No no no!

Angela, as CP has so clearly pointed out, as well as Roran and Nasuada, never intended to be such major characters by the end of the series.

Now, if he never planned them to be some important character, why would Angela be a ex-rider? or a Grey Folk? That's a pretty huge role for not being a major character.

i know its a bit of a stretch (lets be honest, a big big stretch) but im of the opinion that she might me a time lord. crazy as it sounds it makes sense when you piece it all together.

yeah big leap of the imagination i know but think about it

its a "doctor who" thing. CP makes more then a few references in the book and acknowledges a big one in brisingr



during inheritance Solembum says something to the affect of "ive seen rooms that are bigger on the inside then they are on the outside" a clear reference to the Tardis which all time lords have
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS

there are a few other instances where Angela is involved in references to the doctor but the other one i can think of off hand is near the end of the book (page 814 in the hardback). Angela is knitting a hat, eragon asks what it says and she replys ""Raxacori- oh never mind. it wouldn't mean anything to you"

Raxacoricofallapatorius is a planet in the doctor who series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slitheen

so yeah thats what my head is telling me. a time lord

We may never know the truth behind Angela but CP does say something on the note as well that i havnt seen mentioned.

... I'm all for Angela being a time lord.

So, I've been reading articles all over the place, reread the books and spent a lot of time thinking all because of this very subject. I've come to a conclusion that I would like to share with you.
I warn that I will be repeating information already presented in earlier posts for the sake of presenting my ideas.

So, Angela first appeared in Tierm or however you spell the port city on part of Brom and Eragon's journey to visit Jeod. Here it is revealed she had met Selena, can predict the future, knows about Brom and has an unusual pet(kinda) in Solembum. Solembum is revealed to having a message for him and earlier in this topic it is suggested that the cats advice might be given because of knowledge of Angela(Assuming she is actually Selena), though I would like to point out that in the fourth book it is revealed the reason behind giving the information at this point is because of the hidden stash of eggs and hearts of hearts plan the Rider's concocted.

Beyond that, she appears at random times when important things are just about to happen. This is inclines me to believe she can predict the future in some way shape or form beyond the dragon knuckles. This idea is further supported by the spell she uses under the church in the fourth book to take down the large group in a flash. Afterword she states that line about time being energy or something. Can't remember specifics, but if you've read/own the book you might remember/be able to reference.

You also have to consider her knowledge of topics she should not have knowledge of. There are a couple instances where she shows knowledge of some secret or another that had only just become known to a small, select group who are either sworn to secrecy in the ancient language or are trustworthy to not warrent it. She has knowledge of the languages and customs or all the races. This is transparent from her ability to speak the languages, the respect she commands and her ability to do things others would not be able to get away with such as obtain the dwarf priest's weapon and incident with the king of the werecats.


The head priest being terrified of her secret identity and the statement of her supposed importance by Oromis go to show that she is someone who has made her mark on history, and I would push to say that her mark was made long ago. With her age being equivalent to being an "adult" in elven society goes to show she does not age considering appearance. She is referred to young in body and old of mind or something similar in the fourth book as well.

One additional point that has been missed is her large collection of powerful artifacts, from the dragon knuckles to the vast array of powerful weapons, she has obviously had time to build such an extensive collection.


The points I've mentioned, previously pointed out references and the mention of her not being elf, nor dwarf gives her the mysterious past that has captured the heart of many a fan. It also leads me to believe that she is the soothsayer referred to by Galbatorix in his 'hollowed ground'. Age, ability to see future, reputation, knowledge, the werecat and other facts I'm sure I've forgotten to mention all add up to her being someone truly important, whether the Author designed her to be so or not. To me, It all adds up to her being the soothsayer. In particular, her ability to know things points to this, though all the factors point to this as well.

Again this is my own opinion and I'm always open to suggestion.

This is very interesting because those are all possibilities i have considered and still can't figure it out.

sorry to sound uneducated but what does enigma mean

thanks
by the way i dont spend enough time reading could you suggest any books

k thanks for the tip

i should have known that