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

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 Flats (after the lake has been drained)

The Rusted Horn

Three Trout Pond

Village of Crestwood

Additional places

Flooded Caves

Inquisition camps

North Gate Camp

Three Trout Farm Camp

Characters

Caer Bronach Merchant

Charter

Gauld

Mayor Gregory Dedrick

Jana

Judith

Sister Vaughn

Village of Crestwood Merchant

Old Crestwood Wraith

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

Poisonous spider

Snowball (a unique giant spider)

Wolf

Black wolf

Wyvern

Northern Hunter

Enemies

Highwaymen

• Highwayman Chief (Warrior - Two-Handed Weapon)
• Highwayman Archer (Rogue)
• Highwayman Foot Soldier (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
• Highwayman Guardsman (Warrior - Weapon and Tower Shield)
• Highwayman Prowler (Rogue - Double Daggers)
• Highwayman Lieutenants (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)

Red Templars

• Red Templar (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)
• Red Templar Guard (Warrior - Sword and Tower Shield)
• Red Templar Horror
• Red Templar Knight
• Red Templar Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
• Red Templar Shadow (Rogue - Double Daggers)

Venatori

• Venatori Mage
• Venatori Gladiator (Warrior - Mace and Tower Shield)
• Venatori Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
• Venatori Zealot (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)

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 numbering

Freed Are Slaves (piece #1) - found in the Flooded Caves, in an adjacent chamber to the rift (bash the destructible head down the ladder).

Freed Are Slaves (piece #2) - found in the Flooded Caves, on a stone table next to the dwarven statue located in the chamber across from the rift.

Freed Are Slaves (piece #3) - found in the Flooded Caves, on a wooden table situated near the cave's exit leading back to East Side Hills region of Crestwood.

Freed Are Slaves (piece #4) - found in Caer Bronach, head through the door to the right of the requisition table (the room can only be accessed after the keep has been captured).

Freed Are Slaves (piece #5) - found in the Hidden Cave off of Old Market Road located just south of the Village of Crestwood.

Skyhold Customizations

Ferelden Banner Crown - inside the Fisherman's Hut located due south of the astrarium found 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

• Situated atop a stone foundation, just outside of a damaged house, located furthest west along the lake-shore of Old Crestwood.

• On the shoreline next to a destroyed home located west of Caer Bronach, near the Caer Bronach rift, and directly south of the Fisherman's Hut landmark.

• Near the northernmost wall of the chamber situated across the hall from the rift in the lowest level of the Flooded Caves.

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 southernmost cave located in the Black Fens region (southeast of the Northern Hunter's ruins).

• 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) – found in the locked home located in Crestwood Village; requires closing the rift in the Flooded Caves; see side quest Still Waters.

Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk

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, located 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 – found in the locked home located in Crestwood Village; requires closing the rift in the Flooded Caves; see side quest Still Waters.

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 of Caer Bronach; 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 Highwayman 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 the Three Trout Farm Inquisition Camp.

Codex entries

Codex entry: The Anderfels

Codex entry: Caer Bronach

Codex entry: Constellation: Kios

Codex entry: Constellation: Silentir

Codex entry: Constellation: Tenebrium

Codex entry: Crestwood

Codex entry: Crumpled Letter

Codex entry: The First Blight: Chapter 1

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: A Magister's Needs

Codex entry: Paragons Known and Lesser Known

Codex entry: Plants vs. Corpses

Codex entry: Regarding the Calling

Codex entry: Warden-Commander Clarel

Note texts

Banner of the Blind Men

Battered Journal

A Crumpled Note (the monster)

The Lost Outpost Plaque

Mildewed Diary

The Rusted Horn's Menu

Scrap of Paper

Sealed Orders

A Soggy Note Pinned to the Dock

Tattered Journal

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