“Join us brothers and sisters.
Join us in the shadows where we stand vigilant.
Join us as we carry the duty that cannot be forsworn.
And should you perish, know that your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
And that one day we shall join you.” ―Words spoken at the Joining
The Grey Warden membership comprises thousands of humans, elves and dwarves who have given their lives to protect Thedas from the threat of the darkspawn by joining the Grey Wardens.
Ancient Age[]
Grey Wardens charge the darkspawn lines during a Blight
When the order was formed in -305 Ancient (890 TE), it was formed primarily of Tevinter veterans of the darkspawn battles of the First Blight.
- Carinus – known as the founder of the Grey Warden order[1]
- Farele – the Warden-Commander who discovered Corypheus in -191 Ancient (1004 TE); Farele recommended to the First Warden that they use their best mages to study the unique darkspawn;[2] one of the Warden prison's floors are named after them[3]
- Margarethe – a senior Grey Warden who requested to be sent to the prison in the Vimmarks while it was under construction[4]
- Erasmus – a Grey Warden mage who nearly fell under the influence of Corypheus and committed suicide in -183 Ancient (1012 TE) by jumping off the top of the prison tower[4]
- Daneken – a Warden-Commander in charge of the Warden prison located in the Vimmark Mountains where Corypheus was imprisoned; in -181 Ancient (1014 TE) he suggested to the First Warden that they lock away Corypheus forever and never tell anyone about his existence, as he was far too dangerous;[5] one of the Warden prison's floors are named after them[6]
- Sashamiri – the Senior Warden who trapped Corypheus on Warden-Commander Farele's orders; Sashamiri destroyed Dumat's remains after using its blood to lure Corypheus into the trap;[7][4][8] one of the Warden prison's floors are named after her[9]
- Stafen Nerrah – Chamberlain of the Grey at Weisshaupt Fortress around -189 Ancient (1006 TE)[8]
- Nakiri – an Ander from the Donarks who suggested using blood as a weapon against the darkspawn, inspiring the Joining ritual[10]
Divine Age[]
- Corin – slew the Archdemon Zazikel during the Second Blight in the Battle of Starkhaven in 1:95 Divine, at the cost of his own life
- Lamarr – Senior Warden during the Second Blight; hero of the Second Battle of Forward Pass; held back three charges of darkspawn before dying[11]
- Neriah – a mage who was Corin's fellow Grey Warden and his lover; she threw herself in front of an emissary's bolt and was slain, thus saving Corin, this gave him the chance to slay Zazikel and end the Second Blight; died in 1:95 Divine
- Tesoro – Warden-Commander during the Second Blight; died while defending the Abyssal Rift[12]
- Zhores – Commander of the defense of Adamant Fortress during the Second Blight; he was killed by a hurlock alpha[13]
Glory Age[]
- Asturian – Commander of the Grey in Ferelden; submitted to his Calling some time after the completion of Soldier's Peak in 2:34 Glory
- Frida Halwic – took over as Warden-Commander in Ferelden after Asturian's Calling
Towers Age[]
- Loris – a dwarven Grey Warden hero of the Third Blight[14]
- Valeska – a Senior Warden who recommended the building of a fortress over a Deep Roads entrance in Emprise du Lion after the Third Blight[15]
Exalted Age[]
- Alsiana – a Warden-Commander who fought during the Fourth Blight[16]
- Danaro – a Grey Warden and griffon rider who fought in the Fourth Blight[17]
- Dendi – a Senior Warden who fought during the Fourth Blight[18]
- Dunsaine – the last roostmaster of the Grey Wardens[19]
- Edelys – a female dwarf who was recruited shortly before the end of the Fourth Blight; she witnessed the death of Archdemon Andoral
- Fenadahl – an elven Grey Warden who fought during the Fourth Blight[20]
