Crestwood

For the village located in this region, see Village of Crestwood.

For the keep located in this region, see Caer Bronach.

Crestwood is a grasslands region located north of Lake Calenhad in Ferelden.

Background Edit

Crestwood's namesake, taken from Ser Venar Crestwood, was awarded to the region by King Brandel after Ser Venar, the first captain of Caer Bronach, guarded the keep against Orlesian forces during the Second Orlesian Invasion of Ferelden in 8:26 Blessed.^[1]

Three Trout Pond hides a sinkhole hundreds of yards deep. Darkspawn emerged from this and other caves to attack Crestwood during the Blight. The flood that wiped out Old Crestwood drowned the blighted ones, and the excess water created the pond we see today.^[2]

The village was hit hard by the darkspawn during the Fifth Blight. Many refugees tried to find shelter in Crestwood, however some of them were carrying the blight disease and were infecting others. The diseased were moved to the caves beneath the town. On the 8th of Bloomingtide 9:30 the invading darkspawn finally arrived and surrounded most of the valley the village is in. Mayor Gregory Dedrick decided to open the dam and flood the village, killing the darkspawn, and any remaining villagers inside, to save the lives of everyone else.

—Excerpt from the quest journal

Involvement Edit

Places Edit

Regions Edit

• The Black Fens
• Caer Bronach
• Dead Man's Pass
• East Side Hills
• The Flats (only revealed when the lake is drained)
• Forester Homestead
• Glenmorgan Mine
• Hilltop Farm
• Linden Farm
• New Crestwood Docks
• North Gate
• Old Crestwood
• Old Market Road
• Old Whitter's Farm
• Rocky Slope
• South Road
• The Rusted Horn
• Three Trout Pond
• Village of Crestwood

Additional places Edit

• Flooded Caves

Inquisition camps Edit

• North Gate Camp
• Three Trout Farm Camp

Characters Edit

• Charter
• Gauld
• Mayor Gregory Dedrick
• Jana
• Judith
• Old Crestwood Wraith
• Sister Vaughn
• Caer Bronach Merchant
• Village of Crestwood Merchant

Quests Edit

Burdens of Command
Capturing Caer Bronach
Here Lies the Abyss
High Stakes
Holding Crestwood
Homecoming
Still Waters
The Naturalist
Weeding Out Bandits
Wyrm Hole

Rifts Edit

Rift at Caer Bronach
Rifts at Three Trout Farm
Rift near the North Gate

Requisitions Edit

Caravan Requisition in Crestwood
Iron Survey in Crestwood
Longbow Requisition in Crestwood
Obsidian Survey in Crestwood
Truth Requisition in Crestwood

War table operations Edit

Crestwood Resources
Escape Routes for Agents in Crestwood
Find Crestwood's Mayor
Find the Warden
Gather Herbs
Rescue the Spy
To Serve Any Master

Creatures Edit

• Druffalo
• Fennec
• Nug
• Ram

Enemies Edit

• Highwaymen
• Red templars
• Venatori
• Northern Hunter
• Deepstalker
• Spider
  • Poison spider
• Wolf
  • Black wolf
• Wyvern
• Corpse
• Demon
  • Shade
  • Wraith

Collections Edit

Astrariums Edit

Astrariums in Crestwood

Bottles on the Wall Edit

Antivan Sip-Sip - in a cave northeast of Three Trout Farm Camp, at Glenmorgan Mine, search near The Guide of Falon'Din landmark.
Hirol's Lava Burst - in Old Crestwood, head west-northwest from the astrarium, search inside the house with a closed door.
Vintage: Warden Daedalam - search inside the destroyed house northwest of Caer Bronach.
Vintage: Warden Gibbins - in Old Crestwood, search the damaged house on the shore of the lake.

Dragon Hunter Edit

Northern Hunter

Landmarks Edit

Landmarks in Crestwood

Mosaics Edit

Freed Are Slaves 5/12 pieces:

• Three pieces in the Flooded Caves:
  • in the north middle room of the lowest level, next to the rift room behind a destructible wall and down a ladder.
  • on a table in the room across from the rift.
  • on a table, at the top of the ladders that lead to the cave's exit.
• One piece: south of Crestwood Village in the Hidden Cave, off Old Market Road.
• One piece: in Caer Bronach, through the door to the right of the requisition table. (the room cannot be accessed until Caer Bronach has been captured)

Skyhold Customizations Edit

Resources Edit

Herbs Edit

Leather Edit

Metal Edit

Notable items Edit

Elven artifacts Edit

• In a damaged house on the shores of the lake in Old Crestwood.
• On the shore line west of Caer Bronach near the Caer Bronach rift, directly south of the Fisherman's Hut landmark.
• In the Flooded Caves, found in the room across the hall from the rift on the lowest level.

Logging stands Edit

• Near the Memory of the Drowned landmark, in front of the wall with a painting, located on the northeast side of the Village of Crestwood close to Sister Vaughn (from the fast travel marker head up the stairs and follow the path to the ruined structures).

