East Commonlands

the only thing i actually get a little experience on are the orcs so i mover to southern ro where i hunted an npc for a while then started getting bad exp again so where should i hunt i was also thjinking of going to the warrens?????? what should i do. if u are on my server send me a tell my name is tyriel iam a lvl 9 shaman my server is morell thule i only play on weekends.

Re:Rangers i spent 12 lvls in EC and never once have i seen those rangers. are they so popular that they get killed as fast as they spawn?

I gust hit lvl 9 and need some fast cash and exp going solo. Thanks for any help, if you are on my server look for Quimin and i will enchant silver for you.

Ok, so i am a low-mid level cleric and I am looking for appropriate animals and monster to fight and i can't find anything too easy or too hard. What should I hunt? Thanks




Gathaniel
Human Cleric
level 8

Hi, everyone.

This is the zone in which I spent most of my young career (5th-12th levels approx.), having started in Freeport. A great zone from a balance standpoint, with two glaring exceptions which need to be pointed out first thing:

(1) The griffins (roaming)--Occasionally, more than one of these can spawn at once, in which case all bedlam breaks loose. Given that this is a low-level zone, the watchword is avoid, avoid, avoid. However, there are generally a few high-level types who come to EC for the specific purpose of hunting a griffin without interference from the remaining fauna, but you can't depend on them to be handy all the time. You should be at least 41st level if you want to solo these, or take a group between 33-37. One other note--they have a really odd aggro setting. I have run directly underneath (!) a griffin before, and nothing. Sit down, though, and you're toast.

(2) Ghouls (fairly common spawn--undead ruins only): A little less of a bother because they don't move about the zone. However, they're 13th to 17th level, higher than any other monster besides the griffins, proc a GhoulRoot ability which fixes you to the spot, and are immune to non-magical weapons. Once again, given that this is a low-level zone, this can quickly turn tragic, especially if someone pulls one toward the inn you happen to be resting at. Listen for the Yoda-like laughter and run if need be...

Now, that having been said, there are three camps in the entire zone. In decreasing order of desirability:

(1) The Central Orc Camp ("Orc 1"): This one is situated between the only inn off the main road ("Inn 4") and the plague village, almost due north from Inn 2. Orc spawns here can get hairy, as the timing is pretty fast. Provided you have a good group, a Lull spell, or a decent puller (rangers work famously here), you can keep a fairly orderly stream of orcs coming. Spawns here are the orc apprentice (low-level caster), the orc centurions (grunts), the orc oracle (mid-level caster), and orc legionnaires (elite grunts), ranging from 3rd all the way up to 15th level. Most orcs drop the popular Deathfist Slashed Belts, which are quest items for both evil and good characters in West Freeport, as well as rusty weapons and cloth armor. The legionnaires, in addition, drop legionnaire pads (which used to be used for a now-broken Steel Warriors quest). The apprentices drop illegible cantrips (for an Academy of Arcane Science quest), and the oracles drop another illegible spell (for a quest based in Highpass Keep). About 80% of the orcs spawn in the center of the camp, and one or two of them pop up in the forest behind it. Good to know if you're coming from the rear.
In addition, a rare spawn will pop up occasionally, the orc weaponsmith, who is about equal to the legionnaires in fighting skill. He usually drops "Raw Short Sword 4", a quest item from the Weapons Delivery Quest in Freeport. The other three swords are on the floors of the tents, and respawn quickly after collection.
A little-known highlight of this camp is the ultra-rare spawn, Lord Shin Ree, who is approximately 23rd level. High-levels hunting griffins love to drop what they're doing and take Shin Ree down. He drops nothing special, however.

(2) The Western Orc Camp ("Orc 2")--located due north of Inn 3 in the NW corner of the zone. As Orc 1, only no ultra-rare spawns, and thus, marginally less desirable for higher-level campers. Also, no weaponsmith and no Raw Short Swords.

(3) The undead ruins--located due south of Inn 2 in the desert. Four spawn points, medium-fast respawn time. Available MOB's--skeletons, zombies, lesser mummies, ghouls. Best for a mid-level group (say 11-14) with magic weapons (or casters) that doesn't mind wading through a lot of skeletons before getting to the bigger game, solo paladins/clerics 16th - 20th level there to hunt ghouls, or a number of solo or small groups at one time, of varying levels, each assigned to a particular type of undead. Nice experience and occasional good loot. No quests are associated with the ruins specifically, although there is an Erudite quest requiring zombie skin, and plenty that need bone chips.

The East Commonlands were pretty good to me, and, if you know how to hunt, you can spend a lot of your younger "seasons" here. Salut.

One of the safest ways to hunt this zone, for group of levels 6-10, is to pull to the tree behind Inn 3, the one right by the West Commonlands zone border. Orc camps are fine and decent money when you sell the belts, but they are often camped, and tough to break by any group that isn't overpowered for the camp. Plus, an unlucky Lego spawn can kill the whole group.
Set up right by the tree, it's a big tree right behind the inn, have one party member run out and attack the mob you want, whether scarabs, giant spiders, wisps (if you can hit magic), or young kodiaks, and pull them to the rest of the group waiting by the tree. This is extremely safe for everyone but the puller, because the zone border is ten feet behind the tree if things go bad. And if the puller has Spirit of Wolf cast on him, or is a bard, it is safe for them too. Pulling lions and lionesses is less good because the puller will be hit and stunned on his way back. Also, Griffins do not go past the Inn unless trained, there are internal zone borders you'll notice if you spend as much time as I have here. The key to this strategy is that wandering mobs are unlikely to join the fight, which is the real problem with fighting in the middle of a zone.
A variation on this that shortens the pulls is to pull to the hidden inn, which is between the Orc Camps along the North wall. There is no zone nearby, but like the zone border to WC few creatures will wander into your fights if you move up the wall just a bit along side the Inn.
For both types of pulls, avoid the habit people get into of gradually moving away from the zone/wall, you lose the advantage of your spot if you drift away from the safer area.