Amphibian

Frog

Salamander

Toad

Horned Toad

Poison Toad

Birds

Albatross

Black-capped Songbird

Bluebird

Budgerigar

Bunting

Buzzard

Canary

Crow

Dove

Duck

Mallard Duck

Eagle

Falcon

Finch

Goose

Grouse

Gull

Hawk

Kingfisher

Lark

Magpie

Merlin

Mockingbird

Nightingale

Owl

Parakeet

Parrot

Partridge

Peafowl

Pheasant

Pigeon

Ptarmigan

Quail

Raven

Robin

Rock Darter - Native to the Anderfels, an insect eating bird.

Seagull

Simir - A bird hunted in Tevinter for the magical properties in their feathers.

Sparrow

Swan

Swift

Turkey

Vulture

Bald-necked Vulture

Fish and Marine Creatures

Blind Tetrava

Bluefin

Carp

Cetus

Cod

Eel

Lamprey Eel

Jellyfish

Krone

Mackerel

Octopus

Raytooth

River Herring

Shark

Squid

Giant Squid

Trout

Whale

Bony Whale-Shark

Pilot Whale

Whitebait

Crustaceans and Shellfish

Clam

Crab

Giant Swamp Crab

Crayfish

Cuttlefish

Lobster

Mussel

Oyster

Prawns

Shrimp

Insects

Bee

Bumblebee

Honeybee

Beetle

Cave Beetle

Death Watch Beetle

Dung Beetle

Glow Worm

Roof Beetle

Wood-burrowing Beetle

Butterfly

Cricket

Dragonfly

Firefly

Flea

Fly

Blue Flies

Giant Spider

Giant Poisonous Spider

Giant Spiderling

Poison Spider

Gnat

Hornet

Ladybug

Leeches

Locust

Maggot

Scorpion

Silkworms

Slugs

Snail

Spider

Wasp

Worm

Earthworm

Poison Worm

Tapeworm

Mammals

Badger

Honey Badger

Bat

Giant Bats

Bear

Black Bear

Brown Bear

Cavern Bear

Great Bear

Large Bear

Boar

Bogfisher

Bronto

Cat

Cattle

Bull

Cow

Ox

Qalab

Chicken

Cockerel

Cretahl

Dathrasi

Deer

Red Deer

Stag

Dog

Coursing Hound

Ferelden Shepard

Hunting Dog

Mabari

Pug

Rat Terrier

Sheepdog

Wild Dog

Wofun Hound

Donkey

Druffalo

Elephant

Elk

Ermine

Fennec

Ferret

Fox

Gazelle

Ghast

Giant

Goat

Ayesleigh gulabi goats

Mountain Goat

Griffon

Gurn

Halla

Hamster

Hare

Hart

Bercilian Sure-Foot

Greater Frostback Elk

Pride of Arlathan

Red Hart

Royal Sixteen

Tirashan Swiftwind

White Hart

Wild Hart

Horse

Amaranthine Charger

Anderfel

Anderfel Courser

Asaarash

Avvar Mixed Draft

Dalish All-Bred

Fereldan Forder

Free Marches Ranger

Frostback Mountain Horse

Green Dales Feral

Imperial Warmblood

Inquisition Barded Charger

Oath-Bound Steed

Orlesian Courser

Taslin Strider

Hyena

Jackal

Jackrabbit

Lion

Great Lion

Red Lion

Lynx

Marmot

Marten

Mole

Monkey

Moose

Mountain Lion

Mouse

Chip Mouse

Mule

Nug

Nuggalope

Avvar War Nug

Battle Nug

Greater Nuggalope

Greater Mountain Nuggalope

Gwaren Land-Hammer

Knuckled Thunderer

Tiddles Majoris

Otter

Pig

Rabbit

Raccoon

Ram

August Ram

Rat

Giant Rat

Sheep

Snoufleur

Spotted Cat

Spotted Hunting Cat

Squirrel

Tiger

Tusket

Voles

Weasel

Wolf

Black Wolf

Crag Wolf

Great Wolf

Wolverine

Reptiles

Adder

Death Adder

Basilisks

Cobra

Crocodile

Deepstalker

Deepstalker Matriarch - largest deepstalker

Deepstalker Leader - always male, second largest deepstalker

Deepstalker Runner

Dracolisk

Abyssal Hang-Tooth

Basking Longma

Blue River Bane

Desert Lightning

Hunter Shade Dracolisk

Mountain Dracolisk

Primal-Trained Longma

Sharp-Tail

Dragon

Abyssal High Dragon

Fereldan Frostback

Gamordan

Stormrider

Greater Minstral

Guardian of Mythal

Highland Ravager

Hivernal

Hunterhorn Shrikes

Kaltenzahn

Northern Hunter

Sandy Howler

Stonejaw

Vinsomer

Dragonling

Drake

Great Dragon

Guardian Serpent

Gurgut

Lurker

Phoenix

Quillback

Sand Stalker - a small vermin-like creature similar to deepstalkers

Sand Stalker Spitter

Sand Stalker Leader - larger than common sand stalkers

Varghest

Viper

Wyvern

Snowy Wyvern

Created Creatures

Golem

Varterral

Blighted Creatures

