Disciples of Andraste

The Disciples of Andraste are a group of people who came together after the death of Andraste for the purpose of protecting and continuing her legacy.
== Background ==
The original Disciples were some of the first followers of Andraste and her teachings on the Maker. When Archon Hessarian killed and burned the prophet in -170 Ancient in the capital of the Tevinter Imperium, far in the north of Thedas, Havard and others from his group gathered her ashes and carried them to the other corner of the Imperium, in the Frostback Mountains to the south. They vowed to forever revere her memory and guard her. 
At some point, upon hearing of the death of Andraste at the hands of the Tevinter mage-lords, some Disciples broke into Aeonar, a Tevinter location built somewhere in the north of the Fereldan Valley. The Disciples snuck in whilst the Tevinters were in the Fade, and slaughtered their mortal bodies whilst the mages slept.Codex entry: The Aeonar
However, at some point before 9:30 Dragon, some 1000 years later, some cultists declared themselves prophets and claimed that Andraste has been reborn in the form of a high dragon, and that the ashes are nothing but dust. All those who opposed them were silenced by force. For their attempts to destroy the ashes, they were banished from the temple of Sacred Ashes by the Guardian. Since then, only the Guardian resides in the the Gauntlet chamber with the Urn and is protecting the ashes, as the rest of the disciples are unable to kill him. The other disciples reside in the ruins of the temple's nearby caverns, and upon the mountain side, in their village called Haven. 
Unlike some of the other so-called "Cults of the Maker" that began to spread around the same time, the Disciples no longer revere the Maker, as Andraste did, but rather they revere Andraste herself. They created their own version of the Chantry, based on Andraste's chant. However, the Disciples' chantry is more akin to the Imperial Chantry, rather than the Orlais-based southern Chantry, in that their priests are male. They remained secluded through centuries, killing or scaring away any outsiders. Their religion remained largely unchained.
By 9:30 Dragon, a man by the name of Kolgrim has taken over the leadership of the cult. He prophesizes that Andraste cannot ascend as long as her ashes are revered. He devises a plan to taint the ashes of old Andraste with the blood of Andraste reborn―the high dragon he claims to be a reincarnation of Andraste.
== Involvement ==
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=== Cultist archer ===
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== Known disciples ==
=== Historical disciples ===
Some of these disciples can be found in The Gauntlet as part of A Test of Faith quest by giving riddles to the Warden. They are, in fact, Ash Wraiths which were summoned by an ancient Tevinter ritual. This ritual involved the immolation of the disciple.
* Cathaire – leader of Andraste's army
* Havard – he gathered Andraste's ashes and hid them for safekeeping
* The Guardian – one of the original disciples
* Hessarian the Redeemed – the Tevinter Archon who repented of his execution of Andraste and turned the Imperium to the worship of the Maker
* Brona – Andraste's mother 
* Hector – lord of the fortress of Nevarra; when Maferath betrayed Andraste and Tevinter captured her at Hector's stronghold, Hector leapt to her defense and was shot full of arrowsDescription of Hector's statue in Emprise du Lion
* Shartan – leader of the elven slave rebellion who joined Andraste in battling the Imperium 
* Justinia – a Tevinter slave and friend of Andraste who remained by Andraste's side during her war against Tevinter 
=== Cultist disciples ===
* Kolgrim – cult leader (9:30 Dragon)
* Eirik – Revered Father of the Haven Chantry
* Haven Village Guard – a guard keeping watch in the Village of Haven
* Shopkeeper – the shopkeeper of the Village Store in Haven
* Weylon the impostor (Not to be confused with Brother Genitivi's assistant).
* Tamar – an agent of the Inquisition
== Strategy ==
When facing a group of Cultists, it is best to send a character with a fair amount of armor (though not your party's tank) to attack the group's mage. Doing so will distract the mage from attacking the entire party with high damage area of effect spells.
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== See also ==
* The Cult of Andraste
== Gallery ==
Cultist archer.png|Cultist archer
Cultist reaver.png|Cultist reaver
Cultist assassin.png|Cultist assassin
Cultist overseer.png|Cultist overseer
Cultist male mage.png|Male cultist mage
Cultist female mage.png|Female cultist mage
CultistReaverHoDA.png|Tier progression of a Cultist Reaver in Heroes of Dragon Age
HoDA_Cultist_Assassin.jpg|Tier progression of a Cultist Assassin in Heroes of Dragon Age
HoDA_Cultist_Overseer.jpg|Tier progression of a Cultist Overseer in Heroes of Dragon Age
HoDA_Cultist_Mage.jpg|Tier progression of a Cultist Mage in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Groups
Category:Humans
Category:Fereldans
Category:Alamarri
Category:Disciples of Andraste
Category:Religion
Category:Andraste
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