Steamfont Mountains

Classic Era (added 1999-2000)

The Steamfont Mountains are a very dangerous place, probably the most dangerous area on Faydwer that you might find yourself travelling on your own. It is a relatively large zone with several distinct areas, and only one newbie type of area some distance from the gnome city, Ak'Anon. Most of the areas of these mountains are filled with creatures deadly to someone of less than 6th level.

Level of Monsters: 1-18, 30-35 Types of Monsters: Large Rats, Snakes, Spiderlings, Kobold Pups, Kobold Scouts, Kobolds, Kobold Shamans, Decaying Skeletons, Dwarf Skeletons, Skeletons, Rogue Cleaners, Rogue Clockworks, Clockwork Spiders, Plague Rats, Giant Diseased Rats, Pumas, Young Ebon Drakes, Giant Clockwork Spiders, Harpies, Earth Elementals, Ebon Drakes, Minotaurs, Minotaur Guards, Minotaur Sentry, Minotaur Lord, Minotaur Hero Notable NPCs: Feddi Dooger, A Kobold Missionary, Meldrath The Malignant, Minotaur Hero, Minotaur Lord, Renux Herkanor, Nilit's contraption Unique Items: Butcher Knife, Staff of the Observers, Broken Minotaur Lord's Horn, Minotaur Hero Shackles, Skull of Meldrath, Jagged Diamond Dagger Related Quests: The Telescope Adjacent Zones: Lesser Faydark, Ak'Anon Spawn timer: 6:30 Name in /who: steamfont/steamfontmts Succor/Evacuate: 159, -273 (Windmills) ZEM Value: 75 100 (133%)

Map

Steamfont Mountains 1. Kobold Camp 2. The Observers 3. Haunted Ruins of Giant Clockwork Machine 4. The Windmills of Steamfont, several Observers as well as Merchants who sell Ore, Medium-Quality Ore, Dye Materials, Sharpening Stones, Clay, and Tinkering Equipment 5. Kobold Camp 6. Druid Stone Ring with Crisyn selling Spells 7. Merchant selling Sewing Supplies, including Large Sewing Kit, How To's, and Needle and Thimble Molds 8. Merchant selling Small Armor Molds 9. Merchant selling Cookie Molds 10. Merchant selling Food and other goods 11. Merchants selling Cooking Supplies and Gems for Jewelry 12. Dragon Bones with Skeletons Note that there is a poison merchant located on the above map at roughly +1380, -840 . There is also a Minotaur slaver camp in the NW corner of the zone.

Steamfont Mountains - Minotaur Caves 1. Meldrath The Malignant and Guards 2. Slaves 3. The Wheelbarrow (pulling spot)

Dangers

Steamfont Mountains is nearly as dangerous as Crushbone itself. Most of the creatures are of very high level and are very aggressive, especially in the area around the minotaur caves. The area around the entrance to Lesser Faydark is good for hunting if you are at least 6th level in a group, 8th-10th as a solo. There are skeletons that are aggressive and sometimes carry shields. This is also the only zone on Faydwer to obtain medium sized pelts for patchwork, but the pumas are very dangerous, roughly even with a 7th level warrior or higher. The plague rats that wander this area have a very noxious disease that is difficult to get rid of without spells. The drakes here are also quite dangerous.

An even more dangerous area exists by the minotaur caves, which you can reach by following a straight line formed by the windmills away from Ak'Anon. There is a rough dead-end valley that the minotaurs have their caves in, between two old furnaces. The ruins of some giant clockwork device have settled deeply into the ground at the end of this valley over the ages since it last functioned. The monsters that exist here are both very tough and very aggressive, the least aggressive are the spiders (non-clockwork), harpies and obsidian drakes as well as clockwork spiders, unless you hurt your faction with Rogue Clockwork. Anything else that comes within range of you will attack. Most of the monsters are avoidable if you keep your eyes peeled, but the minotaurs themselves are very deadly as they tend to go on patrol through the area and can easily be missed due to the rough floor of the valley and their speed. Adventuring through this area in a group is almost essential from 7th-10th or higher, and I've only seen 15th level and higher people going solo through this area. The minotaurs can be watched if you have a ranger in the group, as they tend to come out of the cave one at a time and stand outside. Once they reach about three outside the cave, they go on patrol. Also, the Minotaur Hero occasionally makes a run towards Ak'Anon, leaving death in his wake. The A Kobold Missionary also appears here and the guards do not consider him a threat, so he is almost more dangerous.

Rogue Clockworks

In EverQuest there are many factions (Pixies, Burynai, etc.) that don't start out attacking players, but are easy targets in newbie zones. If attacked, they quickly become KOS. Rogue clockworks are one such faction: if you don't attack them you miss out on early XP mobs, but you save yourself from being attacked by the entire faction in the future.

