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Do not fill this in!<onlyinclude>{{CreatureTransformer |style = {{{style|}}} |name = [[High dragon]] |affiliation = [[Dragon]]s |image = Concept-HighDragon.jpg |px = 270x360px |rank = [[Rank#Elite Boss|Elite Boss]] |location = [[Mountain Top]] <br> [[Dragonbone Wastes]] <br> [[Bone Pit]] <br> [[Silent Grove]] <br> [[Hinterlands]] <br> [[Crestwood]] <br> [[Western Approach]] <br> [[Exalted Plains]] <br> [[Emerald Graves]] <br> [[Emprise Du Lion]] <br> [[Storm Coast]] <br> [[Hissing Wastes]] <br> [[Altar of Mythal]] <br> [[Frostback Basin]] <br> [[The Darvaarad]] |skills = [[Breath]] <br> [[Buffet]] <br> [[Fire Spit]] <br> [[Grab]] <br> [[Massive Attack]] <br> [[Roar]] <br> [[Slap]] <br> [[Sweep]] |variations = [[Dragonling]] <br> [[Drake]] <br> [[Dragon]] <br> [[Mature dragon]] <br> [[High dragon]] <br> [[Great dragon]] |appearances = [[Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne]] <br> [[Dragon Age: The Calling]] <br> [[Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker]] <br> [[Dragon Age: Origins]] <br> [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]] <br> [[Dragon Age II]] <br> [[Dragon Age: The Silent Grove]] <br> [[Dragon Age: Until We Sleep]] <small>(mentioned)</small> <br> [[Heroes of Dragon Age]] <br> [[Dragon Age: Inquisition]] <br> [[Jaws of Hakkon]] <br> [[Trespasser]] }}</onlyinclude> '''High dragons''' are fully mature adult female [[dragon]]s, one of the rarest of all dragonkin. At the end of the [[Blessed Age]], many in [[Thedas]] believed that all of the dragons had vanished. However, a high dragon emerged from the unknown and went on a rampage in the [[Frostback Mountains|Frostbacks]]. [[Divine]] Faustine II declared the next age to be that of the [[Dragon Age (time period)|Dragon]].<ref>[[Codex entry: Thedas Calendar]]</ref> The sight of the dragon's rise was thought to be a good omen for [[Loghain Mac Tir]] and his rebels, who went on to defeat the [[Orlais|Orlesian]] army at the [[River Dane]].<ref>[[Codex entry: Thedas Calendar]], [[Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne]]</ref> == Behavior == High dragons hollow out massive lairs for themselves; as an abunce of space is needed to house their harem of [[drake]]s and [[dragonling]]s, and to shelter their eggs. Living for more than a thousand years, they are seldom seen and spend most of their time sleeping and mating, living off the prey produced by the drakes. High dragons are extremely territorial and will typically attack anything on site that trespasses within its claimed vicinity. Even larger creatures such as [[giant]]s<ref>see [[High dragon#gallery|gallery]] below</ref> know better than to free roam near a high dragons domain; this includes other high dragons as well. Once every hundred years or so, the high dragon prepares for clutching by emerging from her lair and taking wing. She will fly far and wide eating hundreds of animals, most often livestock, over the course of a few weeks, carving a path of sheer destruction engulfed in smoldering flames, devastation anything in her wake. During this time entire villages and forests can be reduced to ash, leaving hundreds dead or displaced. She will then returns to her lair to lay her eggs and will not appear in the skies again for another century.