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 
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for Dragon Age: Origins.
for Dragon Age: Origins.
Map of the caverns
- 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. Two drakes will spawn in the large cavern prior to this room during or after the fight with the Arcane Warrior Cultist overseer. Another drake will be with the Cultist mage in the hatchery. These will provide another set of three drake 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.
Enemies Edit
Caverns
- Cultist archers (Human, Normal)
- Cultist assassins (Human, Elite) - uses stealth
- Cultist overseers (Human, Elite) - one is an Arcane Warrior
- Cultist mages (Human, Normal)
- Cultist reavers (Human, Normal)
- Dragonlings (Dragon, Critter)
- Drakes (Dragon, Elite) - six in total, yielding one Drake Scale each.
- Kolgrim (Human, Boss)
Containers Edit
Dragon Eggs
- Chest (Tevinter, Elite) - locked
- Chest (Tevinter, Boss) - locked (50 XP)
- 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)
Notable items Edit
Drake Scale, activates Drake Scale Armor side quest
Faith's Edge, source: Kolgrim
Kolgrim's Horn, source: Kolgrim, 
only
Lifedrinker
Spellweaver, source: Arcane Warrior Cultist overseer
Vial of Dragons Blood, received upon acceptance of Kolgrim's task
Master Dweomer Rune
Notable gifts for companions Edit
Stone Warrior Statuette, found in a pile of dragon filth.
Codex entries Edit
Codex entry: The Frostback Mountains, source: book
Codex entry: The First Blight: Chapter 3, source: book in Hatchery Room
Codex entry: The Life Drinker, source: Lifedrinker
Special objects Edit
- x7 Leghold Traps (40 XP to detect/disarm)
- x2 Tripwires (40 XP to detect/disarm)
