Lothering

Lothering is a village north of Ostagar, located on The West Road. Historically, Lothering was 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 outside of Orzammar. It 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.
 * Sten a possible companion.
 * Merchant
 * Chanter Devons
 * Templar
 * Barlin (Quest giver)
 * Blackstone Irregulars Representative
 * Chasind (Yielding Codex: The Chasind)
 * Loghain's Soldiers
 * Danal (bartender at Dane's Refuge)
 * Bodahn Feddic and his son, Sandal
 * Little Boy (suspected child of Goodwife Sarha)
 * Robbed Family (a Family Elves: Robbed Man, Robbed Woman and Robbed Child)
 * Doomsayer
 * Revered Mother

Blackstone Irregulars
, must be started prior to the destruction of Lothering.

Enemies

 * A den of 6 Giant Spiders along the eastern border near the water in the open area north of the village. Each spider yields a Toxin Extract when killed.
 * A group of 8 Refugees attacks you once you approach them, just outside the Northern gate of Lothering, to the West of the windmill.
 * Three groups of bandits for the Bandits, Bandits, Everywhere quest

Items
Notable items. See Barlin and Merchant (Lothering) for merchants' item lists.

, in a locked cabinet.

, on body of dead Blood Mage. , may be stolen from the unscrupulous merchant near the Chantry. , quest item, found on dead Templar's body. , quest item, found on dead Templar's body. , quest reward. , found on body of bandit leader. , quest item, found on body of his mother.

Notable gifts for companions
, locked in the Lothering Chantry. , at Lothering. , in the far north of Lothering where the party encounters darkspawn attacking Bodahn Feddic. , sold by Barlin at Dane's Refuge. , sold by Barlin at Dane's Refuge.

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.
 * A Elven Mage Warden can tell Eadric that they are from Lothering.