Mischief in the Larder

Ser Gilmore gives the quest Mischief in the Larder to the Warden during the Human Noble origin story. The Warden's mother has tasked the two of them to retrieve Dog from the kitchen larder, where he is annoying Nan, the cook.
== Acquisition ==
The Warden encounters Ser Gilmore near either the library or the dining hall in Castle Cousland after exiting the main hall.
== Walkthrough ==
Proceed north to the kitchen to initiate a discussion with Nan the cook. Upon entering the larder, there will be a short dialogue with Dog after which 18 rats will come out. They don't present any challenge whatsoever, but still drop 27 XP each. To prevent it from getting wasted, set Dog's and Ser Gilmore's tactics on Enemy => Any => Wait (or Enemy => Rank => Critter => Wait) as soon as the dialogue finishes. Alternatively (or in addition to) this can also be achieved by setting the default behaviour of both companions to "cautious". This will prevent your companions from attacking, leaving you free to kill all rats yourself. 
If you try to head to Fergus before this quest is completed, your mother will not let you past her until you have dealt with your dog.
If you speak with Nan afterwards she will tell you a story about a hound that was too prideful and got killed for it.
== Result ==
* Dog joins you as a companion.
* You receive 500 XP reward in addition to XP you have obtained from killing rats.
* You are now free to talk to Fergus.
== Bugs ==
* There is a glitch that occurs when tasked with finding your mabari in the larder. The northern door leading to the kitchen area will be locked and nothing will open it. To avoid this, allow Ser Gilmore to automatically talk to the player after the previous battle instead of manually engaging in conversation with him first. If you find yourself in this bug however, you must reload an older save or simply restart the entire origin story.
== Trivia ==
* Ser Gilmore remarks that slaying giant rats is "like the beginning of every bad adventure tale" his grandfather told him. This is a reference to the common trope where an adventurer begins his tale by battling oversized vermin.
== Gallery ==
Teyrna Eleanor Cousland image.jpg|Teyrna Eleanor has asked Ser Gilmore to take a message to The Warden
Gilmore.png|Ser Gilmore tells The Warden that their Dog has got into the larder
NPC-Nan.png|Nan, The Warden's former nanny
Elven Servants.png|Nan wants Dog out of the larder
NPC-DogSniffing.png|Dog smells something ...
Creature-GiantRat.png|... Giant Rats!
Mischief in the Larder.jpg| Dog and Ser Gilmore fight the giant rats
NPC-DogLeaping.png|The Warden's faithful hound in action
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Category:Dragon Age: Origins quests
Category:Origin story quests