Dragon Age Inquisition Winter Palace Veilfire Puzzle

Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts is a principal quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

The fate of Empress Celene, and in turn, all of Orlais, has been threatened. The Inquisition must arbitrate.

Acquisition [ ]

The quest becomes available after speaking to Josephine during From the Ashes. Information technology can be initiated by spending 30 Power at the war table, recommended for levels 12 to fifteen.

Note: It is advised to have every bit much open inventory space as possible earlier offset. Those with 60 or fewer costless slots may accept to sacrifice several items.

Walkthrough [ ]

Notes [ ]

Run into the Endings department of this folio beginning if you are looking for a specific upshot with respect to the throne of Orlais. Certain outcomes require very specific steps to be taken or conversation dialogue options to be chosen.
Bringing Sera along volition open upwardly an boosted side quest, Ruddy Jenny's Stashes; this quest will not exist available otherwise.
Bringing your romance partner forth gives you the option of dancing with them at some point during the quest, granting some approving.
It is but possible to complete all iii sidequests (Red Jenny'due south Stashes, Throwing Away Coin and The Great Blackmail Chase) if you salve your halla statuettes for the Lower Garden Door (costs 3 statuettes) AND the Empress's Private Quarters (costs 5 statuettes). This is only possible if you do NOT want the catastrophe that reconciles Briala and the Empress.
There are a large number of valid variations in how to consummate the various side quests and, for many of them, there are several paths to achieve them. Non all possibilities can be documented. Specific detail locations for the Caprice coins, scandalous secrets, Cerise Jenny stashes, and halla statues are not listed below; nevertheless, a running total is provided periodically. Follow the side quest links to observe more than specific information.
Halla counters below are incremental and do non account for halla yous accept "spent" opening doors. In-game counts may vary depending on choices fabricated. A full of 11 halla statues can be constitute, still merely x are required to consummate the quest.
It is never noted in game, but eavesdrop circles sometimes crave multiples listens to yield a 'scandalous undercover'. This is particularly the case for ones that do not have written dialogue and are only vague whispers that get toward the counter. The Inquisitor volition give a dismissive statement such every bit, "Waste of fourth dimension," "Irksome," or "Merely gossip," if the surreptitious is not obtained. The circle will disappear momentarily but reappear shortly afterward. To obtain a point for the secret, the Inquisitor will demand to eavesdrop again, sometimes more than once on the same spot. Every overhear circle has a purpose and will disappear one time that purpose is served.
- The merely exceptions to this dominion are ii circles that appear after exploring the servants' quarters, both of which can be used to spy on a grouping of men guarding the trophy room. The dialogue is the same every time, with one gentleman telling his friend about a 'knife-eared serving daughter in the kitchen'. The other exception is the circle used to mind to the two people talking on the balcony in the palace exterior.
To obtain the Belle of the Ball bays/achievement for this quest, Courtroom Approving must reach 100/100 at some point during the quest.
Information technology is possible to end this quest with Court Approval 100/100. Encounter here for details, Gallery.

Enter the Winter Palace [ ]

Upon the Inquisition's inflow at the Winter Palace in Halamshiral, the Inquisitor is greeted by Grand Duke Gaspard de Chalons at the exterior archway. Gaspard informs the Inquisitor that he believes Briala intends to disrupt the negotiations.

Courtroom Approval starts between 25-45 out of a maximum of 100. If Courtroom Blessing reaches 0, information technology will be game over equally the Inquisitor is thrown out of the ball.

If the Inquisitor reaches a maximum of 100 Court Approval at any time and then gets a bonus, the game will show

Court Approval 0.

The Inquisitor begins with a base Court Blessing value of 40. Human being mage Inquisitors, and elf and dwarf Inquisitors of any grade, have an automatic, immediate hit of

Court Blessing -x due to social stigma.

Likewise, all Qunari Inquisitors of whatsoever grade take a hit of

Court Approval -15. Man rogues and warriors will automatically receive

Courtroom Approval v.

Speak to the noblewoman in the corner to begin the subquest Montbelliard'south Ring. Choosing the eye selection "Interesting stratagem" results in Court Approval five. Choosing the lesser option "Observe it yourself" causes Court Approval -5. Locate her ring on the nearby panthera leo carving and return it to her for Courtroom Blessing five, or tell her you lot couldn't find the band and continue it to sell later. The latter volition void any court approval, XP and Influence gains.

Note: If after finishing the conversation with Gaspard, the Inquisitor runs straight to the noblewoman and speaks to her, before the immediate approval/disapproval hit (the one based on the Inquisitor's origin), and so you lot tin can avoid it entirely. This is an exploit.

Head upwardly the western stairs to begin Fifty-fifty Gilt Walls Accept Ears. This short subquest introduces the eavesdrop mechanic. Once completed, move past the nobles to the end of the covered walkway and search for the Storage Fundamental.

Caput back downstairs and turn right to find the storage room. Enter the room and search to find the start Caprice coin in a pot. Picking it upwards begins the side quest Throwing Away Money. Picking upward the secret document from the table in this room begins the side quest The Great Blackmail Hunt.

Annotation: If you miss the certificate or the coin now, in that location is no way to retrieve them after entering the Palace.

Note: The boss boxing at the end of this quest tin can be skipped if Courtroom Blessing is at to the lowest degree 85. Regardless of if you program on completing the 'Throwing Away Money' or 'The Great Blackmail Hunt' side quests, it's worth picking up what you find as tossing coin in the fountain volition requite you ane court approval each, while secrets delivered to Leliana will give you lot two each. This means that at that place is upward to an boosted 75 points that can exist lost throughout the quest, though achieving 0 at any one point in the quest will withal event in getting removed from the ball and a game over.

