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|Location = [[City Elf Origin]]: Automatically obtained at start.<br />[[Dalish Elf Origin#Dalish Camp|Dalish Elf Origin]]: Small Scroll on bench near Paivel in Dalish Camp.<br />'''Other Origins''': Pile of Books in the Run-Down Apartments in [[Elven Alienage]].
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|location DAO = [[City Elf Origin]]: Automatically obtained at start.<br>[[Dalish Elf Origin#Dalish Camp|Dalish Elf Origin]]: Small Scroll on bench near Paivel in Dalish Camp.<br>'''Other Origins''': Pile of Books in the Run-Down Apartments in [[Elven Alienage]].
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|See also = [[City Elves]], [[The Dales]], [[Dalish|Dalish Elves]]
 
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{{CodexConditionalSection|If The Warden is a City Elf|The humans tell tales of [[Andraste]], and to them, she was a prophet. To our people, however, she was an inspiration. Her rebellion against [[Tevinter]] gave our people a window through which to see the sun, and we reached toward it with all our strength. The rebellion was brief but successful; even after the death of the prophetess, we fought on for independence as the human Imperium began to crumble. In the end, we won freedom and the southern land known as the Dales, and we began the Long Walk to our new homeland.<br /><br />There, in the Dales, our people revived the lost lore as best we could. We called the first city Halamshiral, "end of the journey," and founded a new nation, isolated as elves were meant to be, this time patrolled by an order of Emerald Knights charged with watching the borders for trouble from humans.<br /><br />But you already know that something went wrong. A small elven raiding party attacked the nearby human village of Red Crossing, an act of anger that prompted the [[Chantry]] to retaliate and, with their superior numbers, conquer the Dales.<br /><br />We were not enslaved as we had been before, but our worship of the ancient gods was now forbidden. We were allowed to live among the humans only as second-class citizens who worshipped their [[Maker]], forgetting once more the scraps of lore we had maintained through the centuries.<br /><br />''--"The Rise and Fall of the Dales," as told by Sarethia, hahren of the [[Highever]] alienage''}}
 
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{{CodexConditionalSection|If the Warden is a City Elf|The [[human]]s tell tales of [[Andraste]], and to them, she was a prophet. To our people, however, she was an inspiration. Her rebellion against [[Tevinter Imperium|Tevinter]] gave our people a window through which to see the sun, and we reached toward it with all our strength. The rebellion was brief but successful; even after the death of the prophetess, we fought on for independence as the human Imperium began to crumble. In the end, we won freedom and the southern land known as the [[Dales]], and we began the Long Walk to our new homeland.
{{CodexConditionalSection|If The Warden is a Dalish Elf|It is hard to tell our children about those of our people who have decided to live in the shemlen's cities. They ask, "Why would anyone want to be treated like that?" And sometimes I do not know what to say. I do not understand it myself. They were freed, but they have returned to live in the service of their former masters. They are housed like animals in walled sections of the shemlen's cities. They do the meanest of tasks and are rewarded with nothing. Why? I do not know..<br /><br />We tell the children that the elvhen are strong, that we are a proud people, but they hear of these city elves who choose to toil under the humans' heavy hand. How do we teach them pride when they know there are others who would allow themselves to be trampled into the dust? So we tell them that these city elves are to be pitied, that they have given up on their people, given up their heritage. We tell them that some people are so used to being controlled that, when freed, they know not what to do with themselves. They are weak and afraid--afraid of the unfamiliar, afraid of our life of wandering. Above all, they are afraid even to hope that one day we may have a home of our own.<br /><br />''--Gisharel, keeper of the Ralaferin clan of the Dalish elves.''}}
 
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{{CodexConditionalSection|If The Warden is a not a City or Dalish elf|When the holy Exalted March of the Dales resulted in the dissolution of the elven kingdom, leaving a great many elves homeless once again, the Divine Renata I declared that all lands loyal to the Chantry must give the elves refuge within their own walls. Considering the atrocities committed by the elves at Red Crossing, this was a great testament to the Chantry's charity. There was one condition, however--the elves were to lay aside their pagan gods and live under the rule of the Chantry.<br /><br />Some of the elves refused our goodwill. They banded together to form the wandering Dalish elves, keeping their old elven ways--and their hatred of humans--alive. To this day, Dalish elves still terrorize those of us who stray too close to their camps. Most of the elves, however, saw that it was wisest to live under the protection of humans.<br /><br />And so we took the elves into our cities and tried to integrate them. We invited them into our own homes and gave them jobs as servants and farmhands. Here, in Denerim, the elves even have their own quarter, governed by an elven keeper. Most have proven to be productive members of society. Still, a small segment of the elven community remains dissatisfied. These troublemakers and malcontents roam the streets causing mayhem, rebelling against authority and making a general nuisance of themselves.<br /><br />''--From ''Ferelden: Folklore and History'', by Sister Petrine, Chantry scholar''}}
 
