Location Gwaren
Location:	Ferelden
Inhabitants:	Humans, Elves
Population:	10,000 (9:30 Dragon)[1]
Appearances:	Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne

Gwaren is a major, but remote town in Ferelden, being accessible only by ship or by travelling along the trail through the heavily forested region west of the city.^[2]. It is also described as being a "rough town full of loggers and fishermen". Loghain is the appointed Teyrn and it is one of the last two Teyrnirs in Ferelden, the other being Highever.

Its heraldic device is a yellow wyvern.

Background Edit

During the rebellion against the Orlesian usurper Meghren, more than thirty years before the events in Dragon Age: Origins, Gwaren was retaken by the rebel army, which was led by King Maric Theirin. Afterwards, it became the rebel headquarters. Prior to this, it had once been ruled by Teryn Voric, a rebel sympathizer, who was hanged along with his entire family in Denerim Square before the town was given over to one of Meghren's cousins.^[3]

After the rebel's disastrous attack on West Hill they retreated there and the usurper laid siege to the town. Sometime later, Maric returned to Gwaren through the Deep Roads though rumor said that he had risen from the dead. Upon hearing about Maric's return and believing the rumor, the townspeople rose in open rebellion against the usurper. The combined strength of the townspeople and Maric's forces were enough to defeat the usurper's forces, though not before half of the town's population were slain and the town set ablaze. After the war, Maric made Loghain Teyrn of Gwaren.

Trivia Edit

• Gwaren was formerly the name of a dwarven outpost, prior to the abandonment of the Deep Roads.
• It is likely that Gwaren is based on Wales as they share similar heraldic devices. Also, Ferelden, the Kingdom that absorbed the Teyrnir of Gwaren, is based upon England, which conquered the Principality of Wales.
• If the Warden asks for 'a title and riches to go with it' in the Epilogue, Gwaren and all of Loghain's assets are granted to them.
• In Dragon Age II, the Hawke family takes a ship from Gwaren to Kirkwall.
• The name Gwaren comes from the dwarven words gwah and ren meaning 'Saltpool.'^[4]
• During the days of the rebellion against Orlais - and perhaps continuing to the present - Gwaren had a mayor in addition to the teyrn.^[5]

See also Edit

References Edit

1. ↑ Searle, Mike. "Traveler's Guide: Ferelden Details". Dragon Age: Origins Collector's Edition: Prima Official Game Guide.
2. ↑ Gaider, David. The Stolen Throne. New York: Tor. 2009. Print.
3. ↑ Gaider, David. The Stolen Throne. New York: Tor. 2009. Print.
4. ↑ Gaider, David. The Stolen Throne. New York: Tor. 2009. Print.
5. ↑ Gaider, David. The Stolen Throne. New York: Tor. 2009. Print.