Head up the eastern stairs and pick upward a halla statuette to begin the side quest, Herd of Stone Halla. Returning downstairs, the rock halla can be used to Unlock the Eastern Storage below, or saved for later.

Note: The Eastern Storage door shouldn't be unlocked if you want to consummate the side quests Cerise Jenny'south Stashes, and Throwing Away Coin, as unlocking all the halla doors in the Wintertime Palace requires more halla statuettes than are available. Choosing which doors to unlock sometimes grants XP and Influence, only more importantly can also bear upon the upshot of this quest. For full details, see Herd of Stone Halla.

Side quest totals: i/15 Caprice coins, one/xi halla statuettes and 1/30 scandalous secrets.

Enter the Lobby [ ]

The Inquisitor arrives at the bottom of a staircase in the Antechamber. Going up the stairs, they will hear various nobles gossipping and they can collaborate with Cullen, a noble and ii eavesdrop circles for scandalous secrets which can be washed now or after inbound the ballroom below. Cassandra and Varric can be constitute near Cullen, if brought on the quest. Subsequently wandering effectually the Vestibule, collaborate with either Gaspard or the Ballroom door to enter the Ballroom.

Enter the Ballroom and approach Celene [ ]

The Grand Duke, the Inquisitor, advisors and political party members (except Cole) will be appear at court. In order to hear all of the announcements, exercise not movement to the top of the steps past Gaspard too speedily.

Introductions [ ]

The herald of the ball will innovate the various companions and advisors:

Accompanying the Inquisitor:

Vivienne: Madame Vivienne, First Enchanter of the Circle of Magi, Enchanter of the Imperial Court, Mistress of the Duke of Ghislain.
Iron Bull: The Iron Bull, leader of the famed mercenary company Bull'southward Chargers. As the name might imply.
Solas: The Lord/Lady Inquisitor's elven serving human being, Solas.
Blackwall: Warden Blackwall of Val Chevin, constable of the Grey. Bearer of the Silverite Wings of Valor.
Sera: Her Ladyship Mai Bhalsych of Korse. (Sera snickers)
Cassandra: Seeker Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena– (Cassandra: Get on with it!) …Pentaghast. Fourteenth cousin to the King of Nevarra, nine times removed. Hero of Orlais, Correct Hand of the Divine.
Varric: Renowned author Varric Tethras. Head of noble House Tethras, deshyr of Kirkwall to the Dwarven Merchants Guild.
Dorian: Lord Dorian Pavus, fellow member of the Circle of Vyrantium, son of Lord Magister Halward Pavus of Asariel.
Cullen: Ser Cullen Stanton Rutherford of Honnleath. Commander of the forces of the Inquisition. Former Knight-Commander of Kirkwall.
Leliana: Lady Leliana, Nightingale of the Purple Court. Veteran of the Fifth Blight.
- If romanced by warden who becomes Queen: Mistress to the Queen of Ferelden.
- If romanced past a warden who becomes Prince Consort: Mistress to the Prince Consort of Ferelden.
- (continues) Seneschal of the Inquisition and Left Hand of the Divine.
Josephine: And Lady Josephine Cherette Montilyet of Antiva Metropolis, Ambassador of the Inquisition.

Cole is never announced, even if he is made more homo.

Approaching Celene [ ]

Afterwards y'all make it next to Gaspard, the Grand Duchess Florianne de Chalons volition be introduced and Empress Celene will greet the Inquisitor:

The second set of choices have no court approving changes. Leliana will ask the Inquisitor to see her when they accept a moment.

Speak with Leliana [ ]

Note: The following outlines one of the myriad ways this quest tin can exist completed. The important warning is to not choice up the terminal of the iii required items until all side quests are completed as desired. After that, there will be a forced rush to the ballroom to progress the quest and some opportunities may vanish.

Mingle with the court and the political party members and advisors. Antipodal with Lady Mantillon and enquire her to dance equally a prerequisite for Dance with the Dowager: The Allemande (requires the Nobility Knowledge perk and Court Approval lx+). This likewise grants Court Approval five. Book 1 of A Compendium of Orlesian Theater is on a couch hither.

If she is brought along for the quest, Sera will be nearly the northeast corner of the ballroom, and request about her "friends" will begin Red Jenny's Stashes. Speaking with her can besides bring blessing changes, meet companion approval.

Become back to the Vestibule and a scene with Leliana begins. She mentions that an occult counselor seems to have charmed the empress and the court, while the Inquisitor mentions that Gaspard is pointing fingers at Administrator Briala.

Both leads warrant investigating the Guest Wing. To progress, three items must be found:

The Cylinder Seal in the Hall of Heroes.
Letter of the alphabet in the Grand Library.
Negotiations in the room of the upper Invitee Gardens.

These tin can be caused in whatsoever gild, just once the third one is picked upwardly, the Inquisitor volition have express time to return to the Ballroom.

The doors leading to the 1000 Library from the Vestibule are locked from the other side, then another manner in will need to be plant.

Explore the Grand Library [ ]

Investigate Briala's agents [ ]

Return to the archway to the invitee wing and enter the Hall of Heroes. The hall of heroes is located to the due west as you leave the ballroom into the Entrance hall. Take hold of the Caprice Coin at the bottom of the staircase on the right side. Approach the Whispering Elf then overhear on the elves to learn nigh a package delivered to a room in the upper garden.

Continue into the guest wing. There is a eavesdrop point next to the first aureate lion on your left for a scandalous hugger-mugger. Head into the room to the east, speak to Duke Germain and ask about Gaspard being his nephew for Court Approval 5. The Council of Heralds Vassal in the invitee wing will exist pacing the hallways. Choose "Philippe is a wiggle!" for Court Blessing ten (the game displays Court Approving 15 simply it actually adds ten). The other choice gives Court Approval -10 (the game displays Court Approval -15 but it actually removes 10). Either response serves every bit evidence to use confronting Gaspard. There is besides a Caprice coin on the floor between the 2 southern lions in Knuckles Germain's room.

