Serpent's Spine Mines

Serpent's Spine Mines

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Location:	Serpent's Spine Foothills
Region:	North Paladis
Release:	Episode 1

Map

File:Serpent's Spine Mines Map.png

Serpent's Spine Mines is a Tier 4 Adventuring Area.

• The Serpent’s Spine Mines are located in the northern end of the Serpent’s Spine mountain range in the North Paladis region of Novia. Kobolds have ranged farther east than normal to exploit the rich ore veins and crystal deposits in this vast mine.

Map

It seemed so romantic at the time you put this map in a bottle and threw it into the ocean...

Points of interest

• Elevator Level One
• Elevator Level Two
• Elevator Level Three
• Elevator Level Four
• Exit to The Confluence Chamber
• Exit to The Fall
• Exit to Spindrift Passage
• Exit to Equitas Passage
• Exit to Serpent's Spine Foothills
• Exit to Libris Vault
• Wheel Valve
• Serpent's Tract Chasm

Bestiary

The loot information stated is only a reference for known drops. The chance for these items to drop vary by creature and scene. Adv Exp stated is the default Adv Exp when in a scene in a Private instance not in a party.

Creature	Hit Points	Damage	Adv Exp	Gold	Loot
Brutish Overseer	Unknown	Unknown	5200	Gold 1-64	Lesser Staff Lesser Staff (0-1), Reagent Reagent (0-1), Serpent's Spine Mines to Spindrift Passage Key Serpent's Spine Mines to Spindrift Passage Key (0-1), Potion of Focus, Lesser Potion of Focus, Lesser (0-1), Kobold Spirits Kobold Spirits (0-1)
Earth Elemental	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Gold 1-20	Granite Block Granite Block (0-3), Small Ball of Clay Small Ball of Clay (0-5), Pure Elemental Sand Pure Elemental Sand (0-1)
Giant Conocybe Filaris	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Gold 0
Giant Psilocybin	667	Unknown	8000	Gold 13-25	Water Lily Cluster Water Lily Cluster (0-1), Brown Cap Mushroom Brown Cap Mushroom (0-4)
Kobold Archer	335	Unknown	5560	Gold 1-40	Shoddy Short Bow Shoddy Short Bow (0-1), Arrow Arrow (0-8), Ragged Leather Armor Ragged Leather Armor (0-1), Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common (0-1), Potion of Health, Lesser Potion of Health, Lesser (0-1), Crossbow of Accuracy, Common Crossbow of Accuracy, Common (0-1)
Kobold Fighter	383	Unknown	2800	Gold 1-47	Rusty Two-handed Hammer Rusty Two-handed Hammer (0-1), Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common (0-1), Wayland Loop, Common Wayland Loop, Common (0-1), Rusty Chainmail Armor Rusty Chainmail Armor (0-1), Humanoid Loot Humanoid Loot (0-1)
Kobold Mage	304	Unknown	2800	Gold 0-25	Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common (0-1), Reagent Reagent (0-2), Lesser Staff Lesser Staff (0-1), Dirty Cloth Armor Dirty Cloth Armor (0-1), Lesser Staff Lesser Staff (0-1), Lesser Wand Lesser Wand (0-1)
Large Skeleton Archer	339	Unknown	5200	Gold 0-25	Shoddy Short Bow Shoddy Short Bow (0-1), Arrow Arrow (0-5), Corpse Wax Corpse Wax (0-3), Ragged Leather Armor Ragged Leather Armor (0-1)
Large Skeleton Footman	395	Unknown	5400	Gold 0-40	Corpse Wax Corpse Wax (0-3)
Loathsome Trafficker	765	Unknown	6000	Gold 1-55	Serpent's Spine Mines to Equitas Passage Key Serpent's Spine Mines to Equitas Passage Key (0-1), Kobold Slag Sword Kobold Slag Sword (0-1), Kobold Essence Kobold Essence (0-1)
Lich Sharpshooter	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Gold 1-48	Long Bow Long Bow (0-1), Obsidian Chip Obsidian Chip (0-2), Lich Essence Lich Essence (0-1), Arrow Arrow (0-5), Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common Necklace of the Meticulous Forester, Common (0-1)
Skeleton Mage	308	Unknown	5200	Gold 0-33	Reagent Reagent (0-3), Lesser Wand Lesser Wand (0-1), Worn Cloak Worn Cloak (0-1), Corpse Wax Corpse Wax (0-3)
Slime	292	Unknown	2800	Gold 1-25	Slime Ooze Slime Ooze (0-2)
Water Elemental	354	Unknown	4400	Gold 1-21	Ring of Water, Common Ring of Water, Common (0-1)

Resources

Resource Node	Craft Exp	Skill	Yield
Amethyst Crystal	Unknown	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Amethyst Amethyst (0-1), Amethyst Fragment Amethyst Fragment (0-1)
Citrine Crystal	1000	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Citrine Citrine (0-1), Citrine Fragment Citrine Fragment (0-1)
Clay Deposit	400	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Clay Block Clay Block (0-4), Small Ball of Clay Small Ball of Clay (0-8), Red Worm Red Worm (0-4)
Iron Vein	2000	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Iron Ore Iron Ore (0-2), Nickel Ore Nickel Ore (0-1), Tungsten Ore Tungsten Ore (0-1), Granite Block Granite Block (0-2)
Onyx Crystal	Unknown	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Onyx Onyx (0-1)
Silver Vein	2000	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Silver Ore Silver Ore (0-1), Nickel Ore Nickel Ore (0-1)
Small Citrine Crystal	300	MiningFile:Mining icon.png	Citrine Fragment Citrine Fragment (0-1)

Trivia

• This scene started as a clone of Graff Gem Mines but was completely rebuilt for Release 41.
• Inspiration for Chris “Sea Wolf” Wolf when revamping the mines includes Goblin Town from the Hobbit, The Cave of Crystal Giants in Mexico, and the second Death Star from Return of the Jedi.
• The older style map for this scene can be found at https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/map/?map_id=655

Connections

• Serpent's Spine Foothills
• Equitas Passage
• Spindrift Passage
• Libris Vault
• Brittany Graveyard
• Chamber_of_the_Confluence

See Also

• #216 - 2017.02.24: The Making of Serpent’s Spine Mines
• #217 - 2017.03.03: The Making of Serpent’s Spine Mines
• #218 - 2017.03.10: The Making of Serpent’s Spine Mines

Gallery

• The Cavern
  The Cavern
• The Cavern
  The Cavern
• The Chasm
  The Chasm
• The Chasm
  The Chasm
• The Kobold Work Camp
  The Kobold Work Camp
• The Cavern
  The Cavern
• The Cavern
  The Cavern
• The Chasm
  The Chasm
• The Kobold Work Camp
  The Kobold Work Camp
• Waterfalls
  Waterfalls
• Waterfalls
  Waterfalls
• Waterfalls
  Waterfalls