ACT I

Backpack Capacity Upgrades Exploration

Hightown – Robes by Jean Luc KIRKWALL
Lowtown – Apparel Shop Black Emporium Day
Darktown Day
Companion Upgrades Docks Day Night Gang
Disused Passage Night
Aveline – Underpadding – Lowtown Day: Armor Merchant shop Gallows Day
Bethany/Carver – Protective Sigils / Fereldan Girded Plating – Quest: Birthright, Crate in last room Hightown Day Night Gang
Varric – Inscribed Leather Harness – Lowtown Day: Apparel shop Blooming Rose Day Night
Chantry Day Quest
Companion Gifts Keep Day Quest
Lowtown Day Night Gang
Bethany/Carver – Portrait of Your Mother / Tobrius's Documents – Quest: Birthright, Crate in cellar
Gamlen's House Day
Hanged Man Day Night Friend H L D
Crafting Recipes – found/made FREE MARCHES
Combustion Grenade - Quest: Blackpowder Promise, Body of Tal-Vashoth Bone Pit Visit
Crow Venom - Black Emporium (DLC): Buy Sundermount Visit
Deathroot Toxin - Docks Day, Buy from Shady Merchant Wounded Coast Visit
Debilitating Poison – Darktown: Gift from Thomwise
Elfroot Potion - Lowtown Day: Gift from Lady Elegant Secondary Quests
Elixir of Purity - Black Emporium (DLC): Buy
An Errant Letter
Restoration Potion - Gallows Day: Buy from Formari Herbalist shop
Bait and Switch
Rune of Fire - Quest: The First Sacrifice, Find in Dark Foundry
The Bone Pit
Rune of Fire Warding - Wounded Coast: Pile of bones in peninsula ruins
Finders Keepers
Rune of Fortune - Black Emporium (DLC): Buy
The First Sacrifice
Rune of Frost - Lowtown Day: Buy at Lirene's Fereldan Imports
Fools Rush In
Rune of Frost Warding - Quest: Enemies Among Us, Found in Sanctuary
Get Back to Work
Rune of Impact - Quest: Enemies Among Us, Found in Wilmod's camp
Herbalist's Tasks
Rune of Lightning - Sundermount Outside: Bones at top, OR Chest at Blooming Rose
Loose Ends
Rune of Lightning Warding - Gallows Day: Buy at Mage's Goods shop
Magistrate's Orders
Rune of Protection - Hightown Day: Gift from Worthy the first time you talk to him
The Unbidden Rescue
Tar Bomb - Docks Day: Buy from Shady Merchant

Crafting Resources Side Quests

KIRKWALL Changing One's Nature (DAO: sided with werewolves)
Darktown Day, South - Deathroot The Conspirators (DAO: if Vigil's Keep survived)
Sanctuary(quest) - Deathroot Dark Epiphany (DAO: Avernus left alive)
Docks Night, Disused Passage - Deathroot Last of His Line (DAO: Bhelen was king)
Lowtown Day, East - Spindlweed Miracle Makers (DAO: didn't defile ashes & Genitivi expedition)
Deep Roads - DeepMushroom, Lyrium, Orichalcum, Silverite Night Lies
FREE MARCHES Pier Pressure
Bone Pit - Elfroot Secret Rendezvous
Bone Pit Mines - DeepMushroom, Lyrium Sharp Little Pinpricks
Dead Man's Pass(quest) - Embrium Terror on the Coast (DAO: If Sophia survived)
Runaway's Cavern(quest) - Lyrium
Sundermount - DeepMushroom, Elfroot
Caverns - Silverite
Companion Quests
Ambush Site(quest) - Elfroot Anders
Vimmark Mountain Pass(quest) - Silverite Talk to Anders
Wounded Coast - Elfroot, Glitterdust, Spindleweed Tranquility
Slaver Caverns(quest) - DeepMushroom, Spindleweed Aveline
Tal-Vashoth Cavern - Lyrium, Silverite The Way it Should Be
Bethany/Carver
Fetch & Retrieve Quests Birthright
Portrait of the Past / Family History
Bottled Scar 5:34 Exalted – Viscount's Keep ,office, desk Fenris
Caste Treatise and House Accounting – Dead Man's Pass, corpse Fenris Recruited
Eustice's Pommel – Bone Pit, mines sack Isabela
Grimroire of the Apprentice – Darktown, Sanctuary, sack Isabela's Contract
Locks of the Golden Fool – Chantry, upstairs, book Merrill
Map of Occupied Kirkwall – Sundermount, crate Welcome Home
The Paragon's Toe – Hightown, Blooming Rose, upstairs crate Nice Crime You Have Around Here
Redblossom Special – Wounded Coast, crate Sebastian
Remains of the Outlaw “Bearded Beast” – Bone Pit, corpse Duty
Remains of the Outlaw Half-Braid Silsam – Docks, Disused Passage, remains Varric
The Remains of Sister Plinth – Darktown, remains Questions and Answers
The Seal of House Talwain – Sundermount Passage, crate
Shawl of Dalesdottir – Hanged Man Day, chest

