Redcliffe Village

For the castle, see Redcliffe Castle.

Redcliffe Village
Type	Village
Location	Hinterlands, Ferelden
Population	200 (9:30 Dragon)
Inhabitants	Humans, Dwarves
Exits	Redcliffe Castle World Map
Appearances	Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Inquisition

Sitting on the western shore of Lake Calenhad, the village of Redcliffe is so named for the reddish hues of the cliffs that tower above it. A path leads up into the hills and across a bridge to an island where the ancient Castle Redcliffe has stood far longer than the village itself.

Redcliffe heraldry

Background

Map of the area

“The fate of Redcliffe is the fate of all Ferelden.” ―Calenhad Theirin

Redcliffe is located in the western hills of Ferelden. The village below the castle (and others under Redcliffe's authority) grew until the arling was as powerful a settlement as any teyrnir. Redcliffe Castle is the first and last line of defense for the sole land route into Ferelden and the country has never fallen to any assault that did not first take Redcliffe.

Redcliffe is one of the largest and most prosperous towns in Ferelden, due to its position between Orzammar and Orlais. As such it is a center of foreign trade. Such favorable conditions caused the domain to be named an arling in spite of its small size. The citizens of Redcliffe are primarily fishermen or merchants engaged in shipping dwarven goods from Orlais.

In late autumn the villagers smoke the fish they have caught, to the dismay of visiting merchants.

Witch Hunt

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Witch Hunt.

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By 9:32 Dragon, the Bannorn increasingly looked to the Arl of Redcliffe for guidance and leadership. It was speculated that if this continued, Redcliffe would become a rival of Denerim.

Involvement

Dragon Age: Origins

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Dragon Age: Origins.

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As the Warden approaches the village the first time, they will be greeted by Tomas, a member of the Redcliffe militia. Tomas will then take your party to Bann Teagan, Arl Eamon's brother, in the Chantry. There they discover that the village is under siege from undead creatures spawning from Redcliffe Castle at night. The Villagers ask the Warden and their companions to join them and lead the defense against the animated dead.

Later the village is attacked by Darkspawn.

Dragon Age: Inquisition

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The Monarchy offered the rebel Mages sanctuary in Ferelden, in the Arling of Redcliffe. The mages gratefully accepted the offer however the Templar host pursued them across the border.

As the brutality of the Mage-Templar War escalated, many hunted rebel mages and apostates congregated to Fiona's refuge in Redcliffe. Some of these mage refugees were Tevinter infiltrators who encouraged an alliance with the Tevinter Imperium as the situation with the mage rebellion grew dire. Grand Enchanter Fiona conceded to agree to the alliance and Magister Gereon Alexius used time warping magic to officialize it in a timely manner. Alexius however was also a Venatori agent and usurped Redcliffe Castle, alienating the mage rebellion's sole benefactor. With the mage rebellion's survival now dependent on their alliance with the Tevinter Imperium, Alexius changed the terms of the alliance and conscripted the southern mages into indentured servitude. He then orders his forces to displace the people of Redcliffe from their homes.

Inquisitor recruits the Mages:

The Inquisitor encounters Fiona in Val Royeaux, following a debacle involving the Chantry's denouncement of their title as the Herald of Andraste and the templars' refusal to return to the Chantry. Fiona asks that the Inquisitor go to Redcliffe to discuss a possible alliance.

Should the Inquisitor choose to meet with Fiona, strangely, she claims to not have met them, hinting the person they met was an impostor. She then reveals that she feared her peoples' annihilation and had relinquished her role as Grand Enchanter after trading the rebel mages' services to the Tevinter Imperium in desperation. A magister named Gereon Alexius is the rebel mages' handler, as the rebel mages are considered indentured since they require ten years of service to be considered an Imperial citizen. The Inquisitor discovers the truth about Alexius being a Venatori agent from a rebel Tevinter named Dorian Pavus and Alexius' son Felix Alexius.

With Dorian's help, the Inquisition infiltrates Castle Redcliffe and reclaims it. Alexius pulls out the time amulet to attempt to go back before the Inquisitor interfered with the Elder One's ritual at the Temple of Sacred Ashes, but Dorian interrupts him, accidentally sending both himself and the Inquisitor one year into the future. In the future, their absence has resulted in the growth of the Breach and the Elder One taking over southern Thedas. They find the Inquisitor's companions jailed and being subjected to red lyrium and Fiona in a cell filled with red lyrium, used to transform her body into that substance for the Venatori to mine. The Inquisitor and Dorian were able to use the future Alexius' time amulet to return to the present where they capture and subdue the present Alexius. The Fereldan monarch(s) (Alistair and/or Anora, depending on who was made sovereign) arrive and order the rebel mages to leave Ferelden. The Inquisitor can then either take the mages on as full-fledged allies or conscripted prisoners.

