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Dragon Age: Origins Hints

Giant Cave Tips

  • 1 of 10: There are several hostile spirits and a stone golem in the cave's eastern area, a bit south of where you enter.
  • 2 of 10: Have your party hold position a ways back in the tunnel, then send one character to lure those enemies in a few at a time.
  • 3 of 10: Raid the locked chest and fractured stone that are next to a set of giant statues (watch out for some drop-down spiders as you do), then head west to find a guy named Ruck who runs away at your approach.
  • 4 of 10: Look just SW of where you first spotted Ruck to find a special "Ortan Thaig Chest" that contains the records you need for the "Lost to the Memories" optional quest.
  • 5 of 10: Go SE from there to find a broken chest in a side niche, then go west to a narrow passage that leads south.
  • 6 of 10: There's another spirit-and-golem group in the area to the south, so use the same tactic of luring them away a few at a time.
  • 7 of 10: At the east end of their area is a codex-giving book, a broken chest, and the Altar of Sundering.
  • 8 of 10: Look for a fractured stone a ways south of the southern bridge, then get on the bridge to get the attention of a stone golem and some spirits.
  • 9 of 10: Kill them off, then repeat that process with the northern bridge before crossing over to the giant cave's west side.
  • 10 of 10: Finish off any last hostile spirits, then check the south end for a broken chest and the north end for a locked chest and fractured stone.