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The education of a mage is as extensive as that of a noble, if not more so. The Chantry also produces a great deal of scholarship and research, the most notable scholar being Brother Ferdinand Genitivi. Templar recruits are literate and are taught history. The education provided to those of the Chantry appears on par with that of nobles. Humans are probably the most culturally diverse race in Thedas as they have half a dozen nations of their own, each with different customs and traditions.

In modern times, the Chantry has spread throughout the known world, its power unquestioned even as it begins to give way to internal strife.ĭespite internal strife, humans remain dominant across Thedas, with the exception of the underground kingdom of the dwarves and the Qunari islands to the north. The clerics of the Chantry were oppressed until the legendary emperor Drakon of Orlais converted and took up their cause, spreading the Chantry throughout all the lands that he conquered in its name.

He would only return and make the world into a paradise when the Chant of Light was sung from all corners of the world, and so the Chantry began to spread. The Chant of Light would say that the Maker turned his back on humanity when she died. Andraste was not stopped in her Exalted March until she was betrayed by her husband: jealous of her power, Maferath turned Andraste over to the Tevinter archon and she was burned at the stake. The oppressed masses of the Imperium rose up in rebellion to support the invading barbarians and eventually most of the south fell to their might. Boosted by the sheer number of slaves, the Imperium conquered almost the entirety of Thedas in the next few centuries.Įventually, the Imperium was challenged from the south by a barbarian uprising, the armies led by Maferath and his wife, the prophet Andraste.Īndraste brought the teachings of a new god, the Maker, and her word spread quickly.

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The magister rulers of the ancient Tevinter Imperium who regularly talked to the Old Gods, engaged in a series of invasions in which they defeated the elven kingdom of Elvhenan and enslaved the race. Humans in the lands of Tevinter used to worship a draconic pantheon of Old Gods, which are now said to slumber beneath the earth. This tribe settled the entire coast along the Nocen Sea and subdivided into separate kingdoms: Qarinus, Tevinter, Neromenian, and Barindur, which ultimately united to form the Tevinter Imperium. The first human tribe, the Neromenians, divided into various tribes to become the progenitors of many nations in Thedas. Tarot cards depicting a Human female and male in Dragon Age: Inquisition

Elven lore also states that humans first arrived in Thedas around -3100 Ancient from Par Vollen to the north. The pyramids they built still stand to this day and are regarded by travelers to the region as true wonders. Some scholars believe that the first humans in Thedas came from the rainforests of Par Vollen many thousands of years ago, migrating south from the archipelago.

The Chantry teaches that the Maker created the Veil before He created men. There is no mention of a time when the Veil didn’t exist in human history. The majority of humanity in Thedas descended from numerous human tribes.īoth the elves and the dwarves claim that there was once a time when humans did not walk the land. The monotheistic faith of the Chant of Light plays a major role in human society. Only four times have they ever united beneath a single banner, the last being centuries ago. Humans are the most numerous, yet also the most contentious of all the races of Thedas.

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