The Lower Ruins are the lower section of the Brecilian Ruins, located in the Brecilian Forest. Many ancient elven tombs lie in these catacombs.
Contents
Quests[edit | edit source]
Map of the Lower Ruins, red dots are spiders
Elven burial chamber[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
- 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
A shade resembling an elven mother
- Shade (Demon, Lieutenant) - appears as ghostly elven mother
- Greater shade (Demon, Lieutenant)
- Skeleton archer, (Undead, Normal)
Containers[edit | edit source]
- 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
The burial chamber
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 | edit source]
Ancient Elven Armor, source: Sarcophagus
Ashen Gloves, source: Arcane Horror
Notable gifts for companions:
Fancy Scroll, source: Sarcophagus
Legacy White Shear, source: Sarcophagus
Codex entries[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
- 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)
