Parson's Battered Notebook (quest)

Parson's Battered Notebook is a codex entry in ''Dragon Age: Inquisition. ''It leads the player on a treasure hunt through the Emerald Graves.

Acquisition
Obtained by finding the codex entry in Peacewood next to a corpse on a hill, where the river meets Veridium Mine at the southeast end of the river.

Walkthrough

 * The codex entry lists that the first clue is the 12th one on the list:  Beyond Andraste's Mercy, a hundred steps to revelation.
 * Andraste's Mercy is a Landmark in the Emerald Graves. By searching slightly northwest of the landmark and between the north outer wall of Villa Maurel and a large tree. This is just west of the road passing the two statues bookending a fence.  This will give you the second clue which is 3rd on the list:   Arching above outstretched wings. Even stone can rise.
 * Follow the road north towards The Lion's Pavilion. You will come to an arch made of stone next to a statue of an owl. This is just past the Silver Falls landmark in the Silver Falls area of the map.  Climb up the arch to reveal a search that will give you the next clue, number 9 on the list:   Dragonslayers, four at the northwest, two from the northeast, three from the southeast.
 * This is a reference to the statue inside The Lion's Pavilion. Keep on the road until you reach The Lion's Pavilion.
 * This is were the clue is misleading. It says "northwest" but isn't referring to the compass direction on the map. Instead face the statue inside the pavilion and use the back wall where you find a note as north.  Then light the torch to the left of the statue 4 times, then the one to the right of the statue twice. Go clockwise to the third torch and light it 3 times. If done right all 4 torches and the brazier will light revealing the next clue which is 20th on the list:   At the first breath of sighs.
 * Head north to the river and an area called Rush of Sighs. There is a waterfall here near a Fade Rift. This is the northwest most point of the river. A search will be here that will reveal the last clue 14th on the list:  An upward pointing finger, there your heart lies.
 * This is a reference to Southfinger Tower. Head northeast to the tower, the search area is just southwest of the tower on the map on the other side of the large rocks. Be wary of the giants here as they can be aggroed into the fight that's about to happen. A search will reveal an item called "Misshapen Child's Doll". This item will trigger the fight.
 * This fight consists of 2 Lesser Shades, and an elite Despair demon called Treasure.  Treasure is larger in size and have more health than a normal Despair demon and will be leveled to your character.

Rewards

 * ~364 XP
 * 2 Intense Frost Essence

Codex Entries

 * Codex Entry: Parson's Battered Notebook