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Dreadlands
The Dreadlands is the name given to the harsh lands surrounding the ancient Karnor's Castle. The area includes an area of forest inhabited by the Drachnids, as well as the edge of a massive glacier extending down from the mountains. Buried within a secluded valley is an ancient outpost of the Combine Empire.
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Map
 The Dreadlands
Entry to tunnel to FV: 376, -5912. Entry tunnel to Lost Valley: 175, 5700 |
 The Dreadlands - Lost Valley Entry tunnel to Dreadlands: 660, 6600. This is up on a ledge, and not at ground level. |
Safe/Evac Spot
Dreadlands - Just south of wizard spires (2806, 9565)
Dangers
This vast area is inhabited by a large number of aggressive creatures, and these comprise the major danger in travelling through the area. Every creature you see will attack you, and monsters like the drolvargs and giants can see through any invisibility spell or effect, so be prepared. Some of the drachnids are capable of seeing through invisibility as well while others are not. Most mobs are capable of running faster than default character speed, so SoW is essential for your survival.
The glacier area is dangerous because the mountainous terrain makes it difficult to see creatures as you move through the area, so it is possible to come over the crest of a hill directly on top of something not very happy to run into you.
The wooded area further to the east is inhabited by the drachnids, a group of fast-moving, spellcasting, aggressive spiderlike creatures that continually roam the area. The decreased range of vision in this area from the trees and frequent snowstorms make it easy to stumble across them while travelling, and since most of them cast spells, it is advised to not stumble across them.
There is also a powerful dragon that can be found in this area, a frost dragon named Gorenaire. Keep your eyes peeled, because if you stumble across this one unprepared, you will more than likely be killed quicker than you've ever been before.
Benefits
Hunting in this area is actually much safer than in other areas of the continent of Kunark for several reasons. First and foremost is that throughout most of the zone, you have a large area of visibility surrounding you while you hunt. This allows you to see creatures that might interrupt you most rudely during a battle and move out of the way ahead of time. The glacier has good vision, and the blasted area surrounding Karnor's Castle has even better visibility. This is cut down significantly during the frequent snowstorms, but is still quite good, and tends to cheer up the barbarians in the group.
It is also relatively safe because there seem to be fewer monsters walking around to avoid, possibly because of the vastness of the zone, or it may just be an illusion caused by the large amount of visibility.
The Lost Valley bears special mention. This area is an isolated area off of the western edge of the main area of the zone, and contains within it the ancient ruins of an outpost of the Combine Empire. Nearby lie Wizard and Druid portals, and this is where these classes gate into when using spells to arrive in Kunark. The rest of the Lost Valley is not normally inhabited by wandering monsters, although a traveller must be careful because occasionally large creatures from the main area either get trained or disoriented and wind up here. The outpost itself has some relatively strong skeletons that don't wander around, and a skeletal monk of some importance.
Travelling To and From The Dreadlands
The Druid and Wizard Teleportation spots are located at 2500, 7725 and 3050, 9650 respectively.
There are many ways to get into the Dreadlands. The zone to Burning Wood is at approximately 3400, -800. This places you at approximately -3500, -800 in the Burning Wood.
The zone to Firiona Vie is at 370, -5920. The tunnel in Firiona Vie opens up at -200, 3590 after following a long passage through the mountains.
Frontier Mountains can be entered through a tunnel located at 2100, -3410 and zones into Frontier Mountains at location -3675, -3330 (at the end of the tunnel).
Karnor's Castle is located at approximately 650, -1845.
What's in this zone?