Continue down the hallway to find another Whispering Elf to eavesdrop on. For an elven Inquisitor, they will speak to them directly with a warning of danger in the Servant's Quarters.

Go along downwardly the hallway into the next room and through the door onto the balcony. Searching volition notice the first item, The Cylinder Seal next to a flower pot.

Note: Practice not talk to the group of three guards in the due south room more than once. Doing so volition cause a driblet of Courtroom Approval -x. It is also worth noting that if you do speak to them more than than one time, you lot volition not receive a notification of any drop in blessing.

Return to the guest wing and get out west into the Guest Garden. Celene's ladies-in-waiting will evangelize a message from the empress. At the entrance, plough right, there is an eavesdrop point backside one of the pillars for a scandalous underground. There are besides two nobles in the southwest portion of the garden that y'all can overhear on for The Corking Bribery Hunt. Note that this circle can be eavesdropped twice for a scandalous secret. Afterward eavesdropping on them enough times, the Inquisitor can eventually talk to the nobles and cull which one to support. Both options result in a gain of Influence and Power. One of Ruddy Jenny's stashes can also exist found in the open room by this eavesdropping circle.

Note: This agent is not listed as an Inquisition perk after returning to Skyhold but does add power and influence and counts towards the "Persuasive" achievement.

Climb upward the lattice adjacent to the fountain in the garden and a Court Blessing timed department begins.

The Inquisitor enters an expanse deemed off-limits. The Courtroom notices the Inquisitor's absence and as a result, Court Blessing will steadily drib (at a rate of nigh -1/min) while in this area.

The time limit is meant to induce a sense of urgency. However, this does not hateful you cannot take your time (within reason) to explore all rooms and look for loot and various quest objectives. Further, the approving driblet does not occur when the game is paused, so frequent pausing to movement the camera around can reduce the loss. There are many ways to regain approving, as detailed below.

Once up the lattice, turn right and follow the railing around two turns to the right. Halfway down the rail is a Halla statue which you will need in just a moment. Pulse your search and you will plough up a Secret Certificate on the corner of the railing. Return to the lattice, continue straight ahead, and open up the Upper Garden Door located to the west of the lattice. It costs one halla statuette to be opened. You must open this door to advance the main quest. Grab the loot from the chest and choice up the Negotiations on the floor once you enter the halla door to obtain the second item in the objective.

Celene's occult advisor [ ]

Return to the lattice and plow left to enter the K Library doors, located directly to the north of the lattice.

Note: You tin can cull to search the residuum of the library at present or return later, however a couple of side quest items don't immediately appear in the library at this stage.

Move past the urns on the left and search the bookshelf to observe a hidden switch. This opens the dorsum door of the library. Become in but practise non pick up the Letter just yet or the rush to the ballroom will start.

Instead, turn correct, grab the veilfire torch, and light the urns in the previous room in the following club:
Etienne I → Reville → Etienne II → Judicael I → Judicael 2 → Florian.

Only:

Face the room with the garden entrance behind yous.
Light the RIGHT side of urns, closest to farthest.
Return to the garden entrance and confront the room.
Light the LEFT side of urns, closest to farthest.

Down here is a map

          3  ii  1

X ==========>

          half dozen  v  four

X is the room where you got the veilfire torch.

Head down into the hugger-mugger report, and the first chest on the right always contains Confusion Grenade Recipe Ane of the other chests always contains a Masterwork Magister Staff Blade Schematic.

Go back up the stairs from the secret study, turn left and pass through either door. Go down the stairs to find rooms on the left and correct. The room on the correct is locked and only attainable to Rogue Inquisitors. To the right at that place is also a hidden book that updates Halamshiral Investigation - Clues. The room to the left contains a boodle chest and a scandalous cloak-and-dagger. Continue downward the long hall—picking up another scandalous secret on the tables by the windows—to double doors leading back to the Vestibule. Be sure to open one of these doors to let easier access later.

If Cole was brought along, he will be here for dialogue. None of the options change his approval.

Side quest totals: iii/xv Caprice coins, 2/11 halla statuettes, 13/30 scandalous secrets and 1/3 Cerise Jenny stashes.

Return to the room where the veilfire is and pick up the Alphabetic character.

Return to the ballroom [ ]

The first bell volition ring, signaling that it's time to return to the ballroom. The fastest road is back through the library, rather than going back downward the lattice. One time the Inquisitor steps human foot into the Vestibule or the Guest Gardens, Court Blessing volition no longer deteriorate.

Iii bells ring earlier the Inquisitor must enter the Ballroom. The timing of entrance tin can gain or lose Court Blessing as follows:

Attempt to enter the ballroom to instead run across Celene'southward occult advisor, Morrigan. She encountered and killed a Tevinter amanuensis and hands over a central she found on his body.

Notation: There are 2 instances in full where the bell rings and the Inquisitor must return to the ball room, each has its ain separate start, 2nd, and third bells. Entering the ballroom at present volition not count as inbound the ball for the second time, simply let for some dialogue sequences. The adjacent set of bells that counts towards the approval will band afterward returning from the servants' quarters.

Before entering the servants' quarters [ ]

Now is a good time to re-enter the Ballroom which volition embark the Behind Every Empress subquest.

As noted above, entering the ballroom now does non count towards the "on time/fashionably belatedly/really late" approval.

