

Leliana's video game appearances are written by Sheryl Chee. Due to the nature of her profession as a professional storyteller, the developers considered Leliana to be a natural fit as the protagonist of the DLC that would become Leliana's Song, which explores Leliana's past and how she came to the Kingdom of Ferelden in detail. She used to work as a bard, a type of musician who often undertakes work on the side as assassins and spies for patrons in her homeland's games of intrigue. Leliana is conceived as a devout and religious layperson from Orlais, a human empire which is culturally inspired by Renaissance-era France. The character was featured prominently in promotional material and advertisements released by Bioware's parent company EA leading up to the release of Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition.

She is voiced by French actress Corinne Kempa. Leliana has appeared as a supporting character in subsequent video game sequels to Origins as well as other expanded media. Following the events of Leliana's Song, a DLC pack which serves as a prequel to the base game, she encounters the surviving Grey Wardens of Ferelden in the town of Lothering, and accompanies them to stop the monstrous Darkspawn from overrunning the world of Thedas. A bard who is originally from the nation of Orlais, she came to Ferelden prior to the events of the Dragon Age series.


Leliana is a fictional character from BioWare's Dragon Age media franchise, first appearing as a party member in the 2009 role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins. Promotional art of Leliana with her initial character design from the CGI trailer of Dragon Age: Origins