Quests - Found 2 quests that start in Dreadlands:
| Quest Name | Reward | Quest Giver | Minimum Level | Classes | Related Zones | Related NPCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Epic Quest | Singing Short Sword Singing Short Sword  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Baldric Slezaf | Start Zone: | Bard | Various | Various |
| The Lost Circle | Robe of the Whistling Fists Robe of the Whistling Fists  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Brother Balatin | ? | Monk | Chardok, Karnor's Castle | Brother Balatin, a drolvarg pawbuster, an iksar betrayer |
NPCs - Found 32 NPCs that spawn in Dreadlands:
| NPC Name | Race | Class | Level | Location | Known Loot | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Drachnid Recluse | Dracnid | Ranger | 36-40 | See Discussion | Various | HP: 2530-2624 - Wanders throughout the Dreadlands. Casts Careless Lightning, Stinging Swarm, Flame Lick, and... |
| A Drachnid Silkmistress | Dracnid | Ranger | 33-37 | See Discussion | Various | HP: 1635-1805 - Wanders throughout the Dreadlands. Casts Careless Lightning, Stinging Swarm, Flame Lick, [[I... |
| A Drachnid Webmaster | Dracnid | Ranger | 33-37 | 25% @ (-1428, -4833), 25% @ (-1437, -4807) | Various | HP: 1635-1805 - Wanders throughout the Dreadlands. Casts Careless Lightning, Stinging Swarm, Flame Lick, [[I... |
| A Drachnid Widow | Dracnid | Ranger | 36-40 | See Discussion | Various | HP: 2530-2624 - Wanders throughout the Dreadlands. Casts Careless Lightning, Stinging Swarm, Flame Lick, and... |
| A Drolvarg Gnasher | Lycanthrope | Warrior | 34-38 | 6% @ (1610, 62) | Various | The next rank above A Drolvarg Snarler. Weaker than A Drolvarg Rager |
| A Drolvarg Growler | Lycanthrope | Warrior | 29-33 | See Discussion | Various | Your basic hostile warrior mob. |
| A Drolvarg Rager | Lycanthrope | Warrior | 37-41 | 6% @ (1135, -4404) | Various | Stronger than A Drolvarg Gnasher but weaker than A Ravishing Drolvarg. |
| A Drolvarg Snarler | Lycanthrope | Warrior | 32-36 | See Discussion | Various | Your basic warrior mob. Aggressive, assists other drolvargs. |
| A Glacier Yeti | Yeti | Warrior | 36-40 | 100% @ (-311, 3566), 100% @ (-305, 3545), 100% @ (-210, 3601) | Various | Higher level and much more difficult than a tundra yeti. Harder hitting and more AC, slightly higher resists (but n... |
| A Mountain Giant Craig | Forest Giant | Warrior | 33-37 | Dreadlands: 8% @ (-627, 1927), (-493, 2054), (-271, 776), (-131, 877), (1441, 1039) | Various | HP: 2472-2552 - Stronger than the A mountain giant brae. Has a slightly better drop table as well. The [[Giant Lord'... |
| A Mountain Giant Steep | Forest Giant | Warrior | 36-40 | 9% @ (-784, -4155) | Various | HP: 3701-3781 - Stronger than the A Mountain Giant Craig. Has a slightly better drop table as well, including some R... |
| A Plaguebone Thief | Iksar Skeleton | Warrior | 37 | 7% @ (980, 9270), (1080, 9370), (980, 9370) | Bone Chips , Misc Research Components Bone Chips  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
Description needed. |
| A Ravishing Drolvarg | Lycanthrope | Warrior | 40-44 | Various | Various | Strongest of the Dreadlands drolvargs. Level range overlaps A Drolvarg Sentry in Karnor's Castle. Drops [[Canin... |
| A Tundra Yeti | Yeti | Warrior | 30-35 | See Discussion | Various | HP: 1575 - Common spawn that wanders the Western Dreadlands. One Yeti does patrol the tunnel that connects the Lost Vall... |
| A Voracious Brute | Yeti | Warrior | 36-40 | 25% @ (1958, 957) | Various | Description needed. |
| A dread widow | Drachnid | Shadow Knight | 47-49 | 10% @ (1570, -5005) | Various | Confirmed spawn in two locations, camp #4 and camp #12. |
| A mountain giant brae | Forest Giant | Warrior | 30-34 | See Discussion | Various | HP: 1811-1891 - The weakest of the giants found in the Dreadlands. Some versions that spawn are missing the 'a' in their... |
| A mountain giant patriarch | Forest Giant | Warrior | 44 | 20% @ (-506, 2001)? | Various | A rare spawn at the giant fort or giant houses on the north side of the zone. Stronger than the [[A Mountain Giant... |
| A petrifier cockatrice | Cockatrice | Warrior | 37-41 | Various | Various | Description needed.
===Lore: These aggressive birds look like a cross between a reptile and a rooster with bat wings. ... |
| A stonegazer cockatrice | Cockatrice | Warrior | 33-37 | Various | Various | Description needed.
===Lore: These aggressive birds look like a cross between a reptile and a rooster with bat wings. ... |
| A stoneleer cockatrice | Cockatrice | Warrior | 29-33 | Various | Various | Description needed.
