Parson's Battered Notebook (quest)

Parson's Battered Notebook is an unmarked side quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition in the form of a treasure hunt. 
== Acquisition ==
Obtained by finding the Codex entry: Parson's Battered Notebook in Peacewood next to a corpse found on a hill (where the river meets the Veridium Mine at the southeast end of the river). 
== Walkthrough ==
The codex itself outlines the steps required in order to complete the treasure hunt. The walkthrough outlines each step for each clue.
1. The first clue is marked at the top of Parson's Notebook and points to #12 in the subsequent list: "Beyond Andraste's Mercy, a hundred steps to revelation."
2. Andraste's Mercy is a landmark in the Emerald Graves northwest of the codex, marked with an "X". The next clue is found by searching west of the "X", between the segment of outer wall of Villa Maurel and a large tree. (Look northwest from the villa's corner as indicated on the map.)
Another way to locate it is to follow the path near the Andraste's Mercy landmark to the north then northwest. There, you will pass a segment of fencing alongside the path with two, small statues on either end of it. From the end of this fencing, as you were traveling, the clue is located at the base of the first tree on the left.
This will give you the second clue which points to #3 on the list: "Arching above outstretched wings. Even stone can rise."
3. Follow the road from Andraste's Mercy landmark northwest towards The Lion's Pavilion. You will come to a place where the road passes through a gap in the rocks with a statue of an owl to the right of the entrance. This is northwest of the Silver Falls landmark on the map.Climb up these overhanging rocks to reveal a search that will give you the next clue, pointing to #9 on the list: "Dragonslayers, four at the northwest, two from the northeast, three from the southeast."
4. This is a reference to the statue inside the Lion's Pavilion. Keep on the road until you reach the structure.At this point, the clue can be misleading. Where it says "northwest", it isn't referring to the compass direction on the map. Instead, face the statue inside the pavilion and use the back wall as "north".Then, light the torches in accordance with the codex—northwest torch four times, northeast torch twice and southeast torch three times. If done correctly all four torches and the central brazier will light up revealing the next clue which is #20 on the list: "At the first breath of sighs."
5. Head directly north from the Pavilion to an area called Rush of Sighs to the river. Follow the river northwest to a waterfall.If you are following only the final three steps, note that there are two approachable waterfalls on the river in the Graves. The one in question is not Silver Falls (marked by a Silver Falls landmark nearby) but the waterfall north of the Gracevine Inquisition Camp or in the same direction as the quest marker recognized during the side quest A Lover's Promise if it has been obtained (but not completed). The two rifts for Rifts at the Reach are also on either side of the location on the map.A search here will reveal that the last clue is #14: "An upward pointing finger, there your heart lies."
6. Head east from the waterfall to Southfinger Tower and search on the southwest side (the tower is located west from Din'an Hanin when viewed from the world map.) You don't need to (and cannot) access the tower itself; the search area is on the ground below. Be wary of the giants in the area as they can be pulled into the fight that's about to happen. Once you loot the Misshapen Child's Doll, two lesser shades and one elite despair demon called "Treasure" (maximum level 19) will appear.
== Rewards ==
* Killing Treasure yields normal XP and a chance to drop Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 Frost Essence. 
== Notes ==
* Unlike most codices, picking up the notebook does not grant any XP.
* The Misshapen Child's Doll is not a lootable item and will not appear in the inventory.
== Codex entries ==
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Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition side quests
Category:Emerald Graves side quests
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