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l recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 premise 2 media toggle media subsection 2 1 main series 2 1 1 dragon age origins 2 1 2 dragon age ii 2 1 3 dragon age inquisition 2 1 4 dragon age the veilguard 2 2 spin offs 2 2 1 dragon age journeys 2 2 2 dragon age legends 2 2 3 heroes of dragon age 2 2 4 dragon age the last court 2 3 other media 2 3 1 books and novels 2 3 2 comics 2 3 3 tabletop role playing game 2 3 4 film and television 2 3 5 web series 2 3 6 other 3 gameplay 4 development 5 reception toggle reception subsection 5 1 critical reception 5 2 sales 5 3 influence 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents dragon age 20 languages العربية čeština deutsch español فارسی suomi français interlingua italiano 한국어 nederlands norsk bokmål polski português русский ไทย türkçe українська 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia video game series by bioware 2009 present for other uses see dragon age disambiguation video game series dragon age logo since 2024 genre role playing developers bioware ea2d edge of reality transgaming capital games failbetter games publisher electronic arts creators david gaider and bioware platforms xbox 360 microsoft windows playstation 3 os x flash facebook platform ios android google playstation 4 xbox one playstation 5 xbox series x s first release dragon age origins november 3 2009 latest release dragon age the veilguard october 31 2024 dragon age is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role playing video games created and developed by bioware which have seen releases on the xbox 360 playstation 3 microsoft windows os x playstation 4 xbox one playstation 5 and xbox series x s the franchise takes place on the fictional continent thedas and follows the experiences of its various inhabitants the series currently comprises four main entries dragon age origins 2009 dragon age ii 2011 dragon age inquisition 2014 and dragon age the veilguard 2024 the first three main series games have also been joined by a variety of expansions and downloadable content dlc add ons the games have met with commercial success as well as positive acclaim for their narrative lore character development voice acting and emphasis on player choice in addition to video games the franchise has expanded to other media including spin off games novels graphic novels comic books a web series an animated film an animated television series as well as other licensed products and merchandise premise edit map of thedas featuring the main regions of the setting the dragon age franchise is set in the world of thedas an acronym for the d ragon a ge s etting with events from the main series games taking place primarily in its southern regions thedas is the only continent of the known world and consists of various clans nations and states inhabited by multiple humanoid peoples several kingdoms and countries have emerged over nine centuries of a calendar era based on the traditionally reckoned year of the founding of the chantry the dominant religious organization in the dragon age series and each century is referred to as a separate age 1 2 three out of several human nations play a prominent role in the series the kingdom of ferelden to the southeast of thedas which is politically organized in a similar manner to the english peerage system the orlesian empire to the west of ferelden where its nobility is notorious for undermining each other with intrigue and subterfuge in their jostling for favor and patronage with its absolutist ruler and the tevinter imperium in the northern region of thedas which once subjugated southern thedas during ancient times and is governed by a powerful magocracy of magic wielding magisters led by an imperial archon 1 other noteworthy civilizations explored in the main series games include the free marches a human dominated confederation of politically independent territorial entities to the north of ferelden and the kingdom of orzammar one of the few remaining dwarven city states scattered throughout the deep roads an underground highway system beneath the surface of thedas created by the dwarves millennia ago 1 race class and heritage combine to determine social class and political dynamics in thedas a recurring theme in the series consists of power struggles and internal conflicts play out between and within various factions 1 tevinter society practices slavery which is outlawed and stigmatized in other human societies human nobility are treated with deference and respect across thedas whereas elves are often viewed as second class citizens who live within overpopulated ghettos in human cities called alienages or kept as slaves in the tevinter imperium a significant portion of the elven population of thedas call themselves the dalish after the dales region in eastern orlais where an elven polity once stood they proudly live a nomadic lifestyle away from the urban settlements of their city elf counterparts in an attempt to preserve and reclaim their cultural heritage which was mostly wiped out millennia ago when the ancient elven empire of elvhenan which spanned most of thedas mysteriously collapsed dwarven society is organized around a rigid caste system and a form of ancestor worship while the dwarves cannot wield magic themselves their economic activity primarily revolves around the mining of lyrium a mineral substance which powers the practice of magic which they trade with the surface world some dwarves live on the surface voluntarily or otherwise they are considered casteless and are usually unwelcome within dwarven societies in the deep roads 1 a fourth sapient humanoid species unique to the setting are the qunari meaning people of the qun in their language qunari is an umbrella term used to describe both the race of large horned humanoids who hail from settlements in the far north of mainland thedas in particular the island states of par vollen and seheron as well as converts from other races to their civil religion known as the qun which guides the qunari s egalitarian yet strictly regimented society 1 3 4 the qunari government is a totalitarian regime ruled by a triumvirate of leaders who represent the body military the soul priesthood and the mind merchants and craftsmen of their people 5 individuals who are born outside of qunari society are known as vashoth while those who abandon the qun s fundamentalist teachings become known as tal vashoth and are considered traitors or enemies to qunari society 1 5 renowned as formidable warriors the qunari are taller larger and more physically robust than other humanoid races in thedas 1 they usually have skin of varying metallic colors white or light coloured hair pointed ears and eyes with colors like violet red silver or yellow unlike other races qunari do not adorn themselves with tattoos or wear helmets instead making use of war paint called vitaar which provides a ceremonial purpose as well as practical benefits the qunari are locked in a perpetual conflict with the tevinter imperium and often seek to spread their influence throughout thedas via covert agents or military offensives 5 magic wielding characters known as mages are born with an uncommon gift for magic that is