The Emerald Graves is a forested region of the Dales in Orlais. The area is an ancient elven burial ground but has been partly occupied by Orlesians in more recent times.
Background[]
Long ago, before the fall of the Dales, a tree was planted for every warrior who pledged themselves to the guardianship of the Dales; these warriors were the Emerald Knights of Halamshiral. When humans began encroaching on our borders, the Knights banded together to protect us from their incursion. But the humans were many, and their Chantry powerful, and they eventually conquered the Dales. The trees that once represented the Emerald Knights were now living symbols of their sacrifice—the "Emerald Graves".
—As told by Keeper Gisharel of the Ralaferin Clan[1]
Orlesian nobility referred to region as the Greatwood; however, when the Dales were still an independent nation the region was commonly labeled the Emerald March. It is said that each tree found in the Graves is a reminder of a life lost during the Exalted March against the Dales.[2]
The southern half of the region is relatively civilized, marked with road signs and Orlesian estates, though they have recently fallen into disrepair from the War of the Lions. Further into the region, the woods teem with wildlife and vast foliage. The area is home to many common beasts including wolves, brontos and nugs. In the northern-most region unique creatures such as giants and great bears roam freely, whilst the Greater Mistral reigns supreme.
Traveling through the Dales, one will see dozens of carven stone wolves. The Dalish call these the Knights’ Guardians. 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. The statues were erected in memory of their unbreakable bond.[3]
This forest in the Dales, once known as the Emerald March, is now the Emerald Graves. A tree grows here for every elven knight who died in the Dales, protecting the region from the humans during their Exalted March on the Dales.
—Excerpt from the quest journal
Involvement[]
The Emerald Graves are home to Orlesian refugees that have recently lost their homes due to the encroaching War of the Lions and raiding parties led by the Freemen of the Dales. The Freemen are composed of deserters from both Celene and Gaspard de Chalons's armies. They have taken to harassing the refugees in the area and forced them into hiding; they are also unwittingly colluding with Red Templars and Venatori in pushing the Elder One's agenda in the region, which includes searching the elven ruins at Din'an Hanin and capturing giants for use in mining red lyrium.
The refugees, led by Evariste "Fairbanks" Lemarque welcome the Inquisitor's aid in dealing with the Freemen, Red Templars and Venatori. The Inquisitor can gain access to the Graves by completing the Make Contact in the Emerald Graves war table scouting operation in Skyhold.
Places[]
Regions[]
- Andruil's Wall
- Argon's Lodge
- Briathos' Steps
- Direstone
- Elgar'nan's Bastion
- Firewater Garden
- Gracevine
- Great Bear Cove
- Harrow
- Hopwood
- The Lion's Pavilion
- Nettle Pass
- Peacewood
- Rush of Sighs
- Silver Falls
- Silverspray Perch
- Southfinger Tower
- Southfinger Watch
- Stonereach
- Stonewolf Green
- Twisted Tree Rise
- Veridium Mine
- Villa Maurel
- Watcher's Canyon
- Watcher's Pass
- Watcher's Reach
Additional places[]
Inquisition camps[]
Characters[]
- Ser Auguste
- Knight-Captain Carroll
- Clara
- Sister Costeau
- Commander Duhaime
- Evariste "Fairbanks" Lemarque
- Jepler the Unbound[4]
- Johnson[5]
- General Maliphant
- Taven
- Troilus Hertubise
Merchants[]
Quests[]
- A Bear to Cross
- A Corrupt General
- A Deluded Chevalier
- A Fallen Sister
- A Lover's Promise
- A Puppet Master
- A Vicious Thug
- Before the Dawn
- Chateau d'Onterre
- Devotion
- Fairbanks' Trust
- Fairbanks Patrol Under Attack (unmarked side quest)
- Holding the Emerald Graves
- Last Wishes
- Map of Elgar'nan's Bastion
- Map of Watcher's Pass
- Motherly Encouragement
- Noble Deeds, Noble Heart
- Not Everyone's Free
- Observing the Menace
- Parson's Battered Notebook (unmarked side quest)
- Safe Keeping
- The Freemen of the Dales
- The Knights' Tomb
- The Tiniest Cave
- Victims of War
- Watcher's Reach Refugees
Rifts[]
Requisitions[]
- Artifact Requisition in the Graves
- Lure Requisition in the Graves
- Obsidian Survey in the Graves
- Pyrophite Survey in the Graves
- Remedy Requisition in the Graves
War table operations[]
Creatures[]
Hostile creatures[]
- Great bear
- Old Scarred Paw (a unique great bear)
- Wolf
- Black wolf
- Giant spider
- Giant
- Greater Mistral
Enemies[]
- Freemen of the Dales
- Freeman Enchanter (Mage - Spellbinder)
- Freemen Archer (Rogue)
- Freemen Prowler (Rogue - Double Daggers)
- Freemen Soldier (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)
- Freemen Guardsmen (Warrior - Mace and Tower Shield)
- Freeman Veteran (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)
- 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)
- Red Templar Behemoth
- 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)
- Venatori Brute (Warrior - Two-Handed Great Axe)
- Demons
Collections[]
Astrariums[]
Bottles on the Wall[]
- Sun Blonde Vint-1 - search the east riverbank just north of the Silver Falls landmark.
