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Frontier Mountains
The Frontier Mountains are the highest and roughest set of mountians located on the continent. These harsh mountains cut across the western half of the continent, and are inhabited by a variety of powerful, large creatures, for whom the peaks are mere hills. Many of these creatures operate vast mining operations in the mountains for the minerals that lie beneath them.
| Level of Monsters: | 25-45 | |
| Types of Monsters: | Goblin Raiders, Whipcrackers, Bonecharmers, Rockchanters, Boneseekers, Dirttracers, Blightcallers, Plaguebringers, Legates, and Slavedrivers, Burynai Miners, Digmasters, Cenobites, and Rockshapers, Sarnak Knights, Partisans, Enthusiasts, Dragoons, Berzerkers, Mountain Giant Hillocks, Tumps, Craigs, and Braes, Gorging Brute, Ravenous Brute | |
| Notable NPC's: | [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Herb Collector], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Grand Cenobite], Treasure Seeker], Trail Blazer], Chieftain], Headhunter], Dustscryer], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 the Vicious], Stonehealer], Miklik], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Brute], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Tamer], Bloodbinder], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Bordakn], Rebel], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Howlingbear], Iksar Slayer], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Unique Items: | Barbed Scale Whip , Barbed Scale Whip  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Belt of the Cenobite , Belt of the Cenobite  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Blood Splattered Veil , Blood Splattered Veil  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Burynai Leg Ripper , Burynai Leg Ripper  MAGIC ITEM Chieftain's Headress , Chieftain's Headress  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Dustscryer's Crystal Ball , Dustscryer's Crystal Ball  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Dusty Breastplate , Dusty Breastplate  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Ebon Razor , Ebon Razor  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Forest Loop , Forest Loop  MAGIC ITEM Gauntlets of Brute Strength , Gauntlets of Brute Strength  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Giant Tree Flayer , Giant Tree Flayer  MAGIC ITEM Gem Finder , Gem Finder  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Goblin Head-Spear , Goblin Head-Spear  LORE ITEM Goblin Juntah Harvester , Goblin Juntah Harvester  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Goblin Soul Caller , Goblin Soul Caller  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Goblin Trail Blazer's Knife , Goblin Trail Blazer's Knife  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Hammer of Flattening , Hammer of Flattening  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Leg-Chopper , Leg-Chopper  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Lumberjack's Cap , Lumberjack's Cap  MAGIC ITEM Medicine Totem , Medicine Totem  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Giant Foreman's Tunic , Giant Foreman's Tunic  MAGIC ITEM Necklace of Defiance , Necklace of Defiance  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Skullchip Bracelet , Skullchip Bracelet  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Skullhelm of Krenlek , Skullhelm of Krenlek  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Sleeves of the Ancients , Sleeves of the Ancients  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Stone Thunder , Stone Thunder MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Straw Spun Belt , Straw Spun Belt Slot: WAIST Windetched Staff
Windetched Staff  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
| Related Quests: | n/a | |
| Adjacent Zones: | Wood], [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 of Ill Omen], Overthere], of Nurga], of Droga] |
Map Location Key
1 Iksar Ruins with Sarnaks
2 Mountain Giant Fortress
3 Iksar Guardian Statues
4 Ruins with Goblins
5 Tower with Goblins
6 Empty Ruins, Bind Spot
A Entrance to Burynai Mines
B Entrance to Burynai Mines
C Entrance to Mountain Giant Mines
Note there is another Sarnak Ruins at approx +2000, -1800 on the map above.
Frontier Mountains Named Cycle
Almost everyone goes to FM for the giant fort and nothing more. But there's a cycle in FM that can be the best non-dungeon loot farming in the game. Use levitate or SoE to get through this because it's so hilly. A 50+ druid, especially with an epic, can do this whole cycle over and over solo. When you kill the mob at the spawn area, the next one will spawn immediately, so it will be at the top of your track listing.
Spawn spots:
- SouthEast corner near Dreadlands zone, -2500,-2100. These are usually Goblin mobs.
- SouthWest, directly west of spot 1. -3333,1200, west of Nurga and east of the Burning Woods zone. These are usually giants.
- NorthWest, way north and slightly west of spot 2. 1800, 2800, near Droga. These are usually Burynai.
