Tangleroot Gorge

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To the southwest of Stormreach lies the untamed Tangleroot Gorge. Home to many fierce hobgoblin and bugbear tribes, Tangleroot Gorge also contains the infamous Hobgoblin fortress of Splinterskull.

Tangleroot Gorge is accessed via a caravan lead by Wransyl of Vedykar located in the northwest of House Phiarlan. This will take you to the The One-Eared Bugbear Inn, which is the entrance to the Wilderness Adventure Area.

Tangleroot Gorge has a level 4 Wilderness Adventure Area, allowing characters from levels 2 through 7 full XP rewards.

[edit] The One-Eared Bugbear Inn

• Moritt Hastigal the Barkeep provides food and refreshments
• Brother de Bucci the Spirit binder
• Wransyl of Vedykar provides transport from Tangleroot Gorge back to House Phiarlan
• Emeric Quall gives the quest Seeking Chief Ungurz, precursor to Assault on Splinterskull
• Demodris Meele collects Lily Petal, Woodblossom Nectar and Crimson Nightshade and exchanges them for helpful potions

[edit] Quests

The Assault on Splinterskull story arc of quests all take place in this zone, in addition to the Rare Encounter / Slayer / Explorer quests. This story arc is often just referred to as "Tangleroot" and rewards House Phiarlan favor.

Tangleroot Gorge map *spoilers*

[edit] Rare Encounters

Each Rare Encounter is worth 350 XP; the bonus for finding all of them is 1575 XP. Succeeding encounters will give 116 XP.

• Slay Silkweave, spider queen
• Slay Jarak, bugbear master assassin
• Slay Xassak, troglodyte hero
• Rescue Jana, the lost barmaid
• Slay Kroksh, the wandering giant
• Kill Clamor, the slayer of hunters
• Slay Vilesting, the fiendish scorpion
• Slay Kornak, the tribal mage
• Slay Gharjat, Commander of Splinterskull

[edit] Slayer

• Slay 10 Tangleroot denizens: 205 XP, or 20.5 XP per kill.
• Slay 25 Tangleroot denizens: 287 XP, or 19.1 XP per kill.
• Slay 50 Tangleroot denizens: 415 XP, or 16.6 XP per kill.
• Slay 100 Tangleroot denizens: 682 XP, or 13.6 XP per kill.
• Slay 200 Tangleroot denizens: 1,210 XP, or 12.1 XP per kill.
• Slay 400 Tangleroot denizens: 2,290 XP, or 11.5 XP per kill.
• Slay 750 Tangleroot denizens: 4,019 XP, or 11.5 XP per kill.
• Slay 1500 Tangleroot denizens: 8,707 XP, or 11.6 XP per kill.

[edit] Explorer

Each Explorer is worth 175 XP, the bonus for finding all of them is 568 XP.

[edit] Lore

• Find the far side of the broken bridge
• Find the temple ruins
• Discover the wolf hunter's fate
• Find the hobgoblin scount post
• Find the hobgoblin battle ram
• Find Chief Ungurz' camp
• Find the sacrificial site

[edit] Dungeon Entrances

• Find the overgrown fortress
• Find the webbed caves
• Find the lair of burning skulls *
• Find the bone-strewn lair *
• Find the submerged grotto
• Find the mount of Splinterskull

* These two dungeons entrance labels are swapped on the map above.