Quarries Edit

• In the Black Fens right next to Lawspeakers's Assembly landmark.

Red Jenny's Caches Edit

• In the veilfire cave southeast of the Ferelden Wyvern Statues landmark (next to the Northern Hunter high dragon, just past the rift).
• In the cave located in Dead Man's Pass, opposite the Astrarium cave.

Veilfire glyphs Edit

• Lightning Rune SchematicLightning Rune Schematic

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  Rune Schematic
  Adds electricity damage to each weapon strike.
  - in the southernmost cave on the map; located southeast of the Northern Hunter's ruins.

Loot Edit

• Amulet of PowerAmulet of Power

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  Rare Amulet
  This amulet grants an ability point to whoever equips it. After it's used, the amulet shatters.
  
  Gain an ability point when equipped
  Single Use (Inquisitor only) – in the locked home; requires closing the rift in the Flooded Caves; see side quest Still Waters.
• Axe of Green EdgesAxe of Green Edges

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  Unique Axe
  One of the last Emerald Knights alive after the exalted march destroyed the elven Dales, Nomaris famously lodged his axe in the tree he had planted in the Emerald Graves, saying, "Let it remain here until my people are free, to mark my soul, which shall never rest."
  Then he threw himself into a river, his body never found or interred. An Orlesian adventurer poisoned the tree to take the weapon... after fleeing Dalish hunters seeking vengeance for the sacrilege.
  Requires: Level 10
  
  Damage: 111-116
  +8% Critical Chance
  +7% Critical Damage Bonus
  On hit: 5% chance to apply poison - looted in the Flooded Caves; see side quest Still Waters.
• Blade of TidarionBlade of Tidarion

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  Unique Staff
  Archon Tidarion was of indisputably low birth. He learned swordplay and tactics at his Legate father's knee before his magical talent drew attention and Archon Almadrius took him as an apprentice. When Tidarion inherited the throne, the Magisters declared him unfit to rule: a soldier's son, with no Dreamer blood to speak of. In the civil war that followed, Tidarion took to the field with a blade like a commoner and casting spells as only an Archon could. He carved and burned a brutal path across Tevinter before he died on the battlefield, sword in hand.
  Requires: Level 10
  
  Damage: 43-44 AoE
  Electricity
  
  21% attack
  +10% Melee Defense - see Astrariums in Crestwood
  Note: Trespasser required.
• Call of the DarkCall of the Dark

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  Unique Maul
  "Lusacan, the Dragon of Night, calls to you. He lives where it is darkest and waits for the day he will rise. Drink of his blood and know the power in darkness: either fear the Night or wield it."
  Requires: Level 17
  
  Damage: 259-271
  +32 Damage vs. Living
  +24 Strength
  Berserk: +20% damage bonus, +200% damage from all sources - randomly available at the Village of Crestwood Merchant for
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  Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
• Fade-KnockerFade-Knocker

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  Unique Staff
  A staff handcrafted for battle. As Enchanter Islau once said: "Magic exists to serve man, and some are best served with a knock upside the head."
  Requires: Level 9
  
  Damage: 40-41 Electricity
  +25% Critical Chance
  +4 Willpower
  2% chance to cast Veilstrike on a hit - looted from the large wyvern in Glenmorgan Mine; see side quest Wyrm Hole.
• Healing Mist Grenade RecipeHealing Mist Grenade Recipe

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  Recipe
  Allies in the area of effect are instantly healed by a moderate amount.
  - looted from Snowball, the unique giant spider, found in the cave underneath Caer Bronach.
• In Death, SacrificeIn Death, Sacrifice

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  Unique Medium Armor
  Blight is beaten, and we of the Hammer of Anderfels commit to this memory: that never will their tales be lost, for without them, the world was doomed.
  Requires: Level 11
  
  Armor: 156-159
  +15 Maximum Health
  +25% Melee Defense
  +3% Stagger on Hit
  On dying: 5% chance to heal for half health
  (or)
  +20 Maximum Health
  +6% Melee Defense
  +3% Stagger on Hit
  On dying: 5% chance to heal for half health
  with Trespasser - looted from the Northern Hunter high dragon.
• Inquisitor Hat SchematicInquisitor Hat Schematic

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  Helmet Schematic
  
  Armor: 15–18–20–22
  Armor: 3 Cloth
  Utility: 7 Cloth - looted from the Northern Hunter high dragon.
• Malika's GuardMalika's Guard

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  Unique Amulet
  This crude yet distinctive amulet can be traced back to Regsith, a Dwarven warrior dating from the time of the original Darkspawn incursions against the Dwarven Empire.
  
