Legion of the Dead

Legion of the Dead

The Legion of the Dead is a famous dwarven military unit that is both celebrated and shunned. Many convicted criminals join Legion rather than face exile or the loss of their cast. Dwarves who are already castless also join, hoping that it will impart some respectability to their family names. Once in the Legion, all records of a dwarf's past crimes are erased. The members descend into the Deep Roads to battle darkspawn together until death. Legion dwarves are given a ritual akin to a funeral. Indeed, members are treated by dwarven society as if they are dead. They are assumed to spend their remaining days living up to their promise. There is no retirement from the Legion, only an honorable death in the Deep Roads. It isn't unheard of for a noble to willingly join the Legion, but it is exceptionally rare.