Cauthrien

Ser Cauthrien is a knight and Teyrn Loghain's most trusted lieutenant, as well as the leader of Maric's Shield, Loghain's hand picked elite force.
== Background ==
Cauthrien came from a poor Fereldan family. As a youth working on the farm, Cauthrien became aware of a man on horseback being chased by bandits and rushed to his assistance. After helping him fight them off, she discovered that the man was none other than Loghain Mac Tir, the Hero of River Dane. Cauthrien volunteered her service to Loghain, who took her in and offered her a position with his soldiers. Through sheer determination, Cauthrien worked her way up through the ranks to become a Knight. Eventually finally earning her place as Loghain's right hand and lieutenant, a moment she considers the proudest moment in her life. A staunch patriot of Fereldan, and unwaveringly loyal to Loghain, Cauthrien believes that serving the Hero of River Dane is the best way she can serve her country. 
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
=== The Darkspawn Chronicles ===
== Quests ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
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=== The Darkspawn Chronicles ===
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== Strategy ==
== Notable items ==
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== Quotes ==
* (To a Human Noble or City Elf threatening Howe when meeting him and Loghain) "You are very bold or very stupid to threaten the teyrn before witnesses."
* "You have torn this nation apart to oppose my lord, and never once tried to understand why he is a hero to Ferelden."
* "I have had...so many doubts of late. Loghain is a great man, but his hatred of Orlais has driven him to madness. He has done terrible things, I know it, but I owe him everything. I cannot betray him, do not ask me to!"
== Codex entries ==
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== Trivia ==
* Ser Cauthrien is listed as an elite boss in the first encounter during the Rescue the Queen quest. If she isn't slain while trying to arrest the Warden, she will attempt to stop the party from entering the Landsmeet, but this time she will be listed as a boss.
* At the Battle of Ostagar, when Loghain orders her to sound the retreat, she is seen with both a two-handed greatsword and a shield on her back.
* A portrait of Cauthrien in Gwaren's keep, commissioned because of her service to the village and its then-celebrated teyrn, was defaced and subsequently removed following the Battle of Ostagar.
== Bugs ==
* If you kill her in the Rescue The Queen quest but still fall to the guards accompanying her, she will survive and still try to prevent you from entering the Landsmeet. It is therefore possible to get two of The Summer Sword if you manage to defeat and loot Cauthrien before being taken prisoner by the remaining guards in Arl of Denerim's Estate. Conversely it is also possible to obtain The Summer Sword from her during Rescue the Queen and still spare her at the Landsmeet.
* If you kill Ser Cauthrien, recruit Loghain, and sacrifice yourself to kill the Archdemon, she still shows up to your funeral.
* When Ser Cauthrien tries to stop you again before the Landsmeet, the persuade option actually checks against Poison-Making, instead of the Coercion skill, but you can convince her to stand down. The intimidate option makes the right check, but you must make another intimidate or persuade check after that to convince Cauthrien that Loghain is wrong.
* If you allow yourself to be captured by Ser Cauthrien and return to the estate, Cauthrien and her soldiers will sometimes still be in the room along with Anora and Erlina, although they will not fight you.
== Gallery ==
LoghainCauthrienDF.png|Teyrn Loghain and Ser Cauthrien at Ostagar in Dragon Age: Dark Fortress.
CauthrianHoDA_Tier4.jpg|Tier evolution of Ser Cauthrien in Heroes of Dragon Age
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Dragon Age: Origins characters
Category:Heroes of Dragon Age characters
Category:Dragon Age: Dark Fortress characters
Category:Humans
Category:Fereldans
Category:Warriors
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