
Anders is a human mage who has escaped the Circle of Magi seven times, but always seems to get caught.Wynne is a side quest giver found in Amaranthine near the local chantry. Alistair, Anora, Loghain Mac Tir, and Wynne can make an appearance depending on the Warden's choices in Origins.After finding such materials, Wade will announce a list of further materials he needs to construct the special items.

Wade will craft special items for the Warden if provided with new "fantastical" materials: eldest dragonbone, heartwood, and golem shell.

While rebuilding the Grey Wardens and establishing Vigil's Keep, a fortress given to the Grey Wardens at the end of Origins, as a new base of operations, the Warden-Commander is faced with a new challenge. The Orlesian Warden is treated differently because of the history between Orlais and Ferelden-and because an imported Warden will be renowned to begin with, having killed an archdemon almost single-handedly in Origins. The player takes on the role of a Grey Warden commander, who is either an imported character from Origins or a new Warden from Orlais.

The events of Awakening begin six months after the conclusion of Dragon Age: Origins, specifically on the seventeenth of Ferventis. 5 Importing an Origins Warden versus creating an Orlesian Wardenīox art featuring the "Children" Main article: Amaranthine Conflict (9:31 Dragon).4 Differences between Origins and Awakening.
