Awakenings is out next week, and we can have a glimpse of the creatures we will encounter in the EP.
Disciples
The Blight has been defeated, or so everyone has heard. And yet the darkspawn still range across the north of Ferelden. By all accounts, these darkspawn are organized despite the death of the archdemon, following the lead of unknown commanders. No civilized person can say where these darkspawn commanders come from, but they think, speak, and act with purpose, which makes them dangerous indeed.
Queen of the Blackmarsh
A generation ago, a dragon settled in the Blackmarsh. The local villagers, fearful of what she might do to their homes, hunted her in vain, losing many lives and gaining nothing. The men and women of the Blackmarsh had almost given up hope when the Orlesian baroness who had been sent to rule them interceded. Some whispered that the mysterious woman was a witch, but witch or no, she drove the beast away and saved her people. Most believed that the dragon had been killed and pointed to the bones scattered about the marsh as evidence. Others were not so sure, for they had seen the beast in fever dreams, soaring on great wings, a terrible storm in her wake. Those skeptics said that the dragon was not destroyed, merely trapped. But some things in this world are not meant to be tampered with, and they are left well alone.
The Architect
The Architect is the first darkspawn to develop a will of his own–an unusual outcast who seems not to be subject to the call of the Old Gods, nor to the other darkspawn compulsions. But although he is highly intelligent, the Architect has little understanding of humanity. Treating him as anything other than what he is–a darkspawn–would be folly.
The Children
When the Blight pushed the darkspawn to the surface, human expeditions were able to venture deep underground for the first time in centuries, meeting very little resistance apart from stragglers. Then people started disappearing. Men would make camp and wake to find one of their number missing. Scouts left on missions, never to return. Search parties found no trace of the lost men, not even their bones. Some saw movements in the darkness, a shifting of shadows that torchlight would reveal as nothing. When a single warrior survived from one squad, he spoke of nothing comprehensible except grinning worm monsters that devoured his companions. The expeditions made haste back to the city.
Alright, there you have it. You’ve seen most of the characters, all of the creatures, up next, the new worlds we will be traversing. Stay tuned!
