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What Pride Had Wrought
Dragon Age: Inquisition

What Pride Had Wrought

A comprehensive walkthrough for the Dragon Age: Inquisition quest 'What Pride Had Wrought,' detailing blockades, rituals, and temple exploration. Includes item locations and choices.

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A comprehensive walkthrough for the Dragon Age: Inquisition quest 'What Pride Had Wrought,' detailing blockades, rituals, and temple exploration. Includes item locations and choices.

Walkthrough
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    Breaking Through the Blockade:
    • As you travel to the first blockade, gather Stormheart and Silverite.
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    Engage Red Templars and Horrors. At the blockade, prioritize taking out the ranged attackers (Marksman) before the Knight.
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    Proceed to the bottom of the waterfall and assist Inquisition members against Horrors.
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    Locate a Red Templar Forward Camp to the south. Clear it and loot the Chest for a Master Dragon-Slaying Rune and Bianca Arms VI. Find a note and Supply Cache nearby.
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    Continue through the jungle to the water. Defeat the Sentinel Shadow and Red Templar, focusing on the tougher Sentinel Shadow first.
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    Cross the river to face two Behemoths; focus on one at a time.
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    South of the Behemoths, find a small camp with a note and a chest containing Mhemet’s War Hammer.
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    Past the camp, in a clearing, find an elven chest with a Dragon Staff Blade Schematic and nearby Felandaris.
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    Looting Arbor Blessing allows you to acquire seeds for planting at Skyhold.
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    Light the Veilfire and examine the walls for Old Elven Writing.
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    Return to the second blockade, go north up the river, defeat Horrors, and turn east to find Leliana near a Footlocker and Supply Cache.
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    Trek north into the clearing with the Temple Gates and the final blockade. Defeat Red Templar Horrors and Senior Wardens, prioritizing the Horrors.
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    The Temple of Mythal:
    • Enter the Temple. A scene will play with Corypheus and his general (Calpernia or Samson).
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    Head to the first platform for another scene.
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    First Ritual: Perform a ritual by walking on tiles to light them up without stepping on the same tile twice. Overlapping requires restarting. This ritual is straightforward.
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    After the puzzle, head up the stairs. Go left around the door to find an elven chest with a Tier 3 Schematic.
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    Further in, obtain the codex The Rebel God.
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    Enter the next chamber to be ambushed. Defeat the Horrors and Templars for another scene.
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    Choice: Follow the General down the hole or proceed through the rituals. Choosing the rituals is more rewarding.
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    Companion Approval (Completing Rituals): Solas (Approves), Dorian (Approves), Cassandra (Disapproves), Iron Bull (Disapproves), Blackwall (Slightly Disapproves), Vivienne (Slightly Disapproves), Sera (Disapproves).
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    Companion Approval (Skipping Rituals): Solas (Greatly Disapproves), Dorian (Disapproves), Sera (Approves), Cassandra (Approves), Iron Bull (Slightly Approves), Blackwall (Slightly Approves), Vivienne (Slightly Approves).
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    The Elven Rituals:
    • You must step on each platform to activate it and complete the ritual. The order is crucial for some rituals.
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    Western Ritual:
    • On the way, find codex entries Song of Falon’Din and The Mystery of June.
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    Follow the specific order for the platforms (refer to screenshots in the original guide).
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    North East Ritual:
    • This ritual is simpler with only one set of platforms.
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    Take the stairs down to the north eastern platform to avoid fall damage.
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    Eastern Ritual:
    • This ritual involves grates that can be lowered with a switch. The switch may need to be used twice to navigate correctly.
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    Rituals Complete:
    • Head to the Inner Sanctum to meet Abelas. He offers an alliance.
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    If you accept the alliance: You will not have to fight Abelas or the Sentinels.
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    If you refuse the alliance or jumped down the hole: You will fight Abelas and the Sentinels.
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    Follow the guide to find an Amulet of Power (for Solas), the Longbow of the Griffon, and the codex entries Judgement of Mythal, Song to Elgarn’nan, Twins in the Shadow, and The Ascension of Ghilan’nain.
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    Light the Veilfire and check the southwestern wall for Unreadable Elven Writing.
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    Head up the steps, find another wall with Veilfire, and locate the Song to Sylaise codex.
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    Open the nearby door. Expect significant combat as you proceed.
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    If you accepted Abelas' alliance, follow the guide through the fighting.
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    An Elvhen Chest is located down a tunnel where the Sen... (text truncated in source)
Tips
  • Gather Stormheart and Silverite when you first enter the Arbor Wilds.
  • Prioritize ranged enemies at blockades.
  • Focus on tougher single enemies like the Sentinel Shadow before engaging groups.
  • Loot all chests and supply caches for valuable items and schematics.
  • Pay attention to companion approval changes based on your choices regarding the rituals.
  • Use Veilfire to reveal hidden writings and codex entries.
  • Be mindful of fall damage when navigating the Temple of Mythal.
  • The Eastern Ritual may require quick thinking and potentially using the switch twice.
  • Master Dragon-Slaying Rune
  • Bianca Arms VI
  • Mhemet’s War Hammer
  • Dragon Staff Blade Schematic
  • Tier 3 Schematic
  • Amulet of Power (Solas)
  • Longbow of the Griffon
  • Codex Entries: The Rebel God, Song of Falon’Din, The Mystery of June, Judgement of Mythal, Song to Elgarn’nan, Twins in the Shadow, The Ascension of Ghilan’nain, Song to Sylaise
  • Felandaris

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