btw,
Here’s Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah to shed some additional light on the game and your role as the Inquisitor:
Order is a rare commodity in today’s Thedas. Mages and templars are in conflict. The Empire of Orlais is locked in a civil war. Ferelden remains weak after the Fifth Blight. No one stands ready to take action when the sky rips open and demons start pouring out.
To face this incursion and uncover those behind it will require more than any one man or woman could muster. It will require dedicated, highly trained troops to ensure order is restored wherever it’s needed. It will require spies to ferret out those who stand to gain from the chaos or could be behind it. It will require diplomats with silver tongues to convince good men and woman to act when it’s easier to watch the world burn.
It will require the Inquisition.
You emerge as the lone survivor of the magical explosion that creates the Breach, the massive hole in the sky at the heart of the trouble. At first, the people of Thedas won’t be sure what to make of you. Are you responsible for the explosion? Are you a chosen one sent to right this wrong? Are you simply lucky?
The circumstances of the explosion add a religious undertone to some people’s interpretation of what has occurred. With the Chantry a largely human religion, playing as an elf, dwarf, or Qunari will further complicate how you’re received by the masses.
It falls to you to overcome doubts, become a leader, inspire legends, and uncover the truth behind the chaos threatening the world. In time, you will have the allies and resources to do incredible things, but each and every gain will be hard won.
The Inquisition does not have limitless resources: it won’t be possible to pursue every opportunity in the game, and in some cases, your choices will close doors on paths that would otherwise be accessible. You must decide which paths the Inquisition will take, judge who is guilty or innocent, and pursue the goals you deem essential. None of this will be easy, but your companions stand ready to offer their blades and insight, should you require them. And you will require them.
I’m excited to turn the Inquisition over to you this fall, to see what you do with it, to see how you save the world.
~Mark Darrah