[Comprehensive English and American] Ripples in time and space

This continent called Thedas was once a world that revered magic in ancient times.At the height of the Devant Empire, with most of the continents under its rule, the Magisters were at the height of their power.It is said that their powerful strength comes from the blood magic given by the ancient gods. This kind of magic requires blood or even life as the price. It is extremely evil but powerful.

Whether it is blood magic or normal magic, the source of magic power is in the "Shadow Realm" - the world of dreams.That is another world that coincides with the present world but cannot be perceived by ordinary people, and the two are separated by shadow barriers.Mortals will unconsciously go to the shadow world in sleep, but wizards can enter the shadow world consciously with their talents, and draw magic power from it to cast spells.However, it is only their souls that enter the Shadow Realm. Only spirit bodies and demons survive in the Shadow Realm, and no one can bring their physical bodies into the Shadow Realm.

The magisters of the ancient Devante Empire challenged this rule.Rumor has it that they successfully opened a passage, even leading to the "Golden City" in the Shadow Realm - the legendary throne of God.But their actions angered God, polluted the city of gold, and turned the sacred throne into a place of curse and darkness.The seven ancient gods—the bodies left by the seven dragons were polluted into evil creatures, and the group of magisters who entered the shadow world were also twisted into evil things. They were the origin of the darkin.

The Darkborn returned to the ground under the leadership of the dragon. Soon, the underground dwarf kingdom was captured by evil creatures, and the territories of humans and elves on the ground were also swept by the plague.When human beings fell into despair, a group of last warriors assembled to fight back against the Darkborn, and led the survivors to finally kill the dragon and drive the Darkborn back to the depths of the ground.They became known as the "Grey Guardians", and the order has since passed on as revered heroes.

But the plague is far from over.At regular intervals, they will always come back under the leadership of another dragon.People call the dragon the "Great Demon", and only when it is defeated can the plague truly end.Since the first plague, the guardians of the gray robe have led people to repel four great demons, but hundreds of years have passed since the fourth plague, and people living in peace have gradually forgotten the importance of the plague. harm.

Even so, the status of the mage has not improved.After that devastating blow, the land area of ​​the Devant Empire was greatly reduced. There, the magisters still enjoyed power and wealth. In other places, the Androst Church regarded the mages as heretics, and once carried out mass hunting and massacres.Today, all mages are taken away from their families when they first awaken their magical abilities, sent to the ring to be taught by other mages, and placed there under house arrest for life.Every magic ring is strictly guarded by the Templars. If necessary, the Templars even have the right to massacre all the mages. In fact, the magic ring is equivalent to the prison of the mages.There are also some mages who don't want to be restrained like this. They are called free mages or wild mages. Once they are discovered, they will be sent to the ring of law to imprison them, or they will be executed directly if they are serious.

In Ferelden, which has just successfully restored the country for several decades, the French Ring is located in the center of Calanhard Lake, surrounded by water, and it is impossible to escape. The river that crosses Lozelling will eventually flow into that lake.Although the small village of Luo Zelin is well connected and has important strategic value, it is actually not a very prosperous village. Apart from the caravans coming and going, there are few new things happening. People, enough to be the topic of the villagers for three whole months.

It’s not all their talkativeness, the new house is indeed different—a young couple, the man is handsome, the woman is beautiful; the two don’t farm and do business, but both signed up as soldiers. The men went to learn bow and arrow and assassination, but the women became shield warriors instead.Another member of the militia came home and said that the two of them seemed to be holding shields, long swords, bows and arrows for the first time on the first day, but they looked different on the second day.In less than a month, they were able to sweep the entire militia regiment, and were easily selected into the baron's command as formal soldiers.What's even more strange is that they didn't even have a dog at home when they moved in, which was completely unimaginable to the Ferelden who kept dogs in every family.It wasn't until two months later that the war mastiff at the Hawke's house next door gave birth, and the girl named Kelly came to ask for a puppy to take back to raise.

As the center of the topic, Kelly and Bucky didn't care.Both of them have been injected with serum, and they also have a lot of fighting skills. They can easily handle cold weapons.But it has never been easy to be proficient in a weapon.Among the knights under the Baron's command, many of them have held swords since they were young, and they have practiced hard every day for more than ten or twenty years. If Kelly and Bucky want to catch up with them, there is still a considerable gap to make up.

However, their speed of improvement is quite impressive for newcomers.What Kelly worries about every day is mainly another matter - how to get on line with the man next door, Malcolm Hawk, and ask him to teach her magic?

