Follow this comprehensive walkthrough for the Circle of Magi quest in Dragon Age: Origins, detailing every step, item, and choice to help you progress through the Witch Hunt DLC.
Walkthrough
- 1After speaking with Hadley, head into the rooms on the right. Inspect the chest in the back corner for an Expert Barrier Rune and a Master Tempest Rune. The other chest contains various potions and healing materials.
- 2Continue down the hall to find Sandal and a chest with more healing items. Sandal offers standard items available in the main game.
- 3Proceed through the library until you reach the center area before the second floor.
- 4Read through Index A-F.
- 5Check the Beginner’s Herbalism book on the bookshelf and read its entries to receive Elfroot.
- 6Leave this area and check the Mysterious Artifacts book. Ariane should recognize some elvish text, updating the quest.
- 7Return to the indexes and read Index G-L.
- 8Head into the library and read the Mage Training book, which leads to another book.
- 9Find and read the book on Self-Improvement. The first entry spawns an Essence of Willpower near the library entrance.
- 10Read the second entry to obtain a Tome of Physical Technique.
- 11Go back to the indexes and read Index M-S.
- 12Read Mage Weaponry. The first entry grants a Master Barrier Rune.
- 13The Zoology book has an entry that can be given to the Mabari Hound.
- 14The Expert Herbalism book has an entry that grants potions.
- 15Return to the indexes and read the final index, Index T-Z.
- 16Read the School of Entropy book. The last entry offers a Bad Luck Charm and a Letter of Payment, which reveals a chest in the apprentice dorms.
- 17Head into the library and read the History book. Checking all entries grants Understanding the Ancients and a quest update.
- 18Return to the dorm room and open the shrouded chest for a significant amount of money.
- 19Read the third entry of the Mysterious Artifacts book again to encounter Finn, who joins the party.
- 20Speak with Hadley to obtain the basement key, then enter the basement.
- 21Head through the door and fight the sentinels. Destroy the Veil Tear to send them back.
- 22At the top of the stairs, find a locked chest and some old vials.
- 23In the next room, use the Landmark Device with the hound to establish dominance, then speak with the statue.
- 24A total of six Veil Tears must be mended. Continue north to find the second one.
- 25Pass through the door heading east to find another Veil Tear.
- 26As you move east, fight a group including a Robed Sentinel; neutralize it quickly. Open the wooden crate at the southern end for money.
- 27Further east, you'll encounter a larger group of sentinels and a barrel.
- 28As you move south, open the door and then a chest containing a Paragon Hale Rune and Vestments of the Seer.
- 29The final group of sentinels is down the hall. Defeat them and loot the chest for a Grandmaster Lightning Rune and Grandmaster Silverite Rune. Loot the wooden crate for more money.
- 30Return to the statue to receive a quest update, then head out to the Elven Ruins.
Tips
- Examine the Landmark Device with your Dog to find a chest further in containing Vestments of the Seer and a Rune.
- Be sure to neutralize the Robed Sentinel quickly when encountered.
- Expert Barrier Rune
- Master Tempest Rune
- Elfroot
- Essence of Willpower
- Tome of Physical Technique
- Master Barrier Rune
- Bad Luck Charm
- Letter of Payment
- Understanding the Ancients
- Gold
- Paragon Hale Rune
- Vestments of the Seer
- Grandmaster Lightning Rune
- Grandmaster Silverite Rune
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