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“We need absolute unity to fight against the fulcrum of true evil.”

Prince Bhelen Aeducan is the third son of King Endrin Aeducan with Trian and the Dwarf Noble being his elder siblings.

Background

Third of King Endrin Aeducan's children, Bhelen of House Aeducan has always been considered the last and least important of his family. Not the heir, nor the favourite, and not as accomplished as either sibling, Bhelen's most notable trait is his ability to stay out of trouble. Bhelen also has a concubine, Rica Brosca, the sister of the Dwarf Commoner.

Involvement

Dragon Age: Origins

A Tale of Orzammar

This section contains spoilers for:
A Tale of Orzammar.

Bhelen travels to Tapster's Tavern with Frandlin Ivo in the Orzammar Commons in disguise in order to hire a mercenary to go to the Aeducan Thaig on his behalf. He plants a mole by the name of Orson Haver to assist them in reaching the chamber within the thaig where he would plant the Aeducan Shield in order to lure his older sibling, the Dwarf Noble, out to a more vulnerable location. Once they reach the tomb he attempts to kill the mercenary in order to ensure they could not reveal the shield had only recently been planted by him. Bhelen is defeated however and instead offers a compromise, permitting the mercenary to leave alive provided they went to the surface and did not return. Depending on the player's choices, he will either honor his arrangement and let the mercenary leave without incident or will incite Orson Haver to kill them should the latter insist on taking revenge.

Dwarf Noble Origin

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Origins.

The Dwarf Noble Warden is the second, and most popular, of the Aeducan children. They encounter Bhelen alongside Trian, their older brother as the duo are perusing the market stalls in the Diamond Quarter. Trian, lording over Bhelen, forces him to come along with him, during which, Bhelen mentions, Trian has been hurling abuse at casteless dwarves. Here it is suggested that the Dwarf Noble has a good relationship with their younger brother, while they both are on bad terms with Trian.

Shortly after the Warden is pronounced Commander, Bhelen privately reveals that Trian plans to remove the Dwarf Noble from the picture, assuring himself the throne. The Dwarf Noble may express a desire to kill Trian or to wait for him to make the first move.

If their intention is to kill him, after leaving the Aeducan Thaig, Trian and a group of royal guards will be waiting at the crossroads and a fight will break out. If the more cautious approach is taken, Trian and his guards will be lying slain on arrival. Shortly after the Dwarf Noble examines his corpse, the King, Bhelen and Lord Harrowmont will arrive demanding answers. Regardless of what actually happened, the scout and Frandlin Ivo give the exact same damning testimony.

Prince Bhelen Aeducan in *Heroes of Dragon Age*

When the Dwarf Noble is thrown in prison, a sentence is decided for them and Gorim, the Dwarf Noble's second. Gorim is to be stripped of his honor as a warrior, have his name struck from his family's records and be exiled to the surface; Harrowmont pushes for a similar sentence for the Dwarf Noble in the Assembly but Bhelen who was already planning this for some time and had made arrangements with other powerful Houses prevailed; the Dwarf Noble's name and deeds are removed from the Memories and banished into the Deep Roads to find certain death at the hands of darkspawn.

Dwarf Commoner Origin

If the Warden is of the Dwarf Commoner Origin, they will return to find that their half-sister, Rica Brosca, has become Bhelen's consort and has borne him a son. Both she and their mother now live in the Royal Palace with Bhelen.

A Paragon of Her Kind

After the death of King Endrin Aeducan, Bhelen became the leader of House Aeducan and sought a quick and easy election to the throne. However, Lord Harrowmont, having promised King Endrin on his deathbed that Bhelen would not succeed him, put himself up as an alternative candidate. Their dispute has left the Assembly in deadlock, with no one running the city and the Legion of the Dead being stuck in the Dead Trenches without orders to press ahead. To make matters worse, without a King or Queen to rule Orzammar has closed its entrances from the surface, to the chagrin of the surface dwarves and merchant caste who depend on the trade between Orzammar and the surface.

