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"And now again, the choice is yours, Arisen."

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"Newly Arisen, walker of the path...take up arms. To me...come to me..."

Overview

See also: Dragon's Dogma World and Lore

The Arisen is the protagonist of Dragon's Dogma, having obtained this title after losing their heart to a mighty Dragon... and surviving.

Description

When The Dragon returns to the world it chooses a person of a certain worth, rips out that person's heart, and devours it. This person miraculously survives, thus becoming known as "Arisen". Those chosen by The Dragon embark on a journey to seek it out. The Arisen is said to be the only one that can slay The Dragon and with that, the Arisen will make choices that will shape the world.

The Dragon and the Arisen are connected through the scar on his or her chest and through it can communicate with each other. An Arisen does not age and has immunity to sickness, but can die in battle. The vitality of the Arisen is linked to their heart being kept by The Dragon; so long as The Dragon lives, the Arisen cannot die, save for in battle. Subsequently, when the Dragon dies, all Arisen who have not reclaimed their heart will age the amount of time that their heart was kept. This means age or death will eventually catch up to them.

Over the course of the game, the Arisen will become an unimaginable powerhouse - gaining superhuman abilities. They gain mastery over weapons and can kill armies of men and monsters. Their magical prowess can be just as high - gaining the ability to summon earthquakes, tornadoes, and meteors and to kill huge creatures with a single spell. Eventually resistant to all but the strongest magics and physical attacks, even the archmage Salomet is vanquished by them. Ultimately defeating a great Dragon, and bringing about the defeat of the world Dragon, once the Arisen's skills are developed few creature poses a threat to them, such as those found on the mysterious Bitterblack Isle.

Pawns

Main article: Pawns.

Every Arisen has at their command a loyal otherworldly being known as their Main Pawn, and can enlist and journey with any other Pawns that they encounter.

Known Arisens

In Dragon's Dogma :

In Dark Arisen :

In Dragon's Dogma Quest :

Asurei
Lota
Carroll

Notes

The citizenry of Gran Soren tell of other Arisens, but many if not all were simply fakes.
In Japanese, The Arisen is called ’kakusha' (覚者). It literally means awakened one and is a Buddhist term to refer to a person who has attained Buddhist enlightenment or Satori.
The Arisen can become a Hybrid class unlike the pawns they command.

Speculated Arisen Timeline

This section contains speculation and spoilers.

This timeline is based on logical assumptions and the information provided in the game.

Arisen	Time
Savan	Unknown ('countless ages' ago)
Dragonforged	~1000 years ago
Sofiah	Unknown
Duke	50 years ago

The Dragonforged and the Duke were Arisen after Savan; the Dragonforged is of a much greater age than the Duke - evidenced by him turning to dust as the aging process was restarted on defeat of the Dragon. Their own testimonies place their Dragon attacks at 1000 and 50 years ago respectively.

Sofiah's position in the timeline is complex. Through the Bestowal of Spirit her pawn Selene has come to resemble her, but Selene is young and Sofiah old - it is not clear if this difference is due to Sofiah aging like a normal person after gain back her heart on defeat of her Dragon; alternatively it may be that Sofiah was an aged Arisen, who chose a young looking pawn who came to resemble her in her as she was in her youth (since pawns do no age). It may be that Sofiah simply died in battle during her quest.

Several histories for Sofiah are possible:

Outcome	Notes	Time
Sofiah defeated a Great Dragon	She fought and defeated The Dragon, regaining her mortality. She then chose to live a peaceful life - the ending "Peace".	This is possible before or after Savan, but must be before the Dragonforged Over 1000 years ago
Sofiah was released from the Dragon's bondage when another Arisen defeated the Great Dragon	Another Arisen in her time fought and defeated The Dragon -as a result Sofiah would get her heart back and age normally as a human.	The successful Arisen could be Savan, or an earlier Arisen. Very ancient - before Savan
Sofiah died	She died in battle before she could complete her quest.	(any timeline)

The idea that Sofiah died in ancient times is seemingly contradicted by Gransys inhabitants who have folk memories of an old "witch" living in the forest. In conversations with The Fool, he says that there were at least two or three Arisens before the Newly Arisen.

Fate of defeated Arisen

It is also thought that Grigori, the Dragon, was once an Arisen. One who fought against the Seneschal, but failed to defeat him. Because of his defeat, he was transformed into a dragon and set forth to find a new Arisen. In the ending "Servitude" the Arisen receives this fate if they fail to defeat the Seneschal in combat; in Dark Arisen the Arisen Grette also has this fate.

