The Alkali Pan
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| The Alkali Pan | |
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| Campaign | Nightfall |
| Region | The Desolation |
| Type | Explorable area |
| Exit(s) | Bone Palace Crystal Overlook Ruins of Morah The Ruptured Heart The Shattered Ravines |
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 Locations of all bosses | |
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[edit] Getting there
The primary quest that will lead your party here from the Bone Palace is Horde of Darkness. The secondary quest Strange Bedfellows also takes place here.
[edit] Exits
- Bone Palace (east)
- Crystal Overlook (west)
- Ruins of Morah (north by northwest)
- The Ruptured Heart (northwest)
- The Shattered Ravines (northeast)
[edit] Shrines
- Ghostly Priest → Elemental Hunt
- At the exit into the Bone Palace.
- Ghostly Priest → Margonite Battle
- Northeast from the exit into the Ruins of Morah.
- Towards the south, at a path where a sandy area borders the sulfurous wastes.
- Ghostly Priest → Monolith Hunt
- At the exit into the Ruins of Morah.
- At the exit into the Shattered Ravines.
- Ghostly Scout → Mandragor Hunt
- Along the eastern edge between the exits to the Bone Palace and the Shattered Ravines.
- Near the center of the map, east from the exit into Crystal Overlook.
- Ghostly Scout → Undead Hunt
- At the exit into Crystal Overlook.
- At the exit into the Ruptured Heart.
- Resurrection shrines with a statue
- Avatar of Dwayna
- Northeast from the exit into the Ruins of Morah.
- Towards the south, at a path where a sandy area borders the sulfurous wastes.
- Champion of Balthazar
- At the exit into the Ruins of Morah.
- Lyssa's Muse
- Along the eastern edge between the exits to the Bone Palace and the Shattered Ravines.
- Melandru's Watcher
- At the exit into Crystal Overlook.
- At the exit into the Bone Palace.
- At the exit into the Ruptured Heart.
- Voice of Grenth
- At the exit into the Shattered Ravines.
- Near the center of the map, east from the exit into Crystal Overlook.
[edit] Quests available
[edit] NPCs
[edit] Allies
24 General Farrund
20 Ghostly Priest
- 10 Ghostly Scout
- 10 (20) Fumeai (collector for 5 Ruby Djinn Essences)
[edit] Foes
- 5 Hyena (one in the rocky northeastern corner)
- Monoliths
22 (26) Graven Monolith
- Margonites
- 24 (26) Margonite Executioner
24 (26) Margonite Cleric
- 24 (26) Margonite Seer
24 (26) Margonite Sorcerer
- 24 (26) Margonite Ascendant
- 24 (26) Margonite Reaper
- 24 (26) Horde of Darkness (not after Horde of Darkness)
- 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) Sapphire Djinn
- Undead
- 24 (26) Carven Effigy
- 22 (26) Mandragor Terror
- 22 (26) Ravenous Mandragor
- 22 (26) Mandragor Sand Devil
- 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 Cavalier
- 24 (26) Awakened Dune Carver
- 28 (30) Desert Wurm
[edit] Bosses
- 26 (30) Vah the Crafty → Spike Trap (Vah's Hornbow)
- Undead
- 28 (30) Amiresh the Pious → Divert Hexes (Amiresh's Piety)
- 28 (30) Shelkeh the Hungry → Hex Eater Vortex (Shelkeh's Hex Eater)
- 28 (30) Churkeh the Defiant → "It's just a flesh wound." (Churkeh's Defiance)
[edit] Notes
- A pillar near Fumeai can be knocked down using Junundu Smash, which opens an alternate route from the Bone Palace to the Shattered Ravines.
- Before acquiring the Horde of Darkness quest, the passage in front of the Ruins of Morah exit will be closed; making it more difficult to get to the other side of the map.
- These quests affect the spawns in this area:
- Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests yielded roughly 300 foes or so. Discounting quest influences, it has been reported to range from 281 to 319.
- This area can be cleared while inside the relative safety of a Junundu, with the exception of the rocky ground outside the two outposts and the boss group of Shelkeh the Hungry.
- Shelkeh the Hungry is a mesmer boss and its group has several Awakened Cavaliers. Skills that prevent resurrection (such as Frozen Soil) are essential to overcoming them.
- For large awakened groups (the larger ones are on the sulfurous wastes), be sure to take down all Awakened Acolytes and Awakened Cavaliers first. These groups can be difficult to take on, even while inside a Junundu. The Cavaliers have both Signet of Return and "We Shall Return!" so it is essential to keep killing them, or else they will maintain an infinite resurrection chain.
- There are about a dozen spots in the sulfurous wastes where Desert Wurms are hidden, with some having two of them appear at once. Make sure you sweep the area and proceed carefully before engaging undead or elemental groups.
- Hidden mandragor groups can be found on the western rocky ground, the eastern sandy area, and the rocky northeastern corner. Proceed slowly to avoiding engaging multiple groups.
