A sunken keep swallowed by the Commonlands and packed with undead. Skeletons, ghouls, animated armor, and dark theurgists haunt its winding, look-alike halls. It is a favorite mid-level dungeon because a compact set of named mobs drops gear that punches well above the level you can reach it at, and several of those pieces stay best-in-slot for a long time.
Getting thereEntered through a ruined well in the Commonlands; a single winding descent with no other zone exits, so you come and go the same way.
EnemiesDecaying and shadowed skeletons, ghouls, animated suits of armor, undead knights, and dark-caster theurgists. Much of the zone is undead, so damage and effects that work on undead shine here.
Notable NPCs
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The Baron
boss
The deep-dungeon named; drops the Baron's Blade and the Pristine Studded Tunic.
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Korven
named mob
Near the bottom; drops the no-trade Shimmering Ruby Stiletto and an Enchanted Fine Steel Rapier.
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Kobrasatajj
named mob
Drops the Golem Metal Wand, a mana-free 'strip shields/haste' clicky (~lvl 17-22).
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Asszrkalar
named mob
A shadow-knight named; drops the Ebon Scythe two-hander.
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Theurgist named
named mob
Dark caster; drops caster gear: Gossamer Robe, Dagger of Marec, and Damascene plate pieces.
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Footman of Vizair
named mob
Drops the Silver Plated Sword.
Notable loot
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Golem Metal Wand
Clicky · all casters
Casts Pillage Enchantment on click: strips a target's shields and haste buffs for no mana. Stays useful for ages. Off Kobrasatajj.
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Ebon Scythe
2H slash · War / SK / Ber
Early best-in-slot two-hander, way above its level bracket. Off Asszrkalar.
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Shimmering Ruby Stiletto
Piercer · Rog / Brd / Mnk
Backstab +10 with an Ignite proc. NO TRADE, so loot it on the character who'll use it. Off Korven, near the bottom.
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Baron's Blade
1H slash · Rog / Brd / Mnk / War
Becomes a great weapon once you pour motes into it. Off The Baron.
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Pristine Studded set
Leather armor · leather-wearers
Tunic from The Baron, gloves from the named at the elf-skeleton doorway, legs from a warrior named.
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Gossamer Robe
Cloth chest · Int/Wis casters
Caster body robe. Off the theurgist named, alongside the Dagger of Marec and Damascene plate pieces.
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Silver Plated Sword
1H slash · most melee
Reaches a solid ratio around +6, good filler until something better drops. Off the Footman of Vizair.
Dangers
The winding, near-identical halls make it easy to get lost and drag whole packs onto yourself, and the deeper named like The Baron and Korven hit hard for the level.
Tips
The layout is a maze, so learn the forks early. Camp a single named and pull it back to a cleared room instead of roaming the halls.
Zone data is early and community-sourced, so confirm details in-game.