Spot One mobs and drops:
- Blugtugin (Medicine Totem)Medicine Totem
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE
AC: 5
WIS: +5
WT: 6.5 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
- Rockwolf
- Goblin Herbcollector (Goblin Juntah Harvester)Goblin Juntah Harvester
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 31
DMG: 8
SV POISON: +15
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG
Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM
- Goblin Trailblazer (Goblin Trail Blazer's Knife)Goblin Trail Blazer's Knife
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 24
DMG: 5
STA: +4
WT: 2.2 Size: TINY
Class: ALL except CLR DRU MNK SHM
Race: ALL
- Goblin Headhunter (Goblin Head-Spear)Goblin Head-Spear
LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 29
DMG: 8
CHA: -10
SV DISEASE: +10 SV POISON: +10
WT: 4.9 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD
Race: ALL except HUM ERU HEF
- Goblin Dustscryer (Dustscryer's Crystal Ball)Dustscryer's Crystal Ball
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: RANGE
INT: +2 MANA: +30
WT: 2.0 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Spot Two mobs and drops:
- Diseased Brute (Rotwood Club)Rotwood Club
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 4
Effect: Disease Cloud (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 18
WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: SHD
Race: ERU DEF TRL OGR GNM IKS
- Gromlok (Gromlok's Basher)Gromlok's Basher
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 85
DMG: 30
STR: +3
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: WAR SHD
Race: ALL except HIE
- Joojooga (Gauntlets of Brute Strength)Gauntlets of Brute Strength
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HANDS
AC: 5
STR: +8
WT: 2.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR
Race: HUM BAR ELF DEF HEF TRL OGR
- Krenlek (Skullhelm of Krenlek)Skullhelm of Krenlek
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 6
STR: +5 STA: +3
WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD
Race: ALL except DWF HFL GNM IKS
- Goblinstomper (Sarnak-hide Leggings)Sarnak-hide Leggings
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: LEGS
AC: 4
STR: +3 DEX: +3 STA: +3 AGI: +3
WT: 1.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK BRD ROG
Race: ALL except DWF HFL GNM
- Overseer Miklek (Gem Encrusted Circlet, tough mob)Gem Encrusted Circlet
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: HEAD
AC: 1
INT: +6
WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS
Spot Three mobs and drops:
- Dustback (Dusty Breastplate)Dusty Breastplate
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 22
STA: +5 HP: +20
WT: 5.5 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR CLR PAL SHD BRD
Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM
- Burynai Grand Cenobite (Belt of the Cenobite)Belt of the Cenobite
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: WAIST
AC: 5
WIS: +7
SV COLD: +10
WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG
Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM
- Burynai Treasure Seeker
- Clazxiss (Windetched Staff)Windetched Staff
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 3
MANA: +20
Effect: Careless Lightning (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 15
WT: 1.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: RNG DRU
Race: HUM ELF HEF HFL
- Slithinis (Slithinis's Shield)Slithinis's Shield
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 10
SV FIRE: +15
WT: 5.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG SHM
Race: ALL except DWF TRL OGR HFL GNM
- Stonegrinder (Stone Thunder)Stone Thunder
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 34
DMG: 10
WT: 6.5 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD
Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM
- Eboneyes (Ebon Razor)Ebon Razor
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 25
DMG: 9
SV FIRE: +4 SV COLD: +4 SV MAGIC: +4
WT: 3.5 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR PAL SHD BRD ROG
Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM
Dangers
The mountains are dangerous since every creature here is looking out for itself and is highly aggressive. Invisibility alone will not completely protect you, as the mountain giants are able to see you even with that magical protection. Every creature in this area will attack you on sight, and they will all join in the chase if you happen to be the prey.
There is one specific danger to hunting in the mountains. The mountains. This area is very rough, which can cause several problems. First is that it is very difficult to travel quickly through this area without the use of Levitate, for many of the drops off of some of these peaks are fatal to all due to their great height. The other problem is that they cut down significantly on visibility while hunting the area. It is often difficult to see when an aggressive monster approaches you, or when you approach it, until too late. Then, unless you have Levitate, it may be just as painful to flee the creature as it might be to fight it...
Benefits
These mountains have several area within them that provide some open hunting grounds for groups to pull from, and also provide some visibility for safety. Some of the more popular ones are near the zones to Lake of Ill Omen and to the Burning Woods. This zone is also very useful because it provides a bind spot for melee types in an abandoned ruin in the southwest corner.
There is also an abundance of rare creatures and, presumably, rare items that these creatures drop. Without tracking this may not be that interesting to you around here, but with tracking a person could take up hunting rares as a full time hobby in the mountains.
Overall, this zone provides good hunting opportunities for any group able to handle the opposition.
Traveling To and From Frontier Mountains
of Ill Omen] can be reached at approximately -675, -4000. In the Lake, this corresponds to approximately -600, 3200.
The Wood] is reached through a tunnel located at -2580, 3760. Following this tunnel into the mountains leaves you at -2800, -4625 in Burning Wood.
Overthere] can be reached through a pass in the northern edge of the mountains at 4000, 1530. This eventually leaves you in the Overthere at -6000, 1580.
The [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 are reached through a small tunnel located hidden in the wall of the mountain at location -3675, -3330. This places you at 2340, -3475 in the Dreadlands.
There is one surface entrance to the goblin underground that leads to of Droga] located at approximately 3430, 2880. The entrance to the of Nurga] are located through an entrance that is similar in appearance at approximately -2800, -700.