Turn right and get down the side of the room. Talking to Leliana volition requite y'all the opportunity to drop off the thirteen scandalous secrets yous accept at this signal, which are required to complete The Great Blackmail Hunt.

Note: Depending on how you're doing on the approval thus far, you might want to agree on to the Secrets until after having done the Servants' quarters part, since you'll probable waste points by adding thirteen*2 = 26 to your current total.

At the first right, exit the hall to the balcony and talk to Briala. None of the dialogue options with her have an consequence on the primary quest. Talking to her marks the quest stage for her equally done.

Re-enter the ballroom and plough right immediately to the right to discover the ladies-in-waiting by the statue. Speak with Lady Fleur, the eye of the ladies-in-waiting to complete Behind Every Empress.

Notation: The conversation prompt for Lady Fleur might bug out. Try reloading a save to take it reappear.

Continuing counter-clockwise, ignore the next balcony. Celene is there but cannot be spoken with. Gaspard is on the adjacent balustrade. Talking to him presents his take on the situation and others, completing the three-way opinion circle of the three parties.

Notation: If you have trained to be a Champion, at that place is a special dialogue option when interacting with Gaspard that increases blessing by 20)

To get to the Servants' Quarters, return to the foyer door and get out. Re-enter the Hall of Heroes and go to the west end of the lower level. Go through the door to the servant'southward quarters.

Explore the retainer's quarters and Grand Apartments [ ]

Court Approval timed section begins

Equip everyone'southward arms and armor. This area is off-limits and so Court Approving is ticking away, though time is frozen in the inventory screen.

Annotation: As of the final patch, court approval will drop in the Servants' Quarters, Gardens and 1000 Apartments (previously, only the Grand Apartments incurred the courtroom approval penalty), meaning you cannot avoid approval drop in this section. You tin can return to the Hall of Heroes from the Servants' Quarters until y'all drop down to the fountain to reset the timer, however, you will lose approval later on that bespeak until you render to the ballroom. Fifty-fifty taking your time should lose y'all no more than eight to 10 court approval. A tip to minimize approval loss is to make a save right after entering the servants' quarters and equipping your gear, and so do a rehearsal run through of the area, reload, so do a proper run as apace as possible afterwards.

Examine the corpse for a bit of companion-dependent dialogue. Turn right and go through the archway into the bedroom. Continue counter-clockwise into the kitchen. Do non miss the Halla statue on the wooden axle to a higher place you. To grab information technology, you may either jump onto kitchen table or onto a 3-tier pile of barrels against the wall. From the barrels, yous may jump onto the beam and tiptoe to the statuette. The barrels are by the east wall. On the way to the Halla statue along the beams, there is a book which gives a codex entry on the Servants' Quarters of The Winter Palace. Counter-clockwise once more takes you to the entry room. Plow right and leave to the gardens.

Before dropping down earlier the fountain, turn to the left and move to the dorsum corner of the balcony. There will be a Halla statue in the back left corner.

Caput towards the fountain and fall down to begin a cut scene. An emissary for the Council of Heralds is found dead, and a nearby weapon bears the Chalons family unit crest.

Find the Harlequin [ ]

Kill the group of Venatori that appear.

There'south a Red Jenny Stash in the gardens, to the southwest (left from facing the fountain), if that quest is active. Though it may be more than time efficient to option it upward when leaving the area, either via the flat balcony or the library, since that'll take you very near that spot.

Get north and take hold of the loot by the fountain on the right and proceed north. At that place will exist Venatori off to the left. Kill them or ignore them.

Plow eastward and head up the staircase. Climb the ladder to achieve a balcony with a caprice money at the terminate. Enter the side by side room and look right to find a halla statuette.

Go dorsum downwardly to the ground floor and impale the Venatori if you didn't earlier. Continue west until a vine covered wall is reached. Plow left and get through the entrance.

Enter the yard apartments, turning left and enter the bedroom. There's a caprice money on the middle bed to the left.

Exit the room and go forward into the kitchen. There is a Supply Cache here. Return to the previous room and turn right. Get through the small-scale room into the dining room. Kill the Venatori in the dining room, then grab the caprice coin on the tabular array between the two flowerpots in the due south west corner of the room (it volition be the rightmost tabular array when facing them).

Exit southward to the library. Exit east from the library into the room with the fireplace and the long tables. Kill the Venatori. Caput up the stairs, turn left and clear out the room to the left.

The nearby halla door leads to Celene's Vault and requires three halla statuettes to open. If opened, the Inquisitor volition find Masterwork Crow Bract Schematic and an elven locket which is essential to one of 5 possible quest endings.

Note: Opening this door may prevent the Inquisitor from completing Red Jenny's Stashes and obtaining the public truce catastrophe.

Plough correct out of the room, past the stairs and right once again. Continue to the next corridor to face off against the Harlequin and a large group of Venatori. Or alternatively, simply turn left, and follow where the corridor leads.

The Harlequin always drops Crescent Slicer. A scene with Briala begins later on all enemies are eliminated.

Return to the Ballroom [ ]

Before leaving this room, be sure to catch the Halla statue that was visible in the cutscene with Briala and any dropped loot from the enemies killed. Dropping off the right side of the balcony is the quickest fashion down, simply there is some non-and so-apparent loot to be plant. In one case the cutscene with Briala is over and yous've picked upwards your boodle and the Halla statue, caput north to the next room to find an open up window on the correct wall. Jump diagonally left across to the larger balcony to detect more than loot near some square crates. This might have more than one attempt, so if you neglect, only switch to some other party member to attempt information technology upwardly to iv times. Render to the railing you landed on from the open window, leap down to country on a lower balcony near a large pile of gold and a corpse. Either jump off this lower balcony or switch to another party member that is still up tiptop.

