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If you’ve clocked your 70 or so hours inDragon Age: The Veilguard, don’t jump out of your seat just yet: There’s a post-credits scene with some extra lore teasing the future of the series. Or at least there is if you diligently picked up specific codex entries throughout the game. I’ll tell you how to see it for yourself, but even if you don’t want to jump back in to do that extra work, don’t worry. The scene’s turned up in plenty of videos online already as these things always do.
What is the secret ending to Dragon Age: The Veilguard?
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The secret ending to The Veilguard is about 50 seconds long. A mysterious voice says the following: “The storm, quelled. The sun, dimmed. The wolf, defanged. At last. We have balanced. Guided. Whispered. And soon, the poisoned fruit ripens. We come.”
The final symbol is one associated with a mysterious group called The Executors, which described itself as “powers across the sea” when it briefly contacted The Inquisition during a sidequest in that game. They told the Inquisition that “for the moment, we are not your enemy,” though it certainly seems like that’s about to change.
The implication is that the Executors have been pushing and shaping events in Thedas to their current state since Origins and that they’re now coming, from wherever across the sea they hail, to further exert their will in some way.
Regardless of my own reservations, we can probably expect that this scene is pointing towards the next Dragon Age game, whenever that happens. In the past I’d have predicted a DLC, but BioWare’s said a few times that it hasno DLC plans for The Veilguard. So it will probably be a while before we find out what this is all about. In typical Dragon Age fashion though, I’d bet on some new supplementary media that starts setting up The Executors more, whether it’s more comics, another animated series, or something else.
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How to unlock the post-credits scene in The Veilguard
Image1of6(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
Image1of6(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
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(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
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The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in Arlathan Forest is located on this island in the Forest Mire area.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
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The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in the Necropolis Halls is located in the boss chamber for the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest near the main Necropolis hub.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
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The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
The Mysterious Circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island behind the sealed door you’ll open at the end of the Heart of Corruption quest.(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)
To unlock the secret ending to The Veilguard, you need to find three “mysterious circle” codex entries hidden in different parts of the world:
The mysterious circle in the Necropolis Halls requires completing the Pinnacle of Its Kind quest that sends you around to defeat several demons in other areas of the world. It culminates in a dragon fight back in the necropolis and you’ll find the mysterious floating circle in one of the treasure hoard alcoves around the room.
The mysterious circle in The Crossroads is located on Beacon Island, the first area, but can only be accessed after finishing the Heart of Corruption quest. After cleansing all the champions around The Crossroads as pointed out in that quest, you’ll return to beacon island and activate a sealed door. This one also leads to a dragon fight. After you win, you’ll find the last Mysterious Circle on a little ruin attached to the area.
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