The world of Dragon Age: Inquisition features over a dozen major Areas for you to explore, all full of Side Quests and loot to exploit. Fulfilling Side Quests will gain you Power for the inquisition, allowing you to further unlock other areas.
Although the main story takes place in several of these areas, it is not required to fully explore them all. In fact, it's possible to complete the main story without ever seeing a few of the areas, even after they're unlocked. However, the opposite is also true: by fully exploring all the features and quests of all the areas before confronting the final boss, your characters will gain immense power and gear, making some of the toughest challenges a little easier.
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Despite the gravity of the plot, there is no time limit, so feel free to explore areas as often as you want. Every area has unique herbs, metals, and stone as well, allowing you to gather materials for Crafting purposes with a little legwork. Note that some areas have shops where you can purchase additional crafting materials not listed in the table below.
The table below is sorted by the order of areas you will likely encounter, although different storyline decisions, gear, party formations, and difficulty level will mean your mileage will vary. Click the area names to see more information.
| Area Name | Enemy Levels | Herbs | Metals/Stone |
| Haven | n/a | Elfroot | Iron |
| The Hinterlands | 4 - 12 | Crystal Grace Deep Mushrooms Elfroot Embrium Royal Elfroot Spindleweed | Drakestone Iron Obsidian Onyx |
| Val Royeaux | n/a | None | None |
| Skyhold | n/a | None | None |
| Crestwood | 11 - 15 | Blood Lotus Deep Mushrooms Elfwood Embrium Royal Elfroot Spindleweed | Drakestone Everite Iron Obsidian Onyx |
| The Western Approach | 11 - 14 | Blood Lotus Deathroot Deep Mushrooms Dragonthorn Elfroot Ghoul's Beard Spindleweed Witherstalk | Everite Lazurite Paragon's Luster Serpentstone |
| Storm Coast | 7 - 15 | Black Lotus Blood Lotus Deep Mushrooms Prophet's Laurel Spindleweed | Iron Serpentstone Summer Stone |
| The Fallow Mire | 8 - 15 | Elfroot Blood Lotus Dawn Lotus | Summer Stone Blue Vitriol |
| Forbidden Oasis | 8 - 20 | Blood Lotus Deep Mushrooms Dragonthorn Elfroot Spindleweed Wither Stalk | Paragon's Luster Serpentstone |
| Exalted Plains | 11 - 16 | Black Lotus Dragonthorn Ghoul's Beard Rashvine Rashvine Nettle Royal Elfroot Witherstalk | Everite Obsidian Lazurite Veridium |
| The Emerald Graves | 15 - 20 | Arbor Blessing Black Lotus Blood Lotus Deep Mushrooms Elfroot Embrium Felandris Prophet's Laurel Rashvine Rashvine Nettle Royal Elfroot Spindleweed | Bloodstone Dawnstone Everite Iron Obsidian Pyrophite Stormheart |
| Emprise du Lion | 19 - 23 | Arbor Blessing Black Lotus Elfroot Felandaris Rashvine Rashvine Nettle | Bloodstone Dawnstone Silverite |
| Hissing Wastes | 19 - 20 | Deathroot Dragonthorn Elfroot Ghoul's Beard Vandal Aria Witherstalk Zangolia | Amrita Lazurite Nevarrite Serpentstone Volcanic Aurum |
