Fall of Elvhenan - Rise of Tevinter - Dragon Age Lore DOCUMENTARY

Wizards and Warriors starts a new animated fantasy documentary lore video series on the world of Dragon Age. In the waning years of the Blessed Age, reptilian wings blanketed the sun. Dragons, thought to have been hunted to extinction centuries earlier, reappeared in the skies above the world of men and devastated the countryside of Orlais and Nevarra. Reading this as an epochal omen, Faustine II, Divine of the Chantry, declared a new age: the Dragon Age, which in her holy wisdom, she predicted would be a time of violence, upheaval, and dramatic change. Thus begins the period in which the titularly named Dragon Age games take place, yet this is not where the history of its world begins. Welcome to our first video on the vibrant and tumultuous continent of Thedas, where we will explore the immortal hubris of ancient Elvhenan, and the rise of the Blood Mages of Tevinter.

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Writer: Leo Stone
Illustration and Animation: Lito Areta
Map: Adam Ellis Charters
Editing: Kamran Maharramli
Producer: Nurlan Karimov

#Lore #Fantasy #DragonAge

[resileaf]

Fun fact: Thedas is an acronym of 'THE Dragon Age Setting' that the team was using internally and eventually started liking and using as a serious name for the setting.

[MrGouldilocks]

It's a remarkable achievement, from a remarkable company to create such a rich, detailed, and fascinating world as a setting for a video game. Boy do I miss peak bioware.

[maxrates]

The Dragon Age series is a bit of a hidden gem

[waleedkhalid]

As a dragon age fan who priced together a lot of the lore from codex entries and dialogue from characters like Morgan and Solas, this was a great summary of the history of the world. It’s absolutely bonkers how much the lore in this series rivals that of other high fantasy IPs, but it doesn’t get the love it deserves due to…EA being EA.

[VLarraechea]

Finally! Lore videos on Dragon Age.

Thank you very much, guys, was hoping you’d leap into it soon.

[mrmoviemanic]

Dragon Age lore is honestly some of the best in fantasy for me.

I'm using them heavily as inspiration for my own story.

[timmcclymont]

I see that the starting of a thousand projects before finishing one is a habit that's carried over from kings and generals 😂😂😂

[sterasigma]

In a way, the Elvhen empire was a bit like the Rakatan Infinite Empire. One built their civilization upon magic, while the other relied on the Dark Side. Both were really into infighting, slavery, and fell when they lost their mojo, which made most of their stuff unusable or inaccessible.

[Wise_Banshee]

Thank you so much guys for doing this series, Thedas is such a treasure!

[reffa]

Dragon Age, The magisters, the blight, the darkspawn, the archdemons. All amazing concepts. Thats the "hook" of dragonage for me.

[mahanonbr]

OH yeah! Dragon Age Absolution AND a documentary about Dragon Age lore. You made my weekend wizards and warrios! Thank you!

[NRV]

Waiting for DAD is tough. I can't wait to explore Tevinter.

[XanderDorn]

"June" is pronounced like "Ju-nay".

You also used a lot of unconfirmed or speculative fan theories. For example, there are several hints as to where the City of Arlathan was, not just the one where it was in the Arlathan forest. Another would be that it was where now Lake Calenhad is. The Elvhen empire was certainly not limited to the Arlathan forest. There are Elven ruins as far south as the Arbor Wilds and there's the ruin of a Temple of Dirthamen in Orlais east of Val Royeaux.

[jakesantiago]

I’m excited for you to tackle the Blights, and the Rise of Orlais and Ferelden in the future.

[sygmarvexarion]

Elves being done in by their own arrogance, and not just once. First time because of sheer inebriation with power coupled with hubris, and second time by pointlessly and foolishly challenging the Tevinter Imperium to war.

[peterhanes]

Small question: are we sure that Fen'Harel's rebellion started before Mythal was killed? I thought Fen'Harel's rebellion was in reaction to the Evanuris killing Mythal.

[majestic]

I hope they make a dragon age game with our boy Kieran as lead protagonist. Kieran literally has urthemiel in his, which means he's got a connection to the fade.

[AB-gkcs]

Beautiful. It gives a comprehensive view of the world and history of Dragon Age, which could not be found so easily in the games.

[MrDalisclock]

I've been playing through the series for the first time over the past few months and getting closer to being done with Inquisition so this is very welcome.

[eugeniosalese]

This is EXACTLY what I needed. Elite content form an elite youtuber about an elite game.