<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
media	O
franchise	O
centered	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
seen	O
releases	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
recent	O
recruit	O
to	O
a	O
legendary	O
order	O
of	O
warriors	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Grey	O
Wardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
eldest	O
child	O
of	O
the	O
Hawke	O
family	O
,	O
a	O
Blight	O
refugee	O
who	O
moves	O
their	O
family	O
to	O
their	O
mother	O
's	O
home	O
city	O
of	O
Kirkwall	O
in	O
The	O
Free	O
Marches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
tasked	O
with	O
restoring	O
peace	O
and	O
order	O
to	O
Thedas	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
multiple	O
wars	O
and	O
being	O
ravaged	O
by	O
a	O
demonic	O
invasion	O
from	O
beyond	O
the	O
mortal	O
realm	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
joined	O
by	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
expansions	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dreadwolf	I-Application
,	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
franchise	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Thedas	O
,	O
with	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
taking	O
place	O
primarily	O
in	O
its	O
southern	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
kingdoms	O
and	O
countries	O
have	O
emerged	O
over	O
nine	O
centuries	O
of	O
a	O
calendar	O
era	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
traditionally	O
reckoned	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
The	O
Chantry	O
,	O
the	O
dominant	O
religious	O
organization	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
century	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
"	O
Age	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyrium	O
is	O
critical	O
to	O
magic	O
use	O
as	O
it	O
enables	O
the	O
channeling	O
of	O
magical	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
Fade	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
blue	O
in	O
color	O
,	O
though	O
another	O
more	O
dangerous	O
variety	O
known	O
as	O
red	O
lyrium	O
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Tevinter	O
mages	O
practice	O
their	O
talent	O
for	O
magic	O
without	O
sanction	O
in	O
their	O
homeland	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
extreme	O
the	O
Qunari	O
physically	O
shackle	O
their	O
mages	O
(	O
termed	O
Saarebas	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
dangerous	O
thing	O
,	O
"	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
deep	O
distrust	B-Application
of	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
begins	O
on	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
Blight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
major	O
threats	O
faced	O
by	O
the	O
peoples	O
of	O
Thedas	O
include	O
cults	O
and	O
paramilitary	O
groups	O
corrupted	O
by	O
dark	O
magic	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Venatori	O
and	O
the	O
Red	O
Templars	O
;	O
demons	O
from	O
the	O
Fade	O
,	O
unleashed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
massive	O
inter	O
dimensional	O
invasion	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
;	O
and	O
dragons	O
,	O
long	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
extinct	O
for	O
many	O
centuries	O
,	O
until	O
their	O
reemergence	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Blessed	O
Age	O
caused	O
the	O
then-ruling	O
Divine	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
next	O
Age	O
as	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
the	O
century	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Title	O
Developer	O
Platform(s )	O
2009	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Origins1	O
BioWare	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
2009	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Journeys2	O
EA2D	O
,	O
BioWare	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
2010	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	O
Awakening3BioWare	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
2011	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II4	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Legends5	O
EA2D	O
,	O
BioWare	O
Facebook	O
Platform	O
,	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
2013	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
EA	O
Capital	O
Games	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
2014	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Court6	O
Failbetter	O
Games	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
BioWare	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
Origins	O
were	O
ported	O
by	O
Edge	O
of	O
Reality	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
Requires	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Origins	O
–	O
Awakening	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
Requires	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
Previously	O
accessible	O
via	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Keep	O
on	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
described	O
Origins	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
the	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origins	O
–	O
Awakening	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
campaign	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
March	O
18	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
19	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
Origins	O
and	O
various	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
's	O
Edmonton	O
office	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
detailed	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
engaging	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
game	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2015	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Joplin	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
development	O
for	O
"	O
Joplin	O
"	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dreadwolf	I-Application
,	O
with	O
more	O
details	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Journeys	O
was	O
a	O
2009	O
Flash-based	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
EA2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tie-in	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
players	O
could	O
unlock	O