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ACT II Exploration
KIRKWALL
Black Emporium Day
Backpack Capacity Upgrades Darktown Day
Hightown – Robes by Jean Luc Docks Day Night Gang
Gallows – Mage Goods Disused Passage Night
Gallows Day
Companion Upgrades Hightown Day Night Gang
Blooming Rose Day Night
Anders Chantry Day Quest
Lyrium Weave: Gallows – Mage Goods Keep Day Quest
Armor Struts: Lowtown – Lirene's Fereldan Imports Lowtown Day Night Gang
Spirit Essence: Quest: Dissent – Gallows Dungeon Gamlen's House Day
Aveline Hanged Man Day Night Friend H L D
Flex-Chain: Quest: Raiders on the Cliffs – Fell Orden FREE MARCHES
Impact Plating: Lowtown – Armor Merchant Bone Pit Visit
Fenris Sundermount Visit
Lyrium Scales: Docks – Shady Merchandise Wounded Coast Visit
Reinforced Straps: Quest: A Bitter Pill – Abandoned Slaver Den
Tevinter Spirit Symbol: Hightown - Robes by Jean Luc Secondary Quests
Isabela Cave Crawling
Lambswool Insoles: Quest: To Catch a Thief – Lost-End Foundry Cavern of Dead
Rigid Boning: Lowtown – Apparel Shop Fool's Gold (DAO: if Nathaniel died)
Supportive Corsett: Hightown – Robes by Jean Luc Herbalist's Tasks
Merril Inside Job
Silver-Threaded Embroidery: Sundermount Outside – top of the path Night Terrors (see puzzle, above)
Carved Ironwood Buttons: Sundermount Outside - Ilen's Crafts Pick Up Pickaxes
Samite Lining: Hightown – Robes by Jean Luc Raiders on the Cliffs
Sebastian
Enchanted Articulation: Gallows – Armor Shop
Mail Undertunic: Quest: Repentance – Harriman Estate (ESC when it freezes) Side Quests
Reinforced Bracers: Hightown – Olaf's Armory A Debt in the Family (if Keran kicked from templars in Act 1)
Varric Bounty Hunter(if pro templar in Act 1)
Silverite-Reinforced Buckles: Quest: Family Matter – Bartrand's Estate Elves at Large(if pro templar in Act 1)
Coat Lining with Pockets: Docks – Shady Merchandise The Fixer
Forbidden Knowledge
Companion Gifts Goosegirl Cameo(if pro templar in Act 1)
Anders – Tevinter Chantry Amulet – Quest: A Bitter Pill, Abandoned Slaver Den Hometown Breed
Aveline – Shield of the Knight Herself – Quest: Offered and Lost, Ser Vernel's Refuge Honoring the Fallen
Fenris – A Slave's Life – Lowtown Night: Sack in the Elven Alienage How to Frame a Templar(if pro mage in Act 1)
Isabela – Ship in a Bottle – Quest: Blackpowder Courtesy, Smuggler's Cut Ladies' Lights Out
Merril – Wooden Halla Carving – Sundermount Outisde: Buy at Ilen's Craft shop The Lost Patrol
Sebastian – Strakhaven Longbow – Quest: Repentance, Found in Harimann Estate (ESC when it freezes) The Lowdown
Varric – The Tethras Signet Ring – Lowtown Day: Buy at Trinkets Emporium The Midnight Meeting(if templars killed in Act 1)
Search and Rescue(if pro mage in Act 1)
Crafting Recipies – found/made Sketchy on the Details – Docks at night
The Underground Railroad(if pro mage in Act 1)
Arcane Poison - Quest: Blackpowder Courtesy, Loot from Elven Fanatic in Side Alley
Elixir of Heroism - Quest: Demands of The Qun, Hightown
Life Ward Potion - Gallows: Buy from Formari Herbalist shop “Forbidden Knowledge” Quest
Mighty Offense Potion - Sundermount Outside: Pile of Bones near graveyeard Note: You must DESTROY the books, otherwise
Mythal's Favor - Wounded Coast: Crate outside a blocked cave the quest bugs out and can't be completed.
Rock Armor Potion - Lowtown Night: Pile of Rubble next to Gamlen's house Evil Tome Locations:
Rune of Defense - Wounded Coast: Find on a skeleton Chantry: upstairs
Rune of Nature - Sundermount Outside: Buy at Ilen's shop Viscount's Keep: hall before Throne room
Rune of Nature Warding - Quest: Blackpowder Courtesy, Find at Smuggler's Cut Bone Pit: Cave
Rune of Spirit - Quest: Inside Job, Find in Brekker's Hideaway Wounded Coast: Dank Cave
Rune of Spirit Warding - Gallows: Buy at Mage Goods Shop Sundermount: Recently Opened Passage
Rune of Striking - Quest: Prime Suspect, Find in DuPuis Estate Darktown: Evil Pit for the Fel Grimoire (after all others)

