Skyhold

Skyhold is a fortress in the Frostback Mountains and serves as the headquarters for the restored Inquisition.
== Background ==
Known as Tarasyl'an Te'las ("the place where the sky is held up/back") in ancient elvish,Codex entry: On Skyhold Skyhold is a fortress located in a stretch of the Frostback Mountains near the Dales, on the border between Orlais and Ferelden, controlling a mountain pass from the kingdom to the empire.Dialogue with the Skyhold Quartermaster explaining Threnn's absence if she was rescued from HavenDialogue with Horsemaster Dennet explaining Skyhold's locationIn-Game World Map
The mountain peak it was built on was repeatedly visited by the elves during the height of their civilization, but was later leveled by early Fereldans to provide the foundation of the fortress. Ownership of Skyhold has since changed hands many times. During the late Divine Age, it was occupied by a Fereldan enchanter who unsuccessfully sought to learn why the site had been so important to the elves. At one point, even dwarves took residence there.As evidenced by the dwarven statues in the basement. The last known owners of Skyhold lived certainly after the Third Blight with Mason Gatsi suspecting that they had also an extensive trade network.Note: Fallen Chandelier
When Skyhold was rediscovered by the Inquisition, it had fallen into considerable disrepair in the years after its unknown last inhabitants had abandoned it. However, by this time, the magic of the original elven site had permeated the stones of the keep, protecting it from evil.Dialogue with Morrigan on Skyhold's history and power.
A living tree was once a symbol of peace between two forgotten factions. Before the first stones of Skyhold's foundations were laid, the tree was cut down, slabbed, and polished to serve as a massive war table.The Art of Dragon Age: Inquisition
There is now a clearly marked mountain route to Skyhold; the climb is said to take a week.According to Donal Sutherland in Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Callback Once in the valley that Skyhold overlooks, people and pack animals can be brought up via a cable lift. There is only one approach to Skyhold.Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights, Callback 
== Involvement ==
Along with the Inquisitor, companions and advisors reside here. Leliana will make a place for herself in the fortress' rookery. Sera, Iron Bull and Cole can be found in the Skyhold tavern Herald's Rest, Cassandra is usually training by the armory, Cullen can be found in a tower adjoining the gatehouse and Blackwall at the stables. Dorian can be found in the library and Solas in the atrium beneath it, and Varric and Vivienne can be seen in the Throne Room. Finally Josephine has made a place for herself in her office next to the Throne Room. The fortress will serve as a hub for romantic encounters and catching up with companions.
The Inquisitor's central command is the war table, which will determine where to focus the Inquisition's attention. From here operational areas can be unlocked and agents can be dispatched on missions. From the Skyhold throne the Inquisitor will hold court and Sit in Judgment over a variety of characters, passing sentences from execution and tranquillity, to making them court jester, or even recruiting them to the Inquisition.
== Areas ==
:War Room
:Throne Room
:Inquisitor's Quarters (contains Wardrobe)
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:Atrium
:Atrium Library
:Rookery
:Vault (the lower level requires the Elite Clientele perk)
:Vault Library
:Wine Cellar
:Kitchens
:Stables
: Tavern
:Dungeon (outside the Main Hall and to the left of the stairs)
:Armory
:Courtyard (upgraded with an "Infirmary" or "Sparring Ring")
:Garden (upgraded to "Chantry Garden" or "Herb Garden")
:Main Watchtower (upgraded to "Mage Tower" or "Templar Tower")
:Battlements
== Characters ==
:Adan (conditional)
:Blackwall (conditional)
:Bianca Davri (conditional)
:Cassandra Pentaghast
:Cabot the bartender
:Cole (conditional)
:Cullen Rutherford
:Overseer Crassius Servis (conditional)
:Dagna the arcanist (conditional)
:Ser Delrin Barris (conditional)
:Knight-Captain Denam (conditional)
:Horsemaster Dennet (conditional)
:Donal Sutherland (conditional)
:Dorian Pavus (conditional)
:Elan Ve'mal
:Quartermaster Eustace Morris
:Evariste "Fairbanks" Lemarque (conditional)
:Flissa (conditional)
:Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons (conditional)
:Stonemason Gatsi Sturhald
:Magister Gereon Alexius (conditional)
:Mother Giselle
:Gregory Dedrick (conditional)
:Harritt the blacksmith
:Hawke
:Creature Researcher Helisma Derington
:Iron Bull (conditional)
:Josephine Montilyet
:Krem (conditional)
:Leliana
:Magister Livius Erimond
:Lysette (conditional)
:Marcelline
:Minstrel Maryden
:Mattrin (conditional)
:Ser Michel de Chevin (conditional)
:Minaeve (conditional)
:Mira (conditional)
:Chieftain Movran the Under (conditional)
:Mistress Poulin
:Raleigh Samson (conditional)
:Rat (conditional)
:Ser Ruth (conditional)
:Seggrit (conditional)
:Sera (conditional)
:Shayd (conditional)
:Solas
:Surgeon
:Tanner (conditional)
:Threnn (conditional)
:Trifles Minutiae
:Varric Tethras
:Vivienne (conditional)
:Voth (conditional)
=== Merchants ===
:Bonny Sims
:Farris the Representative (conditional)
:Invisible Merchant (conditional)
:Mounts Merchant
:Skyhold Merchant (conditional)
=== Specialists ===
:Breaker Thram (conditional)
:Lord Chancer de Lion (conditional)
:Heir (conditional)
:Commander Helaine (conditional)
:Kihm (conditional)
:Ser (conditional)
:Three-Eyes (conditional)
:Viuus Anaxas (conditional)
:Your Trainer (conditional)
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== Collections ==
=== Bottles on the Wall ===
As the Inquisitor discovers bottles during the their travels across Thedas, all of the bottles discovered will be available for viewing on shelves located in the Skyhold wine cellar.
