Summary
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An elf sold into slavery by Loghain and Howe survived the ordeal and became a shadow dragon.
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Lorelei's troubled past is revealed by a codex entry written by Lace Harding.
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Unfortunately, Lorelei may still perish during the events of The Veilguard.
Dragon Age: Origins has the irreverent kind of text that BioWare and contemporary RPG developers used to be known for – but the biting sarcasm of the original Dragon Age is often interspersed with moments of genuine darkness. One of those moments is undoubtedly the Unrest in the Alienage mission, where the Warden uncovers a human trafficking ring in Denerim's Alienage.
Loghain Mac Tir really has redeemable qualities, which is why he's actually quite popular within the Dragon Age fanbase. An extremely black mark on his character, however, is his complicity in allowing Tevinter to enslave the innocent elves of Denerim. That's one of the charms of Dragon Age though – not every character is necessarily a good person. I'm actually not sure any of the companions in Dragon Age 2 are good people… except for Bethany, Bethany is too pure for that town.
Lorelei, Shadow Dragon Fence
This heinous crime orchestrated by Loghain and his advisor Rendon Howe is referenced in Dragon Age: The Veilguard through the character Lorelei. Lorelei is the owner of the pawn shop that acts as a front for the Shadow Dragons in Dock Town. She is also Shadow Dragon's fence and trades items with Rook.
Of course, you can't just strike up conversations with NPCs in Dragon Age: The Veilguard so this information is instead pulled from the codex entry “Lorelei, the Shadow Dragon Fence.” The post is a note written by Lace Harding, describing some of Lorelei's background.
I thought Lorelei might be from Ferelden the way she called her assistant “puppy” and the way she seems to be a little more interested in news about the south than most people living here.
During the Fifth Plague, Teyrn Loghain sold people from the Denerim Stranger into Tevinter slaves to finance his war. Lorelei was one of those people. She doesn't want to talk about what happened, but it sounds like she joined the Shadows after they helped free her—in a rebellion they supported.
Lorelei carries a small carving of Denerim's vhenadahl (The Tree of the People). That's the only thing she kept from there. The slaves took everything else.
Happily, Lorelei survived her ordeal with the slavers, but unfortunately, she may still go down if Rook decides to protect Treviso rather than Minrathous during Act 1's big choice. If the opposite decision is made, Fletcher of the Antivan Crows will perish instead.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the highly anticipated fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.