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−	[[File:Southern highlands map.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Map of Southern Highlands]] The '''Southern Highlands''' is located within [[Act I]]. The Southern Highlands also comprise the Highlands Crossing, which is the small area the player begins in when first entering the Highlands region.	+	The '''Southern Highlands''' is located within [[Act I]].
		+	[[File:Southern highlands map.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Southern Highlands map]]]]
	==Areas and Dungeons within Southern Highlands==		==Areas and Dungeons within Southern Highlands==
−	* [[Ancient Pyre]] ([[Event]])	+	* [[Ancient Pyre]] - (Event - [[Revenge of Gharbad]])
	* [[Karyna's Lost Wagon]]		* [[Karyna's Lost Wagon]]
−	* [[Lyceum]] ([[Event]])	+	* [[Lyceum]] - (Event - [[The Crumbling Tower]])
−	* [[Abandoned Servant House]] ([[Vendor]]/[[Event]])	+	* [[Abandoned Servant House]]
		+	* [[Cave of the Moon Clan]]
		+	* [[Watch Tower]] - (Event - [[The Scavenged Scabbard]])
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−	==Common Monsters==	+	==Quests in {{PAGENAME}}==
−	* [[Goatmen]]	+	*[[Trailing the Coven]]
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		+
		+	==Events in {{PAGENAME}}==
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		+	*[[The Crumbling Tower]] - In the [[Lyceum]]
		+	*[[The Cursed Camp]]
		+	*[[Revenge of Gharbad]] - In the [[Ancient Pyre]]
		+	*[[The Scavenged Scabbard]] - In the [[Watch Tower]]
		+
		+
		+	==Bounties in {{PAGENAME}}==
		+
		+	{{Bounty level}}
		+	* [[Kill Buras the Impaler]]
		+	* [[Kill Cadhull the Deathcaller]]
		+	* [[Kill Logrut the Warrior]]
		+	* [[Kill Lorzak the Powerful]]
		+
		+
		+	==Common Monsters found in {{PAGENAME}}==
		+
		+	* [[Burrowing Leaper]]
		+	* [[Dark Cultists]]
		+	* [[Dark Moon Clan Ghost]] (appears in the context of the [[Revenge of Gharbad]] event)
		+	* [[Dark Moon Clan Impaler]]
		+	* [[Dark Moon Clan Shaman]]
		+	* [[Dark Moon Clan Warrior]]
		+	* [[Ghostly Khazra Spearman]] (appears in the context of the [[Revenge of Gharbad]] event)
		+	* [[Highland Walker]]
		+	* [[Moon Clan Ghost]]
		+	* [[Moon Clan Impaler]]
		+	* [[Savage Beast]]
		+	* [[Spectral Khazra Shaman]] (appears in the context of the [[Revenge of Gharbad]] event)
		+	* [[Vicious Hellion]]
	* [[Withermoth]]		* [[Withermoth]]
−	* [[Cultist]]	+
		+	==Special Monsters found in {{PAGENAME}}==
		+
		+	{{Template:Special Monsters}}
		+
		+
		+	* [[Buras the Impaler]], Khazra Impaler. Target of bounty [[Kill Buras the Impaler]]
		+	* [[Cadhul the Deathcaller]], Dark Summoner.  Target of bounty [[Kill Cadhull the Deathcaller]]
		+	* [[Gharbad]], Khazra Warrior. [[Revenge of Gharbad]] event
		+	* [[Logrut the Warrior]], Khazra Warrior. Target of bounty [[Kill Logrut the Warrior]]
		+	* [[Lorzak the Powerful]], Khazra Shaman. Target of bounty [[Kill Lorzak the Powerful]]
		+	* [[Nalghban the Foul]], Khazra Shaman
		+	* [[Skehlinrath]], Khazra Shaman
		+
		+
		+	<!--
		+	==Notable NPCs==
		+	-->
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		+	==Checkpoints==
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		+	{{Template:Checkpoint}}
		+
		+	*Once you have found [[Karyna's Lost Wagon]].
		+	*Once you've opened the [[Khazra Barricade]].
		+
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		+	==Waypoint==
		+
		+	{{Template:Waypoint}} at various locations in the area, there is no set location.
		+
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		+	==Lore Entries==
		+
		+	'''Required for [[Historian of Tristram]] achievement'''
		+
		+	* [[The Highlands]]
		+	* [[Khazra Heads Wanted]]
		+	* [[The Khazra Massacre]]
		+	* [[Researching the Khazra]]
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		+	'''Required for [[Taking Notes]] achievement'''
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		+	* [[A Summoner's Journal]]
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−	==Media==	+	<!--
		+	==Trivia
		+	-->
		+	==Associated Achievements==
		+
		+	{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
		+	{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">In the Mountains</achievement>
−	===Gallery===	+	==Gallery==
−	Note: As of patch 6 of the [[Beta]] test, it is now night time in the Southern and Northern Highlands.
	<Gallery>		<Gallery>
		+	File:Southern-highlands-15.jpg|Khazra barricade
	File:Southern highlands 2.png|Witch Doctor		File:Southern highlands 2.png|Witch Doctor
	File:Southern highlands13.jpg|Ancient Pyre		File:Southern highlands13.jpg|Ancient Pyre
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	File:Southern highlands 8.jpg|Dungeon Entrance		File:Southern highlands 8.jpg|Dungeon Entrance
	File:Southern highlands 2.jpg|River view		File:Southern highlands 2.jpg|River view
−	File:HCMystic.jpg|[[Mystic]] near zone entrance.	+	File:HCMystic.jpg|[[Karyna]] near zone entrance.
−	File:HCWithermoth.jpg|A [[Withermoth]] appearing from nowhere.
−	File:HCWP.jpg|Crossing [[waypoint]].
	File:SHDeathCallerEvent.jpg|Deathcaller event.		File:SHDeathCallerEvent.jpg|Deathcaller event.
	File:SHGoatBarricade.jpg|Goatman barricade.		File:SHGoatBarricade.jpg|Goatman barricade.
−	File:SHHulker.jpg|The Incredible Hulker, now named "Monstro".
	File:SHLostWagon.jpg|Karyna's Lost Wagon.		File:SHLostWagon.jpg|Karyna's Lost Wagon.
	File:SHLyceum1.jpg|Approaching the lyceum.		File:SHLyceum1.jpg|Approaching the lyceum.
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	File:SHRamboltEvent1.jpg|The Skehlinrath event.		File:SHRamboltEvent1.jpg|The Skehlinrath event.
	File:SHRamboltEvent2.jpg|The Skehlinrath event.		File:SHRamboltEvent2.jpg|The Skehlinrath event.
−	File:SH_abandonedservantshouse.jpg|Abandoned Servant's House event.	+	File:SH_abandonedservantshouse.jpg|[[Abandoned Servant House]] event.
	File:SH_ash2.jpg|Vendor within the house.		File:SH_ash2.jpg|Vendor within the house.
		+	File:Prealpha_highlands1.jpg| Pre-alpha version of the Highlands from 2012 GDC.
		+	File:Prealpha_highlands2.jpg| Pre-alpha version of the Highlands from 2012 GDC.
	</Gallery>		</Gallery>
−	* Full Gallery of [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/651 images of the Southern Highlands].
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−	===Video===
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−	The highlands can be seen in this video from [http://youtu.be/KjkNpBYEK1M?t=2m33s 2:33] timestamp.
		+	{{Location navbox|Act 1|Dungeons}}
−	<youtube>KjkNpBYEK1M</youtube>
	[[Category:Act I]]		[[Category:Act I]]
		+	[[Category:Act I Levels]]
	[[Category:Southern Highlands]]		[[Category:Southern Highlands]]
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		+	__NOTOC__

