Adamant Fortress

Adamant Fortress is an Orlesian fortress constructed by dwarves in the Western Approach that stands on the very edge of the Abyssal Rift - a deep chasm that is believed to run as far down as the Deep Roads.

Purpose / Function

Once, it belonged to the Grey Wardens who beat back the darkspawn that rose from the chasm during the Second Blight, a symbol of their impossible achievement. Then, it housed more than a thousand men and griffons - with weyrs opened onto the chasm.

Architecture

The fortress appears to be small, but is sturdy, with tall walls made of dark jetstone and metal ramparts. In fact it is built into the side of the chasm with vast halls down below.

History

With passing years, the Western Approach became a wasteland and maintaining the keep became more and more expensive in the eyes of the visiting Warden-Commanders. The sacrifices of the order became a distant memory to the locals, who despite demon attacks on the area's population considered only the Grey Wardens themselves to truly be in danger from the thin Veil and the darkspawn crawling out of the Abyssal Rift. As personnel dwindled and the griffons no longer helped surveil the badlands, the Wardens ultimately pulled back in disgrace to Montsimmard. At the dawning of the Blessed Age, Adamant fortress was abandoned, having become a symbol of the Wardens' decline in the region.
In 9:41 Dragon, Adamant was reoccupied by the Orlesian Grey Wardens, who had allied with The Venatori. Sacrificing their own warriors, enthralled Warden mages began summoning demons, ostensibly to march into the Deep Roads to kill the Old Gods. However, the fortress came under siege by The Inquisition, due to the Wardens sheltering Magister Livius Erimond, a member of the Venatori. When Merai Lavellan, Garrett Hawke, and Stroud, a Grey Warden ally, reached Warden-Commander Clarel, they were able to convince her that Erimond was in league with Corypheus, an ancient darkspawn. Following the day's events, Merai Lavellan allied the Inquisition with the surviving Grey Wardens.
Since then, Adamant Fortress has lain abandoned once more.

Alternative Names

Adamant

Type

Fortress

Owning Organization

Orlais