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Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Hints
A Brewing Conspiracy
1 of 12: You can get this quest while doing the "Oaths of Fealty" quest. (NOTE: This entire quest is all stuck in under the one objective of "Find out more about the conspiracy," so these hints won't have an objective list.)
2 of 12: Talk to Seneschal Varel and tell him that you've heard of a conspiracy against you.
3 of 12: Mention that you got the info from Ser Tamra or Anders (whichever is the case), then ask him about your options.
4 of 12: Ask him about the soldiers, the Dark Wolf, and what he wouldn't recommend to learn that your options are these: ignore the conspiracy and let it come to a head later, seek help from the Dark Wolf in Amaranthine, and take hostages so the nobles won't dare to move against you.
5 of 12: The hostage-taking will work, but the best option is to get help from the Dark Wolf (though he will charge you 50 gold for his help).
6 of 12: NOTE: If you choose to ignore the conspiracy, you'll have to deal with an assassination attempt in the throne room after finishing the "The Peasant Revolution" quest.
7 of 12: Before you can get the Dark Wolf's help, you'll have to find him.
8 of 12: He'll demand 50 gold coins to help you. If you don't have that much yet, come back when you do. (Note that doing the Amaranthine Tour and finishing up all the Amaranthine Optional Quests will get you more than enough money to pay him. Also note that if you never intend to pay him, you can fight him and his guards by trying to take him into custody.)
9 of 12: After you pay him, enter and exit the nearby inn to get him to reappear, then talk to him to learn where the conspirators are meeting.
10 of 12: Use the world map to travel to the Old Stark's Farm area, then run forward to find the traitorous nobles and their mercenaries ready to do battle.
11 of 12: It'll be a tough fight, so start off with whatever area-of-effect spells Anders has. (Blood Wound would be a good one.)
12 of 12: Killing them will end the conspiracy and finish the quest. Don't forget to loot their bodies before you leave.
