Calpernia: From Corypheus to the DA 4 Party?

Said it when the thread first started - Calpernia throwing herself off the cliff occurs right between Morrigan turning into a raven to fly away and Corypheus (her teacher) just straight up flying unaided across a chasm chasing the inquisitor. So it doesn't exactly strain belief that Calpernia, a mage, survived. Seems clear that bioware added that cut scene at the end of the fight so they could use her later, otherwise they'd have just let us kill her ourselves.

Also the text for the "Fought Calpernia" tile if anyone was wondering:
"Calpernia and the Inquisitor faced off in a final battle inside a ruined temple. Ultimately, she flung herself into the abyss around the temple rather than risk defeat at the hands of the inquisition."

"Rather than risk defeat" Sounds more like an escape than a suicide to me.

She might not necessarily be a companion in da4 but they've made sure they don't have to pull a lelianna and retcon her death in some world states so they must be planning on using her for something.

As for what relevance she might have in da4...
Contains spoilers for Tevinter Nights

With the remains of the illegal Venatori cult still present in Tevinter; The invasion of that country by Qunari, a conflict whose previous ongoing ramifications she has bemoaned; Her desire to restore and reform her homeland into something great again; her belief that slaves are the strength of Tevinter whose value and voices should be heard; Her being herself a freed slave with no official power, only the magic power she was born with, and perhaps help she may gain from the many slaves she freed - an alliance of the powerless now a network of information. It's easy to see how she connects to plots and themes present, and likely to be present, in da4.

So I think it's likely she'll turn up, and as she neither dies nor is captured in any world state, but no doubt always returns to her beloved Tevinter, she could even be a significant npc.

I won't argue whether or not she should be a companion because - the games plot is save the world. You can make an arguement for anyone to be a companion when the plot is save the world. It's "they don't want the world to end, cause they live in it and/or so do the things they care about". Everyone has a reason to be a companion.

It will be great to see her back (in this dragon age media or the next). I'd even like her to be a major npc (companion or not) and really get to interact with her because that would be interesting.

Calpernia definitely looks like the mage in the 'heist' concept art. At least for me.



Notice the diadem/ornament on her forehead and her use of fire magic which was her speciality in Inquisition.

P.S. Is the big guy next to her a Qunari? He doesn't have the ears for one, even Sten who was hornless had pointed ears.

If it's not something that was just missed in creating the concept art, maybe he's a Half-Qunari? 

Thinking about it. Would Solas know enough about Calpernia for her to be a threat. She was the apprentice of Corypheus and he probably confided some of his schemes with her (not all obvious, the binding ritual after obtaining the Well of Sorrows for example) Corypheus may have divulged some of the secrets he learned from Solas' orb to her. That would make her a useful ally as Solas would want to eliminate any loose ends.

While they could've just forgotten to give him pointed ears, I'm hoping he's a qunari just to balance out the roster a bit. Otherwise that's a looot of humans.

Calpernia in the party? very, very gladly. As long as they give me the option to slit her throat, like Zevran and Velanna at our first, violent meeting.

Still a better companion than scout harding, btw.

Last I checked, Johnny Lawrence didn't kill countless innocent people for starters. 

I don't think Johnny would commit war crimes. Unlike Calpernia. 

It's also very modern, having modern views on things like lives. At least for the non-villainy characters. 
Also:

Even if not for every crime, she has done enough to still warrant the comment. 

She’s a mass murderer who’s a tevinter loyalist. She walks away from Cory because she finds out she’s being used. Why is she loved so much and why would she be a companion

She was willing to see the world destroyed. She’s not a good evil like certain character (Gollum, raistlin ,Arnold terminator).

Calperina is one of Corypheus’ lieutenants. You deal with her if you side with the Templars.