Black Emporium

For the DLC for Dragon Age II, see The Black Emporium (DLC).

For the DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition, see The Black Emporium (Inquisition DLC).

For the store in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, see Black Emporium (The Veilguard).

The Black Emporium is a secret shop in Kirkwall, specializing in unique items.

It appears only if you have The Black Emporium DLC for Dragon Age II or the DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition. It can only be accessed after completing The Black Emporium war table operation. The player must complete the Scout the Hinterlands operation first.

In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the store is available in the base game after completing The Cobbled Swan Case and reading Xenon's letter of invitation in the Lighthouse.

Background[]

The Black Emporium is a shop owned by Xenon the Antiquarian, an eccentric and immortal character. Xenon once made a deal with a witch for eternal life but forgot to ask for eternal youth. This caused his body to decay. He has been alive for at least 300 years and has acquired many artifacts. The entrance to his emporium is only given to those he deems worthy.

Characters[]

Map-The Black Emporium — Map of the area (*Dragon Age II*)

Dragon Age II[]

Xenon the Antiquarian – the immortal owner and merchant.
Emporium Golem – a stone golem that provides security.^[1]
Urchin Child – Xenon's mute orphan assistant.

Dragon Age: Inquisition[]

Xenon the Antiquarian
Chauncey – the miniature bear.
Urchin Child – unseen but called for.

Stores[]

Dragon Age II[]

The Black Emporium concept art — Black Emporium concept art

Dragon Age: Inquisition[]

Notable items[]

Dragon Age II[]

Inside the "Discarded Weapons and Armor" chest:

Song of Sorrows

Ancient Leather Cuirass

Helm of Appreciation

Gloves of the Unknowable Unknown

Ring of Unheeded Wisdom

Dragon Age: The Veilguard[]

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Codex entries[]

Black Emporium DAI Map — Map of the area (*Dragon Age: Inquisition*)

Dragon Age II[]

Codex entry: Xenon the Antiquarian - obtained by interacting with Xenon.

Note texts[]

Dragon Age II[]

The Black Emporium

Special objects[]

The Mirror of Transformation - customizes Hawke's portrait and the Inquisitor's appearance.

Notes[]

Dragon Age II[]

The emporium's stores are restocked with better items as the game progresses.
The recipes of The Black Emporium are unique and can be bought only here.
Crafting resources missed in previous acts will show up here and count toward the available resources for crafting and also toward the Supplier achievement.
Unlike the other stores in the game, The Black Emporium is always open and can be accessed at any time, including post-game.

Dragon Age: Inquisition[]

The crafting material store is restocked with higher tier materials as the Inquisitor levels up. The Emporium's Schematics store also gets stocked with higher tier schematics as the Inquisitor levels up. All other stores carry the exact same stock, regardless of the Inquisitor's level.
Tier 2 materials are unlocked when the Inquisitor reaches level 8, tier 3 unlock at level 16, and tier 4 unlock at level 18.
When the Inquisitor travels to the Emporium, despite being required to select a party beforehand, they will arrive alone. Likewise, when traveling from the Emporium to another location, the player will always be required to select a party even when traveling to locations such as Skyhold whereby companions are disabled.

Heroes of Dragon Age[]

The Emporium's golem, Thaddeus Gigantus Crumbum the Third, is a character in Heroes of Dragon Age.

Trivia[]

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Inquisition.

The petrified remains of Knight-Commander Meredith can be found inside a cage to the right and behind Emporium's Schematics of Legend table.

Meredith statue — Knight-Commander Meredith's remains

Brother Ferdinand Genitivi is a customer of The Black Emporium.^[2]
Dragon Age II: The Complete Official Guide mentions that items can be sold at The Black Emporium for 125% of their value, but instead items are sold at normal price and items purchased from the emporium are 125% of their value.
Xenon makes a reference to Professor Dumbledore from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series when you first access the Emporium's Relics and Antiques. Xenon mentions that "you can never have enough socks," as did Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
The red box situated in the top right part of the map screams when it is passed by.
When interacting with the nude statue, Xenon says, "Please don't fondle Andraste."
Stepping over to where the Nude Statue of Andraste is located will cause Xenon to cry out as if in pain, likely due to the priceless item being knocked over.
By 9:41 Xenon had acquired a specially miniaturized bear named Chauncey from a Magister.
In Anthem, The Black Emporium is mentioned as having been the name of the bar in Fort Tarsis, with Xenon as the owner before he dies by being struck by lightning.
An unknown monster resides under the floorboards of the Black Emporium. Some of the unwanted visitors become its fodder.
One of Josephine's ancestors visited the Black Emporium in the Blessed Age. Xenon had sold her "a candle mounted within the severed hand of a first acolyte of Razikale".