Codex entries link their appearance and demeanor to that of the Grey Wardens, which suggests they might be blighted in the same or a similar way as the Wardens. Kal-Sharok dwarves have their own paragons. They have the same language as the dwarves of Orzammar, but they speak in a strange dialect, which is probably because of their century long isolation from Orzammar. Kal-Sharok is a kingdom with no king.
Their highest known gouvernment office is the Paragon Elect. Whether or not they shun their castless like in Orzammar, is currently unknown. So all in all we know little to nothing about Kal-Sharok, but we do know some things and all of it is extremely intriguing. Rising up from the dead for Campaign 3 and yeah yeah yeah Marisha got me with Laudna…. They erase the guilty from Orzammar's memories, and with their exile, they are effectively forgotten.
Titans are supposedly the 'Shapers of the World'. With earthquakes and persistence that comes with immortality, these 'gods' have shaped Thedas into what it is today. However, players won't find any mention of them in Orzammar's memories. It seems that Titans had a few run-ins with the elven gods. One even fell to Mythal and was soon harvested by her people. Soon after, the Titans fell into a deep slumber and would not wake until Dragon Age: Inquisition.
It's not known yet what caused the downfall of the Titans, or what forced them into their sleep, but it is the reason why the dwarves have fallen from greatness.
Lyrium, an all-powerful and magical substance that has enraptured Thedas, is the blood of Titans. This was a hell of a discovery and one that was a little hard to understand at first.
It helps to think of titans like enormous underground creatures with veins and arteries that stretch for miles underground.
Mining veins of lyrium takes on a whole new meaning when you think of it like that. It also comes with disturbing complications. When dwarves mine a vein, are they draining a Titan of their life source? Has the world, with their need of lyrium, slowly been killing off these ancient giants? Bioware has yet to expand more on these questions or Titans in general, but hopefully, players will see more in Dragon Age 4. By definition, a blight is something that damages something else.
It's not a surprise that it takes the form of a disease that kills and corrupts anything organic it comes in contact with. The keyword here is organic. Finding out that Red Lyrium is lyrium that is infected with blight completely changed the future for the Dragon Age series. Not only do players have to come to terms with the fact their mages and templars have been downing the blood of an ancient being, but now they have to wrap their heads around the fact that Blight is able to infect a precious resource.
It's best to think of the Shaperate as incredibly detailed archivists. They maintain the history, culture, rules, and genealogy of Orzammar and its families. They record major historical events by etching lyrium in stonewalls, and by doing so, they are quite literally shaping their memories.
But while they can add to that memory, they can also erase memories from it. Those that have been banished surface can have their entire identities wiped from memory.
My approach was carefully observed. This was not a thaig unused to watching its boundaries. I got the impression that if I'd been one of his Orzammar cousins, our meeting would've been swift and bloody. That is, if I'd been allowed to find the passage at all. As it was, he was polite and efficient, and he knew well the current market for everything he offered. Clearly their isolation is not because of fear, and certainly not disinterest.
Among his wares, I saw the latest fabrics of Val Royeaux and volumes by a Free Marcher poet three centuries dead. This only added to my doubt of the official year of Kal-Sharok's "rediscovery" as declared by the Assembly of Orzammar.
I didn't mention this to my host. As curious as I was, there was an undercurrent I found unsettling. I must stress that he and his helpers were professional and honest throughout. But there was something I can't describe. While he remained hooded the entire time, he looked me square in the eye when our deal was struck, unashamed. I lived through a time of Blights. I've felt the gaze of a Grey Warden and seen the corruption of his prey. Why I remembered both in that moment, I still can't explain.
Notice how the author of that letter mentions how the eyes of the dwarves of Kal-Sharok are distinct and similar to that of Grey Wardens and Darkspawn. The trailer makes a mention of strange eyes in the darkness and the figures the Inquisitor reveals are all, obviously, these dwarves.
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