Editing (section) Orzammar 0 CLICK HERE TO LOG IN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> History </h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BBlockquote%7CIt%20is%20an%20awe%5Cu2013inspiring%20sight%2C%20a%20great%20city%20of%20stone%20standing%20within%20a%20vast%20cavern%2C%20poised%20over%20a%20sea%20of%20molten%20lava.%20There%20the%20forges%20ring%20loudest%2C%20and%20the%20finest%20smiths%20create%20works%20that%20are%20the%20envy%20of%20all%20races.%20Countless%20thaigs%20were%20lost%20in%20the%20%5B%5BFirst%20Blight%5D%5D%2C%20when%20the%20%5B%5Bdarkspawn%5D%5D%20poured%20out%20of%20the%20%5B%5BDeep%20Roads%5D%5D%20like%20smoke.%20With%20each%20generation%2C%20more%20of%20the%20Deep%20Roads%20had%20to%20be%20sealed%2C%20more%20thaigs%20lost%20forever.%20Now%20only%20Orzammar%20stands%5Cu2014the%20last%20bastion%20of%20the%20dwarven%20race%20and%20its%20finest%20creation.%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdragonage.bioware.com%5C%2Fdao%5C%2Fworld%5C%2Forzammar%20Orzammar%5D.%20BioWare%20wiki.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Blockquote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <blockquote data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true">It is an awe–inspiring sight, a great city of stone standing within a vast cavern, poised over a sea of molten lava. There the forges ring loudest, and the finest smiths create works that are the envy of all races. Countless thaigs were lost in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22First%20Blight%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22First%20Blight%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFirst%20Blight%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/First_Blight" title="First Blight">First Blight</a>, when the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22darkspawn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22darkspawn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdarkspawn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Darkspawn" title="Darkspawn">darkspawn</a> poured out of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Deep%20Roads%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Deep%20Roads%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDeep%20Roads%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Deep_Roads" title="Deep Roads">Deep Roads</a> like smoke. With each generation, more of the Deep Roads had to be sealed, more thaigs lost forever. Now only Orzammar stands—the last bastion of the dwarven race and its finest creation.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup></blockquote>​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">According to the dwarven history, the dwarven empire once spread across all of Thedas, and that the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22underground%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Thedas%23Underground%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThedas%23Underground%7Cunderground%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Thedas#Underground" title="Thedas">underground</a> city-fortresses called thaigs were almost beyond counting. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kal-Sharok%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kal-Sharok%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKal-Sharok%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Kal-Sharok" title="Kal-Sharok">Kal-Sharok</a> was the capital then, home to all the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22noble%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Noble%20caste%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNoble%20caste%7Cnoble%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Noble_caste" title="Noble caste">noble</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22house%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22house%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhouse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/House" title="House">houses</a>, and Orzammar was simply the home of the mining and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22smith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Smith%20caste%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSmith%20caste%7Csmith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Smith_caste" title="Smith caste">smith</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22caste%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22caste%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcaste%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Caste" title="Caste">castes</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Orzammar, Kal-Sharok, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kal%27Hirol%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kal%27Hirol%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKal%27Hirol%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Kal%27Hirol" title="Kal'Hirol">Kal'Hirol</a>, and nine other thaigs, are considered "great thaigs", as opposed to the numerous other thaigs as they were once the main centers of the dwarven empire. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">At -1170 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ancient%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ancient%20Age%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAncient%20Age%7CAncient%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Ancient_Age" title="Ancient Age">Ancient</a> (25 TE) <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22King%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dwarven%20royalty%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDwarven%20royalty%7CKing%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Dwarven_royalty" title="Dwarven royalty">King</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Endrin%20Stonehammer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Endrin%20Stonehammer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEndrin%20Stonehammer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Endrin_Stonehammer" title="Endrin Stonehammer">Endrin Stonehammer</a> moved the capital of the dwarven empire to Orzammar<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22wot19%5C%22%3E%7B%7BCite%20wot%7C19-20%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-wot19_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-wot19_1-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-wot19-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-wot19-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2243%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2244%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="#cite_note-wot19-1"><span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> to preside more directly over the commercial aspects of dwarven life, mining and crafting, as Orzammar was the ancestral seat of the Mining and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Smith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Smith%20caste%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSmith%20caste%7CSmith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Smith_caste" title="Smith caste">Smith</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22caste%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22caste%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bcaste%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Caste" title="Caste">castes</a><span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5B%5BCodex%20entry%3A%20Orzammar%20History%3A%20Chapter%20One%5D%5D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2249%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2250%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> and because of the turmoil in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tevinter%20Imperium%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tevinter%20Imperium%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTevinter%20Imperium%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Tevinter_Imperium" title="Tevinter Imperium">Tevinter Imperium</a> following the death of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Archon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Archon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArchon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Archon" title="Archon">Archon</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Darinius%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Darinius%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDarinius%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Darinius" title="Darinius">Darinius</a>.