Archipelagos

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Archipelagos
Campaign	Factions
Region	The Jade Sea
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Breaker Hollow Cavalon Jade Flats (Luxon) Maishang Hills
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Boss locations
Collector locations

The Archipelagos is an area of the Jade Sea that lies south of Cavalon. Due to its proximity the mainland, this area is riddled with small islands that jut out of the frozen sea. A large settlement of Naga can be found in the south.

Contents 1 Getting there 2 Exits 3 Shrines 4 Quests available 5 NPCs 5.1 Allies 5.1.1 Services 5.1.2 Faction allies 5.2 Charmable animals 5.3 Foes 5.3.1 Bosses 6 Notes

[edit] Getting there

Many quests acquired from Cavalon will lead players into and through this explorable area, including the primary quests of Fort Aspenwood, the Jade Quarry, and Stolen Eggs.

This area lies between Cavalon, Breaker Hollow, and Jade Flats (Luxon).

[edit] Exits

• Breaker Hollow (northwest)
• Cavalon (north)
• Jade Flats (Luxon) (south)
• Maishang Hills (northeast)

[edit] Shrines

Resurrection shrines with bounties

• Kurzick Priest → Blessing of the Kurzicks
  • At the exit into Breaker Hollow (if under Kurzick control).
• Luxon Priest → Blessing of the Luxons
  • At the exit into Breaker Hollow (if under Luxon control).
  • At the exit into Cavalon.
  • At the exit into Jade Flats (Luxon).

Resurrection shrines with a statue

• Avatar of Dwayna
  • Northwest, at the exit into Breaker Hollow.
• Champion of Balthazar
  • Northeast, at the exit into Maishang Hills.
• Lyssa's Muse
  • South, at the exit into Jade Flats (Luxon).
• Melandru's Watcher
  • Southeast, at the center of the southeastern island.
• Voice of Grenth
  • North, at the exit into Cavalon.

[edit] Quests available

• Arena Master Portus
  • The Jade Arena
• Supplymaster Keleos
  • Luxon Supply Lines

[edit] NPCs

[edit] Allies

• 20 (20) Quartermaster Hector
• 20 (20) Reaver Tammox (only during Night Raiders)
• 20 (20) Supplymaster Keleos
• 10 (20) Arena Master Portus

[edit] Services

• 10 (20) Axton (collector for 5 Archaic Kappa Shells)
• 10 (20) Callista the Tamer (pet tamer)

[edit] Faction allies

at resurrection shrines

• 20 (20) Kurzick Guards or 20 (20) Luxon Guards
• 20 (20) Kurzick Merchants or 20 (20) Luxon Merchants
• 20 (20) Kurzick Priests or 20 (20) Luxon Priests

[edit] Charmable animals

• 3 Reef Lurker (in the Jade Sea areas nearer to Cavalon)
• 3 Tiger (southeastern landmass)

[edit] Foes

Demons

• 28 (30) Oni

Dragons

• 24 (26) Rockhide Dragon
• 24 (26) Saltspray Dragon

Fishes

• 22 (26) Scuttle Fish
• 22 (26) Creeping Carp
• 22 (26) Irukandji

Naga

• 23 (26) Naga Warrior
• 24 (26) Naga Archer
• 24 (26) Naga Ritualist

Turtles

• 23 Kappa

Kurzicks (only during Luxon Supply Lines)

• 20 Kurzick Assassin
• 20 Kurzick Elementalist
• 20 Kurzick Mesmer
• 20 Kurzick Monk
• 20 Kurzick Necromancer
• 20 Kurzick Ranger
• 20 Kurzick Ritualist
• 20 Kurzick Warrior

Kirin (only during the Jade Arena)

• 22 Jade Torn Kirin

Convicted Criminals (only during the Jade Arena)

• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal
• 20 Convicted Criminal

[edit] Bosses

Dragons

• 28 (30) Snapjaw Windshell → Second Wind (Snapjaw's Powerstone)

Fishes

• 26 (30) Razortongue Frothspit → Melandru's Shot (Razortongue's Recurve Bow)
• 24 (30) KaySey Stormray → Healing Light (Stormray)

Naga

• 28 (30) Ssuns, Blessed of Dwayna → Blessed Light (Ssuns' Staff)
• 28 (30) Siska Scalewand → Energy Drain (Siska's Staff)
• 28 (30) Xiriss Stickleback → Discord (Woe Spreader) (only during the quest Night Raiders)
• 28 (30) Ssyn Coiled Grasp → Grasping Was Kuurong (Ssyn's Staff)

[edit] Notes

• Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests requires defeating around 160 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 156 to 220.
  • Anti-melee skills are effective due to a large number of warriors and assassins in this area.
  • Snapjaw Windshell is in a group with several Rockhide Dragons and Saltspray Dragons, making that group very deadly to unprepared groups that are bunched up.
  • There are five hidden Oni spawn points - one on a clearing east of Snapjaw Windshell, two at the Jade Sea path connecting Breaker Hollow and Cavalon, On the hill north of the Luxon arena, and there is one behind Ssuns, Blessed of Dwayna.

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Explorable areas in the Jade Sea
Archipelagos • Boreas Seabed • Maishang Hills • Mount Qinkai • Gyala Hatchery • Rhea's Crater • Silent Surf • Unwaking Waters
Towns and outposts • Missions • Landmarks