achievements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
unlock	O
content	O
in	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
2011	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
EA2D	O
for	O
the	O
Facebook	O
Platform	O
and	O
Google+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	O
incorporated	O
elements	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
unlocking	O
additional	O
content	O
for	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Free	O
Marches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
remixed	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Legends	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
:	O
Remix	O
01	O
which	O
featured	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
and	O
hosted	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
EA	O
released	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
battle-based	O
,	O
featuring	O
digital	O
3D	O
figurines	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sunset	O
for	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
age	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
of	O
2022	O
with	O
the	O
servers	O
slated	O
to	O
go	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Court	O
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
focused	O
on	O
drawing	O
cards	O
and	O
managing	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
,	O
players	O
would	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Marquis	O
of	O
Serault	O
,	O
a	O
marquisate	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
western	O
edge	O
of	O
Orlais	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
online	O
platform	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Keep	O
,	O
The	O
Last	O
Court	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
by	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
although	O
fans	O
led	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
preserve	O
its	O
contents	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
due	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
has	O
featured	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
;	O
Origins	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
,	O
while	O
subsequent	O
entries	O
are	O
story-driven	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
primary	O
character	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
each	O
main	O
series	O
game	O
and	O
customizes	O
them	O
based	O
on	O
gender	O
,	O
race	O
(	O
human	O
only	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
physical	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
character	O
classes	O
(	O
warrior	O
,	O
rogue	O
,	O
and	O
mage	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
specializations	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
three	O
class	O
archetypes	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
later	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
can	O
be	O
shifted	O
from	O
the	O
third	O
person	O
view	O
to	O
a	O
top-down	O
isometric	B-Application
view	O
,	O
where	O
friendly	O
and	O
hostile	O
units	O
are	O
labelled	O
with	O
different	O
colours	O
to	O
distinguish	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
scaling	O
slider	O
determines	O
whether	O
certain	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
are	O
available	O
;	O
choosing	O
the	O
right	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
may	O
potentially	O
lead	O
to	O
higher	O
approval	O
,	O
and	O
unlock	O
quests	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
otherwise	O
have	O
no	O
opportunity	O
to	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
engages	O
in	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
through	O
story	O
encounters	O
and	O
missions	O
to	O
learn	O
information	O
and	O
progress	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
;	O
in	O
Inquisition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
access	O
Tactical	O
View	O
,	O
which	O
pauses	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
shifts	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
a	O
top-down	O
isometric	B-Application
view	O
similar	O
to	O
Origins	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
assign	O
locations	O
and	O
orders	O
to	O
the	O
party	O
members	O
and	O
then	O
resume	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
decisions	O
play	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Keep	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
in-game	O
choices	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
world	O
state.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
affects	O
the	O
events	O
and	O
characters	O
that	O
are	O
present	O
in-game	O
,	O
most	O
noticeably	O
so	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Keep	O
incorporates	O
decisions	O
made	O
in	O
prior	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
major	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
world	O
states	O
by	O
choosing	O
the	O
preferred	O
outcome	O
for	O
any	O
given	O
choice	O
,	O
and	O
unlock	O
various	O
in-game	O
items	O
for	O
Origins	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
were	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
limited	O
promotional	O
opportunities	O
such	O
as	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
,	O
platform	O
exclusives	O
and	O
as	O
rewards	O
from	O
participation	O
in	O
special	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
”	O
Thedas	O
”	O
originated	O
as	O
shorthand	O
for	O
“	O
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Setting	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
left	O
room	O
for	O
possible	O
exploration	O
of	O
story	O
elements	O
or	O
locations	O
unused	O
in	O
Origins	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
tie-in	O
material	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
debut	O
novel	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Stolen	O
Throne	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
subsequent	O
sequels	O
to	O
Origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
utilizes	O
many	O
common	O
tropes	O
in	O
fantasy	B-Application
fiction	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
quests	O
,	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
magic	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
elves	O
and	O
dwarves	O
in	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
overarching	O
conflict	O