=== Mosaics ===
As the Inquisitor discovers new mosaic pieces found thorough out Thedas, upon returning to Skyhold, the mosaic pieces can be found assembled on the walls within the keep. Three mosaics can be viewed near Gatsi, the dwarf assisting with researching the pieces; while the other two can be viewed upstairs near Vivienne's balcony.
=== Skyhold Customizations ===
Skyhold can be customized and upgraded by the player. Customization options include: banners, beds, drapes, heraldry, decor, thrones, and windows.
There are several options to choose from, mostly related to particular nations (Orlais, Ferelden etc.) or factions (Andrastian Chantry, Dalish etc.).
Most of these options need to be unlocked by buying them in shops, completing quests or through exploration. The throne can be further upgraded with accessories as well.
=== Songs ===
All of the following songs can be heard in the Herald's Rest Tavern:
: The Bull's Chargers' Song
: "Empress of Fire"
: "Enchanters"
: "I Am The One"
: "Maker"
: "Nightingale's Eyes"
: "Oh, Grey Warden"
: "Once We Were"
: "Rise"
: "Samson's Tale"
: "Sera Was Never"
== Renovations ==
At the time of its rediscovery by the Inquisition, Skyhold has deteriorated considerably. The Inquisition brings on a number of workers to help restore the fortress to its former glory. The renovation process spans three stages.
* Stage 1 - When the Inquisition first arrives at Skyhold. Much of the fortress is inaccessible due to rubble, structural collapses, sealed or bricked-up doorways, and clutter blocking doors. Only the Throne Room, War Room, Undercroft, Atrium, Atrium Library, Rookery, Courtyard, Armory, Training Grounds, and portions of the Battlements are open. The Inquisitor can customize Skyhold's furnishings in the Undercroft.
* Stage 2 - After leaving and returning to Skyhold for the first time or by choosing the [Special] dialogue option, "Tell me more of yourself," when speaking with Solas which requires some level of friendship as well as the Inquisitor having expended the entirety of the, "Tell me about yourself," tree. Renovation work is well underway, scaffolding has been set up throughout the fortress, and the collapsed bridge dividing the Courtyard has been repaired. In addition to the areas in Stage 1, the Stables, Tavern, Quartermaster's Building, Dungeon, Inquisitor's Quarters, Kitchen, Vault, Vault Library, Garden, Guard Tower, and the rest of the Battlements are now open. The Inquisitor can find a list of three upgrades to Skyhold in the Inquisitor's Quarters and can make Judgments in the Throne Room. Cullen will have moved from his courtyard open-air desk to his permanent office in one of the towers of the main gate unless the Inquisitor has not spoken to him since arriving in Skyhold. He will then remain in the courtyard until the Inquisitor speaks to him. 
* Stage 3 - After completing a main story quest. The renovation of Skyhold is complete. Scaffolding and most remaining rubble or clutter has been removed, and the Throne Room has been furnished with banquet tables and chairs. All areas of Skyhold are open that do not require perks or plot actions to open unless those conditions have been met.
=== Upgrades ===
In addition to the furnishing customization options there are three possible major upgrades to Skyhold available. These upgrades can be unlocked by meeting the necessary quotas at the Requisition table. All upgrades reward +1 power.
== Unique Acquisitions ==
=== Agents ===
* Several of the agents the Inquisitor recruits can be found and talked to around Skyhold.
