Orlesian Empire

Lore & Background

This conflict involves the loyalists of Empress Celene fighting against a powerful noble facti on. The narrative context for this unrest is set after the events of Dragon Age II and the 2011 novel Dragon Age: Asunder, which saw the Circle of Magi go rogue and the Templar Order secede from the Chantry to wage war on mages. A peace conference was orchestrated by Divine Justinia V near Haven in Ferelden to temporarily halt this Mage-Templar war before the events of Inquisition began. The prequel novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, written by Trick Weekes, details this specific civil strife within Orlais.

In Their Own Story

Instead, it outlines the political backdrop leading into Dragon Age: Inquisition. It states that following the Kirkwall Chantry explosion and the events of Dragon Age: Asunder, the Circle of Magi went rogue and the Templar Order seceded from the Chantry. A Conclave was held near Haven in Ferelden, where Divine Justinia V attempted to organize a peace conference between mages and templars. The source confirms that the civil war in Orlais is detailed in the 2014 tie-in prequel novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Trick Weekes, which covers the conflict between Empress Celene's loyalists and a powerful noble faction.

Reader's Guide

The provided source does not offer a functional guide for interacting with the Orlesian Empire in gameplay terms. It only establishes that a civil war is occurring in Orlais between Empress Celene's loyalists and a powerful noble facti on. The text notes this conflict is detailed in the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Trick Weekes. While Inquisition allows players to explore semi-open worlds, seal Fade rifts, and establish camps, no specific mechanics for navigating Orlesian politics or engaging with its military are described in the source. The only interaction mentioned regarding Orlais is the existence of this internal conflict as a plot point.

Did You Know?

• The civil war in Orlais between Empress Celene's loyalists and a powerful noble faction is detailed in the prequel novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Trick Weekes.
• A peace conference orchestrated by Divine Justinia V near Haven in Ferelden temporarily halted the Mage-Templar war before Inquisition began.
• The explosion of the Kirkwall Chantry and events from the 2011 novel Dragon Age: Asunder set the stage for the Circle of Magi going rogue.