between	O
heroes	O
and	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
also	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
,	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
novel	O
series	O
by	O
George	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Martin	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
depiction	O
of	O
a	O
morally	O
ambiguous	O
world	O
where	O
characters	O
are	O
often	O
embroiled	O
in	O
no-win	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
act	O
of	O
betrayal	O
by	O
the	O
Ferelden	O
lord	O
Teryn	O
Loghain	O
Mac	O
Tir	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
disastrous	B-Application
outcome	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
final	O
fate	O
are	O
thematically	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
treacherous	O
political	O
machinations	O
depicted	O
in	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
underwent	O
a	O
drastic	O
overhaul	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
art	O
director	O
Matt	O
Goldman	O
beginning	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
art	O
style	O
for	O
Origins	O
was	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
generic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tolkien	O
's	O
orcs	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Qunari	O
were	O
initially	O
presented	O
in	O
Origins	O
as	O
hornless	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
developers	O
later	O
determined	O
that	O
more	O
space	O
should	O
be	O
created	O
between	O
the	O
races	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
Qunari	O
's	O
physical	O
appearance	O
underwent	O
a	O
redesign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
series	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
games	O
have	O
mostly	O
been	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
Origins	O
"	O
did	O
so	O
much	O
heavy	O
lifting	O
for	O
building	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
that	O
subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
find	O
more	O
interesting	O
angles	O
on	O
its	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
media	O
outlets	O
,	O
but	O
received	O
a	O
divisive	O
reception	O
from	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
garnered	O
numerous	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Roberts	O
from	O
Gamesradar	O
opined	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
with	O
its	B-Application
second	I-Application
entry	I-Application
,	O
BioWare	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
make	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
great	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
game	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
each	O
main	O
series	O
game	O
is	O
flawed	O
in	O
some	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
topped	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
sales	O
chart	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
ninth-best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
selling	O
approximately	O
362,100	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
John	O
Riccitiello	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
very	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Origins	O
;	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
sold	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
weeks	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
faster	O
sales	O
pace	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
launch	O
in	O
BioWare	O
's	O
history	O
based	O
on	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
retail	O
monitor	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
almost	O
the	O
exact	O
number	O
of	O
launch	O
week	O
copies	O
as	O
2011	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Origins	O
proved	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
hardcore	O
,	O
older-fashioned	O
game	O
could	O
still	O
find	O
a	O
devoted	O
audience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
established	O
a	O
new	O
baseline	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
in	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
back	O
in	O
1998	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Allen	O
of	O
US	O
Gamer	O
claimed	O
that	O
Bioware	O
's	O
work	O
in	O
character-driven	O
AAA	O
RPG	O
Games	O
has	O
inspired	O
"	O
imitators	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
GreedFall	B-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
that	O
feels	O
like	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
many	O
concepts	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
party	O
companions	O
,	O
have	O
received	O
acclaim	O
;	O
they	O
have	O
often	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
in	O
critic	O
and	O
reader	O
lists	O
and	O
are	O
considered	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
characters	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
franchise	O
includes	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
media	O
adaptations	O
and	O
merchandise	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
World	O
of	O
Thedas	O
Volume	O
I	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
comprehensive	O
guide	O
offers	O
detailed	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
lore	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
geography	O
of	O
Thedas	O
,	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
World	O
of	O
Thedas	O
Volume	O
II	O
was	O
released	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Tevinter	O
Nights	O
,	O
an	O
anthology	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
by	O
various	O
writers	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
six	O
novels	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Stolen	O
Throne	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Calling	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Asunder	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Masked	O
Empire	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Patrick	O
Weekes	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Last	O
Flight	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Liane	O
Merciel	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Hard	O
in	O
Hightown	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Mary	O
Kirby	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
pen	O
