Mountainside Caverns



These caverns continue on from the Ruined Temple and hold the end of the path for completing the quest The Urn of Sacred Ashes. The caverns are not as large as the Temple but hold some good items.

Places

 * Feeding Chambers - About midway through the caverns off to the right, a room with a load of goats and sheep in it, worth a visit as 3 Drakes will spawn allowing you to loot "drake scale" resulting in Wade at Denerim to craft you "Wades Drake Scale Armour"
 * Hatchery Room - A cavern with a lot of dragon eggs within located at the very top right room of the caverns, a tough fight with another couple of Drakes spawning letting you gain 2 more scales for Wade
 * Final cave - This is where Kolgrim is located, he will ask a favour from you to defile the sacred ashes, if you agree this will start a quest and you will not have to fight him. If you refuse his guards and he will turn hostile towards you and start attacking.

Note: Defiling the ashes is the only way to gain the Reaver class attribute.

Enemies

 * Cultist Mages
 * Cultist Archers
 * Cultist Overseer
 * Cultist Reavers
 * Cultist Assassins they launch surprise attacks from their stealthed positions.
 * Dragonlings
 * Drakes (Totalling 6, yielding 1 Drake Scale each.)
 * Kolgrim (Level 13 Boss) (Depending on your choice within the quest - see below for spoiler)

Containers



 * Chests
 * Pile of Dragon Filth Containing a gift.
 * Wooden Crates
 * Dragon Egg Containing the amulet Lifedrinker, when you take this you also receive Codex Entry 45: The Life Drinker.

Special Objects

 * Leghold Traps 40XP
 * Tripwire Traps

Involved In

 * Unlocking the Reaver specialization.
 * The Urn of Sacred Ashes

Note
If you side with Kolgrim and destroy the ashes Wynne and Leliana will turn against you. (see The Gauntlet for more info). If you choose to defeat him you gain Faith's Edge and Kolgrim's Horn.

Exits

 * Ruined Temple
 * Mountaintop