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Map of Permafrost Keep

Permafrost Keep is an ancient ice giant castle that has fallen into ruin, buried in the glaciers that are slowly claiming the northlands. Most of the ancient castle lies in ruins, and what is left consists of rediscovered areas of the old castle and a warren of caves dug out by the goblins who owe fealty to the great dragon Lady Vox. Ice Giants still live here, trapped deep beneath in the cold, waiting in attendance on their master.

Level of Monsters:	15-50+
Types of Monsters:	Ice Goblin, Goblin Mendicants, Diviners, Evokers, Priests, Prelates, Wizards, Sages, Elite Goblin Guard, Giant Wooly Spider, Dire Pup, Young Dire Wolf, Dire Wolf, Large Dire Wolf, Giant Dire Wolf, Icy Terror, Giant Polar Bear, Ice Giant Youth, Ice Giant, Ice Giant Magi, Ice Giant Priest
Notable NPC's:	Lady Vox, Priest of Nagafen, High Priest Zaharn, Goblin Alchemist, King Thex'Ka IV, Goblin Archeologist, Goblin Patriarch, Goblin Preacher, Goblin Jail Master, Goblin Scryer, Elite Honor Guard, Injured Polar Bear, Ice Goblin Champion, Ice Giant Diplomat
Unique Items:	Archeologist Pack Archeologist Pack LORE ITEM WT: 0.4 Weight Reduction: 25% Capacity: 6 Size Capacity: LARGE , Barbarian Hunting Spear Barbarian Hunting Spear MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: RANGE PRIMARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 33 DMG: 10 WIS: +5 MANA: +10 WT: 7.0 Size: LARGE Class: SHM Race: ALL , Cold Iron Morning Star Cold Iron Morning Star MAGIC ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 35 DMG: 9 WT: 4.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Crystalline Blade Crystalline Blade MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 38 DMG: 11 WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL , Dented Brass Mask Dented Brass Mask MAGIC ITEM Slot: FACE AC: 4 STR: +3 WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except DRU NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Etched Ivory Charm Etched Ivory Charm MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: NECK AC: 5 STR: +2 WIS: +2 INT: +2 WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Frost Goblin Skin Frost Goblin Skin MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: CHEST AC: 7 SV COLD: +5 WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: MAG Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM , Goblin Frost Totem Goblin Frost Totem MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY MANA: +5 SV COLD: +10 WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM Race: ALL , Icy Greaves Icy Greaves LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: LEGS AC: 8 SV COLD: +5 WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE Class: WAR CLR PAL SHD BRD Race: ALL except IKS , Ice Crystal Staff Ice Crystal Staff MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 28 DMG: 5 Effect: Shock of Frost (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 6.5 Size: LARGE Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Mammoth Hide Cloak Mammoth Hide Cloak Slot: BACK AC: 7 WIS: +4 SV COLD: +5 WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL , Mammoth Hide Leggings Mammoth Hide Leggings MAGIC ITEM Slot: LEGS AC: 6 STA: +3 SV COLD: +5 WT: 4.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL , Runed Circlet Runed Circlet Slot: HEAD AC: 4 WIS: +4 INT: +4 WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Silvery Two Handed Axe Silvery Two Handed Axe MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 48 DMG: 21 Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn) WT: 13.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL , Silvery War Axe Silvery War Axe MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 22 DMG: 6 WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: ALL , Symbol of Loyalty to Vox Symbol of Loyalty to Vox MAGIC ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 7 SV COLD: +7 WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL except IKS , Throwing Boulder Throwing Boulder Slot: RANGE AMMO Skill: Throwingv2 Atk Delay: 35 DMG: 36 WT: 25.5 Range: 200 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD ROG Race: BAR TRL OGR IKS , White Wolf-Hide Cloak, Wolf Fur Slippers Wolf Fur Slippers MAGIC ITEM Slot: FEET AC: 2 AGI: +7 MANA: +20 WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Wooly Spider Silk Net Wooly Spider Silk Net MAGIC ITEM Charges: 3 Effect: Ensnaring Roots (Any Slot, Casting Time: 1.5 seconds) WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Zaharn's Coronet Zaharn's Coronet MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: HEAD AC: 5 STR: +3 MANA: +25 WT: 5.0 Size: SMALL Class: CLR DRU SHM Race: ALL except TRL OGR IKS
Adjacent Zones:	Everfrost Peaks