According to Shaper Czibor, Prince Bhelen is interested in knowing more about the reign of Paragon Bemot, who ruled Orzammar during the Fourth Blight and disbanded the Assembly as well as setting some other precedents. Bhelen also believes in employing casteless in the army.

The Warden, regardless of origin, can choose to support his claim. A Dwarf Commoner is sent to Bhelen's right-hand, Vartag Gavorn, by Rica. Gavorn, however, is suspicious of a Dwarf Noble, thinking they are planning to exact revenge on Bhelen; the Noble has to convince him they are here on behalf of the Wardens through persuasion. Speaking to Wojech Ivo also reveals that his younger brother, Frandlin, became the left-hand of Bhelen.

Bhelen's first task is providing documents to the heads of Houses Dace and Helmi that Harrowmont bribed them for their votes with the same piece of land. However if the documents are taken to the Shaperate it will be revealed that they have been forged. If the Warden completes the first task Gavorn will take them to Bhelen for an audience. The Prince then asks the Warden to go to Dust Town and deal with the Carta, who has taken advantage of the turmoil to extend their holdings in the city. When the Warden returns, Bhelen congratulates the Warden, before asking that they could end the deadlock in the Assembly by finding their only living Paragon, Branka, who disappeared into the Deep Roads with her entire house two years ago in search of the Anvil of the Void. Bhelen also mentions that Harrowmont is also seeking to accomplish the same thing.

If a Dwarf Noble Warden publicly supports him, Bhelen expresses surprise that his sibling has chosen to work with him. Here they can ask him why he turned on them, as well as if he killed their father. Although he leaves it ambiguous as to whether he killed their father, Bhelen defends his actions by saying that even their father inherited the throne after his elder brother died in an Honor Proving against a convicted murderer, and claims that their father coated the murderer's blade with poison to ensure his brother's death. The Dwarf Noble Warden can also claim they are now simply working to put an Aeducan on the throne, to which Bhelen comments that he underestimated his older sibling's pragmatism.

If a Dwarf Commoner Warden publicly supports him, once Bhelen's first task has been completed, Bhelen will warmly embrace them as family.

If Bhelen is crowned king, he calls for Lord Harrowmont's execution to ensure unity in preparation for the Blight. If Harrowmont is crowned instead, Bhelen calls on a group of loyal deshyrs and attacks Harrowmont and the Warden, dying in the ensuing brawl.

Should a male Noble ask his brother to accept his son into House Aeducan, Bhelen agrees to accept Mardy and her son once the Warden finishes helping him become king; he also teases his older brother about using a noble hunter.

If the Warden works for Bhelen consistently and completes all his tasks, as king he will reward the Warden with his elder brother's old hammer; otherwise, if his candidacy does not receive much support he provides an impersonal Aeducan Mace.

If a Dwarf Noble Warden helps him to become the new king, Bhelen also re-inducts their elder sibling into House Aeducan with their name and deeds being restored. If his elder sibling also survives the events of the Fifth Blight his Assembly will name them Paragon with Gorim joining House Aeducan as well. If they die, Bhelen will send Gavorn to the funeral as the royal representative. He asks that the Warden's body be returned to Orzammar so they can bury the body next to their father, all honors restored.

Epilogue

Bhelen AeducanHoDA — Concept art of Bhelen as king in *Heroes of Dragon Age*

If Bhelen becomes king, he rules as a reformist and works to strengthen Orzammar's connection with the surface world. He embraces military aid from Ferelden if a dwarven Warden asks for this as a boon, reduces restrictions on trade with the surface and offers the casteless greater rights and privileges in exchange for military service against the darkspawn. This policy allows Orzammar to reclaim lost territory and push the darkspawn line back past the Trenches, but angers the warrior and noble castes. After several attempts on his life, Bhelen dissolves the Assembly and rules alone. Opinion is divided as to whether he should be remembered as a tyrant or a progressive ruler determined to drag Orzammar into the modern world.

Should the Anvil of the Void be preserved as well, Bhelen works with Branka to produce more golems. While this allows the dwarves to reclaim relics from old thaigs, eventually Branka refuses to make golems for the king alone and Bhelen bans its use.

