Dragon Age: Origins Hints

Starting Chamber East Area Tips

  • 1 of 7: The first thing you come to past an empty side area is another key-required door.
  • 2 of 7: It can't be opened until you get its key from the Upstairs West Area.
  • 3 of 7: After you get the key from the ornate chest, return to the starting chamber to find several new cultists to fight.
  • 4 of 7: Open the east area's key-required door to find a room with three chests in it, two of which are locked.
  • 5 of 7: The unlocked one has the key you need for the locked north door.
  • 6 of 7: Before you leave, check the room at the east end of the area to find a scroll pile, a codex-giving book, an ancient texts pile, and a locked chest.
  • 7 of 7: NOTE: Getting the ancient encrypted scrolls from the scroll pile will start the Denerim optional quest "Forgotten Verses."