How to Frame a Templar is an Act 2 side quest in Dragon Age II. This quest only becomes available if Hawke saved Keran's position with the templars during the Act 1 quest Enemies Among Us. Otherwise, A Debt in the Family will be available instead.
Acquisition
This quest may be acquired by reading Mistress Selby's board in the Docks area of Kirkwall, which becomes available after completing The Underground Railroad.
Walkthrough
Framing Ser Vernhart
Go to the Gallows Courtyard. Look for the harbormaster's assistant on the right who's complaining about raw Lyrium, of which he doesn't know where to send it. The quest marker then changes to the stall behind him, where you find a scroll identified as "Delivery Order". Read the scroll and scribble down the templar's name. Take the scroll to the dockworker across the courtyard and speak with him.
Enter the Hanged Man during the daytime and talk to the templar, Ser Roderick, immediately to your left as you enter, proceeding with the appropriate dialogue options. The templar will leave with the intention of reporting your erroneous claims about Ser Conrad Vernhart.
Only after doing both tasks, the quest log updates.
Head to the Docks. Speak to Mistress Selby for a reward.
Rewards
- 750 XP
- 1
Result
After turning in the quest to Mistress Selby, if you recheck the book behind her you will find a rather entertaining account of what happened to Ser Conrad. Depending on what Hawke accuses him of, the letter documenting Ser Conrad's fate will be slightly different.
Notes
- The quest text speaks of possible opportunities to slander the templar in both, the Gallows, and Lowtown. This is a bit misleading. Other than speaking with Ser Roderick in the Hanged Man, which indeed is in Lowtown, there's nothing more to be found there.
Bugs
As of patch 1.04, after turning the Delivery Order in to the dockworker, a second, identical scroll appears on the ground near the crate where you found the first. The same "dialogue" can be initiated with it, but there is no effect.
- The duplicate cannot be removed and will continue to show up as a quest marker on the minimap. Simply click again on the scroll and do the same action you did few seconds ago: the marker won't appear again.
- The duplicate can be removed and no longer shows up as a quest marker on the minimap.
- The bug can be avoided, when doing the task in the Gallows before speaking to Ser Roderick, as mentioned in the walkthrough.
