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Dock Town Overview
To 100% complete the Dock Town area, you’ll need to find the following collectibles:
- 25 Chests
- 2 Timelost Hoards
- 1 Evanuris Altars
- 2 Fen’Harel Altars
You’ll need to visit this area multiple times throughout the story as new areas will unlock, allowing you to retrieve more collectibles!
| Area | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Andraste’s Watch | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Anvallenim | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Black Emporium | During The Black Emporium quest |
| Catacombs | During the Cornered in the Catacombs quest |
| Central Market | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Lost Company Mine | After activating the Fen’Harel Alar next to the Andraste’s Watch Beacon |
| Parthenius Main Docks | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Razikale Walk | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Smuggler’s Dock | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Temple Courtyard | Upon entering Dock Town |
| The Seclusion | Upon entering Dock Town, reachable via Smuggler’s Dock |
| The Spillway | Upon entering Dock Town |
| Thread Market | During The Cobbled Swan Case main story quest |
| Urthemiel Venue | Upon entering Dock Town |
As you explore the Dock Town, you’ll come across the following quests:
- A Hidden Hoard
- A Shroud Over the Light
- Cornered in the Catacombs
- Desperate in Dock Town
- In Memoriam
- Last Rites
- Mercenary Intent
- Out of Tune
- Rituals for the Risen
- The Snake Nest Deal
- The Tempered Soul, Everlasting
Chests
Chest #1 – Anvallenim
This chest can be found in the passage underneath the safehouse.
Chest #2 – Smuggler’s Docks
After dropping off the zipline to reach this area, you’ll find this chest.
Chest #3 – Smuggler’s Docks
This chest can be found inside the building during the Shadows of Minrathous quest. To reach it, head around to the back and take the ladders up to the roof. You’ll find a hatch in the roof that you can use to enter the building.
Chest #4 – The Warrens
This chest can be found on a roof accessible via a ladder.
Chest #5 – Vacant Path
From the above chest, take the ladder down then swing left and take that ladder down. This will bring you to a broken wooden stairway. Jump down then use Sprite’s Reach on the rift to make a platform appear.
Jump across then turn around and look under the walkway to find a magical sigil that Neve can interact with to dispel the barrier. Use Spite’s Reach to return to the walkway and enter the room previously blocked by the barrier to find this chest.
Chest #6 – Central Market
This chest can be found in a warehouse just south of the Central Market Beacon.
Chest #7 – Temple Courtyard
This chest can be found in a corner on the third level of the chantry.
Chest #8 – Andraste’s Watch
This chest can be found after taking the elevator up from the Lost Company Mine area.
Chest #9 – Razikale Walk
To reach this chest in an enclosed room, you’ll need to jump up to it using the rubble!
Chest #10 – Parthenius Main Docks
This chest can be found under a crane on the dock.
Chest #11 – Razikale Walk
From the Urthemiel Venue Beacon head west to find a fruit stall. On the left side of this stall drop down to some wooden platforms and use Spite’s Reach on the rift. Cross to the other side and follow the path to reach the chest.
Chest #12 – Glandivalis Square
You must complete A Warden’s Best Friend main quest to access this chest.
This chest can be found on a high wooden platform. Use the griffon to knock down a pallet on a crane which will allow you to reach some wooden scaffolding.
Follow the scaffolding to reach a ladder. Climb up it to reach the chest!
Chest #13 – Catacombs
This area is accessible during the Cornered in the Catacombs quest.
You’ll find this chest along the main path in an outdoor area.
Chest #14 – Catacombs
This area is accessible during The Snake Nest Deal quest.
You’ll find this chest in the room that you used the key to open.
Chest #15 – Cursed End
This area is accessible during The Snake Nest Deal quest.
To reach this chest in the cage, you’ll need to explode two barrels. When facing the front of the chest, the first barrel can be found up on the ledge to the left. The second barrel can be found on the back side of the chest.
Climb on top of the platform then work your way across the ledges, breaking barrels as you go to reach a lever that will open the cage.
Chest #16 – Cursed End
This area is accessible during The Snake Nest Deal quest.
After getting the above chest, head back up platforms behind the chest. Instead of dropping down to where the lever was, continue heading up to reach the chest.
Chest #17 – Smuggler’s Docks
You must complete A Warden’s Best Friend main quest to access this chest.
Use the griffon to knock down the pallet. Afterwards, hit the ladder with a projectile, causing it to drop down. You’ll then be able to access the chest.
Chest #18 – Abandoned Meats Shop
This chest becomes accessible after unlocking Taash as a companion.
This chest can be found in the southwestern part of Dock Town in the shop. In order to open the door, you’ll need to use Taash to explode the jugs on the right side of the gate. You’ll then need to flip the lever to cause the gate to rise.
When it does use Neve to freeze the gear inside to hold the gate up. Flip the switch on the left side of the door then run to the left and at the end of the wooden walkway, you’ll be able to target the other gear inside and freeze it up. The path to the chest will then be open!
Chest #19 – Lower Chambers
This chest becomes accessible after unlocking Taash as a companion.
Head into the Temple Courtyard and go down the stairs to find a blue barrier. To the right of this barrier, you’ll find some orange crystals blocking a gate.
Use Taash to melt them then head inside. Destroy the planks on the left then use Spite’s Reach on the rift then follow the path to reach the chest.
Chest #20 – The Warrens
This chest becomes accessible after unlocking Taash as a companion.
From the Central Market Beacon, head east up a ladder then follow the path east until you reach a gap. Jump across then turn around and look down to spot a Gaatlok Barrel that you can ignite with Taash.
Jump through the hole in the wall to find the chest on the ground level!
Chest #21 – Thread Market
You’ll come to this area during The Cobbled Swan Case main story quest.
This chest can be found in a room.
Chest #22 – Len’s Cache
You’ll come to this area during The Cobbled Swan Case main story quest.
This chest can be found in a sealed room. In order to access it, you must solve the elevator puzzle.
Chest #23 – Thread Market
You’ll come to this area during The Cobbled Swan Case main story quest.
This chest can be found in the southeastern part of the area. To access it, you’ll need to head through the gap then climb the ladder. Melt the gear across the way to raise the gate.
Chest #24 & #25 – Catacombs
You can reach these chests after completing the A Hidden Hoard quest.
These chests can be found in the treasure room.
Timelost Hoards
Timelost Hoard #1 – Forgotten Sanctuary
You can reach this chest during the Desperate in Dock Town quest.
This Timelost Hoard can be found just after entering the Forgotten Sanctuary from the Catacombs.
Timehost Hoard #2 – Safehouse
To access this Timelost Hoard, you must find all the candlehops in Dock Town. For the location of these candlehops, check out our Dragon Age: The Veilguard Candlehops Guide!
Evanuris Altars
Evanuris Altar #1 – Ghilan’nain’s Sanctum
You’ll come to this area during the Cornered in the Catacombs quest.
You’ll find this altar along the main path in the Catacombs.
Fen’Harel Altars
Fen’Harel Altar #1 – Andraste’s Watch
This altar can be found near the Andraste’s Watch Beacon. When you interact with it, a ramp will form to the right of the statue. Slide on down then work your way to the very bottom where you’ll find it in the water.
Fen’Harel Altar #2 – The Seclusion
This altar can be found in The Seclusion, which is reachable from the Smuggler’s Docks. Grab the key on the stairs in the room with the altar then bring it outside and drop it on the pedestal. This will cause a bridge to form, allowing you to access the small wolf statue.
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