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The First Era, The Divine Age, started and ended with the Second Blight. An entire generation of people lived and died through it, not knowing what life without darkspawn was like. It had started in the Anderfels and spread across Thedas like fire. It ended in the year of 1:95 at Starkhaven as a mostly human force led by the Grey Wardens struck the final blow.

Divine Hortrensia I named the Second Era the Glory Age, predicting a grand rebirth of the world after the devastation of the Blight. Yet, the rebirth of Thedas would be the upheaval of the social and political norms and a life of hardships more dramatic than the Blight. In the years to come, Orlais and the Dales would come to war. Divine Renata I called for a Holy War, leading to the Exalted March of the Dales. Orlais claimed the land, and the elvish people either escaped to alienages or took to nomadic traditions. In Ferelden, Teryrn Caedmon declared himself king which incited a civil war. At his death, fighting for power over the region began. This period in Ferelden would be called the War of Crowns. Further North, Starkhaven's King Fyruss would try to take over all of the Free Marches under the Tevinter banner.

This was called the Time of Rebuilding, but it was hard to say would what was truly being forged in the ashes left by the darkspawn.

This all happened within the forty years after the end of the Second Blight. There were now inhabitants of Thedas growing into adulthood without the fear or knowledge of the Blight. Yet, that didn't stop the Grey Wardens from remaining vigilant. Old God Zazikel wouldn't be the last Archdemon, and they were sure of it. Still a branch of the Chantry, they were given stipends and notoriety in most towns. They'd not fallen out of favor, yet. So, they took to Thedas to deal with roving bands of darkspawn along with other moral adversaries the Chantry might have. They became hunters of the wicked and the profane.

Our story begins in 2:35, a newly formed squadron of Grey Wardens are sent from the Fortress Weisshaupt to deal with what is believed to be a new emergence of the Blight. There's a town in the Free Marches that went silent seemingly overnight. Those that investigated have not returned. No one dares to get close for fear that they'll be next. But those that remember the Second Blight and the darkspawn, swear they can hear them on the other side of the town's border. Your group has been tasked with eradicating this threat and saving anyone that might be alive within the confines of the town. You've been gifted a templar from the Starkhaven Circle to help. Yet, all the strange and scary aside, the land is in the midst of political upheaval. There may be enemies in more forms than just those of darkspawn.

Are you ready to embark upon a tale where our lovely protagonists' lives and stories are lost to time? Where their blood is spilled only for their name to be removed from the Warden logs? Where their death will be a convenience to the powers that be? If so, let us begin.


DISCLAIMER: Most of this text was taken from either the Dragon Age wiki or "The World of Thedas: Volume I" in an attempt to paraphrase what state the world is in now. Timelines may have been moved up or down to help the narrative flow of the game, but everything is factual to the world and belongs to the creators.


๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’๐„๐’ - Warriors, Rogues, and Mages
Humans are the most powerful and common of all races in Thedas. But wasn't always this way. While human history has a tendency to ignore or outright refute this, scholars believe there was a time when there wasn't a single human anywhere on the continent. While humans are the dominant race in Thedas, they are also the most fractured. The race's tribal roots led to the evolution of distinct groups with their own languages, customs, and beliefs. These distinctions have been at the heart of numerous conflicts between human nations and religious movements. Scholars wrestle to explain humanity's ability to maintain power over most of Thedas, given the infighting.



๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’๐„๐’ - Warriors, Rogues, and Mages
The elves are a common race in Thedas, distinguished physically by their large eyes, willowy frames, and pointy ears. Their long history is colored by ages of human oppression, and so are a mere shadow of their ancestors. The proper name for elves is elvhen, meaning "the people." It is said that they were once immortal beings who lived by their own rules and beliefs. When the humans arrived, they lost their immortality and so they blamed humans for their "quickening." After the fall of their kingdom, and then their subsequent relocation and exile from the Dales, they have split apart. Some became wanderers known as the Dalish while other elves have bitterly resigned to their fate living among humankind in alienages.



๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’๐„๐’ - Warriors and Rogues
The dwarves are a race of stocky, robust builders who live in underground communities called thaigs. Their once strong numbers have been diminished by ages of war with the darkspawn. Most thaigs are now empty, and the vast network of tunnels known as the Deep Roads that connected the thaigs are mostly sealed and overrun with the darkspawn, even in the absence of a Blight. The dwarves now primarily inhabit Orzammar while others live in exile on the surface. Living underground, the dwarves have superior vision in the dark. The caves they live in are laced with lyrium which has given them a natural immunity to magic. On the downside, they are also not able to wield it. Surface dwarves lose this immunity the longer they are away from the lyrium but are still unable to perform magic. Within Orzammar, they live in a rigid caste system where the casteless are marked with facial tattoos. Surface dwarves, fortunately, are able to live their life as they please.



๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’๐„๐’ - Warriors and Rogues
A race relatively new to Thedas that most people call Qunari. This race is large and powerful, and they tower over humans by a foot or more on average. Most have horns growing from their heads. However, the label "Qunari" refers to a follower of the religious text known as the Qun, regardless of his or her race--hence the capitalization of the name in many writings. The horned race's ancient name is "kossith." This term is not widely used or even widely known outside scholarly circles.



DISCLAIMER: Most of this text was taken from either the "Dragon Age: Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook" or "The World of Thedas: Volume I" in an attempt to paraphrase the variety of the peoples that live in Thedas. Everything is factual to the world and belongs to the creators.


๐๐‘๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ - Constitution, Dexterity, & Strength
๐’๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ - Communication, Cunning, Magic, Perception, & Willpower

Warriors permeate the world, but they aren't all the same. They can be ex-soldiers, caravan guards, mercenaries, members of the militia, or former blacksmiths turned adventurers. They can fight for honor, revenge, justice, money, or a better tomorrow. Some have received formal training and others fight by instinct, but all can handle themselves in a fight. They're always in the thick of combat, and it is often up to them to engage the hardest-hitting enemies so the other members of their group can focus on their own abilities. They are nigh undefeatable by those without any combat training.



๐๐‘๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ - Communication, Dexterity, & Perception
๐’๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ - Constitution, Cunning, Magic, Strength, & Willpower

Rogues can be a thief, a scoundrel, a conman, a scout, an expert, or a spy. They have to get by on their quickness and cleverness. Whether engaging in witty repartee or slipping a dagger between an enemy's ribs, a rogue must be artful to win the day. They are the eyes and ears of the group. They are excellent at both and close and ranged combat, and can backstab friend or foe with ease. They're not as hardy as their warrior contemporaries, but they make up for it by being fast and deadly.



๐๐‘๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ - Cunning, Magic, & Willpower
๐’๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ - Communication, Constitution, Dexterity, Perception, & Strength

Mages have been gifted (or cursed, depending on your point of view) with the ability to absorb mana, the life force of living beings, and use it to cast magical spells. This sets them apart from normal people. In some times and places, mages have been honored for their power and wisdom. In others they have been feared and hunted, especially once the dangers of demonic possession were understood. They commonly are from the Circle of Magi, sometimes are renegade apostates, or from a culture that reveres them. They are capable of amazing feats but must be wary of demonic attacks when using powerful magic. The very gift that allows mages to use magic at all makes them vulnerable to possession.



DISCLAIMER: Most of this text was taken from the "Dragon Age: Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook" book and not from the actual games. Sorry if you're missing a beloved Specialization, some of them didn't make sense for the timeframe or the style of RP.





During the Glory Age, the Grey Wardens were not much diminished. Their fall would happen during the Fourth Blight. While the Grey Wardens were still an arm of the Chantry, they refused to participate in the Exalted March against the Dales. Instead, they tended to the Blighted Lands of Anderfels, and the errant darkspawn and other abominations across Thedas.

The fortress of Weisshaupt that was built onto the edge of the jagged butte called Broken Tooth still stands strong and houses a couple of hundred Grey Wardens. The First Warden was the brother-in-arms to Corin of Tevinter, the Grey Warden that slew the Archdemon. A Tevinter Soporati himself, Anodatus Kriehl, is quite skilled at handling the political machinations that require the Wardens to stay current and funded. Under him is the High Constable, Iriah Shaewyn, a Dalish Ranger and friend of the griffons. There's also the Chamberlain of the Grey, an ex-Shaper of Orzammar Mirav Helsheld. And while there are a handful of Warden Commanders, the one overseeing our Wardens is a Free Marcher and Tourney winner, Soren Granheimen.

You're either a Warden yourself, this having been between your first to third mission. Or you're a Warden Recruit, not having taken part in the Joining as of yet, but still either a volunteer or conscripted. One amongst you is a Senior Warden, that has been tasked to lead without much knowledge about it. The odd thing about these orders you have received is that you've been pulled apart from your usual traveling companions. Recruits are no longer with their Senior Wardens, and Acolytes are no longer being watched over by the templar volunteers. Instead, you've been thrown in with a hodgepodge of other Wardens on this journey, and a templar from the Starkhaven Chantry you've never met.

You've been traveling together for a week or so now when you come across the Free Marches town of Saltgraves. A small farming town in the Northern Reaches close to the Tevinter border. There are a few smoldering campfires outside the parameter of the town, but the gray overhang of trees and the dismal weather hide any living presence. You swear, the true Wardens among you, you sense the presence of darkspawn. But you feel as if something else dwells here as well.


