ĭragon Age II uses an updated version of Origins ' Eclipse engine, internally called the 'Lycium engine', with some graphical improvements. The plot of Dragon Age II is a character-driven narrative which is more concerned with examining the interior worlds of distinct personalities instead of an epic, save-the-world storyline seen in other RPG games, and unfolds within a smaller chunk of the world of Thedas compared to the Warden's story in Origins. The overarching narrative of Dragon Age II chronicles Hawke's rise from an impoverished refugee of the Blight to become the Champion of the city-state of Kirkwall in the Free Marches. The player character is Hawke, a human who lived in the Ferelden village of Lothering prior to the Fifth Blight.
Several returning characters from its antecedent Dragon Age: Origins may appear in a major or minor capacity, including Flemeth, Anders, Merrill, Isabela, Alistair, Zevran, Leliana, Marethari, Bodahn and Sandal Feddic. Not pictured: Tallis, who only appears in the DLC pack Mark of the Assassin.ĭragon Age II, the second main video game in BioWare's Dragon Age series, features an ensemble cast of characters. From left to right: Fenris, Isabela, Varric, Aveline, ' Hawke' (the player character), Carver, Merrill, Anders, Bethany, Sebastian.
