The Dragon Age 2 - Magistrate's Orders quest walkthrough takes players on a mission to recover a fugitive outside the city. You will fight through a number of spider and Undead enemies, and decide to either kill or spare the criminal.

1. Speak with the Magistrate NPC in Western Hightown to accept the quest.
2. Go to the Abandoned Ruins in the world map.
3. Go into the ruined passage after you talk with the Elf.
4. Fight through the weak spider enemies.
5. After you speak with the boy, continue on.
6. For the Revenant fight, put your tank on the Revenant and kill everything else first, before switching to him.
7. Head back to the city and speak with the Magistrate.