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Earlier the Dawn is an advisor quest for Cullen in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Information technology is just bachelor if the Inquisitor chooses to side with the mages instead of the Templars. This quest is selected every bit one of the ii possible nemesis quests, the other existence Under Her Skin for Leliana.

Much like the Inquisition, Corypheus has invested corking fourth dimension and effort building a trusted inner circle. Samson is a former templar, a lyrium addict, and now the leader of the reddish templars. Cullen knows Samson well, and believes intercepting caravans smuggling crimson lyrium in the Emerald Graves could get the Inquisition closer to taking him down.

Acquisition [ ]

Talk to Cullen in Skyhold after completing the main quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts. This quest must exist completed prior to taking on What Pride Had Wrought, since it is, plot-wise, a prerequisite for dealing with Samson and non available afterwards.

Walkthrough [ ]

The kickoff office of the quest requires the Inquisitor to find three red lyrium smuggler messages located in the Emerald Graves. One time acquired, the letters must be taken to Cullen. He then informs the Inquisitor that he has found red templars' primary source of red lyrium; a quarry well-nigh Sahrnia in Emprise Du Panthera leo. If you have previously cleared the quarry, the war table operation, Investigate Sahrnia Quarry, becomes available.

When heading to raid Sahrnia quarry, information technology can be expedient to also consummate the main objectives for Take Back the Lion, as following the plot will gradually lead the actor to the quarry either manner. It also opens up a couple of new quests, which can exist completed in the quarry, namely Rocky Rescue and Red Captors. Inside the quarry, quests Words not Hollow, Caged Confession and Quarry Quandary can be obtained, also.

• The red templars tin can be dealt with before starting this quest, meaning that this portion of the quest volition not accept to exist done.

While clearing the quarry, pick upwardly the subconscious bottle of Legacy White Shear (constitute inside the locked tower on the right side of quarry entrance) and claim landmark Sahrnia Quarry farther in.

Return to Cullen with the data found at the quarry. He concludes that the central to weakening Samson is to destroy his armor and proposes that the Inquisitor speak with Dagna about this. Speaking to Dagna about possible weaknesses in Samson's armor then opens up State of war Table performance Finding Samson'due south Weakness.

After completing that, speak to Cullen once again about what Dagna discovered. This leads to another operation Track Down Samson. Afterwards, speak to Cullen most raiding Samson's army camp. Afterwards this, the Inquisitor can travel to the Shrine of Dumat where Samson is based.

Travel to Samson's camp at Shrine of Dumat with Cullen accompanying the party. After fighting a pack of red templar horrors, guards and a behemoth, it becomes evident that Samson knew the Inquisitor was coming - the camp is already destroyed. The Inquisitor and so encounters Maddox, Samson'due south tranquil banana, who has poisoned himself and can non exist saved. Speak with Cullen later on Maddox'south demise for a lilliputian further insight.

Search the final room and the previous room to discover clues about Samson's armor. There are three clues - a hidden note, bottles of blood-red lyrium and lyrium-forging tools. The party concludes that if these tools were used by Maddox to make Samson's armor, perhaps Dagna could notice a way to unmake it.

Render to Skyhold to meet Cullen and Dagna to discuss the tools. In the following cutscene it appears Dagna has indeed found a solution.

Rewards [ ]

Completing the quest yields:

• 1,934 XP
• Influence 400
• Power three

Approval [ ]

• Before leaving Samson's camp, speak with Cullen and suggest Maddox should be given a funeral:

Slightly Approves - Blackwall, Vivienne, Varric, Dorian, Iron Bull

Codex entries [ ]

Skyhold

Codex entry: Samson

Emerald Graves

Codex entry: Monthly Report

Codex entry: New Clients

Codex entry: Letter to Smugglers' Wagon Masters

Emprise du Lion

Codex entry: Letter of Confirmation

Codex entry: Letter Nearly Lyrium

Codex entry: New Orders

Notes [ ]

• The Superb Corrupting Rune Schematic is looted in the room earlier yous find Maddox at the Shrine of Dumat.
• In the final dialog, Dagna hands over a special rune fabricated from red lyrium. However, it does not exist in inventory and does not demand to be crafted onto weapons.

Bugs [ ]

• If the Sahrnia'south Quarry is cleared out before sufficiently advancing Before the Dawn (by intercepting the Lyrium smugglers in the Emerald Graves and speaking with Cullen), Codex entry: New Orders cannot be obtained in the quarry, unlike the other two codex entries.
• Before initiating the quest, an Inquisition amanuensis in Cullen'south office, located in Skyhold, will tell the Inquisitor that Cullen has gone to speak with Cassandra. If the Inquisitor completes Sera's "prank" (her unmarked quest) before speaking to the amanuensis, the amanuensis can no longer exist interacted with, and thus Cullen will no longer exist available to converse with at his desk, making any further interactions impossible and any additional quest-lines inaccessible.
• xbox360 After deciding to destroy Samson'south armor, if you have not already recruited Dagna as an arcanist, Cullen will say that you must get an arcanist. However, if you speak with him once more before doing then, he will tell you to speak with Dagna, despite the fact that she has non been recruited and is not notwithstanding at Skyhold.
• Raiding the Quarries before bringing the smuggler letters to Cullen may result in a bug, whereby the war tabular array operation Finding Samson'due south Weakness or Investigate Sahrnia Quarry will ever marked equally "busy", and thus the quest cannot advanced or completed.
  • Acquiring and completing the war tabular array operation the Arcanist and the Fade will resolve the same issue for the operation Finding Samson'southward Weakness.

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