Dragon Age - History of Thedas Before the Games - LORE DOCUMENTARY
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Wizards and Warriors new animated fantasy documentary lore video will talk about the world of Dragon Age and describe its history before the games. 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. We will talk about the vibrant and tumultuous continent of Thedas, exploring the immortal hubris of ancient Elvhenan, and the rise of the Blood Mages of Tevinter, describe how these mages brought the Blight upon the world and how the First Blight started, about the religious and political response as prophetess Andraste and her husband Maferath declared war against the Tevinter Empire and led an Exalted March against it, changing the Thedas forever. How Andraste's death made her a martyr, allowing her Chantry to take over the whole of Thedas and how the confluence of these events allowed the humans to continue growing in power and led by the Chantry they were able to conquer the elves, destroying their homeland - the Dales. At this point, a new player arrived to the continent - the Qunari, leading to the Qunari Wars. We will also talk about Ferelden and how it became one of the most important states of the continent.
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Can you do some warhammer 40k content pls?
Thankyou for doing all videos you & your team has done!
I started watching these a week ago.
@@thedstorm8922 I could recommend Janovich, the channel has done similar Warhammer 40K battle map video. Including the start of the Horus Heresy.
War of the rings
@ryandane8113
"In peace, vigilance. In war, victory. In death, sacrifice." - Grey Wardens
In gravy, French fries!
Grey wardens sera be the title thief coward and much more, no means no it something they can’t seem to understand
The Treatment of the Grey Wardens is something that always pissed me off. Everyone knows you can’t kill an Archdemon without them, yet people like Vivienne persist in calling them “worthless” or “outdated.”
BITCH, THESE GUYS ARE THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN THEDAS AND THE APOCALYPSE! They literally _give up their old lives_ to protect the world. No wives or husbands, no children, nothing a free man might enjoy. And on top of that, they’re condemning themselves to death by doing it regardless of how good they are at fighting. So in short; Thedas is filled with idiots and it probably deserves a good, _loooooong_ blight to teach it the importance of the Wardens. Say, two hundred years. That ought to show em.
"We are the hammer!", oh sorry wrong grey
@@DUNNYER1548 Please elaborate. Grey Wardens have had their blunders but are largely a force for good.
All the Dragon Age games have such deep and wonderful lore. Can't wait to see what Dreadwolf adds to the world.
@@devilsmessanger well I did like DAI's companions and I have no doubt they will be good in Dreadwolf.
Anthem 2
@@ChristianAuditore14 that would be cool to have.
@@devilsmessanger agreed.
Take is 👂 out
Dragon age lore is criminally underrated
Underrated is criminally overused.
@@Drekulviin wow ur so cool
@@mac_n_cheezy420I'm not trying to be a jerk, but the world building and lore is what bioware is known for.
@@Drekulviin saying something is overused is criminally underrated.
Replaying dragon age origins really had reminded me how much I loved the lore and universe. Playing the game from the perspective of dwarves, elves, men or my favourite mage really is something I can revisit again and again.
Jealous I've been dieing to replay it but don't have 360 anymore and there not even easy to find these days lol I wanna play that and witcher 2. Never played witcher 2 and dieing to play that also
@@dominicp9296Origins is free on the EA store for PC
Also on game pass for next gen xbox
you say that like elves or humans cant become mages, they are not a race lol even quinari can have mages so? I know what you meant by the replayability comment but the rest just doesn't make sense lol
@@KimberlyBrechbuhlerit makes complete sense because they're speaking about playing from their respective origins.
The Elf mage is completely different from Dalish and City Elves
As dragon age fan. I dare say i REALLY want a tv series about this. Thank you wizards and warriors for making this awesome video
Hopefully with Sonic, Last of Us and Marip and the meh superhero trend finally appearing to come to an end... we get a golden age of video game adaptations. Then again Halo sucked... guess you can't win them all
@jonny. Maybe not but I suppose we can hope for the best.
