The Warrens

Come on in and die. . . . . ..

You'll get junk.

They are enchanter spell research items.

The Warrens is found in Paineel, behind the newbie area but before the part where the Hole is

i am a dwarf paladin level 21 and i kill that noclin guy daily so my faction with paineel is low to the ground but i never use invis/camo/sneak/hide or anything to hide myself from the guards and azzier only agroed to me if i go to the guard on the left near his spawn point so i have no problems getting through there and it says my faction cant be any lower)

Good post.

Good information.

I have a Troll Sk, and it took me awhile to build the faction up. Basicly, forget about doing anything else, and go on a killing spree for a few hours. Then check your faction with the guards at the Newbie zone. You can bank at Dubious, buy/sell at apprehensive, but what you really want is Amiable, so that you can get your own key and not have to wait for someone else to open the @$#! door. The Heritics are worshipers of Cazic Thule, so it may be easier for Trolls and Iskar who follow that religion. It took me a while to get to dubious, then I focused on boosting my faction, and went from Dubious to Amaible in a day. Just kill everything you can, forget looting, and wait till amaible. Then you can start raking in the cash. Bamboo boken, which are a fairly common drop, sell for 5 plat. This is an awsome place for getting money in the bank. Definatly worth the effort if you are an Iskar Necro or SK, since you can train here and buy spells as well.

Use a useful pet(one with a DD) fire or water, you can go thru creatures faster that way with less mana burn

I have hunted near the zone area since level 7. Note by level 9 alot of the kobolds in the entrance area are green already. =)

My advice is geared for the pet caster (Necro, Mage and even Enchanters) level 6-8.

As an Erudite Mage, I started coming to the warrens at 6th level. The xp is incredible (even with the dying), loot is fantastic (save those molars!), and faction is all good.

Mages: if you do not use an earth pet (at least for level 6-7), you will regret it. Trains here develope quickly and will rollover you faster than you can say "Loading, please wait".

For 6-7, if you are not in a group, stay put at the enterance. Any farther in and you are dead.

My biggest shock upon coming here is that the first level Kobold Runts you loved smacking around in the forest will sometimes lay quite a beating on you because, in the Warrens, their levels range from 1-4.

Zoning In:
If you turn to your left (North) once zoning in (called the king side) there is a spawn point for a stationary guard at the corner. He is ~ level 4-5. If you pull him, you will pull another stationary spawn right around the corner (again level 4-5). Typically I could fight them both with little problem. Be aware that there is a patrolling kobold (usually a runt or guard type) that patrols from the guard in the corner down the ramp, past two other stationary guards into a large room with many others. If you time it wrong and he adds to you while fighting the first two, it can get ugly.

After clearing the first two guards, kill the patroller if you haven't already. Park your pet by the exit -- until you get your level 8 pet, it will aggro everything and can cause a train. Turning left at the corner (West) you see a ramp going down and there is a landing with two stationary guards past which the ramp goes further into a large cavern. These two will be Rabid or Guard type kobolds (usually) ~4-7 level. Pulling one will result in pulling the other. Make sure you are full mana then pull and run back to the entrance where you should fight them.

Two others you may want to fight (if you find yourself waiting for the five mentioned above to spawn) are to your right when you zone in (South) -- this is called the Prince side. They are guarding a doorway and are ~5-7 level. Again, there is a patrolling one that runs past them to the bend before turning around and running back down the corridor. Try to time it so he doesn't add.

If other people are are killng these mobs, another nice little place is (on the king side) to the right (north) of the landing on the ramp where the two guards spawn is a cavern that runs west and then south to connect to where the ramp comes down. In this cavern, kill the runt on the right (east) side of the cavern. He is out of the agro range of the other 3 in the cavern. You can sit and med in his place (make sure to '/pet guard here' to keep your pet from wandering). The other three kobolts in the room typically comprise at least one runt, sometimes two. If you pull one, all three will be on you as soon as your pet joins the fight. At level 7, you should be able to handle this. Leaving your pet guarding your med spot, after killing those 4 kobolds you can head west to where the cavern turns south and, facing south, pull from the three kobolds there. Be very careful of patrolling guards that appear if the people killing at the entrance leave.

At level 8 you can use the above tactics but continue deaper. You will get the feel for the place quickly. Whenever you are about to pull from a section you have never been to before, assume you will get one more than you see. They really come outta the woodwork once one of their kin is attacked.

General tips for all casters:
1) snare/root/engulfing darkness -- always, always, always cast this on the mob you are fighting in here unless you are absolutely confident your mob(s) won't get a chance to run
2) Always have gate memmed and ready. This spell *will* save your hide once you are past the front door. In the case where you are in the cavern to the north of the landing, often you will not be able to run out because a) someone has trained to the zone and the mobs are hanging around there having a poker game b) the people you saw killing the front guards have left and the guards have respawned.
3) If you have a pet, make a hot key for /pet report health
4) Necros: though this should be obvious, don't even think of using Fear unless you are running the other way. I actually saw a necro try to Reverse Kite in here. /em shakes his head in disbelief.
5) Pet casters: keep a short leash on your pets. Use '/pet guard here' liberally
6) And as standard courtesy, please shout/ooc if you create a train. Your fellow players will thank you for it.

Hope this helps.
Sandrax on Luclin

Get yerself a group, brother! I am a 12th Season Ranger, and I was grouped just last eve with another 12 Ranger, an 11 Shaman, and 9, 11, and 12th Season Necromancers. We fought valiantly in the jails of the Warrens, slaying the Trainer, as well as their vicious Pit Fighters and the Jailer. It is a NECESSITY to have a group in this zone unless ye are of the 15th season or more. Find yerself a company of stout adventurers, friend, and bloody thy blade!

Be careful with pets, and what not. The rats are something like level 6 (I believe, since I pulled a couple to the zone for somebody to kill, he said the were even) so if you do wish to use a pet, leave it inside the hall beside the rat room. Also, don't sit down in the room with a runt nearby :P And, of course, if the rats are exp green, they will agro if the frenzied rat or any kobolds agro you while inside their line of sight and agro range. You can walk in and walk right back out to get the frenzied rat(s) to follow you into the tunnel; if you don't get hit or attack them directly inside the other mobs' line of sight and agro range, then they won't pack. Same goes for any other camp. >8)

Dunno, hope that helps a bit.

It will on the greens (and they will still aggro on you if you are meditating too close to them). There are a few mobs there way in the back that will be blue. Of course those mobs are the ones that are constantly camped, but oh well.

Muglwump