Creature research is a gameplay feature in Dragon Age: Inquisition whereby the Inquisitor gains advantages in battle—against certain types of creatures—by looting specific creature items from the creature corpses and turning them in at a research table.
The feature is introduced to the player during the quest Know Thy Enemy while in Haven.
Once three of the same creature research item are deposited at the research table, the Inquisitor will be granted a permanent damage bonus to that type of creature. Further, the Inquisitor will be granted 406 XP and 150 Influence for each creature type that is fully researched. The Enhanced Studies Inquisition perk increases the bonus further, to a total of 1006 XP and 375 Influence, and applies retroactively. You can continue to gain experience and influence after tier 2, but you do not gain any further damage bonuses.
The Inquisitor can see if a bonus has been granted in the Codex: Creatures menu. At the bottom of the codex the increased damage will be confirmed and two diamonds will be highlighted to indicate same (see Gallery).
Research progress can also be seen in the same menu, as the codex will display a bar at the bottom of the tarot card indicating how much research has been carried out (also shown in the Gallery).
There are a total of 7 creature categories that can be researched: Beasts, Humanoids, Undead, Red Templars, Darkspawn, Demons, and Dragons.
Research table locations[]
- Haven Chantry (same room as Josephine) - elven mage scholar Minaeve oversees creature research.
- Skyhold library - tranquil mage Helisma has replaced Minaeve and is now in charge of creature research.
Creature research items[]
Codex entries[]
Bugs[]
- Creature research on beasts or any other research for that matter does not increase the party's damage against giants even though there is such an option available.
- Lurker Claws will not show up in the player's inventory.
- Having more than 99 of a research item causes the game to crash and prevents access to the research table. [confirmation needed]
Gallery[]
