Antiva

Antiva is a nation in Thedas. Its capital is Antiva City, which lies on in the middle of its coastline. The line of kings in Antiva has remained unbroken for two and a half thousand years. In truth, however, the nation is ruled by a collection of merchant princes such as heads of banks, trading companies, and vineyards. As Antiva is well-known to be good at everything but fighting, it is ironic that the world's deadliest assassins, the Crows of Antiva, originate here. No general would be mad enough to lead an attack on the Antivan borders, for while they would surely succeed due to the fact Antiva has no standing army, the general would likely be assassinated by the Crows.

Women have strictly defined roles in Antiva. They are considered pure and delicate and not allowed to participate in combat, among other things.

The Steel Age derived its name from when a Queen of Antiva was found murdered, impaled upon four swords.

Trivia

 * Antiva was originally going to be called Calabria, but the name was changed because Calabria is a real region in Italy. Nevertheless, Antiva is erroneously referred to as Calabria in Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne.
 * Antivans, particularly Zevran, speak with a strong Spanish accent . On the other hand, Antivan society is a fictionalized version of a medieval Italian city-state like Venice.