Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Arlathan Forest Owl Statue Puzzle Solution

Dragon Age: Veilguard, the latest release from Bioware, is a more linear RPG set in the high fantasy world of Thedas. Veilguard comes complete with everything fans expect from one Dragon Age gameplay: a strong cast of characters, well-written and richly realized companions, quests, and more than a small handful of puzzles to spice up the game. While some puzzles come with easy-to-understand clues, others are presented as they are for the player to ponder at their convenience.

Players may encounter a puzzle early in the game, during the very first expedition to the Arlathan Forest region. After leaving the Veil Jumper camp, players can encounter an owl statue with a glowing glyph, along with an inscription. How to solve the owl statue puzzle.

Find the first owl statue in Arlathan Forest

The owl statue is located in the first wide area on the Arlathan forest map, shortly after leaving the Veil Jumper camp. There is a boat in this area along with some blocked roads, depending on which stage of the game the owl statue is encountered. Interact with the owl statue to reveal its inscription, which tells a secret. Fortunately, the inscription also provides the answer to the riddle.

Interact with the Owl Statue again

To solve the first part of the puzzle, simply interact with the owl statue one more time. Rook will then decide that since the forest is already pretty weird, trying to imitate an owl's cry is a valid thing to do. This works, and solves the first part of the owl quest, by allowing Rook to interact with the owl statues. But there are more owl statues hidden in Arlathan Forest.

Find more owl statues in Arlathan Forest

There are more owl statues scattered throughout the Arlathan Forest zone, and all of them can be interacted with in the same way as the first.

There are also
owl statues in Tona
which look a bit different, and Rook will comment on these as well, but they don't seem to be part of this quest/puzzle in the same way as the owl statues in Arlathan Forest. Despite appearing in some fade locations there are
no specific interactions with these statues
.

Subsequent owl statues in Arlathan Forest will be booby-caughtdropping rocks or other hazards such as enemies. Once processed, there will be a treasure or a note left. The notes describe an explorer's attempt to catalog and understand the owl statues.

All Arlathan Forest Owl Statue locations in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• The ruins reach – near the Dalska boat
• Riverside ruins – at the water's edge near Evanuri's altar
• Ancient aqueduct – against a wall near the express beacon and a chest
• Ancient Aqueduct 2 – in a tower accessible via only two paths, near a chest
• Nameless Building – near Beacon

Arlathan Forest Owl Statue Puzzle Rewards

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a proper reward for completing this puzzle. The rewards are smaller rewards from each of the statues, along with the messages that some leave. Finding more statues doesn't seem to reward a Codex entry or anything like that. While it is possible that there is something in the Fade that relates to these owls, no such event has been discovered. This guide will be updated if more information emerges. Definitely not the most rewarding puzzle in Arlathan Forest.