Hissing Wastes

The Hissing Wastes is a large stretch of desert in western Orlais.

Background
"The Hissing Wastes is a stretch of sandy desert north of the Western Approach, a lonely place where the wildlife is hungry and hostile. Among the hungriest and most hostile are the dragons that make their nests here. The rare person wandering into the wastes is either hunting prized beasts or hoping to uncover evidence of a long-vanished civilization in the dunes."

Involvement
During the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition, it is discovered that there is a sizeable Venatori presence in the desert. The Inquisitor can access the Wastes by completing a scouting mission at the war table in Skyhold.

It is then possible to explore the Hissing Wastes, gradually establishing Inquisition presence there and reducing that of the Venatori. The Inquisitor will discover the reason for Venatori presence in the desert and shed some light upon the civilization that existed there long ago.

Places

 * Ancient Road
 * Burial Grounds
 * The Canyon
 * The Colossus
 * The Cove
 * Golden Oasis
 * The Rippling Dunes
 * Rock Top Ridge
 * The Sand Crags
 * The Shallow Basin
 * Sunstop Mountains
 * Tomb of Fairel
 * Inquisition camps
 * The Canyon Camp
 * The Cove Camp
 * Logging Camp
 * Mountain Fortress Camp
 * Sunstop Mountain Camp
 * Statue Camp
 * Sand Crags Camp

Characters

 * Merchant (Hissing Wastes)

Enemies

 * Gurns
 * Lurkers
 * Poisonous spiders
 * Red Templars
 * Sandy Howler
 * Venatori
 * Wyvern

Resources

 * Amrita Vein
 * Elfroot
 * Dragonthorn
 * Deathroot
 * Ghoul's Beard
 * Vandal Aria
 * Witherstalk
 * Lazurite
 * Nevarrite
 * Serpentstone
 * Volcanic Aurum