Bereskarn

Blight Owl

Blight Wolf

Blighted Werewolf

Bloodcrow

Corrupted Spider

Corrupted Spider Queen

Darkspawn

Archdemon

Broodmothers

Children

Emissary

Genlock

Hurlock

Ogre

Shriek

Darkspawn Magisters (Named and known)

The Architect

Corypheus

Dragon Thrall

Ghoul

Created Creatures

Golem

Varterral

Demons and Spirits

Spirits

Choice

Command

Compassion

Faith

Hope

Justice

Knowledge

Perseverance

Valor

Wisdom

Memory

Wisp

Wraith

Demons

Desire

Despair

Envy

Fear

Hunger

Pride

Rage

Remorse

Shade

Sloth

Terror

Vengeance

Possessed/Magical Creatures

Abomination

Arcane Horror

Ash Wraith

Corpse

Devouring Corpse

Devouring Skeleton

Enraged Corpse

Fanged Skeleton

Shambling Corpse

Shambling Skeleton

Skeleton

Skeleton Archer

Skeleton Mage

Walking Corpse

Dryads

Harvester

Revenant

Rock Wraith

Ancient Rock Wraith

Sylvans

Vampire

Werewolf

Wood Nymphs

Undefined

Glowing Slime

Firesprite

Wandering Hills

Sources

Dragon Age Origins + DLCs Dragon Age Awakening Dragon Age 2 + DLC Dragon Age Inquisition + DLC Dragon Age Inquisition Multiplayer Dragon Age: Last Court Dragon Age: Official Cookbook: Tastes of Thedas Dragon Age Tabletop Core Rulebook Dragon Age Tabletop Blood of Ferelden World of Thedas Vol 1 World of Thedas Vol 2 Dragon Age: Asunder Dragon Age: Masked Empire Dragon Age: Last Flight Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights Short Story: The Riddle of Truth Short Story: Varric Dragon Age Origins Armor: Clamshell Armor Armor: Dalish Gloves Codex: The Bow of the Golden Sun Codex: Bronto Codex: Deepstalker Codex: The Frostback Mountains Codex: Meditations and Odes to Bees Codex: Nug Codex: Rat Codex: The Vaterral Item: Fox's Pendant Item: Golden Mirror Item: Lamb Bone Item: Micah/s Lucky Deer Foot Item: Ox Bone Item: Rat Poison Item: Uncrushable Pigeon Weapon: Cat Lady's Hobble-Stick Dragon Age 2 Armor: Rat-Nibbled Gloves Codex: Broken Dowsing Rods - No Refunds Codex: Carta Bronto Codex: Pride and Rider Junk: Stuffed Parrot Quest: Redblossom Special Weapon: The Tiger's Tail Last Court The Acerbic Dowager The Applewoods The Arrival of the Divine The Boastful Neighbor The Cheery Baron Choose your quarry The Dowager Steps Forward Enlightenment Glass Glassblowers' Anger Graffiti A Life of Toil A Meeting with the Outlaw A Plea for Sanctuary River Herring The Sealed Chantry A Swift Stream Sylvian Raid An Unofficial Meeting The Well-Read Pig-Farmer You have cornered the bear You have the hind in view Dragon Age Inquisition Items and Codex Codex: August Ram Codex: Andruil's Messenger Codex: Bear (Inquisition) Codex: Constellation Tenebrium Codex: Correspondence Interruptus Codex: Crate of the Live Death Watch Beetles Codex: Cretahl Codex: Dirthamen: Keeper of Secrets Codex: The Folly of General Not-Shertan Codex: Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla Codex: Hard in Hightown Chapter 15 Codex: A Horsemaster's Notes on Mounts Codex: The Hunt of the Fell Wolf Codex: Journal of Gurd Harofsen Codex: The Lion of Orlais Codex: Moldy Journal Codex: A Nutty Affair Codex: On Avvar Cuisine Codex: The Perendale War Codex: Ram Codex: Scout Lace Harding Codex: Surviving the Western Approach Landmark: Crestwood: The Guide of Falon'Din Note: Charred Note Note: Sera's Cabinet of Wonder Whose it Was Valuable: Carved Cricket Charm Valuable: Cut Crystal Lion Valuable: Eagle Feather Charm Valuable: Falcon Crest Valuable: Glass Fox Valuable: Golden Ladybug Charm Valuable: Grouse Feather Charm Valuable: Raven Totem Valuable: Silver Dragonfly Charm Valuable: Vulture Feather Charm Valuable: Wooden Mabari Figurine Wartable Mission: A Present for Bianca Wartable Mission: Smash

