intrigue and not some long sighted planning lol. I think the most plausible thing they can do with him is connect him with a Titan, but we'll see... hopefully. lol

I remember the first time I heard sandal say that whole magic will be back speech and it was late at night and I was freaked out lol I always stayed clicking on him and he’d say something short like “I like salamanders” and then all of sudden he whipped out that ominous speech

One has to try and imagine what Dwarves must have been like before the Veil was created. Admittedly that must be complicated, but I think that is the key to understanding Sandal. Paragons conceptually are the closest thing in living memory that is any similar to the ancient elven gods, and you can be sure that Sandal would fit the mold of a true Paragon, had modern dwarven society the sense to look for real dwarven talent among the surfacer dwarves as well.

Sandal video for Christmas! So enchanting 🎉

You know, I never connected the "old lady" that visits Sandal at night to be Flemeth. That could also be another parentage link - maybe the reason he has "magical" talent and it would give Flemeth another reason to visit him (as her only known son?)

ENCHANTMENT!!! I've been firmly in the camp of believing he's a half-elf (since to me that seemed like the most likely combo for his specialness), but I love the thought that he's just a dwarf. I don't care what he is, tbh, I just need him to appear in Dreadwolf.

My theory was that Sandal was small dwarven boy who had died within the Deep Roads. His body was then taken as a vessel for an old god like with Morrigan's son and Flemeth. Hence the ability to cast magic and make runes like no other dwarf could.

This was fun. I never gave Sandal much thought but now my mind is going down a rabbit hole. 🤣 Thanks for the video!

I do think that Sandal can use magic to a certain extent, and that's how he was able to survive. Maybe a Titan reached out to him and granted his abilities the way Valta was given some sort of magic. When Valta said she was pure now what does that even mean lol. I do think that he dreams though, I don't have any doubts about that.

I think he's Dragon Age's version of UMA in Witcher 3. A highly intelligent magical warrior/sage that's under a curse. Maybe CDPR got their idea for UMA talking with Bioware devs, we know that it's a community that sometimes shares ideas.

Awesome present sadly all I got you was a like and comment. But honestly I did not know there were this many theories on Sandal, this was great.

I still think he's a true Paragon, one created by the Titans, not named by the other dwarfs.

I really want Sandal's prophecy to come true. I want the veil to come down regardless of if you do redeem Solas or not. I want it to be too late.

When Sandal shares the prophecy at 6:10 is he talking about Corypheus, during Inquisition or Solas during Dreadwolf?

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Just imagine Sandal turns out to be the maker in disguise 🥸 changing his looks Infront of our very eyes saying: I fooled all of you. Edit: I'd reload the game just to hear it again to make sure my ears haven't failed me. Damn that would be so weird 🤯

I love Sandal and he'll always have a place in my homes.

I think he's a child of the Titans.

New joke: Sandal is the one really on the writing board.

What we need in a future DA game: Sandal wielding a grenade launcher that fires barrages of his elemental rune stones 🫢

Definitely inspired me to replay all the DA games I have. I’ve always found Sandal to be a pleasant surprise, especially his interaction with the dog in DA: Origins & DA2

He is clearly Solas' son with Mythal.

Enchantment! I just love Sandal and want to adopt him. I know there is a way all this knits together. I hope he comes back because I missed him in inquisition (although I actually played the games in reverse order lol). Who will sell me desperate last minute potions just before I fight the Dreadwolf or final boss 😱 😭

Nice ideas, thanks! I really thought at some point that he was the maker, since I don't believe "The Maker" to be an actual "God", but more like an old soul with immense powers, but now I'm not sure anymore...

~Whispers Written in Red Lyrium~ We are here We have waited We have slept We are sundered We are crippled We are polluted We endure We wait We have found the dreams again We will awaken

I actually never gave this topic much thought, so .... Enchantment!

If we see Sandal in DA4 man oh boy the reveal

Merry Christmas, great video and keep up the amazing work.

