Kal-Sharok has been a topic of curiosity for the Dragon Age neighborhood ever for the reason that ‘second’ Dwarven metropolis was talked about in Dragon Age: Origins.
Virtually a millennium earlier than the start of Origins, Kal-Sharok was believed to have been overrun by Darkspawn through the First Blight. Nonetheless, a few years earlier than the occasions of Origins, the Dwarves of Orzammar uncover that Kal-Sharok had survived all of those years with no contact or assist from the capital. The connection between the 2 cities is frosty as Orzammar desires Kal-Sharok to re-submit to its royal authority.
Kal-Sharok was principally an afterthought for gamers as a result of many of the sequence takes place in southern Thedas, and Kal-Sharok is situated below the Tevinter Imperium. The truth is, Kal-Sharok was as soon as bustling and rich due to its commerce with Minrathous. The placement of Kal-Sharok is now extra related contemplating Dragon Age: The Veilguard takes place in northern Thedas.
As the unique plan for Dragon Age: The Veilguard (then generally known as Dreadwolf) appeared to have the whole thing of the sport set within the Tevinter Imperium, Dragon Age: Inquisition fleshed out the lore of this space in preparation. One other location that acquired some love within the background of Inquisition was Kal-Sharok, which had a warfare desk quest related to it.
Nonetheless, most of what we all know of Kal-Sharok comes from the World of Thedas guidebook. The Dwarves of Kal-Sharok needed to take determined measures to outlive in isolation from Orzammar, and because of this, had been bodily modified and ‘tainted’ not directly. We have by no means seen anybody from Kal-Sharok, however I would not be shocked if the Darkspawn taint has performed a job of their degradation.
Maybe the Dwarves of Kal-Sharok got here to an settlement with the Darkspawn, although I think about The Architect would have talked about this inter-species cooperation in Awakening. We noticed within the anthology novel Tevinter Nights that horrific mixture creatures had been being created within the stays of Hormak (one other historical Dwarven metropolis) by an unknown entity. Aspect be aware, I hope BioWare hasn’t put any of those within the recreation. I am arachnophobic, I do not need to battle a Hurlock with spider legs. I actually do not need to see what that appears like with 2024 graphics. I may definitely see the Dwarves of Kal-Sharok concerned in some sort of plot line in regards to the evolution of the Darkspawn menace.
There’s additionally the Ambassadoria: subterranean Dwarven embassies present in each Tevinter metropolis. These embassies are aligned with Orzammar, however I may definitely see the Kal-Sharok Dwarves sustaining a presence right here. The proximity of Kal-Sharok to Minrathous means we’ll virtually undoubtedly get to satisfy one among these altered Dwarves, even when we do not get to set foot within the thaig itself.
As Orzammar is situated beneath Ferelden, Dragon Age gamers have not had the chance to work together with the Kingdom since Origins. We have primarily been interacting with floor Dwarves, like Varric Tethras and Lace Harding. The introduction of Kal-Sharok Dwarves is a chance for BioWare to place the highlight again on the ruthless historical past, life-style and politics of underground Dwarves.