If Harrowmont becomes king, despite Bhelen's death, a rebellion borrowing his name rises against Harrowmont. Depending on whether or not the Warden preserved the Anvil, Harrowmont either fails to defeat the rebellion and dies of protracted illness or puts it down with the aid of the golems.

Golems of Amgarrak

This section contains spoilers for:
Golems of Amgarrak.

If a save is imported into the The Golems of Amgarrak DLC:

Jerrik Dace will mention Bhelen to the Warden-Commander, stating that Bhelen recommended them to aid in his attempt to locate his brother, Brogan Dace.

Dragon Age II

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age II.

If Bhelen was crowned King:

During the quest Last of His Line, Renvil Harrowmont, who is now the sole survivor of House Harrowmont, tells Hawke that, in retaliation for Lord Pyral Harrowmont's attempt to claim the throne, Bhelen has been systematically killing every member of House Harrowmont, ironically working through the Carta, at least in part. Hawke can kill the last member of the House or aid him in his escape to Kal-Sharok.

Other dwarves will also mention how the new king of Orzammar is enabling more trade with the surface.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Inquisition.

During Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts the Inquisitor can overhear the discussion between three dwarven emissaries who gossip on news from Orzammar.

If Bhelen was crowned King:

King Aeducan has put considerable coin behind Empress Celene during the Orlesian Civil War in hopes that trade in foodstuffs will resume quickly and the riots will end. If the Warden is alive and of dwarven Origin it is mentioned in dialogue that he refuses to declare them as dead and he has vowed to search for their Paragon.

Events taking place before 9:41 Dragon and the Dwarf Noble is alive:

Bhelen builds a statue in honor of their new Paragon. The statue is grandiose with King Bhelen sparing no expense to honor his sibling as the second Paragon to come from his House.

Events taking place before 9:41 Dragon and the Dwarf Commoner is alive:

Bhelen Aeducan marries Rica who used to be his concubine. It is not known if Rica is the new Queen of Orzammar only in this scenario or it happens even if the Dwarf Commoner is not alive or the Warden is of different Origin. Furthermore, King Bhelen builds the statue of Paragon Brosca in front of the Royal Palace instead of the traditional Hall of Heroes, as a statement of how much he wishes Orzammar to venerate the noble House of his wife.

Should the Inquisitor invest resources and travels to Storm Coast Fissure in order to investigate the unnatural earthquakes in the Deep Roads it is revealed that King Bhelen wished to meet the Inquisitor in person, but is talked out of it by the deshyrs. If the Inquisitor is a dwarf, it is mentioned that Bhelen has granted the Inquisitor and his Inner Circle free travel between the surface and Orzammar.

In the Frostback Basin the Inquisitor may uncover information about the Inquisition of old which will lead them to appeal to King Bhelen for access in the Shaperate's records. The king will graciously accept and share information about Orinna, a companion of Inquisitor Ameridan.

Quotes

"I am impressed, Warden. Not many outsiders so quickly grasp Orzammar's rather... convoluted politics."
(After the Warden deals with Jarvia) "Well, you've simply outdone yourself. They're talking all over the city about how someone finally went through Dust Town and slaughtered the Carta like genlocks."

Dialogue

Bhelen: "Then why these delaying tactics? I call for a vote right now. My father has one living child to assume the Aeducan throne. Who would deny him that?"
Harrowmont: "Your father made me swear on his deathbed you would not succeed him."

