Harrowing is the primary side quest for anyone who chooses the Mage class Dragon Age: Origins. In this quest, you must enter the Fade and face the unthinkable. The Harrowing is a psychological puzzle where the mages must remain stoic and prove to the Templars that they can control their powers.
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The Mages must make sure they are out of reach of the Fade's demons. This quest will show players how easy it is to kill a demon in an unruly Fade if you don't take care of yourself.
Find some souls
When you first log in to Fade, you can find connectable vases in the starting area where some Orbs of Light Shiningamazing things that fill health and can only be used within Fade, disappears when you exit. Ahead, you'll run into a character named Mouse, a lost soul who says it's a forgotten spell didn't pass the Harrowing test and wants to help you pass yours.
Contact the statue near the vase to unlock the Codex entry.
As you make your way through the area, you'll see small enemies called out Wisp Wraiths; These are balls of light that deal magic damage, but a single use of beginner magic should kill them in one or two attacks. There is a square on the right, with a deposit of Lyrium that will refill yours Mana.
Continuing along the path you will begin to see hills and statues ahead of you, and the Mouse will say that there is a spirit ahead. Before you visit this ghost, make sure to turn right and go up a small hill. Here you will find another vase with more Orbs of Shimmering Light, as well as another one a statue which opens a Codex.
How to convince the spirit of courage to help you
The next spirit you will encounter is the Spirit of Courage. The goal here is to convince him to help you defeat the demon that will allow you to complete your Harrowing test, and there are two ways to convince this spirit to help you. You can too he lost in a noble duel or use your wits convince him giving aid without war.
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Spirit of Valor |
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Fight Valor |
If you fight him, Mouse will join you. Let the Mouse take the lead when you step back. |
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Defeat the Valor |
With high Willpower you can use persuasion to convince him to help you. |
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Reward |
Whichever option you choose, the reward is the Valor's Staff. |
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Valor's Staff Overview |
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THOUGHTS |
iron (Tier 1) |
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damage |
4.00 |
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Access to weapons |
20.00 |
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various |
50 |
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Spell power |
1 |
After defeating the demons and completing the Harrowing, this workers will disappear from your list.
After acquiring the staff of Valor, Wolf spirit will spring up behind you and attack; remember that your starting spell should kill the Spirit Wolves in two hits, and to distract them you should be able to take them out one by one if you let the Mouse take aggro. More Spirit Wolves will grow further along the way.
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How to convince the sloth demon to help you
The next spirit you will encounter is called Sloth. He should be the most dangerous thing in the area, but he is too tired to care, instead he teaches Mouse how to to change in the bear. This will allow the Mouse to suffer more damage when he helps you defeat the demons.
There are two ways to get Sloth to help you; either defeat him or answer his riddle correctly. If you choose to fight the Sloth, he will take it three separate forms every time he loses.
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Sloth Demon Riddle Answers |
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“I have seas without water, shores without sand, cities without people, mountains without land. What am I?” |
Map. |
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“I'm not touched much, but often held. If you're smart, you'll use me well. What am I?” |
My tongue. |
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“I'll often spin a fairy tale, never pay. I'll entertain you all night, but alas, you won't remember me. What am I?” |
Dream. |
If you answer one of the riddles incorrectly, you will have to fight the sloth demon.
After answering all the questions correctly, the Mouse will turn into a bear. Spirit Wolves and Wisp Wraiths will be waiting along the way, allowing you to gain XP, and you must turn around and revisit the area where the Mouse said the last demon would appear, at the end of the map.
How to defeat an angry demon
When you reach the arena, an angry demon will appear. During the war, three Wisp Wraiths around you and the Mouse; be careful of the large distance and get the Wisps first, so as not to make the battle with the demons more difficult. The mouse is free it will be amazing the demon if you take the Wisps quickly.
The best standing next to the Lyrium Vein so you can get more Mana. there is ice or frost damage will do the most damage because demons are made of fire, so fire-based magic won't do much damage.
The mouse became a party companion when he became a bear. You can get him to eat Shimmering Orbs of Light heal him in war.
After the Demon Rage is defeated, the Mouse will reveal that he is the one you should have been watching out for all along. It will teach you the life lesson that you are always tested and you should always be vigilant, and your character will wake up in The Circle Tower afterwards.
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