Klaus nodded. "You assume correctly. They're terrible creatures," he said, holding his hands out over the fire and attempted to coax warmth back into his extremities.

"Their DNA -" He paused and reconsidered his wording. "Their genetic make-up - no -" He muttered something, rubbing his temple, his brow furrowed as he sought something more universally understood. "Er... their blood is set about with curses, to the very basic building-blocks of their being."

It was about as accurate as he could get without having to explain the basics of biological chemistry to someone from a society that would have no idea what he was talking about.

"I would assume from your explanation, you have more than a passing familiarity with these Darkspawn? Perhaps you are even among these Wardens you mentioned before?"