Northern Highlands
The Northern Highlands are located within Act I. They are sandwiched between the Southern Highlands and Leoric's Hunting Grounds.
Areas and Dungeons within Northern Highlands
- None
Access to Levels
Quests in Northern Highlands
- Trailing the Coven > Find the Courtyard
Bounties in Northern Highlands
The following Bounties can appear in Northern Highlands when playing in Adventure Mode:
Common Monsters
- Cursed Nest
- Dark Cultists
- Dark Moon Clan Impaler
- Dark Moon Clan Shaman
- Dark Moon Clan Warrior
- Highland Walker
- Vile Hellbat
- Withermoth
Special Monsters
- Hrugowl the Defiant - Northern Highlands Target of the bounty Kill Hrugowl the Defiant
- Reggrel the Despised, Khazra - Target of the bounty Kill Reggrel the Despised
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 Northern Highlands
- As your approach Leoric's Hunting Grounds.
Waypoint
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 Northern Highlands appears at various locations in the area, there is no set location.
Lore Entries
Required for Taking Notes achievement
Required for Historian of Tristram achievement
Associated Achievements
Northern Highlands is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).
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Gallery
Withermoth attack
Sanctuary[e] Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 |
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Char. Level: 1 - 20
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Khanduras |
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Act 1 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps |
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Bonus Areas Cemetery of the Forsaken Fields of Misery |
Festering Woods Leoric's Hunting Grounds |
The Old Ruins Old Tristram Road |
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• The Royal Crypts (m) Wortham Southern Highlands |
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Char. Level: 12 - ? |
Kehjistan |
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Kehjistan |
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Caldeum |
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Dreadlands
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Bash |
Cleave |
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Bash |
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Char. Level: 60 - ? |
Khanduras |
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