Crestwood

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

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

Crestwood
Type	Grasslands
Terrain	Valley
Location	Western Ferelden
Inhabitants	Orlesians (formerly) Fereldans Crestwood Villagers Highwaymen Venatori Red templars
Enemies	Highwaymen Venatori Red templars Wolves Deepstalkers Spiders Wyverns Demons
Appearances	Dragon Age: Inquisition Dragon Age: Magekiller

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

Background

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.

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.

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

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This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Inquisition.

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Following their exodus from Haven, the Inquisition receives reports of the appearance of a Fade rift beneath Crestwood's lake. As a result, demons and the undead plague the area. The region is also troubled by a dragon that is ravaging its livestock and a group of highwaymen that have taken over Caer Bronach and prowl the surrounding roads. Crestwood is also the site at which Hawke's Grey Warden informant has taken refuge. The Inquisitor can gain access to Crestwood by completing the Find the Warden war table scouting operation in Skyhold.

Places

Regions

Map of Crestwood

Note: The 19 regions below make up the Regions in Regions in Crestwood collection. Discovering all of them grants 200 Influence.

• 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

• Flooded Caves

Inquisition camps

• North Gate Camp
• Three Trout Farm Camp

Characters

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

Quests

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

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

Requisitions

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

War table operations

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

• Druffalo
• Fennec
• Nug
• Ram

Hostile creatures

• Deepstalker
• Spider
  • Poisonous spider
• Wolf
  • Black wolf
• Wyvern
• Northern Hunter

Enemies

• Highwaymen
  • Highwayman Archer (Rogue)
  • Highwayman Foot Soldier (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
  • Highwayman Guardsman (Warrior - Weapon and Tower Shield)
  • Highwayman Prowler (Rogue - Double Daggers)
• Red Templars
  • Red Templar (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
  • Red Templar Guard (Warrior - Weapon and Tower Shield)
  • Red Templar Horror
  • Red Templar Knight
  • Red Templar Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
  • Red Templar Shadow (Rogue - Double Daggers)
• Venatori
  • Venatori Mage
  • Venatori Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
  • Venatori Zealot (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
  • Venatori Gladiator (Warrior - Weapon and Tower Shield)
• Demons
  • Corpse
  • Shade
  • Wraith

Collections

Astrariums

Astrariums in Crestwood

Bottles on the Wall

Antivan Sip-Sip - in a cave northeast of the Three Trout Farm Inquisition Camp, at Glenmorgan Mine, search near The Guide of Falon'Din landmark.
Hirol's Lava Burst - in Old Crestwood, head west by 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 lakeshore.

Dragon Hunter

Northern Hunter

Landmarks

Landmarks in Crestwood

Mosaics

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

Ferelden Banner Crown - in the Fisherman's Hut located south of the astrarium located in the East Side Hills / The Flats region.
Fereldan Throne - see judgment of Gregory Dedrick; related quest: Still Waters
Inquisition Banner - capture Caer Bronach (conditional: awarded after the Inquisitor captures their first keep)
Inquisition Banner Crown - capture all three keeps: Caer Bronach, Griffon Wing Keep, and Suledin Keep.

Resources

Herbs

Blood Lotus
Deep Mushroom
Elfroot
Embrium
Royal Elfroot
Spindleweed

Leather

Canine Leather
Deepstalker Hide
Druffalo Hide
Fennec Fur
Nugskin
Ram Leather
Wyvern Scales

Metal

Everite
Iron
Obsidian
Veridium
Paragon's Luster only found in the Flooded Caves
Stormheart only found in the Flooded Caves

Notable items

Elven artifacts

• 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

• 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

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

Red Jenny's Caches

• 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

• Lightning Rune Schematic - in the southernmost cave located in The Black Fens region (southeast of the Northern Hunter's ruins.

Loot

• Amulet of Power (Inquisitor only) – in the locked home; requires closing the rift in the Flooded Caves; see side quest Still Waters.
• Axe of Green Edges - looted in the Flooded Caves; see side quest Still Waters.
• Blade of Tidarion - see Astrariums in Crestwood
  Note: Trespasser required.
• Call of the Dark - randomly available at the Village of Crestwood Merchant for 16488 .
  Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
• Fade-Knocker - looted from the large wyvern in Glenmorgan Mine; see side quest Wyrm Hole.
• Healing Mist Grenade Recipe - looted from Snowball, the unique giant spider, found in the cave underneath Caer Bronach.
• In Death, Sacrifice - looted from the Northern Hunter high dragon.
• Inquisitor Hat Schematic - looted from the Northern Hunter high dragon.
• Malika's Guard - 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 Schematic - available for purchase from the Caer Bronach Merchant for 1844 .
• Sad Splinters - looted from the destroyed gate remains; see side quest Capturing Caer Bronach.
• Silkdart - available for purchase from the Caer Bronach Merchant for 472 .
• Superb Belt of Fire Resistance - see Astrariums in Crestwood
• Superb Ring of Life-Drain - looted from the Northern Hunter high dragon.
• The Dueling Blade - randomly available at the Village of Crestwood Merchant for 941 .
  Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
• The Last Stand - looted from the Highwaymen Chief in Caer Bronach; see side quest Capturing Caer Bronach.
• Thunderstrike - randomly available at the Caer Bronach Merchant for 8572 .
  Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
• Wedge of Destiny - on a table atop a hill just west of Three Trout Farm Inquisition Camp.

Codex entries

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

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

Bugs

• 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

The rift beneath the lake

Old Crestwood