Orlesian Empire

A realm fractured by civil war between Empress Celene and a powerful noble faction.

The Orlesian Empire is a major political force in Thedas, currently defined by a civil war breaking out within its borders. This conflict pits the loyalists of the ruling Empress Celene against a powerful noble faction.

Lore & Background

This conflict involves the loyalists of Empress Celene fighting against a powerful noble facti on. The narrative context for this unrest is set after the events of Dragon Age II and the 2011 novel Dragon Age: Asunder, which saw the Circle of Magi go rogue and the Templar Order secede from the Chantry to wage war on mages. A peace conference was orchestrated by Divine Justinia V near Haven in Ferelden to temporarily halt this Mage-Templar war before the events of Inquisition began. The prequel novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, written by Trick Weekes, details this specific civil strife within Orlais.

Reader's Guide

It only establishes that a civil war is occurring in Orlais between Empress Celene's loyalists and a powerful noble facti on. This conflict is detailed in the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Trick Weekes. The only interaction mentioned regarding Orlais is the existence of this internal conflict as a plot point.