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Dragon Age: Inquisition Game Guide & Walkthrough

Become a Herald of Andraste! Our guide for Dragon Age: Inquisition is a sheer mine of knowledge for this RPG game developed by BioWare. This guide has been divided into three big parts: Strategy Guide, Game Walkthrough and World Atlas.

Last update: 07 June 2024

This guide for Dragon Age Inquisition is a sheer mine for knowledge on this RPG game, developed by BioWare. Dragon Age Inquisition is the third instalment of the popular RPG series, which is a continuation of the events of Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age II. In the game, you control an entirely different character, although you are going to meet the characters known from the previous instalments, during your journey. This guide has been divided into three extensive parts.

• Dragon Age Inquisition: Guide content
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Character Development
• Dragon Age Inquisition: All romances
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Combat
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Exploration
• Dragon Age Inquisition: FAQ
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Inquisition
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Crafting
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Quest maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: All main quests
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Specializations for the Inquisitor
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Inner Circle
• Dragon Age Inquisition: All Operations
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Haven
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Hinterlands
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Storm Coast
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Forbidden Oasis
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Fallow Mire
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Therinfal Redoubt
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Skyhold
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Crestwood
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Emerald Graves
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Western Approach
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Emprise du Lion
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Hissing Wastes
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Exalted Plains
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Lost Temple of Dirthamen
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Frostback Basin - Jaws of Hakkon DLC
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Frostback Mountains Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Haven Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Hinterlands Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Val Royeaux Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Storm Coast Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Forbidden Oasis Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Fallow Mire Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Redcliffe Castle Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Therinfal Redoubt Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Skyhold Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Crestwood Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Emprise du Lion Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Hissing Wastes Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Emerald Graves Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Exalted Plains Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Western Approach Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Winter Palace Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Caer Oswin Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Cradle of Sulevin Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Adamant Fortress Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: Temple of Mythal Maps
• Dragon Age Inquisition: The Frostback Basin - DLC Maps

Dragon Age Inquisition: Guide content

The first part of the guide constitutes a strategy guide. Its basic assumption is to acquaint you with all the key elements of the game, thanks to which it is going to be easier, for you, to start your adventure with Dragon Age Inquisition. The guide encompasses useful information on the creation and development of your character, obtaining new allies and commanding the party, conducting combat conducting conversations, closing the rifts and managing the Inquisition. Apart from that, the guide offers answers to the most frequently asked questions, which will help you solve most common problems.

The second part of this guide constitutes a walkthrough for all the quests available in the game. This, above all, means all main quests, although it also includes the walkthroughs for the quests connected with party members and minor tasks. The walkthrough takes into account all the choices and points out the consequences of those choices . Apart from that, the walkthrough has been enriched with maps of the locations in which you complete the quests.

The final, third, part of this guide is a vast world atlas. The majority of the atlas has been devoted to high-resolution maps that have been marked appropriately. Successive maps have been marked for the most valuable loot, whereabouts of collectibles or vantage points. The rest of the world atlas comprises, among others, of the chapters on crafting (upgrades, schemes, alchemical ingredients, recipes and so forth), merchants, opponents that you encounter, trainers or the best of the items available in the game.

Dragon Age Inquisition: Character Development

1. Leveling-up
2. Attributes
3. Abilities
4. Specializations
5. Inventory
6. Inquisition Perks
7. List of abilities
8. Warrior abilities
9. Rogue abilities
10. Mage abilities
11. Herald's unique ability

Dragon Age Inquisition: All romances

1. General Information
2. Blackwall
3. Cullen
4. Dorian
5. Josephine
6. Cassandra
7. Sera
8. Solas
9. Iron Bull
10. Minor romances and other scenes

Dragon Age Inquisition: Combat

1. Warriors
2. Rogues
3. Mages
4. The battlefield
5. Potions, tonics and grenades
6. Types of opponents
7. Status effects
8. Conversations with NPCs

Dragon Age Inquisition: Exploration

1. New areas
2. Merchants
3. Exploration of the surroundings
4. Important locations on the map
5. Closing Rifts
6. Mounts
7. Bestiary

Dragon Age Inquisition: FAQ

1. How to gain experience fast?
2. How to get rich fast?
3. How to open locks?
4. What is the best order to explore locations?
5. What to do when I encounter strong enemies?
6. Do I have to control the entire party?
7. How do I tell important storyline choices?
8. How to defeat the Pride Demon?
9. How to find and kill dragons?

