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There are several different types of '''gems''' that you will find throughout the game. They typically appear under the "Other" category in your inventory.
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There are several different types of '''gems''' that can be found in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'' as well as its [[Downloadable content (Origins)|DLC]]s and [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening|expansion]]. They typically appear under the "Other" category within the inventory.
   
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{{Note|For 'Remarkable' gems, see [[Gifts (Origins)#Gifts for Shale|Gifts]].}}
Note that there are also special gems that can be used as gifts. They are easily distinguished with the purple word "gift" when you examine them in the inventory. See the article on [[Gifts]] for more info about these special gems.
 
   
== Gem Types ==
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== Gem types ==
 
''In the order that the game lists them in your inventory:''
 
''In the order that the game lists them in your inventory:''
   
 
'''High-Range gems'''
 
 
{{:Diamond|style=iconmini}} <sup>[[#Uses|[note]]]</sup>{{clrl}}
'''High-Range Gems'''
 
{{:Diamond|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
 
{{:Ruby|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Ruby|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Emerald|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Emerald|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
'''Mid-Range Gems'''
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'''Mid-Range gems'''
 
{{:Sapphire|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Sapphire|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Topaz|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Topaz|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Amethyst|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Amethyst|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Malachite|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Malachite|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
'''Low-Range Gems'''
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'''Low-Range gems'''
 
{{:Fluorspar|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Fluorspar|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
{{:Garnet|style=iconmini}}*{{clrl}}
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{{:Garnet|style=iconmini}} <sup>[[#Uses|[note]]]</sup>{{clrl}}
 
{{:Quartz|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Quartz|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Greenstone|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
{{:Greenstone|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
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=== Flawless gems ===
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In ''[[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]'', four new flawless gems can be found:
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{{:Flawless Diamond|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
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{{:Flawless Emerald|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
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{{:Flawless Ruby|style=iconmini}} <sup>[[#Uses|[note]]]</sup>{{clrl}}
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{{:Flawless Sapphire|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
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=== Other ===
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{{:Smuggled Lyrium|style=iconmini}}, can be acquired during [[Precious Metals]].{{clrl}}
   
 
== Uses ==
 
== Uses ==
 
* 10 [[Garnet]]s are required for the [[Untraceable]] quest.
* What the game calls "middle gems", which include Sapphires, Topaz, Amethysts, and Malachites, can be turned in to help your dwarven allies through the [[Allied Supply Crates]] in your [[Party Camp]].
 
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* All "mid-range" gems can be donated to the [[Allied Supply Crates]] in the [[party camp]], once the Dwarven allies have been recruited.
*10 [[Garnet]] gems are required for the quest [[Untraceable]].
 
* "Remarkable" gems are actually [[gifts]] for [[Shale]].
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* All gems labeled '''Remarkable''' are [[Gifts (Origins)|gifts]] for [[Shale]]. (Requires ''[[The Stone Prisoner]]'' DLC)
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* A [[Flawless Ruby]] is required for [[Heart of the Forest|Heart of the Forest]] in ''Awakening''.
* All gems can be sold to a vendor for cash.
 
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* A [[Diamond]] is required for [[Worked to the Bone]] in ''Awakening''. Another diamond can be used at the [[Shrine of Korth]] while doing the quest [[It Comes From Beneath]].
[[Category:Items]]
 
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[[Category:Gems]]
 
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== See also ==
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{{:Pouch of Gems|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 
[[Category:Gems| ]]

Revision as of 22:30, 20 December 2013

There are several different types of gems that can be found in Dragon Age: Origins as well as its DLCs and expansion. They typically appear under the "Other" category within the inventory.

Note: For 'Remarkable' gems, see Gifts.

Gem types

In the order that the game lists them in your inventory:

High-Range gems

Diamond Diamond [note]

Ruby Ruby

Emerald Emerald

Mid-Range gems

Sapphire Sapphire

Topaz Topaz

Amethyst Amethyst

Malachite Malachite

Low-Range gems

Fluorspar Fluorspar

Garnet Garnet [note]

Quartz Quartz

Greenstone Greenstone

Flawless gems

In Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, four new flawless gems can be found:

Flawless Diamond Flawless Diamond

Flawless Emerald Flawless Emerald

Flawless Ruby Flawless Ruby [note]

Flawless Sapphire Flawless Sapphire

Other

Smuggled Lyrium Smuggled Lyrium, can be acquired during Precious Metals.

Uses

See also

Pouch of Gems Pouch of Gems