Ortan Thaig

Ortan Thaig is an ancient thaig located beneath Ferelden. Named after Paragon Ortan, this used to be the ancient home of House Ortan but was lost to the darkspawn during the Fourth Blight.Mentioned by Orta.
== Background ==
This is where the Paragon Branka took her entire House in order to search for the Anvil of the Void. It was the birthplace of the great Paragon Caridin, and he preferred to stay there even when he became a Paragon.
According to historians, this thaig is believed to be the place where Caridin constructed the Anvil of the Void.Mentioned by Oghren before he joins the party at the beginning of the third task in A Paragon of Her Kind quest line.
== Involvement ==
=== Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne ===
=== Dragon Age: The Calling ===
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
== Characters ==
* Ruck – a dwarf who is transforming into a ghoul; he can be provoked and attacked or bartered with.
* Fade beast – encountered during the Asunder questline by using the Altar of Sundering.
== Quests ==
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== Hostile creatures ==
:Spiders
:* Thaig crawler (Critter)
:* Giant spider (Normal)
:* Poisonous spider (Normal)
:* Giant poisonous spider (Lieutenant)
:Ghouls
:* Corrupted spider (Boss)
:* Corrupted spider queen (Boss)
== Enemies ==
:Darkspawn
:* Genlock (Normal)
:* Genlock emissary (Normal)
:* Hurlock (Normal)
:* Ogre (Lieutenant)
:* Shriek alpha (Lieutenant; Assassin)
:Golems
:* Stone golem (Lieutenant)
:Demons
:* Indignant spirit (Normal; Ranged)
:* Forgotten spirit (Normal; Melee, Weapon and Shield)
:* Enraged spirit (Normal; Melee, Two-Handed Weapon)
:* Fade beast (Boss) (conditional) - only if sought during the Asunder questline and electing to confront it.
:Dwarves
:* Ruck (Lieutenant) (conditional)
== Notable items ==
: - source: .
: - source: of Corrupted spider queen.
: - source: of Corrupted spider queen.
: - source: in the spider lair.
: - source: in Ruck's camp.
: - source: Ruck.
: - source: Ruck.
: - source: Ruck.
: - source: Ruck.
: - unlimited source: Ruck.
: - unlimited source: Ruck.
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: - source: Ruck.
== Containers ==
Darkspawn vs. spiders area
* (Dwarven, Normal) - locked.
* (Darkspawn, Critter)
* (Darkspawn, Critter)
* (Darkspawn, Critter)
* Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
* Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
* Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
Ruins
* (Dwarven, Normal)
* (Dwarven, Normal)
* (Dwarven, Elite)
* (Dwarven, Normal) - locked.
* (Dwarven, Normal) - locked.
* (Darkspawn, Critter)
* (Darkspawn, Critter)
* Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
* Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
* (Special) - Ortan Records.
* (Special) - Topsider's Pommel.
Spider lair
* (Dwarven, Elite) - locked.
* (Ferelden, Elite) - locked.
* (Dwarven, Normal) - locked.
* Cocoon (Special) - contains Smith's Heart.
* Fractured Stone (Stone, Normal)
== Special objects ==
* Altar of Sundering - can be interacted with during the Asunder questline.
* Branka's Journal - a record of where she was going and why. It also includes a map to the Dead Trenches.
* Warrior's Grave - an be interacted with during An Admirable Topsider questline.
== Codex entries ==
: - source: from the Altar of Sundering.
: - source: from a Book.
: - source: from the Warrior's Grave.
== Notes ==
* According to Oghren, no dwarf has reached Ortan Thaig for five hundred years. However that is incorrect as the thaig fell during the Fourth Blight which is a little more than four hundred years before the events in Dragon Age: Origins.
* Branka's Journal states that she is going south to the Dead Trenches, but those are west of Ortain Thaig.
== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne locations
Category:Dragon Age: The Calling locations
Category:Dragon Age: Origins locations
Category:Thaigs
Category:Underground
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