<ref>[[Codex entry: Dragon]]</ref><ref>{{cite wot|164}}</ref> == Involvement == There are two (optional) high dragon encounters in ''Origins'' and two in ''Awakening''. Please see the relevant quests for details. :{{:The Urn of Sacred Ashes|style=iconmini}} :{{:Flemeth's Real Grimoire|style=iconmini}} :{{:The Lost Dragon Bones|style=iconmini}} :{{:Depths of Depravity|style=iconmini}} === ''Dragon Age: Origins'' === ==== Mountain Top Dragon ==== {{SpoilerDAO| [[The Warden]] is given the option to battle a high dragon during or any time after [[The Urn of Sacred Ashes]] quest. After (optionally) battling [[Kolgrim]] and emerging onto the [[Mountain Top]], a short cutscene of a dragon flying above the Warden is seen. The Warden can engage the dragon by using [[Kolgrim's Horn]] (PC), or by hitting the gong seen shortly after emerging on the Mountain Top (X360 and PS3). A third option is available by simply attacking the dragon on her perch directly (with some form of spell, such as Winter's Grasp). If the Warden decides to help Kolgrim and his followers, the party will not be able to confront the dragon until Kolgrim and his followers have been slain. To do so, speak with Kolgrim again and select the option stating he is too dangerous to be left alive. Afterwards, the horn can be looted and the gong can be interacted with to commence a confrontation. The aforementioned dragon may be the same high dragon that led to the naming the current age by the [[Divine]] Faustine II, as the high dragon that went on a rampage in 8:99 Blessed<ref>Believed hunted to extinction, dragons emerge first in Antiva, then devastate rural Orlais and Nevarra. Another dragon is then sighted in the Frostback Mountains, just before the battle of River Dane.</ref><ref name="wot132">{{Cite wot|132}}</ref> was also known to be the Frostback Mountains.{{See|[[High dragon (strategy)]] for details on defeating this high dragon}} }} ===== Abilities ===== :{{:Breath|style=iconmini}} :{{:Buffet|style=iconmini}} :{{:Fire Spit|style=iconmini}} :{{:Grab|style=iconmini}} :{{:Massive Attack|style=iconmini}} :{{:Roar|style=iconmini}} :{{:Slap|style=iconmini}} :{{:Sweep|style=iconmini}} ===== Loot ===== :{{:Dragon Scale|style=iconmini}} :{{:Antivan Longbow|style=iconmini}} :{{:Deadhead Charge|style=iconmini}} :{{:Crow Dagger|style=iconmini}} :{{:Grandmaster Flame Rune|style=iconmini}} :{{:Heavy Infantry Helmet|style=iconmini}} :{{:Heavy Plate Armor|style=iconmini}} x2 :{{:Heavy Plate Boots|style=iconmini}} :{{:Heavy Plate Gloves|style=iconmini}} :{{:Maetashear War Axe|style=iconmini}} :{{:Metal Kite Shield|style=iconmini}} :{{:Pure Bitch Braid|style=iconmini}} :{{:Qunari Siege Gauntlets|style=iconmini}} :{{:Storm Talons|style=iconmini}} :{{:The Long Sight|style=iconmini}} ==== Secret Dragon ==== {{SpoilerDAO| [[File:Flemeth High Dragon form in Origins Image.png|Flemeth's dragon form in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins|Origins]]''|right|thumb|270x360px]] In addition to the Mountain Top encounter, the Warden can battle another high dragon if they choose to challenge [[Flemeth]] in the quest for her grimoire. She will shapeshift into a high dragon, which ultimatley must be killed. The attack can be avoided all together using certain dialog options. However, the Warden can revist the option to challenge Flemeth at a later time.{{See|[[Flemeth the Shapeshifter]] for details on defeating Flemeth}} }} === ''Dragon Age: Awakening'' === {{SpoilerDAOA| [[File:Queen of Blackmarsh Flight.jpg|Queen of the Blackmarsh|right|thumb|270x360px]] A third high dragon is encountered near the entrance to [[Drake's Fall]] in the [[Dragonbone Wastes]]. It has a chance of dropping minor random loot. The [[Queen of the Blackmarsh]] is a spectral high dragon that can be encountered at [[Blackmarsh]] after completing the main quest of that area. }} === ''Dragon Age II'' === {{SpoilerDA2| [[File:FlemethDragon.jpg|Flemeth's dragon form in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''|right|thumb|270x360px]] * Flemeth uses her high dragon form to save [[Hawke]], Hawke's family, and [[Aveline Vallen]] from a [[darkspawn]] ambush while they are attempting to flee from [[Lothering]] (Act 1). <br> [[File:Dragon Mine Massacre.jpg|The Bone Pit high dragon|right|thumb|270x360px]] * A high dragon is fought an the [[Bone Pit]] during the quest [[Mine Massacre]] (Act 3).