Tangleroot Gorge

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.

This adventure zone is accessed through The One-Eared Bugbear Inn] in [[House Phiarlan.

As of Update 4.1, Tangleroot Gorge is a Wilderness Adventure Area. Each Wilderness Adventure Area has three quests - Rare Encounters, Slayer, and Explorer.

Tangleroot Gorge is a level 4 area, allowing characters from levels 2 through 7.

Rare Encounters
Each Rare Encounter is worth 350 XP, regardless of character level; the bonus for finding all of them is 1575 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
 * unknown
 * Slay Gharjat, Commander of Splinterskull

Slayer

 * Slay 10 Tangleroot denizens: 105 XP
 * Slay 25 Tangleroot denizens: ??? XP
 * Slay 50 Tangleroot denizens: ??? XP
 * Slay 100 Tangleroot denizens: ??? XP
 * Slay 200 Tangleroot denizens: 1110 XP
 * Slay 400 Tangleroot denizens: ??? XP
 * Slay 750 Tangleroot denizens: 3919 XP
 * Slay ??? Tangleroot denizens

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

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

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