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The Ultimate Sacrifice by PiCkylanyardz
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
16 Apr 2026
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Sereda Aeducan, born into the Noble caste and once second in line for the throne, had made it her life's mission to become the High-general of Orzammar's army.
But everything changed when her older brother was murdered and she declared kinslayer—the greatest crime a dwarf can commit. With no chance to defend herself, her title was stripped and she was sentenced to die in the Deep Roads.
But fate had other plans.
At the brink of death, Sereda was found by Grey Warden-Commander Duncan, who offered her a chance at survival: join the Grey Wardens and swear her life to the order that stands against the Blight. With her only other choice being to die, she accepted.
Now a Grey Warden, Sereda must leave behind the only home she ever knew and face a threat far greater than the politics of Orzammar. As darkspawn gather and a Blight threatens to consume Ferelden, she will discover that the fate of an entire nation—and perhaps the world—survival rests in her hands.
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- English
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- 18,691
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- 2/?
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The Warden's Tale by Ser Varric Tethras by theCelticMyst
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins
29 Mar 2026
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Varric Tethras, the greatest author in Thedas, has written many stories. While his best known is Hard in Hightown, it is no secret that he has written about Thedas' greatest heroes. He has thoroughly researched all of their stories and was there for many events. He is sure to entertain and astonish his readers.
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- Part 1 of As Written By Ser Varric Tethras
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TBotQoF*DISCONTINUED* by Torn_to_be_born_again
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins
24 Feb 2026
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A novelization of my favorite playthrough with many liberties taken with the source material. This is my first posted work so be gentle :).
The youngest Cousland child had an ulterior function to fill within the Kings court, a protector of the prince that none would suspect. Enemies would evade guards and soldiers, even other noble and royal men. But who would suspect a young Teyrna withing the young prince's inner circle of being a threat to all who wished the boy harm? The Divine traditionally had a left hand, why not the heir to the Ferelden throne. Cirilla Cousland was once the shadow of Ferelden's throne until she was released from her service three years ago. Now a blight threatens the wilds of Ferelden's south.
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Loyalty or Love by IllusiveSoul
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins
18 Feb 2026
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Ser Caauthrien is torn between her loyalty to Loghain and her love for Anora. As the Blight and the civil war ravage Ferelden, she is forced to chose a side.
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- Part 2 of The Knight and the Rose Amongst Brambles
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Was true love warm and comforting instead of cold disappointment and never-ending anxiety?
"Must be…" Abigail mumbled to herself, "I wish Alistair had felt like this." She held her hands up to the milky black sky, the stars illuminating past dreams and wishes of hers. The warden could barely see past her hands in the dark, despite the fire snapping and crackling consistently. That ever mechanical flame, flickering in and out of reality, always brought her comfort.
Shout out to my friends on Discord for giving me these ideas for my beloved Abigail Cousland. Diane Cousland and Thace Mahariel do not belong to me.
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- Part 4 of Cousland Chronicles
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Dragon Age Origins Oneshots by Angelpuns
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins
31 Dec 2025
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Dragon Age oneshots that take place in the Dragon Age Origins timeline...sort of.
Most of these are just fics about my character, who takes the place of the Male Cousland in the game. Most of them are moments from his childhood, or just moments I elaborated on from the ttrpg version of DAO :)
There are mentions of other characters from the game as well as characters made by my dear friends <3
I just have written so much for these characters that I wanted a chance to share some of the stuff I've been working on.
This work has somewhat spoilers for Dragon Age: Origins, but again, it's not all entirely lore/game accurate.
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- Part 3 of Dragon Age Fics
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Traiterous Tethers by SweetSoubrette
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age - All Media Types
30 Dec 2025
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The Couslands are second only to the King, so Celia has been told. The Couslands hold their duty before all else, so Celia has been drilled. The Couslands and the Howes have incredibly deep ties, no one else truly knows how deep but Celia.
This fic takes place before and during Dragon Age: Origins. It builds on the motivations and machinations of Arl Rendon Howe, and his involvement with Teryn Couslands youngest daughter.
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I've lost everything... my family, my House, my title, and my hope. What more could possibly be taken? I watched it all burn to the ground.
What did Duncan end up saving that fateful night?
I am broken. Will I even bother to pick up the pieces?
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The Dangerous Games We Play by ChaosEnchanted
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age (Video Games)
14 Oct 2025
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A Dragon Age Origins Awakening AU where Ser Roland Gilmore (Rory) is alive and married to my Warden Briala Cousland after fighting alongside her during the fifth blight. This story is based off the content from the Ser Gilmore NPC mod for Awakenings. (I’m sticking with Rory as his nickname, so please don’t come for me that just what it says in the mod).
Nathaniel has always had a soft spot for the Cousland girl. Even during their brief time together when his father brought him to Highever castle before he was sent off to squire in the Free Marches. But Briala, now a hero of the fifth blight and Warden Commander of Ferelden's Grey Wardens, is married to her now fellow Grey Warden, Roland Gilmore. But what happens when Nathaniel's feelings for Briala get in the way? Will the pair indulge him, or is there something more at play to this game?
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Vengeance and Guilt by Dr_dumpsterfire
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age - All Media Types
29 Sep 2025
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Elissa Cousland has been trapped inside the deaths of her family. When the road to stopping the Blight takes them to the estate of the Rendon Howe, her past and her present collide violently. After the conflict, she is left with bloodied hands and an empty soul. Alistair provides what little comfort he can.
