Flooded Caves

The Flooded Caves are an extensive cavern complex located beneath Old Crestwood; the former village in the Crestwood region. The grottoes run so deep into the ground that they intersect with an ancient dwarven outpost adjacent to the Deep Roads. This Lost Outpost is part of ancient roadway found in the deepest section of the Flooded Caves. The entrance is southwest of the North Gate Inquisition Camp and the exit is northeast of the Village of Crestwood. Once the Inquisitor has exited from the latter, it may also be used as an entrance.
== Background ==
The construction of the roadway was mandated via a Royal decree from King Kelgak to link the Great Thaig of Aeducan with the Soaring Thaig of Gundaar. Midway between the roads connecting the two thaigs is a grand hall dedicated to Paragon Hekkat, whom discovered the Principles of Nature. His research allowed for dwarven architecture to reach unheard-of heights and astounding breadths.Expanded from Note: The Lost Outpost Plaque. 
Whilst one exit emerges directly to the surface leading out to Crestwood's East Side Hills, the other can be traversed by going through the multiple cavern tiers and a partially accessible deep roads ruin that eventually exits out to Old Crestwood. According to Crestwood's Mayor, the official statement in 9:41 Dragon was that the caves' most recent use was during the Fifth Blight; in which refugees took shelter fleeing from the darkspawn. Subsequently the darkspawn broke into Caer Bronach, wrecked the controls for the area's dam, thus ultimately flooding both Old Crestwood and the adjoining caves.
== Involvement ==
== Areas ==
:Entrance
:Lower Tier
:Deepest Tier
== Quests ==
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== Creatures ==
:Nug
== Enemies ==
:Demons
:* Lesser Shade
:* Lesser Terror
:* Rage demon
:* Wraith
:Undead
:* Corpse
:* Corpse archer
== Collections ==
=== Mosaics ===
: (piece #1) - found in the chamber adjacent to the Fade rift (bash the destructible wall and head down the ladder).
: (piece #2) - found on a stone table next to the dwarven statue located in the chamber across from the Fade rift.
: (piece #3) - found on a wooden table situated near the cave's exit leading back to East Side Hills region of Crestwood.
== Resources ==
=== Metal ===
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== Notable items ==
=== Elven artifacts ===
* Found near the northernmost wall of the chamber situated across the hall from the Fade rift.
=== Loot ===
: (Inquisitor only) – looted in the locked home located in Crestwood Village after sealing the Fade rift; see side quest Still Waters.
: - looted from the Fade rift; see side quest Still Waters.
: - looted in the locked home located in Crestwood Village after sealing the Fade rift; see side quest Still Waters.
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== Note texts ==
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== Notes ==
* After completion of the quest Still Waters, the Flooded Caves are a good place to farm Stormheart a tier 3 metal, along with its tier 2 counterpart Paragon's Luster; as the caves are free from enemies, typically between 30 and 50 pieces of Stormheart can be collected during one passage. In addition, a Royal Elfroot can be found at the pond near the East Side Hills' cavern exit.
* After closing the Fade rift, there is an area near the exit of the cavern where a trio of nugs can be found running around. The accompanying companions may remark upon them, and if any are attacked and killed, it may elicit slight disapproval changes from one or more of the companions in the party. 
* In the round room where the rage demon is fought there is a boarded off section which contains multiple inaccessible Stormheart nodes, they can only be reached with the additional of various unofficial mods.
== Bugs ==
* If the Inquisitor returns to the caves a second time with anyone in the party who would disapprove of killing the nugs, located near the exit leading to the East Side Hills, the companions react as though the Inquisitor has already attacked or killed them granting immediate disapproval as soon as the party is in the vicinity. This occurs regardless if the nugs have not yet been targeted nor attacked. It is advised to save prior to entering and/or not taking a companion that will have any issues if a nug is killed. (Confirmed on PS4 and PC with Cole, Varric, and Iron Bull.)
== See also ==
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== Gallery ==
Flooded Caves - Maps.png|Map of the levels
Flooded Caves - Dwarven Halls.png|Dwarven halls
Flooded Caves - Statues.png|Dwarven statues
Flooded Caves - Dwarven Items.png|Dwarven items
== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition locations
Category:Deep Roads locations
Category:Underground
Category:Ferelden