Lyrium (crafting resource)

For a general overview of lyrium, see Lyrium.

Lyrium
Type	Crafting resource
Value	52 63
Appearances	Dragon Age II

Lyrium is a crafting resource in Dragon Age II.

Background

Lyrium is the king of metals. Beneath our feet, it sings. When properly refined, it is a smooth, slightly iridescent, silvery liquid. In the hands of the dwarven Smith Caste, it is mixed with steel to produce indestructible armor and blades that hold an edge for centuries. In the hands of the Shaperate, it becomes a repository for living memories. And some scholars maintain this as evidence that lyrium is, itself, alive.

It finds its most lucrative its application in the hands of the Formari, who use it in conjuction^sic with baser metals like gold, silverite, veridium, or even iron to produce enchantments. Though mages, of course, consume it in a diluted form to bolster their abilities, this is not recommended. Overindulgence in lyrium can have disastrous consequences, particularly in more concentrated amounts. It is not advisable, for instance, that any reader handle raw lyrium, which in many cases can kill on contact.

—An excerpt from An Alchemical Primer of Metallurgy: Volume One by Lord Cerastes of Marnas Pell.

Acquisition

Act 1

• 1 (Refined Lyrium) in The Bone Pit during The Bone Pit (quest)
• 1 (Raw Lyrium) in the Runaways' Cavern during Act of Mercy
• 1 in the Tal-Vashoth Cavern during Blackpowder Promise
• 2 (Raw Lyrium) in the Deep Roads during The Deep Roads Expedition

Act 2

• 1 (Raw Lyrium) in the Dank Cave in the Wounded Coast during Forbidden Knowledge
• 1 (Corrupted Lyrium) in a Cave in The Bone Pit during Forbidden Knowledge
• 1 (Corrupted Lyrium) in The Bone Pit during Cave Crawling

Act 3

• 1 in Sundermount Caverns

Note: If a resource is missed in acts 1 or 2, they will be available to purchase from the Emporium's Crafting Materials for 6 57 97.

Uses

Weapon runes

Rune of Impact

Rune of Frost

Rune of Lightning

Rune of Nature

Rune of Spirit

Rune of Striking

Rune of Devastation

Armor runes

Rune of Protection

Rune of Fire Warding

Rune of Frost Warding

Rune of Lightning Warding

Rune of Nature Warding

Rune of Spirit Warding

Rune of Defense

Rune of Valiance

Rune of Fortune

Codex entries

Codex entry: Lyrium

Notes

• Found in a variety of forms (Raw, Corrupted and Refined), however all of the different forms contribute the same Lyrium crafting resource.
• Collecting the crafting resource counts towards the Supplier achievement.