Lothering



Lothering is a village north of Ostagar, located on The West Road. Historically, Lothering arose on a crossroads of the Imperial Highway, being a little more than a trading post serving the fortress of Ostagar to the south. In present times, however, it supplies goods to Redcliffe Village and the community of merchants and surface dwarves in the Frostback Mountain Pass. In time, the settlers became self-sufficient through mills and farmland. During the events of the Fifth Blight has recently become the home of many refugees escaping the darkspawn horde approaching from the Korcari Wilds. Either as a result of the current turmoil or religious duty, Lothering has a modest presence of the Chantry and their Templars.

Characters

 * Allison - quest giver
 * Elder Miriam - quest giver
 * Leliana - a possible companion Found in Dane's Refuge
 * Sten - a possible companion - If you free him by simply lockpicking the cage, he may refuse to come by saying "Unlocking the cage does not make me free".
 * Templar
 * Little Boy (suspected child of Goodwife Sarha)
 * Robbed Family (a family of elves: Robbed Man, Robbed Woman and Robbed Child)
 * Merchant
 * Chanter Devons
 * Doomsayer
 * Ser Maron
 * Refugees
 * Chasind
 * Helpful Refugee
 * Bodahn Feddic and his son, Sandal

Enemies
Entering the town
 * 4 Bandits with leader (refer to Bandits on the Road for additional information.)

Fields
 * Giant spider (Animal, Normal) - x6, each dropping a Toxin Extract
 * Bandit, Rogue,Mercenary Archer, Bandit Leader (refer to the Bandits, Bandits, Everywhere quest for more information.)
 * Wolf (Animal, Critter)
 * Black Bear (Animal, Normal)
 * Refugee (Human, Critter) x11 - no armor, poor quality weapons, skills limited to Precise Striking.

North exit
 * Genlock (Darkspawn, Normal)
 * Hurlock (Darkspawn, Normal)
 * Hurlock Alpha (Darkspawn, Elite)

Notable items
See Barlin and Merchant for merchants' item lists.

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Notable gifts for companions: , at Lothering. +10 to Oghren. , in the far north of Lothering where the party encounters darkspawn attacking Bodahn Feddic. +10 to Alistair. , sold by the unscrupulous merchant. + 10 to Wynne.

Containers
Near highway bandits
 * (Ferelden, Normal) - contains trap triggers
 * (Generic, Normal) - contains trap triggers

Southern refugee camp
 * (Generic, Critter)
 * (Generic, Critter)
 * (Barbarian, Critter)

South of creek
 * (special) - six flasks and
 * (Generic, Normal) - locked
 * (Generic, Normal)
 * (Barbarian, Normal)
 * (Generic, Critter)
 * (Barbarian, Normal) - outside Chantry

North of creek
 * (Ferelden, Normal)
 * (Ferelden, Normal) - locked
 * (Generic, Critter)
 * (Generic, Critter)
 * (Generic, Elite) - locked
 * (Ferelden, Critter) - locked

North bandit camp
 * (Barbarian, Normal) - locked
 * (Barbarian, Normal)

Highway north exit
 * (Ferelden, Normal)
 * (Generic, Critter)
 * (Special) - contains

Companion remarks
One of your companions (mainly Alistair and Morrigan) may make interesting remarks at certain spots in the town:


 * Entering Lothering proper
 * Near the Chanters' Board
 * At the statue of Andraste in the Chantry
 * Exiting Lothering proper into the fields

Banter
Party banter may be triggered at the following spots:


 * In the south refugee camp
 * On the bridge over the creek
 * Near the well in the north half of the town

Trivia

 * David Gaider named Lothering. He'd watched 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' the night before and used that as the basis of the name. For a time, the plot of Lothering was called 'Fear and Loathing in Ferelden.'
 * Lothering is the base of the band of Templars featured in the Penny Arcade Dragon Age comic.
 * An elven magi can tell Eadric that he or she is from Lothering.