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[[File:Highlands passage map.png|right|thumb|250px|[[Highlands Passage map]]]] '''{{PAGENAME}}''' appears in the Highlands. It comprises a small set of bridges that lead from the [[Halls of Agony]] to the [[Cursed Hold]] which in turn sits atop level 3 of the Halls of Agony. The exact configuration isn't seen on any maps but the Halls and the Hold are obviously all linked underground in some way.
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[[File:Highlands passage map.png|right|thumb|250px|[[Highlands Passage map]]]] The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' appears in the Highlands. It comprises a small set of bridges that lead from the [[Halls of Agony]] to the [[Cursed Hold]] which in turn sits atop level 3 of the Halls of Agony. The exact configuration isn't seen on any maps but the Halls and the Hold are obviously all linked underground in some way.
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File:Highlands passage1.png|[[Kyr the Weaponsmith]] offers [[A Reputation Restored]] event
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The '''Highlands Passage''' is a small outdoor area within [[Diablo III]] that was seen in the [[Blizzcon 2010]] demo.  The outdoor area served as a bridging zone between the [[Halls of Agony]] and [[The Torture Chambers of the Mad King (level)|The Torture Chambers of the Mad King]]. 
 
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Though this level had a functional quest, it was clearly a very abbreviated version of something that must be fleshed out in the full game.  The final boss Cultist did not have any combat AI, and it was ridiculous to have an escort mission in a level with no turns or side routes that could be run through in 15 seconds.
 
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The area is similar in feel to the [[Leoric Highlands]] seen in the gameplay video that was released upon Diablo III's announcement.  The [[Highlands Passage]] is likely part of the same region.  The lush, open outdoors were a stark contrast to the fiery [[Halls of Agony]] from which the player emerges.  Weather effects (rain/lightning/wind) are showcased in this brief hiatus between dungeons.  Diablo III's water effects can also be seen in the waterfall and river that are featured in the background beneath the stone bridges.
 
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[[Image:HP-StoneBridge.png |thumb |right |350px |First stone bridge.]]
 
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[[Image:Berserker-blizzcon2010.jpg |thumb |right |150px |A cultist leader's pets - Berserkers.]]
 
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[[Image:Mon-high-cultist1.jpg |thumb |right |121px |A cultist leader in red garb.]]
 
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Here, the player encounters [[cultist]]s and the [[razorback]]s that they are able to summon.
 
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The Weaponmaker, Dargon, and a cultist leader are also found here and are part of the small quest (described below) for this area. 
 
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In the Blizzcon 2010 demo, the cultist leader did not seem fully fleshed out, since he was not a very formidable foe.  However, he was accompanied by powerful [[Berserker]]s that seemed to be [[champion]]s.
 
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[[Image:HP-InitialArea.png |thumb |right |350px |Emerging from the Halls of Agony.]]
 
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[[Image:HP-DargonAndCultist.png |thumb |right |350px |Dargon and his cultist master block the way.]]
 
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Upon leaving the [[Halls of Agony]] and seeing the light of the outside world, you encounter an NPC known as The Weaponmaker.  A short dialogue ensues:
 
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'''The Weaponmaker''': “I will make an example of Dargon, that traitorous cur! Help me hunt him, and I will sell to you, instead of those zealots.”
 
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'''Dargon''': “Master, help me. The crazed weapon-maker wants my head!”
 
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'''The Cultist Master''': “What makes you think I care for your life? Kill them, my pets.”
 
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'''The Weaponmaker''': “Now that Dargon is dead, no one shall question my reputation or my resolve. Now for my goods. You’ll find none better!”
 
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In the [[Crafting_Sanctuary_Panel_Blizzcon_2010|Crafting Sanctuary panel]] at Blizzcon 2010, Kevin Martens used this quest as an example of their "action storytelling".
 
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::[[Kevin Martens]]: "In Diablo III, I want to show you guys an example in the demo so you can go and see this for yourself.  And, this is action storytelling.  So, in this case, you're going to get a little quest from this man.  He's a weaponsmith betrayed by somebody working with the evil cult.  He will tell you what he needs from you as he joins behind you.  So, he'll be talking and you can keep moving.  Then the video is going to fade to the end of the plot where you have the showdown with the villain and a cultist leader who is ultimately behind it all.  And, all of that happens while you keep playing as well."
 
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Revision as of 17:50, 27 January 2013

Highlands Passage map
The Highlands Passage appears in the Highlands. It comprises a small set of bridges that lead from the Halls of Agony to the Cursed Hold which in turn sits atop level 3 of the Halls of Agony. The exact configuration isn't seen on any maps but the Halls and the Hold are obviously all linked underground in some way.

It was first revealed in the Blizzcon 2010 demo.


