Location Caridin's Cross
Terrain:	Underground
Type:	Crossroads
Location:	Deep Roads
Inhabitants:	Darkspawn, Shrieks, Deep stalkers
Exits:	Ortan Thaig Deep Roads
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins

Caridin's Cross is a crossroads within the Deep Roads, named after the ancient Paragon smith, Caridin.

Travelers are advised to read the road markers, lest they become lost in the crossroads.

Contents 1 Background 2 Quests 3 Notes 4 Characters 5 Enemies 6 Notable items 7 Containers 8 Codex entries 9 Special objects 10 See also

Background Edit

Caridin's Cross was once the largest crossroads in the Deep Roads, connecting the city of Orzammar with many outlaying thaigs. It is now in a state of ruin, inhabited only by the darkspawn and deepstalker, and the deepstalker matriarch. If the area with deepstalker eggs is approached the deepstalker matriarch should appear off the road in the area by the right side of map.

There is a darkspawn "fort" of sorts south of the starting point (in the middle of the crossroads), with three ballistae manned by genlocks watching the roads. Charging the position without first removing the ballista crews is rather dangerous. Fortunately, the area is small enough that a Tempest/Blizzard/Inferno will easily dislodge them.

QuestsEdit

The Black Vials An Admirable Topsider The Drifter's Cache Asunder

NotesEdit

• The exits are all marked "Deep Roads" but they do not go to the same areas. The bottom one opens up Ortan Thaig on your travel map.

Characters Edit

• Hired Goon: A goon hired by either Harrowmont or Bhelen (unless you are outwardly working for one and secretly betraying him by working for the other) will be waiting for you at the start of the area. After a brief speech, he will attack.

Enemies Edit

• Hired Goons (Dwarf, one Normal, one Lieutenant)
• Elven Mercenary (Elf, Normal, Mage)
• Hurlocks (Darkspawn,Normal)
• Hurlock emissary (Darkspawn,Lieutenant)
• Hurlock Alpha (Darkspawn,Lieutenant)
• Genlocks (Darkspawn,Normal)
• Genlock emissary (Darkspawn,Lieutenant) One of the emissaries will drop Topsider's Hilt yielding Codex entry: Topsider's Honor (See An Admirable Topsider.)
• Genlock runners (Darkspawn,Normal)
• Shrieks (Darkspawn,Normal)
• Bronto (Beast,Lieutenant)
• Ogre (Darkspawn,Lieutenant)
• Ogre Alpha (Darkspawn,Boss)
• Revenant (Demon,Boss) (Only when summoned using the Glass Phylactery, see The Black Vials.)
• Deep stalker (Beast,Normal)
• Deep Stalker Matriarch (Beast,Boss)

Notable items Edit

Bag of LimbsBag of Limbs

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Plot Item
The limbs of some demonic creature is in this sack.
, Head in a Bag and Torso in a Bag, source: Small Bloody Sack Effort's GlovesEffort's Gloves

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Massive gloves
Silverite (Tier 6)
Requires: 38 strength

Armor: 2.63
Fatigue: 3.75%
+1 strength, source: Drifter's Cache Ring of the WarriorRing of the Warrior

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Ring
This is gold, covered in elven script. Whatever the writing says, it's awfully wordy.

+2 strength
+2 dexterity, source: Drifter's Cache Thorn of the Dead GodsThorn of the Dead Gods

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Dagger
Varies (Tier 2, 3 or 6)
Requires: 12 dexterity (Tier 2)
14 dexterity (Tier 3)
26 dexterity (Tier 6)

Damage: 4.40 (Tier 2)
4.80 (Tier 3)
6.00 (Tier 6)
Critical chance: 3.30% (Tier 2)
3.60% (Tier 3)
4.50% (Tier 6)
Armor penetration: 4.60 (Tier 2)
5.20 (Tier 3)
7.00 (Tier 6)
Strength modifier: 0.85
Tier 2:
+2 damage
+2 armor penetration

Tier 3:
+1 damage
+1 armor penetration

Tier 6:
+3 damage
+3 armor penetration
, source: Drifter's Cache Topsider's HiltTopsider's Hilt

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Plot Item
The hilt of a fine elven sword. A partial inscription glows faintly in the presence of lyrium, but remains unreadable.
, source: on the genlock emissary in south cave corridor of Caridin's Cross

Notable gifts for companions:

TotemTotem

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Gift
A small wooden totem with figures of demons and other strange beasts carved into it.
, source: Chest.

Containers Edit

Northwest

• Chest (Darkspawn, Normal) - locked
• Chest (Darkspawn, Normal) - locked
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
• Rubble (Darkspawn, Normal)
• Chest (Darkspawn, Elite) - locked
• Chest (Darkspawn, Elite) - locked
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)

North-central passage

• Chest (Dwarven, Elite) - locked
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)

Fort

• Broken Crate (Dwarven, Normal) - near vials
• Chest (Special) - Totem
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)

Deepstalker nest

• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
• Sarcophagus (Dwarven, Boss)

Southwest tunnel

• Chest (Darkspawn, Boss) - locked
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
• Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
• Drifters' Cache (Darkspawn, Boss) - see Drifter's Cache

Codex entries Edit

Codex entry: Orzammar History: Chapter One, source: Rubble Codex entry: The Blights, source: Fire-pit Codex entry: The Crosscut Drifters, source: Rubble Codex entry: Thorn of the Dead Gods, source: Drifter's Cache

Special objects Edit

• Tripwires (Disarm for 40 XP and 50XP) Attached to exploding barrels.
• Leghold Traps (Disarm for 40 XP) On the bridge, and just walking on that bridge will trigger the spawning of many Genlocks.
• Ballista manned by Genlock to fire devastating missiles.
• Road Markers "The words on this statue are too damaged to read. From what you can make out, it seems this was a memorial to a child Paragon"
• A Glass Phylactery containing the essence of one of The Black Vials Revenants

See also Edit

Aeducan Thaig