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== Acquisition == |
== Acquisition == |
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== Walkthrough == |
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Running far enough away (about 3/4 of the way to Anders' Clinic) will pull the three Normal units he begins with for easy focus-fire kills while Jeven returns to the bottom of the Abandoned Mining Tunnels. A wave of 5-6 reinforcements will generate at the mid-level of the Tunnels, but they can be pulled without alerting Jeven and defeated in a similar way. After killing them, you can save and engage Jeven solo, but he's still powerful enough to defeat your entire party by himself. The best thing to do is just keep hitting him with your heaviest attacks; Aveline keeps him pressed against a wall or the back railing while three ranged DPS attackers hit him with their best abilities. |
Running far enough away (about 3/4 of the way to Anders' Clinic) will pull the three Normal units he begins with for easy focus-fire kills while Jeven returns to the bottom of the Abandoned Mining Tunnels. A wave of 5-6 reinforcements will generate at the mid-level of the Tunnels, but they can be pulled without alerting Jeven and defeated in a similar way. After killing them, you can save and engage Jeven solo, but he's still powerful enough to defeat your entire party by himself. The best thing to do is just keep hitting him with your heaviest attacks; Aveline keeps him pressed against a wall or the back railing while three ranged DPS attackers hit him with their best abilities. |
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Loot [[Cornerstone]] and Aveline's last armor upgrade, [[Deflecting Joints - Guardsman Pattern]] from Jeven, and [[Hands of Glory]] from a nearby chest. Return to the barracks in the Viscount's Keep to talk with Aveline about Jeven's death. |
Loot [[Cornerstone]] and Aveline's last armor upgrade, [[Deflecting Joints - Guardsman Pattern]] from Jeven, and [[Hands of Glory]] from a nearby chest. Return to the barracks in the Viscount's Keep to talk with Aveline about Jeven's death. |
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Revision as of 03:44, 8 January 2014
Favor and Fault is an Act 3 companion quest for Aveline in Dragon Age II. The previous Captain of the Guard, Jeven will be taken care of once and for all.
Acquisition
You will receive this quest from a letter found at the writing desk in the Hawke Estate. The letter is sent by Knight-Captain Cullen.
Walkthrough
Viscount's Keep
Speak to Aveline in her office in the Viscount's Keep. A conversation between Aveline and a templar is taking place. You will speak to Aveline about complaints made against her. It is said that she is coddling certain guards. Disagree with the complaints made against her and say that you already know she's not doing anything unlawful 
Aveline: friendship (+5). Asking her if the complaints are true results in 
Aveline: rivalry (+5). Aveline suggests that you accompany her during Donnic's patrol at night in the Docks. Make sure Aveline is in your party to start this quest at the Docks.
The Docks
When you arrive at Donnic's location, he and two guards will be fighting several Coterie thugs and alchemists. After you've eliminated the bad guys, a cutscene will follow. You can ask if Aveline is coddling the guards or you can comment on the fight Donnic just had. Dialogue will vary depending on whether or not Aveline is in a relationship with Donnic.
Gallows Courtyard
Brennan
In the Gallows Courtyard, Cullen will tell you that the complaints were made by anonymous people from Lowtown. Aveline wants to talk with Guardsman Brennan who has that route. Brennan explains the former Captain, Jeven, is behind the complaints. If Aveline is in a relationship with Donnic, she'll state that none of the guards stand with Jeven. If Aveline is not in a relationship with Donnic, Brennan will state that some of the guard stand with him.
Darktown
Jeven
Travel through Darktown and kill all the thugs and mercenaries you encounter on your way. You will find Jeven on the south end of the map. Aveline: friendship (+15) if you let her deal with Jeven. Aveline: rivalry (+10) if you do not. If you had chosen to kill the Qunari yourself during Offered and Lost (aggressive response), Hawke will have the option of recognizing that some people in the current crowd were also present in Ser Varnel's Refuge... The resulting reaction from Jeven is fairly amusing. You will need to kill Jeven, the insurgents and the mercenaries after the conversation.
Strategy
Jeven has the distinction of being a Boss-ranked Assassin and Commander in one package. He is also fairly resilient to stunning and other crowd-control measures (though they will still work, it's not as often as you'd need), and he has a tendency to do the traditional somersault-smoke-stab attack more often than any other. On Nightmare, even Aveline can't handle more than two of these, and he'll use his stabs within 5-10 seconds of each other if given the chance.
Running far enough away (about 3/4 of the way to Anders' Clinic) will pull the three Normal units he begins with for easy focus-fire kills while Jeven returns to the bottom of the Abandoned Mining Tunnels. A wave of 5-6 reinforcements will generate at the mid-level of the Tunnels, but they can be pulled without alerting Jeven and defeated in a similar way. After killing them, you can save and engage Jeven solo, but he's still powerful enough to defeat your entire party by himself. The best thing to do is just keep hitting him with your heaviest attacks; Aveline keeps him pressed against a wall or the back railing while three ranged DPS attackers hit him with their best abilities.
Loot Cornerstone and Aveline's last armor upgrade, Deflecting Joints - Guardsman Pattern from Jeven, and Hands of Glory from a nearby chest. Return to the barracks in the Viscount's Keep to talk with Aveline about Jeven's death.
Result
- Quest completion : 1200 XP.
Bugs
- If you finish the main quests up to the confrontation in the Gallows before completing this quest, you will be unable to advance to the conversation with Cullen. You can use Aveline's plot debugger to skip ahead in the developer console.
- If Jeven is killed at Darktown (Night) it may not register correctly. To remedy this, just leave and kill him in Darktown (Day).
- Aveline's last armor upgrade, Deflecting Joints - Guardsman Pattern, should be found on Jeven. Save your game before encountering Jeven, Aveline's armor upgrade doesn't always drop.
- Upon completing the quest, during the talk with Aveline, choosing the "He wanted a fight. He got it."-line may cause Aveline's reply "The guards need to see me lead. I must have their confidence." to be spoken with a (female) sarcastic Hawke's voice.