Dragon Age Inquisition

Dragon Age Inquisition

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Saddled Up

Saddled Up

Purchase or secure five different mounts of any kind.

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How to unlock the Saddled Up achievement in Dragon Age Inquisition - Definitive Guide

I feel like this achievement needs a clearer solution.

Step 1 - Visit Master Dennet in the Hinterlands
When you arrive at the Hinterlands, you will have a quest to find the "horsemaster". Go towards the quest marker (which is quite far north-west of Crossroads). Once at the Quest Marker speak to Dennet and it will unlock some quests at the farm. He will also give you access to your first horse.

Step 2 - Complete Farm Quests
There are 2 quests you need to complete before Dennet will join the Inquisition. These are "Trouble with Woves" and "Build Watchtowers".

The Wolves quest is fairly straight-forward - just follow the markers and kill the mini-boss in Wolves Hollow. Then return to Elaina to hand in the quest.

The "Build Watchtowers" quest requires you to go to 3 points on the map and mark them as Watchtower spots. Then, back at the War Table, use one of your advisors to build the towers (it doesn't take long). Once the advisor confirms the operation was a success, return to Bron on the farm to finish the quest.

Step 3 - Recruit Dennet
You must have Cassandra or Vivienne in your party for this step.
Speak to Dennet back at his house and you will have the option to recruit him to the Inquisition. At first he will refuse but if you have Cassandra or Vivienne in your party you will have the option for her to convince him.

Step 4 - Buy Horses
Back at Skyhold go to your Stables which are in the outside area near the merchants. Here you can interact with a sign (not Dennet) to buy or sell horses. Scroll to the bottom of the list and you'll see that you can get one for free. Then simply buy the next 3 cheapest horses.

If there are any ways in which this solution could be improved, please leave a comment.
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01 Dec 2014 13:23

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For Step 2, alternatively, one can have Vivienne in their party instead of Cassandra. Dennet agrees to join the Inquisition due to her passive aggressive comment.
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By Mikey Mud on 01 Jan 2015 10:28
Thanks, I will add that.
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By GesterX on 02 Jan 2015 19:29
Hi, I had Cassandra in my party, but did not use her to convince him. I had a 'special' option from an Inquisition perk. When I chose this, I made a snarky remark about Orlesian horses being better anyway. At this point he said that wasn't the case and joined me. So I presume if you have this option you would not require anyone specific in your party.
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By ciderio on 15 Jan 2015 12:31
Works with the mage too. The one with the 'tache.
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By InfinityOnH1gh on 26 Sep 2017 14:42
Thanks for the guide. Just save before you buy the horses then you can load back in with all your $$
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By Apache117X on 05 Apr 2018 19:21
Thanks for the guide. Just save before you buy the horses then you can load back in with all your $$
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By Apache117X on 05 Apr 2018 19:33
If you have the Deluxe Edition, or Game of the Year Edition you can get 3 mounts from the War Table after getting the first horse (Fereldan Forder) from Master Dennet in The Hinterlands.

- Inquisition Barded Charger (Armored Mount)
- Red Hart
- Bog Unicorn

After relocating Master Dennet to Haven you can buy Taslin Strider for 0 gold from the Buy/Sell sign and unlock the achievement.
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By HolyHalfDead on 30 Sep 2022 23:31
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I saved dennet from the farm in the Hinterlands and asked him to join the inquisition. He agreed. You can buy 5 different horses from his vendor in skyhold later in the game.
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29 Nov 2014 07:27

So here is my video Guide to obtaining this achievement with Commentary. I didn't add the wolf and towers quest in it, but I did mention what you have to do for them and how to complete them. Hope this helps!
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02 Jan 2015 23:46

This is a quick note for those who bought the Deluxe or grabbed the DLC pack:

You receive 3 mounts via quick quests on the War Council map in Haven. Bog Unicorn, Armored Mount, and the moose/reindeer thing. You may have to wait til after a few major quests are complete for Orlais to be accessible depending on your branching story.

In the Hinterlands you are tasked with getting your "first" horse from Master Dennet, which will be #4. After completing a few quests for his "townfolk" (I set up the watchtowers, took care of the wolves, ran a few races with his daughter, and rescued the fluffalo) you can return to him to get him to commit horses for the Inquisition. With some dialog tree goading, I convinced him to be the new stablemaster in Haven. When returning to Haven, there is now a Buy/Sell notice board next to the stable outside the gates (next to the smithy) - there will be your 5th mount, for the low low price of 0 str8 cash money.

The achievement did not pop until I left Haven, however - not sure if the servers are still laggy or if this is a requirement for the game to increment...

