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A New Path (Optional)
Dragon Age II

A New Path (Optional)

Guide to completing the optional 'A New Path' quest in Dragon Age II Act III. Includes steps, locations, and item locations on Sundermount.

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Guide to completing the optional 'A New Path' quest in Dragon Age II Act III. Includes steps, locations, and item locations on Sundermount.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Speak to Merrill in her home and agree to help her.
  2. 2
    Travel to Sundermount. You can optionally speak with the Keeper for Friendship or Rivalry gain.
  3. 3
    Head up the mountain and defeat the Spiders that spawn.
  4. 4
    If you started 'The Awiergan Scroll: Third Aspect', an Arcane Horror will spawn; defeat it.
  5. 5
    Loot the Arcane Horror for Bloom.
  6. 6
    Loot The Awiergan Scroll: Second Aspect.
  7. 7
    Enter the caverns and grab the Raw Lyrium.
  8. 8
    Down the steps, find a chest - complex.
  9. 9
    In the main room, find some Orichalcum.
  10. 10
    Head up the stairs to find Her Song in a pile of bones.
  11. 11
    Enter the graveyard. You can search the graves to spawn undead.
  12. 12
    In one grave, find Andruil’s Braid.
  13. 13
    In another grave, find the Robes of the Overseer.
  14. 14
    Observe the Shrine for a brief scene.
  15. 15
    Continue east through the Sundermount Passage.
  16. 16
    Approach the shrine (right) upon exiting the far end for a scene.
  17. 17
    If you started 'The Awiergan Scrolls: Second Aspect', you will encounter Bysmor, Gifre, and Beacon, accompanied by Dragonlings. Defeat Bysmor first, then the two Revenants.
  18. 18
    Loot Beacon for The Celebrant.
  19. 19
    Continue up the path, defeating Dragonlings and eventually a Dragon for The Jade Serpent.
Tips
  • The quest becomes available after completing 'A Talking To' and 'On The Loose'.
  • Speaking with the Keeper can lead to Friendship or Rivalry gains with Merrill.
  • If 'The Awiergan Scroll: Third Aspect' is active, you will be forced to fight an Arcane Horror on the way up the mountain.
  • The chest in the caverns is complex, requiring a lockpicking skill.
  • Searching graves in the graveyard can spawn undead enemies.
  • The encounter with Bysmor, Gifre, and Beacon is challenging due to the presence of Dragonlings. Prioritize targets wisely.
  • Experience points
  • Gold
  • Items such as Bloom, The Awiergan Scroll: Second Aspect, Raw Lyrium, The Celebrant, The Jade Serpent, Andruil’s Braid, and the Robes of the Overseer.

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