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Keepsakes are one of two types of accessories for companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the other being trinkets. Unlike trinkets, keepsakes are available only to companions that have a single weapon slot, namely Bellara, Emmrich, Harding, and Neve.

All keepsakes are obtained at the rare tier of rarity and come with fully unlocked benefits, since only a single instance of each keepsake can be obtained.

Keepsakes cannot be upgraded or enchanted at the Caretaker's Workshop. Due to what appears to be a bug, the game will display an upgrade tier for keepsakes that is equal to the Caretaker's rank at the time at which the keepsake was acquired. However, the displayed upgrade tier has no effect on the stats of the keepsake.

Bellara[]

Name Acquisition Abilities
Focusing Contraption

Quest reward for completing Echoes of the Past

24% Increased Healing
Bellara's Ability cooldowns are reduced by 10%
Your other companion's cooldowns are reduced by 10 seconds whenever Bellara's Abilities defeat an enemy
Jumper's Compass

Quest reward for completing Hummingbird's Lament

36% Increased Healing
Your Critical Ability hits apply Shocked
Apply Shocked to all nearby enemies when your Critical Ability hits defeat an enemy
Sunspoked Spectrometer

Quest reward for completing Through the Shadows

42% Increased Healing
+25% Critical damage per stack of Shocked on an enemy
+2 Shocked stacks

Emmrich[]

Name Acquisition Abilities
Crested Focus

Quest reward for completing The Sacrifice of Souls

35% Increased Healing
Your Critical Ability hits leech a portion of damage
Heal an additional 10% of your maximum health when your Critical Ability hits defeat an enemy
Crowned Focus

Quest reward for completing Arrangements

30% Increased Healing
Your Critical Ability hits apply Necrosis
Apply Necrosis to all nearby enemies when your Critical Ability hits defeat an enemy
Metal-Plated Focus

Quest reward for completing Walking the Graves

22% Increased Healing
Emmrich's Ability cooldowns are reduced by 10%
Your other companion's cooldowns are reduced by 10 seconds whenever Emmrich's Abilities defeat an enemy

Harding[]

Name Acquisition Abilities
Letters of Inquiry

Quest reward for completing The Eternal Hymn

42% Increased Healing
Harding's Abilities also apply Bleeding
Harding deals +50% damage vs. Bleeding enemies
Secrets and Memories

Quest reward for completing An Unfamiliar Sense

18% Increased Healing
+20% Critical damage
Critical hits vs. Bleeding enemies add 1 stack of Bleeding
Wax-Sealed Papers

Quest reward for completing The Bond Rekindled

31% Increased Healing
Harding's Weapon attacks are Critical while you have Precision
Your Precision duration is increased by +50%

Neve[]

Name Acquisition Abilities
Old News Clipping

Quest reward for completing The Cobbled Swan Case

+15% Critical damage
Neve's Ability cooldowns are reduced by 10%
Your other companion's cooldowns are reduced by 10 seconds whenever Neve's Abilities defeat an enemy
Ornate Lockpicks

Shadow Dragons Faction Shop: Rank 3

28% Increased Healing
Your Critical Ability hits apply Chilled
When you kill an enemy with a Critical Ability, apply Chilled to all nearby enemies
Wicked Calling Card

Quest reward for completing A Clear Mind

32% Increased Healing
The entire party's Chilled applications instead deal 300 Cold damage
This Cold damage is increased by 300% against Frozen enemies