Halo did kinda such. Thank you for responding to my comment 👍
@@jonny-b4954 well the reason why Halo sucked is because Hollywoods hag writers want to tell a specific story that they invision but they can never ever get their projects green lit because they are shit and so they come back with a popular named IP that automatically draw in a huge audience to then use as a vessel for that story they wanted to tell at the expense of the actual universe/lore/history/message etc etc only changing very few things to make this skin wearing IP look and somewhat feel like that universe. This trend is not gonna go away because Hollywood is very risk averse and now that Video game Adaptations have shown to draw in huuge audiences we will only see more of this bastardisation of our beloved ip's think Halo, The Witcher, Rings of Power, Kenobi etc, sure we will also get the occasional The Last of Us, HOTD here and there where actual love care and attention were used, but they will be far and few between and lots of our beloved ip's will be butchered in such a way that there will be almost zero chance for us to get a good and well respected version after the shit one scares hollywood execs away from them for a looong time.
There’s absolution which came out last year on Netflix, a bit short but pretty good ! I think for a world like Dragon Age animation does much better justice than live action would do ! I believe there will be a second season too
@@kyeshayne A fundamental difference between those two and DA is that the latter doesn't mock and overly criticize Faith and Religion or condemn it as inherently illogical and evil. Dragon Age establishes very realistic and nuanced portrayals of Faith and Organized Religion with in-game facts supporting the faiths as more than just words. Then there's the whole Magic angle...Dragon Age portrays a magical system with serious consequences from day one. Where Mages aren't praised or in charge but condemned and ostracized simply for existing in the first place. While in the other two the main heroes are only such because they're aided by mages or are inherently magical while the Mages are praised and in some cases directly in charge.
Given the very realistic portrayal of how indeed Humans would react to Magic existing and how the Faith isn't portrayed as nonsense but taken seriously are key factors that make it unique and in regards to those two themes better. Witcher is better at moral ambiguity overall examining what even is a monster or evil while asking if they even exist or if humanity is inherently selfish and corrupt, Game of Thrones does a realistic portrayal of medieval politics and nobility.
Probably the best breakdown of DA lore on TH-cam. Its a little long, but worth every minute
Thanks!
BioWare should pay you for this video. You deserve it. This should be included on every purchase of Dragon Age Origins.
This series started at the same time as DA Absolution had its premiere which was around the time of releasing Dreadwolf In-Game Cinematic (xD) Trailer. I doubt it was coincidence ;)
I was thinking the same thing.
That would require EA giving a shit about DAO. It doesn't even work on PC anymore
@@TheBrclear66not me, literally replaying it all the way through on PC right now? Lol
@@lukassheets5635 are you playing on EA play? How did you get awakening to download? Or even get the game to work? Every time I try it crashes
Thank you. 100x thank you. You gave true justice to the Dragon Age lore. It’s so deep and rich that it can’t be explored in a short video. You truly respected the lore and kept it accurate. I love Dragon Age as much as I love Mass Effect (which is a lot). You truly deserve respect and praise for taking the time to make lore videos like these and so many others. Again, thank you!
Even if Bioware isn't the company they once were, they've always been great at worldbuilding. Mass Effect and Metro are the only game series I've bought all of the books for since I wanted to eat up all that lore, DAO is what really got me into fantasy despite loving the LOTR trilogy. I guess I just love the grittiness of the world's of DA, the Witcher, and GOT. (The game and book versions of the Witcher, not that shitty show, and the books of GOT and a little more than half of the GOT show I guess (S1-S6)
It's just a shame he can't pronounce Corypheus (despite how many times it is mentioned in the games!). It kills me inside every time.
Edit: He also can't pronounce "Qun"...
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I love how they showed a drawing of Carver when they were talking about why everyone hates Ferelden.
Can you think of 1 good thing about the character that Hawke didn't drive him towards lol? He's like Loghain without the reason for the hatred haha
@@YiuToop
I like Gray Warden Carver,
Not-Dying Carver is a bit of a tit.
