Weisshaupt

Weisshaupt Fortress is the headquarters of the Grey Wardens. It is located on the edge of a desert jagged butte called Broken Tooth in the southern Anderfels.^[1]^[2]

Background[]

It was here that the order was founded and the fortress built in -305 Ancient (890 TE) during the First Blight. The region was chosen as a base as it was not as hard hit by the darkspawn as other locations, but still strategically close to Tevinter.^[3] Weisshaupt Fortress was also besieged by the darkspawn during the Second Blight.^[4]

Weisshaupt features a mausoleum built to honor the slayers of the Archdemons and houses the Grey Warden treasury. During the height of the Wardens' power, the stone compound accommodated thousands of Wardens and a thriving stable of griffons. Now it is a barren place with a garrison of only a few hundred, the griffons are long extinct, and the reigning First Warden is rarely present, said to be more interested in politicking and lining his pockets.^[1]

The interior of the fortress is decorated with tapestries commemorating the Grey Wardens' battles and weapons taken from the darkspawn as trophies. Even a case of ogre horns is on display. Segments of the walls are carved with depictions of griffons, various coats of arms and ornamental plants. The fortress is also home to an extensive library. The Library is presently home to a glass sarcophagus decorated with the horns of Andoral that contains the armour and weapons of Garahel. Weisshaupt also contains a practice field for combat training and a small chapel.^[5]

Involvement[]

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Origins.

If the Hero of Ferelden died killing Urthemiel and is not a dwarf:

The Grey Wardens eventually recovered the Warden's body after the battle, and interred them at Weisshaupt in a magnificent tomb next to Garahel's.^[6]

Dragon Age: Last Flight[]

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Last Flight.

In 9:41 Dragon, Valya and several other Warden-Recruits are assigned to Weisshaupt and begin a research project into records from the Fourth Blight. While there Valya discovers the diary of Isseya, a Grey Warden from the Exalted Age which reveals that there is a clutch of live Griffons hidden at Red Bride's Grave. Valya, Caronel, Reimas and Sekah successfully rescue the griffons and resolve to return them to Weisshaupt where they will have the facilities to help the griffons re-establish themselves.^[7]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard[]

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Weisshaupt is destroyed during an assault by darkspawn and the Archdemon Razikale, controlled by the Evanuris god Ghilan'nain, in an effort to wipe out the Grey Wardens roughly around 9:52 Dragon. The battle ended when Rook lead The Veilguard in defense of the ancient fortress, killing Razikale and stripping Ghilan'nain of her immortality. In response, Ghilan'nain covered Weisshaupt in blight, forcing the surviving Grey Wardens to abandon their ancestral home and relocate to Lavendel.

Trivia[]

The name Weisshaupt is of German origin, meaning white head. It is also a surname.

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 154
↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 20
↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 32, 156
↑ Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 65-66, 157
↑ Dragon Age: Last Flight, pp. 19-22, 75
↑ According to the epilogue.
↑ Dragon Age: Last Flight, Chapter 25

[wot154-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, p. 154

[2] Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 2, p. 20

[3] Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 32, 156

[4] Dragon Age: The World of Thedas, vol. 1, pp. 65-66, 157

[5] Dragon Age: Last Flight, pp. 19-22, 75

[6] According to the epilogue.

[7] Dragon Age: Last Flight, Chapter 25

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