- 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[]
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 Three Trout Pond.[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
Beneath the ground and almost directly under Old Crestwood lies a network of flooded ruins, the remnants of a Deep Roads intersection which formerly linked the thaigs of Aeducan and Gundarr. At the intersection is a great hall which was built on the Royal Order of King Kelgak and dedicated to the Paragon Hekkat to celebrate the linking of the two thaigs. The hall has long since been abandoned and now lies flooded by the same disaster which claimed Old Crestwood.
Involvement[]
Places[]
Regions[]
- 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[]
Inquisition camps[]
Characters[]
- Alistair (conditional)
- Bombast[3] (conditional)
- Charter
- Fat Masters[3] (conditional)
- Gauld
- Mayor Gregory Dedrick
- Jana
- Jean-Marc Stroud (conditional)
- Judith
- Lady Sear[3] (conditional)
- Loghain Mac Tir (conditional)
- Sister Vaughn
- Old Crestwood Wraith[4]
Merchants[]
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[]
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[]
Hostile creatures[]
- Deepstalker
- Poison spider
- Snowball (a unique giant 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)
- Highwayman Lieutenants (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
- Highwayman Chief (Warrior - Two-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
- Undead
Collections[]
Astrariums[]
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[]
Landmarks[]
Mosaics[]
- 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[]
Leather[]
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 CrestwoodNote: 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.
- 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: Alistair (conditional)
- 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: Loghain Mac Tir (conditional)
- 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: Ser Stroud (conditional)
- Codex entry: Warden-Commander Clarel
Note texts[]
- Banner of the Blind Men
- Battered Journal
- A Charred Note
- A Crumpled Note (the monster)
- The Lost Outpost Plaque
- Message Board
- Mildewed Diary
- The Rusted Horn's Menu
- Scrap of Paper
- Sealed Orders
- A Small Note
- A Soggy Note Pinned to the Dock
- Tattered Journal
Trivia[]
- In Inquisition, on the Ferelden side of the war table map, it shows that Crestwood is situated on the southeast shore of Lake Calenhad near Lothering.
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[]
References[]
- ↑ From Notable Fortresses, Castles, Towers, and Other Edifices of Interest in Fereldan, by Henry Lannon; excerpt from Codex entry: Caer Bronach
- ↑ From the memoirs of Sister Vaughn of Crestwood; excerpt from Codex entry: Crestwood
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 See Assassin Weapon and side quest Way of the Assassin.
- ↑ See side quest Burdens of Command.