@@mikeshogunleeI always let him become a Templar when I was a mage…. Hated the fact we basically gave him a death sentence without his consent.
@@ClanToreador
He wanted to go, it is sort of his fault...
Carver needed purpose in his life, without it he is too consumed by his insecurities.
Without the Warden/Templar's mission, he feels like he is just wasting his life fallowing his brother around.
I love the lore of this universe so much, also, the story of the elves is so tragic 😔 can’t wait to know more in da4
One of the best games of my teens. I still feel extremely nostalgic about it whenever I interact with its world.
I’ve listed too this on my commute to work the past two days and loved every second. Thank you! So excited for October 31st!!
Same here!
Haha I did the same thing today! The lore is very well written of course, but it's retold very nicely in this video.
The more I listen to the lore of Dragon Age, the more I think the "Old Ones" are simply the Elvenari. There were originally 9, Mythol was murdered, and the dread wolf would have protected himself against the corruption as he caused it with the creation of the veil. Furthermore, he may have even cursed the Evenari into dragon form as punishment for the murder of Mythol. This would even make sense within the rest of the Dragon Age lore.
The floating city, or the black city, would have been the fortress of the Dread Wolf. The Tevinter Mages attempted to break into the Black City at the behest of the Old Gods, who are trapped in the Fade. That would have been punished harshly by the Dread Wolf. That would also explain why the old gods are always the arch demons, they are taking their revenge against those that The Dread Wolves defends. The question then would be, why are there physical forms of the old gods on Thedas, and spiritual forms trapped in the Fade? That could have been a result fo the creation of the veil. It separated spirit and physical bodies, so their spirits could still be trapped in the fade and their physical forms trapped on Thedas. Perhaps dragons are the elvenari's natural physical form, that they kept tempered with magic when the veil did not exist?
So many questions, but I'm willing to bet we'll get some answers in the Dread Wolf entry up coming. I have not looked into the lore of Dragon Age since I was 16, but I'm really glad I'm getting back into it. Can't wait for answers! Awesome videos by the way!
very interesting
Solas is The Maker then? 😂
Flemeth is Andraste 🤔
I love this theory.
One of the biggest theories is that the Black City is Arlathan, actually. Which has been completely tainted.
The Elven Pantheon and the Old Ones are two different entities.
Solas never shows kinship with the Archdemons, and further more the Dalish religion speaks of a different set of gods that the Elven pantheon did battle against.
I love the documentary styles at the end of each series!
Please continue making more dragon age videos they're my favourite ones and there's still so much more to explore
Wow. Just got into Dragon Age. This is amazing. So much Lore.
watched this last year, came back to watch again before starting my replay. Veilguard is COMING!!!
Same 😂
Currently replaying as a rogue, gonna try a 2h build for those insane damage numbers
@@justinanderson3056 I’m doing the same! I always play as a rogue or mage so I’m doing fighter for all three!
Watch this from beginning to end DA lore is terrific Wizards and Warriors are killing it with this amazing timeline do detailed and the visuals make me want to play threw DA franchise all over again for nostalgia sake. Great job !!
Terrifyingly terrific
I love the visuals to these lore videos it really helps paint a picture
Beautifully done! I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful job you did covering Thedas's story. Keep up with the good work!
This video greatly helped me appreciate the franchise more. For there are times I forget to read codex entires at all. 😭 thank you!
I missed hearing quite a bit more on the Dwarves. Some of the most interesting fictional peoples to me, their history, religion, castes and culture far beyond what the blights seemed to reduce them to.
But an amazing series nonetheless. Great job!
I agree
Also, former collective hivemind, which is so out there but interesting nonetheless.
I've never heard of this channel before...but godAMN if this video isn't the best thing ever. It's so engaging and well produced.
Aside from a few pronunciation errors, it's soooooo good. Loved it!
