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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening eGuide
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Contents

  • Maps
    • World Map
      • World Map
    • Main Quest Walkthrough Maps
      • Assault on Vigil's Keep
      • Keep Interior
      • Throne Room
      • Vigil's Keep Courtyard
      • The Crown and Lion
      • The Blackmarsh
      • The Blackmarsh Undying
      • Shadowy Crypt
      • Baroness's Manor
      • Return to the Blackmarsh
      • Wending Wood
      • Silverite Mine
      • Knotwood Hills
      • Kal'Hirol
      • Main Hall
      • Trade Quarter
      • Lower Reaches
      • Siege of Vigil's Keep
      • Siege of Amaranthine
      • Dragonbone Wastes
      • Drake's Fall
      • The Nest
    • Side Quest Walkthrough Maps
      • The Blackmarsh
      • City of Amaranthine
      • Smuggler's Cove
      • Law and Order
      • Smuggler's Run
      • Smuggler's Cove (Alternate)
      • Vigil's Keep Throne Room
      • Knotwood Hills/Kal'Hirol
      • Vigil's Keep
      • It Comes From Beneath
      • Sealing the Great Barrier Doors
      • Wending Wood
  • Essentials
    • The Basics
      • How to Use This Guide
      • Key Terms
      • Experience and Leveling
      • Your Health
      • Races and Classes
      • Skills, Talents, and Specialties
      • Items
      • Combat
      • The Map
      • The Codex
      • Character Generation
    • The Classes
      • Introduction
      • Leveling
      • Skills
      • The Warrior
      • The Mage
      • The Rogue
    • The Party
      • Party Basics
      • Combat Roles
      • Configurations and Engagement
      • Tactics
    • Companions
      • Understanding Companions
      • Anders
      • Justice
      • Nathaniel Howe
      • Oghren
      • Sigrun
      • Velanna
      • Mhairi
    • Supporting Cast
      • Supporting Cast
    • Equipment
      • Equipment
      • Weapon and Armor Materials
      • Vendor Shopping
      • Weapons
      • Armor
      • Accessories
      • Runes
      • Crafting
      • Usable Items
      • Gifts
    • Bestiary
      • Monster Abilities
      • Monster List
  • Walkthrough
    • Walkthrough
      • How to Use the Walkthrough
      • Essential Locations
    • Assault on Vigil's Keep
      • Exterior
      • Interior
      • Throne Room
      • Courtyard
    • Shadows of Blackmarsh
      • Amaranthine
      • The Crown and Lion
      • The Blackmarsh
      • The Blackmarsh Undying
      • Shadowy Crypt
      • Baroness's Manor
      • Return to the Blackmarsh
    • The Righteous Path
      • Amaranthine
      • Wending Wood
      • Trapped by the Architect
      • Silverite Mine
    • Last of the Legion
      • Amaranthine
      • Knotwood Hills
      • Kal'Hirol
      • Main Hall
      • Trade Quarter
      • Lower Reaches
    • Siege of Vigil's Keep
      • Going to War
      • Siege of Vigil's Keep
      • Siege of Amaranthine
    • Lair of the Mother
      • Dragonbone Wastes
      • Drake's Fall
      • The Nest
    • Side Quests
      • The Blackmarsh
      • City of Amaranthine
      • Companions
      • Knotwood Hills and Kal'Hirol
      • Vigil's Keep
      • The Wending Wood
      • Random Encounters
    • Achievements
      • Achievements and Trophies

Dragon Age: Origins — Awakening Guide › Walkthrough › The Righteous Path

Trapped by the Architect

All is quiet when you first enter the mine. A rickety wooden staircase descends to an empty room. At the base of the staircase is a scroll with "A Miner's Letter" codex. You can walk right by it if you're not looking for it.

As you might guess, all is not as it seems. When you approach the inscribed circle stone floor, the Architect appears (there's no way around this, even if you try to avoid the circle). You're not sure what this talking darkspawn has planned for you, but you won't be happy about the first part of it. His magic knocks the whole party out, and you wake up in a strange prison cell without any of your equipment!

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