The Tevinter Imperium, soon to be spotlit in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is the oldest continuous culture in Thedas, and can trace its roots all the way back to the fall of Arlathan. At its height, the Imperium spanned the entirety of Thedas from its homeland of Tevinter, all the way to the very south of Ferelden in Ostagrar. While the First Blight devastated the Imperium, it didn't collapse, and even after several more Blights, Exalted Marches, and attempts at invasion from the Qunari, the Imperium still stands strong as one of the great powers in Thedas.
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will be taking place at an exciting time in the nation's history as it finds itself at a crossroads. With the upheaval will come a variety of new factions the player will encounter that have been established in Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser, Tevinter Nights and Dragon Age: The Missing.
Tevinter Factions Like the Lucerni Are Led By Friendly Faces
The Lucerni are a political faction in the magisterium founded by Dorian and his close friend Maevaris Tilani after Dorian's return to his homeland; their primary goal is to redeem and reform Tevinter. Because of their goals to eradicate much of what grants magisters their power -- corruption, blood magic, and slavery -- most of the Lucerni are idealistic magisters who want to reform Tevinter, but have too little political experience or social clout to make it happen on their own. Their prominence in extra Dragon Age material makes it likely that they'll be an ally in the fight against the Venatori and Solas, while giving the player the opportunity to improve Tevinter.
A new Tevinter faction introduced in Dragon Age: The Missing are the Shadow Dragons, a group whose aim is to help former slaves in and beyond Minrathous. The only member introduced so far has been Neve Gallus, a mage turned private investigator who was the protagonist of the Tevinter Nights short story The Streets of Minrathous. Neve's role is expanded upon in The Missing and talks about the Shadow Dragons' clashes with Solas' elven forces when freeing slaves.
Old Enemies Could Return in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
The Venatori weren't defeated with the death of Corypheus and are still causing trouble for everyone in their homeland of Tevinter, with some in the magisterium secretly supporting them in a bid to return Tevinter to its former glory days. It's likely the Venatori will serve as a minor antagonistic group opposing both the player and Solas' forces. As the group has some powerful backers and is entrenched after years of subterfuge, they might be more challenging to overcome than it appears at first glance.
The Chantry is hardly unique to Tevinter, but the Imperial Chantry has some key differences that set it apart from the one encountered in Ferelden, the Free Marches, and Orlais. In stark contrast to the Orlesian Chantry, the head of the Imperial Chantry is the Black Divine, is always a man, and is always a mage. Like the Orlesian Chantry, however, the Imperial Chantry also holds great power and will undoubtedly be a powerful force encountered in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.
Like southern Thedas, Tevinter's mages learn their craft within the Circles of Magi, but unlike the South, the Circles in Tevinter are akin to universities rather than prisons. As of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the Tevinter Circles of Magi are still very much active and even have their own Templars, though the Templars in Tevinter don't use lyrium and aren't as effective as their Southern counterparts. The most powerful people in Tevinter society are members of the Tevinter Circles, including all members of the magisterium, the Black Divine, and the Archon, and it's all but guaranteed they'll play a role in the events to come.
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is in development.