Wounded Coast

Wounded Coast
Type	Coast
Terrain	Coastline
Location	Free Marches (outside Kirkwall)
Inhabitants	Magus Tavarin Hall
Enemies	Mercenaries Raiders Tal-Vashoth Giant spiders Mabari Demons
Exits	World map
Appearances	Dragon Age II Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser (mentioned)

The Wounded Coast is a feared place, one of the paths that travel into Kirkwall, known for its bandits that hide among the rocky cliffs, as well as the predators that stalk the area.

Places

Map of the area

Act 1

Wounded Coast Approach

Slaver Caverns

Tal-Vashoth Cavern

Abandoned Ruins

Act 2

Dank Cave

Bounty Hunter Getaway

Characters

• Magus Tavarin Hall
• Maraas

Stores

• Magnus's Wares

Quests

Act 1

Redblossom Special

Dark Epiphany

The Unbidden Rescue

Terror on the Coast

Wayward Son

Blackpowder Promise

Duty (available during Act 1 or Act 2)

Act 2

Swatch of the Jackyard

Goosegirl Cameo

Bounty Hunter

Search and Rescue

Raiders on the Cliffs

The Lost Patrol

Elves at Large

Herbalist's Tasks

Act 3

The Awiergan Scrolls: First Aspect

Who Needs Rescuing?

The Lost Swords

Best Served Cold

Hostile creatures

Mabari

Giant spider

Enemies

Dalish

• Dalish Archer
• Dalish Assassin
• Dalish Warrior

Mercenaries

• Slavers
• Tal-Vashoth

Raiders

• Raider Archer
• Raider Assassin
• Raider Reaver

Demons

• Abomination
• Shade

Resources

Here are the resources in this area needed for the Supplier achievement:
Act 1

Glitterdust - at the end of the south-pointing dead end on the extreme northeast side of the map.

Elfroot (2) - one on the south side of the north path just past that first northeast clearing, the other id at the dead end on the far west of the map.

Spindleweed - on the path to the northeastern clearing.

Lyrium - in the Tal-Vashoth Cavern during the quest Blackpowder Promise

Silverite - during the quest Blackpowder Promise, relatively in the same area as the Raw Lyrium.

Act 2

Lyrium - in the Dank Cave during the quest Forbidden Knowledge.

Elfroot - about halfway down the east-west path on the south side (just past the first group of Raiders).

Embrium (2) - one on the south path by the blocked mine, the other on the north path where it slopes up to the right.

Act 3

Elfroot - just past the mine cart on the east-west path.

Embrium - to the left just short of the far western exit.

Notable items

Act 1

Avernus's Experimental Draught - found on the Dead Messenger during the quest Dark Epiphany (head up to the right from where Hakwe enters enters the area; there will be a quest marker on the corpse).

Design: Rune of Fire Warding

Act 2

Formula: Mythal's Favor - in a crate along the southern path.

Design: Rune of Defense - from a Pile of Bones; the skeleton is resting at a tree trunk located where the east-west path splits off towards the location of where the Tal-Vashoth were in Act 1; the design can also be found in Act 3.

Act 3

Formula: Fell Grenade

Notes

• If the Warden chose to side with Zathrian's Dalish during the main quest Nature of the Beast—either by curing the werewolves or killing them—Hawke encounters a man on the Wounded Coast being harassed by Dalish assassins, who accuse him of being a werewolf. Hawke can side with the elves, which leads to the man being killed; defend the man, upon which the elves attack Hawke; or convince the elves to leave the man alone. The accused man’s appearance will differ based on whether the Warden had killed or cured the werewolves.
  • Hawke convinces the assassin killing the human isn't what her mother would have wanted: Isabela: rivalry (+5). Talking the Dalish out of killing the human nets 500 XP and 50 . This option is only available to a diplomatic Hawke.
  • Hawke does not intervene on the man's behalf, resulting in 500 XP, 50 and Isabela: friendship (+5).
  • Hawke defends the human, which forces a confrontation with the Dalish: Isabela: rivalry (+5). This option is the most profitable and yields the most XP, around 100 XP and some random loot for the kills, plus 500 XP and 50 as the man thanks Hawke.
  • Before Hawke begins the dialogue, the Dalish assassin says to the accused man, "Do you even know her name, shem? No? It's Danyla. She's dead." Danyla was part of the Lost to the Curse quest in Dragon Age: Origins.
• There are two accessible areas that don't show on the map. One in the northern labyrinth and one in the Tal-Vashoth camp to the left before the cave. Both areas are hidden behind bushes and contain normal loot.
• The name may be a reference to the Sword Coast in BioWare's earlier game, Baldur's Gate, as an answer to Merrill's banter questions about why it is called that and how it got wounded.