The Queen

== Background ==
The queen was an ancient demon unearthed by a group of dwarves in the Gwaren thaig beneath where Jader would eventually be built. She implants the idea in the dwarves that Gwaren should secede from Orzammar and become independent. The dwarves shut themselves inside the thaig and only a few dwarves manages to escape (including Gwaren the nose's ancestors.)
When the thaig closed, they stopped all trade with Orzammar, they could no longer get food or water so they had to resort to drinking the water that was already in the thaig. The problem with the water was that it was contaminated with Lyrium Mushroom spores. When the spores sprouted, the dwarves were killed and the mushrooms took over their corpses to serve The Queen.
== Involvement ==
When Anais, Sarah, Vehlkost and Gwaren fall down into the thaig the queen awakes from her slumber and confronts the party. Thinking quickly, Sarah manages to bribe The Queen with a royal elfroot telling her that every ruler needs one. She accepts the bribe and lets them pass but unbeknownst to her, Gwaren is still down there with a bomb. The party barricades the door on the way out and head for the surface.
After a week the bomb detonates and causes Jader to crumble down into the thaig. The explosion destroys the elfroot and immolates the queen, giving her a new armor of fire. She bursts up from the thaig completely enraged and spots Vehlkost guiding people to safety. The two do battle and Vehlkost sacrifices herself to kill the demon.