If the balconies are not taken, turn effectually, go back through the desk room, exit south, take an immediate left and go downstairs. Have a correct at the bottom of the stairs, a left into the library and direct out into the gardens. Kill the Venatori skulking around here. Exist sure to option up the Cerise Jenny Stash past going w, and then turn left effectually the corner, if you didn't become information technology earlier (correct from the library exit, then left past the lamp post). Go past the elven agents (no dialogue options), become up the stairs and open up the gate that goes back to Main Palace.

Court Blessing timed section ends

Side quest totals: 6/15 Caprice coins, vi/11 halla statuettes, 13/xxx scandalous secrets and 2/3 Blood-red Jenny stashes.

Dance with Florianne [ ]

Go back through the Hall of Heroes, turn right at the Ballroom door and wait for the second bell for extra Courtroom Blessing. It is possible to miss the first bell due to the game loading. The Inquisitor will make a comment when the second bell rings.

Gaspard's Clandestine Meeting is agile now merely tin exist completed subsequently since time is an issue. On entering the ballroom a scene begins with Florianne. Any options not listed beneath have no court approval changes.

Dance with me...

...What practice yous know about our ceremonious war?

(Dignity Knowledge) Orlais' war is Thedas' war. - Court Approval 5

The security of the empire is at stake...

Y'all are a marvel to many...

...Who in the Courtroom tin be trusted?

Information technology cannot have escaped your find...

All options

Florianne ultimately suggests investigating the Royal Wing. Another scene with the advisors begins immediately. Leliana reminds the Inquisitor that Corypheus wants chaos in the empire. She also says that in that location are many ways to bring stability to the empire, and not all involve Celene (hinting at multiple endings for the quest).

Find material in the Royal Wing [ ]

At this indicate the Inquisitor can optionally confront Gaspard and Briala with any evidence gathered and so far, every bit well as learn more about their backgrounds if they didn't exercise so earlier.

Note: Many new side quest items now announced in the Ballroom, Vestibule, Hall of Heroes, Guest Wing, in the Invitee Garden and on its balustrade and in the Grand Library. There are too a few in the Trophy Room. Now is also a good time to admission the Lower Garden Door off the Invitee Garden which also contains several items, unless the statuettes are being saved for a different purpose. If Varric's brought along, speak to the Council of Heralds and choose "Yous're fans of Varric's?" for Courtroom Blessing five

Before heading to the Royal Wing, arroyo the Bays Room on the northward side of the Hall of Heroes and trick Administrator Anton and his comrades into talking to Cullen, which also awards Court Approval 10.

Otherwise, if the Inquisitor is an elf, they tin ask for Whispering Elves next to Ambassador Anton to brand a distraction. However, this won't advantage Blessing points.

The Bays Room is an off-limits area where Court Blessing will be reduced. If ignoring the side quests, merely open the rear door, enter the part and loot the Clandestine Orders equally cloth to blackmail Gaspard. The door on the left can exist opened if the Inquisitor is a rogue.

Exiting the Trophy Room to the Hall of Heroes halts the drop in Court Approval.

Head to the royal wing located up the east stairs at the north terminate of the Vestibule.

Note: Inside the Royal Wing the Inquisitor can access the Empress's Private Quarters, two Caprice coins, three scandalous secrets and four halla statuettes. If all other side quest items were found before entering, the Inquisitor should have 13/15 Caprice coins, 7/eleven halla statuettes and 27/30 scandalous secrets with Cherry Jenny'southward Stashes consummate. You can exit the Royal Fly to collect any items you lot might have missed at whatsoever signal before going through the doors opposite the balcony doors. If pursuing the Celene/Briala reconciliation catastrophe, the elven locket must have been found and discussed with Briala, the Empress'southward ladies-in-waiting and the Empress herself. However, discussing the locket with both Celene and Briala will prevent the Public Truce ending.

The iii points where blackmail evidence may be obtained are:

Confronting Briala: the elven servant
Against Celene: the soldier in the bed
Against Gaspard: the mercenary captain subsequently closing the rift

Entering the Royal Wing resumes the periodic loss of Courtroom Blessing.

A Harlequin assassin attempting to murder an elven servant.

The Inquisitor will demand to re-equip weapons, armor and helmet. Companions should appear fix to go.

There is a secret on the table immediately to the left.

Get up the stairs and into the Royal Quarters. Have a right and then a right through the door. Loot the two containers, one secret and the halla.

Leave the room and go past the locked door; a scream will be heard upon approaching the adjacent door on the correct. Open the door and a cutscene plays where the Inquisitor defenestrates a Harlequin. Interviewing the elven servant provides the blackmail show against Briala. There is also a halla and two lootboxes inside the room.

Go out the room through the passageway, enter the darkened hallway and go past the door with the Ferelden soldier yelling and down the steps to retrieve a halla from the floor. Return to the cutscene room, but do non enter notwithstanding.

Exit the room to the hallway and the Empress'southward Individual Quarters are on the correct which requires five halla statuettes to unlock (check Herd of Stone Halla for the locations of the last ones if you need them). Asking the soldier tied to the bed to testify against Celene is required to complete two of the side quests and to achieve the public truce ending. Otherwise, asking the soldier to proceed this quiet awards Court Approval ten.

A Caprice coin is on the desk to the right of the bed when the Inquisitor is at foot of the bed, facing it. There is besides one run a risk for companion blessing gains (Cassandra, Dorian and/or Sera simply). Note that leaving the soldier in the bed causes the cutscene to restart on returning to the bed. So if Sera approval is desired, leave him in the bed, come back and let him get, which will let access to the coin.

The final Caprice coin is in a room off the darkened hallway, see Throwing Away Money for directions.

