The Smuggled Relic Case is a main quest in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Acquisition[]
This quest is received automatically after completing The Enemy of My Enemy.
Walkthrough[]
Neve learns of a dangerous deal in her home neighborhood while going to meet the mysterious Shadow Dragons.
The team must find the eluvian that leads to Dock Town by completing Into the Crossroads before you can start progress on this quest.
Contact the Shadow Dragons[]
Fast travel or use the Crossroads to reach Dock Town with Neve in your party. Upon arrival, Neve and Rook meet up with two contacts from the Shadow Dragons, The Viper and Tarquin. Rook will explain their reason for reaching out: the two elven gods that were unleashed after disrupting Solas's ritual, and the terrible blight experiment performed upon D'Meta's Crossing to increase their power. In Minrathous, the Venatori have been busy leading underground sacrifices and filling the black market with dangerous red lyrium relics. The Viper and Tarquin believe one of these relics is in Dock Town, and would like the team's assistance in tracking it down; they give over some of the lyrium used in the last relic so it can be used to find the other. While you are out searching for the relic, the Shadow Dragons will search for any connection between the Venatori and the elven gods.
Track down the relic[]
Follow Neve through Dock Town while she tracks the artifact using the red lyrium shard. The team will end up at a temple of Andraste where a recent demon attack has resulted in multiple injuries and the building has been locked down. Head to the nearby alleyway which has a locked building containing a chest and a memento. A broken portion of the wall on the right side of the building can be jumped through by climbing the nearby terrain. Continue on the path until reaching a courtyard full of bodies - drop down into the building below and to find a person that appears to have been killed by demons. Reach the courtyard seen from on top of the building to find more dead bodies and a veil tear which will spawn a group of Shades.
Just inside the building is a body that can be looted for a rune. Go to the room on the right and use Neve to investigate the magical disturbance. A remnant of the smuggler carrying the relic will appear; listening to the smuggler's thoughts leads Neve to believe they headed through the nearby market. Exit the room and grab the chest on the far side of the building before using Neve to bring down a barrier blocking your path. Follow Neve through the streets until reaching another remnant. To access it, continue down the street which will loop around the building. To the right will be a gap in the fencing which can be jumped across and the wooden platforms will lead up to the remnant. The remnant will mention a chiming bell that Neve ties to the docks.
The elevator at the end of the street that leads to the docks is locked down, but an alternate route is available. Follow Neve and use her ability to unfreeze the lock on a nearby building containing a chest. Use a ladder in the next alleyway to reach the rooftops with a veil tear and fight the Shades that escape it. The next rooftop will have a lootable chest and a ladder down to a courtyard. A ladder to the immediate left will venture down to a wooden platform where a combination of Lucanis and a mage's abilities can gain access to a locked room containing another chest. Continue through the courtyard, head through the tavern, and use the zipline on the balcony. Head down the stairs, slide down to the dockyard, and loot the chest before using Neve's ability on the last remnant.
After an attack by Venatori, the group is approached by Rana Savas - a templar who is also investigating the issue. Rana hints the relic is supposed to be sold later that day and the buyer is Albin Bataris, a magister's son. Rana will stay behind to ensure the Venatori are fully taken care of while the team heads on to the Spillway.
Recover the relic[]
Head to the East side of the Dockyard and use a ladder to climb on top of the warehouse. Break through the barrier blocking your way by destroying the shards and enter The Spillway. As the trade for the relic takes place, hop over a gap in the wall and slide down into a clearing where you'll have to fight Albin Bataris. Throughout the fight, Albin will use the relic to summon waves of demons consisting of Shades and an Envy Demon. By the time the fight is over, Rana Savas will catch up with the team to help apprehend the culprits. The conversation is interrupted by Knight-Commander Lenos and Magister Bataris who insist that Albin was misled into dealings with the cult, but is no cultist himself. Neve confronts the Knight-Commander to ask how much it cost the magister to sweep this under the rug, but the Knight-Commander threatens the release of the smuggler should they press the issue.
Rewards[]
- 2,500 XP
- Exhaustive Notes - Uncommon Trinket (Neve)
- +100 Shadow Dragons Strength
- Codex Update
- Neve and other companion's bond increased
Results[]
The Shadow Dragons are a resistance group in Tevinter - and investigator Neve Gallus is one of them. She thinks they can help against the gods and wants to meet them in Minrathous.
The Shadow Dragons brought bad news: a dangerous relic is being smuggled through Neve's home neighborhood of Dock Town. Her neighbors will have a bad morning if that relic sticks around. Neve is on the case.
Following a Shadow Dragon lead and a tip from her templar contact, Rana, Neve stopped Venatori Albin Bataris from claiming a dangerous relic. But the involvement of the Thread crime syndicate took Neve by surprise. Working with the cult's not their style. What's worse, Bataris. rich father bribed his son out of trouble. Neve wasn't happy, but that's her life in Minrathous. She takes the wins she can get.
- Unlocks the quest Friends in Hidden Places
Approval[]
On arriving at Dock Town[]
- Rook. Meet The Viper
- (Diplomatic) Nice to meet you.
- (Humorous) The Viper... really? - Neve approves
- (Stoic) Is this everyone?
- You know The Viper
- (Diplomatic) It's a pleasure
- (Humorous) Nice entrance - Neve approves
- (Stoic) I know his reputation
After speaking to the Knight-Commander[]
- (Sighs) Damn it.
- (Diplomatic) We stopped the demons - Neve approves
- (Humorous) Not the tour I expected
- (Stoic) I don't believe this
- (Assertive) People were in real danger
- (Shadow Dragons) This is why we're here - Neve approves
