King Pyral Harrowmont

"No one is born with rights to the throne. The sitting king may recommend a successor, but the Assembly ultimately decides who will rule."

House Harrowmont is one of the oldest noble houses, as old as Orzammar itself. As KIng Endrin Aeducan's most trusted advisor, Lord Pyral Harrowmont is well known for being an able administrator, and the author of many compromises in the ever-warring Assembly. Harrowmont is a traditionalist and truly believes that Orzammar will be stronger if it sticks to the old ways. Harrowmont was one of the two candidates for the throne of Orzammar, the other being Prince Bhelen Aeducan. In the end, the Assembly chose Harrowmont as King of Orzammar and during the coronation, Bhelen and some supporters tried to kill Harrowmont, but were defeated by the Warden, his companions, and Harrowmont's supporters. After the Fifth Blight, King Pyral Harrowmont ordered a new Circle of Magi be built in one of the abandoned thaigs in the Orzammar Deep Roads.

Ser Landry became an advisor to King Harrowmont on behalf of The Grey Wardens. Tensions rose bewteen Orzammar and the rest of Fereldan. The Orzammar Circle was pivotal in trying to bring peace bewteen the two, but soon many in the Circle began choosing sides. Fighting broke out in the Circle and the Circle was forced to be closed down because of heavy losses and catastrophic damage to the thaig. Months later after hearing news of Kardol's death, King Harrowmont orders the Legion to return to the Dead Trenches and continue to drive back the darkspawn. His policies angered some of the dwarves in Orzammar, but overall the dwarves followed Harrowmont's laws and regulations. Harrowmont led Orzammar in a new direction bringing great change to how the dwarves would view things.