Dragon Age: Origins Guide Essentials Equipment

Gifts

Everyone loves to receive gifts, even rugged, never-smiling companions such as Sten. Presenting a gift to a companion raises their approval rating, and you always want your approval rating with a companion as high as possible. Approval rating affects how the companion responds to you, including sharing specializations, inviting you on personal quests, starting up romantic intentions, following your lead, or even leaving the group permanently.

As you journey around the land, you will find or buy gifts. Consult the gift charts beginning on this page for the companion who would best benefit from the new gift you have. If you deliver the gift to the correct companion, you will gain a big approval boost for that companion; if you give the special gift to another companion, expect only a minor approval boost (after a while it will only be +1).

If you don't care too much about a companion—for example, you only use Alistair instead of Oghren—feel free to give that companion's gifts away to whoever you want to improve relationships with more. There are also many gifts, such as ale in a tavern, that provide a small approval boost but can be given to any companion. You'll need all the gifts you can get to raise a companion's level up to 100 if you ever want to max out a companion's affection for you. Romance ensues.

Alistair

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Alistair's Mother's Amulet	Plot	Desk	Castle Redcliffe: Main Floor
Black Runestone	Normal	Chest	Aeducan Thaig
Duncan's Shield	Plot	Armor Stand	Market Warehouse
Onyx Demon Statuette	Normal	Pile of Bones	East Brecilian Forest
Small Carved Statuette	Normal	Crate	Lothering
Stone Dragon Statuette	Normal	Chest	Castle Redcliffe: Upper Floor
Stone Warrior Statuette	Normal	Pile of Dragon Filth	Caverns (Haven)
White Runestone	Normal	Abomination	Third Floor of Circle Tower

Dog

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Beef Bone	Normal	Sacks / Chest	Ostagar / Templar's Quarters in Circle Tower
Lamb Bone	Normal	Chest	Castle Redcliffe: Main Floor
Large Bone	Normal	Corpse	Village Store (Haven)
Ox Bone	Normal	Rubble	West Brecilian Forest
Veal Bone	Normal	Chest	Run-down Apartments (Denerim Alienage)

Leliana

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Andraste's Grace	Plot	Flower	Redcliffe Village (near mill), West Brecilian Forest, or Elven Alienage (near giant tree)
Bronze Symbol of Andraste	Normal	Chest	Lothering Chantry
Chantry Amulet	Normal	Templar Corpse	Senior Mage Quarters in Circle Tower
Etched Silver Symbol	Normal	Ruck	Ortan Thaig
Golden Symbol of Andraste	Normal	Legnar's Store	Orzammar Commons
Nug	Plot	Nug Wrangler	Orzammar Commons
Silver Sword of Mercy	Normal	Dwarven Vendor	Random Encounter
Steel Symbol of Andraste	Normal	Chest	Brother Genitivi's Home in Denerim Market

Loghain

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Ancient Map of the Imperium	Normal	Wonders of Thedas Store	Denerim Market District
Botanist's Map of Thedas	Normal	Chest on Main Floor (after the Landsmeet)	Castle Redcliffe
Current Map of Ferelden	Normal	Alarith's Store	Elven Alienage in Denerim
Map of the Anderfels	Normal	Gorim	Denerim Market District
Map of Occupied Ferelden	Normal	Chest in the Upper Floor Guest Room	Redcliffe Castle

Morrigan

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Black Grimoire	Plot	Irving's Quarters	Circle Tower
Flemeth's Grimoire	Plot	Chest	Flemeth's Hut
Gold Amulet	Normal	Garin	Orzammar Commons
Golden Demon Pendant	Normal	Corpse	Urn of Sacred Ashes Room
Golden Mirror	Plot	Garin	Orzammar Commons
Golden Rope Necklace	Normal	Barlin	Dane's Refuge in Lothering
Locket	Normal	Locked Chest	Village Store in Haven
Silver Brooch	Normal	Varathorn	Dalish Camp
Silver Chain	Normal	Vanity	Senior Mage Quarters in Circle Tower
Silver Medallion	Normal	Dragon Hoard	Upper Level of Elven Ruins
Tribal Necklace	Normal	Barrel	Top Floor of Tower of Ishal

Oghren

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Alley King's Flagon	Normal	Legnar's Store	Orzammar Commons
Chasind Sack Mead	Normal	Dusty Scrolls	Ruined Temple
Garblog's Backcountry Reserve	Normal	Dog	Random chance he'll fetch it
Golden Scythe 4-90 Black	Normal	Crate	Lothering
Legacy White Shear	Normal	Sarcophagus	Lower Ruins
Sun Blonde Vint-1	Normal	Vanity	Templar Quarters

Sten

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Painting of a Rebel Queen	Normal	Dwarven Merchant	Random Encounter
Portrait of a Goosegirl	Normal	Faryn	Frostback Mountains
Silver Framed Still-Life	Normal	Chest	Upper Level of Castle Redcliffe
Sten's Sword	Plot	Scavenger near Lake Calenhad Docks, then Faryn in Frostback Mountains	Dwyn in Redcliffe Village (kill him, pay him, or convince him to give it to you)
Totem	Normal	Chest	Caridin's Cross
Water-stained Portrait	Normal	Charred Corpse	Senior Mage Quarters in Circle Tower

Wynne

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Discovering Dragon's Blood: Potions, Tinctures, and Spicy Sauces*	Normal	Bookshelf	Ruined Temple
Fancy Scroll	Normal	Sarcophagus	Lower Ruins
Tattered Notebook	Normal	Dog	Random chance he'll fetch it
The Guerrins of Ferelden: A Genealogical History*	Normal	Bookshelf	Upper Level of Castle Redcliffe
The Rose of Orlais	Normal	Pile of Books	Senior Mage Quarters of Circle Tower
The Search for the True Prophet	Normal	Locked Chest	Shaperate in Orzammar

Zevran

Name	Plot Gift or Normal	Found In	Location
Antivan Leather Boots	Plot	Iron Chest	Village Store (Haven)
Dalish Gloves	Plot	Chest	West Brecilian Forest
Medium Gold Bar	Normal	Treasure Pile	Arl of Denerim's Estate—Interior
Medium Silver Bar	Normal	Chest	Anvil of the Void
Small Gold Bar	Normal	Charmed Templar	Templar's Quarters in Circle Tower
Small Silver Bar	Normal	Inscribed Chest	Haven Chantry