Owen

Murdock needs the Warden's help in the defense of Redcliffe Village as part of A Village Under Siege quest. The first task assigned is to talk to Owen about fixing the militia's armor for the upcoming battle. However, the Warden finds Owen's door locked. The lock can be picked (Improved Tools required), broken, or Owen can be persuaded or intimidated into opening the door.

***Note:** The persuade option* "I'd like to speak with you. Can I come in?" *as well as the intimidate option require Improved Coercion while the second persuade option "Please, I just want to talk with you." requires only one point in Coercion.*

Once inside, Owen will refuse to fix the militia's armor unless the Warden promises to look for his daughter, Valena, in Redcliffe Castle. The Warden can either:

* **Promise to look for Valena**

After which Owen will repair the militia's armor. If Morrigan and/or Sten are present, they will make disparaging remarks and disapprove  (-5). However this will generate some approval from Wynne  (+4) and Leliana  (+1). Agreeing also activates the Lost in the Castle quest.
* **Kill Owen**

There is a chance for this to happen if the Warden refuses to search for his daughter or if the Warden inspects his hidden stash. After he is killed, the Warden can loot his key (which could have also been acquired via stealing) and open up the trapdoor to gain access to the Bundle of Equipment, which can be given to Murdock. This will yield  (+4) approval from Zevran, but also  Alistair, Leliana (-5) and  Wynne disapproves (-10).
***Note:** There is no way to keep Owen alive without agreeing to his quest as this is a non-optional part of A Village Under Siege quest.*

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* If The Warden agrees to help him, he will act as a merchant for The Warden, selling a couple of plans, armor and weapons. After promising to search for Valena, it is also possible to search for Owen's hidden stash, which he will open and give to the Warden, remarking that it is "old equipment". You may also pickpocket Owen for the key to the stash (requires Expert Stealing).

***Note:** In this case, the Warden will acquire several (tier 1) items instead of the Bundle of Equipment plot item which is found in the stash if Owen is killed.*

If his daughter is found alive, Owen will be extremely pleased and give Shielded Dwarven Armor as a reward. Having Oghren in the party during this sequence will result in additional dialogue praising the piece of armor, as well as  (+1) from him. Also, the stock Owen sells will be much improved with unique items, including Poisoned Caltrop Trap Plans, a Grandmaster Hale Rune, and Boots of Diligence.

* If The Warden agrees to look for his daughter in the castle and never finds her, when reporting back the bad news, Owen will ask for some time alone after giving the Warden Owen's Remasterwork for trying to find his daughter (only if you choose the dialogue option: "Yes, I suppose it means she must be dead.") Leave Redcliffe; upon return, Owen will have hanged himself and has been replaced by a new blacksmith with better inventory. Lying to the new blacksmith and claiming to be one of Owen's relatives nets the Faulty Amulet. The new blacksmith has the unique longbow Far Song available for sale.

* Killing Owen will result in the new blacksmith appearing immediately after the battle.