Herren is a merchant working at Wade's Emporium in Denerim. Wade owns this business, but his unrelenting perfectionism and quirkiness had left him with few customers, forcing him to hand over the sales to Herren in order to avoid going out of business altogether. The arrangement has proven beneficial. Wade can concentrate on his smithing while Herren makes them money.
Writer David Gaider has confirmed that Wade and Herren are a couple.[1]
Involvement
Dragon Age: Origins
- See also: Drake Scale Armor and Dragon Scale Armor
In Dragon Age: Origins, Herren can be found at their shop in Denerim, where he sells a number of items. In order to obtain most of Wade's drakeskin and dragonbone armor, the Warden must offer the necessary materials after speaking to Herren. He will stop selling to you after you commision the 2nd set of Drakeskin armor.
Dragon Age: Awakening
In Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Herren shows up along with Wade at Vigil's Keep right after the introductory beginning part of the game. Herren himself decided to move the shop there, much to the dismay of Wade, who dislikes the colder climate of Amaranthine and refers to the fortress as "this dreadful turnip keep". It is revealed that Herren was offered a hefty sum from the royal treasury as an enticement.
The Darkspawn Chronicles
If the player corners Wade and Herren in an alley during the The Darkspawn Chronicles DLC, Herren will transform into a desire demon and will teleport both Wade and himself out of the city.
Although he is a desire demon in The Darkspawn Chronicles, he is not in the canon universe.[2]
Inventory (Origins)
Original stock
Name Price Metal Shard (x4) 1 30 Leather Helm 10 40 Helmet 26 0 Soldier's Helm 39 0 Heavy Chainmail Gloves 29 90 Leather Gloves 9 10 Chainmail Gloves 15 60 Splintmail Gloves 15 60 Leather Boots 10 40 Chainmail Boots 20 80 Splintmail Boots 20 80 Heavy Chainmail Boots 35 10 Chainmail 65 0 Splintmail 65 0 Heavy Chainmail 91 0
Replenished stock
After completing three main story quests, Herren's stock is replenished.
Name Price Studded Leather Helm 13 0 Soldier's Helm 39 0 Soldier's Heavy Helm 52 0 Heavy Chainmail Gloves 29 90 Studded Leather Gloves 9 10 Heavy Plate Gloves 39 0 Studded Leather Boots 10 40 Heavy Chainmail Boots 35 10 Heavy Plate Boots 52 0 Studded Leather Armor 26 0 The Felon's Coat 88 95 25 Evon the Great's Mail 107 64 0 Heavy Chainmail 91 0 Heavy Plate Armor 1 17 0 Kaddis of the Mountain-Father 5 3 11
Inventory (Awakening)
Original stock
Weapons
Name Price Axe 6 79 Battleaxe 15 99 Dagger 9 60 Greatsword 13 20 Longsword 18 0 Mace 10 80 Heavy Maul 1 58 35 Fire Arrow (x99) 0 Small Metal Round Shield 24 0 Mage-Hunter 44 4 0 Large Wooden Round Shield 6 99 Tevinter Shield 41 97 Templar Shield 72 0 Metal Kite Shield 27 99 Heavy Metal Shield 48 0 Denerim Guard Shield 48 0
Armor
Name Price Helmet 24 0 Executioner's Helm 66 0 Soldier's Helm 36 0 Commander's Helm 36 0 Knight-Commander's Helm 49 20 Heavy Infantry Helmet 48 0 Soldier's Heavy Helm 48 0 Stormchaser Gauntlets 118 62 72 Heavy Chainmail Gloves 27 60 Wade's Heavy Dragonscale Gloves 4 96 80 Wade's Drakeskin Gloves 1 81 20 Splintmail Gloves 14 40 Wade's Dragonskin Gloves 2 59 20 Heavy Plate Gloves 36 0 Wade's Dragonbone Plate Gloves 6 48 0 Wade's Drakeskin Boots 2 2 80 Splintmail Boots 19 20 Wade's Dragonskin Boots 3 45 60 Heavy Chainmail Boots 32 40 Wade's Heavy Dragonscale Boots 5 83 20 Wade's Dragonbone Plate Boots 8 64 0 Heavy Plate Boots 48 0 Rainswept 122 14 56 Wade's Drakeskin Leather Armor 5 82 0 Splintmail 60 0 Wade's Dragonskin Armor 10 80 0 Wade's Heavy Dragonscale Armor 15 12 0 Heavy Chainmail 84 0 Clamshell Plate Armor 155 19 24 Heavy Plate Armor 1 8 0 Wade's Dragonbone Plate Armor 19 44 0
Other
Name Price Panacea 9 78 0 Heraldry: Grey Wardens (x99) 60 0 Heraldry: Bear's Paw (x99) 60 0 Manual of Focus (x99) 7 20 0 Manual: Guardian 12 0 0 Metal Shard (x99) 1 20
Replenished stock (Armaas)
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Replenished stock (Lillith)
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Bugs
- It may be a bug that Herren does not sell anything after the last battle for Vigil's Keep, but he's still shown as a merchant on the map.
- A minor error in the script means that when a female warden asks how much it will cost for Drake scale armor, Herren asks Wade, "Pay him?" instead of, "Pay her?".
- Herren's shop inventory was reset after the first upgrade to Vigil's Keep, i.e. after Cost of Doing Business was completed and the repairs were done (indicated by new gates having been installed). Everything that was sold to him was gone, while all items, including unique armor pieces like Clamshell Plate Armor and Stormchaser Gauntlets were back in stock and could be bought again.
Quotes
- "Thank you, dwarf. Your fine point has made my life so much... richer."
- "You'd better be very proud, Wade. We can't afford any more flights of fancy."
- "It's fine, truly. It's a work of art. Here, wear it well. Now kindly leave."
- "You just don't know when to quit--"
See also
References
- ↑ Gaider, David. "Wade & Herren, lovers?". BioWare Social Network. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ Gaider, David. "Desire Demon (or Desire Spirit) Companion/Bisexual LI? Hinted At In DA:O". BioWare Social Network. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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