Barbarous Shore

This article is about an explorable area. This name is also used for a Zaishen vanquish quest.

Barbarous Shore

Campaign	Nightfall
Region	Kourna
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Camp Hojanu
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The easternmost edge of Kourna is a lawless frontier known as the Barbarous Shore. Here the corsairs are the ones in power.

Getting there[edit]

This explorable area is to the southeast from Camp Hojanu. It is the furthest east one can go in Kourna.

Wandering Priest → Corsair Bounty
- Northern edge, just west of the river.
- Southern end of the river, near Ruthless Sevad.
- Southwestern corner, near the collectors.
Wandering Priest → Heket Hunt
- Just outside Camp Hojanu.
Wandering Priest → Mandragor Hunt
- In the center of the area east of the river.
- Near northeastern corner, just after the bridge.
Wandering Priest → Plant Hunt
- Southeast from Camp Hojanu, slightly southwest from the bridge.
Whispers Informant → Elemental Hunt
- On the western edge.

Avatar of Dwayna
- Southeast from Camp Hojanu, slightly southwest from the bridge.
Champion of Balthazar
- In the center of the area east of the river.
- On the western edge.
Lyssa's Muse
- Northern edge, just west of the river.
- Southern end of the river, near Ruthless Sevad.
Melandru's Watcher
- Near northeastern corner, just after the bridge.
- Southwestern corner, near the collectors.
Voice of Grenth
- Just outside Camp Hojanu.

They can be found in the underground area beyond Ruthless Sevad

This is one of the few places in Kourna where you may obtain Lightbringer bounties.
A Preserved Red Iris Flower can be found in a chest in the southern Corsair area.
There are four bosses close to each other in the southern Corsair area; use caution when approaching them, especially in hard mode.
- In hard mode, the Corsair Grapplers in this area can instantly wipe an entire party as they deal extremely high area of effect physical damage.
These quests affect the spawns in this area:
Complete exploration of this area contributes approximately 2.6% to the Elonian Cartographer title track.
Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests require defeating around 177 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 153 to 201 foes.
- You can avoid killing 3-5 of the hidden Mandragor groups by first clearing the western area, crossing the river using the southern route, and defeating a pride of low-level lions nearby.
The lions in this region are all located in the east, across the bridge. They're all in one pack, and they all start out as hostile; they are however still charmable.

The map provided with the Collector's Edition of Guild Wars Nightfall names this area as the "Barbarous Coast". The Barbary Coast, or Barbary, was the term used by Europeans from the 16th until the 19th century to refer to the middle and western coastal regions of North Africa. The barbary pirates of north Africa are sometimes called "Turkish corsairs" or "Ottoman corsairs".
There is an exit portal behind a permanently-closed gate in the north-east of the map that cannot be accessed and does not lead to another zone, but could sometimes be seen by players from a far enough distance that the gate model had not loaded.

Explorable areas in Kourna
Arkjok Ward • Bahdok Caverns • Barbarous Shore • Command Post • Dejarin Estate • Gandara, the Moon Fortress • Jahai Bluffs • Marga Coast • Sunward Marches • The Floodplain of Mahnkelon • Turai's Procession
Towns and outposts • Missions • Landmarks