Way of the Tempest

Way of the Tempest is a side quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition. It is one of three potential quests that a rogue Inquisitor can complete to obtain a class specific specialization.
== Acquisition ==
This quest becomes available after the Inquisitor completes the main quest From the Ashes and relocates to Skyhold. The war table operation, Specializations for the Inquisitor, will appear after leaving Skyhold for the first time and returning. Completing the operation unlocks there specialization quests.
There are three potential trainers, one for each specialization, that will arrive at Skyhold to teach a rogue Inquisitor their specialization. Conversing with Kihm, the Tempest trainer, will initiate the quest. 
== Walkthrough ==
The Inquisitor will need to craft the item: "Bottle of Smoke" via the requisition recipe received.
Gather the following materials:
: Writing on Tempest methods 
: (3)
: (3)
Writing on Tempest methods can be obtained from a table located in Sera's room on the second floor of the Herald's Rest tavern or Willvan in Val Royeaux; reading it unlocks Codex entry: Way of the Tempest.
Essence Containment Apparatuses are dropped by demons on the Storm Coast:
* Starting at the Storms Solitude Inquisition Camp, travel south on the trail. Where the trail splits, travel up the mountain, through a tunnel formed by a boulder over the path, then continue along the path to the left to encounter the demon.
* East of the Small Grove Inquisition Camp, the demon is seen near the Apostate's Landing astrarium and the Stone Tree landmark.
* From the Small Grove Inquisition Camp travel south to rocky hill located just to reaching the mouth of the Long River. A pride demon named Charged Pride can be confronted at the top of hill. 
The apparatuses are also sold by Gertrude in the Emerald Graves if the Short List Inquisition perk has been acquired.
Additionally apparatuses can be looted from the red templar generals in the Sahrnia Quarry in Emprise du Lion.
Spirit Essences can be dropped by any terror demon or shade. They can also be looted from the sarcophagus in the first chamber of the Solasan temple during the Forbidden Oasis' side quest the Spirit Calmed. Three spirit essences are also a possible reward from the war table operation Deploy Rhys and Evangeline.
Craft the bottle at any requisition table and return to Kihm to complete the quest and learn the Tempest specialization.
== Rewards ==
Choosing the specialization yields:
* 512 XP
* Influence 200
* Power 2
== Notes ==
* All three specialization quests can be active at the same time and their appropriate items crafted; however, only one specialization can be chosen.
* Completing the quest will unlock the war table operation Smash once the Inquisitor reaches Influence level 8.
== Trivia ==
* In the game files, Bottle of Smoke recipe is called, "BottleSmokeLavaLamp".
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition side quests