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−	[[File:The festering woods map.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Map of Festering Woods]] The '''Festering Woods''' are located within [[:Category:Act I|Act I]].  You first come across it after you are sent there by [[Alaric]] who stands in the [[Drowned Temple]] outside area next to the woods.  He will send you on a quest to retrieve two keys in [[The Broken Blade]] quest.	+	The '''Festering Woods''' are located within [[:Category:Act I|Act I]].  You first come across it after you are sent there by [[Alaric]] who stands in the [[Drowned Temple]] outside area next to the woods.  He will send you on a quest to retrieve two keys in [[The Broken Blade]] quest.
		+	[[File:The festering woods map.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Festering Woods map]]]]
	==Areas and Dungeons within The Festering Woods==		==Areas and Dungeons within The Festering Woods==
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−	<!--	+	==Bounties==
−	==Notable NPCs==	+
−	Notable [[NPCs]] of interest could be placed here. Not necessary?	+	{{bounty level}}
−	-->	+	* [[Eternal War]]
		+	* [[Kill Fecklar's Ghost]]
		+	* [[Kill Galush Valdant]]
		+	* [[Kill Grimsmack]]
		+	* [[Kill Hawthorne Gable]]
		+	* [[Kill Lord Brone]]
		+	* [[Last Stand of the Ancients]]
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	==Common Monsters==		==Common Monsters==
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	* [[Returned Archer]]		* [[Returned Archer]]
	* [[Skeleton]]		* [[Skeleton]]
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		+	==Monsters only spawning as minions of a rare monster==
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		+	* [[Returned Executioner]]
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	{{Template:Special Monsters}}		{{Template:Special Monsters}}
−	* [[Grimsmack]] - Stover of Heads, Unique	+	* [[Enkidu]], [[Ghoul]]
		+	* [[Enmerkar]], [[Skeleton]]
		+	* [[Fecklar's Ghost]], [[Ghost]]. Target of Bounty, [[Kill Fecklar's Ghost]]
		+	* [[Galush Valdant]], [[Skeleton]]. Target of Bounty, [[Kill Galush Valdant]]
		+	* [[Grimsmack]], [[Ghoul]]. Target of Bounty, [[Kill Grimsmack]]
		+	* [[Hawthorne Gable]], [[Ghost]]. Target of Bounty, [[Kill Hawthorne Gable]]
		+	* [[Lord Brone]], [[Skeleton]]. Target of Bounty, [[Kill Lord Brone]]
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		+	==Notable NPCs==
		+	Notable [[NPCs]] of interest could be placed here. Not necessary?
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		+	==Checkpoints==
−	==Associated Achievements==	+	{{Template:Checkpoint}}
−	{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
−	{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Last Stand of the Ancients</achievement><achievement type="single">Last Stand of the Ancients (Cooperative)</achievement><achievement type="single">Eternal War</achievement><achievement type="single">Eternal War (Cooperative)</achievement><achievement type="single">The Last of the Horadrim</achievement><achievement type="single">No Time to Rest</achievement>
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−	==Checkpoint Location==
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−	[[Checkpoint]]s are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached.
	*Just across the bridge that [[Alaric]] raises for you from the [[Drowned Temple]] to [[The Festering Woods]] on [[The Broken Blade]] quest.		*Just across the bridge that [[Alaric]] raises for you from the [[Drowned Temple]] to [[The Festering Woods]] on [[The Broken Blade]] quest.
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−	==Waypoint Location==	+	==Waypoint==
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		+	{{Template:Waypoint}} in one of three locations running up the centre of the map.
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−	[[Waypoint]]s are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between.	+	==Lore Entries Found in {{PAGENAME}}==
−	* Usually to the top end of the map.	+	* [[Ghoul (lore)| Ghoul]]
−	==Lore Entries==	+	* [[Last Stand of the Ancients (lore)]] - (required for the [[Historian of Tristram]] achievement)
		+	<!--
		+	==Quotes==
		+	Quotes said by classes or followers in this zone.
		+	==Trivia==
		+	-->
−	The following books can be collected in the Festering Woods
−	* [[Ghoul (lore)| Ghoul]]	+	==Associated Achievements==
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		+	{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
		+	{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Last Stand of the Ancients</achievement><achievement type="single">Last Stand of the Ancients (Cooperative)</achievement><achievement type="single">Eternal War</achievement><achievement type="single">Eternal War (Cooperative)</achievement><achievement type="single">The Last of the Horadrim</achievement><achievement type="single">No Time to Rest</achievement><achievement type="single">Field Work</achievement>
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		+	==History==
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		+	Write about events that have taken place in this area in previous games, the impact it has on Diablo III.  If any of the classes hail from this region make mention of that as well as any significant NPCs that may be connected to this zone.
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	[[Category:Act I]]		[[Category:Act I]]
		+	[[Category:Act I Levels]]
	[[Category:Festering Woods]]		[[Category:Festering Woods]]

