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Dragon Age: Origins Hints
How can I get the hermit's help?
1 of 10: Go to the hermit's camp in the NE part of the East Brecilian Forest area.
2 of 10: Ask the hermit how to enter the center of the forest to learn that he wants you to kill the Grand Oak.
3 of 10: Go talk to the Grand Oak in its clearing in the West Brecilian Forest area.
4 of 10: Mention that the hermit wants it dead, then choose to attack it.
5 of 10: It's a tough battle, since the Grand Oak has a grand number of hit points, and can frequently use roots to tangle up and damage your party members.
6 of 10: After you kill it, search it for items (if it has any), then return to the hermit's camp.
7 of 10: Talk to the hermit to learn that he'll need a werewolf skin.
8 of 10: If you don't already have one from earlier werewolf slayings, see if you can find some werewolves to kill and loot now. (If you killed them all and sold all their pelts to merchants, go buy one back.)
9 of 10: Give a werewolf pelt to the hermit to get it turned into a magical werewolf pelt.
10 of 10: You can now return to the magic barrier and push into it to dissipate it.
