I'm not sure if I can submit anything, but I noticed something during my recent wanderings through the Western Approach. There's a fortress visible in the area close to the old prison region, off in the distance. I was wondering if maybe that's Adamant Fortress?
Adamant or Bust?
Yes, I think that it very likely is!
It’s clear that we’re only supposed to be able to see a glimpse of it in the distance, but if we flycam over the Abyssal Reach and we see a skeletal fortress that has the same basic shape as Adamant.
Here is a side profile of Adamant. The towers, gate, and battlements all look the same as well. Adamant is spikier than the building you can see from the Western Approach, but it makes sense to scale back when you are only going to catch a glimpse of in the distance (about 1 ½ to 2 miles by my reckoning).
You can’t see Griffon Wing Keep when you’re in the Adamant map, but that is to be expected since it would eat up valuable game resources that could be better used in the battle with the Wardens.
It would also clarify how Hawke and the Warden ally could scout Adamant and be back at Skyhold virtually at the same time as the Inquisitor. It was just over the next ridge!
All of this together makes it highly likely that Adamant is much closer to Griffon Wing Keep than I previously thought.
Thanks for the info! I’ll add this to the next Mapping Thedas update.
-MM