- Absence - search the stack of boxes found in the small room located inside Argon's Lodge.
- Mackay's Epic Single Malt - search inside the bear cave located just north of Chateau d'Onterre's entrance.
- Chasind Sack Mead - search the Red Templar Camp north of Southfinger Tower.
Dragon Hunter[]
Landmarks[]
Mosaics[]
- Invasion (piece #6) - in the Veridium Mine, found on a partially open crate next to some barrels with lanterns situated on them.
- Invasion (piece #7) - inside Villa Maurel, search the Personal Store Room adjacent to the Study; a warrior is required to break the wall down to access the area.
- Invasion (piece #8) - inside Argon's Lodge on a makeshift table with random junk on it, search the room directly to the left of a log pile located in the southeast corner.
- Invasion (piece #9) - just outside the main entrance of Din'an Hanin at the Din'an Hanin landmark.
- Invasion (piece #10) - inside of Din'an Hanin; found in the Knight's Hall on a pew along the eastern wall.
- Invasion (piece #11) - on the southwest balcony of Chateau d'Onterre; jump out of the bedchamber window onto a ledge then jump to the top of the nearby building on the right.
- Invasion (piece #12) - in Chateau d'Onterre; on the left-hand wall inside the locked room off of the Grand Balcony.Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk.
Shards[]
Skyhold Customizations[]
- Dalish Banner - in a barrel, found in the empty shack close to the entrance of Argon's Lodge.
- Orlesian Banner Crown - in the safe located inside Villa Maurel's Vault; see side quest Safe Keeping.
Songs[]
- The Girl in Red Crossing - found inside Chateau d'Onterre.
Resources[]
Herbs[]
- Arbor Blessing
- Blood Lotus
- Crystal Grace
- Deep Mushroom
- Elfroot
- Embrium
- Prophet's Laurel
- Rashvine
- Rashvine Nettle
- Royal Elfroot
- Spindleweed
Leather[]
Metals[]
Notable items[]
Elven artifacts[]
- In the southernmost room of the Hallowed Tombs in Din'an Hanin's Upper Crypts.
- In the Firewater Garden, just northeast of the small bridge, on the western end of a ruined wall.
- Due east of the southwestern most astrarium, found just south of Argon's Lodge.
- In a small room adjacent to the Ballroom in Chateau d'Onterre.
Logging stands[]
- Near the northwestern most rift.
- To the north of the Andraste's Promise landmark in Nettle Pass (due south from the Guide landmark or directly southeast from the southern most astrarium).
Quarries[]
- Northeast of the Direstone Inquisition Camp near the rift.
- West of Gracevine Camp (just slightly north the camp), against the rock wall.
Red Jenny's Caches[]
- Inside the unmarked, semi-circular cave/ravine just north of the Mathalin's Tree landmark.
Red lyrium veins[]
- Inside the Veridium Mine, found on a partially open crate next to some barrels with lanterns situated on them.
- Found just outside Villa Maurel on the left hand side.
- At Southfinger Watch in the northernmost part of the Graves, near the Red Templar Camp containing the Chasind Sack Mead.
Veilfire glyphs[]
- Lightning Rune Schematic - found on the path heading south out of Watcher's Reach, the glyph is located on the right side wall; the veilfire torch is located inside Watcher's Reach.
Loot[]
- Andraste's Sacrifice - looted from a chest found in Villa Maurel's study.Note: Requires installation of Patch 10.
- Ardent Blossom - looted from a chest under Suledin Keep in Emprise du Lion, the chest only spawns upon completion of the side quest The Tiniest Cave.
- Cordova's Smile - available for purchase from Gertrude for 3296 .
- Deathward - see Astrariums in the Graves
- Estwatch Guard - looted from a Revenant in Din'an Hanin; see side quest The Knights' Tomb.
