Cauthrien

Ser Cauthrien is a knight and Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir's most trusted lieutenant in Dragon Age: Origins.

Background
As a youth Cauthrien helped Loghain in a fight against bandits, not realising who he was. Loghain was so impressed with her actions that he took her into his service.

Involvement
{{DAOSpoiler| Cauthrien is seen early in the game following the lighting of the beacon at Ostagar. Loghain tells her to order a retreat. Cauthrien tries to protest since she worries for King Cailan's life, however she reluctantly gives in after he threateningly grabs her arm.

Later, during Rescue the Queen in Denerim, Cauthrien will confront the party when attempting to leave Arl of Denerim's Estate. The Warden can either surrender or fight her (see Ser Cauthrien (Strategy) for detailed suggestions on how to defeat her). Winning the battle is rewarder with The Summer Sword, while losing or surrendering leads to Captured!.

If Cauthrien survives the encounter, she will be met again at the Landsmeet, where she wishes to stop you from interfering with Loghain and it is possible to fight her for a second time. However, the Warden can also persuade her to stand down.

{{Bug|It is possible to get two of The Summer Sword if you manage to defeat and loot Cauthrien before being taken prisoner by the remaining guards in Arl of Denerim's Estate—she will reappear before the Landsmeet. Of course, she could have been knocked out, gone home, and gotten her spare Summer Sword while you were in prison! }}

Trivia

 * Courtesy of the Survival skill, Ser Cauthrien is listed as an Elite Boss in the first encounter during the Rescue the Queen quest. If she isn't slain while trying to arrest the Warden, she will attempt to stop the party from entering the Landsmeet, but this time she will be listed as a Boss.


 * At the Battle of Ostagar, when Loghain orders her to sound the retreat, she is seen with both a two-handed greatsword and a shield on her back.

Bugs
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 * If you kill Ser Cauthrien, recruit the Secret Companion, and sacrifice yourself to kill the Archdemon, she still shows up to your funeral.