[[File:Lerocis hunting grounds map1.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Entrance from [[Leoric's Manor]]]]From [[Leoric's Manor]] make your way down to and through level 1 of the [[Halls of Agony]] where you'll fight cultists performing rituals to summon [[Thrall]]s and [[Hellion]]. Kill the cultists first to stop the rituals and but proceed with caution. If you are on the back foot it's easy to run into dead ends here in the Halls and of course more packs mobs and with fiery grates making your path even more treacherous you can quickly become hemmed in with no safe place to retreat to.

As soon as you descend the steps from the Highlands Passage into the Cursed Hold you'll be met by the ghost of [[Queen Asylla]]. She requests you free the spirits of 6 prisoners from cells throughout the Hold. You can earn an [[achievement]] if you free them in 2 minutes or under (details below).

There are quite large mixed packs down in the Hold so be sure you've cleared corridors before opening doors so you do not back into another group pack when trying to retreat to heal. Using projectile skills such as [[Multishot]] can inadvertently break down doors to cells lining the corridors allowing more mobs to pour out when you may not be ready for them. Some cells don't have doors so they'll come out and join in anyway.Use the doorways to your advantage by picking off the packs when they file out into the corridors.