TheOriginsofThedas:ABriefIntroduction
Thedas,thefictionalworldinwhichtheDragonAgefranchisetakesplace,isavastandintricaterealmfilledwithlore,magic,anddiversecultures.TheworldofThedaswascreatedbythegods–theMaker,Andraste,andtheOldGods–whogaveitlifeandshapeditsdestiny.However,theworldhasalsobeenshapedbytheactionsofpowerfulmages,warriors,andpoliticalfigureswhohaveplayedaroleinshapingthecourseofhistory.TheloreofThedasisvastandimmersive,fromthecomplexcastesystemofthedwarvestotheintrigueandpowerstruggleswithinthefactionsofthehumankingdoms.Theelves,onceamightyandancientrace,havebeenreducedtoapersecutedminorityintheaftermathofabrutalwarwiththeTevinterImperium.TheQunari,amysteriousandformidablepeoplefromthenorth,seektoimposetheirdogmaticphilosophyonallofThedas.TheThreatstoThedas:EnemiesOldandNew
Throughouttheages,Thedashasfacednumerousthreatsfrombothoutsideandwithin.TheBlight,anancientandunstoppableforceofcorruption,seekstoconsumetheworldandbringabouttheendofalllife.TheTevinterImperium,apowerfulandexpansiveempire,seekstoconquerThedasandimposeitswilluponthepeople.TheDarkspawn,twistedandmalevolentcreaturesbornoftheBlight,threatenthesafetyandsecurityofalllifeonThedas.ButtherearealsonewerthreatstotheworldofThedas.TheBreach,amassiveanddevastatingriftinthefabricofreality,hasopenedupintheskiesabovethecontinent.DemonicentitiesknownastheRedTemplarsandtheVenatoriseektobringabouttheendoftheworld,andtheQunarihavelaunchedaninvasionofthesouthernlands.Despiteallofthesechallenges,thepeopleofThedasremainresilientanddeterminedtosurvive.Theyhavebandedtogetherinthefaceofadversity,formingpowerfulalliancesandworkingtoovercometheodds.TheFutureofThedas:WhereDoWeGoFromHere?
