Anvil Rock

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Anvil Rock
Campaign	Prophecies
Region	Northern Shiverpeaks
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Deldrimor Bowl Ice Tooth Cave Iron Horse Mine The Frost Gate
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On the world map
Collector locations

Anvil Rock is an area that takes its name from a tall mountain in the shape of an anvil. Dwarven legends claim that the anvil-shaped peak was once the forge of the Great Dwarf himself before he moved to the Great Forge. In days of peace, Dwarves regularly gathered under the anvil in hopes of the Great Dwarf returning, but in recent years, with all the fighting incited by the Stone Summit, this place sees very few visitors.

Contents 1 Getting there 2 Exits 3 Shrines 4 NPCs 4.1 Allies 4.1.1 Services 4.1.2 Other allies 4.2 Charmable animals 4.3 Foes 4.3.1 Bosses 5 Notes 6 Trivia

[edit] Getting there

This area lies to the northwest of the Frost Gate mission outpost, which is the fastest way to get here for the first time.

With regards to the Prophecies storyline, this area is entirely optional.

[edit] Exits

• Deldrimor Bowl (southwest)
• Ice Tooth Cave (northwest-center)
• Iron Horse Mine (northeast)
• The Frost Gate (southeast)

[edit] Shrines

Resurrection shrines

• Northeast, at the exit into Iron Horse Mine.
• Southeast, at the exit into the Frost Gate.
• Southwest, at the exit into Deldrimor Bowl.

[edit] NPCs

[edit] Allies

[edit] Services

• 10 (20) Maccus Ironjaw (collector for 5 Curved Minotaur Horns)
• 10 (20) Sander the Gray (collector for 5 Frostfire Fangs)

[edit] Other allies

• 10 (20) Dwarven Soldier
• 10 (20) Dwarven Scout
• 10 (20) Dwarven Mender

[edit] Charmable animals

Animals

• 5 (5) Snow Wolf

[edit] Foes

Centaurs

• 8 (23) Shiverpeak Warrior
• 8 (23) Shiverpeak Longbow
• 8 (23) Shiverpeak Protector

Dryders

• 10 (24) Frostfire Dryder

Dwarves (Stone Summit)

• 10 (24) Stone Summit Crusher
• 9 (24) Summit Axe Wielder
• 13 (24) Summit Beastmaster
• 9 (23) Stone Summit Scout
• 11 (24) Dolyak Rider
• 10 (24) Stone Summit Howler
• 10 (24) Stone Summit Sage

Minotaurs

• 10 (24) Minotaur

[edit] Bosses

Centaurs

• 11 (27) Rubi Spottedmane
• 11 (27) Jolo Lighthaunch
• 12 (27) Riine Windrot

Dryders

• 12 (27) Frostfire Dryder
• 12 (27) Frostfire Dryder

Minotaurs

• 13 (27) Minotaur

[edit] Notes

• If playing a warrior, consider capping Rush and Bull's Strike from the Minotaur warrior boss. Even though they are not elite skills, they are not available until much later in the game.
• There is a small Dwarven village in the southern area of the map. On a random chance per map instance, about 5 waves of Frostfire Dryders will attack (totaling to about 30 Dryders). The allied Dwarven Soldiers there will fight with you. Depending on where you entered the map, those Dwarven allies may already have been killed by the time you reach their location.
• Complete exploration of this area contributes approximately 1.9% to the Tyrian Cartographer title.
• Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests requires defeating around 225 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 215 to 252.
  • There are small groups of minotaurs that patrol in very large circles. If you're looking for the last mob and can't find it, try turning around and travel in an opposite direction.
  • The Centaur boss is a random spawn between Jolo Lighthaunch and Rubi Spottedmane. If you party lacks firepower or interrupts, Jolo Lighthaunch's healing may prove difficult to overcome, especially if two Shiverpeak Protectors spawned in its group. Consider gunning for this boss location right at the start.

[edit] Trivia

• The anvil-shaped high ground in the middle of this area is one of the highest points in the Prophecies campaign. Climbing all the way to the top will reward the player with an amazing view of cold mountainous terrain.

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Explorable areas in the Northern Shiverpeaks
Anvil Rock • Deldrimor Bowl • Griffon's Mouth • Iron Horse Mine • Traveler's Vale
Towns and outposts • Missions • Arenas • Landmarks