~~~BOOK ONE OF THE DRAGON AGE SERIES~~~ Katria Cousland has grown up in nobility, betrayal against her family by one of her fathers closest friends causes her life to change drastically. She is recruited into the Grey Wardens and meets Alistair, disaster strikes again and sends Katria on an adventure to end the danger on her home and get revenge. I just expanded on the character, giving her more of a story. I hope you enjoy the book. *notes* **my inspiration for this story came from serenityporter** **the plot and characters belong to BioWare**

The Blight has ended. The Breach is sealed. The mages and templars are at a standstill, waiting on bated breath for the newly crowned Divine Victoria to exact her decree. For the first time in twelve years, Thedas is quiet, but the heroes that have rose from its strife and war know all too well that the only calm Thedas is associated with is that of before a storm. When a mage queen powered by revenge embarks on a rebellion to pluck the last string tethering the mages to an ancient oppression, Thedas is once more torn asunder. Standing upon the precipice of change, the leaders of the world are forced into a choice - fight this change with every fiber of their being, or leap into the abyss?