- Felisse – a redheaded female Grey Warden and griffon rider who fought in the Fourth Blight[21]
- Garahel – an elven Warden who united Thedas against the Fourth Blight; he died striking the killing blow against the Archdemon Andoral in 5:24 Exalted
- Huble – a Senior Warden who fought during the Fourth Blight[22]
- Isseya – Garahel's sister; a Grey Warden and griffon rider[23]
- Jorak – a Grey Warden and griffon rider who fought in the Fourth Blight[24]
- Kaiya – a Grey Warden who fought during the Fourth Blight; she was the twin sister of Taiya[20]
- Kavaros – a Grey Warden mage who fought during the Fourth Blight[25]
- Khern – a dwarf of the Smith caste who joined the Grey Wardens and fought at Garahel's side during the Fourth Blight; he is credited for creating superior axes[26]
- Lehor – a Senior Warden from the Anderfels who fought in the last battle of the Fourth Blight[27]
- Lemke – a Grey Warden who killed the last surviving dragon in the Free Marches and had its bones turned into a suit of dragonbone armor and a mages staff called the Dragon's Call
- Lisme – a gender fluid human mage Grey Warden who fought in the Fourth Blight[28]
- Munk – the brother of Tunk; the dwarf defended Hossberg during its siege by the darkspawn[29]
- Ogosa – a casteless dwarf; she joined the Grey Wardens after they asked for Orzammar's support during the Fourth Blight; the red-headed dwarf was initially stationed in Orlais but then transferred to Fortress Haine[30]
- Prosper – a Grey Warden who was friends with Garahel and watched from across the battlefield as he slew the Archdemon Andoral, later swearing in a letter that his friend would be remembered forever[31]
- Senaste – a Warden-Commander who fought during the Fourth Blight[32]
- Taiya – a Grey Warden who fought during the Fourth Blight; she was the twin sister of Kaiya[20]
- Tunk – the brother of Munk; the dwarf defended Hossberg during its siege by the darkspawn[29]
- Turab – the Warden-Commander of Antiva during the Fourth Blight;[33] the red-bearded dwarf was killed by the Archdemon Andoral in 5:12 Exalted while trying to evacuate the Antivan royal family from Antiva City[32]
Storm Age[]
- Avernus – a Grey Warden mage who extended his life unnaturally by means of blood magic in order to study the darkspawn taint
- Sophia Dryden – she took over as Warden-Commander after being forced to join the Wardens after a failed coup against King Arland; this subsequently, led to a rebellion against Arland that ultimately ended in defeat, resulting in two centuries' exile of the Grey Wardens from Ferelden; Sophia died in the rebellion, and was possessed by a demon who animated her body some two centuries later
Grey Wardens who fought alongside Sophia Dryden in Soldier's Peak during the Battle of Soldier's Peak:
- Captain Melo
- The Black Ferret
- Chair-Thrower Lopez
- Ser Derek of Orlais
- Jason the Longbow
- Allan the Quibler
- David the Silent
- Dustin the Colour Blind
- Ebenger of the Bovine Brethren
- Farrell the Fera
- Ser Graham the Untiring
- Jason sans le Argonauts
- Langley the Nefarious
- Lucky Lacuna
- Mad Dog Smeadows
- Matthias the Blood
- McGuirk the Vile Priest
- Melissa the Magical Malefactor
- Om the Stretched
- Packrat Derksen
- Sergeant "Red" Morrison
- Santos the Silent Scimitar
- Vitriolic Eric
- Weak Eye Santos
- Welburn the Exhaustive Fire
Blessed Age[]
- Veldin – a Grey Warden present during the abandonment of Adamant Fortress[34]
- Kristoff – the Commander of the Grey of Orlais before Bregan[35]
Dragon Age[]
Dragon Age: The Calling[]
After Sophia's rebellion, the Grey Wardens were exiled from Ferelden until a group of Orlesian Wardens approached King Maric Theirin for aid in an expedition into the Deep Roads in the early years of the Dragon Age.