{{See|[[Mine Massacre (strategy)]] for details on defeating the high dragon.}} <br> [[File:Spectral Malvernis Legacy DLC Image.png|Malvernis' spectral high dragon form|right|thumb|270x360px]] * In the ''[[Legacy]]'' DLC, [[Malvernis]]' final form is reveled as a spectral high dragon. <br> }} === ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' === {{SpoilerDAI| There are a total of ten high dragons found across ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]''. An eleventh high dragon was added with the addition of the ''[[Jaws of Hakkon]]'' [[Downloadable content (Inquisition)|DLC]]. All eleven dragons have greater resistance to the elemental damage produced. This in turn can allow for strategic planning from the vulnerability of the opposite element: Fire breathers are vulnerable to cold, cold breathers to fire, and electricity breathers to spirit. }} :{| class="sortable daotable" width = "100%" |- style="background: #333333; text-align: center; vertical-align:bottom; " !Name !Location !Breath Element !Level |- |{{:Fereldan Frostback|style=iconmini}} |[[Hinterlands]] |Fire |12 |- |{{:Northern Hunter|style=iconmini}} |[[Crestwood]] |Electricity |13 |- |{{:Abyssal High Dragon|style=iconmini}} |[[Western Approach]] |Fire |14 |- |{{:Gamordan Stormrider|style=iconmini}} |[[Exalted Plains]] |Electricity |15 |- |{{:Greater Mistral|style=iconmini}} |[[Emerald Graves]] |Cold |17 |- |{{:Hivernal|style=iconmini}} |[[Emprise du Lion]] |Cold |19 |- |{{:Vinsomer|style=iconmini}} |[[Storm Coast]] |Electricity |19 |- |{{:Sandy Howler|style=iconmini}} |[[Hissing Wastes]] |Fire |20 |- | {{:Kaltenzahn|style=iconmini}} |[[Emprise du Lion]] |Cold |21 |- |{{:Highland Ravager|style=iconmini}} |[[Emprise du Lion]] |Fire |23 |- |{{:Hakkon Wintersbreath (creature)|Hakkon Wintersbreath|style=iconmini}} |[[Frostback Basin]] |Cold |25 |- |} ==== Related quests ==== :{{:The Abyssal High Dragon|style=iconmini}} :{{:Breeding Grounds|style=iconmini}} :{{:Dragon Hunter|style=iconmini}} === Other ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' Appearances === {{SpoilerDAI| [[File:Red Lyrium Dragon Image.png|Red Lyrium high dragon|right|thumb|270x360px]] * [[Corypheus]]'s [[Red lyrium dragon]] is revealed to be a high dragon that has been corrupted by [[Red lyrium]] and augmented by Corypheus's magic. It apparently works as a tribute to an [[Archdemon]] or [[Old God]]. The [[war table]] reveals that all dragons possess a high resistance to the darkspawn [[taint]] though they are not immune.<ref>[[Learn More about Dragons]]</ref> Ultimately the Inquisitor will slay the dragon at the end of the main quest [[Doom Upon All the World]].<br> <br> [[File:Guardian of Mythal.jpg|Guardian of Mythal|right|thumb|270x360px]] * If [[the Inquisitor]] drinks from the [[Well of Sorrows]] a high dragon named the [[Guardian of Mythal]] must be fought to complete the main quest [[The Final Piece]]. Post completion the dragon will side with the Inquisitor against Corypheus and will challenge the Red lyrium dragon. However, the Guardian of Mythal is bested and killed during the final confrontation.<br> <br> * If [[Morrigan]] drinks from the [[Well of Sorrows]] she, just like [[Flemeth]], will gain the ability to shapeshift into a high dragon. She will then confront the [[Red lyrium dragon]] in her high dragon form; however, midway into the battle Morrigan will be knocked unconscious rendering her dragon form unavailable.