In Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Mementos are special items scattered throughout Thedas and are used to empower the Caretaker’s Workshop in the Lighthouse.
This guide briefly explains Mementos, where they can be found, and what they can be used for.
Mementos
What are Mementos?
As mentioned, Mementos are special items found in every available zone of Thedas in Veilguard. Each zone has several Mementos that can be found in hidden locations or bought from Merchants.
Since Mementos in the game are static and have a fixed spawn location, many of them can be missed. This can occur by losing access to merchants or failing to pick up Mementos found in areas you can’t return tosuch as special companion quests. One such example is The Ossuary during the Sea of Blood quest!
In addition, every Memento you pick will introduce a brief Codex entry, offering some of its lore and adding to your overall Codex progression.
Memento – The OssuaryMementos Sold by Faction Merchants
Acquiring Mementos is the only way to upgrade the Workshop in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Every time you pick up or buy a Memento, the Caretaker’s power increases. Once the Caretaker reaches a certain Power Level threshold, you can go to the Lighthouse and interact with The Workshop to upgrade it!
The Caretaker’s Workshop – Shop Upgrades
Veilguard has a total of 182 Mementos for you to find! Missing some of them is not disastrous, even if The Workshop requires a large amount of Caretaker Power to be upgraded to Rank 10. You can upgrade The Workshop to Rank 10 even if you only discover about 3/4ths of them.
Where to Find Mementos?
Mementos are scattered throughout the game, including in the locations of special missions that can only be visited once. They are either hidden behind puzzles or boxes or directly bought from merchants.
Mementos can be bought from Merchants by accessing the Valuables & Collectibles tab. On the other hand, Mementos found in the world are trickier to spot. Some have a specific Blue Hue that radiates from them while others only show the Collectibles icon once you approach them.
Memento – Blue Hue + IconMemento – Icon Only
Due to this and the fact that the game does have some consequences for your actions, many Mementos can be missed.
If you don’t want to see the spoiler tab below: some of the merchants in the game will even become unavailable at one point, making a substantial number of Mementos inaccessible until later in the game.
After completing Davrin‘s quest and recruiting him to your party, you will be faced with Blight Dragons assaulting Minrathous and Antiva. You can only assist one city, with the other one falling to the blight. Not only will this choice affect one of your two companions tied to these cities, but it will render all of the merchants in the city you do not help inaccessible for the rest of the game. Xenon the Antiquarian (Black Emporium) will sell the Mementos (along with other items) from the Faction Merchant in exchange for Etheric Remnant, but you will need to visit him from the Dock Town later in the game.
Memento Locations
While we can’t offer a fully documented list of Mementos yet, we can give you a list of the areas & quests where they can be discovered.
Arlathan Forest
Treviso
The Ossuary
Dock Town
The Crossroads
Necropolis Halls
Rivain Coast
Deep Roads
Lyrium Cavern
Blackthorne Manor
Hossberg Wetlands
Weisshaupt
Hopefully, this guide will help you understand and locate Mementos better. Let us know in the comment section below if you discover any other specific location that hides more Mementos!
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