Before it was decimated during the last Blight, Lothering used to be a stop for travelers along the Imperial Highway to purchase goods or to rest. Lothering was one of the first towns to meet the Darkspawn's wrath, and little stands there now besides ruined buildings and death. Surviving farmers from the surrounding area have recently been allowed to return to their homes and rebuild, and the King has recently ordered a campaign to Lothering to help them reconstruct the town.