<br> <br> [[File:Hakkon Wintersbreath Image.jpg|Hakkon Wintersbreath|right|thumb|270x360px]] * The events surrounding the ''[[Jaws of Hakkon]]'' [[Downloadable content (Inquisition)|DLC]], brings forth that the [[Avvar]] god Hakkon is revealed to have been bound to the body of a high ice dragon frozen in time by the efforts of a prior Inquisitor named [[Ameridan]]. Leading up to the final confrontation [[the Inquisitor]] must slay [[Hakkon Wintersbreath (creature)|Hakkon Wintersbreath]] (level 25, breath element cold) due to Ameridan's magical hold over Hakkon fading. }} {{SpoilerDAIT| [[File:Ataashi Dragon.png|Atashi held captive in ''Trespasser''|right|thumb|270x360px]] * The [[Qunari]] tried to use the poison extracted from a high dragon called [[Ataashi]] to destroy the Inquisition and all of the southern noble houses of Thedas. In order to stop them, the Inquisitor either kills the dragon or sets it free. }} === Other Dragon Age Appearances === {{SpoilerDOTS| [[File:highdragondots.png|High dragon from ''[[Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker]]''|right|thumb|270x360px]] * A High Dragon is used to allow [[Avexis]] to control others of its kind by the [[Blood mage]] cult. * Several high dragons are used by [[Frenic]] and his followers in the attack on the Ten Year Gathering at the [[Grand Cathedral]]. }} {{SpoilerTSG| [[File:High dragon (The Silent Grove).png|Silent Grove high dragon|right|thumb|270x360px]] * Another high dragon guards the [[Silent Grove]] in the [[Tellari Swamps]] and its mistress; [[Yavana]]. }} {{SpoilerUWS| * [[Sten]] recounts how a mysterious [[Witch of the Wilds]] leads a simple [[Mabari|dog]] handler to a cave where an ancient high dragon lays dying, after which [[Calenhad Theirin|the man]] slits the beast's throat and [[Reaver|drinks its blood in order to gain its power]]. }} == Trivia == {{SpoilerDA2| [[File:Flemeth dragon.jpg|Flemeth's dragon form in ''Dragon Age II''|right|thumb|270x360px]] * In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', Flemeth's high dragon form is unique compared to other high dragons, being of a larger size with a dark red/purple tint, and having multiple spikes on her head.}} * [[Archdemon]]s take the form of corrupted high dragons.<ref>{{Cite wot|166}}</ref> * The Cult of Andraste at Haven believed the high dragon located at the Mountain Top area is Andraste. * To become a true [[Reaver]] a ritual must be done using dragon blood, although, [[wyvern]] blood may be used to unlock the Reaver powers, as possibly done with the [[The Warden|Warden]]. == Gallery == <gallery widths="210" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" orientation="landscape"> DAI Dragon Attacking.jpg|The Fereldan Frostback ambushing Varric & Cassandra Dragons 2.jpg|High dragon in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'' HighDragonDAII.png|High dragon in ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' DAIHighDragon.jpg|High dragon in ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]'' HighDragonHoDA.png|Tier progression of a High dragon in ''[[Heroes of Dragon Age]]'' Vinsomer vs the Storm Coast Giant.png|Vinsomer vs a Giant on the Storm Coast in ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]'' </gallery> == References == <references /> <!--Categories--> [[Category:Creatures]] [[Category:Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne creatures]] [[Category:Dragon Age: The Calling creatures]] [[Category:Dragon Age: Origins creatures]] [[Category:Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening creatures]] [[Category:Dragon Age II creatures]] [[Category:Heroes of Dragon Age creatures]] [[Category:Dragons]] [[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition creatures]] <!--Interwiki links--> [[de:Hoher Drache]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to the Dragon Age Wiki are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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