The Fissure of Woe

Fissure of Woe
Campaign	Core
Region	The Mists
Type	Explorable area
Reward chest	Chest of Woe
Exit(s)	None
Images
Interactive map
Reward trophy in the Hall of Monuments.

The Fissure of Woe, also called the Realm of War, is the realm of Balthazar. It is divided into nine known sections and is full of wreckage, battlefields, and fiery landscapes; the sole exception to this is the Forest of the Wailing Lord. In this realm, the god of war and his Eternals are engaged in a battle with Menzies and his Shadow Army.

According to Admiral Saidon the Eternal, the Fissure of Woe will always be in conflict.

Getting there

To get to The Fissure of Woe, all players of the party must be Ascended or Weh no Su (Elonian characters may instead complete the quest Hunted!). Players must then either use a Passage Scroll to the Fissure of Woe, or pay 1 to a Champion of Balthazar at a Statue of Balthazar while the world has the Favor of the Gods in any of the following locations:

• Chantry of Secrets
• Temple of the Ages
• Zin Ku Corridor
• Embark Beach (scroll only)

Quests available

All quests can be repeated by re-entering the area.

• Rastigan the Eternal: Tower of Courage
  • Rastigan the Eternal: The Wailing Lord
    • Wailing Lord: A Gift of Griffons

• Eternal Weaponsmith: The Eternal Forgemaster
  • Eternal Forgemaster: Defend the Temple of War
    • Eternal Forgemaster: Restore the Temple of War
    • Eternal Forgemaster: Khobay the Betrayer
    • Eternal Lord Taeres: Tower of Strength

• Kromril the Eternal: Army of Darkness
• Miko the Unchained: Slaves of Menzies
• Nimros the Hunter: The Hunt

Landmarks

• Burning Forest
• Fissure Shore
• Forest of the Wailing Lord
• Great Battle Field
• Lake of Fire
• Spider Cave
• Temple of War
• Tower of Courage
• Tower of Strength

Mission Objectives

The Fissure of Woe

• Tower of Courage
• The Wailing Lord
• A Gift of Griffons
• Defend the Temple of War
• The Eternal Forgemaster
• Army of Darkness
• Restore the Temple of War
• Khobay the Betrayer
• Tower of Strength
• Slaves of Menzies
• The Hunt
• Your party has completed # of 11 quests.
• Balthazar has acknowledged the great deeds you have performed. Return to the forge in the Temple of War to claim your reward.

NPCs

Allies

Ghosts (Eternals)

• 24 (24) Eternal Lord Taeres (spawns at the end of Defend the Temple of War)
• 24 (24) Eternal Weaponsmith
• 24 (24) Kromril the Eternal
• 20 (20) Rastigan the Eternal
• 20 (20) Admiral Saidon the Eternal
• 24 (24) Eternal Ranger (spawns at the end of Defend the Temple of War)
• 24 (24) Tower Mage (appears with Tower of Strength)
• 24 (24) Zurotai the Eternal
• 24 (24) Eternal Elementalist (spawns at the end of Defend the Temple of War)
• 28 (28) Eternal Forgemaster (appears during The Eternal Forgemaster)
• 28 (28) Forest Griffon (appears with A Gift of Griffons)

Ghosts

• 15 (20) Enslaved Hero (appears with Slaves of Menzies)
• 10 (20) Miko the Unchained
• 28 (30) Wailing Lord (during and after The Wailing Lord)

Humans

• 2 (20) Nimros the Hunter

Foes

Arachnids

• 24 (26) Armored Cave Spider

Dragons

• 24 (26) Obsidian Furnace Drake

Dryders

• 24 (26) Doubter's Dryder

Elementals

• 20 (20) Shard Wolf (only during The Hunt)

Ghosts

• 24 (24) Traitorous Temple Guard (only during Khobay the Betrayer)
• 24 (24) Traitorous Temple Guard (only during Khobay the Betrayer)
• 28 (30) Banshee (only during The Wailing Lord)
• 24 (24) Traitorous Temple Guard (only during Khobay the Betrayer)

Hydras

• 24 (26) Mahgo Hydra

Plants

• 24 (26) Snarling Driftwood
• 24 (26) Spirit Wood
• 24 (26) Seed of Corruption (only during Restore the Temple of War)
• 28 (30) Spirit Shepherd

Riders

• 24 (26) Smoke Walker

Nightmares (Shadow Army)

• 28 (30) Abyssal
• 28 (30) Shadow Overlord (only during Slaves of Menzies)
• 28 (30) Shadow Patrol (only during Tower of Strength)
• 24 (26) Shadow Warrior
• 24 (26) Shadow Ranger
• 24 (26) Shadow Monk
• 28 (30) Shadow Beast
• 24 (26) Shadow Mesmer
• 24 (26) Shadow Elemental

Skale

• 28 (30) Ancient Skale

Skeletons

• 24 (26) Skeletal Berserker
• 24 (26) Skeletal Impaler
• 24 (26) Skeletal Bond
• 24 (26) Skeletal Ether Breaker
• 24 (26) Skeletal Icehand

Worms

• 20 (26) Rock Borer Worm

Wurms

• 28 (30) Infernal Wurm

Zombies

• 30 (32) Dragon Lich

Bosses

Nightmares (Shadow Army)

• 28 (30) Priest of Menzies → Word of Healing (only during Army of Darkness)

Boss-like foes

Ghosts

• 24 (24) Lord Khobay (only during Khobay the Betrayer)

Nightmares (Shadow Army)

• 28 (30) Shadow Lord
• 28 (30) Shadow Lord Vogris

Notes

• Only Ascended party members may enter the Fissure of Woe: Heroes may enter, but Henchmen may not.
  • Passage scrolls allow a party to travel to the the area from qualifying outposts without paying the entry fee (or requiring favor).

• This area is one of the few locations where certain items drop:
  • Shadow weapons (The only other locations are in Nightfall: the Nightfallen Garden and the Domain of Anguish.)
  • Obsidian Shards. (Although there is one Obsidian Furnace Drake in Nightfall that also drops them.)
  • Globs of Ectoplasm can, very rarely, drop from the Banshees that spawn after taking The Wailing Lord.

• The Fissure of Woe is where players can obtain Obsidian Armor.

• You can repeat the area's quests each time you enter the Fissure of Woe. After completing all eleven,
  • You will see the message, "Balthazar has acknowledged the great deeds you have performed. Return to the forge in the Temple of War to claim your reward".
  • A Chest of Woe will spawn near the Eternal Forgemaster.
  • After the first time, you can add the Eternal Conqueror of The Fissure of Woe statue to your "Honor" monument.

• The Eternal Forgemaster will buy items in your inventory when he returns to the forge, after you keep it safe from attack.

• The Fissure of Woe area does not count towards any Cartographer title.

• You can get kicked out of the area in three situations:
  • If all members of your party die; there are no resurrection shrines, so a wipe results in mission failure.
  • In hard mode, if everyone in the party has a Death Penalty of 60%.
  • If you allow any of your allies to die. (Be sure to clear any nearby patrols to prevent this.)
    • The sole exception to this is Eternal Lord Taeres. However, should he die before you take his quest, Tower of Strength, you will be unable to spawn the Chest of Woe.

• In Hard mode, foes have a constant seven pips of health regeneration and lowered total health.

Bug.On rare occasions, a Shadow Ranger will spawn inside the Tower of Courage, preventing quest completion unless your party can kill it without having a line of sight.

Trivia

• Players often refer to the Fissure of Woe as "FoW."

See also

• Obsidian Armor

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