Luthias Dwarfson was a chieftain of a Clayne tribe[1] of the Alamarri during the Ancient Age.
Background[]
Luthias was said to be much shorter than the average Alamarri. When he was twelve years old, he saved Tutha, the son of Mabene–the leader of a Clayne tribe–from Tutha's own rabid mabari. The chieftain was so impressed that such a young man had the strength and courage to kill the dog with his bare hands that he adopted Luthias.
While he remained shorter than his peers, he became known for his charisma, strength, and persistence, and was hailed as the best warrior in the tribe. One day, his adoptive father sent him on a mission to Orzammar to propose an alliance between Luthias's Clayne tribe and the dwarves.
Whilst in Orzammar, he fell in love with the king's daughter, Scaea. After the king refused the alliance, the dwarven princess decided to elope with Luthias and left Orzammar with him. Once they were back with his tribe on the surface, Scaea taught Luthias the dwarven art of the berserkers, a fighting style that made Luthias an even more powerful warrior.[2] On the day of Luthias and Scaea's wedding, it is said that birds sent by the Lady of the Skies brought the battle mace Sundering as a wedding gift. It became his preferred weapon.[3]
As the years went on, Luthias became powerful enough to replace his father as chieftain. During a feast between the leaders of the Alamarri and the Avvar, sometime around -370 Ancient, Luthias was seduced by Morrighan'nan, the beautiful chieftain of the Avvar. When Scaea learned of their tryst, she decided to leave him and return to Orzammar. When Luthias refused Morrighan'nan's subsequent marriage offer, she became enraged and declared war on his tribe.
They had been fighting for fifteen years when a young warrior from Morrighan'nan's tribe challenged Luthias to a duel. Though he suffered grievous wounds, Luthias managed to kill the boy. Upon his death, Morrighan'nan revealed that the boy had in fact been Luthias' own son, conceived during their tryst fifteen years ago. After this, the tide of the war turned against Luthias. He lost battle after battle until he found himself pushed back to the foothills of the Frostback Mountains. The two tribes were on the eve of the final face-off when Scaea returned to Luthias to gift him a dwarven armour in exchange for a night together. Luthias agreed and wore the armor on the battlefield the next day when he faced Morrighan'nan. He managed to slay her, but not before suffering lethal wounds himself, his armor inexplicably failing to stop Morrighan'nan's final blow (most likely from her mace, Thunderstrike). The battle, fought in -355 Ancient, became known as the Battle of Red Falls.[note]
After his death, the king of the dwarves of Orzammar sent an envoy to pick up Luthias's body to have him buried the dwarven way, within the Stone.[2][4][5] However, Luthias' famed weapon, Sundering, which was supposed to be buried beside him, mysteriously disappeared. Legend says that birds sent by the Lady of the Skies retrieved it to bestow it to another worthy hero in the future.[3]
Legacy[]
Luthias was the first of the Alamarri barbarians to be taught the Berserker style of fighting. Impressed by his skill, some Alamarri banded together to create the Ash Warriors, maintaining the tradition of using dwarven berserker rage to fight in honor of Luthias.
At least two areas in the Hinterlands seem to be named after him: Dwarfson's Pass and Lake Luthias.
Codex entries[]
Notes[]
- While Codex entry: The Legend of Luthias Dwarfson states that Luthias' son was killed at the Battle of Red Falls in -355 Ancient, Dragon Age: The World of Thedas volumes 1 & 2 state that the Battle of Red Falls was the one in which Luthias and Morrighan'nan killed each other.[4][5]
- By the time of Luthias' death, the First Blight still hadn't reached the Alamarri.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ According to the Ash Warrior Leader.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Codex entry: The Legend of Luthias Dwarfson
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Codex entry: Sundering
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 29
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 33