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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).

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.

Background

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

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

Dragon Age II

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

Xenon the Antiquarian, the immortal owner and merchant
Emporium Golem, known as Thaddeus Gigantus Crumbum the Third, a Stone golem that provides security
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

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

Codex entries

The Black Emporium concept art — Concept art

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.

Trivia

Brother Ferdinand Genitivi is a customer of The Black Emporium.^[1]
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

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

Gallery

References

↑ Codex entry: The Pickled Apples of Arlathan and Codex entry: Chest of Unanswered Invitations

[1] Codex entry: The Pickled Apples of Arlathan and Codex entry: Chest of Unanswered Invitations

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+{{For|the [[Downloadable content (Dragon Age II)|DLC]] for [[Dragon Age II]]|The Black Emporium (DLC)}}
+{{For|the [[Downloadable content (Inquisition)|DLC]] for [[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]|The Black Emporium (Inquisition DLC)}}
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 '''The Black Emporium''' is a secret [[Stores (locations)|shop]] in [[Kirkwall]], specializing in unique items.
-It appears only if you have ''The Black Emporium'' [[Downloadable content (Dragon Age II)|DLC]].
+It appears only if you have ''The Black Emporium'' [[Downloadable content (Dragon Age II)|DLC]] for [[Dragon Age II]] or the [[The Black Emporium (Inquisition DLC)|DLC]] for [[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]. It can only be accessed after completing [[The Black Emporium (operation)|The Black Emporium]] [[war table]] operation. The player must complete the [[Scout the Hinterlands]] operation first.
-__NOTOC__
 == Background ==
-[[File:Map-The Black Emporium.png|thumb|250px|Map of the area]]
+[[File:Black Emporium DAI Map.png|thumb|250px|Map of the area (''Dragon Age: Inquisition'')]]
-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.
+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 ==
+=== ''Dragon Age II'' ===
+[[File:Map-The Black Emporium.png|thumb|250px|Map of the area (''Dragon Age II'')]]
 * [[Xenon the Antiquarian]], the immortal owner and [[Merchants (Dragon Age II)|merchant]]
 * Emporium Golem, known as Thaddeus Gigantus Crumbum the Third, a [[Stone golem]] that provides security
 * 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'' ===
 * [[Emporium's Crafting Materials]]
 * [[Emporium's Relics and Antiques]]
+=== ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' ===
+* [[Emporium's Crafting Materials (Inquisition)|Emporium's Crafting Materials]]
+* [[Emporium's Weapons and Accessories]]
+* [[Emporium's Schematics]]
+* [[Emporium's Schematics of Legend]]
 == Notable items ==
+=== ''Dragon Age II'' ===
 Inside the "Discarded Weapons and Armor" chest:
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 == Codex entries ==
 [[File:The Black Emporium concept art.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Concept art]]
+=== ''Dragon Age II'' ===
 {{:Codex entry: Xenon the Antiquarian|style=iconmini}}, by clicking on Xenon, any act{{clrl}}
-=== Act 1 ===
+==== Act 1 ====
+{{:Letter: The Black Emporium|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Codex entry: Andraste in Nude Repose - Invisible|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Codex entry: The Box of Screaming|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
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 {{:Codex entry: A Vessel of Tears|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
-=== Act 2 ===
+==== Act 2 ====
 {{:Codex entry: The Basket of Lost Socks|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Codex entry: Crate of Live Death Watch Beetles|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Codex entry: Velvet Cailan|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
-=== Act 3 ===
+==== Act 3 ====
 {{:Codex entry: Broken Dowsing Rods - No Refunds|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Codex entry: Chest of Unanswered Invitations|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Codex entry: The Emergent Compendium|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
+=== ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' ===
+{{:Codex entry: The Black Emporium|style=iconmini}}<br>
+{{:Codex entry: Xenon the Antiquarian (Inquisition)|style=iconmini}}
 == Special objects ==
-* The [[Mirror of Transformation]] - Customizes [[Hawke]]'s appearance and portrait.
+* 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]] [[Achievements (Dragon Age II)|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 [[Emporium's Crafting Materials (Inquisition)|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.
 == Trivia ==
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 * When interacting with the [[Codex entry: Andraste in Nude Repose - Invisible|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
+{{SpoilerDAI|The petrified remains of [[Meredith Stannard|Knight-Commander Meredith]] can be found inside a cage to the right and behind [[Emporium's Schematics of Legend]] table.
+[[File:Meredith statue.jpg|thumb|Knight-Commander Meredith's remains]]
+}}
 == Gallery ==
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 Mirror of Transformation.png|Mirror of Transformation
 Discarded weapons and armor black emporium.png|Chest of discarded weapons and armor
+Black-emporium bg-desktop.jpg| The Black Emporium in 9:41 Dragon
+Chauncey-the-Miniature-Bear.png|Chauncey the miniature bear
 </gallery>
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 <references/>
+[[ru:Черный_магазин]]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Black Emporium, The}}
 [[Category:Dragon Age II locations]]
 [[Category:Kirkwall locations]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition locations]]
 [[Category:Dragon Age II stores]]
 [[Category:The Black Emporium]]