OPEN: enough to shake and kick holes in the ground

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WHO: Everyone
WHAT: The Inquisition brings peace, stability, and inadvisable skinny dipping to the people of the Emprise.
WHEN: Guardian - Drakonis
WHERE: Emprise du Lion
NOTES: The locations in this post are opening in the wake of their respective quests. The Inquisition's work will be done and the bulk of its forces returned to Skyhold by Drakonis 15, the Inquisition will maintain an active presence in the region for the foreseeable future, with its activities centered in Suledin Keep.

After nearly a month of crises and combat, the Inquisition has successfully pushed the Red Templars out of Emprise du Lion. Their efforts culminated in the capture of the red lyrium quarries and in the decisive battle that reclaimed Suledin Keep, shattered the Red Templar forces, and sent their remainder fleeing from the region. Not only have they scored their first real victory against the forces of Corypheus, but Inquisition agents have also overseen the repair of an ancient bridge and the killing of three (3!) high dragons, reconnecting the beleaguered town of Sahrnia to the rest of Orlais.

For much of the Inquisition's army the hard part is over, but there is still plenty of work to be done.

VALESKA'S WATCH - RED LYRIUM QUARRY - SULEDIN KEEP - POOLS OF THE SUN & COLOSSEUMS

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RED LYRIUM QUARRY (After Guardian 18)

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After the quarry is taken, the Inquisition begins the messy work of trying to contain the spread of red lyrium. A safe method of destroying the lyrium has yet to be discovered, since just smashing it with weapons and creating shards and dust seems like a really terrible idea, but Inquisition forces work in short shifts to help dwarves remove and transport red lyrium to the center of the quarry, where it's kept contained and guarded while a permanent solution is investigated. No one is permitted to stay near the lyrium for very long at a time. Elsewhere, there are bodies to recover and see to, belonging to prisoners and Templars alike.

The quarry itself is only half-excavated, with rickety scaffolding that leads nowhere and manmade caves that have not yet reached anything of note. On Drakonis 7, one of the scaffolds gives way, dropping a dozen workers into the canyon below. Four do not survive; the others will need assistance and healing as quickly as possible.