Plains of Jarin

The Plains of Jarin are the dusty plains of northeastern Istan. They are mostly flat and dry, but the southeastern part of the Plains of Jarin is more verdant. A variety of sentient plants and insects inhabit this explorable area, together with a large population of skales at the western waterways.

Getting there
The Plains of Jarin connects Kamadan and three other outposts. Leaving Kamadan for the first time using the northwestern exit will bring players here. A variety of quests available in Kamadan and the Sunspear Great Hall lead to and take place here.

Exits

 * Caverns Below Kamadan (southeast, via the Fissure, only for those with access to Guild Wars Eye of the North)
 * Champion's Dawn (southwest)
 * Kamadan, Jewel of Istan (southeast)
 * Sunspear Great Hall (center)
 * The Astralarium (northwest)

Shrines

 * Resurrection shrines with bounties:
 * Sunspear Scout &rarr; Insect Hunt1
 * Center, at exit into Sunspear Great Hall.
 * Northeastern corner of the Sunspear Great Hall structure.
 * Sunspear Scout &rarr; Plant Hunt1
 * East, at exit into Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.
 * Shoreline southwest from Kamadan.
 * Southwest, at exit into Champion's Dawn.
 * Sunspear Scout &rarr; Skale Hunt2
 * In the center of the western water channel.
 * Northwest, at exit into the Astralarium.

1 In normal mode, only for characters below level 8 or Sunspear rank below 6. 2 In normal mode, only for characters below level 13 or Sunspear rank below 6.


 * Resurrection shrines with a statue:
 * Avatar of Dwayna
 * In the center of the western water channel.
 * East, at exit into Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.
 * Champion of Balthazar
 * Center, at exit into Sunspear Great Hall
 * Lyssa's Muse
 * Northeastern corner of the Sunspear Great Hall structure.
 * Melandru's Watcher
 * Southwest, at exit into Champion's Dawn.
 * Voice of Grenth
 * Northwest, at exit into the Astralarium.
 * Shoreline southwest from Kamadan.

Interactive objects

 * Fissure (during the Hole of Istan quest; after the completion of Hole of Istan, What Lies Beneath or I Feel the Earth Move Under Cantha's Feet)
 * Corsair Chest (only during quest Proof of Courage)
 * Shipment of Ink (only during quest Missing Shipment)

Quests available

 * Field General Hayao
 * Student Jin
 * Student Sousuke


 * (the following quests are only available to Nightfall characters)


 * Jerek
 * Following the Trail
 * Trial by Fire
 * Mauban
 * Map-Travel Inventor
 * Nehdukah
 * Hog Hunt
 * Royal Chef Hatundo
 * Feast of Bokka

Quest influences

 * A Hidden Threat &rarr; a few corsairs
 * Armored Transport &rarr; a few corsairs
 * Battle Preparations &rarr; a few friendly NPCs
 * Big News, Small Package &rarr; a few friendly NPCs
 * Following the Trail &rarr; some corsairs
 * Hog Hunt &rarr; a few mandragors
 * Material Girl &rarr; some plants
 * Quality Steel &rarr; a warrior ally
 * Securing Champion's Dawn &rarr; a lot of corsairs and Kournan military
 * Suwash the Pirate &rarr; some corsairs
 * The Iron Truth &rarr; a few corsairs
 * War Preparations (Recruit Training) &rarr; a few skales
 * Zaishen Elite &rarr; two Zaishen Order foes

Festival quest influences

 * A Burning Desire &rarr; a few corsairs
 * White Mist &rarr; a few humbug allies, a few snowman foes

Collectors

 * 10 (20) Adhitok (collector for 3 Sentient Roots)
 * 3 (20) Kushau (collector for 3 Juvenile Termite Legs)
 * 10 (20) Timahr (collector for 3 Mandragor Carapaces)

Other allies

 * 5 (20) Nehdukah
 * 20 M.O.X. (only before acquiring M.O.X. as a hero)
 * 10 (20) Beastmaster Yapono
 * 20 (20) Captain Gudur
 * 2 (20) Chitundu
 * 2 or 8 (23) Impressive Warthog (related to Hog Hunt)
 * 2 (20) Mauban
 * 10 (20) Royal Chef Hatundo
 * 15 (20) Shorewatcher (several)
 * or 20 Sunspear Scout (seven of them offering various bounties)
 * 8 (20) Architect (a few strolling near Kamadan)
 * 10 (20) Istani Noble (a few strolling near Kamadan)
 * 1 (20) Young Child (a few strolling near Kamadan)

Charmable animals
Animals
 * 3 Flamingo
 * 5 Warthog

Foes
Arachnids
 * 2 (22) Stalking Nephila

Dragons
 * 10 (24) Irontooth Drake

Humans (Corsairs; very rare spawn)
 * 4 (22) Corsair Blackhand
 * 3 (22) Corsair Wizard
 * 4 (22) Corsair Commandant
 * 3 (22) Corsair Berserker

Insects
 * 7 (23) Bladed Termite
 * 2 (22) Juvenile Bladed Termite
 * 8 (23) Preying Lance

Mandragors
 * 3 (22) Mandragor Slither
 * 3 (22) Mandragor Imp

Plants
 * 1, 6 (22) Fanged Iboga
 * 1 (22) Stormseed Jacaranda

Skales
 * 2, 4 (22) Ridgeback Skale
 * 4 (22) Skale Blighter
 * 2, 6 (23) Skale Lasher

Bosses
Insects Mandragors Plants
 * 6 (26) Hassin Softskin &rarr; (Hassin's Shell)
 * 7 (26) Tarom Rockbreaker &rarr; (The Rockbreaker)
 * 5 (26) Suneh Stormbringer &rarr; (The Stormbringer)