  +30% Front Defense
  +20% Attack
  +10 dexterity
  -50% Flanking Damage Bonus - looted from within the locked house in the Village of Crestwood after sealing the rift in the Flooded Caves.
  Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk and installation of Patch 10.
• Master Demon-Slaying Rune SchematicMaster Demon-Slaying Rune Schematic

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  Rune schematic
  Inflicts bonus damage against demons and undead on each weapon strike.
  - available for purchase from the Caer Bronach Merchant for
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• Sad SplintersSad Splinters

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  Other
  The despondent remains of a once-proud keep door.
  - looted from the destroyed gate remains; see side quest Capturing Caer Bronach.
• SilkdartSilkdart

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  Unique Dagger
  A knife that can be hidden in a sleeve, drawn in an instant and employed when an enemy's back is turned. Similar blades are favored by assassins and bards all over Thedas, which once prompted a duchess to banish arm coverings from her presence.
  Requires: Level 8
  
  Damage: 72-75
  +3% Attack
  +2% Flanking Damage Bonus
  +2 Willpower
  +25% faster movement speed when in stealth - available for purchase from the Caer Bronach Merchant for
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• Superb Belt of Fire ResistanceSuperb Belt of Fire Resistance

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  Unique Belt
  
  +30% Fire Resistance - see Astrariums in Crestwood
• Superb Ring of Life-DrainSuperb Ring of Life-Drain

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  Unique Ring
  
  +10% Heal on kill - looted from the Northern Hunter high dragon.
• The Dueling BladeThe Dueling Blade

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  Unique Sword
  Many suspected Lord Kyril had his sword enchanted for his famous duel with the Verdant Knight—and that the knight (whose identity was never proven) said nothing. Kyril's victory led to cries of foul play, an assault on Tantervale in the Free Marches, and the disappearance of both Kyril and his blade, by assassins or because he fled to Ferelden and changed his identity.
  Requires: Level 11
  
  Damage: 118-123
  +13% Armor Penetration
  +14% Critical Damage Bonus
  +10% focus gain - randomly available at the Village of Crestwood Merchant for
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  Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
• The Last StandThe Last Stand

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  Unique Maul
  This maul reportedly made the difference in Hossberg's survival of a darkspawn siege in the Third Blight. To this day, paintings in the Anderfels depict Lord Ansel atop the city's black tower, lofting the maul defiantly.
  However, while Hossberg did force the horde into retreat, Grey Wardens entering the city found only chaos and no Ansel.
  Requires: Level 8
  
  Damage: 151-158
  +3% Ranged Defense
  +8 Strength
  On Hit: Gain 2 Guard - looted from the Highwaymen Chief in Caer Bronach; see side quest Capturing Caer Bronach.
• ThunderstrikeThunderstrike

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  Unique Mace
  Inscribed on the hilt: "For thy heart, which has wronged me." This weapon of vengeance is strongest against an enemy beyond its wielder's power—according to the Alamarri legends that give it to the Avvar chieftain, Morrighan'nan.
  Requires: Level 20
  
  Damage: 148-153
  +35% Armor Penetration
  +7 Strength
  10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 50% weapon power - randomly available at the Caer Bronach Merchant for
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  Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
• Wedge of DestinyWedge of Destiny

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  Unique Shield
  A good and colorful item for those who have hearty constitutions, this shield formed when a dragon shed her scales and fragments wafted on the soft and flavorful breeze into a dairy farm. Wielding it, Ser Jacques de Monterey was unstoppable until he fought par méchant, or dishonorably. His wistful last words as he lay full of holes: It was he who had failed, not the shield.
  Requires: Level 6
  
  Armor: 14
  +6% Bleed on Being Hit
  +30% Front Defense
  Heal +15% of damage taken over 10 seconds - on a table atop a hill just west of Three Trout Farm Inquisition Camp.

Codex entries Edit

Codex entry: A Magister's Needs
Codex entry: Caer Bronach
Codex entry: Crestwood
Codex entry: Crumpled Letter
Codex entry: Grey Whiskey/Ritewine/Conscription Ale
Codex entry: Hard in Hightown: Chapter Three
Codex entry: Hard in Hightown: Chapter Four
Codex entry: Letter Of Confession
Codex entry: Paragons Known and Lesser Known
Codex entry: Plants vs. Corpses
Codex entry: Regarding the Calling
Codex entry: The Anderfels
Codex entry: The First Blight: Chapter 1

Note texts Edit

Battered Journal
Mildewed Diary
Scrap of Paper
Sealed Orders
The Lost Outpost Plaque
The Rusted Horn's Menu

Bugs Edit

• Venatori / Red Templars may not spawn at their camp in Glenmorgan Mine upon arriving there for the first time; however, the Inquisitor will still say: "Look, Venatori / Red Templars!"

Gallery Edit

References Edit

1. ↑ From Notable Fortresses, Castles, Towers, and Other Edifices of Interest in Fereldan, by Henry Lannon; excerpt from Codex entry: Caer Bronach
2. ↑ From the memoirs of Sister Vaughn of Crestwood; excerpt from Codex entry: Caer Bronach