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Dragon Age: Origins Nightmare Guide by David Milward


INTRO & ABOUT  |  CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES  |  EQUIPPING CHARACTERS  |  COMBAT GUIDELINES  |  CHARACTERS
Areas in Order of Appearance:  
Origins  |  Ostagar  |  Lothering  |  Circle Tower  |  Warden's Keep (DLC)  |  Return to Ostagar (DLC)  |  Stone Prisoner (DLC)  |  Brecilian Forest  |  Redcliffe  |  The Urn of Sacred Ashes  |  Orzammar  |  Deep Roads  |  Denerim  |  Final Onslaught  
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Stone Prisoner 
Village of Honnleath  |  Wilhelm's Cellar  |  Shale  

SHALE

Shale Awakens

Now it is time to awaken Shale and have her join my party. She likes gemstones as gifts, so I give her the Remarkable Malachite and the Remarkable Greenstone. I also equip her with a couple of crystals I found along the way, and then set her script.

The Veshialle

The video starts with Shale squashing a chicken on her way out of Honnleath.

I then bring Morrigan along to the Circle Tower, and have her equip the Cord of Shattered Dreams. I need Morrigan's help to raise more gold (which I don't show in the video).

I then purchase a battleaxe called The Veshialle (+2 Strength, +5% critical chance, +2 stamina regeneration in combat, +10% critical damage, +2 nature damage). Leliana raising her Strength to 27, then wearing the Helm of Honnleath and the Harvest Festival Ring, allows her to equip one of the most powerful / damaging weapons in the game. I then set the axe with three runes.

A warrior like Alistair or Aldarion may seem like a more natural candidate to wield The Veshialle. But I have different weapons in mind for those characters. And yet the Veshialle is itself such a great weapon that I can't accept not incorporating it into my set up. And furthermore, it is my considered opinion that The Veshialle and the Rose's Thorn together are the best dual-wielding combination for a Rogue. The Veshialle provides raw damage, stamina regeneration, and a greater chance of landing critical hits. The Rose's Thorn will also provide a greater chance of critical hits, +30% bonus damage on a critical hit, and a bonus to Dexterity.

My next destination is the Brecilian Forest.



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