Changes: Lateral Thinker

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See also: Achievements (Inquisition)

Lateral Thinker is an achievement added by the Trespasser DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition. The achievement can be obtained by solving four unique puzzles that unlock reward caches that are being watched over by ancient elven statues.

Elven Mountain Ruins

“The Dread Wolf keeps its gaze on the one light that illuminates the way forward.”

Head towards the statue of Fen'Harel located inside the 'Forgotten Sanctuary'. Run past the statue towards the outdoor balcony and pick up a veilfire torch. Come back inside and head towards the mural that the statue of Dread Wolf is facing. Light the second from the left veilfire brazier on the mural that the statue is gazing upon. Head back to the statue and press the button located between the paws. A loot box will appear as the statue is repositioning itself. Loot the box to claim your reward:

Arrowwood

Deep Roads

“Where the Dread Wolf's gaze blazes, paths are brought to light.”

Obtain the Anchor Blast upgrade for the Anchor Discharge ability in the Shattered Library, then head back to the now half-submerged Deep Roads section via the respective eluvian. Use the upgraded ability near a collapsed entrance surrounded by casks of gaatlok to clear the way and enter the eluvian. You will find yourself in the hidden section of the Deep Roads called the 'Unknown Ruin.'

Next find the line of tiles leading from the statue to the mural. Place one character on the tile closest to the large Fen'Harel statue and direct them to hold position. Use another character to press the button on the back of the Dread Wolf statue. Tiles will move up from the ground forming a path. Walk up the stairway to light the veilfire, then head back towards the statue to loot the box between the paws to claim the reward:

Heart of Pride

An alternative method would be to take a veilfire torch and walk towards the tiles on the floor. Move the camera away from the Dread Wolf statue. Turn the camera back to the wolf and it should now be staring at the direction of the tiles with glowing eyes. Without turning the camera away from the wolf, move to the back of the wolf to press the button. The tiles will rise to form a pathway. Climb the path to light the veilfire then turn around to claim the reward.

Shattered Library

“When the Dread Wolf's gaze is bright, light burns in a ring of the dead.”

While in the 'Scholar's Retreat' section of the Shattered Library, leave at least one character near the eluvian that leads back to the 'Broken Tower' and direct the character to hold position. Switch back to the Inquisitor to use the invincibility provided by the Anchor Discharge to move safely through the purple flames to reach the large statue of Fen'Harel on the upper level. Press the button at the statue and switch back to the character waiting to enter the eluvian.

Enter the eluvian and run down to the lower level of the Broken Tower; the braziers held by the statues of the dead should now all be lit. Grab a veilfire torch then backtrack up the stairway; head back through eluvian, and work your way back up to the Dread Wolf statue to light the veilfire tithe being gazed upon by the statue. Once lit the loot box between the statue's paws will unlock and the reward inside can now be claimed:

Rime

The Darvaarad

“One sees the hunter, one flees from it, one hunts it in turn, one outwits them all.”

Head towards the 'Research Tower' located in the Darvaarad's courtyard. Acquire a veilfire torch to light the braziers in the tower in the following order. First light the brazier located on the bottom of the tower next to the statue of an owl. Next head back to the top of the tower to light the brazier near the halla statue, followed by the brazier next to the dragon statue. Last ascend back to the bottom floor to claim the reward from the loot box waiting between the paws of the large Dread Wolf statue:

Bloody Bargain

Bugs

While completing the puzzle in the Shattered Library the sequence allows for approximately 30 secs for the torch to be lit. If process takes longer than 30 seconds there is a possibility the quest cannot be completed. On PC if mods are installed, disabling the mods will reduce load times. Lowering graphic settings can also minimize load times.