The Character Sheet listed below is fairly self-explanatory minus the section about your character's class and abilities. Here I'll write out what to do in the sections, but feel free to ask me any questions you have.



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  • Despite this roleplay being in Casual , I expect your posts to be written well and not relying on modern cliches or shorthand. The length should reflect what is going on in the scene without adding artificial filler or omitting things for sake of brevity. Make your post make sense and have the intentions of your characters made clear.
  • No godmoding, power-playing, or trying to make yourself the lead character of this group roleplay. While I'll try my best to highlight prominent aspects of individual characters, that doesn't mean I'm ignoring your character. So, don't try to make people's spotlight your own.
  • Violence & dark themes will be present in this roleplay, as it is a Dragon Age RP. I'll be leaning more towards the structure of Origins with the gravitas of many of DA2's more intimate missions. Everything will be a bit gray.
  • Don't worry, though, I love me some humor. But it won't be anime-level.
  • Romance is not required, but it's very much allowed. That being said, please keep everything above the belt and fade to black.
  • I've set this RP in the Glory Age to avoid in-game decisions from the Dragon Age franchise having effects on player knowledge. That being said, try not to tie your character to too many important canon characters or events. Your character is a Grey Warden. While there are a few important members within the group itself, it's not filled to the brim with Casper Pentaghast's second cousins and the like.
  • While it is fine for there to be IC drama, as that is the nature of a RP like this, please leave the OOC drama to the wolves. Any problems that have arisen within the OOC, let me know and do not handle them yourself.
  • I would like for posting to be weekly, but I may extend it to every two weeks depending on what events are happening. If I have no heard from you in that time, I'll be skipping your character. After a skip, if I still haven't heard from you, your character will go the way of the dodos.
  • Please let me know if you're busy or going on vacation. I'll give your character something to do. Though, too long an absence will lead to your character being put on a permanent hiatus.
  • Collaborations are allowed in downtime, but I would like to avoid them during action scenes as they might railroad the scene, overstep an event I wish to happen, or leave out other players and their agency. That being said, if it's an entire group collab for an action scene, that's fine. But I will be the one that starts it.
  • Loyalty missions will happen within this RP, and they will reflect your character's goal that you sent me. Please discuss this with me in private. I will be making character-centric discord channels for us to talk and log the information in once your character is accepted.
  • I will be accepting 4-8 characters depending on the interest.
  • CHARACTER SHEETS ARE DUE: June 26th by Midnight CST. If you are not outright accepted, you'll be asked to change some things and put on a waiting list in case someone drops or when it makes sense for your character to arrive. You can be asked to be removed entirely. I may outright reject a character sheet, but I don't foresee that happening.
  • I will still be allowing character sheets to be filled afterward and submitted to go on said waiting list if they are accepted. That way we don't whittle down to so few PCs it's impossible to play.
  • DISCORD LINK: CLICK
  • These rules are allowed to change, but I'll set up a change log for them.
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To those that showed interest or tentative interest. I thought I would tag everyone just in case. But if this isn't your jam, you don't have to smear it on your toast.

@POOHEAD189@LadyTabris@MagratheanWhale@Mao Mao@Dog@Asura@Theyra@Gcold@Rockette@DrRtron


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Might take me a while to come up with a good goal, wardenhood being what it is, but I'm still here.
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This is pog.
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Epic. I will come up with something.
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Might take me a while to come up with a good goal, wardenhood being what it is, but I'm still here.


That's sort of why I divided the CS up into two parts. So, you can get the basics out of the way, and then think about the backstory and the goals. That's always what takes me the longest, while I always have the character archetype built in my head. Also, because of SEECCCRREEETTTSSS.

But your goal doesn't have to be anything awesome. Just something to tie back to your character's pre-Warden days. Whether they volunteered or were conscripted. Just something you'd like to see for your character. And you can always ask me about it. I may not even translate it exactly. Who knows...

But thanks for sticking around!
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Consider my toast smeared?
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I might wait until the discord is up properly before I commit to anything. Pretty out of my depth in the finer points of the lore, and being able to ask questions and get answers that don't take me 30 minutes of wiki diving to answer would be helpful.
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Can I make a berserker dwarf that fights butt-naked?
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This is great. I'll start making my dwarf soon.
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@DrRtron A fellow Dwarf lover? I knew I liked you. (points to his sig)
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@DrRtron A fellow Dwarf lover? I knew I liked you. (points to his sig)


Dwarves are objectively the best fantasy race. This is proven by science.
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I'll get to working on.. something. Maybe an elf!
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If you guys need any help or have questions, feel free to join the Discord. I'll be able to answer questions and fence ideas a lot quicker.
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I'm hard thinking a Fereldan soldier.
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