Lowtown (Act III) – Dragon Age 2 Location

This guide gives players the layout of a location in Act 3 of Dragon Age 2. It’s complete with a map, legend, and overview of the area.

Map Legend

1 – Lady Elegant
2 – Apparel Shop
3 – Lirene’s Fereldan Imports
4 – Trinkets Emporium
5 – Weaponsmithy
6 – Spindleweed (Day) / Rubble (Night)
7 – Armor Store
8 – Gamlen’s House
9 – Merrill’s House
10 – Melson (Night)
11 – Samson (Night)
12 – Maraas
13 – Isabela
14 – Barmaid
15 – Varric’s Suite
16 – A Friend
17 – Martin’s Contraband

Exits:

• A – Entrance to the Hanged Man tavern.
• W – World exit.

Overview

If you explore Lowtown at night, then you’ll encounter the Followers of She. If you kill enough groups of these followers, then you’ll trigger the quest Kind of Want.


1 – Lady Elegant


2 – Apparel Shop


3 – Lirene’s Fereldan Imports


4 – Trinkets Emporium


5 – Weaponsmithy

The weaponsmith will sell you a Qunari Sword, which you’ll need for the quest The Lost Swords.


6 – Spindleweed (Day) / Rubble (Night)

Inside the rubble you’ll find a Qunari Sword, which you’ll need for the quest The Lost Swords.


7 – Armor Store


8 – Gamlen’s House

This is where you’ll find Gamlen, who is involved in the quests Visit Gamlen and Gamlen’s Greatest Treasure.


9 – Merrill’s House

This is where Merrill will go when she’s not in your party.


10 – Melson (Night)

If you let Torpor possess Feynriel during the Act II quest Night Terrors, then you’ll encounter Melson here, and you’ll learn that he was driven insane by Feynriel, who is now called the Dreamstalker. Melson and his bodyguards will attack you, and you’ll find Boots of the Void on Melson’s corpse.


11 – Samson (Night)

Samson is involved in the quest Best Served Cold.


12 – Maraas

Maraas is the qunari you met during the Act I quest Blackpowder Promise. He’s not involved in any quests this act.


13 – Isabela

This is where you’ll find Isabela when she’s not in your party (assuming she’s still one of your companions).


14 – Barmaid

The barmaid is involved in the quest The Last Holdouts.


15 – Varric’s Suite

This is where you’ll find Varric when he’s not in your party.


16 – A Friend

A Friend is involved in the quests Kind of Want, Red Run Streets, and Reining It In.


17 – Martin’s Contraband