For many Ages, ever since the Tervinter Imperium attempted to physically enter the fade, the Darkspawn has plagued the lands of Thedas, bringing death and ruin to the people. Whenever the Darkspawn leave their whole in the Deep Roads to attack the surface, it is what the people of Thedas call a Blight. In order to combat this grave threat, a group called the Grey Wardens were created. An order of immensely skilled or powerful people who were trained to fight and destroy the Darkspawn.
So far, there have been five Blights, and the Grey Wardens have defeated the Darkspawn every time. Those who end the Blight by killing the Archdemon, an Old God tainted by the Darkspawn taint, have been regarded as heroes by both their order, and by the people of Thedas.
The most recent Blight, the Fifth Blight, began in the Dragon (9th) age, Year 30. The quickest Blight in the history of Thedas, it was ended by the might of seven Wardens:
The Betrayed Lady; A noblewoman who lead the Wardens to victory over Urthemiel.
The Bastard Prince; a former Templar whose blood line saved his country.
The Inquisitive Scholar; A mage's curiosity which managed to save his brethren.
The Compassionate Thug; A Casteless Dwarf who saved people she has no business with.
The Exiled Prince; A Dwarven leader whose brutal tactics saved the world.
The Elven Avenger; An elf from the city who saved his people.
And the Tainted Huntress; A Dalish elf who saved the same people whom condemned her.
These seven Grey Warden's (as well as others) united a shattered country, and brought them together to stop one of the biggest threats the world has ever seen.
Thoughts on the Fifth Blight:
"You know, the Blight was short to everyone outside of Fereldan. Nobody ever expected seven Warden Rookies to defeat a horde of Darkspawn and their Archdemon leader, as well as the Civil War going on at the time.
But to us? This took centuries to finish. By the time we could fight the Archdemon, we could barely remember our old life.
Sometimes we wondered, what would have happened to us had Duncan, our Warden-Commander at the time, not found us. Perhaps Duran would have joined the Legion of the Dead. Maybe Darrian would have led the Denerim elves to overthrow Howe. Maybe Elissa would have spoken out against Loghain, similar to what Eamon had done. But then the rest of us would have died. Lyna would have died from the Taint. Natia would have died in her cell. Alistair may have died as a Templar, thanks to an abomination during Uldread's uprising. And I could have been made Tranquil.
Regardless, we all agreed on one thing:
We wouldn't ever trade our time together for the world."
~ Warden-Lieutenant Daylen Amell.
AN: My Prologue to my Dragon Age Origins fic. It includes every Origin (minus Surana, although they will appear). At the start of every chapter there will be a short journal entry from one of the main Wardens perspective on the topic of the chapter.
The pairings are as followed:
F!Coulsand x Alistair (overused as hell, I know.)
M!Tabris x Leliana
M!Aeducan x F!Brosca
M!Amell x F!Mahariel (What? I really want to write one with these two.)
Hope you enjoy the future chapters of this story.
PS: As of this time, I have NOT played Mass Effect: Andromeda. Please do not spoil the game in the Reviews (or complain about the animation, I have heard enough about it, won't dissuade me from buying it in the slightest).
