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Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Unwanted Guests

Follow our comprehensive guide to complete the Unwanted Guests quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Includes walkthrough steps, puzzle solutions, and enemy strategies.

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Follow our comprehensive guide to complete the Unwanted Guests quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Includes walkthrough steps, puzzle solutions, and enemy strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    After completing "Fire and Ice," you'll overhear a conversation that starts the "Unwanted Guests" quest upon returning to The Lighthouse.
  2. 2
    Travel to Arlathan Forest and speak with Irelin and Strife at the Veil Jumper’s camp to confirm Venatori activity.
  3. 3
    Fast travel to the Ruins Reach beacon, then head northeast to the Shadowy Grove. Defeat the Venatori squad (centurion, mage, soldiers).
  4. 4
    Search a crate between two tents in the center of the area to find letters revealing a larger Venatori presence.
  5. 5
    Fast travel to the Mystical Tower beacon in northwestern Arlathan Forest. Speak with Galadar, a Veil Jumper.
  6. 6
    Head into a tunnel southwest of Galadar and defeat a small Venatori squad.
  7. 7
    Solve the First Barrier Puzzle: Above the sealed doorway are three pairs of runes. Find matching rune pairs along the walls (Southwest, Northeast, Northwest). Interacting with the correct three pairs will lower the barrier. The order does not matter.
  8. 8
    Exit west, then south. You'll find a sacked Dalish camp with Venatori, including Orbiting Venatori Mages. Defeat them and loot the chest in the northeastern corner.
  9. 9
    Go south from the camp to find broken bridges. Head northwest along the coastline to a waterfall with a barrier powered by a crystal.
  10. 10
    Take the crystal to a collapsed bridge, place it in the receptacle, and cross. Explore the cave beyond the barrier for a large chest.
  11. 11
    Cross the bridge and go through an arch in ruins. Work your way southeast, southwest through another Venatori barrier, and northwest to a large Venatori force.
  12. 12
    Defeat the Venatori, including executioners and mages. A strategy is to rush the stairs to eliminate the mages quickly.
  13. 13
    After the fight, search for treasure. Look northeast from the eastern stairs for a cracked wall. Detonate explosive barrels nearby with a ranged attack to destroy the wall and find a chest with The Days of Death memento (+50 Caretaker Power).
  14. 14
    Head upstairs and search under a shelter for another chest.
  15. 15
    The Dalish you need to rescue are to the southwest. Before going there, head east to a Venatori barrier. Destroy its crystal to lower it.
  16. 16
    Head downstairs and through doors to the southeast into a side chamber. Go downstairs and turn right (southwest) to find drakestone blocking your path. Melt it and loot the chest beyond.
Tips
  • When fighting the larger Venatori force, prioritize eliminating the mages on the stairs to reduce incoming ranged damage.
  • Don't rush past the main Venatori encounter; thoroughly search the area for treasure, including the memento behind the destructible wall.
  • The rune puzzle solution involves matching three specific rune pairs on the walls to those above the barrier.
  • The Days of Death memento (+50 Caretaker Power)
  • Various chests containing loot and crafting materials.

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