Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25613119-20150302121703/@comment-26186579-20150309191231

It is a definite confirmed fact through an A&E interview that the author and the sorceror will be new characters that have never once appeared...so future henry is out (thank God. honestly, i think that would be terrible) as well as the Blue fairy and the Lily theory some have had.

So given that they will be new characters, here's what we know about them:

-They are different people

-The author hasn't been seen in a long time....but that implies that it is not the case for the sorceror?

Merlin has the reputation (in general, not in OUAT) of being the greatest sorcorer of all time. Even in the stories, he is not referred to as a magician, worlock, or a wizard. He is known to be the most powerful sorceror. We know that Camelot exists already from hints and minor characters, so Merlin would be my top choice for the sorceror.

As for the Author, I think many of the theories I have heard about are plausible, such as Walt, Mickey, and even mother goose. However I would like to propose a, perhaps unlikely, but possible author that has no been mentioned yet. In Gold's shop, there have been greek artifacts seen. Maybe random, but maybe not. We know that King Poseiden has been casted and will be appearing very soon within the next few episodes. This could simply be limited to Ariel's story, but with the appearance of the Greek artifacts in Gold's shop, I can't help but think there might be a small incorporation of the Hercules story, which would obviously bring up his father, Zeus (the Father of the Greek Gods). If that is indeed a possible direction for the show, either Zeus or the Poet God could maybe be the author...

thoughts?