Areas and Dungeons within Highlands Passage


Quests in Highlands Passage


Events in Highlands Passage


Common Monsters found in Highlands Passage


Special Monsters found in Highlands Passage

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


Notable NPCs


Checkpoints

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 Highlands Passage



Associated Achievements

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


Name Points Description Banner
<achievement type="single">There Will Definitely Be Blood</achievement>


Gallery


Sanctuary[e] Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5
Act 1 [e]

Char. Level: 1 - 20

Giant maps
• Act 1
• Act 1 Highlands
• World Map
Individual maps = (m)


Khanduras
• Cathedral Garden (m)
• Cemetery of the Forsaken (m)
• Festering Woods (m)
• Fields of Misery (m)
• Highlands Crossing (m)
• Highlands Passage (m)
• Leoric's Hunting Grounds (m)

• The Old Ruins (m)
• Old Tristram Road (m)
• Overlook Road (m)
• Northern Highlands (m)
• Southern Highlands (m)
• The Weeping Hollow (m)
• Wortham (m)
• Whimsyshire

(X) = Typical character level for that area - (m) = Map of area
Act 1 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Bonus Areas
• Whimsyshire
• Greed’s Domain

Cemetery of the Forsaken
• Defiled Crypt (m)
• Chancellor's Tomb (m)

Fields of Misery
• Decaying Crypt (m)
• Khazra Den (m)
• Lost Mine (m)
• Scavenger's Den (m)
• The Secluded Grove

Festering Woods
• Crypt of the Ancients (m)
• Drowned Temple (m)
• Warrior's Rest (m)

Leoric's Hunting Grounds
• Cells of the Condemned (m)
• Chamber of Suffering (m)
• The Cursed Hold (m)
• Halls of Agony (m)
• Highlands Cave (m)

The Old Ruins
 • Dark Cellar (m)

Old Tristram Road
 • Adria's Hut (m)
• Cathedral (m)
• Crypt of the Skeleton King (m)
• The Cave Under the Well (m)
• Damp Cellar (m)
• Dank Cellar (m)
• Desolate Chamber (m)
• Leoric's Passage (m)

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• The Royal Crypts (m)
• Mass Grave (m)
• Musty Cellar (m)

Wortham
 • Caverns of Araneae (m)

Southern Highlands
 • Cave of the Moon Clan (m)
• The Lyceum (m)
• Watch Tower (m)

Tristram
• Cellar of the Damned

The Weeping Hollow
• Den of the Fallen (m)

Khanduras
• Tristram (m)
• Wortham (m)

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Fields of Misery
• Forlorn Farm
• Forsaken Grounds
• House of Curios
• The Old Mill
• Sheltered Cottage

Leoric's Hunting Grounds
• Leoric's Manor & Courtyard (m)

Tristram
• Cain's House
• Heretic’s Abode
• Leah's Room
• The Slaughtered Calf Inn

Southern Highlands
• Abandoned Servant House
• Ancient Pyre
• Karyna's Lost Wagon
Wortham
• Wortham Chapel

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Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s

[e]
Act 2 [e]

Char. Level: 12 - ?
• World Map

Kehjistan
• Black Canyon Mines (m)
• Canyon Rim Mines (m)
• Dahlgur Oasis (m)
• Howling Plateau (m)
• Road to Alcarnus (m)
• Stinging Winds (m)
• Sundered Canyon (m)
(X) = Typical character level for that area
Act 2 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Alcarnus
• Alcarnus Cellar (m)
• Lair of the Witch (m)
• Sandy Cellar (m)
• Town Cellar (m)(
Black Canyon Mines
• Blood Cellar (m)
• Deserted Cellar (m)
• Tunnels of the Rockworm (m)
Caldeum
• Flooded Causeway (m)
• Ruined Cistern (m)
• Sewers of Caldeum (m)
• The Wretched Pit (m)

Dahlgur Oasis
• Ancient Cave (m)
• Ancient Waterway (m)
• Eastern Channel (m)
• Flooded Cave (m)
• The Forgotten Ruins (m)
• Hidden Aqueducts (m)
• Mysterious Cave (m)
• Ransacked Cellar (m)
• Rotting Cellar (m)
• Old Fisherman's Cellar (m)
• Storage Cellar (m)
• Storm Cellar (m)
• Swampy Cellar (m)
• Tomb of Khan Dakab (m)
• Tomb of Sardar (m)
• Western Channel (m)

Desolate Sands
• Ancient Path
• Cave of Burrowing Horror (m)
Howling Plateau
• Abandoned Mineworks (m)
• Fuad's Cellar
• Hidden Conclave (m)
• Secret Altar (m)
• Sirocco Caverns (m)
Khasim Outpost
• Command Post

Stinging Winds

• Abandoned Cellar
• Chamber of the Lost Idol (m)
• The Crumbling Vault (m)
• Hadi's Claim Mine (m)
• The Lost Caravan
• The Ruins (m)

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Kehjistan
• Alcarnus (m)
• Caldeum Bazaar (m)
• Caldeum (m)
• Hidden Camp (m)
• Khasim Outpost (m)

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Caldeum
 • Imperial Palace (m)
• Searing Sands Inn (m)

 [e]

Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s

[e]
Act 3 [e]

Char. Level: ? - ?

Dreadlands
• Arreat Crater
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•





(X) = Typical character level for that area
Act 3 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Bastion's Keep
 • The Keep Depths (m)

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Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

 [e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

 [e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

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Act 4 [e]

Char. Level: ? - ?

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(X) = Typical character level for that area
Act 4 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

 [e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

 [e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

 [e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

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Act 5 [e]

Char. Level: 60 - ?
• World Map

Khanduras
• Briarthorn Cemetery (m)
• Westmarch (m)
• Westmarch Commons (m)
• Westmarch Heights (m)
(X) = Typical character level for that area
Act 5 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Westmarch
• ?? (m)
| Dahlgur Oasis
• ??? (m)

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Khanduras
• Survivors' Enclave (m)

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Westmarch
 • ??? (m)

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Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s

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