- For the Village located in this region, see Redcliffe Village.
- For the Castle located in this region, see Redcliffe Castle.
- For the Thaig located in this region, see Valammar.
The Hinterlands is a region in Ferelden located between the fortress of Ostagar and Redcliffe.
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Background[edit | edit source]
The Hinterlands comprises a good deal of fertile agricultural land and as such is populated with a great many farmsteads throughout the area. The regions' main settlement is Redcliffe Village, situated in the western hills of Ferelden protected by Redcliffe Castle. Since the end of the Fifth Blight, the Hinterlands have seen an influx of settlers from Redcliffe Village looking to escape unpleasant memories of the darkspawn and the other dark events which befell Redcliffe during the last Blight.
Nestled in the heart of Ferelden are the old forests and farmsteads of the Hinterlands. This rocky, rolling getway to Redcliffe has now fallen into chaos. The conflict between mages and templars forced many off their lands, demons stalk the hills, and reports of strange magic abound near Redcliffe.
—Excerpt from the quest journal
Involvement[edit | edit source]
I retired to the Hinterlands for peace and quiet away from the politics, and because the wide open spaces were perfect to let my horses run. Instead, the war between the mages and the templars has turned your beautiful hills into a series of burning battlefields. The farmers who live in the Hinterlands are good folk. Many of them left Redcliffe village because they couldn't bear to be there anymore, not after the Blight and the walking dead left so many bad memories. Now we've got apostates running around setting fire to anyone who looks at them sideways, and templars looting houses and cutting down those who protest as mage sympathizers.
Ever since the outbreak of the Mage-Templar War, the Hinterlands has suffered from ongoing confrontations between apostate mages and rebel templars. The local population has been victimized from attacks on both sides. The Inquisitor can restore order to the region by helping the inhabitants in a variety of ways, including putting an end to the Mage-Templar conflict.
Oculara litter the Hinterlands with hidden shards; and up until the events surrounding the Breach, the shards had remained hidden in plain site. However, the Breach's opening somehow managed to disrupt the magic that allowed for the shards to remain undisturbed.[3][4] Origins of the Ocularum can be traced back to the Venatori whom are removing the skulls of tranquil mages in order to search for something of major importance for the Elder One. At some point the Inquisitor can look into the significance of the shards collected and why the Venatori are so interested in acquiring them.
The Inquisitor will also find themselves investigating an abundance of mercenary activity in the region.[6][7] This leads to the discovery of an underground lyrium smuggling operation hosted by the Carta whom are garrisoned and functioning out of Valammar, an ancient hidden thaig.[8] The Inquisitor can gain access to the Hinterlands by completing the Scout the Hinterlands war table operation in Haven.
Preliminary digs have been more than successful. It's extremely surprising to find such a high quantity of the product this close to the surface. If I didn't know better, I'd think it was growing. On one hand, this gives us an advantage. Without having to work with the old families back in Orzammar, or even take this through official guild channels, our families stand to make a killing. On the other hand, the proximity to the surface and to the populated areas of Redcliffe raises an interesting challenge. The war between the mages and templars should keep people out of the area for now, but as soon as the humans are done trying to kill each other, any operation we start will be uncovered. If we're going to take advantage of this opportunity, we need to keep people out of the area. I'd recommend manufacturing some bandits. This part of Ferelden is lousy with them, so they shouldn't attract much attention, and nobody will have trouble believing that bandits would stake out some territory. By the time anyone uncovers the operation, it'll either be tapped out, in which case we'll be gone, or we'll have the operation running smoothly, in which case we'll be wealthy enough to deny everything and throw some money at the throne by way of apology. Talk to the families and make it happen. This is too good to pass up.