Enchantment?........ENCHANTMENT!

*Bodies of dark spawn strewn across the room, frozen ogre* "Not Enchantment" *Refuses too elaborate further*

Only just found your channel and will check out more of it. A short but really nice bit of lore. I follow several lore-type channels and will definitely be checking out more of yours.

Sandal is probably the most memorable character in DA, i can here him say the “Word” and easily visualize him. I love the relationship he has with bodan. Hope to see more of them in the next DA

Enchantment! You can't say en-CHANT-ment without the word chant. The Chantry has chants. The Chantry believes in the Maker. Sandal = Maker

Ooooh, enchantment?

this video was on my top recommended today. I'm happy it led me here

You manage to make games with a tiny current playerbase want to delve straight into the games again. You'd crush it with games such as the Witcher 3 or Elden Ring. Such a great content creator!

Idk if it is at all worth mentioning, but he is one of the few male dwarves completely clean shaven.. like no stubble, nothing. Which makes me believe that is an inherited trait from an elven parent. Even Varric, the self described "undwarfiest dwarf", that jokes about sprouting a beard during Trespasser, is stubbly. Not saying it's impossible or unheard of for the male dwarves to be clean shaven, but it isn't all that common as far as I am aware.

Always love your videos!! Thank you for this

When you make a very mysterious character Sandal is the best to think about.

Enchantment!!!

This may be out there, but I think he is related to Solas and Mythal in the sense that he could be hosting a spirit from the time of the Evanurus like Flemmeth.

When I saw Solas turn Qun into stone, I immediately thought of when Sandal did it to an Ogre. Id bet that since dwarf minds dont dream, that an old gods spirit inside of him damaged his brain. I know. Year old video, but I just now bought and finished the dragon age games.

I honestly wonder if Sandal is a fragment of another Old God, just like Morigans son had the soul of an old god. Flemeth talks about how mythal clawed and crawled her way until she found flemeth, so isn’t their a possibility that another old one like mythal happened to find someone suitable to house its soul? Sandal being slightly awkward, yet simple and innocent would be a perfect disguise or mask to hide behind and it would explain how he was able to keep himself safe. I know it’s a bit of a stretch but honestly Solas, Mythal and another one of the old gods are all alive along with as far as we know 2 of the old magisters that broke into the golden city, the architect and the conductor/coryphius. So why can’t another ancient being have found their way to the dragon age.

Well, you heard her...ENCHANTMENT!

That lyrium poisoning theory does offer an interesting question. What happens when a dwarf is effectively put through the rite of tranquility? Could it be as though a connection that did not exist before is forced on them, potentially granting them access to magic?

loving the content soo far, cant wait for dreadwolf

Well, obviously, Sandal was put in to give a hand waved excuse for the player to have access to easy enchanting. The lore on enchanting, however, makes it clear that what Sandal does is equivalent to having the resources of an entire mage tower at your beck and call. In real world terms, he is like having a major part of the military industrial complex on call in your campsite, or basically a pocket Tony Stark to build war machines for you. If any nation learned of his existence, armies would move, if Sandal ever worked anywhere but where he needed to be, nations would fall. All in all, the way the world doesn't remember and people don't react to Sandal is most comparable to Cole from Inquisition. The mural he was found in front of was of such grand make, it was actually a window into a part of the fade, and after aeons, when a dwarf happened to walk in front of that window in danger from Dark Spawn, Something stepped through to help.

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That's very interesting and my theory is what IF sandal parents was infected with darkspawn taint just before he was born and some of the taint made it's way to him and altered him in someway. 😒

I always thought Sandal was some ancient legendary paragon, just with some crucial component intentionally removed & hidden from himself (which is why he behaves so strangely). Maybe his missing component is the anchor, or the idol, or maybe HE is a missing component to the Black City

Even if it's just a joke in INQ I missed the funny little guy, hoping he comes back in Dreadwolf even if it's as a little side easter egg.