Map Location Key

1 Lair of Lady Vox (see Raid Encounter page for drops)

Throwing Boulder

Throwing Boulder

Slot: RANGE AMMO
Skill: Throwingv2 Atk Delay: 35
DMG: 36
WT: 25.5 Range: 200 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR SHD ROG
Race: BAR TRL OGR IKS

Crystalline Blade

Crystalline Blade

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 38
DMG: 11
WT: 3.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG
Race: ALL

Symbol of Loyalty to Vox

Symbol of Loyalty to Vox

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: WRIST
AC: 7
SV COLD: +7
WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL except IKS

Goblin Frost Totem

Goblin Frost Totem

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
MANA: +5
SV COLD: +10
WT: 0.8 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM
Race: ALL

Icy Greaves

Icy Greaves

LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: LEGS
AC: 8
SV COLD: +5
WT: 7.5 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR CLR PAL SHD BRD
Race: ALL except IKS

Silvery War Axe

Silvery War Axe

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 22
DMG: 6
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG
Race: ALL

Silvery Two Handed Axe

Silvery Two Handed Axe

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 48
DMG: 21
Effect: Serpent Sight (Worn)
WT: 13.0 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD
Race: ALL

Zaharn's Coronet

Zaharn's Coronet

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 5
STR: +3 MANA: +25
WT: 5.0 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU SHM
Race: ALL except TRL OGR IKS

4 Goblin Archeologist (Level 24-27) who drops Archeologist Pack (Common) and Dented Brass Mask (Rare)

5 Well that drops to sub-caverns shown at lower right

6 Goblin Preacher (Level 27) who drops Cold Iron Morning Star (Common) and Runed Circlet (Rare)

7 "Flag Room"

8 Goblin Alchemist (Level 23) who drops Mammoth Hide Leggings (Common) and Mammoth Hide Cloak (Rare)

9 Goblin Jail Master (Level 20) who drops Wooly Spider Silk Net (Common) and Etched Ivory Charm (Rare)

10 Goblin Scryer (Level 25) who drops Ice Crystal Staff (Common) and Wolf Fur Slippers (Rare)

Note: The Icy Goblin spawns in the middle jail cell next to Area 9

Dangers

Permafrost Keep is similar to other goblin dungeons in that there are always a large number of goblins either standing or wandering around anyplace that you are. This makes it a very challenging, some would say impossible, area to solo in, although there are certainly a couple of places where soloing is possible. Most adventuring within requires a group so that you can survive the constant onslaught of the goblins, many of whom are casters and can see through invisibility.

It should be noted that one of the two dragons on Antonica resides in the depths of Permafrost. Lady Vox herself holds court deep within this dungeon. She is guarded by Ice Giants who attend to her, and who are highly aggressive. Her lair is also protected by pit traps, which can drop you into a dangerous underground area filled with dire wolves, polar bears, and icy terrors. Do not attempt to take Lady Vox or the Ice Giant Castle by yourself or even in a small group, to kill Vox requires the coordinated efforts of several well-balanced groups. There is also (disgustingly) usually a server-wide list for who gets to attack Vox when she spawns.

Benefits

This zone, despite being far off in the north, actually does get some travellers from afar, seeking out the goods that lie within it. There are many rare items that are highly prized elsewhere in Norrath that can only be found here.

Lady Vox herself typically draws the most attention these days, as the players become more and more powerful. Although she herself is godlike in power, the items that she typically drops are equal to the risk, and many guilds and groups vie for the chance to fight her.

There are a couple of specific areas that are relatively safe to hunt in for large periods of time. One is the Flag Room, named such because of the flag hanging on an ancient pole in the middle of the room. A group of the appropriate level can stay up against the wall and pull from the flag room and the room beyond for quite some time. This requires a powerful and well-coordinated group, however, as you can accidentally pull as many as five spellcasting goblins at once.

It is also possible to solo relatively safely in two areas, one in the area of the Goblin Alchemist, and you can often find rangers from afar in this room waiting for him to appear. The other area is the King's Room, where a brave person can sit along the front wall and pull the spawns carefully.

Travelling To and From

There is only one way in and out of Permafrost Keep, through the tunnels leading in from the ancient castle ruins along the eastern border of Everfrost Peaks. There are, however, two ways to get to the tunnels. If you pass directly through the castle, you have found the shortest way, but also the most dangerous, as there are usually several ice giants in that tunnel standing guard. The other route lies through a small tunnel that can be found nearby along the northern wall of Everfrost. This winds its way through ancient tunnels and eventually into the main exit, past the guards through a secret door. Through this way, Permafrost Keep can be safely entered.