Slaves were present in the ancient dwarven empire. When the Imperial Highway was under construction, Kirkwall was the center of the Tevinter slave trade as the site of the empire's largest quarry. The ruling Archon who ordered the abolition was quickly assassinated and slavery reintroduced.
Slavery in Tevinter was briefly abolished, an act that had the potential to cause untold damage to the Imperial economy.
His role in the conflict against the Imperium is detailed in the Canticle of Shartan. Shartan was dedicated to the emancipation of all elves from the bonds of slavery and agreed to fight alongside Andraste. ĭuring the first Exalted March against the Tevinter Imperium, a group of elven slaves freed themselves from slavery under the leadership of Shartan. In ancient times, during the height of this practice, slaves numbered in the millions.
Servani a constellation of a slave that is thousands of years old As the elven homeland was invaded and destroyed by the Imperium, the elves were quickly enslaved.
