Hey there. I’ve recently been thinking about Sandal a lot as I replayed the DA series, and one like in DA2 really had me thinking something. The ritual from DA Origins was taught to Morrigan by Flemeth. Perhaps Flemeth herself has done the ritual. According to Bodahn, some members of the Carta say Sandal looks like a bastard Aeducan child who’s mother was either a human or elf. To me, Flemeth could be quite easily confused as either, especially considering she houses the soul of Mythal(or did at least. Blame the egg). Maybe Flemeth used the ritual for the purpose of housing some other powerful spirit just like Mythal. This could possibly explain his seemingly magical abilities despite being a dwarf. The line that brought this about was Bodahn saying that Sandal has had a “scary lady” talking to him. I know it’s vague but that’s what Flemeth is. What if she used the ritual to house another spirit for the same purpose as Kieran having the spirit of an old god.
Edit: Doing further research now understand this is impossible as a dwarf blooded human would have human features. If this theory was the case, Sandal would appear to be human