Arisen who fail before facing the Seneschal are though to be transformed into lesser Dragonkin. Some Dragonkin appear to have retained memories of their former lives.

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 ==Overview==
-:''See also:'' [[Dragon's Dogma World and Lore]]
+{{also|Dragon's Dogma World and Lore}}
-The {{Nihongo|'''''[[Arisen]]'''''|覚者(アリズン)}} is the protagonist of ''{{Nihongo|'''''[[Dragon's Dogma]]'''''|ドラゴンズドグマ}}'', having obtained this title after losing their heart to a mighty Dragon... and surviving. In Japanese, The Arisen is called ’kakusha' (覚者). It literally means awakened one and is a Buddhist term to refer to a person who has attained Buddhist enlightenment or Satori.
+The [[Arisen]] is the protagonist of ''[[Dragon's Dogma]]'', having obtained this title after losing their heart to a mighty Dragon... and surviving.
 ==Description==
-When {{Nihongo|'''''[[The Dragon]]'''''|ドラゴン}} returns to the world it chooses a person of a certain worth, rips out that person's heart, and devours it. This person miraculously survives, thus becoming known as "Arisen". Those chosen by The Dragon embark on a journey to seek it out. The Arisen is said to be the only one that can slay The Dragon and with that, the Arisen will make choices that will shape the world.
+When [[The Dragon]] returns to the world it chooses a person of a certain worth, rips out that person's heart, and devours it. This person miraculously survives, thus becoming known as "Arisen". Those chosen by The Dragon embark on a journey to seek it out. The Arisen is said to be the only one that can slay The Dragon and with that, the Arisen will make choices that will shape the world.
 The Dragon and the Arisen are connected through the scar on his or her chest and through it can communicate with each other. An Arisen does not age and has immunity to sickness, but can die in battle. The vitality of the Arisen is linked to their heart being kept by The Dragon; so long as The Dragon lives, the Arisen cannot die, save for in battle. Subsequently, when the Dragon dies, all Arisen who have not reclaimed their heart will age the amount of time that their heart was kept. This means age or death will eventually catch up to them.
+Over the course of the game, the Arisen will become an unimaginable powerhouse - gaining superhuman abilities. They gain mastery over weapons and can kill armies of men and monsters. Their magical prowess can be just as high - gaining the ability to summon earthquakes, tornadoes, and meteors and to kill huge creatures with a single spell. Eventually resistant to all but the strongest magics and physical attacks, even the archmage Salomet is vanquished by them. Ultimately defeating a great Dragon, and bringing about the defeat of the world Dragon, once the Arisen's skills are developed few creature poses a threat to them, such as those found on the mysterious Bitterblack Isle.
-==Abilities==
-Every {{PAGENAME}} commands a legion of loyal companions known as [[Pawns]] that will always follow them without question on even the deadliest and most dangerous of journeys. When the Arisen first interacts with a [[Rift Stone]], they are granted their [[Main Pawn]], a stalwart companion that will fight alongside them without fear or question. An {{PAGENAME}} also has the ability to summon two other Pawns in addition to their Main Pawn.
+==Pawns==
+{{main|Pawns}}
-This arisen in particular, has nearly (if not) superhuman strength, speed, and appearant endurance. He, with the correct equipment, can also be resistant to, if not immune to variouse debilerations. His stamina is however, only somewhat average. He has wide mastery of all manner of weapons from daggers, to warhammers. He is also seemingly the most powerful magician in the game, overpowering the archmage Salmont, in possibly a few hits. He can also call down meteors, impale his enemys with jagged ice, cause spikes of earth or ice to hurt his foes, conjure spirits for offence and defense, and call up tornadoes. He also is implied to have a higher mental fortitude, as it is said that the heart and mind suffer when using magic, however, he only loses stamina when using spells. He can also use magic sheilds and swords to generate a magick cannon and sigil, a very dangerous combination. Magick arrows are also one of his many weapons, allowing him magic missiles of varying effects. His ultimate magical potential is seemingly unkown. He is