Black Emporium

The Black Emporium is a secret shop in Kirkwall, specializing in unique items. 
It appears only if you have The Black Emporium DLC for Dragon Age II or the DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition. It can only be accessed after completing The Black Emporium war table operation. The player must complete the Scout the Hinterlands operation first.
== Background ==
The Black Emporium is a shop owned by Xenon the Antiquarian, an eccentric and immortal character. Xenon once made a deal with a witch for eternal life but forgot to ask for eternal youth. This caused his body to decay. He has been alive for at least 300 years and has acquired many artifacts. The entrance to his emporium is only given to those he deems worthy.
== Characters ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
* Xenon the Antiquarian – the immortal owner and merchant.
* Emporium Golem – a stone golem that provides security.The Emporium Golem was formerly known as Thaddeus Gigantus Crumbum the Third
* Urchin Child – Xenon's mute orphan assistant.
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
* Xenon the Antiquarian
* Chauncey – the miniature bear.
* Urchin Child – unseen but called for.
== Stores ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
* Emporium's Crafting Materials
* Emporium's Relics and Antiques
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
* Emporium's Crafting Materials
* Emporium's Weapons and Accessories
* Emporium's Schematics
* Emporium's Schematics of Legend
== Notable items ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
Inside the "Discarded Weapons and Armor" chest:
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== Codex entries ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
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== Special objects ==
* The Mirror of Transformation - customizes Hawke's portrait and the Inquisitor's appearance.
== Notes ==
=== Dragon Age II ===
* The emporium's stores are restocked with better items as the game progresses. 
* The recipes of The Black Emporium are unique and can be bought only here.
* Crafting resources missed in previous acts will show up here and count toward the available resources for crafting and also toward the Supplier achievement.
* Unlike the other stores in the game, The Black Emporium is always open and can be accessed at any time, including post-game.
=== Dragon Age: Inquisition ===
* The crafting material store is restocked with higher tier materials as the Inquisitor levels up. The Emporium's Schematics store also gets stocked with higher tier schematics as the Inquisitor levels up. All other stores carry the exact same stock, regardless of the Inquisitor's level.
* When the Inquisitor travels to the Emporium, despite being required to select a party beforehand, they will arrive alone. Likewise, when traveling from the Emporium to another location, the player will always be required to select a party even when traveling to locations such as Skyhold whereby companions are disabled.
=== Heroes of Dragon Age ===
* The Emporium's golem, Thaddeus Gigantus Crumbum the Third, is a character in Heroes of Dragon Age.
== Trivia ==
* Brother Ferdinand Genitivi is a customer of The Black Emporium.Codex entry: The Pickled Apples of Arlathan and Codex entry: Chest of Unanswered Invitations
* Dragon Age II: The Complete Official Guide mentions that items can be sold at The Black Emporium for 125% of their value, but instead items are sold at normal price and items purchased from the emporium are 125% of their value.
* Xenon makes a reference to Professor Dumbledore from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series when you first access the Emporium's Relics and Antiques. Xenon mentions that "you can never have enough socks," as did Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
* The red box situated in the top right part of the map screams when it is passed by.
* When interacting with the nude statue, Xenon says, "Please don't fondle Andraste."
* Stepping over to where the Nude Statue of Andraste is located will cause Xenon to cry out as if in pain, likely due to the priceless item being knocked over.
* By 9:41 Xenon had acquired a specially miniaturized bear named Chauncey from a Magister.
* In Anthem, The Black Emporium is mentioned as having been the name of the bar in Fort Tarsis, with Xenon as the owner before he dies by being struck by lightning. 
* An unknown monster resides under the floorboards of the Black Emporium. Some of the unwanted visitors become its fodder. 
* One of Josephine's ancestors visited the Black Emporium in the Blessed Age. Xenon had sold her "a candle mounted within the severed hand of a first acolyte of Razikale". 
== Gallery ==
XenonTheAntiquarian.png|The proprietor, Xenon the Antiquarian
Stone golem - The Black_Emporium.png|Emporium Golem
Emporium Crafting Materials.PNG|Emporium's Crafting Materials
Emporium's Relics and Antiques.png|Emporium's Relics and Antiques
Mirror of Transformation.png|Mirror of Transformation
Discarded weapons and armor black emporium.png|Chest of discarded weapons and armor
Black-emporium bg-desktop.jpg|The Black Emporium in 9:41 Dragon
Chauncey-the-Miniature-Bear.png|Chauncey the miniature bear 
== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Dragon Age II locations
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition locations
Category:Dragon Age II stores
Category:The Black Emporium
Category:Kirkwall locations
Category:Free Marches
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