Almost at the very beginning of Dragon Age: the Veilguard, you will find yourself in a location called Lighthouse. While exploring the hub area, you will come across statues that you can interact with by turning them in different directions. Once you solve the puzzle, you will be able to open a secret room and also get an achievement.
You can find out how to find and correctly turn all the sculptures, as well as open a portal in the Music Room, from our guide.
How to solve the puzzle with the statues at the Lighthouse in Dragon Age the Veilguard
There are 6 statues in the inner courtyard of the Lighthouse, divided into pairs. To solve the puzzle, each of them must face each other.
The First Pair of Statues
The first pair is easy to find by going up the stairs to the second floor outside the library. Read the note and turn the sculptures to face each other.
The Second Pair of Statues
The next pair of statues are in the northern part of the courtyard. The first statue can be found behind the workshop building.
From there, you will also be able to see the second statue, which is located behind the room Nev. Turn both statues to the correct position and proceed further.
The Third Pair of Statues
You could see the first sculpture from the last pair earlier, going up the stairs to the second floor.
Turn the statue to face the stairs and run to the dining hall, the building opposite. There you will be able to turn the last sculpture.
If you did everything correctly, as soon as the last statue is unavailable for interaction, you will hear a corresponding comment from the character. Return to the library, where to the right of the table, you can find an open door leading to the Music Room.
How to open a portal in the Music Room
Open another secret You will be able to enter the Music Room only after completing the quest“Shadows of Corruption” in Chapter 8, as well as recruiting Taasha andEmmrika.
After that, go back to the secret room, where you will see the first ball next to the piano. Pick it up and bring it to the closed portal on the left.
Then go back to the Lighthouse courtyard and run up the stairs to the second floor. Between the first pair of sculptures you will see another ball. Take it and bring it to the Music Room.
Once the second ball is in place, enter the open portal and activate the blue crystal on the library balcony. Don't forget to also take all the loot from the chest.
After you click on the crystal, the Watcher will appear. Listen to his lines and receive 500 Watcher's Power.
Then, jumping from the balcony right into the center of the library, you Get the “Like the Old Days” achievement: survive a high jump into the Lighthouse.