obviously a very dangerous combantant, as he is capable of overpowering gran soren guards (that could very well number in many armies) with little ease, and while he still has problems taking down the dragon, daimon, and various other monsters, he is gennerally a ver dangerous combantant. While this may just be gameplay purposes, his main weakness is that the number of skills he can have at once is limited, and he can only take on vocation at a time. He is also hopeless is he gets swallowed by a hydra, though this too, may just be gameplay as well. All in all,the arisen is a nearly unbeatable force, a one-man-army that very well may be more powerful than the dragon itself.
+Every Arisen has at their command a loyal otherworldly being known as their [[Main Pawn]], and can enlist and journey with any other [[Pawns]] that they encounter.
-==Notes==
-*The Arisen can become a [[Vocations#Hybrid Vocations|Hybrid class]] unlike the pawns they command.
-*Ironically enough, the arisen, at level 200, should be the most powerful character in the game, butmagic wise, can only levitate for a limited time, has to spend a long time casting spells, cannot teleport, can only soummon spirits, or use the ability that Eylision uses to destroy his platform. It is very well possible he does not know those spells in paticular.
 ==Known Arisens==
+In [[Dragon's Dogma]] :
 *The Player
 *[[Savan]]
-*[[Sofiah]] the Witch, [[Selene]]'s Arisen.
+*[[Sofiah]]
 *[[The Dragonforged]]
 *[[Edmun Dragonsbane|Duke Edmun Dragonsbane]]
+In [[Dark Arisen]] :
 *[[Arthacos]]
 *[[Ashe]]
+*Daimon
 *[[Barroch]]
 *[[Grette]]
+*also [[Dead Arisen]]
-*[[Dragon's Dogma Quest|Asurei]]
-*[[Dragon's Dogma Quest|Lota]]
+In [[Dragon's Dogma Quest]] :
+*[[Asurei]]
+*[[Lota]]
 *[[Carroll]]
+==Notes==
+*The citizenry of Gran Soren tell of other Arisens, but many if not all were simply fakes.
+*In Japanese, The Arisen is called ’kakusha' (覚者). It literally means awakened one and is a Buddhist term to refer to a person who has attained Buddhist enlightenment or Satori.
+*The Arisen can become a [[Vocations#Hybrid Vocations|Hybrid class]] unlike the pawns they command.
 ==Speculated Arisen Timeline==
-<font color="red" size="2">This section contains pure speculation and spoilers and requires confirmation from an official source. </font>
+:<font color="red">This section contains speculation and spoilers.</font>
-<font color="red" size="2">This timeline is based on logical <u>ASSUMPTION</u> and the information provided in the game. The information provided below does not reflect the actual timeline of the game until further proof or verification.</font>
+This timeline is based on logical assumptions and the information provided in the game.
+{|class="DDTables" style="border:1px #333 solid; text-align:center;" border=1 cellpadding=3 align=right
+!class=txtbg1|Arisen
+!class=txtbg1|Time
+|-
+|Savan
+|Unknown ('countless ages' ago)
+|-
+|Dragonforged
+|~1000 years ago
+|-
+|Sofiah
+|Unknown
+|-
+|Duke
+|50 years ago
+|-
+|}
+[[The Dragonforged]] and the [[Duke]] were Arisen after [[Savan]]; the Dragonforged is of a much greater age than the Duke - evidenced by him turning to dust as the aging process was restarted on defeat of the Dragon. Their own testimonies place their Dragon attacks at 1000 and 50 years ago respectively.
+[[Sofiah]]'s position in the timeline is complex. Through the [[Bestowal of Spirit]] her pawn [[Selene]] has come to resemble her, but Selene is young and Sofiah old - it is not clear if this difference is due to Sofiah aging like a normal person after gain back her heart on defeat of her Dragon; alternatively it may be that Sofiah was an aged Arisen, who chose a young looking pawn who came to resemble her in her as she was in her youth (since pawns do no age). It may be that Sofiah simply died in battle during her quest.
-[[Savan]] was an Arisen before [[The Dragonforged]]. If The Dragonforged existed prior to Savan, The Dragonforged would have received his heart back when Savan killed [[The Dragon]].
+Several histories for Sofiah are possible:
-[[Sofiah]] is complex when it comes to the timeline of when she became an Arisen. Sofiah states (Source: [[Witch Hunt]] quest) that [[Selene]] resembles her because she gave a portion of her soul through the [[Bestowal of Spirit]]. Upon finishing the game, the [[Newly Arisen]] (The Player) gave a portion of your soul to your [[Main Pawn]] and your Main Pawn resembles you at the end of the game. This contradicts Sofiah looking elderly and Selene looking youthful. Thus, it can be speculated that Sofiah indeed gained back her heart.
