Gangs

When walking the streets of Kirkwall, Hawke is often ambushed by gangs. These attacks occur at night in the Docks, Hightown, and Lowtown. While some only appear in later acts, it is possible for early gangs to appear all-throughout if you do not defeat them.

There is a set number of groups in any one area, but they will not all appear at once. This requires multiple visits to the area, and when they are all defeated, a side quest becomes available during which you hunt down the gang's leadership. When you have completely eradicated a gang you are able to collect a reward from A Friend. This is not marked on your map or journal as a quest, but is a bonus for cleaning the streets. A Friend only appears at night, in the back room of The Hanged Man. She will continue to give out rewards each time the player clears out a band of thugs in the subsequent side quests.

Act 1

Name	Quest	Leader	Location
Guardsmen Pretenders	Night Lies	Captain Qerth	Hightown
Redwater Teeth	Pier Pressure	Leech	Docks
Sharps Highwaymen	Sharp Little Pinpricks	Ignacio Strand	Lowtown

Act 2

Name	Quest	Leader	Location
Dog Lords	Hometown Breed	Cor "The Bastard" Blimey	Lowtown
Invisible Sisters	Ladies' Lights Out	"Gracious" Gillian Winger	Hightown
The Undercuts	The Lowdown	Kanky Hammertoe	Docks

Act 3

Name	Quest	Leader	Location
Crimson Weaver Bloodrangers	Red Run Streets	Jakeson "The Bleeder" Hall	Hightown
Followers of She	Kind of Want	Hanker	Lowtown
The Reining Men	Reining It In	Jess Varvel	Docks

Other

There are also other gangs whose defeat will not earn a reward from a friend.

Sketchy on the Details

During the Act 2 quest Sketchy on the Details, Hawke encounters:

Antivan Assassins
Carta Loyalists
Denerim Avengers
Qunari Death Squad
Rivaini Legendary Beard

Notes

If all nine gang quests completed in Acts 1, 2 and 3 are returned together in Act 3, an additional 750 experience points along with 15 sovereigns and 2 Woodsman's Ires can be earned.