Return to Gianthold

Update 17 offers an Epic story arc of the Reaver's Bane. Players with access to the original Ruins of Gianthold Heroic adventure pack can access it without an additional purchase (the Heroic and Epic versions are bundled).

The release of Update 17 also included the "" in all in-game mailboxes.

Wilderness Adventure Area

 * Ruins of Gianthold - now offers Epic versions of the original quests, with much different Slayer/Encounter/Explorer objectives than the Heroic version.
 * See Ruins of Gianthold (Epic) for details.

Quests
Flagging for the new raid, The Fall of Truth, requires the Epic and slightly renamed versions of the same quests from Heroic level flagging (Epic flagging quests shown in bold, below). (The Reaver's Fate remains a Heroic-level raid only.) You no longer require Relics as part of the flagging mechanism for either Heroic or Epic raids. Relics are now used as ingredients to obtain Heroic or Epic gear or augments.
 * A Cry for Help - 13 Heroic/24 Epic
 * Return to Cabal for One - 24 Epic (Replaces The Crucible as a flagginq quest)
 * A Cabal for One - 13 Heroic
 * Feast or Famine - 13 Heroic/24 Epic
 * Foundation of Discord - 13 Heroic/24 Epic
 * The Maze of Madness - 13 Heroic/24 Epic
 * Trial by Fire - 13 Heroic/24 Epic
 * The Crucible - 14 Heroic/24 Epic (No longer a flagging quest for Gianthold Tor or the raids)
 * Return to Madstone Crater - 24 Epic
 * The Madstone Crater - 14 Heroic
 * Return to Prison of the Planes - Epic
 * The Prison of the Planes - 14 Heroic
 * Return to Gianthold Tor - 24 Epic
 * Gianthold Tor - 14 Heroic
 * The Fall of Truth - 25 epic only

Flagging
See The Fall of Truth.

Gianthold Vendors
Main article - Update 17 named items

"Restored" Ancient Relics, Flawless Dragon Scales and corresponding Epic item options are now added to various Gianthold vendors.
 * Augments
 * Level 20 Augment Vendor Broag Umber - 6 each Relics
 * Level 24 Augment VendorAgate Twistiron - 9 each Relics + 1 Commendation of Heroism
 * Relic Armors
 * Giantcraft Apprentice Horatin - 10 Restored Giant Relics
 * Elfcraft Apprentice Hoorunoe - 10 Restored Elven Relics
 * Dragoncraft Apprentice Sangefar - 10 Restored Dragon Relics
 * Dragonscale Armors
 * Master Black Scalesmith - 20 Flawless Black Dragon Scales + 10 each Relics + 3 Commendation of Heroism
 * Master Blue Scalesmith Armec Orem - 20 Flawless Blue Dragon Scales + 10 each Relics + 3 Commendation of Heroism
 * Master White Scalesmith Rukts - 20 Flawless White Dragon Scales + 10 each Relics + 3 Commendation of Heroism

Drop location

 * Restored Dragon Relic - A Cry for Help/Foundation of Discord/The Prison of the Planes
 * Restored Elven Relic - A Cabal for One/Feast or Famine/The Crucible
 * Restored Giant Relic - The Maze of Madness/Trial by Fire/The Madstone Crater
 * Flawless Dragon Scales - Gianthold Tor epic dragon chests, something like d2-1/d3-1/d4-1 for EN/EH/EE