The th in Thaigs😂
I always laugh when I hear it
The amount of work that must go into making these boggles my mind! Seriously, the quality is unparalleled. Thank you for creating such amazing content, and I wish you all nothing but the best 🙏
Yup, so many hours wasted on mispronounced names and words that are literally spoken throughout all the games.
You might wanna pay a bit more attention before uou go giving shameless praise my friend
I had been planning on re-playing all 3 games before Dreadwolf came out and I've been putting it off. This video was just the motivation I needed to get started. DA:O is to this day my favorite game ever made. the lore is FACSINATING and every single time I play it, it seems just like the first time. Thank you so much for making this video. You just gained a subscriber.
that makes the two of us bro. I don't enjoy playing other fantasy rpgs because none meets the standard Dragon Age Origins set for me.
I'm so glad this channel exists. I just got into dragon age with inquisition and knowing there's so much I feel like I have to catch up on from the previous games and the extra bits of lore spotted throughout them, this really helps me have an idea of what's led up to what's going on within the game I'm currently in
This video was, as the kids say: "Bussing"
Dude this has to be the best lore video I’ve ever watched. You had me enthralled for the entire 2 hours. This is amazing. Wanna give credit where credit is due!!
Watched this series last year as I was curious about DA but never played. Your videos convinced me to play them. Loved it. And now watching this again after finishing DAI and everything has a whole new meaning to me. Thank you.
Very glad to hear that!
I am playing this Trilogy for more than 10 years, keeps replaying it everytime. This is the first time I truly understand the history. Thanks for this!
The lore of thedas is so profound, and well written! Your art and writing, just perfect. this is so well made!!! 👏👏👏👏
Watched the whole 2 hours so I could sneer and say "typical Orlais" every few minutes. But in all seriousness, this was a great vid. Very comprehensive.
I absolutely love these fantasy documentaries so much
I have invested two hours of my work schedule to enjoy this impressive documentary.
I may have lost my job, but it was worth it.
This is one of my favorite videos on yt. It is calm, good to listen to in the background, it is informative, it summarizes the DA lore almost perfecly, the visuals are not canon to the franchise, yet look amazing, the animations and music are excelent too. 10/10
This might be one of my favourite videos on TH-cam. Well written, narrated and presented. The definitive video for Dragon Age lore. Would love to see something like this for Mass Effect!
The elves got what they deserved. Refusing to assist in the blight was ridiculous. The blight affects everyone.
Its kind of funny though. The chantry believed a male divine would have been too quick to violence. Lol there have been alot of wars incited by a female led chantry.
It goes to shows regardless of gender - war is inevitable.
Also gotta appreciate the hypocrisy of the chantry allowing ferelden paganism but hating elvish paganism
I’ve consumed a lot of TH-cam, but this has probably been one of the best made videos I’ve ever watched! Kudos to you and your team for such a well-made and well-researched video!
This is one of the most well crafted and comprehensive game lore videos I've ever see. Bravo. And thank you.
Dragons Age is one of my favorite game series. A lot of that being the rich lore throughtout the games, delivered through many perspectives.
I did an entire replay of the games and then read the comics starting last year and finish the beginning of this year. But even eith all of that, this video, elegantly summarizing the history, taught me quite a few things.
Wizards and Warriors is a such a great channel!
Thank you for taking your time to make this happen. Really love the series.
the amount of work put into these lore videos is astounding, thank you for sharing them with us!
from the battles between the portuguese and ottomans to dragon age lore documentary... we are truly blessed with this channels
A great video that sets the setting for the DA universe. Had no idea about the old in-universe lore when I played Origins ages ago, and knowing this makes the setting a much richer experience. Thank you.
9 elven mages becoming gods
They solas starts rebelion.
They kill mythal, solas creates the veil.
7 elven gods are stuck in the fade.
Elf mages stuck in the fade cities turn into dragons.
5 blights come and pass.
2 old gods remain.
