Location Par Vollen
Type:	Triumvirate
Location:	Northeastern Thedas
Capital:	Qunandar
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins (referenced in) Dragon Age II (referenced in)

Par Vollen is an island home of the Qunari. It is a tropical island chain, which is covered mostly by rainforests and jungles, and located far north of Ferelden beyond Rivain. A primitive, yet sentient, race called the Fex has inhabited this island since before the Qunari arrived.^[1]

BackgroundEdit

Elven lore holds that the humans first arrived in Thedas from Par Vollen. They are thought to have arrived around 4,500 years after the founding of Arlathan, and nearly 2000 years before the official foundation of the Tevinter Imperium.

Par Vollen was occupied by the Qunari when they landed there 300 years ago. Because of their isolation, there was little attempt to rescue the inhabitants of Par Vollen after invasion.^[2] Almost immediately, the Qunari went to war with the rest of Thedas.

Peace was obtained 150 years later however, but tensions still remain high between the Qunari and the rest of Thedas. As a result, most people tend to fear and distrust any Qunari with whom they meet.

The only known inhabitants of Par Vollen are the Qunari and the Fex, who have now assimilated completely into Qunari culture. No outsiders are ever permitted to visit its shores.

ArchitectureEdit

The original inhabitants of the island built impressive pyramids. Yet the Qunari have made their own mark here. In Qunandar, the capital and only city of any note, the Qunari have constructed great domes and aqueducts. The size of this city is said to rival Cumberland.^[3]

Trivia Edit

• It would seem that the human culture that existed on Par Vollen before the Qunari arrival bore similarites to the ancient pre-Columbian cultures of Latin America, such as the Maya, Aztec and Andean civilizations.

See also Edit

References Edit

1. ↑ http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/9386107 - Dragon Age 2 PAX Day 3 David Gaider Interview
2. ↑ Dragon Age Origins: Prima Official Strategy Guide Special Collecter's Edition Content page 348
3. ↑ Dragon Age Origins: Prima Official Strategy Guide Special Collecter's Edition Content page 348