Changes: The Stone Prisoner

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The Stone Prisoner is available without extra cost for players who purchased a new copy of Dragon Age: Origins. For players who bought a second-hand copy of the game, this downloadable content is available for 1200 Microsoft Points (US$15) on Xbox Live Marketplace and US$15 on the PC and the Playstation Store.

The Stone Prisoner refers to the titular character of this downloadable content, Shale. In addition, The Stone Prisoner also grants player access to the village of Honnleath, the abandoned dwarven Cadash Thaig, two new achievements, and crystals which act as armor and weapons for Shale.

Background

The darkspawn-infested village of Honnleath holds a secret: the forgotten stone figure at the town's heart is no statue, but a powerful golem, frozen in time. Recruit the creature, to unlock its power and mysterious past.

Overview

This section contains spoilers for:
Dragon Age: Origins.

Village of Honnleath

Main article: The Golem in Honnleath

The Stone Prisoner begins when The Warden travels to Sulcher's Pass in order to receive a control rod from a merchant. The golem for the control rod resides in Honnleath. However, when The Warden arrives there, Honnleath is being attacked by darkspawn. After defeating the creatures, The Warden can attempt to use the command phrase given by the merchant. It does not work. To try and find the true command phrase Wilhelm's Cellar is explored. After rescuing the inhabitants, and dealing with a Desire Demon named Kitty, the Warden is rewarded with the true command phrase.

Once activated, the golem will declare her name to be Shale and she can join the party.

Shale

Main article: Shale

Cadash Thaig

Main article: A Golem's Memories

Through the course of the journey, Shale will begin to express a desire to know more about her origins. She eventually finds out about about who she was from Caridin; or recalls the location to Cadash Thaig while wandering in Ortan Thaig. At Cadash Thaig, Shale will urge the party forward until they discover a Golem Monument that celebrates the sacrifice of the dwarves that gave their lives to become Golems. Shale will be grateful to have discovered her origins.

Items

Main article: List of items available in The Stone Prisoner

The following items are available in this downloadable content and may be found in Honnleath in Wilhelm's Cellar or in Cadash Thaig within the Deep Roads.

Blood-Gorged Amulet, an amulet that boosts constitution by huge amount.

Cadash Stompers, a pair of boots that increase hostility.

Cord of Shattered Dreams, a belt that boosts willpower and mental resistance.

Dead Thaig Shanker, a dagger that interrupts spellcasting.

Harvest Festival Ring, a ring for warriors and rogues.

Helm of Honnleath, a useful helm.

Olaf's Prized Cheese Knife

Wilhelm's Magus Staff, a staff.

Codex Entries

The following codex entries are available in this downloadable content. They can be found in Honnleath and by completing Shale's personal quest, A Golem's Memories.

Codex Entry: A Decades-Old Letter

Codex Entry: A Note from the Honnleath Village Council

Codex Entry: Shale

Codex entry: The Journal of Enchanter Wilhelm

Achievements

Bugs

It is possible that after recruiting Shale, when attempting to communicate with the golem, the game will revert to a shot of an empty area, and the dialogue will be that of when one attempts to activate Shale at the beginning of the quest. The town where the golem is recruited is still available, but Cadash Thaig, if the questline has progressed far enough for it to be visited, will no longer appear on the map. After the bug and for the remainder of the storyline, Shale cannot be spoken to without causing the error. A warning sign for this bug is having quick bar or tactics settings disappear.

Cut Content

Wilhelm's Cottage is located in Redcliffe Village and cannot be viewed without the toolset or use of console commands. This is similar to the world map location Jowan (Deep Woods), which is another companion that was cut from Dragon Age: Origins before its release (though Jowan has yet to appear in any downloadable content). The cottage also contains the Circle Letter, which is reminiscent of A Decades Old Letter found in Wilhelm's Cellar during The Stone Prisoner. The General Store in the village contains the Note of Sale (can only be viewed in the toolset), which then leads to Lloyd, the village bartender. Redcliffe's Tavern contains the Golem Control Rod (can only be viewed in the toolset), which is the final bit of evidence that Shale was originally intended as part of the base installation and not downloadable content.

External Links

The Stone Prisoner downloadable content at BioWare

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-Through the course of the journey, Shale will begin to express a desire to know more about her origins. He eventually finds out about about who She was from [[Caridin]]; or recalls the location to [[Cadash Thaig]] while wandering in [[Ortan Thaig]]. At Cadash Thaig, Shale will urge the party forward until they discover a Golem Monument that celebrates the sacrifice of the dwarves that gave their lives to become Golems. Shale will be grateful to have discovered her origins.
+Through the course of the journey, Shale will begin to express a desire to know more about her origins. She eventually finds out about about who she was from [[Caridin]]; or recalls the location to [[Cadash Thaig]] while wandering in [[Ortan Thaig]]. At Cadash Thaig, Shale will urge the party forward until they discover a Golem Monument that celebrates the sacrifice of the dwarves that gave their lives to become Golems. Shale will be grateful to have discovered her origins.
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