Solas the dreadwolf and flemeth avatar or mythal.
are u saying Solas and mythal are the only 2 remaining? or that theres 2 old gods in fade AND then solas and mythal? bc theres 4 old gods left total
@@galleo9462 yes. 2 dragons/old gods remain. Solas is not a dragon but a wolf/old god. Flementh is a dragon but not the old god, only an avatar carrying a piece of her.
Thank you for this comprehensive breakdown of lore .
👏
And the systematic mispronunciation of countless names and phrases literally spoken in the games.
But yea, you go haha
as someone with thousands of hours in the games, who has played them through dozens of times each and has a deep understanding of the modern day lore, this is THE most well done and comprehensive video on thedas history i've ever seen. fantastic job. i would do damn near anything for more longform dragon age lore videos. pls do mass effect next lmao
Masterpiece of a video! One of the best videos I’ve ever watch on TH-cam. Keep up the amazing work, man! God bless!
I am grateful for this channel for enhancing my knowledge of pre-game lore.
Incredibly well done! I love these "History before the games" concepts.
Especially with RPGs I like knowing a bit about the world before diving in. This allows me to develop a story for my character that is grounded in the game world. It also allows me to feel like my character exists within the world, as they have a general understanding of history.
For example, it doesn't make sense for a Human Noble in Dragon Age Origins to be oblivious to major historical events and concepts like what a Teryn and the political structure of Ferelden is.
As someone who has played every game multiple times… I knew so little of this 😂. THANK YOU
This video is a gem for old and new players alike to get lore in a visual as well as an informative way! Would love to see you making a "part 2" covering the plotpoints of the tree games in preperation for Dragon Age Dreadwolf! Altho it might be hard narratively..
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thank you for creating this content. It makes exploring in these worlds that much more immersive.
This was exactly what i was looking for. And there is not 1 video that would come close. Thanks a lot!
I never knew dragon age lore was so good. The qun or the chantry, their followers and motifs are very realistic and a bit of reflection from this world.
13:00 I think the way to put Dragon Age back as dark fantasy is to make a game like "The Rise of Imperium" where you can play a Tevinter (mage, warrior, dwarf), elf and dwarves, but in a context where Tevinter ends or begins his war against Arlatan. Imagine, the Evanuris could all be introduced (but Solas is asleep so out of the game please). For example, a human Tevinter mage. Add the possibility or even an antagonist (eg: the same moral compass as in Star Wars Old Republic). wow
Dragon Age has my favorite history and world building of any fantasy franchise that I've encountered. This is a fantastic video and I love that you can't even really do a video on the events of the games; because your choices in the games can change so much of the history and events.
You can’t change the history lmao
I appreciate this video, and the amount of research and effort that went into it. That being said, these pronunciations are absolutely killing me.
This pieces together a couple holes in my DA lore knowledge. thank you for putting all this together
Just fired up DA:I for my 5th play through. I absolutely love this series. Thank you for the lore! Much appreciated.
You did amazing work! Thank you for creating this!
This is incredibly well done, it makes me want to start a new playthrough. In fact, i think I will
So, you didn't decide to release Ferelden backstory as its own video?
It's been their habit to wrap up universes with the last episode folded into a compilation.
@@westrim Damn, I thought there were just compilation of the already released episodes. Guess I'll have to go back and check out the parts I missed.
This is by far the best dragon age lore video i ever seen, and i've seen quite some. Congrats!!!
Thank you so much for putting this together. I know a lot of this lore is in the games, but it's all piecemeal, and this makes it so much easier to learn.
I've never been intrigued with lore so much since Tolkien's novels. Dragon Age is amazing.
This must have been SO much work. What an absolutely amazing video!
Im loving dragon age lore especially being released in some type of order, make understanding it so much better!
Excellent work, this really feels like a legitimate history documentary on any real world nation. I suppose it is a legitimate doc, just the subject matter that's different. Great stuff!
Great lore video man,I love the deep history of certain games. It gives you the sense of realism into an otherwise very fantasy world.