   
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There, in the Dales, our people revived the lost lore as best we could. We called the first city [[Halamshiral]], "end of the journey," and founded a new nation, isolated as [[Elf|elves]] were meant to be, this time patrolled by an order of Emerald Knights charged with watching the borders for trouble from humans.
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But you already know that something went wrong. A small elven raiding party attacked the nearby human village of Red Crossing, an act of anger that prompted the [[Chantry]] to retaliate and, with their superior numbers, conquer the Dales.
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We were not enslaved as we had been before, but our worship of the [[Elven pantheon|ancient gods]] was now forbidden. We were allowed to live among the humans only as second-class citizens who worshipped their [[Maker]], forgetting once more the scraps of lore we had maintained through the centuries.
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''--"The Rise and Fall of the Dales," as told by Sarethia, hahren of the [[Highever]] [[alienage]]''}}
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{{CodexConditionalSection|If the Warden is a Dalish Elf|It is hard to tell our children about those of our people who have decided to live in the shemlen's cities. They ask, "Why would anyone want to be treated like that?" And sometimes I do not know what to say. I do not understand it myself. They were freed, but they have returned to live in the service of their former masters. They are housed like animals in walled sections of the shemlen's cities. They do the meanest of tasks and are rewarded with nothing. Why? I do not know.
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We tell the children that the elvhen are strong, that we are a proud people, but they hear of these [[Alienage|city elves]] who choose to toil under the humans' heavy hand. How do we teach them pride when they know there are others who would allow themselves to be trampled into the dust? So we tell them that these [[city elves]] are to be pitied, that they have given up on their people, given up their heritage. We tell them that some people are so used to being controlled that, when freed, they know not what to do with themselves. They are weak and afraid--afraid of the unfamiliar, afraid of our life of wandering. Above all, they are afraid even to hope that one day we may have a home of our own.
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''--Gisharel, keeper of the Ralaferin clan of the [[Dalish]] elves.''}}
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Some of the elves refused our goodwill. They banded together to form the wandering Dalish elves, keeping their old elven ways--and their hatred of humans--alive. To this day, Dalish elves still terrorize those of us who stray too close to their camps. Most of the elves, however, saw that it was wisest to live under the protection of humans.
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And so we took the elves into our cities and tried to integrate them. We invited them into our own homes and gave them jobs as servants and farmhands. Here, in Denerim, the elves even have their own quarter, governed by an elven keeper. Most have proven to be productive members of society. Still, a small segment of the elven community remains dissatisfied. These troublemakers and malcontents roam the streets causing mayhem, rebelling against authority and making a general nuisance of themselves.
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== Trivia ==
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Traveler's Guide in [[Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide]], Collector's Edition, contains an extended version of the first text.
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''Elven History: Part Three''
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The humans tell tales of Andraste, and to them, she was a prophet. To our people, however, she was an inspiration. Her rebellion against Tevinter gave our people a window through which to see the sun, and our people reached toward it with all their strength. The rebellion was brief but successful; the death of the prophetess did not end our fight, and we fought on for independence even as the human Imperium began to crumble. In the end, we had won freedom and the southern reaches of land known as the Dales.
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It was a home, a new chance to gather and rebuild all that we had lost. In our centuries of slavery, we had lost our immortality, our language, our culture, our crafts but never our sense of belonging to each other. From across Thedas we came to the Dales. We walked on foot, sometimes crossing thousands of miles with naught but our will to sustain us. Many of us perished on the Long Walk, but those of us who arrived at our new home were all the more determined.
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There, in the Dales, our people revived the lost lore as best they could, and even turned to worship the [[Old Gods]] in their ancient prison. They called their first city Halamshiral, “the end of the journey,” and founded a new nation, isolated as elves were meant to be. They created an order called the Emerald Knights and charged them with watching the borders for trouble with the humans.
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But you already know that something went wrong. Our ancestors’ worship of the old elven gods angered the human Chantry, which constantly sent missionaries to our land. The Chantry wanted to convert our people to their worship of the Maker, but the Dalish would not submit. In protest, a small elven raiding party attacked the nearby human village of Red Crossing, an act that prompted the Chantry to attack and, with their superior numbers, conquer the Dales.
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We were not enslaved as we had been before, but our worship of the ancient gods was now forbidden. We were allowed to live among the humans as second-class citizens and worship their Maker, slowly forgetting once more the scraps of lore we had maintained through the centuries. Those who refused were forced to wander, landless and friendless in their wagons, across a world that told them they were unwelcome.
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Two homes we elves have lost, but it is the loss of the Dales that hurt us most. When I see the vhenadahl, the “tree of our people,” that is planted in the middle of our poor alienage here in the human city, I weep. It is a strong and mighty tree with many branches, but it bears only bitter fruit.
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— The tale of The Rise and Fall of the Dales, as told by Sarethia, elder of the Highever Alienage.
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If the Warden is a City Elf...

The humans tell tales of Andraste, and to them, she was a prophet. To our people, however, she was an inspiration. Her rebellion against Tevinter gave our people a window through which to see the sun, and we reached toward it with all our strength. The rebellion was brief but successful; even after the death of the prophetess, we fought on for independence as the human Imperium began to crumble. In the end, we won freedom and the southern land known as the Dales, and we began the Long Walk to our new homeland.