=== Florianne the Jester ===
* If the Inquisitor conscripts Florianne as a Court Jester post conclusion of the main quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts, Florianne will occasionally show up in the throne room.
=== Frescos ===
* Located in the rotunda below the library and rookery, Solas paints an elven fresco depicting the Inquisition's history, with each panel representing a different stage in the storyline.
=== Garden ===
* After arriving at Skyhold, it becomes possible to obtain seeds when harvesting herbs in the wild. The chance to obtain seeds is random for each harvest and may take several attempts. Only one seed is required for each type of herb and all but two herbs are available to harvest (the exceptions being Crystal Grace and Deathroot).
* The garden comes with two herb planters by default and another four can be added if the Herb Garden upgrade is selected. Each planter can hold only one type of herb, though multiple herbs of the same type can be grown in multiple planters.
* The planted herbs grow after leaving and then returning to Skyhold. It takes two "returns" for a newly planted seed to be harvestable. One "return" is required between each harvest for the plant to reproduce.
=== Haven survivors ===
* All of the townsfolk that the Inquisitor saved in the attack on Haven can be seen hanging around Skyhold—they can typically be found about the grounds out front or in the gardens.
=== Josephine's Vault ===
* Josephine's Elite Clientele Perk adds an actual treasure vault to Skyhold.
=== Prisoners ===
* If the Inquisitor elects to imprison wrongdoers who come before them while Sitting in Judgment, a few can later be found in Skyhold's prisons and conversed with.
=== Undercroft ===
The Undercroft serves as a place for the Inquisitor to craft and modify armors and weapons, and to make various customizations to Skyhold. Potions can also be crafted and equipped here.
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== Notes ==
* After reaching level 10, the Inquisitor can complete the war table mission Specializations for the Inquisitor to summon specialization trainers to Skyhold. The trainers will gather in certain places depending upon the Inquisitor's class:
** If the Inquisitor is a rogue, the trainers will congregate in the lower courtyard near the stables.
** If the Inquisitor is a mage, the trainers will congregate at the front gate near the infirmary tents.
** If the Inquisitor is a warrior, the trainers will congregate at the top of the battlements near Cullen's office.
* If you get the "Elite Clientele" Inquisition perk, a new vault opens up in Skyhold where you keep your gold, hat and pies. It is located on the same level as the wine cellar and the kitchen. Lord Trifles Minutiae will also take up residence here if the Quizquisition has not yet been completed. 
* Falling damage is turned off in Skyhold. You can jump off of the parapets into the garden several stories below and take no damage.
* If the door to the hallway to the war room is opened after Josephine converses with either of her assistants, the assistant will go into the hallway, turn left and walk through the wall.
* The guard in the jail will continue to report that there is no one to watch over, even if there are prisoners in one or more cells.
== Trivia ==
* There is a pie in a top hat under Skyhold that can be discovered through a glitch: Sometimes all the furnishings in the main hall disappear. If you then walk into Solas' rotunda, there will be no floor, and you will drop into the area that holds the lordly pork pie. If you wait for a minute or so, it will also start playing music.
* In the basement of Skyhold there is a large, open book with a sideways sigil of the gate; this is a reference to the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire invented by H.P. Lovecraft.
* A Red Templar standard can be found in the abandoned stairwell leading to the Inquisitor's quarters.
* Skyhold is described in the files as "Well hidden Mansion Base".da3/Layouts/InquisitorBase2/MainBase/Description_Win32
== Gallery ==
Skyhold Lower Courtyard Map.png|Skyhold Lower Courtyard Map
Skyhold Upper Level Map.png|Skyhold Upper Level Map
Heralds Rest.png|Inside the Herald's Rest
War Room.png|Inside the War Room
Skyhold Courtyard.png|Skyhold's lower courtyard
Seras Room.png|Inside Sera's room in the Herald's Rest
Inquisitor's Quarters.png|Inquisitor's quarters
Skyhold WM 02.jpg
Skyhold WM 07.jpg
Skyhold WM 06.jpg|War Room entrance
Skyhold1.jpg|Prison
Skyhold Blacksmith.png|Blacksmith
Skyhold Garden.png|Garden
Skyhold Stables.png|Stables
Skyhold Front.png|Great Hall exterior
Mage Tower Skyhold.png|Magi Tower
Skyholdabove.png|Skyhold from above
Stronghold.jpg|Skyhold
DAIII concept 3.jpg|Concept art
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== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition locations
Category:Dragon Age: Magekiller locations
Category:Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights locations
Category:Fortresses
Category:Orlais
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