Side Quests (Recommended Level 1-4)

1: Haven’s Best and Brightest

Quest Giver: N/A

Description: Even in these trying times, good help is not so hard to find. Explore Haven and meet some of the Inquisition’s crafting masters.

Requirements: Available after meeting the war council

Reward: 50 XP

Objectives:

Speak with the smith.

Speak with the researcher.

Speak with the quartermaster.

Speak with the apothecary.

This quest is available immediately after leaving the game’s opening cinematic. Start by speaking to the blacksmith, Harritt. He’s located outside Haven’s main gate. Harritt is the one who crafted the new armor you’re currently wearing. Here you can craft new weapons and armor as well as modify existing equipment. Question Harritt about different aspects of his job to unlock two more quests: The Right Armor and Piece by Piece. These two quests can be completed here.

Adan, the apothecary, is on the west side of Haven, not far from Solas. He had a hand in your recovery following the incident at the temple. Adan is responsible with supplying the Inquisition with potions. You can come here to craft new potions using recipes and herbs. You can get the Passing Notes and Mixing Potions quests by speaking to Adan.

Next, speak to Threnn, the Quartermaster, near the tent outside the chantry. She’s responsible for fulfilling requisitions. She has prepared a list of items the Inquisition needs—find some iron and a logging site to complete the Requisition for Weapons quest. Return to the table next to Threnn to complete requisitions.

Finally, talk to Minaeve, the researcher, in the chantry within Josephine’s office. Some enemies drop unique collectibles. Return them to the researcher to learn more about your foes and earn combat bonuses against them. Interact with the table next to Minaeve to deposit some items, completing the Know Thy Enemy quest.

2: The Right Armor

Quest Giver: Harritt in Haven

Description: With the right materials, Haven’s blacksmith can craft some pretty decent armor.

Requirements: Available after completing Haven’s Best and Brightest

Reward: New armor

Objectives:

Have some armor made.

Before you can craft some armor, you need to gather raw materials. Usually these items can be found in the wild during your journey. Fortunately, Harritt has a stash of materials nearby. Loot the crate next to the Craft Armor table—this will give you enough material to create some armor. Next, interact with the Craft Armor table. Armor is crafted using a schematic and raw materials. The schematic determines the appearance and potential power of the crafted armor, and the materials determine the specific stats and powers of the armor. Using the provided schematic and materials, craft a new piece of armor to complete the quest. Don’t forget to equip the new armor.

3: Piece by Piece

Quest Giver: Harritt in Haven

Description: The blacksmith can also improve existing armor.

Requirements: Available after completing Haven’s Best and Brightest

Reward: Modified armor

Recommended Level: 2

Objectives:


Modify some armor.

While you’re still at the blacksmith’s, take a moment to complete this simple quest. Start by looting the crate next to the Craft Weapons table. Inside is an armor upgrade. Next, go to the Modify Armor table. Upgrading armor adds the upgrade’s stats to the armor’s stats while also altering the armor’s appearance. Choose the armor you wish to upgrade, preferably the armor you just crafted. Each piece of armor has two upgrade slots: arms and legs. Apply the upgrade you just retrieved from the crate, then select Confirm Changes to complete the process. Upgrades aren’t permanent. They can be removed and applied to other armor. So before selling armor (or weapons), make sure you’ve removed any upgrades you wish to keep.

4: Passing Notes

Quest Giver: Adan in Haven

Description: Some technical notes were found while exploring Haven. They look like someone named Taigen put a lot of work into them.

Requirements: Available after scouting the Hinterlands

Reward: 100 XP, regeneration potion recipe

Objectives:

Find Taigen’s notes.

Return the notes to Adan.

This quest is available after choosing the “Need any help?” conversation option while speaking to Adan—you can do this while completing the Haven’s Best and Brightest quest. Adan needs some help finding Master Taigen’s notes. Apparently Taigen was working on something special before he died at the Conclave. After speaking with Adan and selecting the quest, go to the purple mark on the quest map. As you near this area, a pulsing blue ring appears around the compass, indicating the presence of a hidden object. Press the button/key shown on-screen to begin searching. Once you initiate a search, a gold ring-like radius emanates from your character’s feet. But the ring isn’t uniform—it glows brighter along one edge, indicating the direction of the hidden object. Continue searching, using this indicator to move closer and closer to the hidden object. When you initiate a search next to the object, it finally appears on the ground, allowing you to retrieve it. Take Taigen’s notes to Adan. In return he gives you access to a new potion recipe. You can now complete the Mixing Potions quest.

5: Mixing Potions

Quest Giver: Adan in Haven

Description: A recovered recipe can be used to mix a potion at a loadout station. There, the potion can also be equipped or replenished. Potion loadout stations are found in the Inquisition’s base of operations or at any claimed camp.

Requirements: Available after completing Passing Notes

Reward: 50 XP

Objectives:

Visit a potion loadout station.

Immediately after completing the Passing Notes quest, interact with the Equip Potions table next to Adan. This gives you access to your Potion Belt menu. Here you can assign or replenish potions for different party members. Healing potions, at the top of the radial, are replenished for free automatically, but all other potions require herbs to replenish them. Select the empty potion slot on the radial and assign the regeneration potion to it. It requires one elfroot to create each regeneration potion—replenish this potion to craft it from existing elfroot. If you don’t have any elfroot, it can be acquired outside of Haven—it’s by far the most common herb in the game and easy to find in multiple locales. Exit the Potion Belt menu to complete the quest.

6: Know Thy Enemy

Quest Giver: N/A

Description: Some items recovered in battle may later be worth studying.

Requirements: Available after scouting the Hinterlands

Reward: 50 XP

Objectives:

Give Minaeve an item to research.

Chances are you completed this quest during Haven’s Best and Brightest. Interact with the table next to Minaeve to deposit a research item. Research items can be looted from some fallen enemies following a battle. If you didn’t retrieve any research items during your advance to the Temple of Sacred Ashes, you’ll need to come back later and complete this quest.