name	O
of	O
Varric	O
Tethras	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
a	O
webcomic	O
by	O
the	O
artist	O
of	O
Penny	O
Arcade	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timeline	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
as	O
her	O
daughter	O
Morrigan	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Grey	O
Wardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
-	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
a	O
webcomic	O
by	O
the	O
artist	O
of	O
Penny	O
Arcade	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Revelation	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
on	O
BioWare	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
art	O
from	O
Aimo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
script	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
that	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
a	O
comic	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Aaron	O
Johnson	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
IDW	O
Publishing	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
mage	O
becoming	O
romantically	O
involved	O
with	O
a	O
Templar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Silent	O
Grove	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
and	O
scripted	O
by	O
Alexander	O
Freed	O
,	O
follows	O
Alistair	O
,	O
Varric	O
and	O
Isabela	O
as	O
they	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
Alistair	O
's	O
past	O
at	O
the	O
Teleri	O
Swamps	O
in	O
Antiva	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Those	O
Who	O
Speak	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
and	O
scripted	O
by	O
Alexander	O
Freed	O
,	O
follows	O
Alistair	O
,	O
Varric	O
and	O
Isabela	O
as	O
their	O
investigation	O
into	O
King	O
Maric	O
's	O
disappearance	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
Tevinter	O
Imperium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Until	O
We	O
Sleep	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Gaider	O
and	O
scripted	O
by	O
Alexander	O
Freed	O
,	O
concludes	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
The	O
Silent	O
Grove	O
as	O
Alistair	O
,	O
Varric	O
and	O
Isabela	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Qunari	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
machinations	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
Tevinter	O
magister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Magekiller	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Greg	O
Rucka	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
December	O
2015	O
to	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
Marius	O
,	O
a	O
mage-hunting	O
mercenary	O
,	O
and	O
Tessa	O
Forsythia	O
,	O
his	O
assistant	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
through	O
Thedas	O
to	O
seek	O
for	O
their	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
aims	O
at	O
"	O
expanding	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Knight	O
Errant	O
,	O
co-written	O
by	O
Nunzio	O
DeFilippis	O
and	O
Christina	O
Weir	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
May	O
to	O
September	O
2017	O
and	O
follows	O
Ser	O
Aaron	O
Hawthorne	O
and	O
his	O
squire	O
Vaea	O
,	O
who	O
become	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
dangerous	O
recovery	O
mission	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magekiller	O
and	O
Knight	O
Errant	O
were	O
later	O
collected	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
hardcover	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Library	O
Edition	O
Volume	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Deception	O
,	O
co-written	O
by	O
Nunzio	O
DeFilippis	O
and	O
Christina	O
Weir	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
October	O
to	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Blue	O
Wraith	O
,	O
co-written	O
by	O
Nunzio	O
DeFilippis	O
and	O
Christina	O
Weir	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
to	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
several	O
major	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Magekiller	O
,	O
Knight	O
Errant	O
,	O
and	O
Deception	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
companion	O
character	O
Fenris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Dark	O
Fortress	O
,	O
co-written	O
by	O
Nunzio	O
DeFilippis	O
and	O
Christina	O
Weir	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
March	O
to	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
by	O
Green	O
Ronin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
hardcover	O
book	O
called	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
RPG	O
Core	O
Rulebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
film	O
adaptation	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Seeker	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
streaming	O
television	O
adult	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Absolution	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Netflix	O
's	O
June	O
2022	O
Geeked	O
Week	O
event	O
;	O
it	O
premiered	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Warden	O
's	O
Fall	O
is	O
a	O
canonical	O
five-part	O
webseries	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Machinima	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
BioWare	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
toolset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warden	O
's	O
Fall	O
is	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
explains	O
how	O
Kristoff	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
Blackmarsh	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
aired	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
22	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
actress	O
Felicia	O
Day	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
BioWare	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
six-part	O
webseries	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Redemption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	O
series	O
premiered	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
one	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
quests	O
based	O
around	O
Day	O
's	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
teased	O
as	O
#mysteryproject	O
on	O
Day	O
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
feed	O
for	O
several	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
