Lusacan

“Lusacan, the Dragon of Night, calls to you. He lives where it is darkest and waits for the day he will rise. Drink of his blood and know the power in darkness: either fear the Night or wield it.^[1]”

Lusacan, the Dragon of Night, is one of the Archdemons, ancient draconic beings said by the Chantry to be imprisoned underground by the Maker for usurping His worshipers.

At some point in 9:52 Dragon, Lusacan was awoken and freed by his Evanuris master, Elgar'nan, which, alongside the awakening of Razikale, led to the outbreak of the Sixth Blight.

Background

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Lusacan was worshipped by Tevinter as one of the Old Gods, but is in actuality merely a high dragon enthralled by the Evanuris, specifically serving as the dragon thrall of Elgar'nan. Lusacan's connection with Elgar'nan provided the latter with invulnerability and perfect immortality, so long as Lusacan lives.

“Lusacan" is the name by which Elgar'nan refers to his dragon thrall,^[4] but this name can also refer to Elgar'nan himself.^[5]

Like the other archdemons, Lusacan is a draconic figure with immense power. The dragon Lusacan is described by Solas as huge and an epitome of dragonkind bent to Elgar'nan's will.^[6]

As the Tevinter Dragon of Night, Lusacan was worshiped in the Tevinter Imperium of old. The ancient Tevinters associated Lusacan with the constellation Tenebrium, called "Shadow" in the common parlance. However, as Tenebrium is traditionally depicted as an owl rather than a dragon, some scholars have speculated that Tenebrium originally represented the elven god Falon'Din.^[7] Lusacan endorsed the ancient Tevinter Magisters' attempt to reach the Golden City and spoke to the High Priest of Lusacan, who used the alias "The Watchman of Night," and told them to join in the endeavor.^[8]

Following the defeat of Urthemiel in the Fifth Blight, Lusacan or Razikale appeared to be the next Old God in line to be transformed into an Archdemon, commencing the Sixth Blight.

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Ultimately, the Sixth Blight would occur in 9:52 Dragon and would be the only Blight to feature two Old Gods - both Lusacan and Razikale.

Long after worship of the old gods was outlawed in Tevinter, Lusacan continued to be worshiped by secretive cults such as the Venatori. After the defeat of Corypheus, the Venatori turned themselves fully to the worship of Lusacan (along with Razikale), believing that Lusacan was still whispering into people's minds from his underground prison^[9] and that Lusacan would return to rule Thedas with benevolence.^[3]

Involvement

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Following the defeat of Razikale, Elgar'nan releases Lusacan at Arlathan Crater in a sacrificial ceremony attended by the Venatori. However, the captured Dalish clan Elgar'nan intended to feed to his dragon were freed by the Veilguard, so several Venatori were devoured by the dragon instead. Later, Lusacan is killed in Minrathous by Solas with the help of the Veilguard. Luscan's death renders Elgar'nan mortal, leading to Elgar'nan's defeat at the hands of Rook and the Veilguard. Elgar'nan's demise created a vortex that swallowed Lusacan's corpse and some of the blight.

Worship

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Despite the rise of the Chantry, worship of Lusacan has continued, even into the modern Dragon Age. Another notable recent group was a cult known as The Last Moon which abducted and ritualistically murdered multiple individuals during the Grand Tourney of the Free Marches in the early Dragon Age, before attempting to destroy the tourney grounds during the finale of the grand melee.^[10]