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Discover all of the unique places you can explore on your adventure through Thedas in our All Locations List for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
With the fourth entry into the popular Dragon Age series, the developers at BioWare are taking fans to places in the world they’ve never been before. As the threat of Solas and the elven gods grows, your protagonist character Rook will need to gather allies from all across northern Thedas. Moreover, each of the six factions you need to earn reputation with in order to be triumph will have their home base and faction store in their own nation, city, or province. Therefore, you will need to be familiar with all of the places you can travel to and what they have to offer. In the following guide, we’ll provide a list of all locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, how to unlock them, and what you can find there.
List of All Major Locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
There are at least 8 major locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard that you will visit and return to repeatedly over the course of the story. Many of these locations also serve as the base of operations for one of the six factions you need to ally with.
The following is a list of all the major locations you can visit in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Lighthouse: Veilguard safe haven in the Fade.
- Crossroads: Use the eluvian mirrors to quickly travel anywhere in Thedas.
- Minrathous – Dock Town: Capital city district protected by the Shadow Dragons.
- Arlathan Forest: Elven ruins searched and cataloged by the Veil Jumpers.
- Treviso: Antivan coastal city where some of the Crows reside.
- Rivain: Northeastern free kingdom where the Lords of Fortune operate.
- Hossberg Wetlands: Rural region where Grey Wardens are fighting back the blight.
- Grand Necropolis: Nevarran city of the dead, overseen by The Mourn Watchers.
Lighthouse
After your initial confrontation with Solas, the Lighthouse will serve as your base of operations for the remainder of the game. The Lighthouse is located in the fade, and you’ll want to be careful walking around outside as there is a risk of stepping off the edge and falling into infinity. Moreover, this base was formerly the personal sanctum of Solas, the Dread Wolf. There are locked doors in the Library with several secrets to uncover and treasure to find.
At the Lighthouse, you and each of your companions will have their own separate living quarters. You can use the Mirror of Transformation in the infirmary to change your Rook’s appearance, or the Wardrobe in Rook’s room to change the look of your gear. Additionally, the Caretaker’s Workshop will be available in the front courtyard, where you can upgrade and enchant your gear.
Crossroads
In Dragon Age: The Veilguard the Crossroads will serve as your gateway to all of the other locations in Thedas via the eluvian mirrors and Solas’ lyrium dagger. Moreover, the Crossroads itself is an expansive area, with places to explore, secret areas to unlock and treasures to find. The Regrets of the Dead Wolf quest is mostly specific to the Crossroards, and in order to find all of the wolf statues you will need to explore and unlock multiple new areas.
Additionally, as you progress the story, spirits will begin to gather in a central area that becomes another marketplace. New shops and items will be added into inventories the farther you get in the game. Furthermore, the items for sale will require coin or Etheric Remnants as payment. Etheric Remnants are a crafting and currency material you can find in the Crossroads and other areas near Fade tears. Keep an eye out for green crystals scattered around as you explore.
Minrathous – Docktown
All features of the Minrathous – Dock Town location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Faction: Shadow Dragons
- Companion: Neve
- Merchants: Faction Store, larger marketplace, Black Emporium
Minrathous is the capital city of the Tevinter Imperium, and is home to companion Neve Gallus and the Shadow Dragon faction. In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, however, the vast majority of your focus will be on the district of Dock Town where the working class and poor citizens live. The Shadow Dragons have a hidden base within this maze of allies, and there is an eluvian mirror in the Crossroads that can teleport you directly inside. The faction vendor for the Shadow Dragons is located directly inside this hideout. Additionally, just outside the base you will find the marketplace where several vendors will have items for sale.
Furthermore, Dock Town is where the location of the Black Emporium can eventually be unlocked. You won’t have the opportunity to do this until after the end of Act 1, following the Bloodbath quest with Lucanis. Afterward, return to the Lighthouse and speak to the Caretaker. It will direct you to a location in Dock Town where you can find a cantankerous Xenon selling high quality goods.
Arlathan Forest
All features of the Arlathan Forest location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Faction: Veil Jumpers
- Companion: Bellara
- Merchants: Faction Store
Arlathan Forest is named for the former capital of the ancient elven empire, and Bellara and the Veil Jumper faction are working to uncover artifacts and unlock the mysteries of the ruins. The forest is a large area that you will return to frequently. New areas can be unlocked by solving puzzles, while others won’t be available until you start certain companion quests.
Given that Arlathan Forest is made up entirely of forest grown over and in elven ruins, you will not find another marketplace here outside of the Veil Jumper’s faction store. Moreover, with all of the quests in this area you will have a lot of opportunity to earn reputation with this group. We ideally recommend that you don’t sell your valuables here initially, unless you are really in need of the gold.
Treviso
All features of the Treviso location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Faction: Antivan Crows
- Companion: Lucanis
- Merchants: Faction Store and larger marketplace
Treviso is a vital port city on the coast of Antiva, and is home to expert assassin companion Lucanis Dellamorte and the Antivan Crows faction. You’ll be able to cross this city using both the streets and the rooftops. With plenty of hidden alcoves and attics to raid for loot. In addition to the faction store in the Crow’s hideout, you can also visit the marketplace. Moreover, Lucanis will have a companion quest that takes you to this market, where many vendors sell a wide variety of items. Lucanis will be picking up small gifts for his friends, but you can also check out merchant inventories along the way.
Finally, Treviso is another major game location where you will return again and again. Nearly all of Lucanis’ personal quests will start or take place here, and there will be side quests for the Crows, as well.