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+Prince '''Bhelen Aeducan''' is the third son of [[Dwarven royalty|King]] [[Endrin Aeducan]] with [[Trian Aeducan|Trian]] and the [[Dwarf Noble Origin|Dwarf Noble]] being his elder siblings.
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 == Involvement ==
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-Bhelen travels to [[Tapster's Tavern]] with [[Frandlin Ivo]] in the [[Orzammar Commons]] in disguise in order to hire a mercenary to go to the [[Aeducan Thaig]] on his behalf. He plants a mole by the name of [[Orson Haver]] to assist them in reaching the chamber within the thaig where he would plant the [[Aeducan Shield]] in order to lure his older sibling, the Dwarf Noble, out to a more vulnerable location. Once they reach the tomb he attempts to kill the mercenary in order to ensure they could not reveal the shield had only recently been planted by him. Bhelen is defeated however and instead offers a compromise, permitting the mercenary to leave alive provided they went to the surface and did not return. Depending on the player's choices, he will either honor his arrangement and let the mercenary leave without incident or will incite Orson Haver to kill him or her should the latter insist on taking revenge.}}
 === ''Dragon Age: Origins'' ===
-{{SpoilerDAO|style=short|
-=== Dwarf Noble Origin ===
+==== ''A Tale of Orzammar'' ====
+{{SpoilerATO|style=short|Bhelen travels to [[Tapster's Tavern]] with [[Frandlin Ivo]] in the [[Orzammar Commons]] in disguise in order to hire a mercenary to go to the [[Aeducan Thaig]] on his behalf. He plants a mole by the name of [[Orson Haver]] to assist them in reaching the chamber within the thaig where he would plant the [[Aeducan Shield (plot item)|Aeducan Shield]] in order to lure his older sibling, the Dwarf Noble, out to a more vulnerable location. Once they reach the tomb he attempts to kill the mercenary in order to ensure they could not reveal the shield had only recently been planted by him. Bhelen is defeated however and instead offers a compromise, permitting the mercenary to leave alive provided they went to the surface and did not return. Depending on the player's choices, he will either honor his arrangement and let the mercenary leave without incident or will incite Orson Haver to kill them should the latter insist on taking revenge.}}
-The [[Dwarf Noble Origin|Dwarf Noble]] Warden is the second, and most popular, of the Aeducan children. They encounter Bhelen alongside Trian, their older brother as the duo are perusing the market stalls in the [[Orzammar Diamond Quarter|Diamond Quarter]]. Trian, lording over Bhelen, forces him to come along with him, during which, Bhelen mentions, Trian has been hurling abuse at [[casteless]] [[Dwarf|dwarves]]. Here it is suggested that the Noble has a good relationship with their younger brother, while they both are on bad terms with Trian.
+==== Dwarf Noble Origin ====
+{{SpoilerDAO|style=short|The [[Dwarf Noble Origin|Dwarf Noble]] Warden is the second, and most popular, of the Aeducan children. They encounter Bhelen alongside Trian, their older brother as the duo are perusing the market stalls in the [[Orzammar Diamond Quarter|Diamond Quarter]]. Trian, lording over Bhelen, forces him to come along with him, during which, Bhelen mentions, Trian has been hurling abuse at [[casteless]] [[Dwarf|dwarves]]. Here it is suggested that the Dwarf Noble has a good relationship with their younger brother, while they both are on bad terms with Trian.
 Shortly after the Warden is pronounced Commander, Bhelen privately reveals that Trian plans to remove the Dwarf Noble from the picture, assuring himself the throne. The Dwarf Noble may express a desire to kill Trian or to wait for him to make the first move.
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 [[File:Prince Bhelen Aeducan.png|thumb|220px|Prince Bhelen Aeducan in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]'']]
-When the Noble is thrown in prison, a sentence is decided for him/her and [[Gorim Saelac|Gorim]], the Noble's [[Noble caste#Second|second]]. Gorim is to be stripped of his honour as a warrior, have his name struck from his family's records and be exiled to the surface; Harrowmont pushes for a similar sentence for the Noble but Bhelen has the support of a good half of the [[Assembly]]; the Noble is sentenced not only to the same dishonour as Gorim, but also to be sent into the Deep Roads to die at the hands of the darkspawn, and it becomes painfully obvious that Bhelen played the game of dwarven politics better than any would have given him credit for.
