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To open the Grey Warden Vault—called The Warden Vault in-game—find its entrance beneath Warden Castle in the Rivain Coast, then release three seals: light the torches left to right, follow the ghost between four skeletons, and lead a wisp to a blocked skeleton. Return to the vault after activating all three seals to claim its reward.
Find the Warden Vault entrance
- Travel to Warden Castle in the Rivain Coast and enter its main hall.
- Take the stairs on the right side of the entrance and melt the Blistering Drakestone blocking the way. Use Taash or the Lyrium Dagger.
- Read the “Journal of a thief” beside the revealed entrance. It points to three seals around the castle.
The quest markers identify approximate puzzle areas, but you will need to solve each mechanism to release its seal. PC Gamer’s walkthrough provides the puzzle route and solutions.
First seal: light the three torches
- Leave the vault and head toward the main hall entrance. Turn left through the small archways, then use Taash or the Lyrium Dagger on the Gaatlok Barrel beside the wall.
- Continue left toward the wagon and wooden debris. Break the boxes and other wooden clutter to uncover three torches.
- Face the torches and light them in this order: left, middle, right.
- Go up the stairs to the elevated stone walkway. Reach the platform above the main hall entrance, kick down the ladder to make a shortcut, and pull the lever to open the door.
- Enter the seal room and pull the lever beneath the first seal.
Second seal: follow the ghost between skeletons
- At the far end of the main hall, enter the narrow corridor and investigate the green-lit skeleton. This summons a ghost.
- Follow the ghost by investigating three more sets of remains. The reported route goes to remains near the torch area, up the stairs and through an archway; then to remains near the wall breached earlier; and finally to remains at the far end of the main hall on the right.
- After the ghost reaches the wall near the first skeleton’s corridor, approach it to open a hidden door. Pull the lever beneath the second seal.
The ghost can travel through walls, so use the skeleton locations to track its route rather than waiting for it to appear in an ordinary corridor. Gameranx’s guide also describes the sequence.
Third seal: bring the wisp to the skeleton
- Follow the third map marker toward the Castle Bailey. Just before going outside, turn right into the room with Blistering Drakestone and melt it with Taash or the Lyrium Dagger.
- Follow the opened passage to the skeleton and lever behind a wall. Rook’s comment that a wisp is needed signals the next step.
- In the courtyard, find the ruined building with a Gaatlok Barrel on its roof. Ignite the barrel to drop a ladder, climb up, and approach the wisp.
- Lead the wisp back to the blocked skeleton and lever. The reanimated skeleton opens the room containing the third seal; activate it.
Return to the vault for its reward
Once all three seals are released, return to the vault and open it. PC Gamer and Gameranx both identify Crookytail’s Crest as the named unique reward. Gameranx describes it as an accessory that, while Flaming Weapon is active, lets charged attacks deal area Fire damage by consuming the effect. That reported effect is most relevant to builds that use Flaming Weapon and charged attacks; the guides do not establish a controlled build comparison.
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