The endgame air raid: eight floating islands stacked above Norrath and home to the djinn and the spiroc bird-men. You ascend one island at a time, defeating each island's boss to spawn Sirran the Lunatic, then trading him the key pieces he gives you to open the portal to the next island. Most of the best gear here comes from class quests rather than straight boss drops, and several of those rewards stay best-in-slot for a long time.
Getting thereReached by clicking the orb in the East Freeport bay (around 425, -1200), or with a Wizard's Alter Plane: Sky spell. There is no walking exit; you leave by Gate, ports, or death. Falling off an island drops you all the way back to East Freeport and costs you every key you were carrying.
EnemiesFairies, imps, harpies, winged pegasi, aggressive spiroc bird-men, split-spawning bees, drakes, and cloud elementals. Most mobs are level 50 and up, many cast knockback, and a few islands are safest crossed while invisible.
Notable NPCs
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Sirran the Lunatic
key NPC
Spawns after each island's boss dies. Trade him that island's key pieces to open the next portal. Only one Sirran exists at a time, so pull bosses one at a time.
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Thunder Spirit Princess
boss, Island 1
The first island's boss; killing her starts the key chain.
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Gorgalosk
boss, Island 3
Casts an AOE mez and is a dangerous early wall.
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Keeper of Souls
boss, Island 4
Death-touches a player roughly every 30 seconds, so rotate your tanks.
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Spiroc Lord
boss, Island 5
One of the hardest hitters, around 350 per swing.
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Bazzt Zzzt (Queen Bee)
boss, Island 6
Death-touch, and it despawns 90 minutes after it spawns, so Bee Island is on a clock.
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Sister of the Spire
boss, Island 7
Farmable, but throws an AOE for about 1000 damage.
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Eye of Veeshan
final boss, Island 8
The plane's final encounter, with roughly 32k HP and 865 per hit.
Notable loot
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Efreeti War Spear
Piercer · Rog / Brd / Mnk
One of the best backstab weapons in the game. Off the efreeti up here.
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41% Haste Belt
Belt · all
A top-tier haste belt from a class quest, a huge boost for any melee trio.
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21% Haste Belt
Belt · all
A quicker-to-earn haste belt if the 41% version is out of reach.
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Spiroc Wingblade
Warrior epic component
Part of the Warrior epic quest chain.
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Mantle of the Songweaver
Cloak · Bard
Bard cloak with a Fury effect. The Mask of Song drops here too.
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Necklace of Resolution
Neck · Cleric
Carries a must-equip healing effect for clerics.
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Rod of the Protecting Winds
Item · Enchanter
Grants a Rune III protection effect.
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Vermilion Sky Ring
Ring · Shaman
Shaman focus ring from a class quest.
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Duennan Shielding Ring
Ring · Magician
Magician focus ring from a class quest.
Dangers
Falling off an island sends you back to East Freeport and strips every key you were carrying, so the edges are lethal. Knockback and gravity-flux spells can launch you off, several bosses have unavoidable death-touch, and Islands 4 and 6 split into extra mobs when things die.
Tips
This is guild raid content, not a solo or small-group stop. Clear trash on flat ground away from the edges, bring invisibility for the aggressive islands, and rotate tanks through the death-touch bosses. Class gear comes from quests that need Wind Runes off the trash plus specific island drops, so hold onto your runes.
Zone data is early and community-sourced, so confirm details in-game.