+When the Dwarf Noble is thrown in prison, a sentence is decided for them and [[Gorim Saelac|Gorim]], the Dwarf Noble's [[Noble caste#Second|second]]. Gorim is to be stripped of his honor as a warrior, have his name struck from his [[House Saelac|family]]'s records and be exiled to the surface; Harrowmont pushes for a similar sentence for the Dwarf Noble in the [[Assembly]] but Bhelen who was already planning this for some time and had made arrangements with other powerful [[House]]s prevailed; the Dwarf Noble's name and deeds are removed from the [[Memories]] and banished into the [[Deep Roads]] to find certain death at the hands of [[darkspawn]].
+==== Dwarf Commoner Origin ====
-If the Warden is of the [[Dwarf Commoner Origin]], they will return to find that his or her half-sister, [[Rica Brosca]], has become Bhelen's consort and has borne him a son. Both she and their [[Kalah Brosca|mother]] now live in the [[Orzammar Royal Palace|Royal Palace]] with Bhelen.
+If the Warden is of the [[Dwarf Commoner Origin]], they will return to find that their half-sister, Rica Brosca, has become Bhelen's consort and has borne him a son. Both she and their [[Kalah Brosca|mother]] now live in the [[Orzammar Royal Palace|Royal Palace]] with Bhelen.
-=== A Paragon of Her Kind ===
+==== A Paragon of Her Kind ====
-After the death of King [[Endrin Aeducan]], Bhelen sought a quick and easy election to the throne. However, Lord Harrowmont, having promised King Endrin on his deathbed that Bhelen would not succeed him, put himself up as an alternative candidate. Their dispute has left the Assembly in deadlock, with no one running the city and the [[Legion of the Dead]] being stuck in the [[Dead Trenches]] without orders to press ahead. Since neither can gain the upper hand, the Assembly has closed Orzammar off from the surface, to the chagrin of the dwarves and merchants living there.
+After the death of King [[Endrin Aeducan]], Bhelen became the leader of House Aeducan and sought a quick and easy election to the throne. However, Lord Harrowmont, having promised King Endrin on his deathbed that Bhelen would not succeed him, put himself up as an alternative candidate. Their dispute has left the Assembly in deadlock, with no one running the city and the [[Legion of the Dead]] being stuck in the [[Dead Trenches]] without orders to press ahead. To make matters worse, without a King or Queen to rule [[Orzammar]] has closed its entrances from the surface, to the chagrin of the [[surface dwarves]] and [[merchant caste]] who depend on the trade between Orzammar and the surface.
-According to [[Shaperate|Shaper]] [[Czibor]], Prince Bhelen is interested to know more about the reign of [[House Bemot|Paragon Bemot]], who ruled [[Orzammar]] during the [[Fourth Blight]] and disbanded the Assembly as well as setting some other precedents. Bhelen also believes in employing casteless in the army.
+According to [[Shaperate|Shaper]] [[Czibor]], Prince Bhelen is interested in knowing more about the reign of [[House Bemot|Paragon Bemot]], who ruled Orzammar during the [[Fourth Blight]] and disbanded the Assembly as well as setting some other precedents. Bhelen also believes in employing casteless in the army.
-[[The Warden]], regardless of origin, can choose to support his claim. A Dwarf Commoner is sent to Bhelen's right-hand, [[Vartag Gavorn]], by Rica. Gavorn, however, is suspicious of a Dwarf Noble, thinking they are planning to extract revenge on Bhelen; the Noble has to convince him they are here on behalf of the Wardens through persuasion. Speaking to [[Wojech Ivo]] also reveals that his younger brother, Frandlin, became the left-hand of Bhelen.
+[[The Warden]], regardless of origin, can choose to support his claim. A Dwarf Commoner is sent to Bhelen's right-hand, [[Vartag Gavorn]], by Rica. Gavorn, however, is suspicious of a Dwarf Noble, thinking they are planning to exact revenge on Bhelen; the Noble has to convince him they are here on behalf of the Wardens through persuasion. Speaking to [[Wojech Ivo]] also reveals that his younger brother, [[Frandlin Ivo|Frandlin]], became the left-hand of Bhelen.
