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Thedas was wracked by Garden Warfare in this Dragon Age: Inquisition easter egg

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Eagle-eyed gamer FioraAeterna tweeted an easter egg in the Dragon Age: Inquisition codex that refers to Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap’s tower defense (and now shooter) series also published by EA.

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The lore text describes the Battle of Pauper’s Cap, in which the dead rose up against the home of the apostate Helianthus, who fended them off with her power to animate the plants of her vegetable garden. Helianthus and her “countless tiny sylvans” held off the undead assault on her homestead. The ensuing “garden warfare” has since become legend in Thedas, waiting to be uncovered by the inquisitor in their explorations.

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