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Kal'Hirol is a great thaig of the dwarves, long known as a center of learning for the smith caste. It is named after Paragon Hirol. It is situated beneath the Arling of Amaranthine in Ferelden.

History[]

Its workshops are where Paragon Hirol conceived his famous improvements to golem resilience and power, and where Hirol's favorite student developed a method for storing refined lyrium that is still used centuries after its conception. These breakthroughs brought Kal'Hirol great prosperity; its passageways are said to have glittered with gold and silver.

This didn't last long however, as it fell to the darkspawn during the First Blight.[1] According to Voldrik Glavonak the dwarves of Kal'Hirol had almost finished the construction of dwarven barrier doors which would have kept them safe from darkspawn for years to come. However they didn't manage to finish the door mechanism in time.[2] As the dwarves of Kal'Hirol were evacuating the thaig, five hundred casteless were left behind. Dailan, feeling that the guard would fail to delay the horde enough, proposed to the casteless that they join with him in the suicidal battle, and suggested they prove that they were not worthless as dwarven society claimed. Despite opposition amongst some of the casteless, approximately two hundred volunteered for the duty. It is not known what happened to the others though at least a few attempted to find a route to the surface.

With the fall of Kal'Hirol, much of the dwarven knowledge of smithing was lost to the darkspawn horde.[3]

Involvement[]


This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.


The Warden-Commander successfully ventures into the great thaig in order to eliminate the broodmothers which reside in its lower levels, as well as learn more about the darkspawn civil war. There it is discovered that two hundred casteless dwarves were the last defence of the fortress in order to give enough time for the rest of the population of Kal'Hirol to escape to Orzammar in safety.

In the epilogue, it is mentioned that Kal'Hirol is cleared of darkspawn, and eventually the dwarves of Orzammar attempt to reclaim it. House Helmi ultimately leads a host of dwarves to clear the Deep Roads between Orzammar and Kal'Hirol and, though the losses were great, they are ultimately successful in 9:31 Dragon.


Places[]

Kal'Hirol Map

Map of the thaig

Kal'Hirol's Main Hall Kal'Hirol's Main Hall
Kal'Hirol's Trade Quarter Kal'Hirol's Trade Quarter
Kal'Hirol's Lower Reaches Kal'Hirol's Lower Reaches

Characters[]

Jukka

Quests[]

Last of the Legion Last of the Legion
Memories of the Stone Memories of the Stone

Hostile creatures[]

Deepstalkers

Enemies[]

Darkspawn

Notable items[]

Ancient Boots Ancient Boots - source: Ancient Dwarven Crate.

Companion Gifts[]

Whetstone Whetstone - source: Crate.

Special Objects[]

  • Hidden switch - leads to a secret door, only revealed if Sigrun is in the active party.

Codex entries[]

Codex entry: The Fortress of Kal'Hirol Codex entry: The Fortress of Kal'Hirol
Codex entry: The Paragon Hirol Codex entry: The Paragon Hirol
Codex entry: Dailan's Journal Codex entry: Dailan's Journal
Codex entry: A Scout's Report Codex entry: A Scout's Report

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Based on the icon's description while viewing the World map.
  2. Mentioned at the end of It Comes From Beneath quest.
  3. Mentioned by Sigrun when viewing the thaig, near the Knotwood Hills entrance.

External links[]

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