-Bhelen's first task is providing proof to the heads of Houses Dace and Helmi that Harrowmont bribed them for their votes with the same piece of land. Should they do this, Gavorn will take them to Bhelen for an audience. The prince then asks the Warden to go to Lowtown and deal with the Carta, who have taken advantage of the turmoil to extend their holdings in the city. When the Warden returns, Bhelen congratulates the Warden, before asking that s/he end the deadlock in the Assembly by finding the only known living Paragon - [[Branka]], who disappeared into the Deep Roads with her entire house (excluding her abandoned husband [[Oghren]]) two years ago in search of the [[Anvil of the Void (object)|Anvil of the Void]] - just as Harrowmont does.
+Bhelen's first task is providing documents to the heads of Houses Dace and Helmi that Harrowmont bribed them for their votes with the same piece of land. However if the documents are taken to the [[Shaperate]] it will be revealed that they have been forged. If the Warden completes the first task Gavorn will take them to Bhelen for an audience. The Prince then asks the Warden to go to Dust Town and deal with the [[Carta]], who has taken advantage of the turmoil to extend their holdings in the city. When the Warden returns, Bhelen congratulates the Warden, before asking that they could end the deadlock in the Assembly by finding their only living [[Paragon]], [[Branka]], who disappeared into the Deep Roads with her entire [[House Branka|house]] two years ago in search of the [[Anvil of the Void (object)|Anvil of the Void]]. Bhelen also mentions that Harrowmont is also seeking to accomplish the same thing.
-Should a Dwarf Noble join with him, Bhelen expresses surprise that his sibling has chosen to work with him. Here they can ask him why he turned on them, as well as if he killed their father. Although he leaves it ambiguous as to whether he killed their father, Bhelen reveals that King Endrin inherited the throne after his elder brother died in an [[Provings|Honour Proving]] against a convicted murderer, and claims that he put poison on the murderer's blade to ensure his brother's loss. The Noble can also claim they are now simply working to put an Aeducan on the throne, to which Bhelen comments that he underestimated his older sibling's pragmatism.
+If a Dwarf Noble Warden publicly supports him, Bhelen expresses surprise that his sibling has chosen to work with him. Here they can ask him why he turned on them, as well as if he killed their father. Although he leaves it ambiguous as to whether he killed their father, Bhelen defends his actions by saying that even their father inherited the throne after his elder brother died in an [[Provings|Honor Proving]] against a convicted murderer, and claims that their father coated the murderer's blade with poison to ensure his brother's death. The Dwarf Noble Warden can also claim they are now simply working to put an Aeducan on the throne, to which Bhelen comments that he underestimated his older sibling's pragmatism.
-If the Warden is a Dwarf Commoner, once Bhelen's first task has been completed, Bhelen will warmly embrace them as family.
+If a Dwarf Commoner Warden publicly supports him, once Bhelen's first task has been completed, Bhelen will warmly embrace them as family.
-If Bhelen is crowned king, he calls for Lord Harrowmont's execution to ensure unity in preparation for the Blight. If Harrowmont is crowned instead, Bhelen calls on a group of loyal deshyrs and attacks Harrowmont and the Warden, dying in the ensuing brawl.
+If Bhelen is crowned king, he calls for Lord Harrowmont's execution to ensure unity in preparation for the Blight. If Harrowmont is crowned instead, Bhelen calls on a group of loyal [[deshyr]]s and attacks Harrowmont and the Warden, dying in the ensuing brawl.
 Should a male Noble ask his brother to accept his son into House Aeducan, Bhelen agrees to accept [[Mardy]] and her son once the Warden finishes helping him become king; he also teases his older brother about using a noble hunter.
-If, having worked for Bhelen consistently and completed his tasks, the Warden crowns Bhelen king, he gives him/her [[Trian's Maul|his elder brother's old hammer]] as a reward; otherwise, he provides an impersonal [[Aeducan Mace]]. If a Dwarf Noble crowns him, Bhelen also re-inducts them into House Aeducan as thanks.
+If the Warden works for Bhelen consistently and completes all his tasks, as king he will reward the Warden with [[Trian's Maul|his elder brother's old hammer]]; otherwise, if his candidacy does not receive much support he provides an impersonal [[Aeducan Mace]].