There, in the Dales, our people revived the lost lore as best we could. We called the first city Halamshiral, "end of the journey," and founded a new nation, isolated as elves were meant to be, this time patrolled by an order of Emerald Knights charged with watching the borders for trouble from humans.

But you already know that something went wrong. A small elven raiding party attacked the nearby human village of Red Crossing, an act of anger that prompted the Chantry to retaliate and, with their superior numbers, conquer the Dales.

We were not enslaved as we had been before, but our worship of the ancient gods was now forbidden. We were allowed to live among the humans only as second-class citizens who worshipped their Maker, forgetting once more the scraps of lore we had maintained through the centuries.

--"The Rise and Fall of the Dales," as told by Sarethia, hahren of the Highever alienage

If the Warden is a Dalish Elf...

It is hard to tell our children about those of our people who have decided to live in the shemlen's cities. They ask, "Why would anyone want to be treated like that?" And sometimes I do not know what to say. I do not understand it myself. They were freed, but they have returned to live in the service of their former masters. They are housed like animals in walled sections of the shemlen's cities. They do the meanest of tasks and are rewarded with nothing. Why? I do not know.

We tell the children that the elvhen are strong, that we are a proud people, but they hear of these city elves who choose to toil under the humans' heavy hand. How do we teach them pride when they know there are others who would allow themselves to be trampled into the dust? So we tell them that these city elves are to be pitied, that they have given up on their people, given up their heritage. We tell them that some people are so used to being controlled that, when freed, they know not what to do with themselves. They are weak and afraid--afraid of the unfamiliar, afraid of our life of wandering. Above all, they are afraid even to hope that one day we may have a home of our own.

--Gisharel, keeper of the Ralaferin clan of the Dalish elves.

If the Warden is a not a City nor Dalish elf or in Dragon Age II...

When the holy Exalted March of the Dales resulted in the dissolution of the elven kingdom, leaving a great many elves homeless once again, the Divine Renata I declared that all lands loyal to the Chantry must give the elves refuge within their own walls. Considering the atrocities committed by the elves at Red Crossing, this was a great testament to the Chantry's charity. There was one condition, however--the elves were to lay aside their pagan gods and live under the rule of the Chantry.

Some of the elves refused our goodwill. They banded together to form the wandering Dalish elves, keeping their old elven ways--and their hatred of humans--alive. To this day, Dalish elves still terrorize those of us who stray too close to their camps. Most of the elves, however, saw that it was wisest to live under the protection of humans.

And so we took the elves into our cities and tried to integrate them. We invited them into our own homes and gave them jobs as servants and farmhands. Here, in Denerim, the elves even have their own quarter, governed by an elven keeper. Most have proven to be productive members of society. Still, a small segment of the elven community remains dissatisfied. These troublemakers and malcontents roam the streets causing mayhem, rebelling against authority and making a general nuisance of themselves.

--From Ferelden: Folklore and History, by Sister Petrine, Chantry scholar

Related texts

Trivia

Traveler's Guide in Dragon Age: Origins: Prima Official Game Guide, Collector's Edition, contains an extended version of the first text.

Elven History: Part Three

The humans tell tales of Andraste, and to them, she was a prophet. To our people, however, she was an inspiration. Her rebellion against Tevinter gave our people a window through which to see the sun, and our people reached toward it with all their strength. The rebellion was brief but successful; the death of the prophetess did not end our fight, and we fought on for independence even as the human Imperium began to crumble. In the end, we had won freedom and the southern reaches of land known as the Dales.

It was a home, a new chance to gather and rebuild all that we had lost. In our centuries of slavery, we had lost our immortality, our language, our culture, our crafts but never our sense of belonging to each other. From across Thedas we came to the Dales. We walked on foot, sometimes crossing thousands of miles with naught but our will to sustain us. Many of us perished on the Long Walk, but those of us who arrived at our new home were all the more determined.

There, in the Dales, our people revived the lost lore as best they could, and even turned to worship the Old Gods in their ancient prison. They called their first city Halamshiral, “the end of the journey,” and founded a new nation, isolated as elves were meant to be. They created an order called the Emerald Knights and charged them with watching the borders for trouble with the humans.

But you already know that something went wrong. Our ancestors’ worship of the old elven gods angered the human Chantry, which constantly sent missionaries to our land. The Chantry wanted to convert our people to their worship of the Maker, but the Dalish would not submit. In protest, a small elven raiding party attacked the nearby human village of Red Crossing, an act that prompted the Chantry to attack and, with their superior numbers, conquer the Dales.

We were not enslaved as we had been before, but our worship of the ancient gods was now forbidden. We were allowed to live among the humans as second-class citizens and worship their Maker, slowly forgetting once more the scraps of lore we had maintained through the centuries. Those who refused were forced to wander, landless and friendless in their wagons, across a world that told them they were unwelcome.

Two homes we elves have lost, but it is the loss of the Dales that hurt us most. When I see the vhenadahl, the “tree of our people,” that is planted in the middle of our poor alienage here in the human city, I weep. It is a strong and mighty tree with many branches, but it bears only bitter fruit.

— The tale of The Rise and Fall of the Dales, as told by Sarethia, elder of the Highever Alienage.