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Dragon Age: Origins Hints

The Key to the City

  • 1 of 5: In order to get this quest, you'll have to find and read five particular codex-giving documents that are scattered around Orzammar.
  • 2 of 5: See below for a list of them.
  • 3 of 5: NOTE: You can't get to the document in the Orzammar Proving area until after you get the "A Lord's Trust: The First Task" quest.
  • 4 of 5: After this quest is added to your journal, go to the Chamber of the Assembly building in the Diamond Quarter.
  • 5 of 5: Raid the big assembly cache container in the entry room to get the Key to the City ring, which has three great magical attributes.