Dragon Age II
The second main Dragon Age game follows Hawke and the rise from refugee to Champion of Kirkwall across a story told over several years.
Side, companion & optional quests
Quest records show where they start, when they become available, how to finish them, rewards and choices that can lock content out.
Companion quest
Act IBirthrightAct I
How to start: Bethany/Carver
Walkthrough
What to do
Explore the Amell estate and recover family history.
Act IIA Bitter PillAct II
How to start: Fenris
Walkthrough
What to do
Deal with Fenris’s slaver past.
Act IIDissentAct II
How to start: Anders
Walkthrough
What to do
Enter the underground route with Anders and confront his Justice conflict.
Act IIAveline — The Long RoadAct II
How to start: Aveline
Walkthrough
What to do
Help Aveline court Donnic through patrol assignments and dialogue.
Act IIMerrill — Mirror ImageAct II
How to start: Merrill
Walkthrough
What to do
Support or oppose Merrill’s work on the Eluvian.
Act IIINo Rest for the WickedAct III
How to start: Isabela
Walkthrough
What to do
Resolve Isabela’s Castillon conflict.
Act IIIAloneAct III
How to start: Fenris
Walkthrough
What to do
Confront Danarius and decide Fenris’s future.
Act IIIA New PathAct III
How to start: Merrill
Walkthrough
What to do
Finish Merrill’s Eluvian/clan storyline.
Act IIIJusticeAct III
How to start: Anders
Walkthrough
What to do
Help Anders prepare his final plan; this directly precedes the endgame crisis.
Act IIIHauntedAct III
How to start: Varric
Walkthrough
What to do
Return to Bartrand’s estate and resolve the red-lyrium haunting.
Act IIIFaithAct III
How to start: Sebastian
Walkthrough
What to do
Complete Sebastian’s Exiled Prince finale.
Main/companion route
Act ITranquilityAct I
How to start: Anders
Walkthrough
What to do
Find Anders and resolve the templar confrontation.
Secondary
Act IBait and SwitchAct I
How to start: Fenris
Walkthrough
What to do
Follow the slaver lead and recruit Fenris.
Act IFools Rush InAct I
How to start: Isabela
Walkthrough
What to do
Help Isabela at the Hanged Man and recruit her.
Act IThe Bone PitAct I
How to start: Hubert
Walkthrough
What to do
Clear the Bone Pit and open later mine quests.
Act IThe First SacrificeAct I
How to start: Kirkwall
Walkthrough
What to do
Investigate missing women; this feeds the Act II killer storyline.
Act IINight TerrorsAct II
How to start: Feynriel
Walkthrough
What to do
Enter the Fade and resolve Feynriel’s danger.
Main quest
Act IIAll That RemainsAct II
How to start: Hawke family
Walkthrough
What to do
Continue the missing-women investigation through its tragic conclusion.