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There are plenty of occasions tocommune with, fight, or otherwise interact with the undeadinDragon Age: The Veilguard.In Memoriam offers an in-depth murder mystery with the help of a benevolent spirit, aptly named Compassion. In Memoriam is a bit of a sneaky quest, as you might not realize you’re in the middle of it until you’vealready stepped too far in to turn back.
Luckily, this makes for a more natural progression of events, as you get pulled into the unusual tale you uncover through a series of notes. Whether you’ve already discovered the beginning or are unsure where to start, we’ve got everything you need to complete In Memoriam.
How To Begin In Memoriam
To begin In Memoriam,head toRazikale Walk,where you’ll notice a corpse with a sword sticking out of it beneath a yellow exclamation mark, indicating a quest.
Approach the body andinvestigateit, triggering a creature calledDespondenceto appear alongsideSuperior Shades.
Despondence and the Shades are both weak toFireand resistCold.
Despondence is a powerful enemy with theGlass CannonandExplodingmodifiers. It will use an attack thatdarkens your surroundings,blinding you for most of the battle.
Pursue Despondence closely and continue to inflict damageas quickly as possible to end this fight as soon as you may, or you put yourself at risk of being taken for a journey across the map as Despondence flees and slows you with enemy spawns.
Once you finish this difficult engagement,investigate the swordfrom the beginning and witness the appearance of a spirit, which willofficially begin In Memoriam.
How To Solve The Murders & Find The Victims
The good news is, that from the moment you receive the popup for the quest,you’ve already made progress,and both of your current objectives will be half done.
Follow the closer marker to the next clue to the bridge murder and investigate the small shed to findHortensia’s Garden Journal.
Reading this journal will automatically summon the spirit to speak with you again, and they want to know more about the other victims.
This will complete the objective, “Solve the bridge murder.”
From here, follow your marker east alongRazikale’s Walkto theUrthemiel Venue,unlocking the fast-travel point along the way.
Go up theseries of laddersnear the marker and jump across the gaps to reachSpare Coin Way.
Progress through the hallway in theTemple Of AndrastetoAndraste’s Watch,where you’ll finda second victimimpaled with a sword.
Defeat the Shades that appear here, including another challenging enemy:Remorse,which is weak toFirebutresists Cold.
This enemy also boasts theDevouringandJuggernautmodifiers, so it can be extremely tanky anddifficult to kill if you get hit by too many attacks, allowing the enemy to devour your HP.
Remorse will use the same blinding attack that makes the world around you go dark, launching Cold magic at you in the darkness.
Pursue Remorse as it attempts to flee all over Andraste’s Watch and nearby areas until it eventually goes down.
After the fight, Compassion will appear again and implore you to find out more about themurder victim,updating thatobjective to two of three,while adding a new objective:solve the temple murder, at one of two.
From here,follow your marker south to Spare Coin Way,where you’ll find another victim offto the right fromwhere you climbedthe ladders earlier.
Another demon namedIsolationwill appear. In addition to the Colossal, Sadistic, and Knockback modifiers that make this enemy a challenge, it’s weak toFirebut resistsColddamage.
This enemy is just as difficult as the two previous demons and will take as much effort and patience to defeat. Keep in hot pursuit and it won’t be so bad.
Once you’re victorious,approach the third victim’s body,triggering Compassion’s appearance again.
This will complete your objective of finding more victims, leaving you withone of twoprogress for two objectives:
Follow your marker to the Temple Courtyard and defeat the Venatori you find in the area, then progress to thenorthern portion of Andraste’s Watch,where you’ll find a note calledProperty Of Marcus, Scholar.
Compassion appears and speaks,completingyour objective tosolve the temple murder.
This leaves you with just the market murder to solve, so head to theUrthemiel Venueagain and locate theladderaround thesame areaon the mapas the fast-travel beacon.
Climb the ladderto the top, where you’ll find some notes; the one you need isCharcoal Drawing Of A Rooftop.
Read this note and Compassion will appear for the final time, revealing the truth behind the murders.
What Rewards Do You Get From In Memoriam?
Once Compassion finishes speaking, you’ll complete In Memoriam, which will award the following
While the rewards aren’t stellar, you should rack up more XP and loot along your way to each objective, so it evens out.
