Lower Ruins

The Lower Ruins are the lower section of the Brecilian Ruins, situated in the Brecilian Forest. Many ancient elven tombs lie within these catacombs. On the World map the location is labeled The Elven Tombs; however, as soon as the Warden enters the area the local map is renamed the Lower Ruins.
== Quests ==
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=== Elven burial chamber === 
The northeastern room of the chamber is locked and can only be accessed by performing the ancient elven ritual; see The Elven Ritual questline for details.
== Hostile creatures ==
:Spiders
:* Poisonous spider (Normal)
== Enemies ==
:Demons
:* Shade (Lieutenant) - conjured if the ritual is performed incorrectly.
:Undead
:* Skeletons (Critter or Normal)
:* Devouring skeleton (Critter or Normal)
:* Fanged skeleton (Critter or Normal)
:* Shambling skeleton (Critter or Normal)
:* Skeleton archer (Critter or Normal) - some will be armed with elemental arrows.
:* Arcane horror (Boss)
:* Revenant (Boss) - encountered if summoned with a Glass Phylactery.
=== Burial Chamber ===
:Demons
:* Shade (Lieutenant) - will appear as a ghostly human.
:* Greater shade (Lieutenant)
:Undead
:* Skeleton archer (Normal)
== Notable items ==
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== Containers ==
* - contains an Adventurer's Journal.
* (Elven, Normal)
* (Generic, Critter)
* (Generic, Critter)
* (Generic, Critter)
* (Elven, Normal) - locked.
* (Ferelden, Normal) - locked.
* (Elven, Normal) - locked.
* (Generic, Normal)
* (Elven, Normal)
* (Ferelden, Normal)
* (Ferelden, Normal)
* (Darkspawn, Critter)
* (Special) - Tablet & .
=== Burial chamber ===
* (Tevinter, Normal)
* (Tevinter, Normal)
* (Tevinter, Normal)
* (Elven, Normal)
* (Special) - Juggernaut Plate Armor.
=== Trap room ===
* (Elven, Normal) - locked.
* (Ferelden, Normal)
* (Special) - contains a journal for the Unbound questline.
=== Western chambers ===
* (Special) - & Ancient Elven Armor.
* (Tevinter, Critter)
* (Elven, Elite) - locked (50 XP).
* (Circle, Elite) - locked (60 XP).
* (Tevinter, Critter)
* (Special) - Diamond.
* (Generic, Normal)
== Special objects ==
* An altar used for the elven ritual.
* - contains one of the essences of a Black Vial revenant.
* A fountain with an earthen jug in it.
* A phylactery and a nearby broken stone altar used in unlocking the Arcane Warrior specialization.
* Pressure Plate (17) - 40 XP granted per plate detected and disarmed.
== Codex entries ==
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== Notes ==
* To open all locked chests in the Lower Ruins a lockpicking score of 60 is required.
* The previous details that the Shade is an elven mother looking for her elven child is speculation. The Shade is in fact a human in ghost form, either by error of the developers or by design. However, the ghostly figure when the Warden first enters the Lower Ruins is an elf.
== See also ==
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== Gallery ==
Lower Ruins II.png|Main hall
Lower Ruins III.png|Trap room
Lower Ruins - phylactery room.png|Phylactery room
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Category:Dragon Age: Origins locations
Category:Underground
Category:Ferelden
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