The Exalted Plains, also known as Dirthavaren ("the promise") in elvish, is a region of the Dales in Orlais. The Exalted Plains is a grassland region with a myriad of abandoned forts.
Background
Seven hundred years ago the elven nation fell on these very fields. The elven army was defeated by the combined forces assembled for the Exalted March called by the human Chantry, defending their land to the last breath. Then the settlement of Ville Montevelan was founded by one of the 'heroes' of the Exalted March, Sister Amity, and presided over by the allegedly elf-blooded Mayor Agur.
Involvement
The Exalted Plains are now a contested battlefield in the War of the Lions. As the Veil tears throughout Thedas, the spirits stir beyond the veil to possess the dead.
The armies of Empress Celene and Gaspard de Chalons have been fighting, but recently the fighting has stopped as an outbreak of undead has driven both armies back to their respective keeps.
Places
Regions
- Ancient baths
- Citadelle du Corbeau - Stronghold of Empress Celene's Troops
- Crow Fens
- Dalish Encampment
- Dead Hand
- Desolate Bank
- Eastern Ramparts
- Enavuris
- Fort Revasan - Stronghold of Grand Duke Gaspard's Troops
- Ghilan'nain's Grove
- Halin'suhlan
- Northern Ramparts
- Path of Flame
- Riel
- Riverside Garrison
- Shrine to Sylaise
- Var Bellanaris
- Unadin Grotto
- Victory Rise
- Ville Montevelan
- Western Ramparts
Inquisition camps
- Path of Flame Camp
- Riverwatch Camp
- Fens Camp
Characters
Quests
A Dalish Perspective - only available before reaching the Dalish Encampment
A Familiar Ring
A Father's Guidance
All New, Faded for Her
Another Side, Another Story
A Well-Stocked Camp
By the Grace of the Dalish
Calming Victory Rise
For the Empire
From the Beyond
Ghilan'nain's Grove
Holding the Exalted Plains
Lay Rest the Eastern Ramparts
Lay Rest the Western Ramparts
Left to Grieve
Map of Enavuris
Map of Halin'sulahn
No Word Back
Pressed for Cache
Scattered Glyphs
Silence on the Plains
Sketch of Enavuris River
Someone to Lose
Something to Prove
The Spoils of Desecration
The Golden Halla
Undead Ramparts to the West
Rifts
Rifts in the Fens
Rifts in the Old Plains
Rifts on the Battlefield
Requisitions
Armor Requisition on the Plains
Bloodstone Survey on the Plains
Harness Requisition on the Plains
Lore Requisition on the Plains
Obsidian Survey on the Plains
Spyglass Requisition on the Plains
Collections
Bottles
Finale by Massaad ─ Basement of Riverside Garrison.
Alvarado's Bathtub Boot Screech ─ Inside a tower in the Eastern Ramparts.
Vintage: Warden Korenic ─ In yellow house by river in Ville Montevellan.
Vintage: Warden Tontiv ─ Southwest of Riverwatch Camp in burning red house.
High Dragons
Landmarks
Mosaics
Invasion 5/12 pieces
- at the entrance to The Dead Hand, behind the landmark.
- in The Dead Hand cave, on the left-hand side of the main room.
- at the Ancient Baths, on a pier behind a wall that requires a warrior to break.
- directly east of Lindiranae's Fall, in the rocks overlooking Riel.
- in the final chamber of Unadin Grotto in Var Bellanaris.
Shards
Skyhold Customizations
- Andrastian Chantry Banner - in a tower in the Eastern Ramparts where Gordian is defeated (tower also has a shard)
- Dalish Banner Crown - reward for For the Empire
Songs
- Codex entry: The Silver Knight - on the ground in a pink house ruin just south from the Pont Agur landmark.
Creatures
Enemies
- Gamordan Stormrider in the north end of The Crow Fens
- Venatori rifters
- Gordian
- Corpse
- Undead archer
- Gurgut
- Snowy wyvern
- Demons
- Wolves
- Arcane horror
- Freemen of the Dales
- Freemen Soldiers (Warrior - Sword)
- Freemen Archers (Archer)
- Freemen Guardsmen (Weapon and Shield abilities)
- Freemen Prowlers (Rogue - Double Daggers)
Crafting materials
Herbs
Black Lotus
Blood Lotus
Deep Mushroom
Elfroot
Rashvine
Rashvine Nettle
Royal Elfroot
Spindleweed
Leather
Metals
Bloodstone
Iron
Obsidian
Serpentstone
Veridium
Notable items
Elven artifacts
- Beside the bridge near the Offering to the Dread Wolf landmark in the Crow Fens
Logging stands
- In the Halin'Sulahn region right next to the shard, southeast of the Dalish hunter
- Northeast of Dalish camp across river.
Loot
- Farslayer - on the ground behind the rift north of the Riverside Garrison.
- Ring of Doubt - see Something to Prove
- Sad Weapon Schematic - in a random dung pile near Riverwatch Camp/Ville Montevelan
- Superb Amulet of Cunning - see Dead Hand
- Superb Belt of Ranged Defense - see The Spoils of Desecration
Quarries
- Next to the dragon in the Crow Fens, and right across the river from the Dalish camp
- Northwest of the Dalish Camp, across the river, to the south of a rock formation.
Red Jenny caches
- Near the Enavuris River
- Near the Riverside Garrison (sometimes bugged)
Codex entries
Codex entry: Andruil: Goddess of the Hunt
Codex entry: Andruil's Messenger
Codex entry: Crumpled Missive
Codex entry: The Dales: A Promise Lost
Codex entry: The Exalted Plains
Codex entry: Elgar'nan: God of Vengeance
Codex entry: Ghilan'nain: Mother of the Halla
Codex entry: June: God of the Craft
Codex entry: Legend of the Three Sisters: Book 1
Codex entry: Legend of the Three Sisters: Book 2
Codex entry: Legend of the Three Sisters: Book 3
Codex entry: Memorials of the Second Exalted March
Codex entry: Mythal: the Great Protector
Codex entry: The Silver Knight
Codex entry: The Soul Canto
Codex entry: Sylaise: the Hearthkeeper
Codex entry: Ville Montevelan
Other texts
Note: Freemen Messages may refer to:
Texts obtained from Freemen on the Plains in Dragon Age: Inquisition:
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Notes
- After Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts has been completed, Commaner Jehan and Marshall Proulx can be spoken to for additional dialogue, and new ambient dialogue can also be heard from the Orlesian soldiers stationed at Fort Revasan and Citadelle du Corbeau.
- Although the door leading further into Citadelle du Corbeau can be highlighted, it cannot be opened by any means.
- If you go near the bridge Pont Agur with Varric, he will say, "Don't anyone think of throwing me," which is a reference to Gimli from the film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", wherein during their flight from the Balrog in Moria, he says, "nobody tosses a dwarf". Later during the battle at Helm's Deep, Gimli demands Aragorn throw him as he is unable to make the jump to battle the Uruk Hai.