This is especially true near the minotaur caves, when there are many rogue clockwork and other level 7-10 mobs ... but also a level 20 named Nilit's Contraption that looks like an ordinary rogue clockwork spider, and shares a faction with them, but is far more deadly. It roams all the way to the giant cogs, so keep your eyes peeled and con or check the names of the clockwork spiders constantly.

Benefits

There are many benefits to adventuring in this area. The first, and I'm not sure many people know about this, is that there is a newbie area tucked away on the opposite side of the hill from the minotaur valley, carefully secluded in the back with its own merchants. I wandered through there a couple of times when I knew the servers were busy, and there was nobody hunting there. The belief that all gnomes should stay inside Ak'Anon may not be all true, with such prime, uncontested, hunting here. The other bonus to the zone is that there are many places for selling goods without actually having to go into a different zone to do so.

The other obvious benefit, which you'll find out after spending any time in other zones, is that the minotaurs have axes. The minotaur axes are, as far as I know, the second best non-magical 1H-Slashing weapon in the game, and a mainstay of every warrior on this island and the others. They have a Delay of 37 with a damage of 8. Prices for them skyrocket as you get further away, from about 4 platinum in Kelethin up to 10 or higher on the mainland or in Qeynos. Also, no warrior (especially rangers) can really call him or herself a complete newbie without one of these in hand. My ranger was handed one of these from some kind soul at 4th level, and he could take on gambles on his own until about 7th, when the axe was more appropriate.

In addition to the loot, there is a lot of experience to be gathered here. If I was 10th level, you can bet I'd have a buddy and we'd be hunting this zone from top to bottom. Due to the danger, I've never seen the minotaur valley overcrowded, and there were always so many monsters there that we were in danger of being attacked, not waiting for them to spawn.

Travelling To and From

The only way into the zone lies through Lesser Faydark, which can be reached through Greater Faydark. From there its Butcherblock Mountains and the boat to the mainland. The path through Lesser Faydark isn't marked well, but by turning left approximately 45 degrees when stepping out of the zone from Greater Faydark, the zone edge to Steamfont is not very far away next to a small gnome outpost town.

Ak'Anon also has an entrance into the zone, where the gnomes enter the world. You can't miss it, as all the paths lead to it and there is a massive construction of furnaces and buildings outside to mark the entrance.

And of course there is also the druid rings located in the southwest corner of the zone. From the druid rings head east to find the Ak'Anon entrance closeby. Or to head into Lesser Faydark proceed north along the wall from the druid rings.

What's in this zone?

Quests - Found 1 quests that start in Steamfont Mountains:

Quest Name	Reward	Quest Giver	Minimum Level	Classes	Related Zones	Related NPCs
The Telescope	?

NPCs - Found 79 NPCs that spawn in Steamfont Mountains:

NPC Name	Race	Class	Level	Location	Known Loot	Description
A Clockwork Fletcher
A Decaying Gnome Skeleton
A Decaying Skeleton
A Female Rat
A Giant Spider
A Gnome Skeleton
A Gnome Slave
A Harpy
A Kobold Missionary
A Kobold Scout
A Large Rat
A Lesser Ebon Drake
A Mechanical Merchant
A Mountain Lion
A Puma
A Runaway Clockwork
A Spiderling
A brittle skeleton
A giant diseased rat
A kobold runt (Steamfont)
A kobold shaman (Steamfont)
A large plague rat
A minotaur slaver
A skeleton
A small coyote
A small mountain lion
A steam elemental
A young ebon drake
A young plague rat
An Earth Elemental
An ebon drakeling
Berinsan
Bom Knotwood
Brona Frugrin
Bugglegupp
Cargo Clockwork
Charlotte
Crisyn
Crusader Swiftmoon
Dimlore Stormhammer
Diseased female rat
Driver Bryggin
Ennixy Frennor
Feddi Dooger
Finkel Rardobaen
Fodin Frugrin
Forpar Fizfla
Frebin Tinderhue
Freed Fimplefur
Genda Minyte
Glen Garginburr
Godbin Strumharp
Jogl Doobraugh
Legyn Sarawyn
Lodrand Dindlenod
Meldrath The Malignant
Minotaur Guard
Minotaur Hero
Minotaur Lord
Minotaur Sentry
Nilit's contraption
Nilit Druzlit
Oren Furdenbline
Phiz Frugrin
Rogue Clockwork
Rogue cleaner
Runaway Clockwork
Thetherthag Wakintrob
Tindo Frugrin
Torodrane Frompwaddle
Watchman Dreeb
Watchman Grep
Watchman Halv
Watchman Mylz
Watchman Prenn
Watchman Prynn
Winex Kloktik
Yendar Starpyre
Zondo Hyzill

Items - Found 57 items that drop in Steamfont Mountains:

