landing platform is slightly visible through the waterfall. 9. Open the treasure chest to spawn (a) the Kill the shadow skelk matriarch event. Kill the matriarch to allow you to use the pressure plate required to reach the final treasure. (b) the Kill Captain Ravenwood event. Kill Captain Ravenwood to allow you to use the pressure plate required to reach the final treasure. The Ascalonian Healer does not need to be killed and vanishes after Ravenwood is dead. 10. Climb up to the rafters, using the wall pieces behind the chest; this might involve dodging fireballs. Walk across the beams and step on the pressure plate. 11. Drop back down to the first chest; the southeastern wall has opened up, allowing access to a Grand Chest and sometimes a Rich Copper Vein. Approaching the chest grants the Loreclaw Expanse achievement. Grab the loot and run out since the roof may collapse and kill you. Trivia Numerous references to the Indiana Jones franchise are hidden around the puzzle.
1. The dead archeologist’s name is quite similar to Henry Jones, Sr., the name of the titular character’s father. 2. His skeleton wears a fedora, the hat usually worn by Indiana Jones. 3. In the passage to the final room with the chest, the player passes spiderwebs and there are two large saw blades against the wall, similar to the first trap shown in the movie. 4. There is a selection of cups sitting on the stone table near the final Grand Chest 5. A ‘leap of faith’ from a lions head/statue is present in both movie and puzzle. 6. The room with the Grand Chest will collapse (also done in the movie), killing you, if you do not leave fast enough. 7. Captain Ravenwood is a reference to Marion Ravenwood. One of her quotes is “You can’t do this to me. I’m an Ascalonian” in reference to a quote by her in Raiders of the Lost Ark. As we continue our journey we move west from Mei Hawkslayer’s heart into Windrock Maze. There is a chest at the end of the canyon west of the heart. There’s usually a dead
npc beside it. A Veteran Ridgeback Skale spawns once you get close. Go northerly in the maze to come out in Devast District. Here you will find a skill challenge Ethereal Vanguard Monument. (fight) Hearts: • Help Gavros Spiritfoe and the charr patrols Events: • Destroy the Separatist catapults and roadblocks Now we take a short detour into Abbey Ruins to the west. Events: • Defeat the Ascalonian ghost leader in Abbey Ruins • Scout the Abbey Ruins with the Bane Warband Resource nodes: • Copper Ore Back out and south we then have a chance for a break of sorts. Ashford Forum houses vendors, crafting stations, an armor repair station along with Ashford Waypoint and the skill challenge Centurion Micka Thickblood’s. (combat) We leave the zone going west, then south into Zone 5.
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