- For Redcliffe Castle, see Redcliffe Castle.
Map of the Area
Sitting on the western shore of Lake Calenhad, the village of Redcliffe is so named for the reddish hues of the cliffs that tower above it. A path leads up into the hills and across a bridge to an island where the ancient Castle Redcliffe has stood far longer than the village itself.
Redcliffe is located in the western hills of Ferelden. It once served as a strategic point between Orzammar and Ferelden when the humans of Ferelden feared dwarven invasion. The village around the castle grew until the arling was as much a powerful settlement as anything ruled by a teyrn. The heraldric symbol for Redcliffe is a tower on a red cliff.
Involvement
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Characters
- Tomas: He is standing on the bridge when you first enter the village. He will bring you to the chantry to speak with Bann Teagan Guerrin. He will also run up to you when you try to leave the village before the quest A Village Under Siege is completed, asking you to stay and help.
- Murdock: He is the Mayor of Redcliffe and can be found standing at the village square. Talking to him is needed for the quest A Village Under Siege. While not necessary, it is useful for you to talk to him before going inside the other houses in the village. Also it is possible to get approval from Leliana
(+1) depending on what you ask him about and say. - Ser Perth and a few knights: In front of the windmill.
- Doomsayer: Near the Blacksmith's Store.
- Bann Teagan Guerrin: Near the Windmill.
- Knight-Commander Harrith: Near the Windmill. Involved in A Gift of Silence.
- Chanter Farrah: Manages the Chanter's Board.
Special Objects
- Chanter's Board outside the Village Chantry
- Blackstone Irregulars quest box outside the Village Chantry
- Mages' Collective bag near the lake.
Involved In
Justice Must Be Served/A Gift of Silence
Defending the Collective/Defying the Collective
Every Little Bit Helps - (Working link) / The Maker's Shield - (Working link)
The Blackstone Irregulars
Chanter's Board
Items
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Notable gifts for companions:
Ale, source: Lloyd's inventory
Andraste’s Grace for Leliana, source: can be found at the Windmill (near the tree).
Sten's Sword for Sten, source: Chest in Redcliffe Village OR handed directly to The Warden by Dwyn.
Wine, obtained (for 0
!) from Bella in the tavern, after you've convinced Lloyd to help defend the village.
Containers
- Chest (Ferelden, Normal) - locked
- Chest (Ferelden, Elite) - locked
- Wooden Crate (Ferelden, Normal)
- Wooden Crate (Generic, Normal)
- Wooden Crate (Generic, Normal)
- Barrel (Generic, Critter)
Codex Entries
Codex Entry: Lake Calenhad, source: 'No Swimming' sign
Codex Entry: Redcliffe, source: entering Redcliffe Village
Approval Changes
After agreeing to help Murdock:
- Leliana approves (+1)
- Sten disapproves (-2)
Refusee helping Owen finding Valena and kill him when he refusees helping the village or convince him to put him out of his misery:
- Zevran approves (+4)
- Alistair disapproves (-10)
- Alistair will argue against you but you can presuade him resulting in: Alistair disapproves (-3)
- Alistair will argue against you but you can presuade him resulting in:
- Leliana disapproves (-5)
- Wynne disapproves (-10)
- Don't know about Oghren.
Intimidating Lloyd into helping defend Redcliffe:
- Sten approves (+4)
Forcing Berwick to fight:
- Sten approves (+2)
Promising to search for Valena in the Castle:
- Sten disapproves (-5)
- Morrigan disapproves (-5)
- Leliana approves (+1)
- Wynne approves (+4)
Kissing Kaitlyn after returning Bevin to her:
- Leliana disapproves (-10)
- Morrigan disapproves (-3)
Paying Kaitlyn exactly 100 silver after returning Bevin to her:
- Sten approves (+2)
Taking ownership of the tavern from Lloyd:
- Zevran approves (+2)
- Wynne disapproves of bullying Lloyd: Wynne disapproves (-3)
Expecting a kiss from Bella as reward for saving the town:
- Oghren approves (+4)
- Leliana disapproves (-10) (This can be avoided if the Warden expects a kiss as reward for bestowing Silver upon her as opposed to saving the village)
- Females disapproves (-10) (None of the females in your party enjoys you asking for kisses.)