Notation: One time all the scandalous secrets and Caprice coins accept been institute, the Inquisitor should exit the Royal Wing immediately to (a) talk to Leliana and deliver the bribery in guild to complete The Keen Blackmail Hunt and (b) toss all the coins into the coin fountain to maximize Influence gains for Throwing Abroad Money). Once the trap is sprung, whatsoever opportunity to consummate these quests is lost.

Evade the trap [ ]

Note: It is possible to cease this quest with Court Blessing 100/100. Run across Gallery. In gild to practice and so y'all must gain maximum approval earlier inbound "Jardin de Rȇverie" in the "Royal Fly". Because information technology is an off-limits expanse where Court Blessing will steadily drib you must move fast, frequently pausing to move the photographic camera around, and (if necessary) head back few times to the far eastern room (the balcony) on the "Upper Level" (where approval doesn't drop). Having a rogue with stealth and Fade-Touched gear make information technology a lot easier. Finishing with 100/100 doesn't really practice anything. As long as you have obtained 100/100 at some signal, and finish with at to the lowest degree 85/100, you lot'll earn the Belle of the Ball bays/accomplishment and unlock the non-violent catastrophe. As such, ending with 100/100 is only its own reward.

Warning: This next department will prevent opening Celene'due south quarters

Go through the doors opposite the balcony doors. This causes a cut scene to accept place and the party is ambushed. There volition exist a dialogue with Florianne which provides the following option (all other choices take no effect):

Corypheus insisted...

The Fade rift will spawn a random combination of wraiths, shades, greater terrors, despair demons and/or rage demons. Close it and there is a very brief interval during which the rift drop can exist looted prior to a scene beginning with the mercenary captain in which he agrees to testify against Gaspard. If the Underworld Noesis perk has been selected, an pick to go his visitor to work for the Inquisition appears. This awards Influence, Power and companion approval.

Notation: The Agent Acquired graphic is displayed again, but no new amanuensis is listed upon returning to Skyhold.

Render to Cullen with the data gathered [ ]

Head west to the locked door, plow right and loot the box. Go through the east door onto a balustrade to discover some gilt (the balcony also serves as a safe zone where Courtroom Approving does not drib). Then head southward into Le Requiem and dispatch a modest group of Venatori.

Proceed down the stairs to encounter the final grouping of Venatori. Head through the northern hallway, then keep into the next room and Choose a Lower Royal Wing Door if plenty halla statuettes are held. Each door requires five halla statuettes and both doors tin can be opened (if you lot've gathered and saved ten of the eleven halla statuettes in the Winter Palace, even though the quest text by the doors suggests otherwise).

Caput dorsum and turn right, open the door and proceed into a larger courtyard. Take a right and caput through the north door into the kitchen, which contains the final supply cache. The room to the due west ("Dining Room") has 2 minor loot chests. There is a brusk dead-stop hallway by the w-well-nigh chest that is a safe zone for Court Approval. Go back out through the kitchens and straight beyond the courtyard. Open the door, plough left, go up the stairs and loot the footlocker. Get direct back and the doors will activate a cutscene.

Confront Grand Duchess Florianne [ ]

The scene begins every bit Cullen asks the Inquisitor what they should do:

I'll talk with Florianne. (Publicly betrayal the duchess' crimes to the court, fugitive further bloodshed.)

Requires Court Approval of 85 or greater
Necessary to gain the Belle of the Ball accomplishment
Boss battle with Florianne is skipped.

Detain the duchess. (Save Celene's life, then deal with the duchess.)

Leads to boss battle with Florianne

Wait for Florianne to set on. (Allow the empress to dice before dealing with the duchess.)

Leads to boss boxing with Florianne

Each decision results in dissimilar companion approval outcomes.

If choosing to fight Florianne, run into Florianne de Chalons (strategy).

Denouement [ ]

"Hours later on you were evicted from the Winter Palace, news spread across the land that Empress Celene was expressionless and Thousand Knuckles Gaspard continuing accused of treason. Orlais stood leaderless: in the anarchy, Corypheus conquered it all besides easily, overwhelming Inquisition forces lacking the allies needed to stop him."

Following the confrontation with the Yard Duchess and after deciding the fate of Orlais' throne, a new scene plays as Morrigan informs the Inquisitor that she has been named the Royal liaison to the Inquisition.

If a romance is being pursued, the Inquisitor's love interest will bring together them on the balcony. Accepting the offer of a dance will result in approval (non applicable to advisors, of course). If at that place is no love interest or they were not brought to the Winter Palace, Josephine will come up out to talk.

If Sera is the Inquisitor's honey involvement, then this approval can only exist obtained before the finale while Sera is nonetheless in the ballroom: a dialogue choice suggests that the couple trip the light fantastic toe together, an offering which Sera declines humorously.

The scene and then moves to Skyhold, and Leliana and Cassandra's future is discussed, after which the quest completes.

Endings [ ]

Regardless of a dominate battle occurring, the final sequence of the quest involves a series of cutscenes and dialogue choices which decide the fate of Orlais' throne.

Celene rules alone [ ]

Celene can maintain her identify on the throne and dominion alone.

Subsequently Florianne springs her trap, the Inquisitor must:

Proceed Celene alive.
Reveal evidence of Gaspard'due south crimes to the Empress ("Gaspard was planning a coup.")

Celene and Briala rule together [ ]

Celene and Briala's relationship can be reconciled. Celene will maintain her place on the throne with Briala'due south support. Briala is given the championship of Marquise.

