The Architect claims to be a unique darkspawn, with no discernible subspecies or connection to the Taint, that it was born outside of the darkspawn hive-mind and thus had immunity against the Call of the Old Gods that drew the darkspawn to them. Darkspawn had long been generalized as animalistic savages devoid of any intelligence or direction without an Archdemon's guidance, but the emergence of talking Disciples and the Architect changed this view of the darkspawn. With the destruction of Urthemiel officially ending the Fifth Blight, it was assumed that the remnants of the darkspawn horde that survived the Battle of Denerim were now merely disorganized stragglers continuing a futile resistance. The war ended with the death of the Mother who was stationed at Drake's Fall. Soon after, the Warden-Commander of Ferelden initiated a strike mission to destroy the Mother. The force was destroyed at great cost to the defenders. Other engagements occurred at the Blackmarsh and the Wending Wood.Ī major invasion force was launched by the Mother to simultaneously destroy Vigil's Keep and Amaranthine. The fortress was assaulted by darkspawn belonging to the Architect's faction and also a team of Grey Wardens hostile to all darkspawn factions. Hostilities occurred at the ancient dwarven fortress of Kal'Hirol, where broodmothers belonging to the Mother's faction were stationed. Mistrust and misunderstandings led to the massacre of the Orlesian Grey Warden contingent stationed at Vigil's Keep and also the Architect's emissary. The Grey Wardens became involved in the war when the Architect sent an emissary to negotiate with them.

The war was fought between the forces of the Architect and the Mother, both intelligent darkspawn with ideological differences. In essence, it could be considered part of the Thaw and merely a continuation of the Blight. The Amaranthine Conflict, also known as the Darkspawn Civil War, occurred in the lands of Amaranthine a few months after the events of the Fifth Blight in 9:31 Dragon.

(†) = possibly killed in action Strength architect Seranni See also: Epilogue (Awakening) Belligerents architect Darkspawn of the Architect

Awakening Dragon by P.D. Allen