Dragon Age Inquisition: Inquisition

1. Inquisition management
2. Power points and Influence points
3. The protagonist's advisors
4. Inquisition's Perks
5. Agents of the Inquisition

Dragon Age Inquisition: Crafting

1. Crafting and upgrading
2. The basics of crafting
3. Weapons and Armor
4. Weapons and Armor Upgrades
5. List of potions and their upgrades
6. List of tonics and their upgrades
7. List of grenades and their upgrades
8. Recipes - potions, tonics and grenades
9. Herbs
10. Materials
11. Haven and smaller strongholds
12. The Skyhold - Inquisition's main HQ
13. New allies
14. Requisitions
15. The War Room

Dragon Age Inquisition: Quest maps

1. M1 Frostback Mountains
2. M2 Haven
3. M3 The Hinterlands
4. M4 Val Royeaux
5. M5 The Storm Coast
6. M6 Valammar
7. M7 Redcliffe
8. M8 The Forbidden Oasis
9. M9 The Fallow Mire
10. M10 Redcliffe Castle
11. M11 Therinfal Redoubt
12. M12 Skyhold
13. M13 Crestwood
14. M14 Flooded Caves
15. M15 Emprise du Lion
16. M16 The Hissing Wastes
17. M17 Emerald Graves
18. M18 Exalted Plains
19. M19 The Western Approach
20. M20 Villa Maurel
21. M21 Chateau d'Onterre
22. M22 Still Ruins
23. M23 Coracavus
24. M24 The Winter Palace
25. M30 Lost Temple of Dirthamen
26. M31 The Frostback Basin

Dragon Age Inquisition: All main quests

1. The Wrath of Heaven
2. The Threat Remains
3. Champions of the Just (siding with templars)
4. In Hushed Whispers (siding with mages)
5. In Your Heart Shall Burn
6. From Ashes
7. Here Lies the Abyss
8. Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts
9. What Pride Had Wrought
10. The Final Piece
11. Doom Upon All the World

Dragon Age Inquisition: Specializations for the Inquisitor

1. First Quest
2. Warrior
3. Rogue
4. Mage

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Inner Circle

1. Seeing Red
2. A Friend of Red Jenny
3. The Imperial Enchanter
4. The Lone Warden
5. Favors for the First Enchanter
6. The Captain of the Chargers
7. Memories of the Grey
8. The Forgotten Boy
9. Of Somewhat Fallen Fortune
10. Unfinished Business
11. The Verchiel March
12. Guilty Pleasures
13. All New, Faded for Her
14. Last Resort of Good Men
15. One Less Venatori
16. Explanations
17. Measuring the Veil
18. What Lies Dormant
19. Heraldry from a Herald
20. Before the Dawn
21. Ideal Romance
22. Under Her Skin
23. The Magister's Birthright
24. Bring Me the Heart of Snow White
25. Promise of Destruction
26. Subjected to His Will
27. Revelations
28. Well, Shit
29. The Left Hand of the Divine
30. Demands of the Qun
31. Tough Love
32. Perseverance
33. Happier Times
34. An Unexpected Engagement
35. The Woman Who Wants for Nothing

Dragon Age Inquisition: All Operations

1. Basic information
2. Operations list (page 1)
3. Operations list (page 2)
4. Operations list (page 3)
5. Operations list (page 4)
6. Operations list (page 5)
7. Operations list (page 6)
8. Operations list (page 7)
9. Operations list (page 8)
10. Operations list - Jaws of Hakkon

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Haven

1. Know Thy Enemy
2. Haven's Best and Brightest
3. Requisition for Weapons
4. Passing Notes
5. Mixing Potions
6. The Right Armor
7. Piece by Piece
8. Lotus and Root

