Origins

Human Noble	City Elf	Dalish Elf	Circle Mage	Dwarf Commoner	Dwarf Noble	Grey Warden
There are six origins—background stories for player characters—that are playable in Dragon Age: Origins and a seventh in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening. These playable backstories will allow the Warden to put themselves in a specific role within the social structure of Ferelden and will help explain motivations for the Warden joining the Grey Wardens.
The origins are open to both genders, but they are dependent upon both race and class. Dwarves cannot be mages. In Thedas they are unable to interact with the Fade (i.e., dream) and are therefore incredibly resistant to magic. In order to become a mage, and use magic, players must go through the Magi origin and choose to be an elf or a human. The other two classes, (warrior and rogue), are available to all other races and origins.
All of the origins have set surnames. Depending on the character's identity, this surname could be very important to the origin plot, later plots and subplots, and even the epilogue, or it could be almost totally inconsequential from a plot standpoint.
== Possible combinations ==
Since players will be able to choose gender, race, class, and then origin for their Warden in that order, the following combinations are available for both genders:
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Race 	Class	Origin 	Starting Skills 	Starting Talents
Human 	 	Human Noble 	Improved Combat Training 	Shield Bash
Human 	 	Human Noble 	Poison-MakingCombat Training	Dirty Fighting
Human/Elf	 	Magi 	HerbalismCombat Tactics 	Arcane Bolt
Elf 	 	City Elf 	CoercionCombat Training 	Dual Weapon Sweep
Elf 	 	Dalish Elf 	SurvivalCombat Training 	Pinning Shot
Elf 	 	City Elf 	CoercionPoison-Making 	Dirty Fighting
Elf 	 	Dalish Elf 	SurvivalPoison-Making 	Dirty Fighting
Dwarf 	 	Dwarven Commoner	StealingCombat Training 	Dual Weapon Sweep
Dwarf 	 	Dwarven Noble 	Improved Combat Training 	Shield Bash
Dwarf 	 	Dwarven Commoner	StealingPoison-Making 	Dirty Fighting
Dwarf 	 	Dwarven Noble 	Poison-MakingCombat Training	Dirty Fighting
== Human Noble ==
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"Brave of you sir, to soopenly cast an envious eyetowards me and mine.I suggest you look elsewhere,lest I consider removing your sight in a morepermanent fashion."
Surname:
* Cousland
Given names (default):
* Male: Aedan
* Female: Elissa
Born to wealth and power second only to royalty, you find your training in both diplomacy and war put to the test when your father's castle is betrayed from within on the very night your elder brother leads the family's forces to war.
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== City Elf ==
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"Take another step,human, and I guarantee it shall be your last.My friends are dead and my life is in tattersbecause of you and your kin. I havenothing to lose, but you still possessyour other eye."
Surname:
* Tabris
Given names (default):
* Male: Darrian
* Female: Kallian
You have always lived under the heavy thumb of your human overlords, but when a local lord claiming his privilege with the bride shatters your wedding day, the simmering racial tensions explode in a rain of vengeance.
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== Dalish Elf ==
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"What a wonder it is to see suchstalwart bravado in one such asyourself. It is heartwarming,truly, to see that there are yethumans willing to risk a slowand torturous death in pursuit ofour most sacred treasures."
Surname:
* Mahariel
Given names (default):
* Male: Theron
* Female: Lyna
Proud of your role as one of the last 'true elves', you have always assumed you would spend your life wandering with your clan... until a chance encounter with a relic of your people's past threatens to tear you away from everything you've known.
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: – obtained by persuading Ashalle to give the the Warden the key to the locked chest.
== Magi ==
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"Tread carefully, friend.If you intend to cross thepath of one whose soul isso tightly woven into the realm of the arcane,I would not suggestyou do it lightly."
Surnames:
* Human mage: Amell
* Elven mage: Surana
Given names (default):
* Human male: Daylen
* Human female: Solona
* Elven male: Alim
* Elven female: Neria
Gifted with a power considered dangerous by most, you have spent most of your life secluded in the remote tower of the Circle of Magi to be trained and watched closely by the dreaded Templars. Now your final test is upon you—succeed and prove your strength or be slain.
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== Dwarf Commoner ==
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" I suggest you reach for your purseswiftly friend. Ale may have dulledmy senses enough so that I merelymaim your pretty features,but should I become sober I will bein a mood to showyou a new realm of pain and violence."
Surname:
* Brosca
Given names (default):
* Male: Faren
* Female: Natia
Born casteless in a land where rank is everything, bound as the lackey and thug of a local crime lord, you have spent your life invisible until chance thrusts you into the spotlight, where you can finally prove whether you will be defined by your actions or your birth.
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== Dwarf Noble ==
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"What I have seen and done toachieve my position defies belief.What I am capable of and willbe party to in order to retain itwould chill your soul."
Surname:
* Aeducan
Given names (default):
* Male: Duran
* Female: Sereda
The favored child of the dwarven king, you proudly take up your first military command... only to learn that the deadly intrigues of dwarven politics can pose a greater danger than even that faced on the battlefield.
Description:
Unique Origin items:
: – given to the Warden by Gorim in Denerim.
:The Fine Dwarven Blade is added to the player's inventory by Lord Harrowmont when he sees the Warden off into exile at the gates of Orzammar, providing the Warden gives him a satisfactory answer when asked if they killed Prince Trian Aeducan:
* If the Warden did not kill Trian, they can simply tell the truth.
* If the Warden confronted Trian but attempted to surrender, the Warden can claim to have killed Trian in self-defense.
* The Warden can also convincingly lie to Harrowmont if they have at least one point in Coercion.
: – found on one of the corpses near the end of the origin.
== Orlesian Grey Warden ==
In Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, a newly created character (i.e., one that was not imported from Origins) must choose the Grey Warden origin. The character will be an experienced Warden of Orlesian nationality sent from Orlais to take charge of rebuilding the order in Ferelden as its new Commander of the Grey. The Warden-Commander will begin at level 18 with a few potions, grenades, 15, the Grimoire of the Frozen Wastes, and a few extra traps if the Orlesian Warden is a rogue.
Given names (default):
Male
* Human: Gerod Caron
* Elven: Elyon Andras
* Dwarven: Eram Kader
Female
* Human: Leonie Caron
* Elven: Sidona Andras
* Dwarven: Nika Kader
Description:
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== Notes ==
== Trivia ==
* Originally, the human race had three origins; Noble, Mage, and Commoner. However, the Commoner origin was cut due to the story not fitting the tone of the game, as well as time constraints.TheGamer The Human Commoner was from a farm in Redcliffe and some dialogue for this origin can still be seen in the first narrated gameplay video. At one time, there was also a barbarian origin, which was written by Mark Yohalem.
* According to BioWare telemetry, 80% of players chose Human origins, 15% - Elven origins (with the Elven Mage being the most popular) and 5% - Dwarven origins. This accounts for all registered playthroughs ever started, but not for playthroughs on unconnected consoles.Gaider, David. "Regarding Player Race in DA3". Retrieved 8 April, 2012.
* The Dalish Elf and Dwarf Noble origins are the only ones in which the Warden encounters darkspawn prior to setting out into the Korcari Wilds. A few extra lines of dialogue are available in Ostagar for these origins.
* The homes of the Human Noble and Dalish Elf origins are the only ones in which the Warden is unable to return to after arriving in Ostagar.
== References ==
Category:Origin stories
Category:Dragon Age: Origins gameplay
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