When speaking to Bann Teagan and offering your help to defend the village:
- If you help:
- Morrigan does not want to get involved: Morrigan disapproves (-5).
- Alistair approves (+2)
- Oghren approves (+2)
- Wynne approves (+2)
- Leliana approves (+2)
- Sten will argue it is pointless to aid Redcliffe, resulting in: Sten disapproves (-2)
- With sufficient persuasion (Level 1 not enough), this can be reversed: Sten approves (+2).
- With sufficient persuasion (Level 1 not enough), this can be reversed:
- Morrigan does not want to get involved:
- If you refuse to help:
- Alistair disapproves (-5). Comments that the Wardens' primary focus lies with the Darkspawn.
- Morrigan approves (+4). She says that she is glad to not get tied up in this business.
- Leliana will argue on saving the defenceless citizens, resulting in Leliana disapproves (-1)
- With sufficient persuasion, this can be reversed: Leliana approves (+1)
- With sufficient persuasion, this can be reversed:
Companion Remarks/Party Banter
One of your companions may make interesting remarks at certain spots:
- Shortly after stepping outside the chantry
- Oghren: "belches! Huh. Surface air."
- Sten: "Is this where humans keep all their wisdom? Your behavior makes much more sense to me now."
- Alistair: "Sniffs What is that smell? Fish? And something else. Oh... more fish."
- Wynne: "These people don't deserve what has happened to them. We must get to the bottom of this."
- Leliana: "Walking corpses? Do you think it's something in the water?"
- Morrigan: "Ahh, fresh air. 'Twas difficult to breathe within all that self-righteousness crowding the air."
- Zevran: "Ah! What a lovely fishing town! You can almost smell the desperation of local gentry, no?"
- Shale: "Are there pigeons here? I think we should look for them."
- At the cliff's edge anywhere around the mill
- Alistair: "Ah, it's sort of like coming home again. But with more undead."
- Oghren: "What do you think the villagers would say to me taking a dip in the lake naked?"
- Wynne: "Isn't it beautiful? Standing here, you wouldn't know the trouble down in the village."
- Leliana: "Ooh, a windmill. I once took a ride on the sails of a windmill. Didn't turn out well."
- Morrigan: "Yes, yes very lovely. Let us soak in the vista before the massacre begins."
- Zevran: "Hmm. Anyone up for a bit of naked cliff-diving? No?"
- Sten: "Hmph. Defensible enough spot."
- Shale: "I wonder what it must be like to float? Or drown?"
- After using the secret passage to enter the castle dungeons
- On the bridge along the cliff
- The boardwalk near the blacksmithy
Places and Exits
Buildings
Exits
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Notes
- The four main quest lines can be completed in any order, but it's probably best to finish the Arl of Redcliffe/Urn of Sacred Ashes quests second, because unlike Broken Circle, Nature of the Beast, A Paragon of Her Kind quests, these take you into Denerim, and you want to explore Denerim early in the game for access to lots of vendors and rewarding side quests.
- Entering the village with Alistair will trigger a conversation with The Warden about his heritage. Afterward, if you talk to him and his approval is high enough, he'll start the quest Alistair's Family.
- Leaving the village without completing the Village Under Siege and The Attack at Nightfall quests will result in the deaths of all the inhabitants except Bann Teagan, who will still take his part in the Arl of Redcliffe quest afterward. You can still visit the party camp.
- The first cottage on the right when you enter Redcliffe Village belongs to Wilhelm, it's inaccessible by normal means but contains a letter inside called Circle Letter which reads, "This letter is so old and faded it is barely legible. The broken wax seal bears the mark of the Circle of Magi". There is another note of sale in the toolset that was later replaced by the shopping list (in the abandoned general goods store) which read "A bill of sale for a crystal rod bought by Lloyd". All of which suggest that Shale was originally intended to be a character, but got sliced into Downloadable Content.