Festering Woods
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.
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Areas and Dungeons within The Festering WoodsEdit
Access to LevelsEdit
Quests in The Festering WoodsEdit
Events in The Festering WoodsEdit
BountiesEdit
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 MonstersEdit
Monsters only spawning as minions of a rare monsterEdit
Special MonstersEdit
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
CheckpointsEdit
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.
WaypointEdit
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 WoodsEdit
Associated AchievementsEdit
Festering Woods is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).
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GalleryEdit
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Last Stand of the Ancients activated (event)
First Nephalem dungeon entrance.
Randomly-spawned Plague Nests.
Waypoint to Drowned Temple
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