Inheritance who is angela really

I believe that she used heat from her body to make energy that she used to go super fast, according to the shadowy blur and her hands shaking. It used so much energy that she went deathly white, the speed could have also done that, making her sick, which would explain why she could only do it once.

It used a massive amount of energy, explaining why she was breathing heavily, and it could also explain why she could only do it once. If anyone says that elves say that you can't make heat into energy, remember, Angela knows more then the elves, and the elves call her wise. Her teacher found out how and taught her, which she says after Arya asker her how she did it:. I used a trick I Learned from my master May a thousand spiders bite his ears and knobbly bits.

I'm fairly sure that, in some way, she used the energy in her body to connect somehow to time via heat and motion; thus giving her the ability to basically just walk up to them and stab them. However, she seemed exhausted afterwards and said she couldn't use the spell again, showing that it requires a large amount of energy to pull off. I also believe that had she used it for longer periods of time say, to kill every soldier in the city the energy drain could well have killed her. Sign up to join this community.

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Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 6 months ago. Active 6 months ago. Viewed 5k times. Eragon and Arya asked Angela how she killed twenty men at once she said What is time but motion? When you understand the implications of that, you'll understand how and what I did. What does she mean and how does this explain what she did? Improve this question. Community Bot 1. Robert Lee Robert Lee 1 1 silver badge 8 8 bronze badges. I've completely overhauled your question.

I haven't read the book, so feel free to rollback of I've changed your meaning. DaveJohnson you're dupe link goes to this question? TGnat My bad, must have had the wrong link in my clipboard. This one is a possible dupe: scifi. DaveJohnson I flagged the other question as duplicate. This one is written better thanks to TGnat, and already has an upvoted answer. Can someone edit in the specific scene where she actually casts the spell, to see if it provides insight?

We have Angela's explanation of events, but not the events themselves. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. As to WHAT she actually did to the men, the book is unclear. Here is the scene in question: He had only covered a few feet, however, when a flicker of movement appeared next to each man: a soft, shadowy blur, like the motion of a windblown pennant seen at the edge of his vision. Speculation on the "How" part Without further explanation or description, and given Angela's answer as to how she killed them, my personal speculation is that she stabbed each man through the eye with what was essentially a dagger made of super-heated air.

Improve this answer. Omegacron Omegacron I'd be inclined to say that rather than using superheated air which certainly involves heat and motion she stole heat and used it to accelerate her own motion which involves time, as well , so that she was able to move almost faster than perception, stabbing each one in the eye by hand while they were from her point of view stood still.

Darael - that's possible as well, and is essentially what Darshit's answer speculates. If you haven't already, you should give that one an upvote.

Inheritance A poniard is a small dagger. Not a joke. She almost says Raxicoricofallapatorius at one point. Adamant Adamant k 31 31 gold badges silver badges bronze badges.

Garret Gang Garret Gang 1, 9 9 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Angela said: What is time but motion? HgSpartan HgSpartan 31 1 1 bronze badge. You have an excellent point regarding my answer. Except Galbatorix". Angela implies that she is human by responding "And me", however this comment could have been due to her being aware of the other characters' assumption that Angela is human or due to Angela possibly being partly human rather than actually being fully human.

Angela owned a shop next to Jeod's house in Teirm. She first encountered Eragon there, when he and Brom asked directions to Jeod's house. She told them how she was trying to prove that the toad in her hand was really a frog , since there was no such thing as toads, only frogs, therefore concluding that toads cannot be used for anything bad, for example; making teeth fall out, causing warts, poisoning or killing people, as well as also preventing witches from using them in any spells.

Using a dragon's knucklebones, she read Eragon's fortune. Although she was able to discern almost everything, she claimed that it was the most complicated fortune that she had ever seen. Later on, in Eldest , Gertrude says that she has heard of Angela as "a remarkable herbalist, Angela by name, who lives here and is supposed to work the most amazing cures, perhaps a touch of magic".

Eragon saw Angela with the Varden when he first arrived there. Angela accompanied the Varden when Nasuada led them to Surda, becoming Nasuada's unofficial adviser. This act, though rebuked by Orik , greatly aided the Varden in their victory. Angela did not seem to be proud of her tactics though. Also, Orik said that she had been welcomed in the Varden "for decades ".

She was one of the very few who were allowed to stay with the Varden without their mind being inspected by the Twins. She met the Werecat King Grimrr Halfpaw , though there was some animosity between the two. Angela reveals her name, although not necessarily her true name, to the High Priest of Helgrind who was horrified, showing she was known among some as being powerful.

However, it is notable that Angela was never under the command of any monarch or faction. She refused to allow the Varden to inspect her thoughts, as she had been with them long before they started the practice.

However, she was certainly in favour of the idea of Galbatorix being overthrown and supported the Varden, albeit somewhat half-heartedly at times. Rather than submit to Nasuada's plans for the regulation of magic, Angela again disappeared, though Jeod advised other members of the Arcaena to keep watch for her. She claimed to Eragon that she would likely settle in the Beor Mountains. While not directly said, there is some speculation that Angela could be the oracle that lived in the Hall of the Soothsayer mentioned by King Galbatorix while he was torturing Nasuada.

He explained she was neither human, dwarf, nor elf. In book three, she is referred to as "seer. While confronting the High Priest in Dras-Leona, she was much more powerful than it and said that they would not have dared confront her if they knew who she really was. She then proceeded to whisper her true identity to the disfigured priest.

The High Priest was utterly terrified when she did so. This theory is also supported by the fact that she has predicted the fortunes of others and has predicted Eragon's fate, albeit somewhat vaguely. She also commands great respect from the elves.

They bowed down to her and greeted her first, showing their respect for her. This would also explain how she is able to always appear during significant events. Angela's age is not known, but in Brisingr Angela stated that she would be considered an adult by elf standards which is very old, considering that Arya was just a century old, which is depicted as young —much to the bewilderment of Nasuada, who believed the fortuneteller to be around the same age as herself based upon her appearance.

She herself claims in Eragon that her youthful appearance is due to eating her own wares when business is slow, although this is most likely not true. In Inheritance , Angela speaks of witnessing a "thunder of dragons," - a flock of ten or more bonded or wild dragons, implying that she's older than the time of the Forsworn and the establishment of the Broddring Empire. In the Eragon movie, Angela was portrayed very differently from in the book, being significantly more "mystical," to the point that some viewers felt she was little more than a stereotype of a fortune-teller.

She was covered in bangles and only appeared in the scene telling Eragon's future. There was also criticism of this scene as it did not include Solembum. In the film, she tells Eragon's fortune in Daret, rather than Teirm. Discord Forum Fanon. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Edit source History Talk 0. History [ ] The chamber in which the Soothsayer lived in was built over a fissure, the vapors of which were thought to increase the chance of having a vision of future events.

Trivia [ ] A common belief among fans is that the Soothsayer is none other than Angela the herbalist : this has not been confirmed.