identified early in their lives but they are not always in control of their own power 1 mages have access to the fade a mysterious parallel dimension that is linked to the physical world and home to various spirit beings it is a metaphysical realm that is normally accessible only to sapient beings except for dwarves when they dream individuals who have the potential for magic have direct access to the fade unlike most people and conversely the fade s inhabitants have direct access to these aforementioned individuals 1 a lapse in judgment or vigilance may result in the mage being unwittingly possessed by demonic spirits and utilized as vessels to come out of the fade 1 lyrium is critical to magic use as it enables the channeling of magical energy from the fade it is blue in color though another more dangerous variety known as red lyrium is introduced in dragon age ii 1 some mages practice a form of forbidden magic known as blood magic which is powered by the blood of living beings instead and sometimes use their power to deliberately summon demons to do their bidding 1 mages in southern thedas are cloistered into training facilities called circles of magi by the chantry which teaches that magic must serve man not rule over him the chantry is a monotheistic religion who worship a personal god known as the maker and venerates the prophet andraste a former slave who led an uprising against the tevinter imperium in a movement called an exalted march the chantry is led by the divine who is exclusively female and considered one of the world s most powerful people because of her extensive cultural diplomatic political and spiritual influence over the peoples of thedas mages who live outside the chantry s control which includes the dalish clan chieftains known as keepers are considered to be extremely dangerous by many societies in thedas the chantry has a military wing the templar order who are specially trained to seek out and subdue wayward apostate mages by any means necessary this is in contrast to a tolerant view of mages in tevinter society due to influence from the imperial chantry denomination which historically broke away from the mainline andrastian chantry and utilize imperial templars as law enforcement under the authority of the magisters instead 1 while tevinter mages practice their talent for magic without sanction in their homeland on the other extreme the qunari physically shackle their mages termed saarebas meaning dangerous thing due to their deep distrust of the practice of magic 5 the darkspawn and their recurring blights are considered to be the single biggest threat to the civilizations of thedas the dwarves in particular have a specialized group of warriors known as the legion of the dead to fight the darkspawn though their civilization is a shadow of what it once was due to an unceasing war of attrition against the constant threat 1 the rest of thedas rely on the grey wardens to disperse the darkspawn hordes whenever they arrive on the surface during a blight the wardens goal is to slay the archdemons the corrupted old gods of the tevinter imperium heralding each blight 1 the first game in the series dragon age origins begins on the eve of the fifth blight other major threats faced by the peoples of thedas include cults and paramilitary groups corrupted by dark magic such as the venatori and the red templars demons from the fade unleashed as part of a massive inter dimensional invasion during the events of dragon age inquisition and dragons long thought to have been extinct for many centuries until their reemergence by the end of the blessed age caused the then ruling divine to name the next age as the dragon age the century in which the vast majority of the dragon age series takes place 1 media edit release timeline main series in bold 2009 dragon age origins 2010 dragon age origins awakening 2011 dragon age ii 2012 2013 heroes of dragon age 2014 dragon age inquisition 2015 2023 2024 dragon age the veilguard further information list of dragon age media year title developer platform s 2009 dragon age origins 1 bioware microsoft windows playstation 3 xbox 360 os x 2009 dragon age journeys 2 ea2d bioware web browser 2010 dragon age origins awakening 3 bioware microsoft windows playstation 3 xbox 360 os x 2011 dragon age ii 4 microsoft windows playstation 3 xbox 360 dragon age legends 5 ea2d bioware facebook platform google web browser 2013 heroes of dragon age ea capital games ios android 2014 dragon age the last court 6 failbetter games web browser dragon age inquisition bioware microsoft windows playstation 3 playstation 4 xbox 360 xbox one 2024 dragon age the veilguard microsoft windows playstation 5 xbox series x s notes 1 the playstation 3 and xbox 360 versions of origins were ported by edge of reality while the mac os x version of the game was ported by transgaming 6 7 2 requires adobe flash player 3 the mac os x version of origins awakening was ported by transgaming 8 4 the mac os x version of dragon age ii was ported by transgaming 9 5 requires adobe flash player a remixed version of dragon age legends was released in may 2011 6 previously accessible via dragon age keep on web browser main series edit dragon age origins edit main articles dragon age origins and dragon age origins awakening dragon age origins is the first game in the series and was released for microsoft windows playstation 3 and xbox 360 in november 2009 and for mac os x in december 2009 set in the kingdom of ferelden during a period of civil unrest the game puts the player in the role of a warrior mage or rogue coming from an elven human or dwarven background the player character is recruited into the grey wardens an ancient order that stands against monsters known as the darkspawn and is tasked with defeating the archdemon that commands them and ending their invasion bioware described origins as a spiritual successor to their previous baldur s gate and neverwinter nights franchises origins has received critical and public praise since its release for its characters story voice acting and traditional rpg combat and gameplay dragon age origins awakening is the expansion for the role playing video game dragon age origins origins awakening adds a new campaign that takes place during the aftermath of dragon age origins it was released for microsoft windows os x playstation 3 and xbox 360 on march 16 2010 in north america march 18 in europe and march 19 in the united kingdom 10 and for the mac os x on august 31 2010 it was later bundled with origins and various dlc packs as dragon age origins ultimate edition released on october 26 2010 dragon age ii edit main article dragon age ii dragon age ii is the sequel to dragon age origins released for microsoft windows playstation 3 and xbox 360 in north america and europe on march 8 2011 and march 11 2011 respectively bioware s edmonton office began development of dragon age ii during the production of dragon age origins awakening the game puts players in the role of hawke a human mage rogue or warrior who arrives in kirkwall a city state in the free marches as a lowly refugee hawke becomes the champion of kirkwall over a turbulent decade of political and social conflict hawke is 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