The Inquisitor must:

Retrieve the elven locket from Celene'south vault. This is found in the Servant's Quarters/Thou Apartments (upper level) by opening a halla door that requires iii halla statuettes.
Speak with both Briala and the Empress'due south ladies-in-waiting in the principal ballroom and show them the locket. This leads to a cut scene involving the Inquisitor and the Empress.
Go on Celene alive.
Give Briala fractional credit for rooting out the assassins ("Briala helped stop Florianne.")
Use the gathered evidence against Gaspard and accuse him of treason (and)
Request that Briala be rewarded ("What well-nigh Briala'south reward?")
Note: Choosing to spare Gaspard volition event in Celene ruling alone.

Public truce [ ]

All three leaders can exist blackmailed and forced into a public truce.

The Inquisitor must:

Enter the Empress's Private Quarters (which requires five halla statuettes) and convince the naked soldier to testify against her.
Recollect bribery material on Briala.
Recall blackmail material on Gaspard.
Accept at least 85 Court Approval (any lower and Celene will dismiss your accusation as "histrionics").

Gaspard rules alone [ ]

Gaspard can become emperor and rule lone.

The Inquisitor must:

Allow Celene to be assassinated
Use blackmail fabric to discredit Briala and back up Gaspard.

Gaspard and Briala dominion [ ]

Gaspard can become emperor, with Briala pulling the strings from the shadows.

The Inquisitor must:

Allow Celene to be assassinated.
Use blackmail fabric to force Gaspard to submit to Briala.

Companion approval [ ]

This section is incomplete and requires expansion.

Chief quest [ ]

Ballroom

Inquisitor to Sera: How are you plumbing fixtures in?

Guest Garden

Royal Quarters

Confront Chiliad Duchess Florianne

Endings [ ]

Celene rules alone

Celene and Briala rule together

Public truce

All of you are at fault. (Endeavour to force the three leaders into a truce.)
Solas Approves
Celene: You made your point.

Gaspard rules alone

Briala rules through Gaspard

Divine Election [ ]

Empress Celene Assassinated [ ]

Gaspard and Briala dominion together: Leliana +5, Cassandra -5, Vivienne -10
Gaspard rules alone: Cassandra +x, Vivienne -one

Empress Celene Alive [ ]

Public truce: Cassandra +1, Vivienne -5
Gaspard executed: Vivienne +1
Gaspard spared: Leliana +1, Vivienne +v

For additional information on the Divine election and obtaining points, see Divine election.

Rewards [ ]

Optional [ ]

Completing "Montbelliard's Ring" yields:

128 XP
Influence 80

Completing "Even Golden Walls Have Ears" yields:

128 XP
Influence fourscore

Recruiting one of the unnamed nobles as an agent (Guest Garden):

Influence 100
Power 1
Does not contribute to Inquisition perks

Recruiting the mercenary captain equally an agent (Royal Quarters):

Influence 100
Ability 1
Does not contribute to Inquisition perks

Main quest [ ]

Finding the cylinder seal yields:

128 XP
Influence lxxx

Endmost the rift yields:

967 XP
Influence 200
Power ii

(Optional) Killing Florianne yields:

~5,500 XP

Awarded upon quest completion:

9,875 XP
Influence iii,200
Power iv

Results [ ]

Stability is brought to Orlais with the determination of the civil war.
One thousand Duchess Florianne or her remains will be judged in Skyhold.
Morrigan is named Imperial Liaison to the Inquisition and moves to Skyhold.
The functioning A Favor Returned becomes available if Celene rules lonely.
- Reconciliation for Celene and Michel is unlocked.
- Influence 60
The operation A Gift from the Imperial Palace becomes bachelor if Celene and Briala reconcile.
- Reconciliation for Celene and Michel is unlocked.
- Amulet of Power (Inquisitor)
The operation An Invitation from the Emperor becomes bachelor if Gaspard rules alone.
- Restoring Michel de Chevin's Accolade is unlocked.
- Influence 60
The performance A Whisper from Behind the Throne becomes available if Briala is in power pulling Gaspard's strings.
- Restoring Michel de Chevin's Honor is unlocked.
- Miniature Mask

Notable items [ ]

Master quest [ ]

Loot the Secret Study in the Grand Library to find:

Confusion Grenade Recipe

Masterwork Magister Staff Bract Schematic

Dropped past the Harlequin in the 1000 Apartments:

Crescent Slicer

Complete the main quest and receive:

Formal Attire Schematic

Conditional [ ]

Inside the left Lower Imperial Wing halla door:

Lightning Rune

Within the correct Lower Royal Wing halla door:

Enhanced Cooldown Amulet

In a small chest in the Guest Garden, behind the Lower Garden door (requires 3 Halla Statues):

Orlesian Banner

Inside Celene'south Vault:

Masterwork Crow Blade Schematic

Killing Florianne yields:

The Trepanner's Requital

Publicly shame Florianne and hand her to the guards or have her executed by the Inquisitor to receive (these are in addition to all other outcomes):

Mask of the Grand Duchess

Mask of Chalons

If Celene rules uncontested receive (Gaspard must exist spared):

Mask of the Empress

Mask of Valmont

Install Gaspard on the throne to receive (Celene must exist assassinated):

Mask of the Grand Duke

Traditional Chalons Mask

Install Briala as puppet main over Gaspard to receive (Celene must exist assassinated):

Ambassador's Mask

Coquin Mask

Reconcile Celene and Briala and have Gaspard executed to receive (no unique mask awarded):

Coquin Mask

Mask of Valmont

Codex entries [ ]

Codex entry: Briala

Codex entry: A Compendium of Orlesian Theater

Codex entry: Council of Heralds

Codex entry: Empress Celene Valmont

Codex entry: A Ghoulish Please

Codex entry: Chiliad Duchess Florianne de Chalons

Codex entry: Grand Knuckles Gaspard de Chalons

Codex entry: Halamshiral

Codex entry: Jeshavis, Mother of Orlais

Codex entry: The Lion of Orlais (Inquisition)

