Dragon Age Origins Return to Ostagar walkthrough video guide

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This Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar walkthrough video guide will help you make your way through this second downloadable content expansion for Dragon Age: Origins on the PC and Xbox 360 (coming to PS3 soon).

“Your memories of the battle of Ostagar will haunt you for years to come. It laid waste to your order and claimed the lives of many great men and women, including the brash young King Cailan and your mentor, Duncan. Now, there are rumors that a fellow survivor of the battle has escaped from captivity and is seeking the Grey Wardens’ help. The time has come for the Grey Wardens to make their return to Ostagar and exact their revenge upon the Darkspawn.”

Players can discover the armor of the late King Cailan and the arms of the last Grey Warden Commander, Duncan, in the Return to Ostagar expansion. You’ll also have another opportunity to recruit Dog, can gain new items and can earn one new Achievement.

Dragon Age Origins Return to Ostagar Walkthrough Part 1

To start this DLC, you’ll visit a small new area where you must fight a survivor. He will give you a key to a treasure chest, which he claims contains important documents from the king himself. You’ll then go back to Ostagar where Darkspawn are still roaming. In addition you’ll visit the place where The Joining took place and will retrieve the chalice.

Dragon Age Origins Return to Ostagar Walkthrough Part 2

In part two, you’ll do some more fighting against Darkspawn, you’ll recover more pieces of King Cailin’s armor, and will also get his documents (which strangely seem to have no impact on gameplay including at the meeting).

Dragon Age Origins Return to Ostagar Walkthrough Part 3

In part three, you will find that the King’s body has been desecrated. You’ll then meet a Necromancer who is resurrecting Darkspawn. That leads to a chase where you’ll recover some more armor. You’ll eventually reach the tower.

Dragon Age Origins Return to Ostagar Walkthrough Part 4

In part four, you’ll make your way into the tower and continue chasing the Darkspawn Necromancer. Afterward you’ll head into the Darkspawn Tunnels.

Dragon Age Origins Return to Ostagar Walkthrough Part 5

This brings us to the end of the DLC in part five. You’ll face the boss and after killing him will get the King’s Helm, a Sword from the Ogre and Duncan’s Dagger. Note that you can kill the Yellow Necromancer immediately if you want, but in the video the Ogre is killed first. The Necromancer will keep re-animating the Ogre until the Necromancer is taken out. Once the Necromancer is dead then all the spirits and the Ogre will die permanently. For the end, you can either leave Callian as is, let the wolves devour him, or give him his farewell via the pyre. It’s also worth noting that, in the video, it is only by coincidence that the spirits die with the Ogre. This is due to Shale killing off the Necromancer in the background.

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