Din'an Hanin

Cry for the past—it shall claim us all. For here rest our saviors newly slain. Others lie beyond our reach. So we remember. Let the true name burn away and enter Din'an Hanin, the place where glory ends.

—From Codex entry: The Emerald Knights

Din'an Hanin is a large elven ruin found in the southeastern region of Orlais. It is the final resting place of the Emerald Knights—a tomb located in the Dales, nestled in the Emerald Graves.

Background[]

In the days of elven Halamshiral, wolf companions walked alongside Emerald Knights, never leaving the side of their chosen knight. Wolf and elf would fight together, eat together, and when the knights slept, wolves would guard them.^[1] Since the end of the Exalted March of the Dales and the fall of elven Halamshiral, Din'an Hanin has remained abandoned and largely forgotten.

Involvement[]

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Taven, First to Keeper Hawen, has left his clan in the Exalted Plains to recover elven history from the ruins of Din'an Hanin. The Inquisitor can gain access to Din'an Hanin by completing the Investigate Elven Ruins war table scouting operation in Skyhold. However, after Inquisition soldiers make contact with Taven's party, the Venatori kill both the elves and the Inquisition's forces to occupy the tomb. The Inquisitor can investigate their presence in the tomb via the side quest The Knight's Tomb.

The secret inside the tomb turns out to be contemporary elven accounts of the incident at Red Crossing which triggered the start of the Exalted March against the Dales.

Note: Din'an Hanin can only be accessed after completing the main quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts.

Areas[]

Ruined Courtyard

Knight's Hall

Hallowed Tombs

Hallowed Tombs (Upper Hallway)
Upper Crypts
Lower Crypts

Tomb of the Emerald Knight (Elandrin's Chamber)

Quests[]

The Knights' Tomb

Enemies[]

Venatori

Venatori Mage
Venatori Spellbinder (Mage)
Venatori Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
Venatori Stalker (Rogue - Double Daggers)
Venatori Zealot (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)
Venatori Gladiator (Warrior - Mace and Tower Shield)

Red Templars

Red Templar Behemoth

Undead

Collections[]

Landmarks[]

Landmarks in the Graves - the Din'an Hanin landmark is claimed just outside the entrance of the tomb.

Mosaics[]

Invasion numbering

Invasion (piece #9) - just outside the main entrance to the tomb near the Din'an Hanin landmark.

Invasion (piece #10) - found in the Knight's Hall on a pew along the eastern wall.

Notable items[]

Elven artifacts[]

Found in the southernmost room in the Upper Crypts of the Hallowed Tombs (the room is located to the left of the map exit marker). A warrior can break the northernmost wall or a rogue can unlock the door located on the northwest side to access the room.

Loot[]

Estwatch Guard - looted from the revenant in the Tomb of the Emerald Knight.

Polished Shield Schematic - looted behind a locked door requiring the Deft Hands, Fine Tools perk (see bugs below).

Codex entries[]

Codex entry: Arlathan: Part One

Codex entry: Arlathan: Part Two

Codex entry: The Death of Elandrin

Codex entry: The Emerald Knights

Codex entry: Epitaphs for the Lost

Notes[]

There is a supply cache available on the lower westernmost area of the Knight's Hall.

Bugs[]

There are two chests located behind door that requires the Deft Hands, Fine Tools perk. The first is random common loot, the second, which is presumably the rare loot chest containing the Polished Shield Schematic, is bugged: although it pings on the sonar mini-map, the chest cannot be interacted with, rendering its treasure inaccessible.
The other chest may also be bugged in some playthroughs. Clicking upon it causes the interact prompt to disappear and nothing is gained.