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+ | '''High dragons''' are fully mature adult female [[dragon]]s, the rarest of all dragonkin. At the end of the [[Blessed Age]], many in [[Thedas]] believed that all the dragons had vanished until one went on a rampage in the [[Frostback Mountains|Frostbacks]]. [[Divine]] Faustine II declared the next age to be the [[Dragon Age (time period)|Dragon Age]].<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 the rebels, who went on to defeat the [[Orlais|Orlesian]] army at [[River Dane]].<ref>[[Codex entry: Thedas Calendar]], [[Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne]]</ref> |
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*The [[Northern Hunter]], she's located in [[Crestwood]], she's level 13, has a 119000 health in nightmare difficulty, to access this Dragon you need to drain the lake in the still waters quest line, just to the south of ''The Black Fens''. She can resist Electrical attacks, her weakness are Spirit attacks. |
*The [[Northern Hunter]], she's located in [[Crestwood]], she's level 13, has a 119000 health in nightmare difficulty, to access this Dragon you need to drain the lake in the still waters quest line, just to the south of ''The Black Fens''. She can resist Electrical attacks, her weakness are Spirit attacks. |
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*The [[Abyssal High Dragon]], she's located in the'' [[Western Approach]]'' (South at Nazaire's pass), she's level 14 and she has 135000 of health in nightmare difficulty. You have to complete a series of seven side-quest for Frederick. She's immune to fire attack, but can't resist cold attacks. |
*The [[Abyssal High Dragon]], she's located in the'' [[Western Approach]]'' (South at Nazaire's pass), she's level 14 and she has 135000 of health in nightmare difficulty. You have to complete a series of seven side-quest for Frederick. She's immune to fire attack, but can't resist cold attacks. |
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+ | * The [[Gamordan Stormrider]], she's located in the northeast region of the [[Exalted Plains]] , she's level 15 and like the Northern Hunter has a resistance to electrical attacks and a weakness to Spirit attacks. |
* The [[Greater Mistral]], she's located in the northernmost area of the [[Emerald Graves]], she's level 17 and has a resistance to cold attacks but a weakness to fire damage. |
* The [[Greater Mistral]], she's located in the northernmost area of the [[Emerald Graves]], she's level 17 and has a resistance to cold attacks but a weakness to fire damage. |
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* The [[Archdemon]]s take the form of massive corrupted high dragons.<ref>{{Cite wot|166}}</ref> |
* The [[Archdemon]]s take the form of massive corrupted high dragons.<ref>{{Cite wot|166}}</ref> |
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* The Cult of Andraste believes the high dragon located at the Mountain Top area is Andraste. |
* The Cult of Andraste believes the high dragon located at the Mountain Top area is Andraste. |
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+ | * To become a true [[Reaver]] a ritual must be done using dragon blood, although, [[wyvern]] blood may be used to unlock base level Reaver powers, as possibly done with the [[The Warden|Warden]]. |
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Revision as of 22:12, 5 January 2015
High dragons are fully mature adult female dragons, the rarest of all dragonkin. At the end of the Blessed Age, many in Thedas believed that all the dragons had vanished until one went on a rampage in the Frostbacks. Divine Faustine II declared the next age to be the Dragon Age.[1] The sight of the dragon's rise was thought to be a good omen for Loghain Mac Tir and the rebels, who went on to defeat the Orlesian army at River Dane.[2]
Behavior
High dragons hollow out massive lairs for themselves, for they need the space to house their harem of drakes as well as their eggs and the dragonlings. Living for more than a thousand years, they are seldom seen and spend most of their time sleeping and mating, living off the prey their drakes bring back.
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 and leaving smoldering devastation in her wake. She then returns to her lair to lay her eggs and will not appear in the skies again for another century.[3][4]
Involvement
There are two (optional) high dragon encounters in Origins and two in Awakening. Please see the relevant quests for details.
Dragon Age: Origins
Mountain Top
- See High dragon (strategy) for details on defeating this high dragon.
