You fled the Blight and reached Kirkwall with nothing. Your path is defined by how you fight, not where you came from:

• Warrior: Steel and endurance carry you through Lowtown’s brutality.
• Rogue: Coin, cunning, and quick hands open doors others never see.
• Mage: Power hidden—or barely contained—beneath constant threat.

Not everyone crawls in as a refugee. Some already belong to the city’s machinery:

• The Templar: Enforcer of the Gallows, watching every mage breath.
• The Apostate: Hunted, hidden, and one mistake from death.
• The Smuggler: Moving people and goods through shadows and bribes.
• The Mercenary: Steel for hire in a city that never runs out of work.
• The Carta: Dwarven crime, entrenched beneath the streets.

Act I – Desperation

• Arrival in Lowtown as a Fereldan refugee, debt-bound or desperate for work
• First contact with smugglers or mercenary companies
• Exploring Darktown and encountering apostates in hiding
• Meeting the Kirkwall Dalish on Sundermount
• Joining or preparing for the Deep Roads expedition

Act II – Rising Power

• Entering Hightown society as a newly wealthy figure
• First dealings with the Qunari compound and rising tensions
• Working with or against the Kirkwall Guard
• Investigating blood magic incidents across the city
• Becoming entangled in noble politics or criminal networks

Act III – Breaking Point

• Operating under increasing Templar scrutiny in a near-police state
• Navigating open conflict between mages and templars
• Personal revenge, loss, or final companion arcs resolving
• Being present for, or reacting to, the Chantry explosion
• Choosing a side as Kirkwall descends into open war