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Hinterlands

1. Master of Horses
2. In the Saddle
3. Farmland Security
4. Trouble with Wolves
5. Horses for Inquisition
6. Safeguard Against Looters
7. Return Policy
8. Map to Waterfall
9. Where the Druffalo Roam
10. Failure to Deliver
11. Templars to the West
12. In the Elements
13. Conscientious Objector
14. Bergrit's Claws
15. Open a Vein
16. Love Waits
17. Strange Bedfellows
18. Agrarian Apostate
19. Praise the Herald of Andraste
20. My Lover's Phylactery
21. Shallow Breaths
22. Hunger Pangs
23. Apostates in Witchforest
24. Deep Trouble
25. The Vault of Valammar
26. Sketch of Calenhad's Foothold
27. Stone Dreams
28. Playing with Fire
29. East Road Bandits
30. Map of Farmland Cave
31. Hinterland Who's Who
32. A Spirit in the Lake
33. Flowers for Senna
34. Healing Hand
35. A Common Treatment
36. The Ballad of Lord Woolsley
37. Business Arrangements
38. Blood Brothers
39. Letter from a Lover
40. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Storm Coast

1. Vigilance on the Coast
2. Cleaning House
3. Rifts on the Coast
4. Holding the Storm Coast
5. Wardens on the Coast
6. Iron Survey on the Coast
7. Antivenom Requisition on the Coast
8. A Glowing Key
9. Rift at the Falls
10. Keeping the Darkspawn Down
11. Red Water

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Forbidden Oasis

1. Shard Collector
2. Rifts in the Oasis
3. Holding the Oasis
4. Luster Survey in the Oasis
5. Mining Requisition in the Oasis
6. Serpentstone Survey in the Oasis
7. The Temple of Pride
8. Shards in the Oasis
9. Rifts High and Low
10. The Spirit Calmed
11. The Fire Captured
12. The Cold Endured
13. A Prideful Place
14. What It's Worth
15. The Door in Par'as Cavern

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Fallow Mire

1. Lost Souls
2. The Fallow Mire Geological Survey
3. Artifacts Requisition
4. Holding The Fallow Mire
5. Beacons in the Dark
6. Beneath the Mire
7. These Demons Are Clever
8. Cabin Fever
9. Landmarks in The Fallow Mire
10. Regions in The Fallow Mire
11. Rifts in The Fallow Mire

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Therinfal Redoubt

1. Demonic Dogma

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Skyhold

1. Sit in Judgment
2. The Greener Garden
3. A Superior Tower
4. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Crestwood

1. Still Waters
2. Obsidian Survey in Crestwood
3. Longbow Requisition in Crestwood
4. The Naturalist
5. Capturing Caer Bronach
6. High Stakes
7. Weeding Out Bandits
8. Rifts at the Trout Farm
9. Wyrm Hole
10. Rift Near the North Gate
11. Holding Crestwood
12. Homecoming
13. Rift at Caer Bronach
14. Burdens of Command
15. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Emerald Graves

1. Watcher's Reach Refugees
2. The Freemen of Dales
3. A Fallen Sister
4. A Deluded Chevalier
5. Vicious Thug
6. Corrupt General
7. Safe Keeping
8. Devotion
9. A Lover's Promise
10. Not Everyone's Free
11. Motherly Encouragement
12. Victims of War
13. Noble Deeds Noble Heart
14. Watch Out for the Bear
15. Last Wishes
16. Threat Under Watch
17. The Map of Elgar'nan Keep
18. Watcher's Pass Map
19. Chateau d'Onterre
20. Fairbanks Patrol Under Attack
21. The Knights' Tomb
22. Fairbanks' Trust
23. A Puppet Master
24. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Western Approach

1. Into the Approach
2. The Venatori
3. Rifts in the Canyons
4. Holding the Western Approach
5. Code Requisition in the Approach
6. Lazurite Survey in the Approach
7. Fauna Requisition in the Approach
8. Shards in the Approach
9. Draconology
10. Frederic's Livelihood
11. Assault on Griffon Wing Keep
12. A Tevinter Relic Hunt
13. A Stranger Rift in the Ruins
14. The Heart of the Still Ruins
15. On the Chantry Trail
16. Rifts in Sand and Dust
17. Rifts in Echoback
18. Rifts Off the Pass
19. This Water Tastes Funny
20. The Trouble with Darkspawn
21. Fortress Squatters
22. How to Lure a Dragon
23. Hunting Patterns
24. Notes on the Wastes
25. Let's Slay the Beast
26. A Manuscript of Some Authority
27. Sharper White Claws
28. The Abyssal High Dragon

