So...here for a tale, are you?
Are you here, perhaps, to hear a heroic tale? Maybe a tragic one? A dramatic one, even?
All of the above? My, but that is quite the bundle.
Let's see…what tale do I know that contains all these and possibly, or probably, more?
The tale of Garahiel seems like a waste of time…I mean, every child knows how THAT story goes…
King Calendhad's conquest of these lands is something any parent can tell of...
Maric's rebellion against Orlais is even more common among many these days…
I do happen to have a tale about a Templar, a dog, three bandits, a priest, and a traveling minstrel…but seeing how many children are in the audience, I'll pass on that for a more appropriate setting…
Oh, what's this you ask, child? The tale of the Wardens? Which ones, my dear?
The heroes of the Fifth Blight? Now, that is a tale I can really sink my aging teeth into…
The participants in this tale are already well known throughout out Thedas. The warden-prince Alistair, the witch Morrigan, the mage Wynne, the assassin Zevran, and so on. The most known, of course, and the most beloved-or despised, depending on the person you ask-is The Hero of Ferelden, the slayer of the Archdemon Urthemiel...but what if I told you there was more than the one?
Oh, aye; the human noble Aedan Cousland was indeed the leader of the party, but people tend to remember him the most and leave out the other equally important members. This includes his sister Elissa, the human mage Daylen Amell and elven mage Neria Surana, the Dalish elf Lyna Mahariel, the city elf Darrian Tabris, and the dwarven noble Duran Aeducan and dwarven casteless Natia Brosca. Lots of names to leave out on one of the most important events that saved Ferleden from total disaster, huh?
So, how shall we begin this grand epic? Hmmm…where to start, and where to end...
You know what just struck me? Does it not seem far too boring to begin telling you all about what happened so long ago without the need of immediate urgency? You agree, too.
So...why don't I let you in on why this tale is being told now? Hmm?...