For those without the "Deluxe" content, I imagine more mounts will be available for sale from the signpost as you progress in game.
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20 Nov 2014 02:49

This achievement can be gotten quickly by buying the mystery box from the merchant on the second floor of Val Royeaux. He runs a shop that sells one item, so hes pretty easy to find. Its 10,000 gold, but with the right Inquisition perks it can be brought down to 8500. After you buy it, an operation opens up in the war room that gets you a bunch of Nug mounts. I only had the first horse from Dennet before I did this, and the achievement popped. I should also mention I had Skyhold when I did this, I am not sure the operation unlocks right way if you are still at Haven.
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02 Dec 2014 22:45

There are a lot of different types of mounts available in this game, and you will unlock some of them through missions or operations.

A relatively quick way to nab this one is to first complete the mission in the Hinterlands for Master Dennit. During these missions he will give you a free horse to use (and thus unlock the Cavalier trophy).

Dragon Age: InquisitionCavalierThe Cavalier trophy in Dragon Age: Inquisition worth 17 pointsSecure a mount.


After you complete Master Dennit's missions (the ones from his Wife and stablehand) you can return to Dennit and persuade him to join The Inquisition.

Once you make it to Skyhold you can access the stable area where you will be able to purchase some stock mounts. I went ahead and bought the 4 available and the trophy unlocked no problem.
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01 Dec 2014 02:25

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I needed Cassandra in my party to persuade dennet.
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By PA1PPI on 28 Jan 2015 20:46

Your first mount, a Fereldan Forder, is granted to you by a man named Dennet in the northwest of The Hinterlands while you attempt to secure horses for the Inquisition. Follow his branching quest line to acquire the mount and unlock "Cavalier".

When you acquire Skyhold, the same horsemaster will offer to sell you multiple mounts, provided you completed the quests Farmland Security, Horses for the Inquisition, and Master of Horses, then asked him to join the Inquisition. Buy/acquire a total of five to unlock the achievement.

Bonus mounts:
Red Hart, Bog Unicorn, and Armored Mount (Deluxe Edition)
Dracolisk (Collector's Strategy Guide) 

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Your first mount, a Fereldan Forder, is granted to you by a man named Dennet in the northwest of The Hinterlands while you attempt to secure horses for the Inquisition. Follow his branching quest line to acquire the mount and unlock "Cavalier".

When you acquire Skyhold, the same horsemaster will offer to sell you multiple mounts, provided you completed the quests Farmland Security, Horses for the Inquisition, and Master of Horses, then asked him to join the Inquisition. Buy/acquire a total of five to unlock the achievement.

Bonus mounts:

  • Red Hart, Bog Unicorn, and Armored Mount (Deluxe Edition)
  • Dracolisk (Collector's Strategy Guide) 
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There are three ways to obtain mounts. Purchase them from Dennet after recruiting him as an agent, by purchasing a mystery box for 10.000 Gold, or by purchasing Dracolisks which are unlocked mainly by defeating Dragons.

When you go the The Hinterlands the first time, you'll receive the "Horses for the Inquisition" quest. This will lead you to Dennet. Dennet will give you another quest called "Master of Horses". On the right of his house in the garden is his wife. Talk to her to receive the "Trouble with Wolves" quest. Close to Dennet's Wife is a small building with a man named Bron inside. You can obtain the "Farmland Security" quest from him. Once all of these have been completed, you can convince Dennet to join the inquisition as an agent. In order to convince him, you either need to bring Cassandra along who can convince him, or have the "History Knowledge" Inquisition perk unlocked to convince him yourself.

You can purchase multiple mounts from him once he's your agent. If you're in Haven, go to the merchant close to the Blacksmith, just outside of the village walls. If you're in Skyhold, he's outside in the very right corner if you're facing the castle.

The second option is in Val Royeaux. At the very top of the city, is a merchant selling a Mystery Box for 10.000 Gold. Purchase this box and examine the gold statue that appears. This will add the "The Big One?" operation on your War Table on the Ferelden side. Complete this operation to instantly receive 5 Exotic mounts. If you don't want to spend 10.000 on this, buy the box, hit and sell back the box. You'll still have your money but you will be able to examine the golden statue and receive the mounts.

The third option is to buy Dracolisks. After defeating one of the ten dragons, you'll receive an Operation called "The Hunter Shade Dracolisk". Complete this operation and you'll be able to buy a Dracolisk at the same place as where you buy horses from Dennet. Defeating all ten dragons will unlock another Dracolisk. Capturing all keeps will unlock three more Dracolisks and gaining Influence rank 9 will get you another Dracolisk.

 

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