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Deep Roads: Vigils Keep Part 2
Dragon Age: Origins

Deep Roads: Vigils Keep Part 2

Complete walkthrough for Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening DLC, focusing on Vigils Keep Part 2 in the Deep Roads. Includes item locations, boss strategies, and quest details.

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Complete walkthrough for Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening DLC, focusing on Vigils Keep Part 2 in the Deep Roads. Includes item locations, boss strategies, and quest details.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head west to the fork and then north. Loot the darkspawn corpse for the Golden Idol of Korth and the urn for the Key of Korth.
  2. 2
    Approach the offering:
    • Option 1: Take the offering for 15 Gold, but activate two Steel Golems.
  3. 3
    Option 2: Add a Diamond to the offering (same as Option 4).
  4. 4
    Option 3: Add the Corrupted Icon to desecrate the shrine; Steel Golems fall, and you get nothing.
  5. 5
    Option 4: Add the Golden Idol of Korth to open a hidden compartment, receiving the two-handed battleaxe Frenzy and losing the idol.
  6. 6
    Head south and defeat the two Hurlocks. Loot the north lyrium deposit for Lyrium Sand and unlock the south trapdoor for the Key of Haakon.
  7. 7
    Continue west, then go south at the first opportunity.
  8. 8
    Check the rocks at the end of the path for Elven Runestone and three Gem Clusters.
  9. 9
    As you return to the main road, you will be ambushed by Darkspawn.
  10. 10
    Head west, and when the path dead-ends, go south.
  11. 11
    Check the old bones, open the gate, and read the plaque for Codex 255: Ancient Vows.
  12. 12
    Follow the path to the warrior statue; Skeletons will emerge, one of which drops the Trickster’s Boots.
  13. 13
    Continue to an open room where The Dark Theurge will appear. It is immune to frost damage. Halfway through the fight, a horde of skeletons will join.
  14. 14
    Observe the strange apparatus to gain the quest “The Wraith’s Vengeance“.
  15. 15
    Loot the urns for the Talisman of Restoration, Corrupted Icon, Call of the Inferno, and various gems.
  16. 16
    Follow the path to find scrolls with Masterpiece Tempest Rune Tracing and Paragon Tempest Rune Tracing.
  17. 17
    The chest contains the Key of the Lady and 5 sovereigns.
  18. 18
    Loot the darkspawn corpse for the Key to the Crypt. Defeat the Ogre Commander, which revives as the Possessed Ogre Commander; kill it to return to the Keep.
  19. 19
    Return to the basement and go to the Crypt. Use the collected keys (Key of Korth, Key of Haakon, Key of the Lady, Key to the Crypt) on their respective keyholes to unlock the middle door.
  20. 20
    Fight the Avvar Lords at the bottom of the stairs; they are immune to Spirit Damage.
  21. 21
    Loot the Avvar Lords for random uniques and check the sarcophagi for Wolf Treads, Master Lyrium Potion Recipe, Superb Stamina Draught Recipe, Daisycutter, and Venture.
  22. 22
    Examine the crypt statues for a codex update.
  23. 23
    Return to Dworkin to finish “Bombs Away!” then enter the Throne Room.
Tips
  • The Dark Theurge is immune to frost damage and summons skeletons during the fight.
  • The Avvar Lords in the Crypt are immune to Spirit Damage.
  • Items vary based on choices at the offering shrine.
  • Frenzy (two-handed battleaxe) if Golden Idol of Korth is used at the offering.
  • Various loot from urns, chests, and fallen enemies including: Golden Idol of Korth, Key of Korth, Lyrium Sand, Key of Haakon, Elven Runestone, Trickster’s Boots, Talisman of Restoration, Corrupted Icon, Call of the Inferno, Masterpiece Tempest Rune Tracing, Paragon Tempest Rune Tracing, Key of the Lady, 5 sovereigns, Key to the Crypt, Wasp’s Sting (dropped by Ogre Commander, but it revives), Wolf Treads, Master Lyrium Potion Recipe, Superb Stamina Draught Recipe, Daisycutter, Venture.
  • Codex entries: Codex 255: Ancient Vows.
  • Quest: The Wraith’s Vengeance.

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