Encounters (Origins)

For encounters in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, see Encounters (Awakening).

The following is a list of scripted and random encounters the Warden may trigger while journeying between locations in Dragon Age: Origins.

Scripted[]

Back Alley – an encounter with Taliesen, while in in Denerim, during the Landsmeet with Zevran.

Deserted Farmland – an encounter in which the Warden finds Dog.

Forest Stream – prelude to Leliana's Past.

The Long Road – Zevran's assassination attempt.

Low Road – prelude to Wynne's Regret.

Side Street – a Denerim encounter with Ser Landry and his men.

Sulcher's Pass – an encounter with Felix de Grosbois.

Taoran's Camp – possibly visited during A Change in Leadership.

Random[]

Back Alley – an encounter on the city map with a guard and 16 soldiers if the Warden fails a stealing attempt while in Denerim; an additional encounter will occur later on with another guard and 19 soldiers.

Bloody Plains – an encounter with darkspawn.

The Crater – an encounter in which the Warden obtains Meteor Metal Ore.

Dark Forest – an encounter with spiders.

Desolate Highway – an encounter with a pack of wolves.

Forest Clearing – an encounter with werewolves.

Forest Incline – an encounter with rebel dwarves occurs after the main quest A Paragon of Her Kind has concluded.

Forest Path – an encounter of Dalish elves fighting werewolves after the Warden concludes the Nature of the Beast questline.

Gentle Path – the most common encounter, a surface dwarf merchant is selling wares.

Hillside Path – an encounter in which Wynne gains the Vessel of the Spirit spell.

Lakeside Road – an encounter of abominations and corpses fighting Templars if the Warden sided with the Templars during the Broken Circle questline.

The Low Road – an encounter with blighted creatures.

Narrow Road – an encounter with Templars and conscripted mages if the Warden fails a stealing attempt while at the Circle Tower.

Out of the Way – an encounter generated during the Have You Seen Me? questline.

River Crossing – an encounter with bandits.

Roadside – an encounter of Circle mages fighting darkspawn after the Warden concludes the Broken Circle questline.

Roadside Field – an encounter of Redcliffe soldiers fighting darkspawn after the Warden concludes the Arl of Redcliffe questline.

Roadside Stop – an encounter generated during the Unintended Consequences questline.

Rocky Road – an encounter of Dalish elves fighting darkspawn after the Warden sided with them during the Nature of the Beast questline.

Steep Path – an encounter with demons.

Strange Wood – an encounter with villagers who are standing around a tree stump.

Trade Route – an encounter generated during the Five Pages, Four Mages questline.

Treacherous Path – an encounter with shades.

Twisted Forest – an encounter with wild sylvans.

Twisted Path – an encounter with bandits.

Winding Road – an encounter of Orzammar forces fighting darkspawn occurs after the main quest A Paragon of Her Kind has concluded.

Wooded Glen – an encounter generated during Careless Accusations.

Wooded Highway – an encounter of werewolves fighting darkspawn if the Warden sided with them during the Nature of the Beast questline.

Wooded Hills – an encounter with Dalish elves if the Warden failed a stealing attempt or took the Song Book before the conclusion of the Nature of the Beast questline.