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While you can just tell her it is time to head out, there are some chat options with her, so go ahead and do them
now!
Merrill will direct you to Ilen if you need supplies, and she will admit that while she knows a little about the artifacts,
she does not know as much as the Keeper - and then reminds you that artifacts are not why you are being sent back
to the cave.
If you have all that you need from Ilen and you have exhausted the chat options with her, it is time to head out - so
let us do that.
Back to the Cave
After the loading screen you find yourself back on the path near the cave with Merrill. This time you are not facing
wolves, you face some darkspawn! After the fight you pass the bodies of the wolves you fought a few days ago and
then discover a camp site that was not there last time you were here, and after a brief conversation another group of
darkspawn attack. After that it is a clear run to the cave, and after you enter it, it is no different than the last time.
In the first chamber there is a brief CS in which Merrill confirms your earlier speculation about the nature of the
cave, and then you proceed along the right hallway again, this time to fight more darkspawn in place of the spiders.
A second larger group is encountered near the statue, including a Genlock Emissary who is probably the strongest
enemy you have faced so far.
I ended up killing the first two without having to heal, but the Emissary took down Merrill and nearly killed me! I
used all but one of my poultices defeating it.
The Mirror Chamber
As you approach the mirror chamber you encounter Duncan, who is standing in front of the mirror apparently
studying it. He expresses his surprise that you managed so quick a recovery,
As you talk with Duncan you learn the origins of the mirror, and the reason that you became so ill. According to
Duncan you have to destroy the mirror - and he does that - and then you must leave so that he can consult with the
Keeper to devise a cure for you. Tamlen is beyond help according to Duncan, and though you do not want to
believe that - you don't want to right? - he explains that the body would have been taken by the darkspawn, and
urges you to leave the matter at that.
Duncan may be sure, but you are still convinced that you owe it to your friend to at least look. The Grey Warden
departs, and you and Merrill are once again on your own.
Behind the broken mirror on the left is a sarcophagus with a pair of Heavy Chainmail Gloves and a Dalish Leather
belt that you can loot. The belt gives you a stamina regeneration bonus in combat, so it is worth equipping, but the
gloves may not be - it is a decision you have to make. On the one hand the gloves have better armor protection, but
the Dalish Gloves you are now wearing give you a 1 point Dexterity bonus, so you have to weigh the additional
half-point of armor protection against that.
There is a ramp leading up to a tunnel here, and you will pass a chest you cannot open as you enter the tunnel
mouth. There is another chest at the rear of this tunnel with a strange statue - and when you examine the statue all
of the bodies that we passed on the way in re-animate and attack you. Roh Noh's! It is the undead!
They actually do a fair bit of damage, but mostly because in addition to the warriors you are fighting as a group there
are three or four archers taking shots at you. Try to remember to heal Merrill so she does not get incap'd as fighting
the entire group solo will cost you most if not all of your potions.
On the way back out of the cave you will find more darkspawn in the center chamber, but there is no evidence of
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