Twisted Weald

The Twisted Weald is a dungeon accessed through the Mushroom Cave in Ilshenar, west along the mountains from the Shrine of Spirituality.

The attractions of the Dungeon include the "Twisted Glade Champion Spawn," the Peerless monster Dread Horn, and several named minor bosses (including the purple eagle Swoop which was a popular gold farming spot for a long time).

Entering the dungeon requires that one either be on, or have completed, the Dread Horn quest from Lorekeeper Calendor in Heartwood.

The Twisted Weald: A Dungeon in 3 Parts

There are 3 main parts of this dungeon.

First, one encounters the champ spawn area, populated mainly by "good" monsters such as pixies. Swoop's area marks the transition to the "evil" areas.

Next, there is a narrow, twisty maze of quicksand. Your character can only move at walking speed through this area. Cu Sidhes spawn in the quicksand maze.

Finally, the quicksand maze opens up into a deadly swamp. Do not step on the watery parts, unless you want to spawn very dangerous spiders. The spiders you need to challenge Dread Horn do NOT come from here, though there is a quest that requires you to kill them.

The Dread Horn Keys

Like all Peerlesses, there are keys with timers (long timers, but timers none-the-less) on them, that need to be acquired. These keys are then exchanged for a "main key," which also has a timer on it (a VERY short one).

The keys to acquire to challenge Dread Horn are as follows.

The following keys are located in the swampy area:

• Sabrix's Eye (Sabrix is one of the named spider bosses);
• Irk's Brain (Irk is a named changeling boss);
• Lissith's Silk (like Sabrix, she is one of the named spider bosses)
• Blighted Cotton (just spawns on the swamp floor).

The following keys are located in the quicksand maze:

• Gnaw's Fang (Gnaw is a named dire wolf boss, located in the cave right at the end of the "quicksand" area);
• The Thorny Briar (this is a thorn bush-looking thingie that spawns on the ground).

These keys can be exchanged for the main key, Essence of Wind, at the Statue of the Fey located in the southwest portion of the swampy area.