Dales

The Dales was the second homeland of the elves in times past. During Andraste's war against the Imperium, elven slaves rose up and help fight agaisnt their masters. For their part in the war, they were given the Dales.

Later, the Chantry led an Exalted March against the Dales and conquered it. The reasoning behind this is disputed. Many elves see it as racial persecution. The Chantry maintains the elves were practicing paganism and human sacrifice. Historians suggest it was due to the Dales refusing to help humanity during the Second Blight.

Whatever the case, the elves of the Dales were forced to leave their new homeland and become the nomadic Dalish elves.