Grey Warden concept art
- Bregan – a Commander of the Grey in Orlais until his Calling in the early years of the Dragon Age; he died in Kinloch Hold
- Duncan – recruited from the streets of Val Royeaux, he later became second-in-command, then commander of the Wardens of Ferelden; he fell alongside King Cailan Theirin at the Battle of Ostagar
- Fiona – a former slave; an Orlesian elven mage and Grey Warden; she returned to Weisshaupt after venturing into the Deep Roads with Genevieve, Maric and Duncan
- Genevieve – Bregan's sister and successor as Commander of the Grey in Orlais; she died in Kinloch Hold
- Guy – an Orlesian Grey Warden and fiance to Genevieve until his murder in Val Royeaux
- Hafter (dog) – even if is a dog, it is considered a Grey Warden by virtue of his tainted blood[36]
- Julien – an Orlesian Grey Warden warrior, who wielded a two-handed greatsword; he fell saving Duncan's life against a dragon while in the Deep Roads
- Kell ap Morgan – one of the Avvars who became a Grey Warden stationed in Orlais; he was Genevieve's lieutenant; Kell and his warhound, Hafter, engaged huge numbers of darkspawn to allow the escape of Maric, Duncan and Fiona, both are presumed dead in Kul-Baras
- Nicolas – a Grey Warden warrior, who fought with a mace and shield; unable to cope with Julien's death, Nicolas chose to remain trapped by a demon's illusion in the Fade
- Polara – the Warden-Commander prior to Duncan; She was from Antiva and fostered a positive relationship with King Maric; Polara had a son who disappeared during the Fifth Blight and then disappeared herself, either to Weisshaupt or beyond[37]
- Utha – a dwarven Grey Warden and Silent Sister; she was known to be deadly with her bare hands; Utha chose to align with the Architect and escaped with it from Kinloch Hold
Dragon Age: Origins[]
Duncan on a scouting mission in the Deep Roads with three Fereldan Grey Wardens
- Alistair – a young Grey Warden recruited by Duncan from the Templar Order; he survived the Battle of Ostagar, and followed the Warden in the battle against the Fifth Blight
- Daveth – was raised not far from the Korcari Wilds; he ended up a pickpocket on the streets of Denerim until being recruited by Duncan; he did not survive the Joining
- Grigor/Gregor – a burly Grey Warden from the Anderfels, with a big fuzzy beard and a prodigious capacity for alcohol;[38] presumed dead after the Battle of Ostagar
- Jory – a knight of Redcliffe with a young and pregnant wife; Ser Jory was initially proud to have been chosen by Duncan, however, on seeing Daveth's fate, Jory panicked and drew his weapon and was immediately killed by Duncan
- Kherek – an elder dwarven Grey Warden who left for his Calling before reports of the Fifth Blight began[39]
- Loghain Mac Tir (conditional) – Maric's friend and advisor; Loghain's actions at the beginning of the Fifth Blight led to civil war; the Warden was forced to choose between executing him or inducting him into the Grey Wardens
- Reyor – Ferelden's Warden-Constable in 9:29 Dragon[40]
- Richu – an experienced Warden who fought alongside Duncan[41]
- Riordan – initially from Highever, Riordan joined the Wardens along with Duncan, but remained in Orlais to become the senior Warden of Jader; he died crippling Urthemiel, the Archdemon behind the Fifth Blight, bringing it down to earth where he would be killed by the Warden's party
- Rondall – a Ferelden Grey Warden and contemporary of Alistair[42]
- Tamarel – a young elf recruited by Duncan for her sharp eye and skill with the bow;[41] Tamarel's fate is unknown, but it appears she was no longer with the Fereldan Wardens in the six months prior to the Battle of Ostagar[43]
- Tarimel – the only elven Grey Warden accompanying Duncan to Ostagar;[44] presumed dead after the Battle of Ostagar
- The Warden – the only Fereldan Warden, other than Alistair, known to have survived the Battle of Ostagar; they led the fight against the Fifth Blight and defeated the Archdemon Urthemiel
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening[]
- Anders – a human mage who has escaped the Circle of Magi seven times, but always seems to get caught; Rylock claims that Anders is a murderer and is not to be trusted, she blames him for the death of the templars that were guarding him at Vigil's Keep when the darkspawn attacked; Anders later was forced to flee Vigil's Keep and hide among the Blight refugees in Kirkwall[45]
- Keenan – a human Warden found in the Silverite Mine after being abducted from Vigil's Keep by the Architect; he survived long enough to initiate the quest Last Wishes
- Kristoff – one of the Orlesian Wardens sent to Ferelden after the Fifth Blight to help rebuild the order; he was slain by the First during a recon mission in the Blackmarsh; his corpse was used as a bait to lure the Warden-Commander into a trap; after the defeat of the First, while in the Fade, Kristoff's body accidentally becomes possessed by the spirit of Justice