Redcliffe concept art

Places

Blacksmith's Store

House

Redcliffe Chantry

Windmill

General Store

Redcliffe Village Tavern

Kaitlyn's Home

Dwyn's Home

Wilhelm's Cottage

Quests

A Missing Child

A Village Under Siege

The Arl of Redcliffe

Last Will and Testament

Lost in the Castle

The Attack at Nightfall

The Blackstone Irregulars

Dereliction of Duty

Grease the Wheels

Scraping the Barrel

Chanter's Board

Brothers and Sons

Caravan Down

Desperate Haven

Skin Deep

The Mages' Collective

Justice Must Be Served/A Gift of Silence

Careless Accusations

Herbal Magic

The Scrolls of Banastor

Certain Interested Parties

Correspondence Interruptus

Dead Drops

Characters

Note: Some of these will not appear until after completing The Attack at Nightfall.

• Tomas: He is standing on the bridge when you first enter the village. He will bring you to the chantry to speak with Bann Teagan Guerrin. He will also run up to you when you try to leave the village before the quest A Village Under Siege is completed, asking you to stay and help.
• Murdock: He is the Mayor of Redcliffe and can be found standing at the village square. Talking to him is needed for the quest A Village Under Siege. While not necessary, it is useful for you to talk to him before going inside the other houses in the village. Also it is possible to get approval from Leliana (+1) depending on what you ask him about and say.
• Ser Perth and a few knights: In front of the windmill.
• Doomsayer: Near the Blacksmith's Store, appears only if the village is not saved.
• Teagan Guerrin: Near the Windmill or in Redcliffe chantry during A Village Under Siege.
• Knight-Commander Harrith: Near the Windmill. Involved in A Gift of Silence and Defending the Collective.
• Chanter Farrah: Manages the Chanter's Board.

Notable items

Deathroot x5

Notable gifts for companions:

Ale, source: Lloyd's inventory

Andraste's Grace for Leliana, source: can be found at the Windmill (near the tree).

Sten's Sword for Sten, source: Chest in Redcliffe Village OR handed directly to the Warden by Dwyn.

Wine, obtained for free from Bella in the tavern, after you've convinced Lloyd to help defend the village.

Codex entries

Codex entry: Lake Calenhad, source: 'No Swimming' sign

Codex entry: Redcliffe, source: entering Redcliffe Village

Containers

• Chest (Ferelden, Normal) - locked
• Chest (Ferelden, Elite) - locked
• Wooden Crate (Ferelden, Normal)
• Wooden Crate (Generic, Normal)
• Wooden Crate (Generic, Normal)
• Barrel (Generic, Critter)

Special objects

• Chanter's Board outside the Village chantry.
• Blackstone Irregulars quest box outside the Village Chantry.
• Mages' Collective bag near the lake.

Note: The Chanter's Board, Blackstone Irregulars Quest Box, and Mages' Collective Bag will not appear until after the Village has been saved.

Companion remarks

One of the companions may make interesting remarks at certain spots:

• Shortly after stepping outside the chantry
  • Oghren: (belches) "Huh. Surface air."
  • Sten: "Is this where humans keep all their wisdom? Your behavior makes much more sense to me now."
  • Alistair: (sniffs) "What is that smell? Fish? And something else. Oh... more fish."
  • Wynne: "These people don't deserve what has happened to them. We must get to the bottom of this."
  • Leliana: "Walking corpses? Do you think it's something in the water?"
  • Morrigan: "Ahh, fresh air. 'Twas difficult to breathe within all that self-righteousness crowding the air."
  • Zevran: "Ah! What a lovely fishing town! You can almost smell the desperation of local gentry, no?"
  • Shale: "Are there pigeons here? I think we should look for them."
• At the cliff's edge anywhere around the mill
  • Alistair: "Ah, it's sort of like coming home again. But with more undead."
  • Oghren: "What do you think the villagers would say to me taking a dip in the lake naked?"
  • Wynne: "Isn't it beautiful? Standing here, you wouldn't know the trouble down in the village."
  • Leliana: "Ooh, a windmill. I once took a ride on the sails of a windmill. Didn't turn out well."
  • Morrigan: "Yes, yes very lovely. Let us soak in the vista before the massacre begins."
  • Zevran: "Hmm. Anyone up for a bit of naked cliff-diving? No?"
  • Sten: "Hmph. Defensible enough spot."
  • Shale: "I wonder what it must be like to float? Or drown?"

Party banter

At the following spots, companions may engage in party banter:

• After using the secret passage to enter the castle dungeons
• On the bridge along the cliff
• The boardwalk near the blacksmithy

Notes

• Entering the village with Alistair will trigger a conversation about his heritage. Afterward, if you talk to him and his approval is high enough, he'll start the quest Alistair's Family.
• Leaving the village (traveling anywhere other than the Party Camp) without completing the quests Village Under Siege and The Attack at Nightfall will result in the deaths of all the inhabitants except Bann Teagan, who will still take his part in continuing the Arl of Redcliffe quest line.
• The first cottage on the right when you enter Redcliffe Village belongs to Wilhelm, it's inaccessible by normal means and is a remnant of the original process to acquire Shale before it was added as downloadable content.
• There is a bug in the pcwhich may cause fires to still be present after the quest A Village Under Siege is completed.

Gallery

Village

Fish pole

Windmill

Promotional image of Redcliffe in Dragon Age: Inquisition

Promotional image of Redcliffe in Dragon Age: Inquisition

Promotional image of Redcliffe in Dragon Age: Inquisition