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Latest revision as of 15:34, 20 March 2015

The Festering Woods are located within Act I. You first come across it after you are sent there by Alaric who stands in the Drowned Temple outside area next to the woods. He will send you on a quest to retrieve two keys in The Broken Blade quest.

Areas and Dungeons within The Festering Woods[edit | edit source]

• Warrior's Rest
• Crypt of the Ancients

Access to Levels[edit | edit source]

• Drowned Temple

Quests in The Festering Woods[edit | edit source]

• The Broken Blade

Events in The Festering Woods[edit | edit source]

• Last Stand of the Ancients
• Eternal War

Bounties[edit | edit source]

The following Bounties can appear in Festering Woods when playing in Adventure Mode:

• Eternal War
• Kill Fecklar's Ghost
• Kill Galush Valdant
• Kill Grimsmack
• Kill Hawthorne Gable
• Kill Lord Brone
• Last Stand of the Ancients

Common Monsters[edit | edit source]

• Enraged Phantom
• Ghost
• Ghoul
• Plague Carrier
• Plague Nest
• Returned
• Returned Archer
• Skeleton

Monsters only spawning as minions of a rare monster[edit | edit source]

• Returned Executioner

Special Monsters[edit | edit source]

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in Festering Woods:

• Enkidu, Ghoul
• Enmerkar, Skeleton
• Fecklar's Ghost, Ghost. Target of Bounty, Kill Fecklar's Ghost
• Galush Valdant, Skeleton. Target of Bounty, Kill Galush Valdant
• Grimsmack, Ghoul. Target of Bounty, Kill Grimsmack
• Hawthorne Gable, Ghost. Target of Bounty, Kill Hawthorne Gable
• Lord Brone, Skeleton. Target of Bounty, Kill Lord Brone

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 Festering Woods

• Just across the bridge that Alaric raises for you from the Drowned Temple to The Festering Woods on The Broken Blade quest.
• Just inside the entrance of Warrior's Rest and Crypt of the Ancients on The Broken Blade quest.
• Just back across the bridge from The Festering Woods to the Drowned Temple once you have collected the Beacons on The Broken Blade quest.

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 Festering Woods appears in one of three locations running up the centre of the map.

Lore Entries Found in Festering Woods[edit | edit source]

• Ghoul

• Last Stand of the Ancients (lore) - (required for the Historian of Tristram achievement)

Associated Achievements[edit | edit source]

Festering Woods is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Last Stand of the Ancients</achievement><achievement type="single">Last Stand of the Ancients (Cooperative)</achievement><achievement type="single">Eternal War</achievement><achievement type="single">Eternal War (Cooperative)</achievement><achievement type="single">The Last of the Horadrim</achievement><achievement type="single">No Time to Rest</achievement><achievement type="single">Field Work</achievement>

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Check out the Festering Woods image category for all related images.

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  The woods.

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  Entering the woods.

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  The Memorial Stone.

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  Last Stand of the Ancients activated (event)

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  Did you know these woods are festering?

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  First Nephalem dungeon entrance.

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  Second Nephalem dungeon entrance.

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  Overlooking the pit.

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  Randomly-spawned Plague Nests.

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  Waypoint.

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  Nephalem Monument.

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  Waypoint to Drowned Temple