- Mhairi – a female human warrior who admires the two Wardens who are known to have defeated the Archdemon "single-handedly", and jumps at the opportunity to help rebuild the order; Mhairi does not survive the Joining
- Nathaniel Howe (conditional) – a rogue and the son of Arl Rendon Howe; he is encountered in the Vigil's Keep - Dungeon
- Nolan – a criminal that was in Vigil's Keep the night prior to Mhairi's Joining as a Warden-Recruit; he became a Grey Warden one week after[46]
- Oghren (conditional) – a dwarven warrior who fought alongside the Warden during the Fifth Blight
- Rhyn – an elven Grey Warden from Orlais who was part of Kristoff's team; he was killed by a Hurlock alpha during one of Kristoff's earlier missions[47]
- Sigrun (conditional) – a dwarven rogue and a member of the Legion of the Dead; she is the last surviving member of her group that went to Kal'Hirol to fight darkspawn
- The Warden-Commander – the Commander of the Grey of Fereldan; they may either be the Warden or an Orlesian Warden sent to Ferelden right after the end of the Fifth Blight in 9:31 Dragon
- Velanna (conditional) – a Dalish and the Second to her Keeper who was exiled from her clan; she is aggressive and has the ability to animate trees (which are similar to sylvans); Velanna is encounter in the Wending Wood attacking human merchants who she believed kidnapped her sister, Seranni
Dragon Age Journeys[]
- Feren – a Senior Grey Warden scholar that went to the Deep Roads during the events of Dragon Age Journeys
- Martine – a Senior Grey Warden that went to the Deep Roads during the events of Dragon Age Journeys
Dragon Age II[]
- Alec – a Grey Warden who supported Janeka in her quest to control Corypheus
- Dursten – a Grey Warden who supported Janeka in her quest to control Corypheus
- Rolan – originally a Knight-Templar, he felt the urge to join the Wardens after his Chantry was destroyed by darkspawn; a deal between the Wardens and Templars was brokered to end the protesting of Anders' recruitment into the Wardens; the condition was that after Rolan's Joining, Anders no longer was allowed to go on any Warden operations without him; some time later Rolan along with several Wardens and Templars attempted to kill Anders after discovering he became an abomination when he merged with spirit of Justice; however, Anders managed to slay them all and flee to Kirkwall[45]
- Larius – a former Warden-Commander who forced Malcolm Hawke to use blood magic to secure the Grey Warden prison housing Corypheus; instead of going to Orzammar for his Calling, Larius went to the prison to guard it, eventually becoming a ghoul
- Bethany Hawke / Carver Hawke (conditional) – the siblings of Hawke; one of them can become a Grey Warden depending on Hawke's class and player decisions
- Janeka – a human Grey Warden who attempted to capture Hawke and/or their sibling, as a Hawke's blood was needed to set Corypheus free; Janeka's intentions to use blood magic to control Corypheus, to ultimately put an end the Blights, never came to be as she was overwhelmed by the darkspawn's magic; after Hawke defeats Corypheus only then does she realizes that she was being manipulated by Corypheus
- Roland – a Grey Warden who supported Janeka in her quest to control Corypheus
- Ser Fenley[48]
- Stroud – a human Grey Warden that Anders leads Hawke to in order to save Bethany / Carver's life from the darkspawn taint they acquired while in the Deep Roads, this then results in Hawke's sibling joining the Wardens
Dragon Age: The Last Flight[]
- Caronel – an elven Grey Warden mage and Arcane Warrior from Ferelden stationed at Weisshaupt Fortress
- Diguier – a former Templar Knight-Lieutenant from Orlais and a Warden-Recruit; he did not survive his Joining[49]
- Laros – a former Templar dwarf and Warden-Recruit
- Reimas – a former Templar and a Warden-Recruit
- Sekah – an apprentice mage from the Hossberg Circle of Magi and Warden-Recruit
- Valya – an elven apprentice mage from the Hossberg Circle of Magi and Warden-Recruit
Dragon Age: Inquisition[]
- Alisse Fontaine – Commander of the Grey prior to the Fifth Blight; formerly a Warden Constable of Val Chevin[50]
- Blackwall – a Warden Constable of the Grey in Val Chevin during the Fifth Blight[51] and bearer of the Silverite Wings of Valor; he succeeded Warden Constable Fontaine who went on to become Commander of the Grey; Blackwall was killed by darkspawn on the Storm Coast while escorting Thom Rainier, a potential new recruit, back to Val Chevin in 9:37[52]
- Cayten – a Grey Warden who helped seal the Deep Roads entrance in Valeska's Watch[53]
- Chernoff – Grey Warden stationed at Adamant Fortress who was friends with fellow Warden Michenne;[54] during the Inquisition's assault on the Fortress he and his men rebelled against Warden-Commander Clarel's plan to use Blood Magic to summon a Demon army[55]
