The Architect (Dragon Age)

The Architect is a powerful Darkspawn and the main antagonist of Dragon Age: The Calling as well as returning in an antagonistic role in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, he does not appear in Dragon Age II but is mentioned in passing during the in-game dialogue.

The Architect is a unique Darkspawn in the sense it has a much more independent outlook on life - not relying on the Old Gods or other Darkspawn traits, being capable of acting polite and calm but in reality being a cold, manipulative and malevolent being willing to sacrifice its own allies in order to ensure its plans meet success.

The goal of the Architect was to bring peace between the Darkspawn and the other races of the world, however it had no sense of right or wrong when it came to the methods by which to obtain said "peace".

Believing that the Grey Wardens were the answer to the plight of both Darkspawn and the other races the Architect began a grand scheme to infect all races with the taint, despite the fact many would die in the process.