On a separate note: You kinda sound like Stolas. I just picture him lecturing at a college.
This is one of the best lore videos I’ve ever seen! Absolutely amazing
I love your work. Let us hope the 4th Dragon Age game first comes out, and secondly concludes the history of Thedas satisfactorily. That being said, might I suggest that once you embark on a series, you complete it rather than go back and forth between themes and universes? For coherence' sake.
Nah, profitable series rarely conclude these days. If DA4 would be good they'd make sequels/prequels/sidequels till Maker's Coming. If it would be bad they'd abandon it abruptly.
I love listening to your videos until I fall asleep. You're voice is just so calming for me.
Would love one of these on the Mass Effect galaxy!
I consider myself a lower head. And this is hands down one of the best lure description videos I've ever seen for a game.
Furthermore this is almost better than the party conversations!!!
I really enjoyed this. As far as I can tell, it is very accurate and well detailed.
But I do have one criticism. The pronunciations of various terms and names. Many of them are off, most only slightly, but I thought it was worth pointing out. Or am I going mad? Does anyone agree?
Still, great video, you've got yourself a subscriber.
I REALLY loved this video. Now I feel like I have an even better appreciation of DA history even though I’ve been playing the games since 2012. Thank you for this!
One thing I got from this:
Qunari to all of Thedas: Karma sends her regards.
Just saw this and honestly think helps me understand the whole Dragon Age series and helps going into Veilguard.
You make fantastic listening while at work or home, the detail and seriousness you take on fantasy worlds is enthralling.
Really enjoyed listening to this over the last few days .. great storytelling and narrating
I might be wrong but i think the Templars were a new order founded by the Chantry and the Inquisition of old transitioned into The Seekers instead. At least according to Inquisitor Ameridan and Cassandra respectively. Also Emperor Kordilius and Inquisitor Ameridan were friends. Halamshiral only became isolationist after Ameridan's disappearance.
I just love both of your guys channels. Thank you so much for all you guys do for these videos, here or on kings and generals.
*"Yo K&G"* 👋👋
When we gonna see thr next mongol Alternate History video
I swear those videos are probably one of yout best fantasy videos on this great channel
Take is 👂 out
This is great. Cover the Mass Effect universe as well if you have time
Jesus, the Qunari invasions were an awesome bit of lore, I hope we see more of the Qunari in the future.
Andrastians: "What if we just kill everyone who doesn't believe in the maker? Then everyone left alive would be believers, right!?"
🎉 this one or the best video I've ever seem from a history point of view of dragon age, greeting from Colombia friend love this one hope I can find more videos in your channel 😊
Not paying attention in school, but dedicating hours upon hours studying the history of worlds that don’t even exist. Worth it
Essential video! Important work! Apart from some weird pronunciations (Qun, Orlesians, Calenhad, etc) it’s a perfect intro to the world of Thedas.
Just watched the whole thing! Fantastic video
I appreciate this cuz I’ve never had the stamina to read the codex entries.
Loved it! ❤
Really appreciate the effort put into the video as well as the narration and not to forget the art and animations :) Basically everything about the video was worthy of respect , please do keep up the good work 🌻😀💗
🌿 Couslands of Highever 🌿
I kept that family sword and used it until the very end. Didn't care how much harder it made some fights. Winning them was epic anyway.
I just used it and the shield as a secondary weapon.
I started the game with a great sword, by the time I was at the end of the game it was an arrowhead..I haven't lost a game of D&D or bay blades my whole life
my dalish elf characters: "WHY DID NO ONE TELL US ANDRATE WAS SO HOT?!"
Great video ! I hope we will see more dragon age content on your channel tbh, it has fascinating lore
Enchantment?
Enchantment!
Enchantment?!
Enchantment!??!
Enchantment
Such a great video, Dragon Age has one of the best lore in the Fantasy genre. 😊
This was so well made and so easy to follow. Nice!