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−	[[File:Fields_of_misery_map1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Annotated map of [[Fields of Misery map]] Fields of Misery]] The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' appears in [[Act II]] and is located in the [[Borderlands]], in the [[Kehjistan]] empire, not too far from [[Alcarnus]] and [[Lut Bahadur]].	+	The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' appears in [[Act II]] and is located in the [[Borderlands]], in the [[Kehjistan]] empire, not too far from [[Alcarnus]] and [[Lut Bahadur]]. It sandwiches the [[Sundered Canyon]] and [[Black Canyon Mines]].
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	==Areas and Dungeons within {{PAGENAME}}==		==Areas and Dungeons within {{PAGENAME}}==
−	* [[Deserted Cellar]] > [[Tunnels of the Rockworm]]	+	* [[Abandoned Mineworks]] - event as listed below
	* [[Fuad's Cellar]]		* [[Fuad's Cellar]]
	* [[Hidden Conclave]]		* [[Hidden Conclave]]
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	==Events in {{PAGENAME}}==		==Events in {{PAGENAME}}==
−	* [[Abandoned Mineworks]]	+	* [[The Cursed Battlement]]
		+	* [[The Cursed Outpost]]
		+	* [[Lair of the Lacuni]]
	* [[A Miner's Gold]]		* [[A Miner's Gold]]
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		+	==Bounties in {{PAGENAME}}==
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		+	* [[Kill Gart the Mad]]
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	* [[Bone Warrior]]		* [[Bone Warrior]]
		+	* [[Crazed Cultist]]
	* [[Dune Thresher]]		* [[Dune Thresher]]
	* [[Fallen]]		* [[Fallen]]
	* [[Fallen Overseer]]		* [[Fallen Overseer]]
		+	* [[Fallen Shaman]]
	* [[Lacuni Huntress]]		* [[Lacuni Huntress]]
	* [[Lacuni Warrior]]		* [[Lacuni Warrior]]
	* [[Sand Wasp]]		* [[Sand Wasp]]
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−	* [[Hemit the Feared]] - Fallen	+	* [[Gart the Mad]] - Maniacal Fallen Master. Target of bounty [[Kill Gart the Mad]]
		+	* [[Hemit the Feared]] - Brutal Fallen Overlord
		+	* [[Saha the Slasher]] - Infected Terrifying Claws
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		+	'''Quest:''' [[Shadows in the Desert]]
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		+	* As you step into the [[Secret Altar]]
		+	* After you break the ritual in the [[Secret Altar]]
		+	* As you step into the [[Hidden Conclave]]
		+	* After you break the ritual in the [[Hidden Conclave]]
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	==Waypoint==		==Waypoint==
−	{{Template:Waypoint}}	+	{{Template:Waypoint}} just across the bridge on the left hand side of the [[Black Canyon Mines]].
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 24 March 2015

The Howling Plateau appears in Act II and is located in the Borderlands, in the Kehjistan empire, not too far from Alcarnus and Lut Bahadur. It sandwiches the Sundered Canyon and Black Canyon Mines.

Areas and Dungeons within Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

• Abandoned Mineworks - event as listed below
• Fuad's Cellar
• Hidden Conclave
• Secret Altar
• Sirocco Caverns

Access to Levels[edit | edit source]

• Black Canyon Mines (Black Canyon Bridge)
• Sundered Canyon

Quests in Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

• Shadows in the Desert

Events in Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

• The Cursed Battlement
• The Cursed Outpost
• Lair of the Lacuni
• A Miner's Gold

Bounties in Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

• Kill Gart the Mad

Common Monsters found in Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

• Bone Warrior
• Crazed Cultist
• Dune Thresher
• Fallen
• Fallen Overseer
• Fallen Shaman
• Lacuni Huntress
• Lacuni Warrior
• Sand Wasp

Special Monsters found in Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in Howling Plateau:

• Gart the Mad - Maniacal Fallen Master. Target of bounty Kill Gart the Mad
• Hemit the Feared - Brutal Fallen Overlord
• Saha the Slasher - Infected Terrifying Claws

Checkpoints[edit | edit source]

Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached. Players can also leave the game and resume at the last checkpoint at a later date. In effect they are a 'save game' feature. The following Checkpoints appear in Howling Plateau:

Quest: Shadows in the Desert

• As you step into the Secret Altar
• After you break the ritual in the Secret Altar
• As you step into the Hidden Conclave
• After you break the ritual in the Hidden Conclave

Waypoint[edit | edit source]

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between them. The nearest waypoint for Howling Plateau appears just across the bridge on the left hand side of the Black Canyon Mines.

Lore Entries Found in Howling Plateau[edit | edit source]

• Fallen Grunt (lore) (required for Beastmaster of Caldeum achievement)
• Dune Thresher (lore) (required for Beastmaster of Caldeum achievement)

Associated Achievements[edit | edit source]

Howling Plateau is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Hiding in Plain Sight</achievement><achievement type="single">Just Deserts</achievement>

Development[edit | edit source]

The Howling Plateau was one of the first levels of the GamesCom 2009 demo.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  Entrance to the Secret Altar

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  Ritual in the Secret Altar

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  Entrance to Hidden Conclave

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  Ritual in the Hidden Conclave

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  Sand Wasps and their poison attack

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  Fallen attacking

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  Poison bombardment

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  Fallen and their Overseer

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  Lacuni Warrior's vicious sword attack