DRAGON AGE ORIGINS: As Told By A Blind Poet (Part Four)

Greeted by Zathrian, Keeper of the Dalish

The Warden offers the binding treaty

Only for Zathrian to propose a quest the Warden must finish
The threat to the Dalish lies towards the werewolves

Ferocious cursed beast who stand to destory Dalish livelihood

The Warden must seek Witherfang and take its heart

To cure Dalish infected, thus to kill the wolves brood

The dark Brecillian Forest awaits the Warden's steps

A werewolf who calls himself Swiftrunner shows

Calling the Warden to desist his quest or risk further zeolous traps

The Warden presses on, cutting through werewolves and darkspawn alike

As the Warden reaches the Southern Ancient Tombstone, Swiftrunner reappears

It is learned that the werewolves of the Brecilian Forest bear a deep grudge toward Zathrian

With questions unanswered, the only hint being the Lady's tears

The Warden travels deeper for answers

Entering the Elven Tombs, delving in history

They reach the Lair of the Werewolves, with bloodied armours

Swiftrunner meets the Warden and grants him an audience with the Lady

The curse is of Witherfang, a spirit who calls herself Lady of the Forest

The Lady reveals what Zathrian did not

The curse was called upon by the Keeper against those of evil purest

Hundreds of years before, men fouled the children of the Keeper

Zathrian in vengeance, summoned Witherfang and her curse

Hundreds has passed, those that are werewolves are now those innocent, filled with bitter

The Lady asks the Warden to bring Zathrian to her, to meet

The choice of whatever happens next falls to the Warden

Side with the beasts and kill the Dalish, side with the Dalish and kill the beasts

Or act as paragon, sacrificing Lady and Keeper for the sake of the children

Zathrian, in a ritual, takes his own life as well as the Lady's

The curse is lifted and all is well

Lanaya is Keeper and the beasts, curse uplifted return to their human duties

The Dalish elves honour the treaty and lend their hand to battle the Blight

The Warden sets out to complete an unfinished quest

To retrieve the Sacred Ashes for the Arl

The next clue to the journey bears the royal crest

Brother Genitivi holds the key, the key which lies in the capital of Ferelden, Denerim