That's right, Malcolm Hawke from the next door looks like an ordinary, amiable middle-aged man, but in fact he is a skilled mage.His two daughters, Maria and Bethany, also inherited their magical talents, and like their father, they are free mages who have not entered the circle of law.However, free mages are extremely vigilant, and the Hawke family has kept the matter of someone who knows magic in the family tight, and Kelly can't go directly to the showdown—it will definitely arouse Malcolm's vigilance, and it's fine if he refuses It would be bad if he intentionally taught himself wrong magic and even became hostile.His eldest daughter, Maria Hawke, is the protagonist of the second generation of the game, and Kelly doesn't want to fight with their family for no reason.

Half a year has passed in a flash, and spring has entered summer in Dragon Age 9:23.According to the timeline of the game, there are still four and a half years-or maybe only four years-Malcolm Hawk will die of illness in Lothering.In another three years, at Dragon Age 9:30, the fifth wave of plague will break out, and the Hawk family will escape from Ferelden, starting the story of the second part of the game.At this time, Kelly and Bucky had gotten along very well with the Hawk family, but Kelly still hadn't found the opportunity to make her request clear to Malcolm.

"Still no chance?" Bucky asked her in a low voice while walking home on a day off for the two of them.

Kelly glanced around unobtrusively.There were not many people around the two of them. There was a templar named McGee standing in front of them, but his back was facing them, and he was still talking to others, "I have considered whether to directly point out the truth by myself. Forget it..." She walked side by side with Bucky, turned her head and whispered to him, "But I'm afraid it's too abrupt..."

Before Bucky could answer, a greeting came from the side: "Hi, Kelly! Bucky!"

Kelly turned her head to look, and it was the Templar named McGee.Maybe he just finished the conversation and turned around to see them.The two smiled and nodded at him, and McGee walked over: "You guys are on vacation today? What are you talking about?"

Although his attitude was very casual, Kelly did not dare to take it lightly.She was quite sure that with the volume they had just heard, no one else would have heard it, but it didn't hurt to make up a lie: "I'm talking about Sir Brant." She laughed, and Sir Brant was Lose Lin's templar commander, like her, is a sword and shield warrior, "I heard about Sir Brant's combat skills before, and I always wanted to ask him for advice, but I was afraid that it would be too presumptuous— — after all he is very busy..."

"It's no wonder you two are progressing so fast. It seems that you have put in a lot of hard work." McGee laughed and said, "It happens that I am free too, so let's go to the open space on the other side of the river to learn a few skills?"

When it comes to this point, Kelly will naturally not object. "Okay." She agreed with a smile, "Bucky, can you come too?"

"Of course!" Bucky readily agreed.Both Kelly and Bucky came back from the barracks, carrying weapons with them, and the Templars never left their armor and weapons. They crossed the bridge together and walked to an open space outside the village.It is near the water, and there are several thick and big trees growing there, casting a shade. It has always been the favorite place for people in summer.

It was lunch break at this time, and there was no one there.There is a terrain drop from the village entrance to the river bank, one side descends like a slope, and the other side forms a sudden drop. Standing on the side of the river, it looks like a naturally formed high platform.In order to take a shortcut, the three of them stopped taking the slope and jumped directly from the high platform.Kelly walked in the front and jumped off first, but before she could stand still, she froze in place dumbfounded.

Looking up at her was a little girl with a terrified face. She was squatting with her back leaning on the earthen platform. When the three of them came over just now, their sight was blocked by the sudden drop in the terrain, so they didn't see her. They were all martial arts practitioners, their footsteps were so light on the grass that the little girl didn't hear them.These are not problems, but the most terrible thing is that there is a small ball of burning fire floating in her hand!

This is Bethany, the second daughter of the Hawke family, who is only 11 years old this year.She and Kelly stared at each other, both froze in place, and McGee jumped off after him.When he saw the fireball, his eyes widened immediately, and he took a step forward and said angrily, "You are—"

Bethany was so frightened that she extinguished the fireball with her hands and struggled to stand up.Kelly pulled out the magic wand hidden in the secret bag, pointed at McGee: "Forget everything!"

McGee's movements stopped suddenly, a dazed expression appeared on his face, and his eyes became distant.Bucky jumped down and said anxiously, "Run!"

Bethany reacted, Bucky picked her up and lifted her up to the high platform, and she ran away.

The author has something to say: Summarize the key points for readers who have never played the game:

1. The magic of this world comes from "Shadow".

2. The shadow world was once polluted, causing a plague wave, which was led by a great demon (that is, a demonized dragon).

3. This incident led to the extremely low status of mages and being guarded by others. Most mages will be imprisoned in the ring for life and monitored by templars.

4. The "Grey Robe Guardian" organization is an organization dedicated to fighting the plague with a long history

5. Blood magic is the most evil magic in this world. It needs blood and even life sacrifices as the price. Its status is equivalent to the black magic of HP, and its essence is probably more serious than black magic.

6. The village where Kelly and Bucky live is called Lozelling, and the country is called Ferelden.