Difference between revisions of "Dragon Age: Origins"

Oghren is often drunk.

If the secret companion is recruit, they will recount the tale of their dog being kidnapped and eventually returned having suffered extensive abuse including starvation.

In the quest “Nature of the Beast” the Player Character must fight werewolves.

During “Urn of Sacred Ashes”, the player will come to a cavern system with narrow tunnels.

In Awakening, there are tunnels under a tavern in Amaranthine.

The Return to Ostagar DLC heavily features finding Cailan’s crucified body and deciding what to do with it.

• City Elf Origin: The Player Character’s fiance(e) is killed.
• Dalish Elf Origin: The Player Character’s friend, Tamlen, disappears and returns later in the game, forcing the player to kill him.
• Human Noble Origin: Nearly all of the Player Character’s family is killed except for their brother.
• Dwarf Noble Origin: One of the Player Character’s brothers will die. Later in the game, the Player Character’s father dies.
• Magi Origin: During “Broken Circle” nearly everyone the player met during the origin dies.
• At Ostagar, the dog can be killed.
• During the Ostagar mission, Cailan and Duncan will die.
• During “Urn of Sacred Ashes”, Leliana will become violent if the player desecrates the urn. She must be killed and will die permanently.
• At the end of “Arl of Redcliffe”, if Jowan is still present, the player has the option of executing him.
• If Shale is in the party during “Paragon of Her Kind” and the player chooses to keep the Anvil, Shale will turn hostile and must be killed.
• When the Player Character encounters Taliesen, if Zevran is at low enough approval he will turn against the Player Character and must be permanently killed.
• Depending on player decisions, Anora may be executed, after Anora’s father is executed in front of her.
• Depending on player decisions, Alistair may be executed.
• During the final stage of the game, Riordan will die. The Player Character, Alistair, and the secret companion all also have the possibility to die, though this can be avoided by performing Morrigan’s ritual.
• In Awakening, if the Keep is not properly upgraded, anyone who is left behind may die.

Dwarves discriminate against any dwarf who is casteless, including surface dwarves. This is highlighted in the the Dwarf Commoner origin.

Mages are discriminated against nearly everywhere. If mages are deemed too dangerous they are turned ‘Tranquil’, which functions in a way similar to a lobotomy. After “Broken Circle” is resolved, someone suggests killing several mages, including children. The player can choose to allow this, but can also stop it from happening.

Shale refers to all people as ‘it’.

In the Dwarf Commoner origin, the Player Character’s mother is an alcoholic and neglectful.

In the Dwarf Noble origin, the Player Character’s brother is plotting to kill his siblings.

The dwarf commoner’s mother is emotionally abusive to her children. The player has the option to manipulate others from time to time.

When Alistair meets his sister for the first time, she is emotionally abusive toward him.

Shale indicates existential despair after learning they were once a dwarf.

The spells Walking Bomb and Virulent Walking Bomb plant a magical bomb inside a target and it will explode, killing the target and harming others.

In Awakenings, the Player Character can buy a pet cat for Anders. The cat is not a party member, is not often seen, and will only meow if the Player Character talks to Anders a lot.

Rage demons use fire to fight.

In the quest “Broken Circle” the Player Character is required to shapeshift into a man on fire.

The spells Walking Bomb and Virulent Walking Bomb plant a magical bomb inside a target and it will explode, killing the target and harming others.

In Soldier’s Peak, the player sees ghosts that reenact past events.

In the Elven Alienage the player can choose to enter a haunted house and battle ghosts.

In the “Urn of Sacred Ashes” quest there are ghosts that the Player Character must speak with.

In Witch Hunt, the player fights several elven specters.

In the Deep Roads, the player comes to a bridge over a deep chasm.

During “Urn of Sacred Ashes” a cutscene shows a dragon flying over the player’s party

The player can tell Zevran that his sexual orientation is a perversion.

Oghren objectifies the sexual relationship between Branka and Hespith, two women.

During “Nature of the Beast”, the player learns the ancestors of werewolves kidnapped and raped an elf girl.

Anora is kidnapped and is rescued later in the game. After rescuing her, a fight will ensue. If the player surrenders or loses the fight, they will be kidnapped.

A majority of enemies in the game are human that the Player Character must kill to progress.

The Lady of the Forest, broodmothers, and desire demons are nude.

In “Return to Ostagar”, Cailan’s body is mostly nude aside from a loincloth. Neither nipples nor genitalia are ever visible.

In the Feast Day Gifts DLC, the player can give Morrigan an Alistair voodoo doll, allowing her to physically harm him at a whim.

Templars are implied to be physically abusive to mages.

Zevran was physically abused as part of his training since he was a child. If he is brought along during “Broken Circle”, he will be found on a torture rack.

Zevran mentions that as part of his training he was conditioned to believe he was worthless.

Exploring Loghain’s backstory may reveal psychological trauma as a result of the Orlesian occupation.

Some of Anders’ dialogue in Awakening may suggest trauma, although it is downplayed.

Leliana’s Song showcases the trauma that Leliana experiences prior to the main story.

The quest “Broken Circle” requires the Player Character to shapeshift into a mouse.

Draconic enemies are especially common during “Urn of Sacred Ashes”.

If romancing Zevran, the Player Character can break off the relationship purely because they find out that Zevran has had multiple sexual partners.

It is possible to solicit prostitutes at The Pearl. The game makes it unclear whether they prostitutes are willing.

Broodmothers are heavily implied to be created after, in part, women are repeatedly sexually assaulted by darkspawn.

Sexual assault is present in other parts of the story, but not graphically.

Morrigan’s default outfit is extremely revealing.

Desire demons are completely nude save for nipple tassels and regularly run their hands over their bodies.

The Lady of the Forest is nude, although her nipples are covered by her hair.

Shapeshifters, such as Morrigan, can become spiders, however there are no enemy shapeshifters. The shapeshift ability is affected by mods, but the portrait is not, thus a spider will appear on screen. It is possible to avoid this by not choosing this option during combat.

In Witch Hunt, a creature called a Varterral appears as the final boss. Although it is not technically a spider, it has spider-like qualities. The no spider mods do not affect the Varterral.

Dwarf Commoner’s mother is an alcoholic.

When meeting Sten, the player will find him in a cage and learn he has been there for thirteen days, with the intention of being left there when the darkspawn attack. The player can free him.

During Ostagar, the player can encounter a man who is trapped in a cage for theft of food and is starving.

Sten implies that the Qunari will torture people until they convert to the Qunari religion.

In Awakening, Anders says he spent a year in isolation due to misbehavior.

In Leliana’s Song, the Player Character meets Leliana and three of her friends. One is tortured to death.

Justice in Awakening is possessing a corpse.

During “Broken Circle” the player will find the corpses of child apprentices. Wynne’s dream in the Fade involves her inability to save them.

During ‘Nature of the Beast’, the kidnapping, murder, and rape of children is referenced.