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The Human Noble Origin is one of six origins available in Dragon Age: Origins. This character begins as the child of the Teyrn of Highever, one of the most powerful noble houses in Ferelden.

Plot

Teyrn Bryce Cousland and his oldest son Fergus Cousland are leaving to battle darkspawn, however, the teryn's good friend Arl Rendon Howe's men are running behind schedule and he will not be able to leave for another day. Upon learning this the Human Noble enters and is greeted by the arl and their father, who introduces Duncan, a senior Grey Warden. After learning of Duncan's motives he suggests that the Human Noble would be a promising recruit. This idea is quickly dismissed by the teyrn. The Human Noble is then tasked with telling their brother to leave without their father who will wait for Arl Howe's men to arrive.

In the night, the castle is besieged by Arl Howe's "late" men. The Human Noble then fights their way out of their room with their hound and find their mother, who explains that Bryce is missing. After a quick search of the bedrooms the Human Noble will find their father's items and their brother's son and wife murdered, along with the other guests. The Human Noble may chose to go to the family treasury to acquire a family heirloom and various other items (see The Cousland Treasury). Once in the main hall, the Human Noble is tasked with defending it from the Arl's attacking men. Here they learn their father went to the servants escape in the larder looking for them, and that they should leave.

Upon arriving at the larder, the Human Noble finds their father wounded and Duncan soon enters explaining the situation. Duncan again asks for Bryce's permission to have you join the Grey Wardens in order to combat the darkspawn and a chance to exact revenge upon Arl Howe. The teyrn agrees and the Human Noble and Duncan escape while the teyrn and his wife are presumably murdered. Despite Duncan saying he will take your mother and you with him, no amount of persuasion will make your mother leave your father's side and you must leave with Duncan knowing that your parents will be killed when the main group of Howe's men reaches the larder.

The Human Noble travels to Ostagar with Duncan, who is greeted by King Cailan upon arrival. Cailan informs the Human Noble that Fergus is in the Korcari Wilds on patrol and no amount of persuasion with anyone will gain the opportunity to actually go and look for him. The fate of Fergus is not revealed until the Epilogue.

Bugs

  • There is a glitch that occurs when tasked with finding your father in the larder. The northern door leading to the kitchen area will be locked and nothing will open it. To avoid this, allow Ser Gilmore to automatically talk to the player after the previous battle instead of manually engaging in conversation with him first. If you find yourself in this bug however, you must reload an older save or simply restart the entire origin story.

Origin Quests

Father's Task Father's Task

Mischief in the Larder Mischief in the Larder

Howe Treachery Howe Treachery

The Cousland Treasury The Cousland Treasury

Characters

Unique Origin Items

Family Sword Family Sword

Shield of Highever Shield of Highever

Gallery

External Links

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