+If a Dwarf Noble Warden helps him to become the new king, Bhelen also re-inducts their elder sibling into House Aeducan with their name and deeds being restored. If his elder sibling also survives the events of the [[Fifth Blight]] his Assembly will name them Paragon with Gorim joining House Aeducan as well. If they die, Bhelen will send Gavorn to the funeral as the royal representative. He asks that the Warden's body be returned to Orzammar so they can bury the body next to their father, all honors restored.
-Two casteless can be heard discussing Bhelen if he is crowned king. One praises his marriage to Rica, since she was a commoner and he a noble, and mentions he has been recruiting "anyone who can hold a sword" to fight the darkspawn - a policy he can get behind.
+==== Epilogue ====
-If a Dwarf Noble survives the Blight and crowned Bhelen, he restores all their rights as well as those of Gorim and gives them leave to return to Orzammar. If s/he dies, Bhelen sends Gavorn to the funeral as the royal representative. He asks that the Warden's body be returned to Orzammar so they can bury the body next to their father, all honours restored.
-=== Epilogue ===
 [[File:Bhelen AeducanHoDA.png|thumb|250px|Concept art of Bhelen as king in ''Heroes of Dragon Age'']]
-If Bhelen becomes king, he rules as a reformist and works to strengthen Orzammar's connection with the surface world. He  embraces military aid from Ferelden (if the Warden asked for this as a boon), reduces restrictions on trade with the surface and offers [[Casteless dwarves|casteless]] greater rights and privileges in exchange for military service against the [[darkspawn]]. This policy allows Orzammar to reclaim lost territory and push the darkspawn line back past the Trenches, but angers the warrior and noble castes. After several attempts on his life, Bhelen dissolves the Assembly and rules alone. Opinion is divided as to whether he should be remembered as a tyrant or a progressive ruler determined to drag Orzammar into the modern world.
+If Bhelen becomes king, he rules as a reformist and works to strengthen Orzammar's connection with the surface world. He embraces military aid from Ferelden if a dwarven Warden asks for this as a boon, reduces restrictions on trade with the surface and offers the casteless greater rights and privileges in exchange for military service against the darkspawn. This policy allows Orzammar to reclaim lost territory and push the darkspawn line back past the Trenches, but angers the [[Warrior caste|warrior]] and [[Noble caste|noble]] [[caste]]s. After several attempts on his life, Bhelen dissolves the Assembly and rules alone. Opinion is divided as to whether he should be remembered as a tyrant or a progressive ruler determined to drag Orzammar into the modern world.
-Should the Anvil of the Void be preserved as well, Bhelen works with Branka to produce more golems. While this allows the dwarves to reclaim relics from old thaigs, eventually Branka refuses to make golems for the king alone and Bhelen bans its use.
+Should the Anvil of the Void be preserved as well, Bhelen works with Branka to produce more [[golem]]s. While this allows the dwarves to reclaim relics from old thaigs, eventually Branka refuses to make golems for the king alone and Bhelen bans its use.
 If Harrowmont becomes king, despite Bhelen's death, a rebellion borrowing his name rises against Harrowmont. Depending on whether or not the Warden preserved the Anvil, Harrowmont either fails to defeat the rebellion and dies of protracted illness or puts it down with the aid of the golems.}}
-=== Golems of Amgarrak ===
+==== ''Golems of Amgarrak'' ====
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-[[Jerrik Dace]] will mention Bhelen to [[the Warden-Commander]], stating that Bhelen recommended them to aid in his attempt to locate his brother, [[Brogan Dace]].
+[[Jerrik Dace]] will mention Bhelen to [[the Warden-Commander]], stating that Bhelen recommended them to aid in his attempt to locate his brother, [[Brogan Dace]].}}
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 === ''Dragon Age II'' ===
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-{{CodexConditionalParagraph|If a save where Bhelen becomes King is imported via save file to transfer to [[Dragon Age II]]|}}
