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Dragon Age: Origins Hints

Leliana's Past

  • 1 of 13: You have to go through quite a lot just to get this quest. Start by asking Leliana what someone like her would be doing in Lothering's chantry.
  • 2 of 13: After you get her approval rating up to 26+, you'll get a new conversation option about how minstrels in Orlais are often spies.
  • 3 of 13: The next time you visit the party camp, she'll start a conversation in which she admits to lying to you earlier about Orlais.
  • 4 of 13: You can now get a special encounter in a forest stream area by traveling around the world map with Leliana in your party.
  • 5 of 13: You'll have to fight a large variety of tough enemies, including a spellcasting witch and an assassin leader.
  • 6 of 13: After the combat is over, the assassin leader will talk to you. Spare him to avoid losing approval with Leliana.
  • 7 of 13: After that conversation is over, you'll finally have this quest and the "Seek out Marjolaine" objective.
  • 8 of 13: Harvest the forest stream area's elfroot and two deathroot plants, then travel to Denerim.
  • 9 of 13: In the Market District, find the interactive door that's a ways directly south of the area's NW corner.
  • 10 of 13: Go in to be immediately attacked by two guards. After killing them, go through the door they were guarding to find Marjolaine.
  • 11 of 13: During the conversation, you can choose to let Marjolaine go or fight her.
  • 12 of 13: If you choose to fight, a combat will start with her, two more guards, and two spellcasting travelers. It's a very tough fight, and there's no special loot on any of the bodies, so you might want to just let Marjolaine go.
  • 13 of 13: After she's dead or gone, raid the chest in the south room to find several items, including the magic longbow called Marjolaine's Recurve that only Leliana can use.