===Lore: These aggressive birds look like a cross between a reptile and a rooster with bat wings. ... |
| A wulfware lonewolf | Lycanthrope | Warrior | 35-36 | Various | Various | Description needed. |
| Baldric Slezaf | Human | Bard | 55 | 100% @ (779, 9657) | None | For the final turn in of the bard epic. |
| Brother Balatin | Skeleton | Monk | 28 | 10% @ (973, 9055) | Lupine Runed Armband , Lupine Runed Armband  MAGIC ITEM Serpent Insignia Collar Serpent Insignia Collar  MAGIC ITEM |
Brother Balatin is a uncommon spawn at the 'undead city' in the Dreadlands. Will despawn after exactly 10 minutes (confi... |
| Gem cutter skeleton | Skeleton | Warrior | 25 | (580, 9368) | None | Will have to be charmed if you don't have faction with him for the Canni II quest. Has a placeholder on a short respawn ... |
| Gorenaire | At the druid rings | Cleric | 60 | (484, 3876) Wanders | Various | Rumored to be carrying Lady Vox's treasure hoard with her, this Ice Dragon can be found wandering the wastes of the ... |
| Greater Plaguebone | Iksar Skeleton | Warrior | 39 - 43 | Various | Various | Your basic skeleton. In Dreadlands, they can be found at the Combine ruins in the western part of the zone and in th... |
| Greater Spurbone | Iksar Skeleton | Warrior | 36-39 | Various | Various | A Big great strong skeleton. |
| Klok F`tshai | Iksar | Shopkeeper | 40 | (780, 9140) | (Merchant) | Greedy. |
| Plaguebone Skeleton | Iksar Skeleton | Warrior | 33-37 | See Dicussion | Various | Undead iksar skeleton. |
| Rotting skeleton | Iksar Skeleton | Warrior | 43 | 1% @ (2252, -5144) | Piece of a medallion Piece of a medallion  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
His placeholder is a Greater Plaguebone or Plaguebone Skeleton. 1% chance of spawn, so camp can take many hours.... |
| Wraithbone champion | Iksar Skeleton | Warrior | 42-45 | Various | Bone Chips , Bone Chips WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Ruined Scaled Coat , Ruined Scaled Coat  Slot: CHEST Ruined Scaled Pants , Ruined Scaled Pants  Slot: LEGS Wraith Bone Hammer Wraith Bone Hammer  MAGIC ITEM |
Description needed. Located in the haunted ruins. Spawned for me at Giant Wizard Spires area. |
Items - Found 36 items that drop in Dreadlands:
| Item Name | Drops From | Slot | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canine
A Canine  NODROP |
Various | (None) | NODROP WT: 0.2 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| A Weighted Axe
A Weighted Axe  MAGIC ITEM |
a mountain giant craig | 2H Slashing | Atk Delay: 150 DMG: 45 WT: 9.4 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD Race: BAR TRL OGR |
| Yellow Whip
A Yellow Whip  LORE ITEM |
a wulfware lonewolf | 1H Slashing | Atk Delay: 33 DMG: 7 WT: 6.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL |
| Ancient Thin Flute
Ancient Thin Flute  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Brother Balatin | (None) | MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.2 Size: TINY Class: MNK Race: HUM IKS |
| Axe of the Iron Back
Axe of the Iron Back  MAGIC ITEM |
a mountain giant brae, a mountain giant craig, a mountain giant patriarch | 2H Slashing | Atk Delay: 37 DMG: 16 WT: 12.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL |
| Brute Hide
Brute Hide  WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE |
a voracious brute | (None) | WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Cockatrice Beak
Cockatrice Beak  QUEST ITEM |
a petrifier cockatrice, a stoneleer cockatrice | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 0.2 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE |
| Drachnid Leg Tip
Drachnid Leg Tip  MAGIC ITEM |
Various | Piercing | Atk Delay: 27 DMG: 6 WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM Race: ALL |
| Drachnid Silk
Drachnid Silk  QUEST ITEM |
Various | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Drachnid Thyxl
Drachnid Thyxl  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
a dread widow | Secondary | AC: 5 INT: +5 MANA: +40 SV MAGIC: +10 WT: 3.0 Size: SMALL Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL |
| Drachnid Web Sack
Drachnid Web Sack  WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL |
Various | (None) | WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: NONE Race: NONE |
| Dread Diamond
Dread Diamond  LORE ITEM |
None? | (None) | LORE ITEM WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Essence of Winter
Essence of Winter  QUEST ITEM |
a tundra yeti | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Forest Loop