Codex entry: Mad Emperor Reville

Codex entry: Morrigan

Codex entry: Orlesian Caprice Coins

Codex entry: Superstitions of the Purple Family

Codex entry: Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts

Codex entry: Wintertime Palace

Annotation texts [ ]

The Art of the Winter Palace (Bronto)

The Fine art of the Wintertime Palace (Deepstalker)

The Art of the Wintertime Palace (Invitee Garden)

The Fine art of the Wintertime Palace (Lambert Valmont)

The Art of the Winter Palace (Maferath)

The Art of the Winter Palace (Triumph)

The Art of the Winter Palace (Unknown)

Diary of a Nosy Retainer

Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Briala)

Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Celene)

Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Gaspard)

Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Grand Library)

Halamshiral Investigation - Clues (Trophy Room)

The Valmont Emperors (Etienne I)

The Valmont Emperors (Etienne Two)

The Valmont Emperors (Florian)

The Valmont Emperors (Judicael I)

The Valmont Emperors (Judicael II)

The Valmont Emperors (Reville)

Trivia [ ]

Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest concept

Most of the quest names in the main plot refer to specific verses of Chant of Light. "Wicked eyes and wicked hearts" refers to the Canticle of Silence 3:6.
If Blackwall is brought for the quest, he volition be found conversing with a noble who thinks he recognizes Blackwall from a Lord Rudalt de Lancre'southward company of soldiers.
If she is brought along, Vivienne mentions that there are 6 members of the Council of Heralds nowadays, and that the seventh is "indisposed," further complicating negotiations. Her personal quest–which cannot be unlocked until Wicked Optics and Wicked Hearts has been completed–reveals that her deathly ill lover, Duke Bastien de Ghislain, was the caput of the Council of Heralds, and was likely indisposed due to his illness.
There are three dwarven emissaries in the Foyer who mention Business firm Helmi is trying to mount an trek to Amgarrak, but House Dace is blocking the trek into the thaig. They also express concerns about the menstruation of lyrium in Minrathous.
If the Hero of Ferelden is a dwarf and survived, the same three dwarves are wondering about the disappearance of Paragon Brosca/Aeducan.
In that location is a krogan head in the trophy room. This is a reference to the game serial Mass Event.
In the Fumeur section, one of the nobles is trying to figure out classic puzzles such as Knights and Knaves, the Tower of Hanoi, Fox, Goose, Beans and the Riddle of the Sphinx.
Anybody in the Wintertime Palace except the servants, the Inquisitor, and their companions and advisors, wears a mask as proper Orlesians do. This is particularly noticeable with respect to Vivienne, who does wear a mask when the Inquisitor get-go meets them, but not here.

Bugs [ ]

Later on the announcements and speaking to Celene for the get-go time, the Inquisitor bows. Leliana can exist seen down the stairs with Cullen and Josephine (if you lot expect out and don't rush into cutscene, you lot'll see them approaching afterwards you lot, in the actual cutscene you tin can see Leliana coming right beside the Inquisitor). When the Inquisitor turns to the left to leave, Leliana has miraculously appeared at the top of the steps.
- In the Game of the Year Edition, she moves upwards the lower stairs, passes circular Gaspard to become upward, then reappears with Cullen and Josephine, then she'southward back at the meridian of the stairs.
ps4 pc If you free the naked soldier in the Empress' bedroom using the hush upwardly option, you lot may feel a random court approving drop message, but court approving does not modify.
After completing the quest, even if the Inquisitor choses to have all three parties piece of work together, Leliana may comment that Celene is "rooting out the last of Gaspard's supporters" when asked for whatsoever updates at Skyhold.
Be careful when moving between the Vestibule and the Yard Ballroom as it is possible for the door's destination to change to the room you're already in if you lot get too close, causing the game to never leave the loading screen or an exceptionally long loading fourth dimension. The same problem exists with the door betwixt the Vestibule and the Royal Wing.
If the Inquisitor uses necromancy in the Harlequin fight, the cutting-scene required for progression may not trigger.
- The work-around is to enable friendly fire (settings -> gameplay -> friendly fire) and AOE any of the raised opponents to death.
- Or, use Spirit Mark to instantly kill all raised spirits.
While in the Ballroom after beingness introduced to Celene, if the Inquisitor asks Vivienne if there is anything to look out for, she will comment on Cole behaving even more strangely than usual, even if Cole is not in the political party.
When the American-accented female inquisitor is in a romance with Solas, her voice may become male when asking him to dance.
When coming and going from the vestibule and ballroom, the door may be labeled as both "Lobby" and "Thou Ballroom." Rotate the camera and the position of the Inquisitor to get the correct characterization to announced. If entering the door when labeled equally the aforementioned room yous're in, the game volition accept a long time loading, and yous'll reappear in the same room.
When beingness introduced in the ballroom in the showtime of the mission, if you end before going up the stairs and look upwards to the right, you will see another Leliana standing on the other side of the railing, standing in the same position as the Leliana adjacent to Cullen and Josephine, that you tin highlight if you put your cursor over her.
In the garden area, the minstrel sings songs translated into French, merely the captioning remains localized.
The approval driblet in off-limit areas can be avoided by quicksaving and quickloading rapidly - as reloading the game resets the countdown of the approval drop.
Side quests involving the halla statuettes may become permanently stuck on the side of the screen where agile quests are shown even subsequently progressing across the Winter Palace.
Sera can be asked to trip the light fantastic by a female Inquisitor fifty-fifty if not in a romance with her.
If the actor saves and reloads subsequently the first bell has rung, the second bell may non e'er trigger.
If Varric is brought along, Codex entry: Council of Heralds will be unobtainable.