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Heart of the Forest is a side quest in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening. It is a sub-quest of A Master's Work. In the Wending Wood you can find Heartwood from the Old One, a wild sylvan. Bring the Heartwood to Wade with four other items and he will craft either a shield or a bow.

Walkthrough

After collecting the Heartwood from the Old One in the Wending Wood, return to Vigil's Keep and speak with Wade. He can craft an item from the Heartwood but needs some extra materials. You need to bring him:

Heartwood	Taken from a boss, The Old One
Oil	Found in the Crown and Lion Inn; as soon as you enter it is in the room on your right.
Catgut	Found on a dead mabari dog in the Blackmarsh.
Flawless Ruby	Bought from Master Henley in the City of Amaranthine, or found on the corpse of the Golem master in Kal'Hirol.
Grandmaster Lightning Rune	Must be crafted (from 2 x Master Lightning Rune, 1 x Blank runestone, 4 x Etching Agent - see Runecrafting) or carried over from a character imported from Dragon Age: Origins.

Once all the materials are gathered, return to Wade where he will give you a choice for either a longbow or kite shield, both of which are tier 9.

Rewards

Heartwood Shield OR

Heartwood Bow

250 XP

Notes

The Heartwood Shield has the largest Absorbs damage property of any shield at -15%.
- For Arcane Warriors using weapon-and-shield, the Landsmeet Shield may be more suitable than obtaining the Heartwood Shield. Although its stats are slightly inferior to the Heartwood Shield, the Landsmeet Shield grants 50 extra mana plus 30% protection against electricity damage, which drains mana.
If you obtain the Heartwood and return to Master Wade before completing one of the main plot quest lines, Wade will have a quest "arrow" over his head but will not discuss the heartwood. This is because the entire A Master's Work questline will only become available after completing any one of the main plot quests.
This quest must be completed before Vigil Keep is attacked, as Master Wade will be unselectable thereafter.
If not planning on using either weapon, the shield is worth over twice as much as the bow.

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+'''Heart of the Forest''' is a [[Side Quests (Awakening)|side quest]] in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]''. It is a sub-quest of [[A Master's Work]]. In the [[Wending Wood]] you can find [[Heartwood]] from [[the Old One]], a [[Wild Sylvan|wild sylvan]]. Bring the Heartwood to [[Wade]] with four other items and he will craft either a shield or a bow.
-{{See|[[Heart of the Forest (Staff)]]|the staff}}
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-'''Heart of the Forest''' is a subquest of [[A Master's Work]]. In the [[Wending Wood]] you can find [[Heartwood]] from [[The Old One]], a wild sylvan. Bring the Heartwood to Master Wade with four other items and he will craft either a shield or a bow.
-==Walkthrough==
-<!---descr="How do you do it."--->
+== Walkthrough ==
 After collecting the Heartwood from the Old One in the Wending Wood, return to [[Vigil's Keep]] and speak with Wade. He can craft an item from the Heartwood but needs some extra materials. You need to bring him:
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 |{{:Oil|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
-|valign="top"|Found in the [[Crown and Lion]] Inn, as soon as you enter it is in the room on your right.
+|valign="top"|Found in [[the Crown and Lion]] Inn; as soon as you enter it is in the room on your right.
 |-
 |{{:Catgut|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
-|valign="top"|Found on a dead mabari dog in the [[Blackmarsh]].
+|valign="top"|Found on a dead [[mabari]] dog in the [[Blackmarsh]].
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 |{{:Flawless Ruby|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
-|valign="top"|Bought from [[Master Henley]] or found on the corpse of the [[Golem Master]] in [[Kal'Hirol]].
+|valign="top"|Bought from Master [[Henley]] in the [[City of Amaranthine]], or found on the corpse of the [[Golem master]] in [[Kal'Hirol]].
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 |{{:Grandmaster Lightning Rune|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
-|valign="top"|Must be crafted or carried over from an imported character.
+|valign="top"|Must be crafted (from 2 x Master Lightning Rune, 1 x Blank runestone, 4 x Etching Agent - ''see [[Runecrafting]]'') or carried over from a character imported from ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''.
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-Once all the materials are gathered, return to Wade where he will give you a choice for either a longbow or kiteshield, both of which are tier 9.
+Once all the materials are gathered, return to Wade where he will give you a choice for either a [[Longbows (Origins)|longbow]] or [[Kite Shields|kite shield]], both of which are tier 9.
-==Reward==
+== Rewards ==
+{{:Heartwood Shield|style=iconmini}}
-Either:
+'''OR'''
-{{:Heartwood Shield|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
 {{:Heartwood Bow|style=iconmini}}{{clrl}}
+* 250 XP
-==Notes==
+== Notes ==
+* The [[Heartwood Shield]] has the largest {{ColorPositiveStat|Absorbs damage}} property of any shield at {{ColorPositiveStat|-15%}}.
-'''Shield vs Bow Factors'''
+** For [[Arcane Warrior]]s using weapon-and-shield, the [[Landsmeet Shield]] may be more suitable than obtaining the Heartwood Shield. Although its stats are slightly inferior to the Heartwood Shield, the Landsmeet Shield grants 50 extra mana plus 30% protection against electricity damage, which drains mana.
-*If you rarely use a bow, it may be wiser to make the shield instead of the bow.
+* If you obtain the Heartwood and return to Master Wade before completing one of the main plot quest lines, Wade will have a quest "arrow" over his head but will not discuss the heartwood. This is because the entire [[A Master's Work]] questline will only become available after completing any one of the main plot quests.
+* This quest must be completed before [[The Siege of Vigil's Keep|Vigil Keep is attacked]], as Master Wade will be unselectable thereafter.
-*If only one shield is required, [[Partha]] is better than obtaining the [[Heartwood Shield]] and also gets a set bonus with [[Kallak]].
+* If not planning on using either weapon, the shield is worth over twice as much as the bow.
-*For [[Arcane Warrior]]s using weapon-and-shield, the [[Landsmeet Shield]] may be more suitable than obtaining the Heartwood Shield. Although its stats are slightly inferior to the Heartwood Shield, the Landsmeet Shield grants 50 extra mana plus 30% protection against electricity. Electricity damage drains mana.
-*It can also be noted that [[Far Song]] is sometimes considered better than the [[Heartwood Bow]]. [[Misery]] and [[Bregan's Bow (Awakening)|Bregan's Bow]] (Awakening DLC) are also worthy considerations.
-'''Bugs'''
-{{Bug
-|If you obtain the Heartwood and return to Master Wade before completing all parts of the Wending Wood, Wade will have a quest "arrow" over his head but will not discuss the heartwood (this is because the entire "Master's Work" quest will only trigger after completing one main plot quest, doesn't actually matter which one). If you sell or get rid of the items you cannot receive them back after they are gone from buyback.
-}}
-==See also==
+== See also ==
-*[[Codex: Materials for Working with Heartwood]]
+* [[Codex entry: Materials for Working with Heartwood]]
-[[Category:Quests]]
+[[Category:Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening side quests]]
-[[Category:Awakening Quests]]
+[[Category:Wending Wood side quests]]
-[[Category:Side Quests]]