Kal'Hirol

Kal'Hirol is a great thaig of the dwarves, long known as a center of learning for the smith caste. It is named after Paragon Hirol. It is situated beneath the Arling of Amaranthine in Ferelden.
== History ==
Its workshops are where Paragon Hirol conceived his famous improvements to golem resilience and power, and where Hirol's favorite student developed a method for storing refined lyrium that is still used centuries after its conception. These breakthroughs brought Kal'Hirol great prosperity; its passageways are said to have glittered with gold and silver.
This didn't last long however, as it fell to the darkspawn during the First Blight.Based on the icon's description while viewing the World map. According to Voldrik Glavonak the dwarves of Kal'Hirol had almost finished the construction of dwarven barrier doors which would have kept them safe from darkspawn for years to come. However they didn't manage to finish the door mechanism in time.Mentioned at the end of It Comes From Beneath quest. As the dwarves of Kal'Hirol were evacuating the thaig, five hundred casteless were left behind. Dailan, feeling that the guard would fail to delay the horde enough, proposed to the casteless that they join with him in the suicidal battle, and suggested they prove that they were not worthless as dwarven society claimed. Despite opposition amongst some of the casteless, approximately two hundred volunteered for the duty. It is not known what happened to the others though at least a few attempted to find a route to the surface.
With the fall of Kal'Hirol, much of the dwarven knowledge of smithing was lost to the darkspawn horde.Mentioned by Sigrun when viewing the thaig, near the Knotwood Hills entrance.
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== Characters ==
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== Hostile creatures ==
:Deepstalkers
:* Deepstalker (Critter)
:* Deepstalker leader (Normal)
== Enemies ==
:Darkspawn
:* Childer grub (Critter)
:* Genlock (Critter)
:* Genlock alpha (Lieutenant)
:* Hurlock (Critter and Normal)
:* Hurlock alpha (Lieutenant)
:* Shriek (Normal)
:* Shriek alpha (Lieutenant)
== Notable items ==
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== Special Objects ==
* Hidden switch - leads to a secret door, only revealed if Sigrun is in the active party.
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== Gallery ==
kalhirol-01.jpg|Promotional image
Kal'Hirol - Thaig view 2.png|Overview of the Great thaig
Kal'Hirol - Thaig view 1.png|Underground river
== References ==
== External links ==
* Official BioWare page
Category:Locations
Category:Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening locations
Category:Fortresses
 
Category:Thaigs
Category:Great thaigs
Category:Underground