Dragon Age Origins



"In war, victory. In peace, vigilance. In death, sacrifice."

BioWare's Spiritual Successor to the legendary Baldur's Gate franchise, Dragon Age is a Dark Fantasy set in the world of Thedas (originally an acronym for 'The DA Setting'), a Deconstruction of the Standard Fantasy Setting, drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as The Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and filled to the brim with Fantasy Counterpart Cultures and Black and Grey Morality.

The first game in the series, Dragon Age: Origins, was released in 2009, to a great deal of critical and commercial success.

The world is at threat from a Always Chaotic Evil race of subterranean monsters called Darkspawn. Every so often, the Darkspawn form armies and surge to the surface en-masse, an event known as a "Blight". In response, an elite band of warriors called the Grey Wardens was formed specifically for the purpose of fighting Darkspawn and defeating the Blight.

The story of Origins effectively consists of three parts. The first places you in the role of a newly conscripted Grey Warden as you take arms against the Fifth Blight, only to find yourself in a nasty Last of His Kind situation and tasked with uniting the fractured political landscape of Ferelden against the Darkspawn threat.

The second part unfolds in the Expansion Pack, Dragon Age: Awakening. The plot concerns the efforts of a Grey Warden (which can be the same one from Origins) to rebuild the forces of the Grey Wardens in Ferelden while dealing with the aftermath of the Fifth Blight and delving deeper into the motivations and origins of the Darkspawn.

The third part is told in the DLC "Witch Hunt", which takes place two or three years after the end of Origins. It chronicles the search for Morrigan, an enigmatic companion (and possible love interest) in Origins who disappeared after the conclusion of the Fifth Blight.

In addition to the game, the series contains two prequel novels, The Stolen Throne and The Calling, and a sequel novel Asunder written by the game's lead writer, David Gaider. The series also contains a P&P RPG developed by Green Ronin Games, an upcoming comic book with Orson Scott Card set to be the writer, and a Flash game by EA 2D titled Dragon Age Journeys. A direct-to-DVD anime adaptation has also just been announced, provoking mixed reactions from the fans. Also released is a Webseries, Dragon Age Redemption, produced by and starring Felicia Day, who is a fan of the franchise.

Its sequel, Dragon Age II, was released in 2011 on March 8th in North America and on the 11th in Europe. Dragon Age: Inquisition is currently in development, and is set to release on October 7, 2014.

Please post tropes associated with major in-game characters on the character sheet, not the main page.

Dragon Age: Origins contains the following tropes:

 * Tropes a To E
 * Tropes F to K
 * Tropes L to Q
 * Tropes R to Z

The Dragon Age comic series contain the following tropes:

 * The Blacksmith: Gleam and her adoptive father.
 * Healing Hands: Gleam, to an absurd degree.
 * Without any real training to boot.
 * New Powers as the Plot Demands: In issue 4, templars are capable of stopping enemy mages from casting magic. But apparently not in issue 1.
 * Oh, they are.. The absence of it in issue 1 was simply an oversight or the Rule of Drama.
 * Playing with Fire: Veness, Gleam.
 * Power Nullifier: The new templar power in issue 4. Actually, they use it in the game, too.
 * Spirit Advisor: Veness, in the fade, to Gleam
 * Ultimate Blacksmith: Issue #2 starts with Gleam using her magic to help her forge a sword. The result is a sword which cuts through pretty much anything.