SIDING WITH LORD HARROWMONT: LORD’S TRUST

The dwarven kingdom of Orzammar finds itself in a power vacuum, with two powerful men vying for the throne, Prince Bhelen and Lord Harrowmont. If the Warden wishes to publicly support Lord Harrowmont and earn his trust, one must perform several favors for him.

This is first quest of three which the Warden will be tasked to complete for Harrowmont.

Walkthrough

Lord Harrowmont's Steward, Dulin Forender, can be found in the Orzammar Diamond Quarter (Orzammar Diamond Quarter Map, L2), just outside of Harrowmont's Estate. He will require that the Warden prove his loyalty by performing a task for Lord Harrowmont: fighting in the Proving in Harrowmont's name. All of Harrowmont's other champions have been blackmailed or threatened into dropping out of the competition.

Note: Having Zevran in the party will result in him insulting Lord Harrowmont, and suggesting that Harrowmont is too weak a candidate to be supported. You may agree or disagree with him, though agreeing with him causes Dulin to break off conversation with the Warden.

The Proving

Before beginning the match, it is possible to find Harrowmont's former champions and convince them to take up their place again.

  • Baizyl Harrowmont (Orzammar’s Proving Grounds Map, L1)

    • A warrior being blackmailed into not fighting in the Proving, by way of some sensitive love letters. The love letters can be found in the south wing of the Orzammar Proving.

Myaja

Gwiddon Unsure of supporting Harrowmont, he is located in the main room of the Proving. An intimidation or persuasion (lie) dialogue option puts him in line. A dwarf of noble background can simply order him to fight.

Seweryn

Baizyl Harrowmont

As late as this juncture you can still complete Vartag's tasks and side with Bhelen (A Prince's Favor: The First Task). Once you tell the Proving Master you are fighting for Harrowmont, the documents given to the Warden by Vartag will be removed from inventory and Vartag's quests will be marked unsuccessful (even if you completed either one) and the quest closed.

The Proving itself is a string of battles. The various opponents can be found in The Proving Grounds before the first match. The fights go as follows:

  • Seweryn (a dwarven warrior).

  • Myaja (a dwarven warrior) and Lucjan (a dwarven rogue).

  • Sister Hanashan (a dwarven warrior).

  • Wojech (a dwarven warrior) and Velanz (a dwarven rogue/assassin).

  • You may choose a partner for this battle; it can be Baizyl, Gwiddon or one of your party members .

Lucjan

Wojech

Piotin Aeducan

You can either lockpick the door (requires a lockpicking score of 40) or steal the key from

  • Myaja (Orzammar’s Proving Grounds Map, L2)

    • (Leliana should be able to do this even if her stealing skill or cunning were never increased). Note that the key only opens the door—you still need to lockpick the chest. When you return the letters you can demand a reward of 10 , or 15 if you pass a Persuasion check, which requires at most 3 points in coercion.

Gwiddon

Sister Hanashan

Velanz

Piotin Aeducan (a dwarven warrior), Piotin's Right Hand (a dwarven warrior) and 2 of Piotin's Henchmen (a dwarven warrior and a dwarven rogue/duelist). You can have either your party or Baizyl and Gwiddon help you. Generally your party will be better than them by this point.

If you instead complete A Prince's Favor: The First Task, you can still fight but you can choose to do so only as an independent candidate. Afterwards you are able to dedicate your victory to Prince Bhelen or to the Grey Wardens (that is also the case even if you secretly work for Harrowmont via the Shifting Allegiances quest). The opponents you will face are also somewhat different.

At the end of the last fight, you have the option to shout a victory cry. If you completed A Prince's Favor: The First Task, you may choose to endorse Bhelen, but not Harrowmont, even though you did not have the option of endorsing Harrowmont during your fights. Alternatively if you fought for Harrowmont, saying "May the Assembly heed the ancestors and choose Harrowmont" will add extra political support for Harrowmont. Recruiting Baizyl and Gwiddon will also have political effect.

Return to Dulin

Dulin can now be found at Tapster's Tavern in the Commons (Orzammar Commons Map, L TT, 7) . Talk to him to complete the quest; he will take you to see Lord Harrowmont. Harrowmont explains that he will need to remove Jarvia and her Carta in order to secure a stronger position. He will also ask you to find incriminating evidence in Jarvia's hideout against Bhelen, implicating him in the ordered killing of his brother Trian. This task will fall to the Warden.

Dulin

Rewards

  • 1250 XP

No Matter who you Choose you still get the Quest, Entering Jarvia's Hideout

Before entering Jarvia's hideout you can find some Side Quests in Dust Town.