10 Missable Video Game Items That Are Secretly Crucial
8. The Black Grimoire - Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins comes with a feature that allows you to give your companions gifts in order to improve your relationship with them.
The vast majority of these gifts don’t play any important role, even the unique companion gifts that only allow you an additional interaction or two with your companion of choice.
Except for the Black Grimoire.
The Black Grimoire is a special plot gift that secretly allows you to complete a special side quest for Morrigan.
The Grimoire is stashed inside the archmage’s quarters inside the mages’ tower, making it very easy to miss.
When you pick it up, your character will remark that Morrigan might be interested in it, which you might discard as the game telling you it’s a unique gift for Morrigan specifically.
In reality, the Grimoire triggers a secret side mission where Morrigan discovers her mother’s secret to immortality and asks you to kill her for her.
This leads to what is arguably the hardest fight in the game, so if you don’t want to miss on this challenge, you should look into supplying your grumpy witch with her desired choice of literature.