We'll never know the truth it seems.

We don't know how long exactly Ogres have been around. Could as well be 400 years, for most humans that sounds like "always", lol.

That's one of the flaws on not having more from the Dwarves on the Darkspawn. Really Humans have a strange perception of the Darkspawn because they're threats on such a low basis when compared to other Humans that it leaves huge blank spots in the history. So yeah, I could easily see Ogres being only a few blights old, and thus Qunari only being a bit older. But I suppose we don't have a grasp on how effected the Tevinter have been by blights, really only Fereldan/Orlais seem to take the brunt of them, so...outside of the First Blight they might've been pretty much uneffected.

I wonder if we'll find out more about the Blackened City when and if we get a Dragon Age game exploring it. 

I really kind of hope we don't. To be honest I think Dragon Age needs a game where it takes a bit of a break from making Mage-Driven storylines, at least to the same extent as 2 and Inquisition (which I firmly believe is better if your a Mage). But the Black City is...well I won't say I'm not fascinated by it, and the massive disagreements between people about it, but I also just like it being a bit of a mystery. It's like TES Lore, the more that's vague the more fascinated I am by it (as long as it's not too vague and underdeveloped).

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/JusticiarThorien]Justiciar Thorien[/url] said:[/b]

We don't know how long exactly Ogres have been around. Could as well be 400 years, for most humans that sounds like "always", lol.

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We do know that Ogre's have been around since the first Blight which was, Ummm a long, long time ago. -393 Ancient according to the wiki. Which is over a thousand years before the vents of DA games.

When you fire up DA:O you get a brief introduction of Duncan telling us about the first blight. When he says the part about the Dwarven Kingdoms being the first to fall you see an Ogre breaking down a massive door.

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That's one of the flaws on not having more from the Dwarves on the Darkspawn. Really Humans have a strange perception of the Darkspawn because they're threats on such a low basis when compared to other Humans that it leaves huge blank spots in the history. So yeah, I could easily see Ogres being only a few blights old, and thus Qunari only being a bit older. But I suppose we don't have a grasp on how effected the Tevinter have been by blights, really only Fereldan/Orlais seem to take the brunt of them, so...outside of the First Blight they might've been pretty much uneffected.

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During first blight the Northern reaches of the Tevinter Imperium were effected as well as most of the Anderfels. Most of Northern Thedas has felt the effects of a blight directly or indirectly at some point. Until DA:O Ferelden was one of the only places to not have been effected by a blight.

there's a bunch of useful stuff  on the Wiki

It depends how you interpret it. As Duncan's memory? He might not know the exact details. Or maybe as the thing the devs made just so it looks more impressive?

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/JusticiarThorien]Justiciar Thorien[/url] said:[/b]

It depends how you interpret it. As Duncan's memory? He might not know the exact details. Or maybe as the thing the devs made just so it looks more impressive?

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True. Or it could be a plot a hole. I geuss this is as close as we get to proof until one of the devs comes and says where and when Ogres came to be.

I'm a go with plot hole. Cause he says 4 centuries since that victory. But during the 4th blight there were no more Dwarven kindoms to "Fall" except for Orzamar (And perhaps Kalshalrok). The Dwarven kindoms fell in the first blight but he ends by saying It has been centuries since that victory..... He contradicted himself. Ug I never noticed that, it's going to bug me everytime I play a new DA:O character now lol.

Well, your character won't know that anyway. They can't read Duncan's thoughts.

During first blight the Northern reaches of the Tevinter Imperium were effected as well as most of the Anderfels. Most of Northern Thedas has felt the effects of a blight directly or indirectly at some point. Until DA:O Ferelden was one of the only places to not have been effected by a blight.

Huh, I'm trying to figure out exactly if/when the Blights effected what regions but it's really tough to narrow it down. I've read that the Fourth Blight extended as far as the Free Marches, but it does seem like most of them come from the North (which is strange...).

Anyway, as for Ogres. Purely from the wiki page there's this little tidbit.

Ogres are born from broodmothers who were once female Qunari. Ogres have appeared in previous Blights, prior to the arrival of the Qunari at Par Vollen. This is believed to be the result of a colony of Kossith having settled in the southern Korcari Wilds before having been overrun by the darkspawn, resulting in the creation of the first ogres.

So, that makes a far bit of sense...but that also sort of loops back into the conversation above regarding how effected the Southern parts of Thedas have been impacted by the Blights. Bah, there's a pretty logical argument anyway.