+<center>
+{|class="DDTables" style="border:1px #333 solid; text-align:center;" border=1 cellpadding=3 align=right
+!class=txtbg1|Outcome
+!class=txtbg1|Notes
+!class=txtbg1|Time
+|-
+!''Sofiah defeated a Great Dragon''
+| She fought and defeated The Dragon, regaining her mortality. She then chose to live a peaceful life - the ending "[[Peace]]".
+|This is possible before or after Savan, but must be before the Dragonforged
+Over 1000 years ago
-When Sofiah received her heart, she then was able to grant a portion of her soul to Selene (In the quest: [[Witch Hunt]], the dialogue made it appear that she did so unknowingly). Sofiah was now able to age. Selene on the other hand, may have a human soul and be able to make decisions, but she is in between pawn and human (thus still doesn't age, not yet at least). How Sofiah got her heart back falls into 3 theories.
+|-
+!''Sofiah was released from the Dragon's bondage when another Arisen defeated the Great Dragon''
+| Another Arisen in her time fought and defeated The Dragon -as a result Sofiah would get her heart back and age normally as a human.
+|The successful Arisen could be Savan, or an earlier Arisen.
+Very ancient - before Savan
-*1. '''Sofiah was an Arisen after Savan''': She fought and defeated The Dragon. She then traveled to [[The Everfall]] and chose to go and live a peaceful life instead of moving on towards the [[Seneschal]].
+|-
-*2. '''Sofiah was an Arisen before Savan''': Another Arisen in her time fought and defeated The Dragon, then traveled to the Everfall to either face the Seneschal or choose to live peacefully. Sofiah would get her heart back after the defeat of The Dragon.
+! ''Sofiah died''
-*3. '''Sofiah was in the same time period as Savan''': She received her heart when Savan killed The Dragon.
+|She died in battle before she could complete her quest.
+|(any timeline)
+|}
+</center>
+The idea that Sofiah died in ancient times is seemingly contradicted by Gransys inhabitants who have folk memories of an old "witch" living in the forest. In conversations with [[The Fool]], he says that there were at least two or three Arisens before the Newly Arisen.
+===Fate of defeated Arisen===
-The Dragonforged was an Arisen before the [[Duke]] because he physically turned to dust/ashes when the Newly Arisen slew The Dragon. The Duke turned into his actual age. In conversations with him and [[The Fool]], they also reveal that there were at least two or three Arisens before the Newly Arisen. The Dragonforged reacts to the name "Edmun" as the name of an Arisen that came to him before the Newly Arisen, further showing that the Dragonforged has been here for a very long time.
+It is also thought that [[Grigori]], the Dragon, was once an Arisen. One who fought against the Seneschal, but failed to defeat him. Because of his defeat, he was transformed into a dragon and set forth to find a new Arisen. In the ending "[[Servitude]]" the Arisen receives this fate if they fail to defeat the Seneschal in combat; in {{title|[[Dark Arisen]]}} the Arisen [[Grette]] also has this fate.
+Arisen who fail before facing the Seneschal are though to be transformed into lesser [[Dragonkin]]. Some Dragonkin appear to have retained memories of their former lives.
-It is also speculated that Grigori, the Dragon, was once and Arisen. One whom fought the Seneschal, but failed to defeat him. Because of his defeat, we was transformed into a dragon and set forth to find a new Arisen. This theory is supported by the temporary ending the player receives if they fail to defeat the Seneschal in combat. The exact events that caused Grigori to become a dragon can only be guessed at, Since another dragon would've been necessary to test his skill and worthiness. If he is a former Arisen, however, we know he would have to have come after Savan, but before any other existing Arisen.
+[[es:Arisen_(especie)]]
-<u>SPECULATION</u> the timeline of known Arisens is:
+==Gallery==
-Sofiah* - Savan - Grigori* - The Dragonforged – Edmun Dragonsbane – YOU [[Newly Arisen]]
+<gallery>
+Arisen_Male_(Protagonist).jpg|Default Male
-'''Depends on theory'''*
-[[es:Arisen_(especie)]]
+Arisen_Female_(Protagonist).jpg|Default Female
-==External link==
+</gallery>
-{{Hero|Arisen}}
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