Location Caverns Mountainside Caverns
Terrain:	Subterranean
Type:	Caverns
Location:	Ruined Temple
Inhabitants:	Drakes, Cultists
Characters:	Kolgrim
Exits:	Ruined Temple Mountain Top
Appearances:	Dragon Age: Origins

The Mountainside Caverns extend onwards from the Ruined Temple and continue the path on the quest for The Urn of Sacred Ashes. Inside the caverns, the Disciples of Andraste reside.

Involvement Edit

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• Feeding Chambers: About midway through the caverns and located to the east of the map, a room with several goats and sheep. Three drakes will spawn, dropping drake scales when killed. These can be given to Wade at Denerim who will use them to craft Wade's Drakeskin Armor Set.
• Hatchery Room: A cavern with a lot of dragon eggs within located at the very top right room of the caverns. Another three drakes will spawn which when killed provide a total of three more scales for Wade.
• Final cave: This is where Kolgrim is located. He will ask The Warden to defile the Sacred Ashes: agreeing to his proposal will start the associated quest; however, refusal to do so will result in Kolgrim and his guards turning hostile and a battle will ensue.

Note: Defiling the ashes is the only way to gain the Reaver specialization, though it will cause Leliana and Wynne to become hostile.

Enemies Edit

• Ash Wraiths (Spirit,Elite) - one at the entrance.
• Cultist Mages (Human, Normal)
• Cultist Archers (Human, Normal)
• Cultist Overseer (Human, Elite) - one is an Arcane Warrior
• Cultist Reavers (Human, Normal)
• Cultist Assassins (Human, Elite) - uses stealth
• Dragonlings (Dragon, Normal)
• Drakes (Dragon, Elite) - seven in total, yielding one Drake Scale each.
• Kolgrim (Human, Boss)

Notable items Edit

Faith's Edge

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Battleaxe
Silverite (Tier 6)
Requires: 34 strength

Damage: 15.00 (pc)
13.50 (consoles)
Critical chance: 4.50%
Armor penetration: 5.25
Strength modifier: 1.10

+2 willpower
+5% critical/backstab damage

Spellweaver

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Longsword
Silverite (Tier 6)
Requires: 27 strength/magic

Damage: 10.50
Critical chance: 3.00%
Armor penetration: 3.50
Strength modifier: 1.00

+5 magic
+1 or +2 mana regeneration in combat
+10% spell resistance
+3 electricity damage

Notable gifts for companions Edit

Codex entries Edit

Containers Edit

• Chest (Tevinter, Elite) - locked
• Chest (Tevinter, Boss) - locked
• Chest (Tevinter, Normal) - locked
• Dragon Egg (Tevinter, Elite) - contains Lifedrinker
• Pile of Dragon Filth (special) - contains Stone Warrior Statuette
• Wooden Crate (Tevinter, Normal)
• Wooden Crate (Tevinter, Normal)
• Wooden Crate (Tevinter, Normal)
• Wooden Crate (Tevinter, Normal)

Special objects Edit

• Leghold Traps 40XP
• Tripwire Traps