Item Name	Drops From	Slot	Stats
Encrypted Document An encrypted document MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Berinsans Shirt Berinsans Shirt MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.6 Size: SMALL Class: NONE Race: NONE	None?	(None)
Blackbox Fragment Blackbox Fragment NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Broken Minotaur Lord's Horn Broken Minotaur Lord's Horn LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: SECONDARY Wind Instrument SV POISON: +10 WT: 2.7 Size: SMALL Class: BRD Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Butcher Knife Butcher Knife LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 24 DMG: 3 WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Clockwork Oil Extract Clockwork Oil Extract MAGIC ITEM WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE	None?	(None)
Missing Teir`Dal Crate Crate of teir'dal provisions LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Diseased Bone Marrow Diseased Bone Marrow NO DROP WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Drop of Grease Drop of Grease WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Drop of Mercury Drop of Mercury QUEST ITEM WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Dusty Old Skull Dusty Old Skull LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ebon Drake Backbone Ebon Drake Backbone MAGIC ITEM NO DROP QUEST ITEM WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE	None?	(None)
Ebon Drake Bile Ebon Drake Bile NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ebon Drake Scales Ebon Drake Scales WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ebon Drake Wing Ebon Drake Wing NO DROP WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ebon Drakeling Bile Ebon Drakeling Bile NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ebon Drakeling Scales Ebon Drakeling Scales WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Feir'Dal Long Sword Feir'Dal Long Sword Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 28 DMG: 6 WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Giant Rat Whiskers Giant Rat Whiskers WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Gnome Decapitated Head Gnome Decapitated Head LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Gnome Tinkered Toy Gnome Tinkered Toy MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE	None?	(None)
Hardened Brick of Clay Hardened Brick of Clay WT: 5.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Icon of the Devout Icon of the Devout MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Infected Rat Livers Infected Rat Livers NO DROP SV DISEASE: -1 WT: 0.2 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Iron Pellet Iron Pellet MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Jagged Diamond Dagger Jagged Diamond Dagger MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: RANGE PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 22 DMG: 9 DEX: +9 WT: 1.7 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Kobold Parts Kobold Parts QUEST ITEM WT: 0.9 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Large Ball of Clay Large Ball of Clay WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Micro Servo Micro Servo NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Minotaur Hero Shackles Minotaur Hero Shackles LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: WRIST AC: 4 CHA: -5 SV POISON: +10 WT: 2.7 Size: SMALL Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG SHM Race: BAR TRL OGR	None?	(None)
Missing Teir`Dal Crate Missing Teir`Dal Crate LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Pristine Ebon Drakeling Scales Pristine Ebon Drakeling Scales WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ravenscale Belt Ravenscale Belt MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: WAIST AC: 9 STA: +5 HP: +25 WT: 2.4 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS	None?	(None)
Ravenscale Cloak Ravenscale Cloak MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: BACK AC: 12 AGI: +5 SV COLD: +5 WT: 3.0 Size: LARGE Class: ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS	None?	(None)
Ravenscale Mask Ravenscale Mask MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FACE AC: 8 CHA: +5 SV POISON: +10 Effect: See Invisible (Worn) WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS	None?	(None)
Ravenscale Neckguard Ravenscale Neckguard MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: NECK AC: 8 DEX: +5 SV DISEASE: +10 WT: 2.4 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS	None?	(None)
Ravenscale Shoulderpads Ravenscale Shoulderpads MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SHOULDERS AC: 10 STR: +5 SV MAGIC: +5 WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS	None?	(None)
Ruined Ebon Drakeling Scales Ruined Ebon Drakeling Scales WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Rusted Blackbox Rusted Blackbox NO DROP WT: 5.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Scrap Metal Scrap Metal QUEST ITEM WT: 7.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Shining Metallic Robes Shining Metallic Robes MAGIC ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 10 INT: +9 SV FIRE: +8 SV COLD: +8 WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS	None?	(None)
Shiny Card Shiny Card LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Short Sword Short Sword Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 24 DMG: 4 WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Size 4 Gizmo Size 4 Gizmo WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Size 4 Sprocket Size 4 Sprocket WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Size 5 Gizmo Size 5 Gizmo WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Size 5 Sprocket Size 5 Sprocket WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Size 6 Gizmo Size 6 Gizmo WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Size 6 Sprocket Size 6 Sprocket WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Skull of Meldrath Skull of Meldrath MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Small Round Shield Small Round Shield Slot: SECONDARY AC: 6 WT: 3.7 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM	None?	(None)
Steamfont Spring Water Steamfont Spring Water This is a refreshing drink! WT: 0.6 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Swiftmoon's Head Swiftmoon's Head LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.7 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Translated Parchment Translated Parchment LORE ITEM NODROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY	None?	(None)
Trochilic's Skean Trochilic's Skean MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NODROP Slot: SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 25 DMG: 10 SV POISON: +5 Effect: Clockwork Poison (Combat) at level 46 WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Winex's Staff Winex's Staff LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 40 DMG: 7 WT: 11.0 Size: LARGE Class: ALL except BRD ROG Race: ALL except	None?	(None)
Young Ebon Drake Bile Young Ebon Drake Bile NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)