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Dragon Age: Origins Hints

Harsh Decisions

  • 1 of 7: This quest will be available on the bartender's job board after you finish "False Witness," but only if you haven't yet finished "Dead Drops." (If you have, you can get "New Ground," but not this one.)
  • 2 of 7: After you accept it, travel around within Denerim until you get an encounter in a run-down alley.
  • 3 of 7: Move north to get K's lieutenant and several rogue henchmen to attack.
  • 4 of 7: Search the lieutenant after the battle is over to find directions to K's hideout. This enables you to travel to K's hideout on the Denerim city map.
  • 5 of 7: WARNING: If you haven't finished the first three of K's quests yet (the ones that start with "Negotiation Aids"), you'll want to do so before traveling to K's hideout.
  • 6 of 7: Move up to K to get him and his rogue henchmen to attack. K is a very tough opponent, so take him down as fast as you can.
  • 7 of 7: After it's over, return to the bartender and tell him you've finished a favor in order to get 10 gold coins.