Lower Ruins

The Lower Ruins are the lower section of the Brecilian Ruins, located in the Brecilian Forest. Many ancient elven tombs lie in these catacombs.

Quests Edit

Nature of the Beast The Black Vials The Elven Ritual The Mage's Treasure Unbound Arcane Warrior

Elven burial chamber Edit

The northeastern room of this area is locked and can only be accessed by performing an ancient elven ritual. See quest for details. Entering this area is necessary in order to complete The Mage's Treasure quest, but not the Nature of the Beast questline.

Enemies Edit

• Skeletons (Undead, Critter or Normal)
• Devouring skeleton (Undead, Critter or Normal)
• Fanged skeleton (Undead, Critter or Normal)
• Shambling skeleton (Undead, Critter or Normal)
• Skeleton archer (Undead, Critter or Normal) - some are armed with elemental arrows
• Poisonous spider (Animal, Normal)
• Arcane horror (Demon, Boss)
• Revenant (Demon, Boss)
• Shade (Demon, Lieutenant), conjured if the ritual is performed incorrectly

Burial Chamber

• Shade (Demon, Lieutenant) - appears as ghostly elven mother
• Greater shade (Demon, Lieutenant)
• Skeleton archer, (Undead, Normal)

Containers Edit

• Adventurer's Corpse (Adventurer's Journal)
• Broken Crate (Elven, Normal)
• Broken Crate (Generic, Critter)
• Broken Crate (Generic, Critter)
• Charred Corpse (Generic, Critter)
• Chest (Elven, Normal) - locked
• Chest (Ferelden, Normal) - locked
• Chest (Elven, Normal) - locked
• Pile of Bones (Generic, Normal)
• Pile of Bones (Elven, Normal)
• Pile of Bones (Ferelden, Normal)
• Pile of Bones (Ferelden, Normal)
• Pile of Sacks (Darkspawn, Critter)
• Sarcophagus (Special) - Tablet & Fancy Scroll

Burial chamber

• Sarcophagus (Tevinter, Normal)
• Sarcophagus (Tevinter, Normal)
• Sarcophagus (Tevinter, Normal)
• Pile of Bones (Elven, Normal)
• Elven Burial Chamber (Special) - Juggernaut Plate Armor

Trap room

• Chest (Elven, Normal) - locked
• Knight Corpse (Ferelden, Normal)
• Adventurer's Corpse (Special) - contains journal for Unbound

Western chambers

• Sarcophagus (Special) - Legacy White Shear & Ancient Elven Armor
• Sarcophagus (Tevinter, Critter)
• Chest (Elven, Elite) - locked (50 XP)
• Chest (Circle, Elite) - locked (60 XP)
• Sarcophagus (Tevinter, Critter)
• Sarcophagus (Special) - Diamond
• Soldier Corpse (Generic, Normal)

Notable items Edit

Ancient Elven ArmorAncient Elven Armor

---

Medium chestpiece
Veridium (Tier 4)
Requires: 22 strength

Armor: 6.80
Fatigue: 8.05%
+2 dexterity
+2 armor
+10% spirit resistance, source: Sarcophagus Ashen GlovesAshen Gloves

---

Light gloves
Inscribed Leather (Tier 6)

Armor: 1.33
Fatigue: 1.13%
+20% cold damage, source: Arcane Horror

Notable gifts for companions:

Fancy ScrollFancy Scroll

---

Gift
A scroll of parchment decorated with fancy gold handles.
, source: Sarcophagus Legacy White ShearLegacy White Shear

---

Gift
Peculiar and rare, a single run of this spirit took color and what has been optimistically been called flavor from lyrium in the cask's bilge hoop. A sipping whisky if you value your innards. Circa 790 T.E.
, source: Sarcophagus

Codex entries Edit

Codex entry: A Carved Elven Tablet, source: Sarcophagus Codex entry: Ancient Elven Armor, source: Sarcophagus Codex entry: The Black Vials, source: glass phylactery Codex entry: Unbound, source: Adventurer's Corpse

Codex entry: Uthenera, source: Elven Burial Chamber

Special objects Edit

• A glass phylactery containing the essence of one of The Black Vials revenants.
• A fountain with an earthen jug in it.
• An altar for the elven ritual.
• A phylactery and a nearby broken stone altar used in unlocking Arcane Warrior specialization.
• x17 Pressure Plates (40 XP to detect/disarm)

Gallery Edit