Forest Loop  MAGIC ITEM |
a mountain giant craig, a mountain giant patriarch, a mountain giant steep | Ear | AC: 2 DEX: +3 WIS: +3 AGI: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Frosty Datura
Frosty Datura  QUEST ITEM |
a glacier yeti, a tundra yeti | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Giant Foreman's Tunic
Giant Foreman's Tunic  MAGIC ITEM |
a mountain giant craig | Chest | AC: 13 CHA: -5 SV COLD: +5 WT: 8.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD SHM Race: BAR TRL OGR |
| Giant Grub Digger
Giant Grub Digger  MAGIC ITEM |
Various | 2H Slashing | Atk Delay: 49 DMG: 12 HP: +20 SV DISEASE: +5 WT: 8.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL |
| Giant Lord's Tunic
Giant Lord's Tunic MAGIC ITEM |
a mountain giant craig, a mountain giant patriarch, a mountain giant steep | Chest | AC: 18 CHA: -5 SV COLD: +5 WT: 8.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD SHM Race: BAR TRL OGR |
| Giant Sized Monocle
Giant Sized Monocle  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
a mountain giant patriarch | Head | AC: 1 INT: +1 WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: BAR TRL OGR IKS |
| Giant Tree Flayer
Giant Tree Flayer  MAGIC ITEM |
a mountain giant brae, a mountain giant craig | 2H Slashing | Atk Delay: 41 DMG: 10 WT: 8.5 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL |
| Hammer of Flattening
Hammer of Flattening  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
a mountain giant brae, a mountain giant craig | 2H Blunt | Atk Delay: 50 DMG: 13 WT: 10.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD Race: BAR TRL OGR |
| Hierophant`s Crook
Hierophant`s Crook  MAGIC ITEM |
Gorenaire | 2H Blunt | Atk Delay: 44 DMG: 20 STR: +9 DEX: +9 WIS: +9 Effect: Earthquake (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 30 WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE Class: DRU Race: HUM ELF HEF HFL |
| High Quality Brute Hide
High Quality Brute Hide WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE |
a voracious brute | (None) | WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Honey Berry
Honey Berry  QUEST ITEM |
Various | (None) | QUEST ITEM This is a meal! WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Honey Berry Pie
Honey Berry Pie This is a hearty meal. |
None? | (None) | This is a hearty meal. WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Prayers of Life
Prayers of Life  MAGIC ITEM |
Gorenaire | (None) | MAGIC ITEM Charges: 5 Effect: Word of Healing (Any Slot, Casting Time: 2.0) WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Red Cockatrice Feather
Red Cockatrice Feather  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
a petrifier cockatrice | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Ruined Scaled Coat
Ruined Scaled Coat Slot: CHEST |
wraithbone champion | Chest | AC: 12 WT: 10.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL except DWF TRL OGR HFL GNM |
| Shield of the White Dragon
Shield of the White Dragon  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
Gorenaire | Secondary | AC: 25 STR: +10 CHA: +10 AGI: -5 SV FIRE: +5 SV DISEASE: +5 SV COLD: +40 SV MAGIC: +5 SV POISON: +5 WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG SHM Race: ALL |
| Straw Spun Belt
Straw Spun Belt  Slot: WAIST |
Various | Waist | AC: 10 WT: 6.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Torn, Frost covered book
Torn, Frost covered book  LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Gorenaire | (None) | LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE |
| Tree Weave
Tree Weave  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
a mountain giant patriarch | Chest | AC: 25 STR: +10 WT: 12.0 Size: LARGE Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL except DWF HFL GNM |
| Vial of Drachnid Blood
Vial of Drachnid Blood  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Various | (None) | MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Warhammer of Divine Grace
Warhammer of Divine Grace  MAGIC ITEM |
Gorenaire | 2H Blunt | Atk Delay: 39 DMG: 18 Effect: Yaulp III (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40 WT: 7.3 Size: MEDIUM Class: CLR Race: ALL |
| White Dragon Scales
White Dragon Scales  MAGIC ITEM |
Gorenaire | (None) | MAGIC ITEM WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Wraith Bone Hammer
Wraith Bone Hammer MAGIC ITEM |
wraithbone champion | 1H Blunt | Atk Delay: 26 DMG: 8 STR: +5 WIS: +2 INT: +2 WT: 7.3 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL |
