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Blood of Arlathan
Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Blood of Arlathan

Follow our Blood of Arlathan walkthrough for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, detailing how to infiltrate the Venatori gathering, solve puzzles, and defeat enemies.

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Follow our Blood of Arlathan walkthrough for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, detailing how to infiltrate the Venatori gathering, solve puzzles, and defeat enemies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start the quest "Blood of Arlathan" after completing the main quests "Unwanted Guests" and the transitional quest "Grim Bonds." Travel to Arlathan Crater with Neve.
  2. 2
    After some dialogue, you will don disguises to infiltrate a Venatori gathering. Follow the linear path, looting a chest containing the Death’s Disciple cosmetic by climbing a ladder, jumping a gap, and turning east.
  3. 3
    Continue via zipline to the next area. From the landing point, head northwest then southwest to find ruins. Take a ladder down, cross beams to find another chest.
  4. 4
    Climb back up and proceed northwest, dropping off a ledge to find a small chest with gear. Continue through a door to the northwest to reach the main gathering.
  5. 5
    You may encounter the mayor of D’Meta’s Crossing here. Proceed northeast through double doors, climb over brickwork, and drop into an isolated chamber to loot a chest.
  6. 6
    Continue through the gathering, overhearing political schemes and dialogue. The path is linear until a scene triggers, after which disguises are discarded and combat begins.
  7. 7
    Head north then northwest under a bridge in the Ruined Aqueduct. Engage the Venatori soldiers, executioner, and mages.
  8. 8
    Fight your way northwest, climbing to higher ground. More enemies will spawn, including a centurion.
  9. 9
    Continue northwest, climb onto higher ground, then turn southwest through a door to spot Elgar’nan’s archdemon.
  10. 10
    Proceed southeast then drop off a ledge to the southwest, dispatching Venatori Soldiers and an executioner at a camp. Continue up a slope to the west.
  11. 11
    Climb a ledge to the south, drop off another ledge further south, then turn west to dispatch more soldiers and a mage.
  12. 12
    Follow a trail north to the Temple Gardens. Explore high ground west of the previous fight for minor treasure.
  13. 13
    Cross a broken arch and head past a wagon to find explosive barrels under a bridge. Use ranged attacks to destroy them, thwarting an ambush.
  14. 14
    Head to the northern edge of the area to find a Venatori Mage Summoner on a wooden platform. Prioritize defeating this mage as they will repeatedly summon Undead Warriors.
  15. 15
    Engage the summoned darkspawn (ghouls, hurlock) and other foes. Head upstairs to the east to find more enemies, including Blight-Touched Venatori Soldiers, a darkspawn javelineer, and possibly ghouls.
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    After defeating the enemies, note a bridge to the west leading to stairs. At the top is a Venatori barrier made impervious by numerous crystals.
Tips
  • Bring Neve along for this quest, even though the objective might seem unrelated initially.
  • Loot all chests found along the linear paths, especially the Death’s Disciple cosmetic.
  • Destroying the explosive barrels in the Temple Gardens prevents you from starting the fight injured.
  • The Venatori Mage Summoner in the Temple Gardens is a priority target due to their ability to summon reinforcements.
  • Experience points
  • Potential gear drops from enemies
  • Death’s Disciple cosmetic item

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