The Darkspawn Chronicles, released on May 18, 2010, explores an alternate 'what-if' scenario to the base game's narrative where Ferelden falls to the monstrous Darkspawn hordes. Return to Ostagar, released on various platforms between January to March 2010, features a return to the ruined fortress of Ostagar to recover the personal effects of the recently deceased king of Ferelden. Warden's Keep adds the fortress of Soldier's Peak as a potential base of operations for the player, and explores the history behind the exile of the Grey Wardens from the kingdom of Ferelden generations ago.
The Stone Prisoner adds Shale as a fully voice acted companion character, along with a new location, items and quests. The downloadable content (DLC) packs were distributed via Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and BioWare's website for the PC platform.īoth The Stone Prisoner and Warden's Keep were released on the launch date of the base game. Up to seven major content packs were released: The Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep, Return to Ostagar, The Darkspawn Chronicles, Leliana's Song, The Golems of Amgarrak, and Witch Hunt. Downloadable content for Dragon Age: Origins, a role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, was announced prior to the game's release in late 2009 along with a commitment from BioWare to support two years of content.