When my friend was playing through Tresspasser, we found Sandal's journal and were like "WTF is this? Since we hadn't played the other games. We just figured it was some joke or from someone who'd gone crazy. Then I played Origins and I was like "OH IT'S THIS GUY!"

What I theorized that Sandal, just like Grunt in Mass Effect 2, is a pure combination of other of his kind in this case Paragons.

And here I thought Sandal was the "Maker"

Sandal is a dwarven mage. Possibly fused with a spirit or demon

A lot of this seems like wild speculation. His strangness could be explained that he was a child abandoned by a family from kal-sharok those people are described by others as being strange who survived the fall of the empire by unknown means. Oh as im watching you just mentioned kal-sharok. Well as a fun fact dwarves have been shown to be able to use blood magic.

As others have said, I remember finding Sandal inside Fort Drakon with all of those dead darkspawn in front of him. He had to have killed them all somehow.. We definitely need to see more on his background and learn more lore in upcoming games lol. Maybe even a cameo in the next game. But, it's up to the Bioware devs. He's an interesting character for sure!

I always figured Sandal was a Sha Brytol child who got separated from them and wandered up into the Deep Roads.

ive thought about sandle being similar to cole and being a demon and thats the form he chooses to present and nobody questions it besides being really strange

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if you walk near the red cliff town tabern in inquisition, you can clearly hear sandal voice actor say "good day" . I never found out what NPC has that voice.

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Well considering that flemeith and Solas are as of inquisition DLC are in fact elven old gods precludes the ability of prophecy due to Flemith's attempts to bring the world back in order by her mind and will

Enchantment!

Honestly, I like the thought of Sandal simply being blessed with something that has eluded Dwarves for so long. The ability to use magic and dream. A one in a million Dwarf born with a unique trait that could change Dwarven history. A form of mystic figure who, while is hindered by mental afflictions, is blessed with the power to forge things of beauty and of war. Perhaps through him, the Dwarves can finally achieve enlightenment and become one with the greater world.

Not Enchantment

I just wanted to mention that since Morrigan is absolutely certain that the dark ritual will work, that would prove that the ritual has been done before, Kieran is NOT the first old god baby; of course, this doesen't mean that Sandal is involved in any way, since the timeline doesen't exactly match, unless the old god soul was passed trough several people until it made it's way to him (we know that Flemeth can take Kieran's soul fragment, so it is posible) but, again, I can't prove that there is a real conection between Sandal and an old god. Also: ENCHANTMENT!!! :D

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When you know Samuel is actually the maker.

Enchantment? ENCHANTMENT!

So I’m not the only one who believes that he could be from a titan possible it’s sleeker or ex speaker. Super strong, can use magic, lost ability to speak partially, found in one of the deepest and most abandoned roads right next to a ‘collapsed’ tunnel. That just screams titan or to be more precise sha bortal. Their so rare that we’ve only seen their city once (which was huge) he’ll we’ve never seen the titan just a guardian and a few of its left over precurs/elementals. We barely know anything about them after all so a lost sha child to use would just seem like a weird dwarf boy with lyrum poisoning.

*ENCHANTMENT!!!*

I love Sandal's spooky prophesy only because even Bodahn gets freaked out by it and Sandal just goes Enchaantment

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Enchantment!!!

My favourite Sandal Feddic, theory. Must be, with a Warden Mother, most likely an Elf. And King Endrin's possible "cheating ways." The idea has crossed me at times, What if Sandal was technically the oldest heir to the Orzammar throne? He would older than Trian. So we could get a Cailan and Alistair situation. But this time its Sandal Vs his younger brother Behlen. Then again the Assembly might not be so eager to support a bastard heir that also happens to have magic? Instead of pursuing more traditional dwarven combat training.

During DA2 hawk jokes with bodahn about Sandal being the first dwarf mage. He could might as well be the first tranquil

I for one believe he is a God that is still hiding w/o any evidence yet. Watching mortals...

I just assumed Sandal is actually June

ENCHANTMENT!!😀

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