Dragon Age Veilguard: Emmrich quests Dragon Age Veilguard guide, walkthrough
Necromancer Emmrich will join your team in the second act of Dragon Age Veilguard. On this page of the guide you will find a detailed description of the passage of all missions related to this hero.
Last update: 15 November 2024
Emmrich is a member of the Mourn Watch from the Great Necropolis. He joins Rook's party in Dragon Age Veilguard to help stop the ancient elven gods. The necromancer has his storyline, spanning several quests. On this page of the guide you will find a detailed walkthrough of all of Emmrich's quests.
Walking the Graves
Emmrich's quest should become available to you shortly after you recruit him to your party. When visiting the Lighthouse, pay attention to whether an exclamation mark appears next to the necromancer's icon on the map. As soon as you spot it, talk to the mage. This will activate the Walking the Graves quest.
If you go too far with the the main storyline, some companions' quests may become unavailable later!
The quest marker will direct you to the Great Necropolis. Follow the marker and activate the task when you arrive at the location.
You will arrive at the Necropolis gardens. When talking to the mage, we recommend that you choose dialogue options that compliment Emmrich's views and those that treat the spirits inhabiting the area with respect. This will improve your relations with the necromancer.
In later conversations you will also be able to select options marked with a heart. Select them if you are interested in romancing Emmerich.
Apart from conversations, your task will be to follow the necromancers and light candles. You can do this by approaching the marked candles and pressing the action button.
At the end of the quest you will also learn Emmrich's special ability, which activates special bells. Hover the camera over the bell, then select the appropriate option from the top bar of the skill menu (TAB or RB/R1).
After another conversation, the quest will end.
House of the Dead
You will receive Emmrich's second quest during one of your conversations with the companion in the Lighthouse. Go to the location northwest of the Grand Necropolis.
Head towards the haunted mansion. Go inside, then follow the quest marker to the large room in the building's right wing.
As you explore the area, keep an eye out for the crypt in front of the mansion. Underground, you will find an optional boss at level 35. If your character is not developed enough, do not even try to start this fight.
Collect the key lying next to the door surrounded by runes. Use it to open the door in the corridor with books - to the left of the runic door.
At the end of the corridor you will find a bedroom where a demonic ritual took place. Defeat the ghosts that will appear in the room a moment later (ghosts are vulnerable to frost damage).
Wait for Emmrich to disenchant the ritual site, then go to the next locked door. It is located on the first floor, to the right of the entrance to the property (room with a large chandelier).
Follow the mission marker. Fight another group of undead enemies near the second ritual site.
You can now return to the rune-sealed door. They will lead you to a portal that will take you beyond the Veil.
To get through the closed gate, take the path that branches off to the right before the bridge. Use Emmrich's ability to calm the sprite on the ledge. Lead the sprite to the stone platform - this will open the gate.
In front of the stone stairs you will encounter a strong, fiery opponent (you had the opportunity to encounter a similar one in Bellara's quests).
After a short platforming sequence, you will meet Hezenkoss - a necromancer and former friend of Emmrich. After a long cut-scene, you will be attacked by a large group of enemies. We recommend that you first deal with the ranged enemies standing at the back.
After defeating the ghosts, your task will be to find two candles that will help you return to the real world:
- The first one is located on the right wall, near the abyss;
- The second one can be found on a platform at the end of the arena, on one of the columns.
Place the candles on stone pedestals. Emmrich will use them to create a passage through which you will leave the demonic dimension.
After returning, you will have to fight a boss - Rampant Ego.
- The boss is vulnerable to necrotic damage;
- Watch out for ranged attacks in the form of purple beams. These sometimes pass through pillars and other obstacles in the arena;
- Try to eliminate the minor demons summoned by the boss as quickly as possible;
- Move around a lot and look out for red circles informing you about an upcoming area attack.
After returning to the Lighthouse and speaking with Emmrich about his former companion, the quest will be completed.
Arrangements
A very short quest during which Emmrich will confide in you about his dream of becoming a lich. Follow the necromancer and collect four flowers when he asks you to, and you will quickly complete the quest.
The Sacrifice of Souls
The final quest in Emmrich's storyline. You must go to Blackthrone court once more to stop Johanna. You can enter the mansion via a ladder to the left of the main entrance.
Once you get into the manor, head to the balcony. Wait here for a moment and observe Manfred. You will overhear a conversation that will direct you to the library. There you have to get rid of the enemies and find a special book that lies on a small table in the staircase. Take the book to Manfred.
Go to the balcony once more - after a while you will find out where to go next. Follow Emmrich and after the cut-scene, continue along the linear path where the red tapestries are hanging. When you reach the room with many levers at the end, examine the wall next to the red tapestry to find a secret passage.
Manfred will open the way for you to the elevator leading to Hezenkoss's workshop. The path forward is linear and filled with undead. When you reach a dead end, Manfred will throw you a ladder so you can proceed further. Eventually, you will reach Hezenkoss's lighthouse. Wait until Emmrich tries to free the souls trapped within.
You will fight Hezenkoss. As to be expected from an old necromancer, Johanna has very little health. She spends little time in direct combat, however, sitting most of the fight on the shoulder of the bone golem. Attack her with everything you have when she appears until she runs away (watch out for the tornadoes she creates). Once Johanna is gone, avoid the rubble the golem drops and kill the regular undead until the necromancer reappears in the arena. Hezenkoss's defeat and Manfred's heroic sacrifice will complete the quest.
After the fight, you will have to make one final decision. Emmrich can honor Manfred's sacrifice and become a lich, or sacrifice his dream to bring Manfred back to life.
- Reviving Manfred will make Emmrich more powerful when you're low on health - he'll gain an ability and legendary armor that increase the low health threshold, massively increase party damage when low on health, and grant invulnerability to detonations when low on health.
- Transforming into a lich will make Emmrich more powerful overall - he will gain an ability and legendary armor that apply necrotic status with abilities, apply Quietus on detonations, and increase his damage over time.
After making your choice, you will need to wait a while for the final conversation to end the storyline. The companion will receive the Hero of the Veilguard status - obtaining it will make him better at the task you can assign him to during the penultimate story quest.