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Dragon Age: The Veilguard

A Murder of Crows Quest Guide

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard A Murder of Crows Quest Guide

This is a complete walkthrough for Lucanis's companion quest, A Murder of Crows, in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. See this guide for quest information, objectives, and major decisions!

A Murder of Crows Overview

A Murder of Crows
Location Treviso
Rewards ・+100 Antivan Crows Strength
・Increased Bond with Lucanis and other companion
Description
Illario has invited the Crow leaders to Casa Dellamorte. Lucanis, believing Caterina still alive, has decided to crash the party and set the First Talon free.

Complete For The Love of Treviso to access this quest area.

For The Love of Treviso Quest Guide

A Murder of Crows Objectives

Rescue Caterina

Find A Way Into The Villa

Murder of Crows - Reach The Villa
You have to teleport from and back to Treviso, after completing 'For The Love of Treviso', to take the gondola to the Dellamorte Estate.

Once there, Lucanis tells you about a secret entrance into the villa. Simply follow the quest marker and go through this large gap in the wall.

Search for Caterina

Murder of Crows - Search for Caterina
Continue along the path from the gap and it'll eventually lead you to the villa, where you enter through the basement. While you'll eventually be guided by a marker, the villa itself will have a lot of winding corridors and hidden rooms, so explore fully as there are a lot of mementos you can collect here.

When you reach the door on the image above, interacting with it leads to a quick cutscene that shows you Caterina is alive. Just pick the answer that suggests you all hurry and proceed.

Confront Illario

Murder of Crows - Defeat Illario
The next step is to face Illario. The location isn't far from where you just saved Caterina, so move through the window until you reach the courtyard, then head into the large building with lights.

How to Beat Illario

Illario shares the same moveset as the Venatori Assassins, so he is pretty nimble. Though he has no Barrier or Armor, there are plenty of Venatori Mages that will help him, which can be annoying if you completely ignore them. Take them out first, then focus on Illario.

He can interrupt your normal attacks, so it's recommended that you burst him down off of a succesful parry or dodge.

Choose Illario's Fate

Murder of Crows - Choose Illario
This is the last in Lucanis's questline, and choosing what happens to Illario grants you his Hero of The Veilguard status, as well as the associated skill and armor.

However, you only get the option to choose if you saved Treviso.

Forgive or Imprison Illario Choice

Speak to Lucanis

Murder of Crows - Speak to Lucanis
Grab the chest and speak to Lucanis after beating Illario and letting the quick cutscene after finish. During the dialogue, Lucanis gets promoted to First Talon, making him the new faction head of the Antivan Crows.

Comment on Lucanis's New Position

Murder of Crows - Comment on Lucanis
The quest ends with all of you returning to The Lighthouse. By now, it's no longer surprising to know that Lucanis uses coffee to wind down. Comment on his new promotion. Don't worry, no answer affects his approval here.

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