Hargrave Keep is a ruined castle in the boggy marshes of the Fallow Mire.
Background[]
In 6:52 Storm[Bugs 1], Bann Hargrave's knights helped drive Avvar invaders from Ferelden's lowlands. When King Theirin asked Hargrave to pursue the retreating tribes, she refused, demanding funds to build a keep. Caught between a fractured court, Hargrave's knights, and an impending famine, the king reluctantly granted her a large parcel of boglands in southern Ferelden.[1]
Three years later, in 6:55 Steel, the Avvars were finally forced out of Ferelden and Hargrave Keep was completed. To commemorate Bann Hargrave's efforts, the Banns convened and had the Light of Andraste statue built to thank her for her good fortune. As the ongoing famine grew worse, the wisdom behind her choice of location became clear: Hargrave Keep ate well, dining on a steady supply of fish and game while the farmlands starved.[1]
Hargrave's line died out fighting Orlesian invaders in the Second Orlesian Invasion of Ferelden during the Blessed Age. Only the village at the base of the keep remained inhabited while the keep proper fell into disrepair. The village somehow managed to survive up until 9:41 Dragon; it was finally abandoned when the villagers, already ravaged by plague, witnessed horned men occupying the ruined keep and fled the region to safer locales.[1]
Involvement[]
In 9:41 Dragon several rifts open in the boglands, causing all those who perished in the plague to rise from the dead and attack nearby travelers. As the Inquisition starts to spread the news about the Herald of Andraste, a tribe of Avvars under the leadership of Hand of Korth capture a group of Inquisition soldiers and take them hostage in the keep.
The Avvars send a message to Haven in hopes of luring the Herald out to The Mire with the intention of slaying them and proving once and for all that Andraste is a false prophet; and for all to witness the superiority of the Avvar gods. However, the Avvars prove that they are no match for the rescue party; the Inquisition soldiers are rescued successfully and the Hand of Korth is bested at the hands of the Herald.
Quests[]
Characters[]
- Sky Watcher Amund
- Hand of Korth
Enemies[]
Collections[]
Mosaics[]
Freed Are Slaves numbering
Freed Are Slaves (piece #6) - found inside the locked room atop the battlements.Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk.
Songs[]
- Shred of Blue - found inside the locked room atop the battlements.Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk.
Notable items[]
Loot[]
- Gift of the Mountain-Father - looted from the Hand of Korth; see side quest Lost Souls.
- Superb Belt of Healing - looted from a chest within the locked room atop the battlements; see side quest Lost Souls.Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk.
Memories of the Grey[]
- Grey Warden Tome - found inside the locked room atop the battlements; see side quest Lost Souls.Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk.
- Grey Warden Banner - found in a corner near some wooden crates in the far right arcade, opposite from the room with the Inquisition hostages; see side quest Lost Souls.
Codex entries[]
Notes[]
- Acquiring the Grey Warden Tome will unlock the Patron of the Arts song Shred of Blue.
- A supply cache is located atop the battlements, above the front gate.
- Though the keep is captured during the Lost Souls questline, it cannot be used as a base of operations afterwards by the Inquisition, nor can it be fast traveled to.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 From Notable Fortresses, Castles, Towers and Other Edifices of Interest in Ferelden, by Henry Lannon; excerpt from Codex entry: Hargrave Keep