Location Black City
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age II – Legacy (mentioned) Dragon Age: Until We Sleep

The Black City, formerly known as the Golden City, is a city in the Fade, said to be the former seat of the Maker or the realm of the Old Gods, depending on the religious perspective.^[1]

The Chantry teaches that the Maker created the Golden City for His mortal children to enter when they died. Now there is no more heaven for souls to pass into after death. Those who worship the Maker are gathered to His side while those who do not must wander endlessly in Oblivion. This is not a form of punishment, but a consequence of human corruption. The Chantry believes that when the Chant of Light is sung from the four corners of the world, He will return, rebuild the city, and make the mortal world a paradise.

The Black City Edit

In -395 Ancient (800 TE) a group of powerful Tevinter magisters, believed to be the followers of the Old God Dumat, opened a gate into the Golden City with blood magic and entered it physically. The city turned black, and the mages were cast back as the first darkspawn, triggering the First Blight.^[3]

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Corypheus, one of the magisters who entered the Golden City, confirmed that they believed Dumat had lured them to enter the Fade, but he was vague on what occured after.

The Black City is the one constant geographical feature within the Fade. At any time, a dreamer or mage can look up and see it in the sky, always in the distance.^[4] Actually traveling to the Black City from elsewhere in the Fade is impossible; no matter the actions of the dreamer, it remains equidistant from all other points of reference.

Notes Edit

• Avernus' notes mention something relating the Black City to the taint, saying, "In my dreams I see the Black City, and I am drawn towards it. There is something there, an answer to what the taint is."

See also Edit

Gallery Edit

The Black City, always in the distance

A view of the Black City^[5]

Raw Fade and the Black City

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References Edit

1. ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 177, 179
2. ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 114
3. ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 27, 155
4. ↑ Gaider, David (April 8, 2011). "Where is the Black City?" . The BioWare Forum. Retrieved on February 28, 2014.
5. ↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 143

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