COMPANION QUEST

The Sword of the Beresaad

The Sword of the Beresaad is Sten's companion quest

Once Sten's approval is at least 25, he will reveal his mission to Ferelden and how he came to be locked up in Lothering. He was sent with a group of other Qunari to discover what the Blight is. His group was attacked by darkspawn, and during the battle he was rendered unconscious. When he awoke, his comrades were dead and his sword was gone.

To a Qunari warrior, the sword is the soul. If he were to return to his homeland without his sword, he would be hunted and killed. Out of panic from losing his sword, Sten murdered the farming family who rescued him. Once he came to his senses again he realized that because of what he had just done, he had lost his honor, and so he chose to remain to pay for his crime. Days later he was arrested and brought to Lothering, where the Revered Mother sentenced him to die in the cage where he is found.

Walkthrough

  1. Offer to help Sten find his sword.

  2. Head to Lake Calenhad Docks Map, L9, the last place Sten remembers having the sword.

  3. Confront the scavenger, near the exit to the world map of the dock area, who lets you know that he bought acquisition rights to this spot from another looter, a red-haired human, named Faryn who sells in the open market near Orzammar.

Note: You might have to enter the Spoiled Princess and exit again in order to find the Scavenger.

4. Travel to Frostback Mountain Pass (Frostback Mountain Map, L8) to find Faryn and learn that he sold the sword to a dwarven mercenary named Dwyn.

If Sten is in the party, there are some interesting conversational options. For example: "I'd give it to him if I were you, Faryn" followed by "Where is it now?" and "If you're lying, you do know we'll be back" nets (+2) / "Just kill him, Sten. We can search his belongings for it." followed by "Sten, tear his arms off." gives the same approval.

  • If he is not in the party, you have the opportunity to blackmail the looter for 3.

Go to Redcliffe Village and enter Dwyn's House (Redcliffe Village Map, L14), near the General Store. You have several choices:

  • With Sten in the party and the right dialogue choice, the mercenary will turn over the sword without fuss.

  • Intimidate the dwarf into giving up (easy with 3 points in Coercion).

  • Pay 6 for the sword (2 with a successful persuade/intimidate).

    Note: If he gives you Sten's sword, the spawned chest will say "Key required".

  • You can wait until after you've completed the battle of Redcliffe when Dwyn's house is empty to retrieve the sword. If you have already spoken to Faryn when you enter the house, the chest in the house will be open. It doesn't matter if Dwyn survives the attack.

  • Kill Dwyn and loot his corpse.

    Note: If you kill Dwyn before you receive the quest, the quest will not update after speaking to Faryn. However, the chest will still spawn and the quest can be completed.

  • 6. One way or another, you will get a strongbox key that opens the chest in the back of the house. Open it to find Sten's Sword (it will appear in your inventory as a gift, not a weapon).

Note: If you get the quest before The Attack at Nightfall begins, the dwarf will hand over the sword directly (without need to visit the strongbox).

  1. 7. Gift the sword to Sten. The quest item will be removed from your inventory and replaced by the equippable weapon – Asala.

Results

  • Depending on your dialogue choices, Sten's approval will rise between 13–26 points or +16 .

  • His dialogue changes slightly after the climax in Denerim.

  • Sten will from now on refer to the Warden as kadan.

  • You may suggest that Sten can return home and he will leave the party permanently.

Rewards

  • Asala - Sten's Sword

  • 125 XP (quest completion)

  • Sten's respect.