Morrigan and Yavana: foils of each other, or of their mother?

Dragon Age Origins Blog rsz flemeth5 Faces of Flemeth

Throughout the Dragon Age series there is perhaps no character more mysterious than FlemethLast summer the Grey Wardens writers took a stab at their various interpretations of who… or what Flemeth was.  Some talk centered on her daughter Morrigan, and Morrigan’s plan to embed the soul of the Archdemon in a baby conceived by a dark ritual.  Flemeth herself said in Dragon Age 2 that her plans for her daughter are not quite finished, which of course brought up a slew of new questions about the mother daughter pair.  And then The Silent Grove comic came along and introduced Yavana, a whole new variable to this already unstable equation.

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Taking a character-creation idea from the first game

Dragon Age Origins Blog rsz dragon age origins character creator 3 How About Origins?

Most people would like to know what kind of main character they’re going to get to play in Dragon Age 3. We’ve had a Warden. We’ve had Hawke. So there’s been discussions — will it be THE Warden again? Will it be a Warden? Will it be a Seeker? Here’s an idea for how to (maybe) make everyone happy — give us origin choices.

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Recapping the series

Dragon Age Origins Blog rsz silentgrove6a The Silent Grove #6 Review and Roundup

In the final issue of The Silent Grove, it’s all Alistair and Yavana for the conclusion. There’s some level of closure but the door is certainly left open to further exploration and adventure. As a whole, The Silent Grove helps to shed a bit of light on some of the “big picture” questions of Thedas about dragons and even some insight into Flemeth and her daughters, while continuing the story of everyone’s favorite Grey Warden.

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Could any make a triumphant return in DA3?

Dragon Age Origins Blog origins companions Where Are Our Origins Companions After DA2?

When DA2 came out, we looked at the possibility of our Origins companions coming back for cameos. Now that DA2 is gone, we got some updates on the whereabouts of a couple of our original companions. So we’ll try to figure out who might be poised to come around in Dragon Age 3.

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The problem lies in the Chantry

Dragon Age Origins Blog rsz 473px cassandra The Problem With a Seeker Main Character

One group being built by the BioWare writers since Dragon Age 2 has been the Chantry’s Seekers of Truth. With Cassandra in Dragon Age 2, developments with Leliana’s character, their role in the book Asunder and the soon-to-be-released Dawn of the Seeker anime movie, they’re getting a lot of screen time. While a world with the mages, Templars and Chantry in turmoil, it seems logical that playing a main character as a Seeker might be a logical step. But while it sounds easy, it’s probably not a good idea.

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Isabela's background

Dragon Age Origins Blog rsz silentgrove5a The Silent Grove #5 Review

With The Silent Grove #5 out, we’re winding down to the conclusion of this comic series. This penultimate comic is a little light on insightful new content to the story arc, although the meatiest section is concerning Isabela’s background, as we ready for the final issue.

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