<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22wot37%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-wot37_3-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-wot37_3-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-wot37-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-wot37-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2255%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2256%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="#cite_note-wot37-3"><span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> This sparked the development of several construction projects in the city. The most famous of which is the Stonehammer Hall and the expansion of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Proving%20Grounds%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Orzammar%20Proving%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOrzammar%20Proving%7CProving%20Grounds%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Orzammar_Proving" title="Orzammar Proving">Proving Grounds</a>. However some years later, the taxes drained by Orzammar from Kal-Sharok's trade profits began to grow burdensome.<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22wot19%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-wot19_1-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-wot19_1-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-0000000D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-0000000E-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-wot19-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-wot19-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2261%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2262%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="#cite_note-wot19-1"><span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Following the outbreak of the First Blight, the dwarven empire was crumbling. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Paragon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Paragon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParagon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Paragon" title="Paragon">Paragon</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aeducan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22House%20Aeducan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHouse%20Aeducan%7CAeducan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/House_Aeducan" title="House Aeducan">Aeducan</a> assumed the leadership of Orzammar and managed to push back the darkspawn. Despite his victory, it was not enough and after the end of the First Blight the darkspawn kept pushing; by -15 <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ancient%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ancient%20Age%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAncient%20Age%7CAncient%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Ancient_Age" title="Ancient Age">Ancient</a> (1180 TE), the kingdom of Orzammar was assumed to be the last one still standing.<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7BCite%20wot%7C52%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-4 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-00000010-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E5%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2210150-10940059655f688334cfcfe%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ65f1c33e5b23087f-nowiki-00000011-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-4%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-4%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2267%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E5%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2268%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="#cite_note-4"><span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Since then, the kingdom was in a steady decline by losing most of its outlying thaigs. </p> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BTabletop%20RPG%20material%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tabletop%20RPG%20material%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="note" data-rte-attribs=" class=note"><center data-rte-washtml="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFirst%20Blight%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22BioWare_canon.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22BioWare%20canon%22%2C%22no-link%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A30%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/6/63/BioWare_canon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/30?cb=20120321154157" width="30" height="30" class="image" data-image-name="BioWare canon.png" data-image-key="BioWare_canon.png" type="image" /></center><center data-rte-washtml="1"><em data-rte-washtml="1">The following characters, lore and events in this section are <b>non-canon</b> in Dragon Age and exist only within the Dragon Age tabletop RPG.</em></center><hr data-rte-washtml="1" /></div>​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Towers%20Age%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Towers%20Age%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTowers%20Age%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Towers_Age" title="Towers Age">Towers Age</a> the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Chasind%20Wilder%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Chasind%20Wilder%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChasind%20Wilder%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Chasind_Wilder" title="Chasind Wilder">Chasind Wilders</a> along with other "terrible things" were led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Flemeth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Flemeth%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlemeth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Flemeth" title="Flemeth">Flemeth</a>'s daughters, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Witches%20of%20the%20Wild%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Witch%20of%20the%20Wild%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWitch%20of%20the%20Wild%7CWitches%20of%20the%20Wild%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Witch_of_the_Wild" title="Witch of the Wild" class="mw-redirect">Witches of the Wild</a>. This force invaded the region of what would be <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ferelden%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ferelden%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFerelden%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Ferelden" title="Ferelden">Ferelden</a> and were all but unopposed until the hero Cormac led an army of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alamarri%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alamarri%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlamarri%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="10150-10940059655f688334cfcfe" href="/wiki/Alamarri" title="Alamarri">Alamarri</a> fighters and Orzammar dwarves. 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