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The Vaults is an area within Chateau Haine in Mark of the Assassin for Dragon Age II.

Puzzles

There are three puzzles within the vaults, and solving one extinguishes the curtain of flame that surrounds the centerpiece of the vault. All three puzzles require two parts; the first to resolve a puzzle in one of the side passages which nets some treasure as well as a clue to resolve the second part.

When a puzzle has been resolved, the framed black painting in that area will fill with a curious picture of men, some masked, some not. This clue will help Hawke resolve the second part.

When Hawke flips the floor panels in the main vault to match the pattern revealed in the paintings in the adjacent corridors, the valves feeding the flames shut off, leaving the treasure they protect accessible.

Puzzle 1 & 2 - Runes

The first two puzzles present Hawke with a device and two runes of different colors. Doors corresponding to these runes will only open while Hawke is affected by the rune of the same color. Two of the colors, blue and red, may be mixed on the machine by touching the first color, then the machine, then touching the second color, then the machine, then touching the resulting rune it produces before opening the door.

Before gaining access to one of the last colors needed to mix the final color, a Rune Golem will challenge the party and must be destroyed.

Puzzle 3 - Prosper's Portrait

The third puzzle appears to be a pattern of floor tiles that flip along with their adjacent neighbors, to reveal a portrait of Prosper, apparently in his younger days.

Because the tiles flip their neighbors, and a single tile may be affected by at least two others, they must be flipped in a pattern to reveal the entire portrait.

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 '''The Vaults''' is an area within [[Chateau Haine]] in ''[[Mark of the Assassin]]'' for ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.
-== Puzzle ==
+== Puzzles ==
+There are three puzzles within the vaults, and solving one extinguishes the curtain of flame that surrounds the centerpiece of the vault. All three puzzles require two parts; the first to resolve a puzzle in one of the side passages which nets some treasure as well as a clue to resolve the second part.
+When a puzzle has been resolved, the framed black painting in that area will fill with a curious picture of men, some masked, some not. This clue will help Hawke  resolve the second part.
+When Hawke flips the floor panels in the main vault to match the pattern revealed in the paintings in the adjacent corridors, the valves feeding the flames shut off, leaving the treasure they protect accessible.
+===Puzzle 1 & 2 - Runes ===
+The first two puzzles present Hawke with a device and two runes of different colors. Doors corresponding to these runes will only open while Hawke is affected by the rune of the same color. Two of the colors, blue and red, may be mixed on the machine by touching the first color, then the machine, then touching the second color, then the machine, then touching the resulting rune it produces before opening the door.
+Before gaining access to one of the last colors needed to mix the final color, a [[Rune Golem]] will challenge the party and must be destroyed.
+===Puzzle 3 - Prosper's Portrait ===
+The third puzzle appears to be a pattern of floor tiles that flip along with their adjacent neighbors, to reveal a portrait of [[Prosper]], apparently in his younger days.
+Because the tiles flip their neighbors, and a single tile may be affected by at least two others, they must be flipped in a pattern to reveal the entire portrait.
 [[File:Assassin's_Mark_(Pic_Puzzle_SM).jpg|thumb|left|Vault's puzzle solution]]
 [[Category:Locations]]