Lost to the Curse

Lost to the Curse
Location	Dalish Camp East Brecilian Forest
Quest Giver	Athras
End	Athras
Other NPCs	Danyla
Appearances	Dragon Age: Origins

Lost to the Curse is a side quest that begins in the Dalish Camp. Athras's wife, Danyla, was infected by the werewolf disease. Zathrian says she is dead but will not allow Athras to see her body. Athras believes that she is still alive, but has become a werewolf. He hopes you find her when you venture out into the forest.

Walkthrough

If the Warden is not of Dalish Elf Origin, Athras will be reluctant to share the reasons why Zathrian has forbidden him from entering the forest. However with enough Coercion (two points are required), he will be convinced to share his trouble.

Note: The Warden can complete this quest even if his/her Coercion score is not high enough to receive it from Athras in the first place.

Danyla is found in the East Brecilian Forest, in between the two entrances from the West Brecilian Forest, closer to the Northern passage. A pack of Werewolves (including Rabid ones) is just North of her, while Wild sylvans are found on the passage between the Southern entrance and her position. Danyla's dialogue will present the Warden with two options:

• Agree to kill her
• Refuse to kill her
  • Danyla will attack the party, forcing them to kill her anyway

Note: Dragging the conversation on for too long may result in Danyla making the decision for the Warden and attacking the party

Danyla will drop a Scarf, which gives the Warden more options:

• Return the Scarf to Athras, saying either that she died from the curse or that it's too horrible.
  • he will give a reward
    • See bug below.
• Trade the Scarf to the Mad Hermit
  • The Warden can still tell Athras about Danyla's fate, completing the quest, and -based on a Coercion check- even obtain the same reward

Athras reward is Athras's Pendant, which can also be traded to the Mad Hermit.

If you chose to side with the werewolves and kill the Dalish while this quest is in progress, Athras will also attack the Wardens and werewolves, forcing them to kill him. If this is the case, your Journal shall say you have completed the quest, but also say, "Athras has died, his hopes with him."

If you side with the Werewolves, (but do not kill the Dalish) while this quest is in progress, instead curing the curse, Athras will tell you that finding Danyla is now up to him. The quest will be completed but you will not receive any reward.

If you don't talk with Danyla and lift the curse on the werewolves, Danyla will disappear. If you tell Athras that you didn't find her, he refers to the lifted curse and also tells you about him finding Danyla himself. The quest will be completed, but you won't receive any reward.

Approval

Talking to Athras

If your Warden is willing to help, ie. said "I'll see what I can do." after offering to attempt to get the current Keeper to tell him what really happened:

• Alistair approves (+1)

If you attempt to get the current Keeper to tell him what really happened and then tell him you don't have time for this or to forget his idea for a reward:

• Morrigan approves (+2)
• Wynne disapproves (-3) if you tell her you have better things to do.

If you tell him you don't have time to be a search party:

• Morrigan approves (+2)
• Wynne disapproves (-3) if you tell her you have better things to do.

Agree to kill Danyla

• Wynne approves (+1) ps3Not seen on the PS3.
• Leliana approves (+1)

When reporting to Athras

• If the Warden mentions that Danyla "sends her love":
  • Morrigan disapproves (-3)
  • Leliana approves (+2)
  • Unaffected: Alistair, Sten, Wynne
• If the Warden chooses "It... it's too horrible to repeat... so awful", followed by "No, this has been too fun":
  • Morrigan approves (+2)
  • Alistair disapproves (-5)
  • Leliana disapproves (-5)
  • Wynne disapproves (-5)
  • Zevran disapproves (-10)
  • Un-affected: Oghren, Sten

Rewards

Athras's Pendant

Bugs

Bug! If Leliana is not in the party, and the quest is completed by telling Athras that Danyla became a werewolf, he will not give any reward (neither amulet nor experience). Completing the quest in the same manner with Leliana in the party leads to the the reward being given and Leliana approves (+2).

Bug! If you get the scarf and then lie to Danyla that you didn't find Athras, Danyla will disappear and the quest can never be completed.

Bug! After accepting the quest from Athras, speaking to him before finding Danyla offers the dialogue option "I haven't even been looking." Choosing this option may cause Athras to disappear, making the quest impossible to complete. This bug can be fixed by loading a previous save, or by using the toolset: Open the affected savegame in the toolset and search the SAVEGAME_AREALIST for all entries of the name ntb100ar_dalish_camp Look through the SAVEGAME_AREA_CREATURES section for the entry ntb100cr_athras In that entry, change the SAVEGAME_OBJECT_ACTIVE value to 1 Save the savegame, then load it in-game