Dragon Age: Origins Hints

The Darkspawn Invasion

  • 1 of 10: Use the starting room's mouse hole to get to an Essence of Cunning, then return and go through the north door.
  • 2 of 10: Move down the hallway slowly, waiting for hurlocks and genlocks to detect you and come running. If you don't charge ahead, you can fight them one or two at a time.
  • 3 of 10: Eventually, you'll come to a flaming barrier across the hallway.
  • 4 of 10: Fight the two flaming darkspawn in the room past the barrier, then go through the north door.
  • 5 of 10: Past the next door is a room with some hurlocks in it, including a spellcasting emissary. Lure them back into the flaming darkspawn's room so you hopefully won't have to fight them all at once.
  • 6 of 10: Their room's east door has another fire barrier over it.
  • 7 of 10: In the room with the templar spirit, help it fight the darkspawn spirits that are attacking it.
  • 8 of 10: TIP: Focus on taking down the spellcasting spirit first, since it can heal itself and the other spirits.
  • 9 of 10: After the evil spirits are defeated, you'll gain the ability to shapeshift into spirit form.
  • 10 of 10: Before you move on to the Burning Tower, take the time to do a few optional things.