Ruins of Gianthold

The main story arc, The Reaver's Bane, is bestowed by Cydonie, Agent of Argonessen in the west side of the Marketplace when your character reaches level 10. Upon receiving this quest, Thaden the Farshifter can then transport you to the Gianthold - a small city zone. From there you are able to enter the Ruins of Gianthold zone.

The Ruins of Gianthold is a level 13 Wilderness Adventure Area, allowing characters level 10 through 18 full XP rewards. For the epic version, see Ruins of Gianthold (epic).

thumb|385px|right| Spoilers! Faster travel around the Gianthold wilderness is available by speaking to [[Narkonk. (Note that the shrines near the Prison of the Planes (northwest) and near the Doomed Brother (south) are not shown.)|link=Map of Ruins of Gianthold (heroic)]]

Gianthold Farshifter
The farshifter in Gianthold, Narkonk, can teleport you to the Heroic/Epic version of three faction locations: Storm's Eye (far west), Storm's Heart (south-central), or Storm's Fist (far east) (shown in aqua on map, above). This can save a lot of running time when getting to far away quests.
 * You can only be shifted to a location that you have already found (by walking there).
 * The Icon for this NPC is a yellow X instead of the green "star" typically used to port to a different zone.
 * Using the NPC gives you the normal quest entry dialog box, allowing you to choose the usual options.

Quests
Only three of the quests in this zone are given by NPCs located within the Gianthold city area:

Madstone Crater

 * Bestowed by Blaze ar'Rhind
 * Map to Entrance
 * This quest may give Ancient Giant Relics in the final chest

The Prison of the Planes

 * Bestowed by Nimbus ar'Yorg
 * Map to Entrance
 * This quest may give Ancient Dragon Relics in the final chest

A Cabal for One

 * Bestowed by Jorgundal ar'Grund
 * Map to entrance
 * This quest may give Ancient Elven Relics in the final chest

In addition to the pre-req, pre-raid, and raid quests, there are a number of quests located within the Wilderness Adventure Area. These quests are granted when you approach their entrance, and the end reward for the quest is given by various NPCs located within the Gianthold city zone.

The walk-up quests located within the wilderness area are:

The Crucible

 * Map to quest Entrance
 * End reward given by Darsak
 * This quest may give Ancient Elven Relics in the final chest

A Cry for Help

 * Map to quest entrance
 * End reward given by Pheryl Barlo
 * This quest may give Ancient Dragon Relics in the final chest

Feast or Famine

 * Map to quest entrance
 * End reward given by Raksool
 * This quest may give Ancient Elven Relics in the final chest

Foundation of Discord

 * Map to quest entrance
 * End reward given by Nemeef Bakto
 * This quest may give Ancient Dragon Relics in the final chest

The Maze of Madness

 * Map to quest entrance
 * End reward given by Eebilsteenk
 * This quest may give Ancient Giant Relics in the final chest

Trial by Fire

 * Map to quest entrance
 * End reward given by Krakadoom
 * This quest may give Ancient Giant Relics in the final chest

Quests By Favor
(R) = 12-man Raid party

Rare Encounters
Each Rare Encounter is worth 800 XP, with a 4,000 Bonus XP for locating everything.
 * Slay Expedition Leader Brazwold
 * Slay Lord Ragath
 * Slay Pride Leader Xilic
 * Slay Bow Master Yaga
 * Slay Uthger Runetusk
 * Slay Tarmor Stonehoof
 * Slay Captain Two Stone
 * Slay Lord Jax
 * Slay Lord Cirrus
 * Slay Chief Ogh

