Howling Plateau
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
- Abandoned Mineworks - event as listed below
- Fuad's Cellar
- Hidden Conclave
- Secret Altar
- Sirocco Caverns
Access to Levels
- Black Canyon Mines (Black Canyon Bridge)
- Sundered Canyon
Quests in Howling Plateau
Events in Howling Plateau
Common Monsters found in Howling Plateau
Special Monsters found in Howling Plateau
The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in Howling Plateau:
- Hemit the Feared - Fallen
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 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
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
- Fallen Grunt (lore) (required for Beastmaster of Caldeum achievement)
- Dune Thresher (lore) (required for Beastmaster of Caldeum achievement)
Associated Achievements
Howling Plateau is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).
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Development
The Howling Plateau was one of the first levels of the GamesCom 2009 demo.
Gallery
Sand Wasps and their poison attack
Fallen attacking
Lacuni Warrior's vicious sword attack
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