Skipping One Dragon Age: The Veilguard Side Quest Is A Huge Mistake

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Like all good RPGs, has a plethora of quests to keep Rook and the team busy in between intense story moments, as well as some sneakily hidden unmarked quests. However, while quests within the main storyline are clearly marked for importance, there is one side quest that really should have been included. In fact, skipping this one quest can mean missing out on perhaps the best ending for the game and the fate of Thedas.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the ending of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.]

Thankfully, the latest installment in the franchise doesn’t repeat’s mistake of fetch and filler quests, and has great side quests to keep an eye out for. 's quest Journal also helpfully divides quests into set categories to make it much easier to keep track of the many quests Rook will be sent on. Categories include Story for the main quests, Companions for companion personal quests, as well as Factions and Regions which clarify who a side quest is for or where it is set.

There is a quest to find and collect all the Wolf Statuettes, which are linked to the memories and regrets of Solas. These are fascinating glimpses into the past of Thedas and the rebellion against the Evanuris. Rather than being part of the main questline, however, the missionis strangely a side quest, and can be found in the Factions and Regions section of the Journal. But forgetting about this quest or leaving it too long to complete it is a massive mistake.

can be unlocked in two different ways, with the first being to wait until the Inquisitor makes a cameo in and gives Rook one of the Solas Wolf Statuettes as part of the main quest. After that, the quest to find the other five will appear in the Journal, pointing Rook towards various areas of the Crossroads, with each statuette requiring a mini-quest to be completed to gain it.

The other way to start the quest is to find one of the memory «areas» within the Crossroads and enter it. This will automatically begin the associated quest for that