A Glowing Key

A Glowing Key is a side quest in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

A mage was carrying a strange, glowing key. Maybe it opens the door to the cabin in Apostate's Landing.

Acquisition[]

Find the cabin located in the region known as Apostate's Landing near the northern most two objective points of the side quest Wardens of the Coast. The area is centrally located between three points, northeast of Small Grove Inquisition Camp, southeast of the Morrin's Step landmark and northwest of the Stone Tree landmark. Once inside the cabin, interact with the locked door.

Note: The door can not be unlocked at this time.

From this point, the holder of the key known as "Rebel Mage" can spawn in various locations around the Storm Coast, including right in Apostate's Landing. Rebel Mage is encountered randomly wandering about the Coast and will attack the Inquisitor on sight. Be cautious as this is a boss creature and possesses strong fire resistance and fire spells. Kill the mage and loot the Glowing Key to begin the logged quest A Glowing Key.

Note: Rebel Mage will not spawn until the cabin is discovered and the locked door within has been interacted with. Interacting with the locked door prior to obtaining the key will NOT initiate this quest. The quest is only obtained after the key has been looted.

Walkthrough[]

Mighty offense potion recipe location — Cabin location

Go to the locked door in the cabin and try to open it. Rebel Mage will then spawn randomly throughout the Coast. Next track down and defeat Rebel Mage to obtain the Glowing Key. The cabin's location will now be marked on the quest map after looting the key. Return to the cabin and open the locked door to complete the quest.

A codex entry can be found on the table just inside and two chests can be opened in the basement; one contains the Mighty Offense Tonic Recipe and the other contains random loot.

Rewards[]

Influence 40
44 XP (obtained from the codex entry)
Mighty Offense Tonic Recipe (looted from a chest)

Codex entries[]

Codex entry: Notes Found in a Mage's Hut

Notes[]

One of Rebel Mage's spawn points is slightly southeast of the cabin on the path leading up the hill. If he is not there, walk back to the cabin, quicksave, and reload the game. Repeat as needed until he spawns at this location.
If locating Rebel Mage proves difficult, mount any horse inside the cabin and dismount by the locked door. If done correctly the player can dismount on the other side allowing access to the items without ever obtaining the key.

Companion quotes[]

Upon entering the basement located beneath the locked room, one of the active party members may remark on the ghastly scene.

A glowing key shrine — The shrine in the basement

Cassandra: "This place makes my skin crawl."
Solas: "This place is unpleasant."
Vivienne: "This place is horrid..."
Sera: "Creepy here, yeah?"
Iron Bull: "This place is creepy."
Cole: "I don't like it here."
Blackwall: "I wouldn't linger here."
Varric: "This place is creepy."
Dorian: "Right. Adventure. All part of the package."