Dragon Age: Inquisition
69 Achievements
1,570
106-134h
Trial of the Empress
Even Ground on: slay a level 16 or higher Fereldan Frostback.
15
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How to unlock the Trial of the Empress achievement in Dragon Age: Inquisition - Definitive Guide
THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO. I just wanted to share it because it seems like the best way to level. I know there's a method involving giants but they eventually stop respawning and if you're underleveled you aren't killing them quickly anyway. Basically you unlock the Hissing Wastes and bring a mage, go to the camp northwest of the starting camp (closest one) and then go into some ruins right by the camp, down the stairs and through the door. There's 4 torches here and you're supposed to hit them in a specific order. Instead, we want to use the torch in the back, on the right side (assuming you're facing inside from the entrance). When you use the torch, 2 rage demons and 2 of the smaller demons spawn. Kill them. After they're dead, the torch can be lit again and they'll respawn. It's obviously tedious, but it gets the job done. The Demons are much easier to kill than a giant, so I was futzing around the computer and letting my allies kill them. And, when you need to restock potions, the camp is like 100 feet away. You'll get about 400 experience per group.
Another thing to note is that near the ruins (above ground) is some tables with papers on them. One of the papers gave me 5000 experience, so make sure to snag that.
Normally this dragon will be level 12 so it is likely you will have killed it to early. If you are lucky enough to have a save before killing it then load it up. Non-level 16's need to progress through the story until 16 and everyone in the party is 16 then activate the trial and fight it. If you are unlucky like me then you will need to make a new save and reach 16. This can be done on any difficulty so if you are having a problem beating it then put the game on casual.
Once “Even Ground” has been activated, it will scale the level of every enemy to match your own level, regardless of region.
Like the trial regarding the Hivernal High Dragon, this achievement is fairly simple. Provided you have a previous save file to jump off from where the Frostback has not been killed and you are a Level 16 or higher, or even if you need to do this in a new playthrough (although it will take a while), simply travel to The Hinterlands and turn on the necessary trial. Journey towards the Dusklight base camp, through the nearby caves, and you will emerge into a large, wooded area. Continue throughout this land until your pass through a small canyon crevice and into the Frostback’s nesting grounds.
NOTE: Your entire party must be Level 16+ in order to the Dragon to match it...it can’t just be your character at Level 16.
There’s not much else to say other than the fight will be tough regardless of whether you’re a Level 16 or a Level 20 since the Dragon will always match your level. Bring along your strongest party members (I prefer 2 Warriors [Blackwall & Iron Bull] and 1 Mage) and once the Frostback has been defeated, the achievement will unlock.