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Mages Asunder
Dragon Age: Origins

Mages Asunder

Walkthrough for the Mages Asunder quest in Dragon Age: Origins. Find Codex entries, attribute fonts, and defeat enemies like Slavren.

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Walkthrough for the Mages Asunder quest in Dragon Age: Origins. Find Codex entries, attribute fonts, and defeat enemies like Slavren.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Take the northern mouse hole and click the Font of Strength to gain +1 to that stat.
  2. 2
    Examine the bookcase to obtain Codex 075: Hierarchy of the Circle.
  3. 3
    Return to the entrance room and exit through the door to the next room.
  4. 4
    Defeat the Mages and move to the next room.
  5. 5
    Examine the bookcase to obtain Codex 076: History of the Circle.
  6. 6
    Defeat the Crazy Mages in the fourth room and open the door at the end of the hall.
  7. 7
    Kill the Servants then turn into the burning man, open the door and pass through the inferno.
  8. 8
    Continue to defeat your enemies until you reach the final room with a book and some Mage Instructors; the book grants Codex 083: The Cardinal Rules of Magic.
  9. 9
    Proceed up the stairs to a new room where the Cursed Dreamer is under attack. He grants you his power to turn into a Golem with massive strength.
  10. 10
    Continue up the stairs where more enemies await.
  11. 11
    The School of Spirit yields Codex 088: The Four Schools of Magic - Spirit, where as the note yields Codex 078: The Harrowing.
  12. 12
    Turn into a Golem and destroy the Massive Door.
  13. 13
    Defeat the Priests and make your way to the north-eastern room where a School of Creation adds Codex 085: The Four Schools of Magic - Creation.
  14. 14
    The south-western room has an Essence of Willpower which gives +1 to Willpower and a School of Primal which gives Codex 087: The Four Schools of Magic - Primal.
  15. 15
    In the south-eastern room Stone Golems defend the Font of Strength yielding +1 to Strength and a School of Entropy granting Codex 086: The Four Schools of Magic: Entropy.
  16. 16
    Destroy the southernmost door with the Golem form and defeat the Arcane Horror.
  17. 17
    Open the door to find a mini-boss named Slavren, a hunger demon. Defeat it.
  18. 18
    Use the Fade Pedestal; choose The Darkspawn Invasion.
Tips
  • You can find Fonts to increase your attributes throughout the Fade.
  • The Golem ability is incredibly effective in all scenarios.

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