Things appear to be ramping up asDragon Age: Dreadwolf’s release approaches, with BioWare working with Red Dog Culture House and the behemoth streaming service Netflix to launchDragon Age: Absolution. The new animated series broadens theDragon Ageuniverse with new locations, original characters, and high-stakes plots, while also including some familiar favorites from the beloved video game series to help connectDragon Age: Absolution’s standalone narrative with the rest of the franchise.
Dragon Age: Absolutionfollows elven mercenary Miriam and her friend Roland as they are recruited by a ragtag group of fellow adventurers to help steal a powerful artifact called the Circulum Infinitus. To do this, the team will have toinfiltrate the formidable Tevinter Imperium– a place the formerly enslaved Miriam would rather not return to. The series is full of heist hijinks, magic, and plenty ofDragon Agegoodness, as well as providing some interesting setups for the upcomingDragon Age: Dreadwolf. But while the majority of the cast consists of new faces for the franchise, there are a few returning figures that fans should look out for.
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Game Characters In Dragon Age: Absolution
Early on in the series, audiences will be able to spot a few members of the Inquisition as the heist party are tasked with retrieving the Circulum Infinitus from Tevinter.Cassandra is the only Inquisition adviserthat has lines, but fans will definitely recognize the spymaster Leliana by her side. Both of these characters have already appeared in multipleDragon Agegames, so it’s no surprise they’ve been drawn upon again to feature in the series' wider multimedia. Fairbanks, the freedom fighter who recruits Miriam alongside her former flame Hira, might also be familiar to fans as a minor NPC who leads a group of Orlesian refugees inDragon Age: Inquisition.
Inthe final episode ofDragon Age: AbsolutionHira’s treachery is revealed, and a flashback shows her approaching the Inquisition at Skyhold to help her take revenge against Tevinter. During this section, audiences can see the Inquisitor’s advisers Cullen, Cassandra, and Josephine in the throne room as Hira walks away after her disappointing confrontation with Leliana. The biggest surprise, however, comes at the end of the last episode. Knight-Commander Meredith – a major part ofDragon Age 2– is revealed to be alive and in league with Hira, although the former Templar is still incased in red lyrium.
How Dragon Age: Absolution Will Impact Dreadwolf
There’s still no word on whetherDragon Age: Absolutionwill receive a second season, but the first installment certainly created some interesting plot threads to tie up. With Hira on the run with the Circulum Infinitus and Miriam and friends in hot pursuit, it’s likely a second season would focus on the fallout of the mage’s betrayal. However, the revelation of Meredith’s involvement and her commitment to waging a war against the Tevinter Imperium could also come into play inthe upcomingDragon Age: Dreadwolf. Given the next game’s Tevinter setting, Meredith’s schemes could have an impact on the next installment’s plot alongside Solas' own machinations to destroy the Veil.
It was also briefly referenced inDragon Age: Absolutionthat the Inquisition has been disbanded. This will presumably be a canon choice moving forward, even though it was a player choice at the end ofDragon Age: Inquisition’sTrespasserDLC. In previous BioWare sequels, gamers have been able to take their various decisions through to the new installment, so it will be interesting to see how this is handled inDragon Age: Dreadwolf. However, the Inquisition and its current status may end up being a minor plot point if the action moves to the Tevinter Imperium rather than its Orlaisian or Ferelden focus inDragon Age: Inquisition.
Dragon Age: Absolutionis streaming now on Netflix.
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