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InDragon Age: The Veilguard, solving certain puzzles unlocks special rewards that are otherwise missable. These challenges often involve gathering specific items and returning them to a particular location, and the purple torch is one of the puzzles that offer unique rewards when you complete it.
The purple torch puzzle requires you to collect scattered bones and bring them back to a designated spot. Completing this puzzle grants you a Wisp, which is essential for unlocking a secret door with chests inside; the door cannot be accessed unless you place the Wisp on its lock. This guide explains how to find all purple torches and solve the puzzle.
Purple Torch Location
Thepurple torch puzzleis located in thePath of Sighs areawithin Necropolis. To access this puzzle, you will first need torecruit Emmrich as a companion. Once that is done, and fast travel to the Necropolis is unlocked,head to the Crossroads Eluvianof this region and walk straight ahead.
You will soonarrive at a central hub areawith multiple doors along the sides and NPCs and a merchant at the center. From the entrance direction, take the door on the left. Continue straight, and you will come to a grand staircase descending into a room with alarge statue at its center. Head down the stairs and enter thenext room beyond the statue, where you will find an open coffin with two purple torches near it.
How To Solve The Purple Torch Puzzle
To solve the purple torch puzzle, you will need togather scattered bonesand return them tothe open coffin flanked by two purple torches. Upon interacting with the coffin, you will discover that a mischievous Wisp is scattering the bones, and the Mourn Watchers would appreciate your help in gathering them all.
Once theWisp exits the coffin, you will haveone minute and 45 seconds to collect the bonesand return them to the coffin. All the bones can be found in the room to the east of the coffin. Look for purple torches—each bone is located directly beneath one.
Thefirst purple torchis located directlybehind the coffin, and it is easy to spot as theWisp will guide youto it.
To find thesecond purple torch, return to the previous room before the coffin area and look to the left. Behind some metal bars, you will see a few wooden boxes with a purple torch behindthem. Break the boxes, approach the torch, and collect the second set of bones.
For thethird purple torch, head up the stairs in this room andturn right.You willreach a platformyou can jump onto, leading to asmall room. Inside, you will find the third purple torch, with the bones lying on a table.
Thefourth purple torchis located to theleft of the stairs. Jump down from the small room, look straight ahead, and you will see thetorch in a corner of the hallwaywith the fourth set of bones beneath it.
Tofind the fifth purple torch, continue further down the hallway from the fourth torch. You will see several pots blocking the way— break them toreveal the torchwith the fifth set of bones underneath. This spot is directly above where you found the second purple torch.
After gathering the fifth set of bones,do not exit the areathrough thedoor to the left, as it leads out of the room containing the purple torches. If you leave, allcollected bones will vanish, and thepuzzle will reset.
Aftercollecting all five bones, return to the coffin where you first encountered the Wisp.Place the bones back in the coffin, and the Wisp will now be yours to take.
With the Wisp following you,head back to the room with the four purpletorches. To your right, you will see a locked door through which you can spot chests and other treasures. Outside this door, you willfind a lock mechanism—bring the Wisp hereto interact with the lock, which willopen the doorfor you.
Rewards
Here are the rewards you will receive for completing the purple torch puzzle and unlocking the door:
