Dragon Age: The Origin Of The Darkspawn, Explained
The darkspawn are a mysterious, zombie-like race from the Dragon Age franchise. In the vast world of Thedas, just like in the real world, multiple cultures and countries butt heads against one another, with different interpretations of history, different religions, and different ideas about the perfect life.
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Darkspawn are one such point of contention. Different groups disagree about where they came from, who is to blame (if anyone), and how long they've been around. In this article, we're reviewing these interpretations to give you a clearer sense of the entire picture, from Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
There are a few things we can say for certain about the darkspawn.
The Orlesian Chantry version is the one that the player is introduced to at the beginning of Dragon Age: Origins, in Duncan's narration. It's also the interpretation you'll come across the most during your time playing the games. According to the Chantry, the darkspawn were created by human folly. They call the event that created the darkspawn the "Second Sin."
The Chantry holds that the Maker (who is similar to the Christian God) once lived in a place called the "Golden City" in the Fade. Then, one day, seven Tevinter Magisters tried to reach the Golden City. They were able to get there but, since it is entirely pure, it was tainted and turned black by their natural human sins of pride and hubris. The Magisters were cast back out into the physical world as the first Darkspawn, carrying the Taint, which they eventually passed on to others.
The first darkspawn went underground, digging deep as they could go. Eventually, these darkspawn found the underground prison of one of the
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