Jader

[1smut_princess]

Opinions:

Ferelden or Orlesian?

On the dragonage.wikia there's conflicting entries. One says it's part of Ferelden, another says it's part of Orlais. Then there's the statement in game from Riordan about being from Jader and so he was 'Ferelden' or 'a-okay with Ferelden' sort of sentiment, like no one would think it odd he was there...


Orlesian City List
Ferelden City List

Has anyone read the books and if so, do they say if Jader is Orlesian or Ferelden?

One hypothosis I have is that perhaps it was originally part of Ferelden, but was left to Orlais during the withdrawal of occupational forces. Or vice versa - that it is now part of Ferelden and been ceded over as a sort of...concession to Ferelden for the occupation... Thoughts?

Comments

[amhran_comhrac]

I always thought Riordan was from Ferelden as a young man, like Duncan, but became a Warden in Orlais. That he wasn't allowed into the country along with the other Wardens of Orlais makes me think Jader is an Orlesian city. I actually never got the idea it was anything else.

The books do not comment on Jader one way or the other, from what I can recall.

[sagacious_rage]

Maybe it's like the Alsace-Lorraine or Kashmir and just keeps getting passed back and forth as the boundaries move.

[owlmoose]

Riordan says that he was "born and bred" in Highever. This is why he describes himself as Ferelden. I always assumed he must have moved at a young age, hence the accent.