When visiting the Crossroads location in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, you will have access to a secondary quest that will take you into Solas's past. As part of the mission, you will find yourself in the Lower Laboratories, where you will have to escape from prison, while learning a little more about the filth that has filled everything around.
How to start the quest “Lower Laboratories” and escape from prison, we will tell you in our guide.
How to complete the quest “Lower Laboratories” in Dragon Age The Veilguard
How to start the quest at the Crossroads
Access to the location Crossroads you will get when completing story quests. To find the entrance to the Lower Laboratories, go to the central square in the Merged City. Â
Once you get there, run into the passage on the left, next to the stairs. Walk along the fence and turn left, where stepping over the curtain will automatically start a new side quest.
After going down, you will see Solas' agent – the elf Tarasal. Talk to her and take the Key to the Laboratories of Ghilan'nain to the right of the main door.
How to Get Out of Jail
As soon as you enter the labs, prepare for a fight with a large number of opponents. Only after fighting the monsters will the doors open for further exploration of the past.
Climb the stairs and go further, where you can listen to the dialogue between Tarasal and Solas himself. After that, the next door will open, leading directly to the puzzle.
Before going further, turn into the passage on the left and take the memorable “Mother of Galls” – theatrical mask of Ghilan'nain, giving +100 to the Overseer's Strength.
How to Solve the Statue and Corruption Puzzle
In a small room, you will find a statue with a lever that can be turned in different directions. With its help, you can open all the doors in this room. Your task is to destroy all the clots of corruptionin all rooms. The first clot can be cut right in the hall. Turning the statue to face each door, go into all the rooms and deal with all the bright red lumps.
Once all the rooms are cleared, a new clot of corruption will appear above the statue, which must be destroyed with a ranged attack.
Once you destroy it, all the fel energy will be concentrated in the room marked on the map below. Turn the statue towards it and break through the last barrier.
Climb the stairs and watch another short scene from the past.
After that, follow further, where a new battle with a squad of opponents awaits you. After the battle, break through another wall of filth and run to the end point of your quest.
Watch the dialogue between Ghilan'nain and Solas and make a choice from two options regarding the fate of the dying Tarasal.
- “Solas, she needs medicine”
- “He won't help her”
Regardless of your choice, Solas will not leave his agent alive, destroying all the laboratories.
After completing the quest, collect the a wolf figurine, which will be useful to you later, as well as gold and various upgrades.
