Editing (section) Coracavus 0 CLICK HERE TO LOG IN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> Background </h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AThe%20Trouble%20with%20Darkspawn%20Text%20Image%203.png%7Cthumb%7Cright%7C275px%7C%5B%5BNote%3A%20Ancient%20List%20of%20Prisoners%7CA%20list%20of%20former%20Coracavus%20prisoners%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22The_Trouble_with_Darkspawn_Text_Image_3.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22The%20Trouble%20with%20Darkspawn%20Text%20Image%203%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BNote%3A%20Ancient%20List%20of%20Prisoners%7CA%20list%20of%20former%20Coracavus%20prisoners%22%2C%22width%22%3A275%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220003%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNote%3A_Ancient_List_of_Prisoners%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Note%3A%20Ancient%20List%20of%20Prisoners%5C%22%3EA%20list%20of%20former%20Coracavus%20prisoners%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/4/44/The_Trouble_with_Darkspawn_Text_Image_3.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/275?cb=20170811112734" width="275" height="283" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="The Trouble with Darkspawn Text Image 3.png" data-image-key="The_Trouble_with_Darkspawn_Text_Image_3.png" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->On the edge of the empire, they erected a prison: Coracavus, the dark pit. Far removed from the cultural heart of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Imperium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tevinter%20Imperium%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTevinter%20Imperium%7CImperium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Tevinter_Imperium" title="Tevinter Imperium">Imperium</a>, Coracavus held and meted out punishment to local peoples who denied Tevinter's claims to the region and to so-called "loyal" citizens who believed living on the fringes of civilization would grant them immunity from the Imperium's laws.<span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3ETaken%20from%20%27%27A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%20Imperium%2C%20Vol.%203%27%27%20by%20Tyrus%20Altim%3B%20excerpt%20from%20%5B%5BCodex%20entry%3A%20Coracavus%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Coracavus was used to house prisoners, whose crimes ranged from treason to public indecency, dating as far back as to before the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Second%20Blight%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Second%20Blight%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSecond%20Blight%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Second_Blight" title="Second Blight">Second Blight</a><span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5B%5BNote%3A%20Ancient%20List%20of%20Prisoners%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-233656205f2d5826912f6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ594f925560c359fb-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-233656205f2d5826912f6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ594f925560c359fb-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2220%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2221%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span>. Political prisoners who could not be sentenced with execution were sent to Coracavus. It was widely known that bribes bought nothing and having the right name rewarded no leniency. Individuals hearing "Coracavus" passed as a judgment begged for death, which was considered a mercy.<span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%27%27A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%20Imperium%2C%20Vol.%203%27%27%20by%20Tyrus%20Altim%3B%20expanded%20from%20%5B%5BCodex%20entry%3A%20Coracavus%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-233656205f2d5826912f6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ594f925560c359fb-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-233656205f2d5826912f6%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ594f925560c359fb-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2226%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2227%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The prison was eventually abandoned and remained sealed until 9:41 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dragon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dragon%20Age%20%28time%20period%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDragon%20Age%20%28time%20period%29%7CDragon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Dragon_Age_(time_period)" title="Dragon Age (time period)">Dragon</a> when a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Venatori%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Venatori%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVenatori%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Venatori" title="Venatori">Venatori</a> expedition to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Western%20Approach%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Western%20Approach%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWestern%20Approach%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Western_Approach" title="Western Approach">Western Approach</a>, led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Crassius%20Servis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Crassius%20Servis%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCrassius%20Servis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Crassius_Servis" title="Crassius Servis">Crassius Servis</a>, arrived and began to excavate it in search of lost Tevinter knowledge. To increase the pace of the work, the Venatori captured a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Giant%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Giant%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGiant%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Giant" title="Giant">Giant</a> to take on the heavier excavating tasks. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Unbeknownst to the Venatori, the ancient Tevinters had unwittingly built Coracavus over an old entrance to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Deep%20Roads%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Deep%20Roads%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDeep%20Roads%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Deep_Roads" title="Deep Roads">Deep Roads</a>. The Venatori activity lured <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22darkspawn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22darkspawn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdarkspawn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-233656205f2d5826912f6" href="/wiki/Darkspawn" title="Darkspawn">darkspawn</a> out from the deep; they poured into the prison after workers breached a wall adjacent to one of the Roads. The Venatori sustained casualties after defeating the first wave of darkspawn; however, Servis ordered work be continued. A second wave of darkspawn followed and proved extremely challenging, they slaughtered the remaining workers forcing the Venatori to abandoned Coracavus constraining them to focus efforts elsewhere. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key dragonage:rte-parser-cache:153381 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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