DWARF NOBLE ORIGIN

The Dwarf Noble Origin is one of six origins available in Dragon Age: Origins for the Playable character. This character begins as the favored child of the dwarven king. You proudly take up your first military command... only to learn that the deadly intrigues of dwarven politics can pose greater dangers than even those of the battlefield.

The default name is "Duran Aeducan" if male, "Sereda Aeducan" if female. The first name can be changed to whatever the player chooses. However, the surname is fixed. Rogue and Warrior dwarves start with this origin.

Walkthrough

Dwarven Noble Origins Royal Palace

Your friend Gorim (Dwarf Noble Origins M1, 1) will inform you about an upcoming feast to celebrate the main character becoming an officer and he'll also tell you that you can spend free time by visiting local merchants in the Diamond quarter or by going to the arena to watch some fights. I would recommend that you agree to take a family shield with you and you should also pick up items from a nearby crate once you're done talking to Gorim.

Rica

Gorim

If you look around the royal palace you do run into your brother mistress Rica. You don't have to speak with her if you don't want to, but it does give you a clue onto how one of your brother's are.

Proceed to the exit ( Dwarf Noble Origin M1, 2) to find yourself standing in Diamond quarter (Dwarf Noble Origin M2, 1).

Dwarven Noble Origin Diamond Quarter

When you exit out of the royal palace, in front of you is two dwarfs arguing, Scholar Gertek and Bruntin. If you want more background on the noble dwarves, speak with them.

Trian

As you do move past a couple of the merchants, you do see two girls Mardy and Teli. If you speak with them, you get more of an understanding how the caste system works for dwarves, not a quest requirement, more of getting a sense of that it's like being a dwarf.

Once you're ready to move on with the quest head south-west and talk to a member of a royal escort (Dwarf Noble Origin M2, 4). You'll find out that it's not safe to travel alone, so the guards will accompany you to the arena.

It won't take long before you're escorted to Proving grounds (Dwarf Noble Origin M3, 1).

Scholar Gertek

Bhelen

Bruntin

It won't take too long for you to meet your two brothers - Trian and Bhelen (Dwarf Noble Origins M2, 2). You can be harsh during the conversation if you want to, because you don't have to worry about any repercussions. There are four traders in the diamond district (M2, 3) - silk merchant, armor merchant, weapon merchant and magic merchant.

Mardy

Teli

Dwarven Noble Proving Ground

Talk to Proving master here (Dwarf Noble Origin M3, 2). You can decide to remain in the audience and to see a couple of duels or you can ask him to allow you to participate in arena fights (Dwarf Noble Origin M3, 3). If you decide to challenge other dwarves you'll have to defeat Aller Bemot, Adal Helmi, Sir Backstone and Frandlin Ivo.

Aller Bemot

Adal Helmi

Each duel will be harder than the previous one and it's also going to be important to keep using available abilities. The reward for winning all four duels will be a proving helm. You can keep this item to yourself or as a gesture of goodwill you can give it to your last opponent. Once you're done visiting the arena talk to the royal escort again (Dwarf Noble Origin M3, 1) and confirm that you want to return to the Diamond district. Head on to the start area (Dwarf Noble Origin M2, 1) and open the large gate to return to Diamond quarter. Proceed to the throne room (Dwarf Noble Origin M1, 3). Lord Ronus Dace (Dwarf Noble Origin M1, 4) will want to talk to you and it would be a good idea to grant him with an audience prior to approaching king's throne. You can agree to his proposal to give the rights back to the surfacers or you can dismiss his idea. If you say yes you should also consider asking him about something in return and Ronus will offer you 100 gold coins (don't count on getting rich so soon, though).

If you talked to Dace you should also consider talking to Lady Helmi (Dwarf Noble Origin M1, 5).

Lord Ronus Dace

Approach the King’s throne where you see your father, King Endrin (Dwarf Noble Origin M1, 6) to start the ceremony. During the ceremony Lord Dace will present his idea and you’ll have to choose between backing him up or dismissing his plan. If you helped Dace talk to him after the celebration and he’ll give you a note of credit with a promise payout in the near future.

Duncan

Sir Blackstone

Frandlin Ivo

Lady Helmi

She'll start the conversation with an unpleasant statement if you agreed to Dace's idea. Helmi will inform you that if you agree to his plan the entire kingdom will find itself in debt. You can ignore her concerns, you can agree to help her in dismissing Dace's idea during the conversation with the king or you can return to Ronus to find out more about his plan. If you choose the last option you can tell him that you know his real intentions. The most extreme solution in this case would be to challenge his royal house to a honorable duel in the arena (Dwarf Noble Origins M3, 3). The goal here would be to defeat one of Dace's most skilled warriors - Mandar.Getting closer to the thrown you do see two humans, one a Grey Warden and the other named Duncan.

King Endrin

King Endrin will ask you to find Trian for him and in order to do that you must go to his quarters (Dwarf Noble Origin M1, 7). Trian will leave soon after you've arrived and that'll leave you with Bhelen. Your brother will share his concerns that Trian is probably trying to kill you to have real chances in seizing the throne. You can agree to plan the murder of Trian or you can ignore Bhelen's idea. Which then leads into the first quest in the Dwarf Noble Origin is the Noble Expedition.