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-'''Lateral Thinker''' is an [[achievements|achievement]] in the [[Trespasser]] DLC to [[Dragon Age: Inquisition]], which is obtained by solving four puzzles and unlocking caches watched over by ancient statues.
+'''Lateral Thinker''' is an [[achievements|achievement]] added by the ''[[Trespasser]]'' [[Downloadable content (Inquisition)|DLC]] for [[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]. The achievement can be obtained by solving four unique puzzles that unlock reward caches that are being watched over by ancient [[Elf|elven]] statues.
 == [[Elven Mountain Ruins]] ==
 {{Quote|The Dread Wolf keeps its gaze on the one light that illuminates the way forward.}}
+* Head towards the statue of [[Fen'Harel]] located inside the 'Forgotten Sanctuary'. Run past the statue towards the outdoor balcony and pick up a [[Veilfire|veilfire]] torch. Come back inside and head towards the mural that the statue of [[Fen'Harel|Dread Wolf]] is facing. Light the second from the left veilfire brazier on the mural that the statue is gazing upon. Head back to the statue and press the button located between the paws. A loot {{TextContainer|box}} will appear as the statue is repositioning itself. Loot the box to claim your reward:
-Solve the puzzle in the Forgotten Sanctuary.
+:* {{:Arrowwood|style=iconmini}}
 == [[Deep Roads (Trespasser)|Deep Roads]] ==
 {{quote|Where the Dread Wolf's gaze blazes, paths are brought to light.}}
+* Obtain the [[Anchor Blast]] upgrade for the [[Anchor Discharge]] ability in the [[Shattered Library]], then head back to the now half-submerged Deep Roads section via the respective [[eluvian]]. Use the upgraded ability near a collapsed entrance surrounded by casks of gaatlok to clear the way and enter the eluvian. You will find yourself in the hidden section of the Deep Roads called the 'Unknown Ruin.'
+* Next find the line of tiles leading from the statue to the mural. Place one character on the tile closest to the large [[Fen'Harel]] statue and direct them to hold position. Use another character to press the button on the back of the [[Fen'Harel|Dread Wolf]] statue. Tiles will move up from the ground forming a path. Walk up the stairway to light the veilfire, then head back towards the statue to loot the {{TextContainer|box}} between the paws to claim the reward:
-. Get the Anchor Blast upgrade for the [[Anchor Discharge]] in the [[Shattered Library]], then head back to the now half-submerged Deep Roads section via the respective [[eluvian]]. Use the upgraded ability near a collapsed entrance surrounded by casks with gaatlok to clear the way and enter the mirror. You will find yourself in the hidden section of the Deep Roads called "Unknown Ruin".
+:* {{:Heart of Pride|style=iconmini}}
-. Find the line of tiles leading from the statue of Fen'Harel to the mural. Put one character on the tile closest to the wolf and tell them to Hold Position. Use another character to press the button on the wolf statue. The tiles will move up in the air, forming a path. Walk it to light the [[veilfire]]. Take the box at the base of the statue to claim your reward:
+* An alternative method would be to take a veilfire torch and walk towards the tiles on the floor. Move the camera away from the Dread Wolf statue. Turn the camera back to the wolf and it should now be staring at the direction of the tiles with glowing eyes. Without turning the camera away from the wolf, move to the back of the wolf to press the button. The tiles will rise to form a pathway. Climb the path to light the veilfire then turn around to claim the reward.
-{{:Heart of Pride|style=iconmini}}
 == [[Shattered Library]] ==
 {{Quote|When the Dread Wolf's gaze is bright, light burns in a ring of the dead.}}
+* While in the 'Scholar's Retreat' section of the [[Shattered Library]], leave at least one character near the [[eluvian]] that leads back to the 'Broken Tower' and direct the character to hold position. Switch back to the [[the Inquisitor|Inquisitor]] to use the invincibility provided by the [[Anchor Discharge]] to move safely through the purple flames to reach the large statue of [[Fen'Harel]] on the upper level. Press the button at the statue and switch back to the character waiting to enter the eluvian.
-. While in the Scholar's Retreat, leave at least one character near the eluvian that leads back to the Broken Tower and tell them to Hold Position. Switch to the Inquisitor. Use the invincibility provided by the Anchor Discharge to move safely through the violet fire and reach the statue of the Dread Wolf on the upper level of the island. Press the button at the statue. Quickly switch back to the character at the mirror and enter it.
+* Enter the eluvian and run down to the lower level of the Broken Tower; the braziers held by the statues of the dead should now all be lit. Grab a veilfire torch then backtrack up the stairway; head back through eluvian, and work your way back up to the [[Fen'Harel|Dread Wolf]] statue to light the veilfire tithe being gazed upon by the statue. Once lit the loot {{TextContainer|box}} between the statue's paws will unlock and the reward inside can now be claimed:
+:* {{:Rime|style=iconmini}}
-. Run down to the lower level of the Broken Tower. Braziers held by the statues of the dead will be burning. Light a torch and head back to the Scholar's Retreat. Light the veilfire next to the statue of the Dread Wolf. Claim your reward:
-{{:Rime|style=iconmini}}
 == [[The Darvaarad]] ==
-{{Quote|One sees the hunter, one flees from it, one hunts it in turn, one outwits them all.}}
+{{Quote|One sees the [[Andruil|hunter]], one flees from it, one hunts it in turn, one outwits them all.}}
-Solve the puzzle at the entrance by first lighting the veilfire at the bottom of the tower. Then at the top of the tower, the veilfire from the Halla statue. After that, on the same floor, the statue of the bird of prey. Return to the bottom floor for the reward.
+* Head towards the 'Research Tower' located in the Darvaarad's courtyard. Acquire a [[veilfire]] torch to light the braziers in the tower in the following order. First light the brazier located on the bottom of the tower next to the statue of an [[Falon'Din|owl]]. Next head back to the top of the tower to light the brazier near the [[Ghilan'nain|halla]] statue, followed by the brazier next to the [[Mythal|dragon]] statue. Last ascend back to the bottom floor to claim the reward from the loot {{TextContainer|box}} waiting between the paws of the large [[Fen'Harel|Dread Wolf]] statue:
+:* {{:Bloody Bargain|style=iconmini}}
+== Bugs ==
+* While completing the puzzle in the [[Shattered Library]] the sequence allows for approximately 30 secs for the torch to be lit. If process takes longer than 30 seconds there is a possibility the quest cannot be completed. On PC if mods are installed, disabling the mods will reduce load times. Lowering graphic settings can also minimize load times.
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+Lateral Thinker 1.png|The Elven Mountain Ruins Puzzle Statue
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