Frontier Mountains

Kunark Era (added 2000)

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.

Note: Due to post-classic revamps of Droga and Nurga, many mobs (mainly goblins) were moved to FM on live. On P99 **prior to the Chardok 2.0 patch** all these goblins should reside in their original zones, not in FM. However, as of 2/10/2019 that patch has been added to P99. This will complicate this page a bit.

TODO: Create two copies of this page, Frontier Mountains (Pre-Revamp) and Frontier Mountains (Post-Revamp). Change this page to just be a link to each one, with a brief explanation of why there's two pages. Then on each page remove all content from the previous/post era, so that each page only contains era-correct details.

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 NPCs: Boogoog, a berserk brute, Blugtigin, Stonegrinder, Burynai Grand Cenobite, burynai treasure seeker, A Goblin Trailblazer, A Goblin Chieftain, Goblin Headhunter, A Goblin Dustscryer, Goblinstomper, Slithinis, Dustback, Gemeye, Bloodscale the Vicious, Wandering Stonehealer, Overseer Miklik, Eboneyes, Rockwolf, A diseased brute, Joojooga, Gromlok, Drake Tamer, A Sarnak bloodbinder, Clazxiss, Krenlek, Miner Bordakn, A Sarnak rebel, Varithyx, Eldak Howlingbear, Goblin Iksar Slayer, Snaorf, mountain giant prospector Unique Items: Barbed Scale Whip Barbed Scale Whip MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: SECONDARY Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 11 DMG: 4 STR: +3 WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR RNG BRD ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE IKS , 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 , Blood Splattered Veil Blood Splattered Veil MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FACE AC: 4 STR: +5 WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL , Burynai Leg Ripper Burynai Leg Ripper MAGIC ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 53 DMG: 12 WT: 5.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except BRD ROG Race: ALL , Chieftain's Headress Chieftain's Headress MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: HEAD STR: +3 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 1.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL except HUM ERU HEF , 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 , 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 , 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 , Forest Loop Forest Loop MAGIC ITEM Slot: EAR AC: 2 DEX: +3 WIS: +3 AGI: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , 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 , Giant Foreman's Tunic Giant Foreman's Tunic MAGIC ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 13 CHA: -5 SV COLD: +5 WT: 8.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD SHM Race: BAR TRL OGR , Giant Tree Flayer Giant Tree Flayer MAGIC ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 41 DMG: 10 WT: 8.5 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL , Gem Finder Gem Finder MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 35 DMG: 13 STR: +5 STA: +5 WT: 6.9 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM , Glowing Club Glowing Club MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 20 DMG: 6 Effect: Reckless Strength (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 1 WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: RNG Race: HUM ELF HEF , 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 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 Soul Caller Goblin Soul Caller MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: NECK WIS: +5 SV MAGIC: +10 WT: 3.5 Size: SMALL Class: CLR Race: ALL , 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 , Hammer of Flattening Hammer of Flattening MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 50 DMG: 13 WT: 10.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR SHD Race: BAR TRL OGR , Helm of Brute Strength Helm of Brute Strength MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: HEAD AC: 1 STR: +8 WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR Race: HUM BAR ELF DEF HEF TRL OGR , Leg-Chopper Leg-Chopper MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 42 DMG: 10 WT: 9.0 Size: LARGE Class: WAR Race: BAR TRL OGR , Lumberjack's Cap Lumberjack's Cap MAGIC ITEM Slot: HEAD AC: 10 STA: +3 WT: 1.5 Size: TINY Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Medicine Totem Medicine Totem MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: RANGE AC: 5 WIS: +5 WT: 6.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Muck Covered Boots Muck Covered Boots MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FEET AC: 1 AGI: +10 WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL , Necklace of Defiance Necklace of Defiance MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: NECK AC: 8 WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK ROG Race: ALL , Ring of Dominance Ring of Dominance MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: FINGER AC: 8 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD MNK ROG Race: ALL , 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 , Skullchip Bracelet Skullchip Bracelet MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: WRIST WIS: +3 INT: +4 MANA: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: CLR DRU SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL except BAR TRL OGR , 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 , Sleeves of the Ancients Sleeves of the Ancients MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: ARMS AC: 16 STR: +3 CHA: +8 WT: 7.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except DRU NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL except DWF HFL GNM , Slime filled potion Slime filled potion MAGIC ITEM EXPENDABLE Charges: 1 Effect: Greater Healing (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 0.0 Size: SMALL Class: NONE Race: NONE , 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 , Straw Spun Belt Straw Spun Belt Slot: WAIST AC: 10 WT: 6.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL Race: ALL , 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 , Windruned Dagger Windruned Dagger MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 20 DMG: 2 Effect: Careless Lightning (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 15 WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL Class: RNG ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS Related Quests: Lord of Pain's Khukri, Shackle of Bronze, Shackle of Steel Adjacent Zones: Burning Wood, Dreadlands, Lake of Ill Omen, The Overthere, Mines of Nurga, Temple of Droga Name in /who: frontiermtns Succor/Evacuate: -633, -4286 (Lake of Ill Omen Zoneline) ZEM Value: 75 82.5 (110%)

Map

Frontier Mountains 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 Levant location: -633.00, -4286.00, 118.78 (near zoneline to Lake of Ill Omen) Note there is another Sarnak Ruins at approx +2000, -1800 on the map above. The tunnel to Dreadlands is at approximately -3668, -3327 The Temple of Droga is at 3400, 2800. The Mines of Nurga are at -2800, -700.

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 areas 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.

The Mountain Giant fort is a great place for EXPing in the 30s and the spawns are plentiful enough that it can often support two groups or multiple soloers and duos at once as the spawns appear to be quick (6:40). All of the giants with the exception of the two at the gate will single pull (just watch out for the ones that wander around the interior walls).

Overall, this zone provides good hunting opportunities for any group able to handle the opposition.

Frontier Mountains is also home to a two "named cycles" of mobs, which can be killed for various loot. You can read more about the cycle here: Frontier Mountains Named Cycle.

Traveling To and From Frontier Mountains

Lake of Ill Omen can be reached at approximately -675, -4000. In the Lake, this corresponds to approximately -600, 3200.

It should be noted that the indention that leads to the Lake of Ill Omen zone is a little hard to see. There is a rock you need to travel due east from found at (-664,-3728)

The Burning Wood is reached through a tunnel located at -2580, 3760. Following this tunnel into the mountains leaves you at -2800, -4625 in Burning Wood.

The 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 Dreadlands 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.

Frontier Mountains cave to Dreadlands -3678, -3327

There is one surface entrance to the goblin underground that leads to Temple of Droga located at approximately 3430, 2880.

The entrance to the Mines of Nurga are located through an entrance that is similar in appearance at approximately -2800, -700.

Succor/Levant point: -633 -4286 (Right Next to LOIO)