Sundermount (Act II) – Dragon Age 2 Location

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

Map Legend

1 – Confrontation
2 – Chest
3 – Keeper Marethari
4 – Master Ilen’s Shop
5 – Elfroot
6 – Glitterdust
7 – Monstrous Spider
8 – Silverite
9 – Orichalcum (x2)
10 – Sack
11 – Pile of Bones
12 – Altar
13 – Embrium
14 – Mature Dragon
14 – Fire Trap
15 – Corpses
16 – “South Song” Gerralt’s Corpse
17 – Nexus Golem
18 – Evil Tome

$ – Locked Chest

Exits:

• A – Entrance to the Sundermount Caverns.
• B – Exit from the Sundermount Caverns.
• C – Entrance to the Abandoned Thaig.
• D – Exit from the Abandoned Thaig.
• W – World exit.

Overview

1 – Confrontation

If you sent Feynriel to the Dalish in the quest Wayward Son, and if you haven’t yet completed the quest Night Terrors, then when you arrive here you’ll witness a confrontation between templars and Dalish hunters. The templars will demand that the elves turn over Feynriel, but the elves will refuse. When you join in the conversation, you’ll get four ways to respond: you can side with the elves against the templars, you can side with the templars against the elves, you can leave, or you can listen to both sides and then diffuse the situation. Nobody will drop anything interesting if there’s a battle, and we’ve never noticed any ramifications for any of the choices.

Note: If you have Isabela with you, then you’ll gain friendship points with her if you leave, and you’ll gain rivalry points with her if you fight one of the two groups.


2 – Chest

Inside this chest you’ll find Dalish Tattoo Ink, which you’ll need for the quest Herbalist’s Tasks.


3 – Keeper Marethari

Keeper Marethari is involved in the quests Night Terrors, Mirror Image, and Honoring the Fallen.


4 – Master Ilen’s Shop

Ilen will sell you lots of interesting items, including Fen’Harel’s Tooth, Quills of the Heretic, a Tome of Technique, the recipe for Runes of Nature, and Carved Ironwood Buttons (an armor upgrade for Merrill). He’ll also sell you a Halla Carving, which will trigger the quest Wooden Halla.


5 – Elfroot


6 – Glitterdust


7 – Monstrous Spider


8 – Silverite


9 – Orichalcum (x2)


10 – Sack

Inside this sack you’ll find a Ream-Rot Knife, which will trigger the quest “Ream-Rot Knife” when you pick it up. To complete the quest, you’ll just need to deliver the knife to Faj in the Lowtown alienage (during the day). He’ll reward you with 1 sovereign and 750 xp.


11 – Pile of Bones

Inside this pile of bones you’ll find the recipe for Mighty Offense Potions.


12 – Altar

When you approach this altar you’ll get attacked by a crazed loner (a mage), two shadow assassins, an arcane horror, and several skeletons and corpses. After defeating these enemies, you’ll find The Eyes of Azure Jamos on the corpse of the loner, and picking them up will trigger the quest “The Eyes of Azure Jamos.” To complete the quest, you’ll just need to deliver the eyes to Azure Jamos in the Gallows Courtyard. He’ll reward you with 1 sovereign and 750 xp.

Next to the altar you’ll find a large book that will give you the “lore” codex entry for Beyond the Veil: Spirits and Demons.


13 – Embrium


14 – Mature Dragon

When you reach this spot, a mature dragon will fly down and attack you. The dragon won’t summon any help, so as long as you pay attention to who the dragon is targeting, and have that player run around in circles (if necessary), then you should be able to defeat the dragon pretty easily. The dragon won’t drop anything interesting when it dies, but nearby in a pile of bones you’ll find Surfacer Stone Armor, a Belt of the Brigand, and Silver-Threaded Dalish Embroidery (an armor upgrade for Merrill).

Note: This is also the spawning point for Innley of Starkhaven in the quest Bounty Hunter. If you’re on that quest, then you’ll need to kill Innley, leave the map, and then return to this spot to get the dragon to show up.


14 – Fire Trap

The only way to turn off the trap is to enter the room to the east.


15 – Corpses

When you loot these two corpses, you’ll start up major battles against stone golems, revenants, shades, and more.


16 – “South Song” Gerralt’s Corpse

When you examine the corpse, you’ll trigger the quest “South Song Gerralt’s Corpse.” To complete the quest, you’ll just need to deliver the corpse to “East-Wise” Gerralt in Lowtown. When you do, you’ll receive 1 sovereign and 750 xp.


17 – Nexus Golem

When you approach the nexus golem, you’ll trigger an extended battle sequence against demons, shades, abominations and more. After passing this gauntlet, the golem will offer to sell you some wares, including a Windsong Axe, an Etched Ring of the Twins, and a Dalish Embossed Belt.


18 – Evil Tome

The evil tome is involved in the quest Forbidden Knowledge.


$ – Locked Chest