Crafting Resources “Night Terrors” Quest Barrel Puzzles

KIRKWALL layout: A B C D
Darktown outside Clinic - Deathroot E F G H
Smuggler's Cut (quest) - DeepMushroom, Silverite solve: C G F B A E F B C G H D
The Killers Lair(quest) - Orichalcum
Gallows Dungeon(quest) - DeepMushroom, Spindleweed layout: A B C D E F
G H I J K L
Lowtown, East - Spindleweed
solve: B H E K G A L F B C E D I H J K
Black Emporium – Spindleweed
FREE MARCHES
Bone Pit - Deathroot, Glitterdust
Mines - CorruptedLyrium
Rotting Cove(quest) - CorruptedLyrium
Sundermount - Elfroot, Embrium, Glitterdust
Sundermount Caverns - Orichalcum, Silverite
Varterral Hunting Ground(quest) - DeepMushroom, Glitterdust, Orichalcum
Wounded Coast - Elfroot, Embrium
Dank Cave(quest) - Lyrium
Holding Caves(quest) - Embrium, Glitterdust 2
...Act II Continued Companion Quests
Fetch & Retrieve Quests Anders
The Eyes of Azure Jamos – Sundermount Summit, mage's corpse Visit Anders
Lyrium-Laced Bilge Hoop – Deep Roads barrel (DAO: if Nathaniel died) Dissent
The One True Pantaloons – Quest: Dissent, dwarf corpse Questioning Beliefs
Ream-Rot Knife – Sundermount, either Caverns sack or Summit recess Anders in the Fade (if fought in the fade)
Seal of the Old God Dumat – Docks Disused Passage, crate Aveline
“South-Song” Gerralt's Corpse – Sundermount Thaig, corpse Calling on the Captain
Swatch of the Jackyard – Quest: Raiders on the Cliffs, Fel Orden's corpse The Long Road
Waxler's Hat - Docks Disused Passage, sack Questioning Beliefs
Wentworth's Sixth Finger – Bone Pit, sack Doubts that Linger (if taken to fade)
The Captain's Condolences
Fenris
Speak to Fenris
Questioning Beliefs
A Bitter Pill (go to Free Marches with Fenris)
Fenris Night Terrors(if taken to fade)
Isabela
Isabela's Ongoing Search
Questioning Beliefs
Isabela's Apology (if taken to fade)
Merrill
Consoling Words (if sibling NOT taken to Deep Roads)
Mirror Image
Back from Sundermount
Questioning Beliefs
Merril, An Apology(if taken to fade)
Sebastian
Repentance
Questioning Beliefs
Varric
Plans for the Future
An Update
Family Matter
Story Being Told/Rumor Making Rounds
Varric's Apology(if taken to fade)
Friendly Concern (after consummating a relationship)

Legacy DLC
Mark of the Assassin DLC
Hawke's Key Exploit
Caprices This doesn't seem to work in the current version of the game
There are 5:
3 laying outside
1 bought from quartermaster
1 from Cyril as part of main quest
Torch Room Order
(altar)
Hard to Stomach X X
1/5 2
2 Lutefisks (4 total) 4 3/6
1 Slices of Cheese (3 total)
5 Navets (5 total)

Nexus Puzzle – only if you side with Larius

Tile Puzzles
After activating the four Power Nexi,
Facing the fire:
return and align bottom nexi thusly:
Northern Western Eastern BIG ONE in East
X_X_X _X_X_ X____ A B _ _ _
XXX_X _XXX_ XXXXX C D _ E F
X_X_X _X_X_ X____ _ _ G H I
_ J K L _
_ M N _ O

