- See also: Character: Duncan
Codex text
"Men and women from every race, warriors and mages, barbarians and kings... the Grey Wardens sacrificed everything to stem the tide of darkness... and prevailed."
Like many others, Duncan gave up his family name when he joined the ranks of the Wardens: a symbolic gesture of cutting ties. He might say this was a convenience in his case, however. His mother was from the Anderfels, his father from Tevinter, his childhood was spent in the Free Marches and Orlais. His people were everywhere and his homeland was nowhere.
He was given the almost impossible task of leading the Wardens in Ferelden—a kingdom that had thrown the order out two hundred years earlier. Facing local suspicion and hostility, he set about finding recruits.
After the Battle for Ostagar:
He was killed in battle against overwhelming numbers of darkspawn at Ostagar, alongside King Cailan.
Trivia
- Some of the information in this codex entry about Duncan's background is contradicted by David Gaider's Dragon Age: The Calling. David Gaider confirmed that the book's version is the correct one.