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Revision as of 16:20, 12 August 2020
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 rome 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 the encroaching War of the Lions as well as from raiding parties led by the Freemen of the Dales. The Freemen are composed of deserters from both Celene and Gaspard de Chalons's army. They have taken to harassing the refugees in area and forced them into hiding; they are also inadvertently colluding with Red Templars and Venatori in pushing the Elder One's agenda in the region.
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
- Hill Camp
- Briathos' Steps
- Direstone Camp
- Gracevine Camp
Characters
- Clara
- Commander Duhaime
- Evariste Fairbanks Lemarque
- Gertrude (merchant)
- General Maliphant
- Knight-Captain Carroll
- Ser Auguste
- Sister Costeau
- Taven
Quests
A Bear to Cross
A Corrupt General
A Deluded Chevalier
A Fallen Sister
A Lover's Promise
A Puppet Master
A Vicious Thug
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
Rifts at the Cove
Rifts at the Pavilion
Rifts at the Reach
Rifts near the Sighs
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
Emerald Graves Resources
Investigate Elven Ruins
Make Contact in the Emerald Graves
Creatures
Enemies
- Bear
- Wolf
- Giant
- Greater Mistral
- Red Templars
- Red Templar Knight
- Red Templar Shadow
- Red Templar Horror
- Red Templar Guard - (Sword and Shield)
- Red Templar Marksman - (Archer)
- Red Templar - (Warrior - Sword)
- Behemoth
- Spider
- Venatori
- Freemen of the Dales
- Freemen Soldiers Warrior - Sword)
- Freemen Archers (Archer)
- Freemen Guardsmen (Weapon and Shield abilities)
- Freemen Prowlers (Rogue - Double Daggers)
- Freeman Enchanter (Mage - Spellbinder)
Collections
Astrariums
Bottles on the Wall
Sun Blonde Vint-1 - Search the east riverbank just north of the Silver Falls landmark.
Absence - Search the small room located inside Argon's Lodge on top of some boxes.
Mackay's Epic Single Malt - Search in the bear cave just north of Chateau D'Onterre's entrance.
Chasind Sack Mead - Search the Red Templar Camp north of the Southfinger Tower.
Dragon Hunter
Landmarks
Mosaics
Invasion 7/12 pieces:
- In the Veridium Mine, found on a partially open crate next to some barrels with lanterns situated on them.
- 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.
- 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.
- Just outside the main entrance of Din'an Hanin at the Din'an Hanin landmark.
- Inside of Din'an Hanin; found in the Knight's Hall on a pew along the eastern wall.
- 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.
- 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 the Vault of Villa Maurel; see side quest Safe Keeping.
Songs
The Girl in Red Crossing - Found inside Chateau d'Onterre.
Resources
Herbs
Arbor Blessing
Blood Lotus
Deep Mushroom
Elfroot
Embrium
Prophet's Laurel
Rashvine
Rashvine Nettle
Royal Elfroot
Spindleweed
Leather
August Ram Leather
Bear Hide
Bronto Hide
Canine Leather
Great Bear Hide
Nugskin
Metals
Bloodstone
Dawnstone
Everite
Iron
Obsidian
Pyrophite
Stormheart
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.
- North of the Andraste's Promise landmark (head east and out of the canyon from Fairbanks' original campsite).
Quarries
- Northeast of Direstone 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: A Midwife's Journal
Codex entry: Battleground State
Codex entry: Knight's Guardian
Codex entry: Parson's Battered Notebook
Codex entry: The Emerald Graves
Codex entry: The Perendale War
Codex entry: Vallasdahlen
Codex entry: Sketch of Chateau Courtyard
Codex entry: The Diary of Troilus Hertubise
Note texts
A Letter Home (Aline)
A Letter to Maliphant
An Official Appraisal
A Servant's Letter
Duhaime's Notes
Duhaime's Notes (Watcher's Reach Rats)
From Sister Costeau (Vir Adahlen)
From Sister Costeau (Watcher's Reach Refugees)
Hunting Log
Lady Maurel's Diary
Pages from Lord Maurel's Journal
Scrawled Note
Ser Auguste's Messages (Phyllida)
Ser Auguste's Messages (Heathen Etchings)
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