- Clarel de Chanson – the Warden-Commander of Orlais and former Circle Enchanter
- Gerolf – a Free Marcher Warden and companion of Thom Rainier[56][57]
- Gregory Dedrick (conditional) – the Village of Crestwood's Mayor; to protect the village from the darkspawn taint Gregory drowned all the refugees that came over from the Fereldan Civil War during the Fifth Blight;during his judgment, if the Inquisitor has allied with the Grey Wardens, they can conscript him into the order as his actions were of crimes committed during the Blight
- Jana (conditional) – an elven girl living in Crestwood may choose to join after being saved from the undead by a pair of Wardens; alternatively the Inquisitor may dissuade her and instead recruit her as an agent for the Inquisition; if Jana joins the Wardens, Clarel will later kill Jana in a blood sacrifice at Adamant Fortress
- Jenner[58]
- Kemmet[58]
- Melina Frey – a Secretary at Weisshaupt, as of 9:44 Dragon[59]
- Ser Ruth – a human Warden who served under Clarel and later surrendered herself to the Inquisition seeking punishment for the crimes she committed while at Adamant Fortress
- Thom Rainier (conditional) – a Free Marcher and disgraced Captain of the Orlesian Army; Thom was recruited by Warden-Constable Blackwall after he witnessed Rainier getting into a tavern brawl[52]
The Next One[]
- Lawrence – the Warden who rescued Evka Ivo while in the Deep Roads from a blighted creature with two mouths[60]
Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights[]
- Antoine – an elven male from Orlais who was recently recruited by Evka Ivo
- Evka Ivo – formerly of House Ivo from Orzammar; she has been with the Wardens for three years
- Friedl – a Warden-Recruit who accompanied Senior-Warden Jovis on his expedition
- Jovis – a Senior Warden who went missing during a mining expedition
- Lesha – a Tevinter mage who has been with the Wardens for two years
- Ramesh – a Senior Warden and personal friend of Jovis
Won't Know When[]
- Dernel – a warden who went on his Calling
Dragon Age: The Missing[]
- Maesa – A warden sent with Warden Shev to investigate rumors of abduction into the Deep Roads around Marnas Pell. The two wardens tracked the ogre responsible but were killed by it.[61]
- Shev – A warden sent with Warden Maesa to investigate rumors of abduction into the Deep Roads around Marnas Pell. The two wardens tracked the ogre responsible but were killed by it.[61]
Additional Wardens[]
The following Grey Wardens cannot be listed in chronological order:
- Foral Aeducan – a mace-wielding dwarven Grey Warden of House Aeducan[62]
- Ailsa – a Grey Warden that detailed in a dairy how the calling effected her before succumbing to it while in the Darkspawn Warrens section of the Deep Roads[63]
- Astor – a Warden-Commander who led an expedition to the Grey Warden prison situated in the Vimmark Mountains; he was killed holding back a demon while the other Wardens activated the prisons defenses[64]
- Audwen – a Warden-Recruit who died in the Joining[65]
- Koral Bemot – a dwarven Grey Warden of House Bemot; he was said to have single-handedly defended the gates of Orzammar from invading darkspawn using a crossbow[66]
- Bergen[67]
- Ser Marjorie Berran[68]
- Dernheim – served as a Warden-Commander of Weisshaupt[69]
- Leonide de Firmin – a Warden-Recruit who died in the Joining[70]
- Padric Howe – grandfather of Nathaniel Howe, presumably died while undergoing the Joining[71][72]
- Ser Kiersten – a Grey Warden that allied with the Avvar to stop a darkspawn incursion in the Frostback Basin[73]
- Meline – a Warden-Recruit from Arlesans who died in the Joining[74]
- Pierse – a Grey Warden that described the effects of the Darkspawn corruption[75][76]
- Riannon – the Warden-Commander after whom an entire floor of the Warden prison situated in the Vimmark Mountains is named after;[77] Riannon remarked on Corypheus' power and stressed the necessity of finding a way to fortify his seals[78]
- Ulrich – a Grey Warden who accompanied Warden-Commander Astor to the Warden prison situated in the Vimmark Mountains; he inadvertently released a demon after messing with one of the prison's magical seal which ultimately led to Astor's death[64][64]
Bottles on the Wall Wardens[]
The following Grey Warden names are listed on bottles found across Ferelden and Orlais:[80]
- Anras
- Daedalam
- Elval'lal
- Gibbins
- Jairn
- Korenic
- Steed
- Tontiv
Dwarven Memorial Wardens[]
The following Dwarven Grey Wardens are listed on a memorial in the Western Approach:
- Valdan Dace – a Warden-Constable
- Anika Torsig
- Bhartol Arn
- Kerrika
- Durnan Aeducan
- Tamas Gavorn
Qunari Wardens[]
Although no Qunari has ever joined the Grey Wardens, there are rumors of several Tal-Vashoth taking the Joining in recent decades.[81]
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