This is a complete walkthrough for side quest, Loyal Friends, of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. See this guide for quest information, objectives, and major decisions!

Loyal Friends Overview

Loyal Friends Objectives

Quest Objectives
Follow Taynore and Gus Destroy the Blight Boils Defeat the Darkspawn Bring the Nug Home

Follow Taynore and Gus

Follow the quest marker towards the indicated destination. This will lead to the Shoreside Courtyard, where the search for Taynore and Gus will begin.

Destroy the Blight Boils

Blight Boil	Location
1	Destroy the first Blight Boil in Shoreside Courtyard
2	Go behind the golden structure with the two hands that are holding up the bridge. Climb up the ledges to find the second Blight Boil on the other side of the bridge.
3	Destroying the second boil will reveal the location of the third boil. From the ledge where the second Blight Boil was destroyed, simply face south of the map and the Blight Boil can be seen hanging from a wall.
4	Destroying the third boil will open a path to the fourth. Drop down from the ledge and just follow the path, it will lead directly to the fourth blight boil.

In order to progress, the Blight Boils must be destroyed in a specific order to proceed to different areas. Destroy all four Blight Boils to open up the final area where the boss can be fought.

Defeat the Darkspawn

This boss will perform several attacks on the ground, marked with a red indicator. Characters who step on the affected area will be knocked back.

Just avoid the areas while hitting it with ranged attacks and the Darkspawn will go down relatively quickly.

Bring the Nug Home

After defeating the darkspawn, head west behind the rocks in the boss area, where a nug can be found hiding in the red bushes.

After the short dialogue, simply return to the Veil Jumper camp and return the nug to it's home to complete the quest.

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