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Emprise du Lion

1. Take Back the Lion
2. Capturing Suledin Keep
3. Call me Imshael
4. The Corruption in Sahrina
5. Stalker
6. Mamas's Ring
7. Vlaeska's Watch
8. Turning the Tables
9. Sifting Through the Rubble
10. Rocky Rescue
11. Red Captors
12. Words Not Hollow
13. Caged Confession
14. Quarry Quandary
15. Securing Safe Passage
16. Rifts In The Springs
17. They Shall Not Pass
18. Breeding Grounds
19. Rumors of the Sulevin Blade / Ruined Blade
20. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in The Hissing Wastes

1. Sand and Ruin
2. The Tomb of Fairel
3. Rifts Near the Cove
4. Rifts Near the Sand Crags
5. Rifts Near the Canyon
6. Rifts at the Sunstop Mountains
7. Holding the Hissing Wastes
8. Artifact Requisition in the Wastes
9. Shelter Requisition in the Wastes
10. Lazurite Survey in the Wastes
11. Nevarrite Survey in the Wastes
12. Shards in the Wastes
13. Field of Bones

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Exalted Plains

1. Undead Ramparts to the West
2. Calming Victory Rise
3. Lay Rest the Eastern Ramparts
4. Lay Rest the Western Ramparts
5. Another Side, Another Story
6. No World Back
7. Left to Grieve
8. By the Grace of Dalish
9. From the Beyond
10. Someone to Lose
11. Something to Prove
12. The Golden Halla
13. A Well-Stocked Camp
14. The Spoils of Desecration
15. Scattered Glyphs
16. For the Empire
17. Pressed for Cache
18. A Familiar Ring
19. A Father's Guidance
20. Sketch of Enavuris River
21. Map of Halin'sulahn
22. Map of Enavuris
23. The Dead Hand puzzle
24. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Side quests in Lost Temple of Dirthamen

1. God of Secrets
2. Runes in the Lost Temple

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Frostback Basin - Jaws of Hakkon DLC

1. The Basin Beckons
2. Avvar Allies
3. What Yet Lingers
4. Worthy of Publication
5. The Loss of a Friend
6. Beasts at Bay
7. The Nox Morta
8. Jawbreaker
9. Lead the Charge
10. In Exile
11. Guests of the Hold
12. Hakkon's Trials
13. Storvacker Caged
14. It remains to be seen
15. Up and Away
16. A Father's Name
17. On Ameridan's Trail
18. Ameridan's End
19. Where once we walked
20. Hakkon Wintersbreath
21. The Mystery of Winter
22. Miscellaneous quests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Frostback Mountains Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests

Dragon Age Inquisition: Haven Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Hinterlands Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas
8. Valammar
9. Redcliffe

Dragon Age Inquisition: Val Royeaux Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Codex entries

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Storm Coast Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Forbidden Oasis Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Fallow Mire Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: Redcliffe Castle Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: Therinfal Redoubt Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: Skyhold Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Codex entries

Dragon Age Inquisition: Crestwood Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas
8. Flooded Caves

Dragon Age Inquisition: Emprise du Lion Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Hissing Wastes Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas

Dragon Age Inquisition: Emerald Graves Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas
8. Villa Maurel
9. Chateau d'Onterre
10. Din'an Hanin

Dragon Age Inquisition: Exalted Plains Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Western Approach Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums
6. Secrets
7. Hidden areas
8. Still Ruins
9. Coracavus

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Winter Palace Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Secrets
6. Hidden areas

Dragon Age Inquisition: Caer Oswin Maps

1. Basic information
2. Chests
3. Codex entries

Dragon Age Inquisition: Cradle of Sulevin Maps

1. Basic information
2. Chests
3. Codex entries
4. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: Adamant Fortress Maps

1. Basic information
2. Chests
3. Codex entries
4. Secrets

Dragon Age Inquisition: Temple of Mythal Maps

1. Basic information
2. Chests
3. Codex entries

Dragon Age Inquisition: The Frostback Basin - DLC Maps

1. Basic information
2. Important characters and locations
3. Chests
4. Codex entries
5. Astrariums and ocularums

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