Northern Highlands

The Northern Highlands are located within Act I. They are sandwiched between the Southern Highlands and Leoric's Hunting Grounds.

Map of Northern Highlands

Areas and Dungeons within Northern Highlands

• None

Access to Levels

• Leoric's Hunting Grounds
• Southern Highlands

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:

• Kill Hrugowl the Defiant
• Kill Reggrel the Despised

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

• Report from Wortham

Required for Historian of Tristram achievement

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

Associated Achievements

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

Name	Points	Description	Banner

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

Gallery

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  Withermoth attack

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  Derelict House

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  Inactive Waypoint

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  Crumbling Building

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  Still Crumbling

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  Its Forecourt

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  Random burning building.