- Evanura - locate Codex entry: The Silver Knight in the Exalted Plains then search near the Lindiranae's Tree landmark.
- Gift of the Talons - looted from the Greater Mistral high dragon.
- Glittering Darmallon - looted from Commander Duhaime outside Villa Maurel; see side quest A Vicious Thug.
- Helm of the Inquisitor - looted from the Greater Mistral high dragon.
- In War, Victory - looted from the Greater Mistral high dragon.
- Longshot - found on a corpse next to the Twisted Tree landmark, just north of the Greater Mistral high dragon.
- Maul of Tacitus - see Astrariums in the GravesNote: Trespasser required.
- Soulkisser - looted from Sister Costeau in the Veridium Mine; see side quest A Fallen Sister.
- Superb Belt of Health - see side quest Map of Watcher's Pass
- Superb Cooldown Amulet - looted from an Arcane horror; see side quest Chateau d'Onterre.
- Superb Ring of Staggering - looted from a chest in the locked room on the Grand Balcony; see side quest Chateau d'Onterre.
Codex entries[]
- Codex entry: Battleground State
- Codex entry: Blood-Splattered Notes
- Codex entry: Hard in Hightown: Chapter Nine
- Codex entry: Knight's Guardian
- Codex entry: Letter to Smugglers' Wagon Masters (conditional)
- Codex entry: Map of Elgar'nan's Bastion
- Codex entry: Map of Watcher's Pass
- Codex entry: Monthly Report (conditional)
- Codex entry: New Clients (conditional)
- Codex entry: Parson's Battered Notebook
- Codex entry: Sketch of Chateau Courtyard
- Codex entry: The Diary of Troilus Hertubise
- Codex entry: The Emerald Graves
- Codex entry: The Perendale War
- Codex entry: Vallasdahlen
Chateau d'Onterre[]
- Codex entry: From the Canticle of Threnodies
- Codex entry: The Girl in Red Crossing
- Codex entry: Lord D'Onterre's Journal
- Codex entry: Of Gods and Doubt
- Codex entry: Sketch I of Chateau d'Onterre Interior
- Codex entry: Sketch II of Chateau d'Onterre Interior
- Codex entry: Sketch III of Chateau d'Onterre Interior
- Codex entry: Superstitions
- Codex entry: A Torn Diary
Din'an Hanin[]
- 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
Villa Maurel[]
- Codex entry: The Exalted March of the Dales
- Codex entry: The Long Walk to Halamshiral
- Codex entry: Maliphant's Journals
- Codex entry: A Midwife's Journal
- Codex entry: Scrap of Paper
- Codex entry: Sexuality in Thedas
Note texts[]
- Betta's Travel Journal
- A Candle for Tristan
- A Difficult Announcement
- Duhaime's Notes
- From Sister Costeau (Vir Adahlen)
- From Sister Costeau (Watcher's Reach Refugees)
- Hunting Log
- A Letter Home (Aline)
- A Lover's Promise
- Orders from Suledin Keep
- Scrawled Note
- Scribbled Notes (Inquisition bastards)
- Scribbled Notes (Knight-Captain Carroll)
- Scribbled Notes (Maliphant)
- Scribbled Notes (Ser Auguste)
- Scribbled Notes (Sister Costeau)
- Ser Auguste's Messages (Heathen Etchings)
- Ser Auguste's Messages (Phyllida)
- A Sketchbook (from a hobbyist)
- Torn Pages (Nothing to hunt)
- A Torn Page (the Herbalist)
- A Widow's Woe
Chateau d'Onterre[]
- The Antivan Kiss, Volume 1
- An Apology (to Colette)
- A Cook's Diary
- Lord d'Onterre's Beast
- A Reminder (shakily written)
- Secret Reading (hidden letter)
Villa Maurel[]
- Duhaime's Notes (Watcher's Reach Rats)
- Lady Maurel's Diary
- A Letter to Maliphant
- An Official Appraisal
- Pages from Lord Maurel's Journal
- Red Templar Correspondence (Anneke)
- Red Templar Correspondence (C)
- Red Templar Orders
- A Servant's Letter
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Excerpt from Codex entry: The Emerald Graves
- ↑ Codex entry: The Emerald Graves
- ↑ An excerpt from In Pursuit of Knowledge: The Travels of a Chantry Scholar by Brother Genitivi; taken from Codex entry: Knight's Guardian
- ↑ See side quest Unfinished Business.
- ↑ See side quest A Bear to Cross.