There are 5 other possible chests:
 * There is an Ancient Flayer with a locked chest at the top of Crystal Spin Peak, which has an unlock DC of 46. The Ancient Flayer is always there and is not counted as a rare encounter.
 * There is an unlocked chest at the Aurum Supply Depot; smash the breakables to trigger the Aurum Supply Master and 2 Gold Concord Clerics ambush and kill them to unlock the chest.
 * At the end of Feast or Famine quest, if you take the passage used by the hunting party optional, you will exit to an otherwise unreachable area. Kill every mob there (some will spawn in front of the tents) to have an unlocked chest appear there.
 * Occasionally, there is an unlocked chest on a small ledge above the entrance to A Cry for Help. Kill the Zakya Cult Archers around the ledge, jump up via the crystals (or take the very long way around) and run around the ledge to the east. There are 3 Zakya on a small platform only accessible from up on the ledge. The chest will only appear if there is a non-archer among the 3 Zakya.
 * There is also a rare chance of an unlocked chest just northeast of Pride Leader Xilic - where there usually are two giants.

Explorer
Each Explorer is worth 400 XP, with a 2,000 Bonus XP for locating everything.

Lore

 * Find the Fields of Immolation
 * Find the Gate of Shavarath
 * Find Crystal Spin Peak
 * Find the Aurum Supply Depot
 * Find Gnoll's Breath Ridge
 * Find Bleeding Rock Falls
 * Find the Beast And The Brothers
 * Find the Brother Who Holds The Horn
 * Find the Doomed Brother
 * Find the Father Victorious
 * Find Storm's Heart Summit

Dungeon Entrance s

 * Find the entrance to The Crucible
 * Find the entrance to the Prison of the Planes
 * Find the entrance to the Madstone Crater
 * Find the entrance to the Aurum Lair
 * Find the entrance to the Hobgoblin Lair
 * Find the entrance to the Minotaur Lair
 * Find the entrance to the Orc Lair
 * Find the entrance to the Rakshasa Lair
 * Find the entrance to the Troll Lair

Monsters
Monsters in the zone not found on the rare encounters list.

Monster Information Named Monsters:
 * Ancient Flayer
 * Arzag-Khor Loremasters
 * Arzag-Khor Shamans
 * Blackheart Oracles
 * Blackheart Pathfinders
 * Blackheart Warmongers
 * Cloud Giant Captains
 * Cloven-Jaw Scouts
 * Cloven-Jaw Veterans
 * Cloven-Jaw Warlords
 * Fire Giants
 * Fire Giant Captains
 * Forsworn Aspirants
 * Forsworn Heroes
 * Forsworn Liege-Lords
 * Forsworn Mystics
 * Giant Savages
 * Gold Concord Clerics
 * Gold Concord Fighters
 * Gold Concord Wizards
 * Hill Giants
 * Hill Giant Hunters
 * Hill Giant Sergeants
 * Jariliths
 * Runetusk Berserkers
 * Runetusk Brawlers
 * Runetusk Rangers
 * Runetusk Scouts
 * Stone Giant Captains
 * Windlasher Elementalists
 * Windlasher Pack Lords
 * Windlasher Rippers
 * Windlasher Runners
 * Windlasher Soul Howlers
 * Wyrm Cult Bone-Knitters
 * Wyrm Cult Heresiarchs
 * Wyrm Cult Impalers
 * Wyrm Cult Sacrificers
 * Zakya Cult Archers
 * Zakya Cultists
 * Zakya Rakshasa Lords
 * Aurum Supply Master

Historic
This heroic level area saw some changes with U17 (Feb of '13).
 * New shrines were added in some areas, such as near the Entrance to the Troll Lair.
 * Minor terrain changes, though they are mostly cosmetic. The usual paths did not change.
 * Monster spawns were changed, with a general increase in counts and locations. In some cases, such as near active rare encounters, respawning seems to happen until the rare is killed.
 * The farshifter in Gianthold, Narkonk, could now teleport you to the Epic or the Heroic version of the three faction locations: Storm's Eye, Storm's Heart, or Storm's Fist.
 * The farshifter in Gianthold, Narkonk, could now teleport you to the Epic or the Heroic version of the three faction locations: Storm's Eye, Storm's Heart, or Storm's Fist.
 * These are not the same as the old purple diamond locations, which have been removed from the map.

See Also:
 * Update 17 named items