—an unsigned letter found in the Hinterlands[9]
Places[edit | edit source]
Location on the world map
Map of the Hinterlands in Inquisition
Regions[edit | edit source]
- Apostate Stronghold
- Ash Warrior's Refuge
- Avvar Blade Valley
- Blood Cliffs
- Calenhad's Foothold
The Crossroads- Dead Ram Grove
- Dwarfson's Pass
- East Road
- Forannan Ravine
- Grand Forest Villa
- Gully of the Burnt Men
- Hafter's Woods
- Lady Shayna's Valley
- Lake Luthias
- Old Simeon's Cave
- The Outskirts
- Rebel Queen's Ravine
- Redcliffe Farms
- Redcliffe Road
- Redcliffe Village
- Smuggler's Cave
- Templar Encampment
- Valammar Gate
- West Road
- Western Outskirts
- Winterwatch Tower
- Witchwood
- Wolf Hollow
Valammar Gate
Valammar
Additional places[edit | edit source]
Inquisition camps[edit | edit source]
- Dusklight Camp
- Dwarfson's Pass Camp
- Forest Camp
- Outskirts Camp
- Redcliffe Farms Camp
- Upper Lake Camp
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Anais
- Recruit Belette
- Lord Berand
- Bianca Davri (conditional)
- Blackwall
- Bron
- Clemence the Tranquil
- Connor Guerrin (conditional)
- Crossroads Merchant
- Crossroads Refugee
- Master Dennet
- Dorian Pavus
- Dwarven Bookseller
- Revered Mother Eglantine
- Elaina
- Ellendra
- Elven Widower
- Felix Alexius
- Grand Enchanter Fiona
- Gereon Alexius
- Giles
- Magister Halward Pavus (conditional)
- Hanley D'Urvain
- Hinterlands Healer
- Hyndel
- Linnea
- Lysas
- Minstrel Maryden
- Mother Giselle
- One-Eyed Jimmy
- Widow Maura
- Ser Rebenger Torn
- Redcliffe Armor & Upgrades Merchant
- Redcliffe Weapons & Upgrades Merchant
- Refugee Hunter
- Scout Ritts
- Seanna
- Storyteller
- Sister Tanner
- Talwyn
- Corporal Vale
- Recruit Whittle
- Worried Scout
Quests[edit | edit source]
Fort Connor
Grand Forest Villa
Winterwatch Tower
- A Common Treatment
- A Healing Hand
- Agrarian Apostate
- An Advanced Treatment
- Apostates in Witchwood
- A Rare Treatment
- A Spirit in the Lake
- Bergrit's Claws
- Blood Brothers
- Business Arrangements
- Conscientious Objector
- Deep Trouble
- East Road Bandits
- Failure to Deliver
- Farmland Security
- Flowers for Senna
- Hinterland Who's Who
- Holding the Hinterlands
- Horses for the Inquisition
- Hunger Pangs
- In the Elements
- In the Saddle
- Letter from a Lover
- Love Waits
- Map of Farmland Cave
- Map to a Waterfall
- Master of Horses
- My Lover's Phylactery
- Open a Vein
- Playing with Fire
- Praise the Herald of Andraste
- Return Policy
- Safeguards Against Looters
- Shallow Breaths
- Sketch of Calenhad's Foothold
- Stone Dreams
- Strange Bedfellows
- Templars to the West
- The Ballad of Lord Woolsley
- The Mercenary Fortress
- The Vault of Valammar
- Trouble with Wolves
- Where the Druffalo Roam
Rifts[edit | edit source]
- Rifts at Dwarfson's Pass
- Rifts at the Foothold
- Rifts in the Woods
- Rifts on the Farm
- Rifts on the Outskirts
Requisitions[edit | edit source]
- Hinterlands Cage Requisition
- Hinterlands Geological Survey
- Hinterlands Field Tent Requisition
- Hinterlands Iron Survey
- Hinterlands Puzzle Box Requisition
- Hinterlands Tapestry Requisition
War table operations[edit | edit source]
Creatures[edit | edit source]
- Druffalo
- Druffy a unique druffalo
- Fennec
- Nug
- Ram
- Lord Woolsley a unique ram
Hostile creatures[edit | edit source]
Enemies[edit | edit source]
- Apostate Mages
- Rebel Spellbinder
- Sellsword
- Rebel Templars
- Templar Archer (Rogue)
- Templar Defender (Warrior - Weapon and Tower Shield)
- Templar Knight (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
- Outlaws
- Mercenary Leader
- Outlaw (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
- Outlaw Archer (Rogue)
- Outlaw Enforcer (Warrior - Two-Handed Weapon)
- Outlaw Lurker (Rogue - Double Daggers)
- Lyrium Smugglers
- Lyrium Smuggler (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
- Lyrium Smuggler Lurker (Rogue - Double Daggers)
- Red Templars
- Red Templar (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)
- Red Templar Guard (Warrior - Sword and Tower Shield)
- Red Templar Horror
- Red Templar Knight
- Red Templar Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
- Red Templar Shadow (Rogue - Double Daggers)
- Venatori
- Venatori Mage
- Venatori Gladiator (Warrior - Mace and Tower Shield)
- Venatori Marksman (Rogue - Archer)
- Venatori Zealot (Warrior - One-Handed Sword)
- Carta
- Carta Leader
- Carta Assassin (Rogue - Double Daggers)
- Carta Bowman (Rogue - Archer)
- Carta Grunt (Warrior - One-Handed Weapon)
- Darkspawn
Collections[edit | edit source]
Astrariums[edit | edit source]
Bottles on the Wall[edit | edit source]
- Butterbile 7:84 - search the table in the rounded house behind the locked door; see side quest Blood Brothers.
- Carnal, 8:69 Blessed - search the first floor of Master Dennet's house on Redcliffe Farms.
- Vint-9 Rowan's Rose - search the second floor of the Winterwatch Tower's tavern.
- Vintage: Bethany Hawke/ Carver Hawke/ Warden Steed - search inside the Wheelhouse located near Redcliffe Village's entrance.Note: Requires Deft Hands, Fine Tools Inquisition perk.
Dragon Hunter[edit | edit source]
Landmarks[edit | edit source]
Mosaics[edit | edit source]
The Fall numbering
Shards[edit | edit source]
Skyhold Customizations[edit | edit source]
- Dwarven Banner - looted from a container in The Vaults of Valammar. (Can also be obtained from "The Canyon Tomb" in the Hissing Wastes.)
