

Explore the Winter Palace thoroughly and help people at your discretion. This is mainly because, once this sequence is over, any outstanding minor objectives will be canceled. If you choose to pursue the optional objectives, they will be shown on your quest tracker, but they are not formal quests. Of course, it's possible to just ignore it all and pursue the main objective instead. The minor objectives on your map show places where you can increase the court's approval of you by doing particular tasks. You need the Orlais court on your side, and the way you carry yourself during the ball will affect your standing. In the next area, you'll be pursuing an unusual objective.


You'll need 30 Power, but it's an instant-complete mission. Once you're ready for it, run the mission called “Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts” from the war map, which is located near the east-central edge of the Orlais side of the map.
