Arl of Amaranthine, and later the self-appointed Teyrn of Highever and Arl of Denerim. Howe is described as "cultured and charming, with an insatiable lust for power, who never hesitates to harm anyone who gets in his way". He is Loghain's closest advisor, providing a shrewd and calculating political aid to Loghain, and serves as a secondary antagonist to the Warden. Howe is notorious for using any means to achieve his desires, including mass murdering the Cousland family and their associates to usurp the title of Teryn of Highever, authorizing torture, and slavery. He meets his downfall when he takes Queen Anora hostage to stop her speaking out at the Landsmeet: the Warden breaks into Howe's Denerim estate to rescue her, and Howe is killed in the process. For his work as Arl Howe in Origins, Tim Curry was nominated for the Supporting Performance In A Drama award for The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers's 2009 annual awards program honoring video game art, technology, and production. Uldred Voiced by: Barry Dennen Uldred is an ambitious mage of the Ferelden Circle of Magi at Kinloch Hold. He is first seen at the war council prior to the Battle of Ostagar. He contends that lighting the beacon at the Tower of Ishal is unnecessary and that the Circle of Magi can contribute instead of dispatching Grey Wardens to light a signal fire, but is dismissed by a Chantry Revered Mother. After the Battle of Ostagar, Uldred returned to Kinloch Hold, where he nearly convinced senior members of the Circle to support Loghain Mac Tir, though his treachery is uncovered by Wynne. He tried to take over the Circle by force and summons a Pride Demon, but he is quickly possessed and becomes an abomination. Uldred is eventually stopped and killed by the Warden. The Archdemon The Archdemon leading the Fifth Blight is the central antagonist of Dragon Age: Origins. During the course of Origins, the Archdemon unleashed the Darkspawn hordes on Ferelden, causing untold death and destruction before finally being slain at the battle of Denerim. With the archdemon's death, the Darkspawn are routed and the Fifth Blight ended. The Archdemon's soul has two paths to take - it can transfer into the body of the nearest Grey Warden (killing both in the case of the latter), or it can transfer into Morrigan's unborn child if the dark ritual is