As the newly-appointed Warden-Commander of Ferelden, you are tasked with rebuilding The Order of the Grey Wardens in the region, based around the ancient fortress of Vigil's Keep.

The story starts about half a year after the Fifth Blight had been vanquished in Ferelden. As the newly-appointed Warden-Commander of Ferelden, you are tasked with rebuilding The Order of the Grey Wardens in the region, based around the ancient fortress of Vigil's Keep. Something is not right, however: despite the Archdemon's death, the Darkspawn linger on the surface, instead of scattering back to the Deep Roads like they did after the Blights of old. It is almost as if something directs them in the absence of an Archdemon.