Poisoned Outcrops
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| Poisoned Outcrops | |
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| Campaign | Nightfall |
| Region | The Desolation |
| Type | Explorable area |
| Exit(s) | Lair of the Forgotten The Ruptured Heart |
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 Locations of all bosses | |
 Collector and bounty locations | |
The Poisoned Outcrops is the northernmost location on Elona. The landscape is shattered and broken by ravines of sulfurous wastes. The entire area appears poisoned and tainted with the touch of the Realm of Torment, even the prevailing mists cast a malignant greenish glow.
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[edit] Getting there
Head out the northeastern exit of either the Lair of the Forgotten or the Ruptured Heart.
[edit] Exits
- Lair of the Forgotten (west of the southeastern corner)
- The Ruptured Heart (southwest)
[edit] Shrines
- Ghostly Priest → Elemental Hunt
- North from the Lair of the Forgotten, near Lahati the collector.
- Ghostly Priest → Margonite Battle
- Along the northern edge near the center, after a bridge.
- Ghostly Scout → Undead Hunt
- At the exit into the Lair of the Forgotten.
- At the exit into the Ruptured Heart.
- At the northwestern corner.
- Resurrection shrines with a statue
- Avatar of Dwayna
- Along the northern edge near the center, after a bridge.
- Champion of Balthazar
- North from the Lair of the Forgotten, near Lahati the collector.
- Lyssa's Muse
- At the northwestern corner.
- Melandru's Watcher
- At the exit into the Lair of the Forgotten.
- Voice of Grenth
- At the exit into the Ruptured Heart.
[edit] Quests available
- Buuran
- The Hallowed Point (Difficulty: Master)
- Curator Ruras
[edit] NPCs
[edit] Allies
10 (20) Lahati (collector for 5 Sapphire Djinn Essences)
- 20 Ghostly Priest
- 10 Ghostly Scout
[edit] Charmable animals
- 5 Hyena (the area slightly north out of the Lair of the Forgotten)
[edit] Foes
- Margonites
24 (26) Margonite Executioner
24 (26) Margonite Bowmaster
24 (26) Margonite Cleric
24 (26) Margonite Seer
24 (26) Margonite Sorcerer
24 (26) Margonite Ascendant
24 (26) Margonite Reaper
- Torment creatures
- 28 (30) Blade of Corruption
- 28 (30) Arm of Insanity
28 (30) Shadow of Fear
- 28 (30) Scythe of Chaos
- 24 (26) Shambling Mesa
- 24 (26) Sandstorm Crag
- Djinn
- 24 (26) Ruby Djinn
- 24 (26) Diamond Djinn
- 24 (26) Sapphire Djinn
- Undead
- 24 (26) Carven Effigy
Insects (only 4 or 5 in one hidden group just north of the Lair of the Forgotten)
- 20 (26) Bladed Dune Termite
- 20 (26) Dune Beetle Lance
- Undead
- 24 (26) Awakened Blademaster
- 24 (26) Awakened Gray Giant
- 24 (26) Awakened Acolyte
- 24 (26) Awakened Defiler
- 24 (26) Awakened Thought Leech
- 24 (26) Awakened Head
- 24 (26) Awakened Cavalier
- 24 (26) Awakened Dune Carver
[edit] Bosses
- 28 (30) Droajam, Mage of the Sands → Sandstorm (Droajam's Storm)
- Undead
- 28 (30) Fondalz the Spiteful → Signet of Suffering (Fondalz's Artifact)
- 28 (30) Mekir the Prismatic → Ether Prism (Mekir's Prism)
28 (30) Nehjab the Parched → Reclaim Essence (Nehjab's Thirst)
[edit] Notes
- This is the only area in the Desolation where Junundu are not available.
- These quests affect the spawns in this area:
- A New Guide
- The Cold Touch of the Past
- The Growing Threat (will provide allies)
- The Hallowed Point
- Complete exploration of this area contributes approximately 2.4% to the Elonian Cartographer title track.
- Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests requires defeating around 180 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 176 to 277.
- There's a small group of hidden insects at the end of the northern path just out of the Lair of the Forgotten. They can be avoided simply by not using that short central path.
- The boss group of Droajam, Mage of the Sands is, by far, the most difficult group to take down. It consists of the boss itself plus 4 other elementals (Sandstorm Crag and Shambling Mesa, usually more of the former). The sheer damage that they can dish out at once can wipe even a well-prepared party several times. Focusing on one at a time and spreading out wide is essential to taking them down.
- Just west of the Lair of the Forgotten are several very closely placed groups of Awakened undead, possibly overlapping with a Margonite group as well. Carefully pull each group into the narrow path before fully engaging them. The boss group containing Nehjab the Parched may be difficult to take down; it depends on the number of Awakened Acolytes and Awakened Cavaliers there are. Consider skills like Frozen Soil.
- Both the Hallowed Point and the Growing Threat quests will significantly increase the number of Margonite spawns, although the latter also provides some allies.
