Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the upcoming fourth installment of the Dragon Age video game series by BioWare. Set roughly eight years after the end of Dragon Age: Inquisition, it follows a new protagonist as they attempt to thwart the machinations of the Dread Wolf Solas, who plans to tear down the Veil separating the material world from the spirit world known as the Fade, to potentially catastrophic consequences. Promotional materials thus far indicate that the main action will be in the hereto-largely-unexplored northern countries of Thedas, including Rivain, the Anderfels, Tevinter, and Antiva.
Like its predecessor Inquisition, Dreadwolf is hosted on EA's Frostbite engine. The game's release date is still unknown, but a full reveal is scheduled for summer 2024.
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf contains the following tropes:
- Antagonist Title: Solas, who was a party member in the last game, is the main antagonist here. "Dread Wolf," or Fen'Harel in Elvhen, is his Nom de Guerre.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: The player character will be an unknown commoner who rises to meet Solas face-to-face.Solas: They called me "Dread Wolf." What will they call you when this is over?
- Late-Arrival Spoiler: Marketing for the game has heavily emphasized Solas' identity as the Dread Wolf, his antagonistic role, and his plans to sunder the Veil, which would all be massive spoilers to anyone who hasn't completed Inquisition (where Solas is a companion and keeps his identity secret, only revealed in The Stinger).
- Multinational Team: According to teasers and promotional materials, companions and party members will be sourced from many different places in northern Thedas.
- Time Skip: Strongly implied by the short story The Flame Eternal
to take place in 9:52 Dragonnote, 8 years after the end of Trespasser (the last DLC campaign for Inquisition). - The Unchosen One: In one trailer, Varric Tethras says that there's nothing inherently special about the player character — "no magic hand, no ancient prophecy."
