Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen / Characters
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Characters: cast and story roles
Identify the principal Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen characters and their connections.
Edition covered
Dark Arisen expands the 2012 Dragon’s Dogma with Bitterblack Isle. Pictures are from the 2016 PC Dark Arisen publisher listing. This guide uses the first game’s nine-vocation system; Dragon’s Dogma 2 mechanics are excluded.
7 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Characters
Player protagonist
The Arisen
Survives the Dragon taking their heart and pursues the mystery.
Foreign knight
Mercedes Marten
Serves in Gransys and becomes involved in the court’s affairs.
Quick notes
- The Arisen and pawn have different roles. The player character and main pawn are created separately.
- Gransys has a court beyond the monster hunt. Mercedes and Duke Edmun connect the Arisen to military and political affairs.
- The Dragon drives the central question. Grigori begins the story by taking the protagonist’s heart.
- Dark Arisen adds its own guides. Olra and Barroch are key expansion contacts.
Gransys has a court beyond the monster hunt
| Connection | Context | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Arisen and main pawn | Created hero and enduring companion | The core of party development |
| Arisen and Grigori | Hunter and the Dragon | Drives the main story |
| Mercedes and Edmun’s court | Foreign knight and Gransys authority | Connects military service with politics |
| Olra and Barroch | Bitterblack Isle contacts | Support purification and expeditions |
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Publisher game manual | static.capcom.com |