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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Hints

A Medical Necessity

  • 1 of 8: You get this quest by saving the soldier who's fighting two hurlocks a bit SW of the western "Vigil's Keep - Interior" transition point. (NOTE: This entire quest is all stuck in under the one objective of "Gather bandages for the guard," so these hints won't have an objective list.)
  • 2 of 8: Go east from the soldier and through the open gate in the east wall.
  • 3 of 8: Straight ahead will be another Vigil soldier under attack by darkspawn, but charging in will get you attacked by several darkspawn to the south.
  • 4 of 8: Instead of rushing to the soldier's aid, have Mhairi hold position just west of the open gate, then lure darkspawn out a few at a time.
  • 5 of 8: After you lure out a shriek, you might want to switch to ranged weapons to shoot at the darkspawn attacking the soldier. He'll still probably go down, but you'll have weakened the darkspawn attacking him before they turn their attention to you.
  • 6 of 8: South of the first Vigil soldier under attack is a second one. You can probably save him, since there won't be very many darkspawn left to kill.
  • 7 of 8: Get the medical supplies from the crate in the second soldier's area, then look for a chest next to the gate on your way back to the soldier who gave you this quest.
  • 8 of 8: Talk to the soldier to hand over the supplies and finish the quest.