- Ferelden Banner - looted from a large chest in the room directly across from the Grand Forest Villa's main entrance; see side quest The Mercenary Fortress.
- Free Marcher Banner - found on the top floor of Master Dennet's house on Redcliffe Farms.
Songs[edit | edit source]
- Saga of Tyrdda Bright-Axe, Avvar-Mother - unlocked after finding all Saga of Tyrdda Bright-Axe landmarks.
- Hero in Every Port (Ballad of Nuggins) - acquired from a book behind One-Eyed Jimmy's shack in Redcliffe Village.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Herbs[edit | edit source]
Leather[edit | edit source]
Metals[edit | edit source]
Notable items[edit | edit source]
Elven artifacts[edit | edit source]
- • Inside the cave located directly east of the Crossroads; see Solas' companion quest Measuring the Veil.
- • At the top of Winterwatch Tower; at the north end of the keep.
- • In a shack located south by southeast from the Redcliffe Farms Inquisition Camp.
Logging stands[edit | edit source]
- • Head southwest of the Tyrdda Bright-Axe, Avvar Mother landmark towards the mountainside in the Avvar Blade Valley.
- • Against the southern side of the mountain on which the Forest Inquisition Camp is located (southwest of the Tyrdda Flying to Her Lover landmark found in Hafter's Woods).
Memories of the Grey[edit | edit source]
- • Maps of the Deep Roads - found at Calenhad's Foothold.
- • Pristine Griffon Feather - found in Hafter's Woods, just southeast of the Forest Camp.
Red Jenny's Caches[edit | edit source]
- • Near the Tempter Burns landmark, behind the large rock on the left.
- • Inside Redcliffe Village, behind the Redcliffe Weapons and Upgrades Merchant store front.
- • Inside Old Simeon's Cave, on the right hand side next to an onyx vein.
Red lyrium veins[edit | edit source]
- • Inside Ash Warrior's Refuge
- • Inside Fort Connor
- • At Lady Shayna's Valley
Veilfire glyphs[edit | edit source]
- Fire Rune Schematic - inside the cave located directly east of the Crossroads; see Solas' companion quest Measuring the Veil.
- Frost Rune Schematic - in the elven ruin located in Dead Ram Grove (labeled Dungeon Entrance on the World map, the entrance is located northwest of northernmost astrarium and northeast of the Maferath Repentant landmark).
Loot[edit | edit source]
- Bleeder of Souls - looted in Redcliffe Castle from Hanley D'Urvain, the Venatori Spellbinder, who is torturing a Chantry priestess; see main quest In Hushed Whispers.
- Grand Enchanter's Staff - looted from the Fereldan Frostback high dragon.
- Masterwork Battlemaster Mail - randomly available at the Redcliffe Armor and Upgrades Merchant for 14212 .Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
- Masterwork Scout Armor - available at the Redcliffe Armor and Upgrades Merchant for 1161 .
- Masterwork Vanguard Armor - looted from the Mercenary Leader at the Grand Forest Villa; see side quest The Mercenary Fortress.
- Pitch Grenade Recipe - found in the room hidden by the destructible wall on Valammar's Upper Terrace.
- Rock Armor Recipe - acquired from the side quest Sketch of Calenhad's Foothold.
- Staff of Stasis - acquired from Gereon Alexius in Redcliffe Castle; see main quest In Hushed Whispers.
- Stormbreak - available at the Crossroads Merchant for 439 .Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
- Superb Amulet of Constitution - looted from the Fereldan Frostback high dragon.
- Superior Belt of Focus - looted from the Fereldan Frostback high dragon.
- The Sweetish Fingers - looted from the elite Templar Knight on the western side of the Templar Encampment; see side quest Templars to the West.
- Tyrdda's Staff - rewarded upon completing Locate Weapon of Tyrdda Bright-Axe war table operation with any advisor.Note: Requires claiming all Tyrdda landmarks around the Hinterlands.
- Wrath of Lovias - looted from the elite Rebel Mage; see side quest Apostates in Witchwood.
Codex entries[edit | edit source]
Note texts[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- During the epilogue of Dragon Age: Origins, a Dalish Warden may ask that the Dalish be officially granted territorial sovereignty. The following possible conversation between Alistair and Merrill during King Alistair suggests a reason why no Dalish are seen in the Hinterlands as of Inquisition.
- Merrill: We… we heard the Dalish were given land in Ferelden. Is it true?
- Alistair: Yes. I wish I could say that went better.
- Merrill: Why? What happened?
- Alistair: It’s… a long story. I intend to make it up to your people, however. I owe an old friend of mine too much to do otherwise.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Codex entry: Fereldan Culture
- ↑ Codex entry: The Hinterlands
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Codex entry: Oculara
- ↑ Ocularum background excerpt
- ↑ Codex entry: An Unsigned Letter
- ↑ Codex entry: A Letter from the Carta
- ↑ Note: An Unsigned Letter on a Bandit Body
- ↑ Note: Carta Note on Security
- ↑ Codex entry: An Unsigned Letter in the Hinterlands
- ↑ Dragon Age (tabletop RPG), Amber Rage
