Orlais is the primary setting for Dragon Age: Inquisition. The Empire of Orlais: The largest and most populous nation of Thedas, located at the southern end of the Waking Sea (also called the Shining Sea). Another major city, Kirkwall, is the primary setting for Dragon Age II. The Free Marches: A loose association of independent city-states and townships north of the Waking Sea. Ferelden is the primary setting for Dragon Age: Origins. The continent is divided between several major powers:įerelden: A major kingdom located in the south-east of Thedas, south of the Waking Sea and east of the Frostback Mountains.
Despite the name of the franchise, dragons are fairly rarely encountered. Setting-specific races include the Qunari, a race of large, horned humanoids who hail from unknown lands across the sea and have colonised islands and some cities in Thedas and the Darkspawn, a race of subterranean creatures who have repeatedly attacked the surface races, but have recently been pacified. Thedas is home to humans and the traditional fantasy races of elves and dwarves. The full extent of Thedas has not been mapped, and the existence of other continents across the sea is only vaguely known. Thedas is located in the southern hemisphere and extends from the southern ice pack to subtropical regions in the north. The Dragon Age games are set in Thedas, a name given fairly synonymously for both the main continent where the action takes place and the world as a whole. There are also spin-off novels and comics.
The fourth game in the series, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is currently in development and planned for release in 2023. So far, BioWare have released three games in the Dragon Age series: Dragon: Age Origins (2009), Dragon Age II (2011) and Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014).
Here’s my latest map, a take on the continent of Thedas from the Dragon Age series of video games.