Western Wastes

Velious Era (added December 2000-2001)

Long, long ago the great wurm Veeshan found the barren world of Norrath. She marked the lifeless void with her claw as a warning to all other deities that it now belonged to her. Her claws fell upon the continent of Velious marking the Western Wastes with two great gorges the dragons hold sacred.

Link to an outsourced site with a great breakdown of the dragons. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014024948/http://jahislove.pagesperso-orange.fr/WW%20dragons.htm

Level of Monsters: 45-60+ Types of Monsters: Brontotherium, Dragon, Drake, Elemental, Giant, Gnome, High Elf, Human, Leech, Mammoth, Wolf, Wurm, Wyvern Notable NPCs: Dragons: Atpaev, Ayillish, Bratavar, Bufa, Cargalia, Del Sapara, Derasinal, Draazak, Entariz, Esorpa of the Ring, Gafala, Gangel, Glati, Harla Dar, Hechaeva, Honvar, Ionat, Jen Sapara, Kar Sapara, Karkona, Klandicar, Linbrak, Makala, Mazi, Melalafen, Myga, Neordla, Nintal, Onava, Pantrilla, Quoza, Sivar, Sontalak, Uiliak, Vitaela, Von, Vraptin, Yal, Yeldema, Zil Sapara Guardian Kozzalym, Icehackle, Makil Rargon, Mraaka, Scout Charisa, Strong Horn, Tantor, The Dragon Sage, Tranala, Tsiraka Unique Items: Dragon Talismans, Exquisite Velium Weapons, Heavy Dragon Armor Set, Matchless Dragon Armor Set, Peerless Dragon Armor Set, Reinforced Dragon Armor Set, Worked Dragon Armor Set, Ice Burrower Skin Ice Burrower Skin File:Item 1238.png MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: CHEST AC: 24 STR: +6 DEX: +8 STA: +12 AGI: +3 HP: +23 SV COLD: +15 SV POISON: +7 WT: 1.2 Size: MEDIUM Class: MNK Race: HUM BAR TRL OGR IKS , Icehackle's Pelt Icehackle's Pelt File:Item 662.png MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: BACK AC: 15 CHA: +9 AGI: +3 HP: +34 SV COLD: +5 WT: 0.7 Size: MEDIUM Class: MNK Race: HUM BAR TRL OGR IKS , Stronghorn's Horn Stronghorn's Horn File:Item 1219.png MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 30 DMG: 18 STR: +7 STA: +15 HP: +25 SV DISEASE: +15 Effect: Knockback (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 7.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Tantor's Tusk Tantor's Tusk File:Item 1219.png MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY Skill: 2H Piercing Atk Delay: 60 DMG: 50 HP: +50 SV COLD: +10 WT: 9.8 Size: LARGE Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD Race: ALL , Tsiraka's Claws Tsiraka's Claws File:Item 975.png MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: HANDS PRIMARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 26 DMG: 15 AC: 12 STR: +3 WIS: +6 WT: 1.2 Size: SMALL Class: RNG Race: HUM ELF HEF HFL Related Quests: Aid the Dar Brood, Essence Lens Quest, Fusibility Research, Porlos' Fury Quest, The Pirate Ship Adjacent Zones: Dragon Necropolis, Siren's Grotto, Temple of Veeshan Name in /who: westwastes Succor/Evacuate: -4100, -3500 (Near Siren's Grotto cave entrance) ZEM Value: 80 86 (115%)

Map Location Key

File:Westernwastes.jpg Map of Western Wastes 1. Sunken Gnomish Boat 2. Wyvern Caves

Dangers

• Virtually all the monsters here are dragons or dragonkin, and are very powerful. If you are not allied with Claws of Veeshan this zone can be very dangerous without a group. Even if you are allied with Claws of Veeshan, you should stay invisible, because there are monsters here that will attack anyone.

• Certain mobs will attack anyone regardless of faction and certain dragons that are on separate faction from Claws of Veeshan so make sure to con them first.

• Many of the creatures in this zone may run very fast. Wolves run at SoW speed. Wyverns (unlike the wyverns in Cobalt Scar) and Rhinos run at about JBoots speed.

• Pathing in this zone is astonishingly bad for an outdoor zone, mobs tend to warp and start summoning.

• Chain aggro occurs very frequently, It is very easy to get mobbed by monsters when you least expect it.

• A form of levitate is greatly recommended to not fall off one of the various high hills or cliffs.

Benefits

• Most of the Dragons drop Dragon Talismans, giving +4 to +7 to all stats and saves.

• Many of these mobs drop 50+ Kunark/Velious spells.

Traveling To and From Western Wastes

• The Western Wastes can be reached by passing through Siren's Grotto.

• There are 2 zones that branch off of the Western Wastes. The first is a one-way entrance to the Temple of Veeshan located at +700, +700. The second is the entrance to Dragon Necropolis located at -2800, +380.