Dragon Age: Origins Site Update
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"I am frequently asked, during my travels in foreign lands, to explain the omnipresence of dogs in Ferelden. In every civilized corner of Thedas, an astute observer will note that dogs are employed in hunting game, keeping barns and storehouses free of vermin, herding livestock, guarding homes, and in the mountains they are even used as beasts of burden. It is simply that Fereldans show appreciation for the work that their dogs do. And perhaps the reason for that is tangled up in mythology.
Hafter, the first man to be named teyrn, was the hero who united our Alamarri ancestors to drive back the darkspawn of the second Blight. He was also reputed to be the son of a werewolf. Now, perhaps this was meant to be some comment on his temperament, or simply a way of making a great man even larger than life, but more than half the noble families of Ferelden claim to be his descendants. Since so many of our people believe they have some distant kinship with wolves, it is, after all, only good manners to be polite to one's kin."