+{{CodexConditionalParagraph|If Bhelen was crowned King|}}
-[[Renvil Harrowmont]], who is now [[Last of His Line]] and the sole survivor of [[House Harrowmont]], tells Hawke that, in retaliation for Lord Pyral Harrowmont's attempt to claim the throne, Bhelen has been systematically destroying [[House Harrowmont]], ironically working through the [[Carta]], at least in part.
+During the quest [[Last of His Line]], [[Renvil Harrowmont]], who is now the sole survivor of [[House Harrowmont]], tells Hawke that, in retaliation for Lord Pyral Harrowmont's attempt to claim the throne, Bhelen has been systematically killing every member of House Harrowmont, ironically working through the Carta, at least in part. Hawke can kill the last member of the House or aid him in his escape to [[Kal-Sharok]].
 Other dwarves will also mention how the new king of Orzammar is enabling more trade with the surface.}}
 === ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' ===
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+During [[Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts]] [[the Inquisitor]] can overhear the discussion between three dwarven emissaries who gossip on news from Orzammar.
+{{CodexConditionalParagraph|If Bhelen was crowned King|King Aeducan has put considerable coin behind [[Orlesian royalty and nobility|Empress]] [[Celene Valmont I|Celene]] during the [[War of the Lions|Orlesian Civil War]] in hopes that trade in foodstuffs will resume quickly and the riots will end. If the Warden is alive and of dwarven [[Origins|Origin]] it is mentioned in dialogue that he refuses to declare them as dead and he has vowed to search for their Paragon.
+{{CodexConditionalParagraph|Events taking place before 9:41 [[Dragon Age (time period)|Dragon]] and the Dwarf Noble is alive|Bhelen builds a statue in honor of their new Paragon. The statue is grandiose with King Bhelen sparing no expense to honor his sibling as the second Paragon to come from his House.}}
+{{CodexConditionalParagraph|Events taking place before 9:41 Dragon and the Dwarf Commoner is alive|Bhelen Aeducan marries Rica who used to be his concubine. It is not known if Rica is the new Queen of Orzammar only in this scenario or it happens even if the Dwarf Commoner is not alive or the Warden is of different Origin. Furthermore, King Bhelen builds the statue of Paragon Brosca in front of the Royal Palace instead of the traditional [[Orzammar Hall of Heroes|Hall of Heroes]], as a statement of how much he wishes Orzammar to venerate the [[Brosca family|noble House]] of his wife.}}
+Should the Inquisitor invest resources and travels to [[Storm Coast Fissure]] in order to investigate the unnatural earthquakes in the Deep Roads it is revealed that King Bhelen wished to meet the Inquisitor in person, but is talked out of it by the [[deshyr]]s. If the Inquisitor is a dwarf, it is mentioned that Bhelen has granted the Inquisitor and his Inner Circle free travel between the surface and Orzammar.}}
+In the [[Frostback Basin]] the Inquisitor may uncover information about the Inquisition of old which will lead them [[An Appeal to the Shaperate|to appeal]] to King Bhelen for access in the Shaperate's records. The king will graciously accept and share information about [[Orinna]], a companion of Inquisitor [[Ameridan]].}}
-{{CodexConditionalParagraph|Bhelen Crowned King|}}
-King Aeducan has put considerable coin behind Empress [[Celene I]] during the [[War of the Lions|Orlesian Civil War]] in hopes that trade in foodstuffs will resume quickly. If the Hero of Fereldan is dwarven and alive, it is also mentioned in dialogue that he refuses to declare The Warden as dead and that he has vowed to search for and find the Warden. At some point between the end of the Fifth Blight and the present, Bhelen builds a statue in honor of a Warden of Dwarven Origin.
-}}
 == Quotes ==
 * "I am impressed, Warden. Not many outsiders so quickly grasp Orzammar's rather... convoluted politics."
-* ''(After the Warden deals with [[Jarvia]])'' "Well, you've simply outdone yourself. They're talking all over the city about how someone finally went through [[Dust Town]] and slaughtered the carta like genlocks."
+* ''(After the Warden deals with [[Jarvia]])'' "Well, you've simply outdone yourself. They're talking all over the city about how someone finally went through [[Dust Town]] and slaughtered the Carta like [[genlock]]s."
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