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Latest revision as of 16:12, 23 March 2015

The Southern Highlands is located within Act I.

Areas and Dungeons within Southern Highlands[edit | edit source]

• Ancient Pyre - (Event - Revenge of Gharbad)
• Karyna's Lost Wagon
• Lyceum - (Event - The Crumbling Tower)
• Abandoned Servant House
• Cave of the Moon Clan
• Watch Tower - (Event - The Scavenged Scabbard)

Access to Levels[edit | edit source]

• Northern Highlands
• Highlands Crossing

Quests in Southern Highlands[edit | edit source]

• Trailing the Coven

Events in Southern Highlands[edit | edit source]

• The Crumbling Tower - In the Lyceum
• The Cursed Camp
• Revenge of Gharbad - In the Ancient Pyre
• The Scavenged Scabbard - In the Watch Tower

Bounties in Southern Highlands[edit | edit source]

The following Bounties can appear in Southern Highlands when playing in Adventure Mode:

• Kill Buras the Impaler
• Kill Cadhull the Deathcaller
• Kill Logrut the Warrior
• Kill Lorzak the Powerful

Common Monsters found in Southern Highlands[edit | edit source]

• Burrowing Leaper
• Dark Cultists
• Dark Moon Clan Ghost (appears in the context of the Revenge of Gharbad event)
• Dark Moon Clan Impaler
• Dark Moon Clan Shaman
• Dark Moon Clan Warrior
• Ghostly Khazra Spearman (appears in the context of the Revenge of Gharbad event)
• Highland Walker
• Moon Clan Ghost
• Moon Clan Impaler
• Savage Beast
• Spectral Khazra Shaman (appears in the context of the Revenge of Gharbad event)
• Vicious Hellion
• Withermoth

Special Monsters found in Southern Highlands[edit | edit source]

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in Southern Highlands:

• Buras the Impaler, Khazra Impaler. Target of bounty Kill Buras the Impaler
• Cadhul the Deathcaller, Dark Summoner. Target of bounty Kill Cadhull the Deathcaller
• Gharbad, Khazra Warrior. Revenge of Gharbad event
• Logrut the Warrior, Khazra Warrior. Target of bounty Kill Logrut the Warrior
• Lorzak the Powerful, Khazra Shaman. Target of bounty Kill Lorzak the Powerful
• Nalghban the Foul, Khazra Shaman
• Skehlinrath, Khazra Shaman

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 Southern Highlands

• Once you have found Karyna's Lost Wagon.
• Once you've opened the Khazra Barricade.

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 Southern Highlands appears at various locations in the area, there is no set location.

Lore Entries[edit | edit source]

Required for Historian of Tristram achievement

• The Highlands
• Khazra Heads Wanted
• The Khazra Massacre
• Researching the Khazra

Required for Taking Notes achievement

• A Summoner's Journal

Quotes[edit | edit source]

• Enchantress: "The cultists cannot hide from us forever. We will take the battle to them."
• Scoundrel: "Why do I get the feeling that there are more cultists here..."
• Templar: "These lands once belonged to the crown."

Associated Achievements[edit | edit source]

Southern Highlands is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">In the Mountains</achievement>

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  Khazra barricade

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  Witch Doctor

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  Ancient Pyre

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  Enclosure

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  Cliffside Dungeon event.

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  Dungeon Entrance

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  River view

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  Karyna near zone entrance.

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  Deathcaller event.

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  Goatman barricade.

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  Karyna's Lost Wagon.

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  Approaching the lyceum.

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  Lyceum entrance.

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  The Skehlinrath event.

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  The Skehlinrath event.

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  Abandoned Servant House event.

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  Vendor within the house.

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  Pre-alpha version of the Highlands from 2012 GDC.

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  Pre-alpha version of the Highlands from 2012 GDC.