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Dragon Age Dreadwolf is the brand new and fourth installment of the Dragon Age video game series that is developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the sequel to the 2014 game, Dragon Age: Inquisition. Set in Tevinter Imperium where it follows the events of the Tresspasser in Dragon Age Inquisition, players take on a role of a new hero who faces Tevinter, darkspawn, as well as the Dread Wolf — Dragon Age Dreadwolf is set to release on 2023 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4.

 

Who is the Dread Wolf?

Solas, the Dread Wolf. Some say he might be an ancient elven god, but some say not. Others say a betrayer of his people…or a savior who now seeks to rescue them at the cost of your world. His motives are inscrutable and his methods sometimes questionable, earning him a reputation as something of a trickster deity—a player of dark and dangerous games.

Whether you’re new to Dragon Age™ stories or you’ve experienced them all, using Solas’s namesake no doubt suggests a spectrum of endless possibilities on where things may go. But at the core of this, like every past game, is you. If you’re new to Dragon Age, you have no need to worry about not having met our antagonist just yet. He’ll properly introduce himself when the time is right, but we did hint at his return when we announced 4.

- Bioware, Bioware Blog, 2022

 

What is Dragon Age Dreadwolf?

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the sequel to Dragon Age: Inquisition, the game was previously known as The Dread Wolf Rises or Dragon Age 4. It was first announced in 2018 with a teaser trailer during the Game Awards where it highlighted the Iyrium idol that is known to be a dwarven artifact that was discovered by the Champion of Kirkwall in the events that happened in Dragon Age II. The teaser trailer then showed a mural of what seems to be a representation of the dreadwolf, a humanoid character wielding a staff and what is assumed to possess magical abilities, and the aforementioned idol at the center of it. 

Following Dragon Age: Inquisition

Beginning the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition, the Conclave is destroyed by an enormous explosion that creates a hole in the Veil, the Veil being the metaphysical boundary between the physical world and the Fade, the world of spirits and demons (also known as the Breach). This is where we find the player's character who is the sole survivor from the destructive blast, causing a mark to appear on (you) the player's hand that can close the rifts that have appeared from the Breach. With this, you are tasked to close several rifts from preventing chaos to spread. Witnesses on the other hand have claimed that (you) the player, were ushered out of the Fade by a mysterious female figure who is rumored to be Andraste, the historical Bride of the Maker — and upon closing several rifts, you are now referred to as the Herald of Andraste.

Moving forward, Leliana and Cassandra Pentaghast invoke one of the Divine's last orders to re-establish the Inquisition, an organization originally formed to defend against the dangers of magic and heretics. As the breach was closed with the help of rebel mages, also known as the remnants of the Templar order, Haven began to crumble as it was attacked by forces led by Corypheus, an ancient Darkspawn mage, who was responsible for opening the Breach. This was easy enough for Corypheus to breach through the defenses and confronted the Herald since he had help from a dragon.

The story then unfolds and we learn that Corypheus refers to the mark as the Anchor and he wishes to use its power to physically enter the Fade to apotheosis himself or to transform himself into a divine being. There, he attempts to remove the Anchor with a magical orb-shaped elven artifact, but the Herald sets off an avalanche, burying Haven and destroying Corypheus's army. While Solas leads the survivors to the abandoned fortress of Skyhold, which becomes the Inquisition's new base of operations — this sets an important event in motion where the Herald is now appointed as the Inquisitor, the leader of the Inquisition.

The Inquisitor then sets off on a mission to investigate the disappearance of the Grey Wardens with the help of Hawke, and there, they discover that they are being manipulated by Corypheus into raising an army of demons. This encounter starts a battle against the Wardens and the Inquisitor enters the Fade which causes his/her memories to return. The Inquisitor then discovers that they have acquired the Anchor at the Conclave after stumbling onto a ritual being carried out on Divine Justinia V by Corypheus, also coming into contact with the orb. Moving through the events, Hawke or their Grey Warden ally sacrifices themselves to help the others escape the Fade — leading to an event where the Inquisitor must choose to either kill or recruit the rest of the Wardens.

You, the Inquisitor, also attend a ball at the Winter Palace as a mission to attempt in resolving the ongoing Orlesian civil war and gain the assistance of Orlesian forces, following the events that took place in this quest, the Empress' arcane advisor, Morrigan, joins the Inquisition as an Imperial liaison. She then advises the Inquisitor to head towards the Temple of Mythal to stop Corypheus from obtaining an Eluvian, an artifact that could enable him to enter the Fade. Upon arriving at the temple, events take place where the Inquisitor or Morrigan acquires the powers of the Well of Sorrows, a store of magical energies tied to the elven goddess Mythal and the party escapes Corypheus through the Eluvian, which shatters behind them.

Later, it is revealed that Mythal is Morrigan's mother Flemeth and that whoever drinks from the Well of Sorrows receives the wisdom from previous servants of Mythal, but also binds them to her will. The party also discovers that Corypheus' dragon is the key to stopping him. This sets the encounter into motion when the Inquisitor confronts Corypheus just as he is about to open the breach, a battle arises and eventually, Corypheus is killed alongside his dragon, as well as permanently closing the Breach. In its process, the orb that was being carried by Corypheus becomes irreversibly damaged — the Inquisition then returns to Skyhold to celebrate their victory, and we also see a horrified Solas, who disappears after recovering the said artifact.

As an epilogue follows that is being narrated by Morrigan, it shows the following decisions made by you, the Inquisitor, throughout major decision-making, and a post-credits scene also follows where we find Flemeth and Solas, who is the Dread Wolf Fen'Harel, known to be a dormant deity figure and the original owner of the orb. Their meeting and conversation reveal that Solas is indirectly responsible for the events of the Inquisition, as he had allowed the artifact to come into Corypheus' possession so that it could be unlocked on his behalf — Solas then petrifies Flemeth and seemingly absorbs Mythal's power.

 

Platforms Available for Dragon Age Dreadwolf

Given the amount of time that Dragon Age Dreadwolf has been in production, of course, the game will be available on PC, but the game will be available for Next-Gen (Current-Gen) consoles such as the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5. It will also be available on Xbox One and PlayStation®4.

Unfortunately, the game may not be available for the Nintendo Switch since previous titles haven't been ported out to the Switch unlike other big, famous titles — with Dragon Age Dreadwolf to be delivering powerful graphics, it is most likely that the game will not be available on the said device, given its limited capabilities.

 

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