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+ | {{Quote|First day, they come and catch everyone. Second day, they beat us and eat some for meat. Third day, the men are all gnawed on again. Fourth day, we wait and fear for our fate. Fifth day, they return and it's another girl's turn. Sixth day, her screams we hear in our dreams. Seventh day, she grew as in her mouth they spew. Eighth day, we hated as she is violated. Ninth day, she grins and devours her kin. Now she does feast, as she's become the beast. Now you lay and wait, for their screams will haunt you in your dreams. |[[Hespith]]'s poem, describing how broodmothers are created}} |
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− | A '''broodmother''' is a giant sessile [[ghoul]] capable of spawning vast numbers of [[darkspawn]] in a manner reminiscent of an insect queen.<ref>{{BWF|author=[[David Gaider]]|date=18 July 2010|url= |
+ | A '''broodmother''' is a giant, tentacled, and sessile [[ghoul]] capable of spawning vast numbers of [[darkspawn]] in a manner reminiscent of an insect queen.<ref>{{BWF|author=[[David Gaider]]|date=18 July 2010|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802204444/https://forum.bioware.com/topic/125558-what-do-darkspawn-eat/?bioware=1|title=What do darkspawn eat?|access=March 5, 2014}}</ref> |
== Background == |
== Background == |
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+ | Darkspawn as a species are asexual and are unable to reproduce. In order to bolster their numbers, the darkspawn take female captives during their raids and bring them to their lairs to be turned into broodmothers. |
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⚫ | Broodmothers give birth to a large litter at once, between twenty and fifty |
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− | + | The captured women contract the [[Darkspawn#The Taint|taint]] by being force-fed darkspawn tissue and the darkspawn forcefully spew their vomit into the prisoners' mouths.<ref>[[Hespith#Poem]]</ref> As this happens they gradually develop cannibalistic urges and heavily mutate, eventually becoming fully-fledged broodmothers after devouring massive amounts of flesh, even from their kin. |
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⚫ | Broodmothers give birth to a large litter at once, between twenty and fifty newborn darkspawn.<ref>{{Cite wot|148}}</ref> They emerge from her womb as toddlers, often already able to walk, and grow rapidly in their first few weeks of life. A broodmother will birth thousands of darkspawn young in her lifetime. |
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⚫ | The race of the broodmother determines which kind of darkspawn she will give birth to. An [[Elf|elven]] broodmother will spawn [[shriek]]s, a [[Dwarf|dwarven]] broodmother [[genlock]]s, a [[human]] broodmother [[hurlock]]s, and a [[Qunari]] or [[kossith]] broodmother [[ogre]]s |
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== Involvement == |
== Involvement == |
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Several broodmothers are killed by [[the Warden-Commander]] in the [[Kal'Hirol - Lower Reaches|Lower Reaches]] of [[Kal'Hirol]]. |
Several broodmothers are killed by [[the Warden-Commander]] in the [[Kal'Hirol - Lower Reaches|Lower Reaches]] of [[Kal'Hirol]]. |
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− | The Warden later confronts [[the Mother]], a |
+ | The Warden later confronts [[the Mother]], a human broodmother who was subjected to an awakening by [[the Architect]].}} |
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+ | === ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' === |
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+ | In resolving the [[Sit in Judgment#Ser Ruth|Judgment of Ser Ruth]], the [[The Inquisitor|Inquisitor]] can elect to exile [[Ruth|Ser Ruth]] to the Deep Roads. If the Inquisitor selects [[Leliana]] as the advisor to handle her Calling in the subsequent [[Judgment: The Death of Good Ser Ruth|war table operation]], it is reported back that she was found dead by a Broodmother she apparently had slain, as well as much of the brood that was being spawned.}} |
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== Abilities == |
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TheMother6.jpg|[[The Mother]], a human broodmother |
TheMother6.jpg|[[The Mother]], a human broodmother |
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HoDA_Broodmother.jpg|Tier progression of a Broodmother in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]'' |
HoDA_Broodmother.jpg|Tier progression of a Broodmother in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]'' |
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Revision as of 13:18, 11 October 2018
“First day, they come and catch everyone. Second day, they beat us and eat some for meat. Third day, the men are all gnawed on again. Fourth day, we wait and fear for our fate. Fifth day, they return and it's another girl's turn. Sixth day, her screams we hear in our dreams. Seventh day, she grew as in her mouth they spew. Eighth day, we hated as she is violated. Ninth day, she grins and devours her kin. Now she does feast, as she's become the beast. Now you lay and wait, for their screams will haunt you in your dreams. ” ―Hespith's poem, describing how broodmothers are created
A broodmother is a giant, tentacled, and sessile ghoul capable of spawning vast numbers of darkspawn in a manner reminiscent of an insect queen.[1]
Background
Darkspawn as a species are asexual and are unable to reproduce. In order to bolster their numbers, the darkspawn take female captives during their raids and bring them to their lairs to be turned into broodmothers.
The captured women contract the taint by being force-fed darkspawn tissue and the darkspawn forcefully spew their vomit into the prisoners' mouths.[2] As this happens they gradually develop cannibalistic urges and heavily mutate, eventually becoming fully-fledged broodmothers after devouring massive amounts of flesh, even from their kin.
Broodmothers give birth to a large litter at once, between twenty and fifty newborn darkspawn.[3] They emerge from her womb as toddlers, often already able to walk, and grow rapidly in their first few weeks of life. A broodmother will birth thousands of darkspawn young in her lifetime.
The race of the broodmother determines which kind of darkspawn she will give birth to. An elven broodmother will spawn shrieks, a dwarven broodmother spawns genlocks, a human broodmother spawns hurlocks, and a Qunari or kossith broodmother spawns ogres.
Involvement
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
Several broodmothers are killed by the Warden-Commander in the Lower Reaches of Kal'Hirol.
The Warden later confronts the Mother, a human broodmother who was subjected to an awakening by the Architect.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Abilities
Grab may refer to:
- Grab (broodmother), a talent used by Broodmothers.
- Grab (high dragon), a talent used by High dragons.
- Grab (ogre), a talent used by ogres.
- Grab (strategy), for strategy against grab.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
Sweep may refer to:
- Sweep (broodmother), a talent used by Broodmother.
- Sweep (high dragon), a talent used by High dragons and Archdemon.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
Strategy
- See Broodmother (strategy) for details on fighting the broodmother in A Paragon of Her Kind.
- See The Mother (strategy) for details on fighting the Mother in the Depths of Depravity.
Trivia
- To date, no specific broodmothers of elven or qunari origin have been shown or described.
Gallery
References
- ↑ David Gaider (18 July 2010). "What do darkspawn eat?" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on March 5, 2014.
- ↑ Hespith#Poem
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 148
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