image from dragonagecenter.blogspot.com

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ACT III Exploration
Backpack Capacity Upgrades KIRKWALL
Hightown – Robes by Jean Luc Black Emporium Day
Darktown Day
Companion Upgrades Docks Day Night Gang
Disused Passage Night
Anders – Sigil of Mage Underground – Quest: Best Served Cold, Secret Meeting Place Gallows Day
Aveline – Deflecting Joints – Quest: Favor and Fault, on Jeven's corpse Templar Hall Day
Fenris – Enchanted Resin – Quest: Mine Massacre, on the Dragon Hightown Day Night Gang
Isabela – Boiled Leather Plates – Quest: A Murder of Crows Blooming Rose Day
Merril – Halla Horn Buckles – Quest: A New Path, on Pride Demon's corpse Chantry Day Quest
Sebastian – Protection of the Faith – Quest: Best Served Cold, Hightown Night Keep Day Quest
Varric – Drakeskin Leg Straps – Quest: Finding Nathaniel (DAO: if Nathaniel survived) Lowtown Day Night Gang
Hanged Man Day Night Friend H L D
Companion Gifts FREE MARCHES
Bone Pit Visit
Fenris – Blade of Mercy – Quest: Best Served Cold, in Secret Meeting Place Sundermount Visit
Isabella – Rivani Talisman – Docks Night: in Dissused Passage Wounded Coast Visit
Merril – Sylvanwood Ring – Quest: Murder of Crows, on Thief Leader
Secondary Quests
Crafting Recipes– found/made
A Murder of Crows (DAO: Zevran Arainai survived)
Fell Grenade - Wounded Coast: Peninsula Ruins, crate
Finding Nathaniel (DAO: Nathaniel Howe survived)
Fell Poison - Quest: On The Loose, on Huon
Gamlen's Greatest Treasure
Rune of Devastation - Quest: On The Loose, Chest in Sewer Passage
Herbalist's Tasks
Rune of Valiance - Sundermount Outside: western ruins
Mine Massacre
Visit Gamlen
Crafting Resources
KIRKWALL Side Quests
Black Emporium - Lyrium
A Noble Agenda (if sided with Orsino in Act III opening)
Darktown – Deathroot
The Awiergan Scrolls (see left)
Lowtown Foundry – Spindleweed
Beware of Dog
Docks: Castillon's Landing(quest) – Ambrosia (only if Isabela is available)
FREE MARCHES King Alistair (DAO: Alistair was made king)
The Last Holdouts (if sided with Meredith in Act opening)
Bone Pit
High Dragon (quest) - Dragon Blood The Lost Swords
Who Needs Rescuing? (if Feynriel sent to Tevinter)
Drakestone Mines (quest) – DeepMushroom
Sundermount
Outside – GlitterDust Companion Quests
Pride's End (quest) – Felandaris Anders
Caverns - Lyrium, Orichalcum Check on Anders
Wounded Coast - Elfroot, Embrium Justice
Questioning Beliefs
“Lost Swords” Quest Aveline
KIRKWALL Champions and Captains
Anders' Clinic: Crate Favor and Fault
Docks Night: Bones in Harbormaster's Area Questioning Beliefs
Docks Night: Western Warehouse District Locked Chest Fenris
Gallows: Weapon Shop Speak to Fenris
Hightown Day: Korval's Blades Alone
Hightown Night: Quest: On the Loose, in Compt de Launce's Mansion Questioning Beliefs
Lowtown Day: Weaponsmithy Isabela
Lowtown Night: Rubble in Foundry Area Isabela's Regret (if relic returned)
FREE MARCHES No Rest for the Wicked
Wounded Coast: Camp bones at top of mountain Questioning Beliefs
Wounded Coast: In camp bones to NW Merrill
The New Place (if romanced)
“Awiergan Scrolls” Quest A Talking To
A New Path
First Aspect
Merrill, Friend or Foe? (100% friend/rival)
The Wounded Coast, head south from the entrance to the first dead end path on the left. The Scroll is next to a
Sebastian
corpse found at the end. Your journal will update telling you that a new "Hidden Lair" has opened, but the
Faith
location is out in the open, just past the branch leading down to the peninsula ruins.
Questioning Beliefs
Third Aspect (this can bug – just come back later and pick it up again) Varric
(actually found before the 2nd) Located in Sundermount Outside before reaching the Dalish Camp. After getting The Storm and What Came Before It
the scroll, go up the path up the mountain. There should be an Arcane Horror waiting for you. A Small Problem
Haunted
Second Aspect Closure
In Sundermount Outisde, found in the area where you fought the Arcane Horror behind one of the walls at the An Anniversary
ruins. Your journal will update telling you a new "Hidden Lair" has opened, but it's outside. Go though the
Passage and past the Mountain Graveyard. Partway up you'll fight three daemons and their entourage.

Pride Unbound
Near Ander's Clinic, it's the same door used for the Quest "Birthright" in Act I. Inside the lair, you will
encounter a Pride Demon named Hubris. Kill it and its minions.