Fen’Harel Altars are those wolf statue puzzles you might have seen in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Though fully optional, it’s worth tracking down as many Fen’Harel Altars as you can: You’ll get an extra skill point for every statue you find.
Thing is, each Fen’Harel Altar requires you to solve a little puzzle before getting its reward. Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard guide will show you where to find all Fen’Harel Altars and how to solve each of them.
All Fen’Harel Altars in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
As you walk around areas in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a wolf sign might appear below your minimap, indicating that a Fen’harel statue is close by. Interacting with a Fen’Harel Altar in Dragon Age: The Veilguard starts a miniature treasure hunt.
The Fen’harel statue rotates, pointing to the direction where you are going to find the real prize: a wolf statuette that rewards you one skill point — helpful no matter what class or specialization you’re playing. Although the Fen’Harel Altar points toward the direction where you will find the statue, the ultimate location is not indicated on your map. You must take the direction as a reference and scrutinize every possible corner to get your extra skill point.
After you activate the altar, if you get near the location it’s pointing to, you will be able to hear a wolf howling. There is always a spectral wolf at the solutions, which functions as a visual cue of where to go.
There are 15 Fen’Harel Altars in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, strewn across six regions:
- Five statues in the Crossroads
- Two statues in the Rivain Coast
- Two statues in Dock Town
- One statue in Treviso
- Two statues in the Hossberg Wetlands
- Three statues in Arlathan Forest
Below, we go into detail of all Fen’Harel Altar locations, showing you exactly where each altar is located and where it ultimately points. We’ve included images and map screenshots of both the Fen’Harel Altar and the location it’s directing you toward. You can use the table of contents below to navigate to a specific altar.
Crossroads Fen’Harel Altar #1
Right after you defeat the first champion during the “Into the Crossroads” quest, follow the path north. Activate the Fen’Harel Altar and it will turn northeast. Just walk a little bit ahead to find the spectral wolf.
Crossroads Fen’Harel Altar #2
Go south from the path indicated by the “A Warden’s Best Friend” mission to find this Fen’Harel Altar. To find the solution, go through the entryway on the north, which will take you to a memory and start the “Start the Disrupt and Conquer” quest. Complete it to reach the location where the statue is.
Crossroads Fen’Harel Altar #3
By using the stairs behind where you find the first Fen’harel Altar, keep going east until you find the next one. It will point west when activated. You find the statue on the first floor of a building with a zipline, beside a statue.
Crossroads Fen’Harel Altar #4
This Fen’Harel Altar is located on the north side of Elvhenan’s Haven. When you get to the location, use a ladder to reach it. To open the path to this area, you need the essence of the champion you find at the Tainted Woods area in Arlathan Forest. This time, you need to solve a quick puzzle involving some statues to make some bridges appear and make the path to the northern area where you will find the statuette.
Crossroads Fen’Harel Altar #5
To access the area where this altar is located, you need to use the essence of the champion you fight in Dock City to open the Gate of Lost Ages. Be prepared to fight some enemies and break a few crystals. Once activated, the statue will guide you toward the Northeast. Climb the ladder to the right of the altar and platform your way to the other side where the statuette is.
Rivain Coast Fen’Harel Altar #1
The sign for this Fen’Harel Altar pops a little bit after you start exploring the area. You can find it in the upper part of a building close to where you enter Rivain. You need to recruit Taash first, so you can use her companion ability to blow up the wall. Once activated, the statue turns southwest. You find the spirit on the beach, below the building.
Rivain Coast Fen’Harel Altar #2
This Fen’Harel Altar is located at the top of a mount in the Clifftop area. It will point north when you activate it. By using the waterfalls in this direction as a reference, you can find where the statuette is.
Dock Town Fen’Harel Altar #1
The Fen’Harel Altar is located in the Andraste’s Watch area of the city. You can access this part of the map by starting the “In Memoriam” quest. The altar turns east when you activate it. Use the ramp that appeared right in front of the altar to access the bottom area where the statue is.
Dock Town Fen’Harel Altar #2
This specific altar is behind a door in The Seclusion area in the south part of Dock Town. By activating it, you’ll see the altar slightly moving toward the northeast. Now, use the key at the top of the stairs behind the altar to activate the mechanism near the door you entered and follow the bridge to find your prize.
Treviso Fen’Harel Altar
There is only one Fen’Harel Altar in Treviso, and you can find it east of the Crossroads Eluvian, in an area called Heart and Central. Upon activating it, the altar points to the north. Head forward and turn left once you find a small opening and you will see a giant ghost wolf trying to hide behind some boxes.
Hossberg Wetlands Fen’Harel Altar #1
On the east side of the Flooded Farmlands area, you’ll find the Hossberg Wetlands’ first Fen’Harel Altar. It will point toward the west when you activate it. Walk toward the other side of the area to find the spectral wolf above a shack.
Hossberg Wetlands Fen’Harel Altar #2
To find the next statue, you need to go Southwest of Hossbberg Wetlands to an area called Lost Village. After cleaning the path from blight, you can activate the altar, which will turn toward the South. Destroy the blight blocking your way to the left, jump to the other side and enter the next room to locate the spectral wolf.
Arlathan Forest Fen’Harel Altar #1
Located in the Mystical Tower area in Arlathan Forest, finding the solution for this Fen’Harel Altar requires some puzzle-solving. This time, the wolf altar will send you toward the northeast. Luckily, you won’t have to go too far from where you are. Go back to the platforms you used to get to the altar and come down to find the statuette.
Arlathan Forest Fen’Harel Altar #2
The second statue is hidden behind a wall in the Tainted Woods area. Hit the red barrels above the building to break the wall and access the statue. It will point toward the south when you activate it. To find the statuette, get out of the room and walk a bit south to see the spectral wolf.
Artlathan Forest Fen’Harel Altar #3
You find this statue during the region quest “Loyal Friends,” which becomes available in Arlathan Forest after “The Siege of Weisshaupt” story mission. By activating the altar, you will see the statue rotate and point toward the northwest. Move to the next area to find the spectral wolf at the upper part of the ruins.
For more Dragon Age: The Veilguard guides, see our Warden Vault and Lighthouse statues puzzle solution walkthroughs. Also see our explainers on valuables, how to romance party members and how to change appearance, and a list of all apply and detonate combos.
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