This is an introduction to my story, showing the characters and a little of their back stories, with more chapters to come.
Chapter 1
It was quiet, a dead silence throughout Ferelden, the long forgotten dwarf, name Ragnaros, who is branded casteless, and became a paragon once he helped queen Scarlet defeat the Archdemon, with the powerful Blood mage Destiny, who though she knows her crimes within the mage circle, uses her demonic given magic for the good of her country, Scarlet's husband, King Alistair busy within the capital maintaining politics surprisingly well, considering he did not wish to become king at first, however the next tale in Scarlet's journey, along with her group, Ragnaros, Destiny, and the Dalish elf Amelia, an expert with the bow and the sword, relentless in her fights, and pitiless for the Darkspawn, who have formed war bands to raid human lands as well as each other, the next tale in this groups party was about to begin, two months after killing the Archdemon, celebrating for weeks to come, each challenging Ragnaros to drinking contests and always losing, they readied up for war.
In a human village near the northern coast, the group were in the tavern, when a Dalish messenger ran in and shouted "Darkspawn raid! We need you Grey Wardens!" " How bad is the situation outside the village?" asked Ragnaros, "We have a general commanding what looks to be over a few hundred Darkspawn, there is only the four of you alone, I doubt you can do this alone" Destiny "Believe me, the four of us have killed a High dragon alone without an army, we can overcome a few small Darkspawn" The tavern keeper interrupts "Yeah, and you are a well known Blood mage, you know the Templars want that pretty head of yours on a plate?" "As a grey Warden, they have no right to, and even if they tried, the queen right here can stop them with a mere word"
"We better get ourselves out there, Darkspawn are known to not kill themselves, because they want us to do so!" says Amelia, reading her bow and arrows for combat " Now now Amelia, charging in is what got King Bhelen's dwarves killed in the deep roads trying to stop Branka's madness with that anvil nonsense, I regret choosing to preserve it these days" Destiny warns her, Amelia sighs quietly and awaits for the order to attack "Well, lets be off without more delay! A true dwarf like myself doesn't sit around and let the enemy kill innocents!" Ragnaros shouts, the group then walking out with all weapons drawn, they are greeted by dead corpses all over the place, with the Darkspawn general already in sight seemingly expecting the group "He seems like he wanted to draw us out, charging in will only spring an obviously laid ambush between us and him" claims Scarlet, which shortly after distant howling was heard "Our werewolf allies?!" Amelia surprisingly says, as 60 to 70 werewolves charge in slaughtering the Darkspawn seemingly effortlessly given their speed and strength, Swiftrunner approaches the group "We will take care of the rabble, Wardens, but we will leave the general to be personally executed by you." "Excellent!" Ragnaros cheers "My battleaxe will swipe him in half with joy for all he's killed!" then charging up to a unarmed general which the werewolves had pinned down for him, before being cleaved in two in a matter of seconds "Only a Darkspawn scum deserves a gory death
"This battle may have been quick, but I can tell more are on the way, with greater enemy numbers, and the lack of reinforcements to show up next time Darkspawn always come back, like a dog told to go fetch a stick" states Destiny "Sorry you did not have time to use any of that fancy magic of yours, but then again, you get plenty of chances to cast it anyway" Scarlet tells her, Destiny replies "Yeah I know, I am not disappointed, rather surprised, I usually get one or two spells in at the very least" "Well a dwarf warrior like myself loves to fight to protect those who cant, and I find it fun doing so, which I count as a bonus" Ragnaros says "But it is not something to lose focus and get yourself killed by" Amelia tells him "True, but I am no mindless berserker, though I love a good ale, surface ale actually tastes better then what you get in Orzammar, that's all the bonus I need" Scarlet laughs at him "Typical dwarf, fighting and ale, that's all you need to keep yourself happy" "At least I don't have to worry about the politics, unlike you" replies Ragnaros "My husband, or should I say the King, handles that, I do all the defending of my proud country, keeping Darkspawn, traitors and assassins away from here" Ragnaros nods, and the group decide to continue moving across the country in search for more adventure.
The group went onward down south, past the newly repaired Circle mage tower, admiring its renewed glory knowing that the only reason it is so is because of their own efforts, and no one else's, as night comes they begin setting up camp not too far from the Frostback mountains, cold though the temperatures may be, the group has grown perfectly used to it as they have been through the area more then once, on their minds is the thought that they may go into the dwarven thaigs to see if anything has been reclaimed, and fortify their defences if so, that will be something that they shall next do on the morning, now that they are used to the dreams from the taint, and with the Archdemon gone, the group can sleep much more peacefully in their tents, a passing golem attempts to pass peacefully, but as a being made of stone, it was a difficult task "Rest well fleshlings, tomorrow you may need the extra awareness!" before leaving in the distance, and the groups' next adventure to be soon told within the next dawn.
End of chapter 1