The Borderlands

''You have travelled to the wild Borderlands. Farms and settlements are rare and travellers are few in this rugged valley. Hostile monsters from the hills lie in wait, ready to attack anyone foolish enough to leave a fortified area.''

thumb|385px|right|Map of The Borderlands|link=Map of the Borderlands The Borderlands is a heroic level 1 (for character levels 1-3) or epic level 21 (for character levels 20-25) wilderness adventure area introduced with Update 44/Keep on the Borderlands adventure pack.

Accessing the Area
You can access the Borderlands in the following ways:
 * Create a new character, complete the grotto, and speak to "Kregan the Gatekeeper" in Korthos Village.
 * Speak to "Kregan the Gatekeeper" in the Eberron Hall of Heroes.
 * On Lamannia only: speak to "The Questgiver" in the center island of the Test Dojo.

Slayer
Slayer awards cap out at 1500 kills.

Rare Encounters: The Borderlands
XP per encounter:

Bonus XP for solving all encounters:
 * Defeat Vassmath Needletooth the Tribal Chieftan
 * Defeat Keenbeak the Sky Hunter.
 * Defeat Old Man Crago
 * Defeat Torg Skullcrusher the Ogre.
 * Defeat Lemmie the Slicer, Goblin Outcast.
 * Defeat Lurp the Mudman.
 * Defeat Pinchy the Giant Crayfish.
 * Defeat Commander Armuz the Hobgoblin.
 * Defeat Irganon the Forgotten One.
 * Defeat Hyllas the Wandering Satyr.
 * Defeat Treewalker the Spider Queen.
 * Defeat Makt the Hunter, Gnoll Scout.
 * Defeat Longtalon the Plains Stalker.
 * Defeat Podarge the Wind Rider.
 * Defeat Grublub the Rank.

Explorer
XP per discovery:

Bonus XP for finding all discoveries:

Lore

 * Find the Keep on the Borderlands
 * A mighty Keep stands here on the border between Good and Evil lands. From this isolated base, a brave few strive to stave off the darkness that would otherwise overwhelm the wilds.


 * Find the hermit's hut
 * Find the ruined tower
 * Find the fairy ring
 * Find the neglected gave
 * Find the standing stones
 * Find the burned farmstead
 * Find the Lizardfolk camp
 * Find the spider valley
 * Find the evil statue
 * Find the fisherman's shack
 * Find the massive oak
 * Find the watermill
 * Find the hunters' lodge
 * Find the blocked pass
 * The road leading up into the mountains has been blocked by a recent landslide. The valley has been cut off from outside help.


 * Find the monsters' camp
 * Find the fiendish altar
 * Find the abandoned picnic
 * Find the ambushed wagon

Dungeon Entrances

 * Find the Caves of Chaos

Monsters
See also: Monsters in The Borderlands.

Native Fauna

 * Bird
 * Frog
 * Squirrel

Common Monsters

 * Borderlands Spider
 * Gnat Swarm
 * Dretch Spawn
 * Goblin Hunter
 * Goblin Raider
 * Hezrou Chaos Spawn
 * River Crab