The Stone Prisoner

The Stone Prisoner is available without extra cost for players who purchased a new copy of Dragon Age: Origins. For players who bought a second copy of the game, this downloadable content is available for 1200 Microsoft Points (US$15) on Xbox Live Marketplace and US$15 on the PC on November 3rd. It will be the same price on the PlayStation Store when the PlayStation 3 version of Dragon Age is released.

The Stone Prisoner refers to the titular character of this downloadable content, Shale. In addition, The Stone Prisoner also grants player access to the village of Honnleath, the abandoned dwarven Cadash Thaig, two new achievements, and crystals which act as armor and weapons for Shale.

Background
The darkspawn-infested village of Honnleath holds a secret: the forgotten stone figure at the town's heart is no statue, but a powerful golem, frozen in time. Recruit the creature, to unlock its power and mysterious past.

Walkthrough
For a more detailed walkthrough see The Golem in Honnleath. The Stone Prisoner begins when The Warden travels to Sulcher's Pass in order to receive a control rod from a merchant. The golem for the control rod resides in Honnleath. However, when The Warden arrives there, Honnleath is being attacked by darkspawn. After defeating the creatures, The Warden can attempt to use the command phrase given by the merchant. It does not work. To try and find the true command phrase Wilhelm's Cellar is explored. After rescuing the inhabitants, and dealing with a Desire Demon named Kitty, the Warden is rewarded with the true command phrase.

Once activated, the golem will declare its name to be Shale and can join the party.

Items
The following items are available in this downloadable content and maybe found in Honnleath in Wilhelm's Cellar or in Cadash Thaig within the Deep Roads.
 * Harvest Festival Ring, a ring for warriors and rogues
 * Cord of Shattered Dreams, a belt
 * Cadash Stompers, a pair of boots
 * Helm of Honnleath, a useful helm
 * Wilhelm's Magus Staff, a staff
 * Dead Thaig Shanker, a dagger that interrupts spellcasting

Bugs

 * It is possible that after recruiting Shale, when attempting to communicate with her, the game will revert to a blank shot of a bizzare area, and the dialogue will be that of when one attempts to activate her at the beginning of the quest. It is possible that this is due to a corrupted file, or something similar, but as of yet there is no known way to resolve this. (see the talk page for a possible solution - needs to be confirmed)
 * One warning sign for this bug is having quick bar or tactics settings disappear.