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An Errant Spell by tekomandor
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
19 Sep 2025
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The second Cousland child was born a girl - the most desired hand in all Ferelden. Then she was revealed as a mage. Plans change and plots unravel. On the eve of the Fifth Blight, Ser Elissa Cousland, Knight-Enchanter, returns home to serve in her father's army. The Great Game is afoot, and it threatens to destroy Ferelden - and perhaps unknowingly doom the world. An AU, multi-origin, canon-divergence take on Origins. Expect things to rapidly diverge from the game.
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Ode of Wardens and Griffons by Geisterjager
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins
25 Aug 2025
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Eris Cousland was an oddity. Unlike other noble ladies her age, she had trained in the art of swordplay, and she wouldn’t trade anything for it. Yet her penchant for the blade wasn’t the only thing that saved all of Thedas from the Blight. No, it was something much closer to her heart. This little something just happened to be named Alistair.
Eris & Alistair's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Tez5dUjWkiQ1WDbAguhx1?si=4127b93890c6427e
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- Part 1 of Ode of Wardens and Griffons
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Those Who Didn't Stay (Stolen by the Grey) by darkwolf76 for SelfProclaimedUnicorn
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
29 Jul 2025
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Highever and family meant everything to the Cousland twins, but when Highever burns, they must choose survival over home, duty over vengeance, and each other over everything else.
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Wilda Cousland, the Jewel of Highever, comes of age into a world of intrigue, turmoil, and really awful parties. The one bright spot in her life is the oldest son of her father's dearest friend. But when war, duty, and betrayal rip her world apart, does she have the strength to hold on to their unlikely bond? Or will her heart and her drawing arm lead her to safer shores?
All Origins exist in the world of this series (not both genders, though), but Female Cousland is the Warden. All others either die during their stories or are just normal folks that might show up later. This leads to some canon divergence, obviously. Sometimes MAJOR canon divergence.
This story's title and general feel is inspired by "Moments Before The Storm" by Poets of the Fall. The individual chapters are named after a poem by Dante Alighieri from his Vita Nuova.
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- Part 1 of Every Blighted Heart
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The Sins of Our Fathers.. by kkkzz
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
03 Jun 2025
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他们不过是被留在这座由父亲的仇恨打造的城堡里的两个孤儿。Cousland心灵深处那道被父亲背叛的匕首刺穿的伤口，只有他能完美契合。因为Nathaniel也是Howe。
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- Part 2 of 费罗登旧事
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Of heroes and villains by Guendoleona
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
28 Apr 2025
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If you've ever wondered "What on earth was going on in Loghain's mind while the Hero of Ferelden was busy rescuing every nug, finding every missing child, and stealthily acquiring every cookie for Sten?" then this is an answer.
There may be (hard won) redemption ahead. But first there's Ostagar, a devastating civil war, a year of every wrong decision, and a man convinced he's the only one who could see the dangers that threaten Ferelden.
This is for the one other person out there in the universe who finds Loghain's ever-so-paranoid mind a fascinating place to be. (And who likes a good "fall-from-grace to redemption" story.)
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The Crown Is Stained, But You're The Real Queen by margaerytyrells (RedRoomWidows)
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
03 Apr 2025
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Briar Cousland had a comfortable life, the second born to a well-loved teryn who had any freedoms she liked. Then Rendon Howe betrays her father, and she can’t even hunt him down and make him beg for mercy because some Grey Warden ‘saved’ her by forcing her into his weird secretive order.
Oh, and now she and the cute blonde warden are the only survivors of the battle that killed the king.
It was hard to stay optimistic, but Alistair kept her spirits up, and between fighting darkspawn and electing new dwarven kings, Briar thought she might want to kiss him.
He kisses her first. Brair's really a lot softer than she thinks.
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Follow my Dragon Age: Origins Warden through the main plot + some soft Alistair moments and angry moments in between.
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Redcliffe Nights by Seranna
Fandoms: Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Origins
12 Feb 2025
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Teagan’s claim to fame was being the youngest brother to the former-Queen and a powerful Arl. With barely any responsibilities beside stewardship of a minor Bannorn, his interests laid solidly in drinking, tourneys, and whoring. All was well until a series of events threw him into the center of Ferelden politics and a civil war all backdropped by a blight.
Events of DAO told from the perspective of Teagan Guerrin, fleshing out the Bannorn rebellion and civil war. Minor cannon divergence only, done as faithfully as possible to the characters.
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The Depths Of Depravity by PenumbraAustralis, PiCkylanyardz
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
13 Jan 2025
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Sereda Aeducan and Phyrra Tabris lead lives as different as one could possibly imagine. Sereda Aeducan, a member of the Noble caste, second in line for the throne, has spent her entire life maneuvering the dangerous political machinations of dwarven politics. While Phyrra Tabris has spent her whole life behind the walls of her Alienage, trying to survive the streets of Denerim.
When a Grey Warden arrives in their cities just weeks apart, the lives of Sereda and Phyrra are forever changed. Their paths intertwined. Forced to join the ranks of the Grey Wardens to survive, they could never have expected to have the weight of an entire nation's survival on their shoulders.
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Glory and Gore by QueenTheirins
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
31 Dec 2024
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Sometimes the greatest tragedies make the strongest heroes. All Bridget Cousland ever wanted was to take up arms and defend her family. She would get her wish, though it was far from how she expected it. Join her on her quest to unite a war torn land to face an even greater threat: The Darkspawn and the Arch Demon that leads them.