Dru Tabris was never meant to survive. After killing a nobleman in the name of vengeance, all that waited for her was dead. Until fate intervened. Conscripted into the Grey Wardens, she is thrust from the executioner's rope into a war against ancient monsters stirring beneath the earth. The Blight spreads like rot, and when betrayal from within leads to the king's death, Dru and Alistair, fellow warrior, are all who remain. Hunted by the crown they once served, they become fugitives in a land teetering on ruin. Their only hope lies in a fraying alliance of mages, mercenaries, and outcasts-each with secrets of their own. To end the Blight, Dru must unite a broken kingdom, face the ghosts of her past, and confront a destiny written in blood. Book 1 in the Dragon Age series © Bioware • Written by Korrindo Tale First Draft

My name is Dawn Cousland. I had a normal life, a loving mother and a caring father. An annoying older brother that I loved. Until the night Father send his army to Ostagar to help with the upcoming Blight. Then Arl Howe, my father's friend, struck. He betrayed us, killing everyone in the Keep. I had to leave my mother and father to die, as I fled with Duncan, a Grey Warden, to become one myself. The only one that escaped was my brother, Fergus, only because he left with the army. With the help of Alistair, another Grey Warden, I must stop this Blight. I must end this war and prove that I can do something. I must get revenge from Howe. I am a Cousland. I am a Grey Warden. I am a hero.