Rivain
All features of the Rivain location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Faction: Lords of Fortune
- Companion: Taash
- Merchants: Faction Store
Rivain is a kingdom northeast of Antiva where Chantry influence is minimal and piracy is well known. The Qunari companion Taash and the Lords of Fortune faction hail from this land. This area is broken up into a couple of significant sub-locations: The Rivain Coast and the Hall of Valor. The craggy cliffs and sandy beaches of the Rivain Coast is where you will do most of your exploring. There are some ruins to find and puzzles to solve, where you will need Taash and their dragon fire to complete.
The Hall of Valor is the base location of the Lords of Fortune faction, where you can find their vendor and find a single treasure chest all the way at the bottom. The main attraction here are the arena fights at the Hall of Valor. Speak to Isabela and you’ll receive a quest where you will be challenged with defeating ten matches. The enemies you face will be mostly demons, undead, darkspawn, and mercenaries.
You’ll have to complete all ten battles to earn more than EXP. Speak to Isabela after the final fight, and she will reward you with a unique ring named Call Of The Hall, a decor piece, and cosmetic gear. The traits on the ring will boost your Takedown damage and Stagger.
Hossberg Wetlands
All features of the Hossberg Wetlands location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Faction: Grey Wardens
- Companion: Davrin
- Merchants: Faction Store and other vendors
The Hossberg Wetlands are a blight-ravaged area where a portion of the Grey Wardens are attempting to protect the local villagers and farmers. You will meet the Grey Warden companion Davrin before this section unlocks, but this is definitely an area where many relevant quests will play out for him. When you first enter the area an eluvian mirror will take you into a stone building the Wardens are using as a base. Here you will find the Grey Warden faction vendor, as well as relevant NPCs.
The village outside is not in good shape, however, and it does not have the lively marketplace that the two larger cities do. However, keep an eye out as you move around this first open area and run past any NPCs you see. There are at least a couple of vendors out there, and they can sell very useful items.
Grand Necropolis
All features of the Grand Necropolis location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- Faction: The Mourn Watchers
- Companion: Emmrich
- Merchants: Faction Store
The Grand Necropolis is a large mausoleum in Nevarra City, where necromancer companion Emmrich Volkarin and The Mourn Watchers faction keep watch over the dead. As large as a city itself, the vaults, graves, and gardens of the Necropolis hold both treasures, along with dangerous spirits and demons.
Due to the nature of the Necropolis and the purpose of the Mourn Watchers, you will not find any kind of market place here. However, the two main Mourn Watcher NPCs you will interact with will both station themselves just inside the main entrance to the Necropolis. One will offer you quests, where you can earn Mourn Watcher faction reputation. The other servers as the faction merchant, where you can buy increasingly better items as the shop grows in Rank.
List of All Minor Locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
There are also some additional places you may visit as part of a companion’s personal quest or side quests. You can usually return to these places after your first visit, if you need to go back for missed loot or unsolved puzzles. However, keep in mind that all map locations other than the Lighthouse will become locked down after you start the Veilguard’s final main story quest ‘When Plans Align’. Make sure you have fully completed all companion quests. Also reach maximum level of reputation with each faction before moving on!
The following is a list of all the minor locations you can visit in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
- D’Meta’s Crossing: First blight infested town you investigate.
- The Ossuary: An underwater prison off the coast of Treviso.
- High Anderfels: Recruit Grey Warden companion Davrin.
- Arlathan Crater: Location of final quest in Bellara’s story line.
- Sanctum Lusacan: Location of final quest in Neve’s story line.
- Blackthorne Manor: Location of several quests in Emmrich’s story line.
- Kal-Sharok/Deep Roads: Visit as party of Harding’s companion quests.
- Isana Negat: Location of final quest in Harding’s story line.
- Lair of the Dragon King: Location of final quest in Taash’s story line.
- Profane Library: Location of final quest in Davrin’s story line.
- Villa Dellamorte: Location of final quest in Lucanis’ story line.
Is there a lively City in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Yes, you can visit the cities of Treviso and Minrathous in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, both of which have lively marketplaces, coffee shops, restaurants, and unique culture. Moreover, you can interact and speak to many of the inhabitants, and new quests will become available in each city as the story progresses.
Additionally, there is a pivotal decision in Act 1 that will bring catastrophic consequences for one of these two cities. One city will become occupied by opposing forces and you will loose access to the faction shop there. However, you will later gain access to the Black Emporium, a specialty shop that will sell items originally available from the destroyed faction store.
Furthermore, you will also be able to access the same locations, streets, and marketplaces in that city. Although the enemies you face in the streets may change, the location won’t be completely lost to you.
FAQs About Locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Q1: Can you return to all of the map locations you unlock in the game?
Answer: Yes, you can return to all of the map locations you unlock in game before the final main story quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Consequently, if there is a treasure chest you haven’t unlocked or a puzzle you weren’t able to solve, you should be able to come back. Moreover, the game will clearly tell you which main story quest starts the final stretch of the game.
Q2: How do you unlock all of the locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Answer: Unlocking all of the locations in our list simply requires playing through all the story and quests in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. All six of the major faction locations will become available by following the main story quest. However, it’s possible to miss some of the more ‘minor’ locations in the game that only unlock by doing companion quests. If you ignore these quests, then those locations may not become available.
Q3: How many locations are there in Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
Answer: There are 8 major locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, including the Lighthouse, Crossroads, and six headquarters for each of the available factions. Moreover, there are many additional minor locations you will be able to unlock and explore. Keep up with side quests and especially companion quests in order to see these areas.
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