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), by hitting the gong seen shortly after emerging on the Mountain Top area (X360 and PS3), or by attacking her on her perch (for example, with spells such as Winter's Grasp). If the Warden decides to help Kolgrim and follows through, the party won't be able to fight the dragon before killing Kolgrim and his followers. This can be done by speaking to him and selecting the option stating that he is too dangerous to be left alive. When he is slain, the gong can be interacted with again (or the party gains the horn).
Notably, this could be the dragon which the Dragon Age was named after since the dragon which rampaged in 8:99 Blessed was from the Frostback Mountains.
Abilities
Breath may refer to:
- Dragon Breath, a talent used by Archdemon, Flemeth the Shapeshifter and High dragon.
- Flame Breath (dragon), a talent used by Dragon.
- Flame Breath (dragonling), a talent used by Dragonling.
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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.
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Roar may refer to:
- Roar (dragon), a talent used by Dragon.
- Roar (high dragon), a talent used by High dragons and Archdemon.
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Slap may refer to:
- Slap (dragon), a talent used by Dragon.
- Slap (high dragon), a talent used by High dragon.
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Sweep may refer to:
- Sweep (broodmother), a talent used by Broodmother.
- Sweep (high dragon), a talent used by High dragons and Archdemon.
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Loot
Secret
- See Flemeth the Shapeshifter for details on defeating Flemeth.
Dragon Age: Awakening
- 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
- See Mine Massacre (strategy) for details on defeating this high dragon.
A high dragon is fought in the Bone Pit during the quest Mine Massacre (Act 3).
Dragon Age: Inquisition
There are ten High Dragon encounters in Inquisition. The High Dragons in Inquisition are (in order):
- The Fereldan Frostback, she's located in the northeast part of The Hinterlands (just north from the Dusklight camp), she's level 12 and has 105000 of health in Nightmare difficulty. She can resist any fire attack, but her weakness are the cold attacks. It's the easiest high dragon of the game.
- The Northern Hunter, she's located in Crestwood, she's level 13, has a 119000 health in nightmare difficulty, to access this Dragon you need to drain the lake in the still waters quest line, just to the south of The Black Fens. She can resist Electrical attacks, her weakness are Spirit attacks.
- The Abyssal High Dragon, she's located in the Western Approach (South at Nazaire's pass), she's level 14 and she has 135000 of health in nightmare difficulty. You have to complete a series of seven side-quest for Frederick. She's immune to fire attack, but can't resist cold attacks.
- The Gamordan Stormrider, she's located in the northeast region of the Exalted Plains , she's level 15 and like the Northern Hunter has a resistance to electrical attacks and a weakness to Spirit attacks.
- The Greater Mistral, she's located in the northernmost area of the Emerald Graves, she's level 17 and has a resistance to cold attacks but a weakness to fire damage.
Other appearances
A high dragon appears in Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker during the attack on the Ten Year Gathering at the Grand Cathedral.
Another high dragon is depicted in Dragon Age: The Silent Grove guarding the Silent Grove in the Tellari Swamps and its mistress Yavana.
In a flashback memory recited by Sten in Dragon Age: Until We Sleep, a mysterious Witch of the Wilds leads a simple dog handler to a cave where an ancient high dragon lays dying, after which the man slits the beast's throat and drinks its blood in order to gain its power.
Trivia
- The Archdemons take the form of massive corrupted high dragons.[5]
- The Cult of Andraste believes 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 base level Reaver powers, as possibly done with the Warden.
- 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 many spikes on her head.
Gallery
High dragon in Dragon Age: Origins
High dragon in Dragon Age II
High dragon in Dragon Age: Inquisition
High dragon in Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker
High Dragon in Heroes of Dragon Age
References
- ↑ Codex entry: Thedas Calendar
- ↑ Codex entry: Thedas Calendar, Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne
- ↑ Codex entry: Dragon
- ↑
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 164
- ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 166
