Dragon Age: The Veilguard – what happens if you lose a faction store?

In **Dragon Age: The Veilguard**, players will encounter various factions that govern different areas within the game. As you navigate your adventure, the choices you make can have lasting impacts, including the potential permanent loss of access to a faction’s shop.

While the inability to access the store means you can’t interact with it as you normally would, there are still ways to obtain items. This guide will outline how to find items related to the faction store despite the restrictions that come from this loss.

How to Acquire Faction Items After Losing Store Access

As you progress through the main storyline, especially towards the conclusion of a significant quest, you’ll face a decision that will permanently affect your access to either the Ravens’ or the Shadow Dragons’ store. Once a choice is made, the faction vendor will not return to your base. However, you can still obtain items from that faction. The solution lies in a specific location within the game.

In the plaza located on the southern-southwest island of the Crossroads, you will find several vendors and specters that offer items for sale. As your story unfolds, the selection available for purchase will grow. This area is where you can find valuable items, including exclusive skins that are not sold elsewhere. After losing access to your chosen faction store, an armor icon will appear in this plaza, indicating that you can still acquire faction-related items.

At this location, a vendor will provide items from the faction store that you can no longer access. However, be mindful of certain limitations:

• Only items that you have not previously bought will be available, meaning not everything will be accessible again.
• The vendor will sell items only up to the store level you had reached before the faction vendor left. For instance, if your store was at level 3 when the decision was made, you can purchase items available at level 3 or lower, but not those at level 4.
• After losing access, you cannot raise the store level in any capacity. The inventory remains locked according to these conditions.
• Although not clearly stated, you may gain faction points with the vendor by selling valuable items, which could be a system glitch.

Understanding how to navigate your faction relationships can help you maximize your options even after losing access to a faction store. By planning carefully, you can level up your store to its highest potential before making the decision that leads to this loss, allowing you to purchase available items afterward. However, accomplishing this requires significant effort, but it can be a rewarding challenge for dedicated players.