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| - In Dragon Age II, a Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening save can be imported so that decisions the Warden made in previous games will be reflected in Dragon Age II. In order to import into each other, Origins, Awakening and the DLCs should be played in the following order:
* Dragon Age: Origins
* Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
* The Golems of Amgarrak
* Witch Hunt A player starting a new game of Dragon Age II without importing a save may use one of the three pre-build histories, which assume the following:
* Hero of Ferelden: male human noble
* The Warden killed the archdemon and survived
* Alistair rules as king alone
* Martyr: female Dalish elf
* The Warden killed the archdemon and died doing so
* Alistair and Anora rule jointly
* No Compromise: male dwarf noble
* The Warden recruited Loghain and let him die killing the archdemon
* Alistair was exiled
* Anora rules alone Note: see Results and pre-built histories for full list of decisions Note that if you import an Orlesian Warden-Commander created in Awakening, it will warn you upon importing to Dragon Age II that it will fill in the missing details using the pre-built histories. The Orlesian Warden-Commander history resembles the one in Martyr, but Alistair is king alone and Miracle Makers does not trigger. All Awakening decisions are retained, but note that it's possible for both The Conspirators and Secret Rendezvous to trigger if you destroyed Amaranthine. The Orlesian Warden-Commander origin may cause irregularities in dialogue, with Merrill in particular switching between her unique lines for a Dalish Warden and her generic lines for the other origins. In addition to major decisions made over the course of the game, the race and background of the Warden are also reflected in Codex entry: The Hero of Ferelden, amongst other codices detailed in this article.
* If the Warden is a Dalish elf, there's alternate text in Codex entry: Vallaslin: Blood Writing and Codex entry: The Dalish Elves.
* Depending on whether the Warden is a city elf, Dalish elf, or not an elf at all, there is variable text in Codex entry: The City Elves
* If the Warden is a dwarf, there is alternate text in Codex entry: Darkspawn
* If the Warden is a mage, there is alternate text in Codex entry: The Tranquil __TOC__
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