Melandru's Hope

Melandru's Hope is the part of Echovald Forest that has the largest amount of flourishing fauna, thus the name, giving hope that the effects of the Jade Wind are finally being overcome. Unfortunately, this area has large populations of Mantids, Dredge, and Wardens.

Getting there
This area is largely optional if not for the Jade Quarry primary quest that leads to Jade Flats (Kurzick). It's also possible that one may be following the secondary quests of Rhythm Drinker Drum, Artistic Endeavors, or Charting the Forests when one first enters this area.

Exits

 * Brauer Academy (southwest)
 * Jade Flats (Kurzick) (northeast)
 * Lutgardis Conservatory (west)

Shrines

 * Resurrection shrines with bounties:
 * Kurzick Priest &rarr; Blessing of the Kurzicks
 * At the exit into Brauer Academy (if under Kurzick control).
 * At the exit into Jade Flats (Kurzick).
 * At the exit into Lutgardis Conservatory (if under Kurzick control).
 * Luxon Priest &rarr; Blessing of the Luxons
 * At the exit into Brauer Academy (if under Luxon control).
 * At the exit into Lutgardis Conservatory (if under Luxon control).


 * Resurrection shrines with a statue:
 * Avatar of Dwayna
 * East, towards the center.
 * Champion of Balthazar
 * Northeast, at the exit into Jade Flats (Kurzick).
 * Southwest, at the exit into Brauer Academy.
 * Melandru's Watcher
 * West, at the exit into Lutgardis Conservatory.

Quests

 * Scoutmaster Arne
 * Securing Echovald Forest

Allies

 * 20 (20) Erik Lutgardis
 * 20 (20) Scoutmaster Arne

Faction allies

 * 20 Kurzick Guards or 20 Luxon Guards
 * 20 Kurzick Merchants or 20 Luxon Merchants
 * 20 Kurzick Priests or 20 Luxon Priests

Charmable animals

 * 5, 15 White Tiger (see Salke Fur Friend regarding the level 15 Elder White Tiger)

Foes
Dredge
 * 24 (26) Dredge Guardian
 * 24 (26) Dredge Gatherer
 * 24 (26) Dredge Gardener
 * 24 (26) Dredge Gutter

Gaki
 * 22 (26) Pain Hungry Gaki
 * 22 (26) Skill Hungry Gaki

Kirin
 * 23 (26) Stone Scale Kirin

Mantis
 * 24 (26) Mantis Mender
 * 24 (26) Mantis Dreamweaver
 * 23 (26) Mantis Stormcaller
 * 24 (26) Mantis Hunter

Oni
 * 28 (30) Oni

Plants
 * 23 (26) Undergrowth
 * 24 (26) Dragon Moss

Wallows
 * 24 (26) Fungal Wallow

Wardens
 * 21 (26) Warden of the Tree
 * 24 (26) Warden of Forests
 * 21 (26) Warden of the Branch
 * 24 (26) Warden of Earth
 * 20 (26) Warden of the Summer
 * 24 (26) Warden of Seasons

Bosses
Dredge Mantis Wallow Warden
 * 28 (30) Nundak The Archer &rarr; Archer's Signet (Nundak's Recurve Bow)
 * 24 (30) Byzzr Wingmender &rarr; Empathic Removal (Byzzr's Benediction)
 * 24 (30) Chkkr Locust Lord &rarr; Locust's Fury (Chkkr's Pincers)
 * 28 (30) Chkkr Brightclaw &rarr; Spirit Light Weapon (Brightclaw)
 * 28 (30) Rot Foulbelly &rarr; Weaken Knees (Rot's Putrescence)
 * 28 (30) Salke Fur Friend &rarr; Heal as One

Trivia

 * Using the Securing Echovald Forest quest, Melandru's Hope was the location where Kurzick Fast faction farming ("FFF") was carried out.