I was wondering if there was a deeper reason as to why Piltover + Zaun and Bilgewater all have guns, but the other regions are still using swords. The answer is simple, and one I already knew: No, it’s a video game first and foremost, each region based on a specific aesthetic time period, and they’re doing their worldbuilding backwards.

PnZ is 1800s steampunk so they get guns. Bilgewater is pirates and pirates have guns as they’re also of a similar time period. Everywhere else is based on a time period that did not have or use gunpowder.

Except for the more recent elaborations on the origins of Noxus, with the Noxii tribes and Sahn-Uzal very clearly being based on the Mongols. [sidenote: please listen to His Name Is Sahn-Uzal. It’s so cool. It’s Tuvan throat singing.] The Mongols did use gunpowder, which was first developed and used in 10-12th century China.

The thing is, Noxus may have started as the Mongol Empire, but at present it is inspired by the Roman Empire, which did not make use of gunpowder. Noxus as it is today (both in and out of universe) was obviously developed first, and so guns or any other approaching-modern technology has never been involved.

Though it’s worth mentioning that Noxus does know of Piltover’s weapons technology, making use of chemical weapons in invading Ionia, and Ambessa seeking out Hextech upon its invention. The solid canonicity of all this is… unfortunately murky these days but even if Hextech is no more, we better still pray Noxus doesn’t start using rifles. Though I’m pretty sure their warships already have cannons. Whatever!

Also of note is Ionia is (or at least was) making Hextech-inspired guns post-Noxian invasion, namely the one that Jhin uses. So maybe they’ll have more to defend themselves with in the future? Doubtful, as Ionia stands firm in it’s time period inspiration, but it’s an interesting detail that once again reminds me I should read the old Jhin and Zed comics.

Purple Blood:

sources: 1 2 3

Red blood in humans and blue blood in crabs and such is because of the specific element in their respiratory pigment molecule - iron in hemoglobin for humans, copper in hemocyanin for crabs. Purple blood happens w hemerythrin found in marine worms, but it sucks at oxygen transfer, as does hemocyanin in comparison with hemoglobin. So it wouldn't really efficiently sustain a whole human body like Kai'Sa's.

BUT! The Void doesn't exist irl, so we can make stuff up! I propose now that Void structures contain a new element — an addition to the transition metals section of the Periodic Table (like iron and copper.) One source (2) does propose that manganese could produce purple blood, but I think since we're dealing with something already not found on Earth, we can add to reality a bit.

This can also account for the more metallic look that the second skin takes in the MORE video, which is how I believe the Void more generally manifests in K/DA-verse, instead of the purple and dark chitin that happens in Runeterra.

Sidenote: the directors of the MV did say in a making-of talk (currently paywalled, but I did watch when it first came out.) that their understanding of the second skin (and what they were told, iirc?) was that it mimics the texture of what she touches, which is interesting, and aesthetically it matches the ALL OUT era (see: Ahri's tails) (omg kahri canon?) — but personally I'm choosing to stretch this to serve my own needs because these are my headcanons and I can do what I want lol. I believe the second skin has a silver scale-like texture but the Void still retains its purple nature to account for her blood and eyes, which I'll get to in a minute.

So with this new metal element, Kai'Sa's respiratory pigment molecules in her blood can reflect back purple blood and still let her live. I don't think it's a bright violet, still not far away from red, but distinctly a shade of purple.

"Wouldn't that mean her skin appears purple?"

Probably yeah... which should be more true for her Runeterra form where she's been more augmented by the Void, but for K/DA-verse where she still has a human skin tone? How do I explain that?

Simple: I'm making stuff up lol

My take on K/DA Kai'Sa's Void "infection" is that it was super quick, one hand in some Void-sludge, not a decade long stay underground like she goes through in Runeterra, so she arguably has been affected by it less. Maybe her veins and skin absorb different colors so it reflects back normally, like how Bel'Veth attempts to appear human, the Void wants to disguise itself? So when it comes in contact with humans it alters those so that the purple doesn't come through? Take your pick lol

(sidenote: this could potentially justify whatever the hell is going on with Kassadin's skin/armor/whoknows)

It's only oxygenated blood of crabs that appears blue, before that it's colorless, and hemoglobin goes from bright red to dull red in the same process, so it's not unreasonable to suggest that Void blood only looks most purple when it's oxygenated — notably, when Kai'Sa bleeds.

Eye Color:

my sources for this section were mainly multiple wikipedia articles that I will link in text when relevant. This paper was also helpful, as was this.

Kai'Sa has purple eyes, in both Runeterra and K/DA-verse, that I headcanon to have changed from brown as a result of the Void's influence.

No, the Void did not give her the fake tumblr purple eye condition, but in combination with now-purple blood, and Void creatures' lack of a need for melanin, it makes sense.

The Void is dark and underground, there's little to no light to be filtered or protected against - the general function of melanin. Runeterra Kai'Sa would definitely go pale after 10 years below. Also of note is that Rek'Sai literally doesn't have eyes; light is not important down there.

So with that in mind: Eye color is determined by melanin levels in the iris, and when there's less of it, less light is absorbed. The lower layer, the iris pigment epithelium is dark with melanin, above (meaning closer to the surface) which is the stroma of the iris, which also contains melanin, but the level varies and thus different colors are reflected back. The light that the stroma reflects back is of shorter wavelength, which is what causes blue eyes, but you know what visible light color has a shorter wavelength than blue?

Purple!

This reflection and light scattering is structural, not pigments — a structure the Void can alter.

This is what's fun about this, I can find a real world explanation that almost goes far enough, but then the otherworldly nature of the Void allows me to take the final leap! But also, I'm not done yet because the blood is relevant again.

"But if Void creatures lack melanin, isn't that albinism and her eyes would be red instead?"

Valid conclusion to draw, but I'm again pulling my This Isn't Real And I Can Do What I Want card, and say that not all of Kai'Sa's DNA has been altered, we're just talking eyes, not hair or other melanin-affected things, but also, the red eyes of albinism are the reflected light blood vessels of the retina showing through because of the lack of melanin in the iris and retina, and remember: Kai'Sa's blood is purple now!

Or, you know, all of this happens because magic and art design or whatever anyway

I spent about 5 hours researching and writing this, I hope it was enjoyable to read?

[Image ID: An email from Dylan Templar at Green Ronin Customer Service that says the following:

Hi Archi,

Generally speaking, everything in our Dragon Age product line needs to be reviewed and approved by Bioware before we can publish it, and we haven't created anything "new" purely for the tabletop game. (although that may change in the future)

There are some inconsistencies that fans have noticed in the past, such as making Duncan being a Warrior because of his access to heavy plate armor, a decision which has been somewhat controversial as his background suggests he might be a Rogue. But what is and isn't "canon" is always a tricky question and depends on the holder of the IP maintaining consistency with the story. Which is not something that Bioware has traditionally been well-known for, even between their video games and expansions... and getting into the comics and novels gets even messier.

Hopefully that answers your question, but let me know if there's anything more I can do for you.

Thank you, Dylan Templar

Green Ronin Customer Service

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So the ttrpg is like any third party medium put out by BioWare. The lore is provided by BioWare, reviewed by someone at BioWare and given the green light. The status it holds in canon lore is dependent, like any other additional media put out by a third party or BioWare, subjected to the whims of consistency in BioWare lore. To be sure I didn’t misunderstand, I asked a follow up clarification question.

[Image ID: An email thread with two responses, the top email replying to the bottom.

Top email says:

Dylan Templar (Green Ronin Online Store) 

Dec 9, 2022, 11:26 PST 

Hi Archi,

That's basically it, yep! 

Thank you, Dylan Templar

Green Ronin Customer Service

Bottom email says:

Exhausted Archivist

Dec 9, 2022, 00:01 PST

Hi Dylan,

Thank you so much for your quick response. I really appreciate it. But just to make sure I understand:

Everything in the tabletop was either provided by or approved by BioWare. The canon/non-canon status is dependent on BioWare in regards to whether it is maintained or falls out of current lore.

Do I have that correct?

Thank you again for your time, Archi

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So going forward, I will keep doing as I have in the past and use ttrpg lore in any lore post, provided it is not contradicted by any new lore. My blog isn’t about deciding what is or isn’t canon. (Outside of a joking manner.) But providing as thorough and accurate of lore as I can.