• Interacting with a Dying Soldier (just past the wolves near the entrance/exit) triggers a cutscene that illustrates each party member's attitude towards the current mission. The soldier is the sole survivor of a scouting party ambushed by darkspawn. If the Warden kills the soldier ( Alistair disapproves (-3) ) or leaves him to die, a low-tier armor piece or weapon will drop.
• Missionary Jogby (the son): the corpse of a missionary can be found at the edge of the water southwest of the entrance/exit. Searching the body yields a Letter to Jogby and starts the side quest The Missionary.
• Missionary Rigby (the father): another corpse, this can be found atop a hill on the mid-east side of the map, near a locked chest amongst some ruins. Looting the body will unlock a codex entry and start the side quest Last Will and Testament.
• The Wilds Flower needed for The Mabari Hound can be found in numerous locations throughout the area, all on mossy logs; the one closest to the entrance/exit is just past the Dying Soldier mentioned above. (If the Warden has not acquired the appropriate side quest, examining the flower prompts Daveth to mention that the Kennel Master is offering a reward for it). Once the Warden has picked one of these, they all cease to be "lootable" objects.
• The blood needed for the Tainted Blood quest will drop frequently from Hurlocks and Genlocks alike. Although the quest only requires three vials, it is possible to end up with more; however, they are still simply Plot Items and serve no other purpose. Once three or more have been picked up, they will cease to drop, and all the collected vials will be removed from the inventory at the end of the quest.
• At a campsite to the northwest is a chest containing Rigby's field journal. Taking it will unlock a codex entry, set in motion the quest Chasind Trail Signs, and mark the first Sign on the area map, just past the arches next to the campsite. Note that the quest might not appear in the party journal until all Signs have been tracked down.
• In the same campsite (underneath the campfire) is a hidden cache that continues the Last Will and Testament side quest (see Missionary Rigby, above; the cache will not be visible or accessible until that quest has begun). (A note under Chasind Trail Signs charts a walkthrough for all three of the Jogby/Rigby side quests.)
• Just past the bridge in the south end (which is heavily trapped with Flimsy Leghold Traps on its south side) is the corpse of a soldier carrying a page from a book and a pouch. The ashes within the pouch can be used to summon a spirit at a small pile of rocks on a rise, east of the corpse. See A Pinch of Ashes for details.
• In this region the party will encounter its first Hurlock emissary and Hurlock Alpha, and (optionally) a Shade and/or Alpha Wolf.
• Alistair and the recruits will eventually (in the eastern half of the map) reach a ruined tower where they find The Grey Wardens' Cache. Examining this starts the cutscene which introduces Morrigan. After a dialogue, she is prepared to bring the party to Flemeth's Hut, though this may be postponed if the party is not yet ready to proceed.

Enemies

• Wolf (Animal, Normal)
• Alpha Wolf (Animal, Elite)
• Genlock (Darkspawn, Normal)
• Genlock archer (Darkspawn, Normal)
• Genlock rogue (Darkspawn, Normal) - uses stealth
• Hurlock (Darkspawn, Normal)
• Hurlock archer (Darkspawn, Normal)
• Hurlock emissary (Darkspawn, Elite)
• Hurlock Alpha (Darkspawn, Elite)
• Gazarath (Shade, Boss) - see A Pinch of Ashes

Notable items

Plot Items:

Plants:

Chasind Cache:

Other:

Codex entries

Containers

Near wolves vs. darkspawn area

• Chest (Darkpawn, Elite) - locked
• Chest (Ferelden, Normal) - locked
• Crate (Generic Armor, Critter)
• Crate (Generic, Critter)
• Crate (Generic, Critter)

Western camp

• Chest (Barbarian, Normal) - contains Mud Idol and Rigby's Field Journal
• Sack (Generic, Critter)

Quest-related

• Iron Chest (Ferelden, Elite) - contains Chasind Flatblade and a letter
• Chasind Cache (see above)

Notes

• pc One of the Flimsy Leghold Traps cannot be disarmed.
• Once the cutscene with Morrigan and Flemeth is over, it is still possible to return to the Wilds, but only before the Joining ritual is done. After the Joining, this area becomes permanently inaccessible.