Middle Downs

Middle Downs

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Location:	South Paladis
Release:	Episode 1

Middle Downs is a Tier 2 Adventuring Area.

• The Middle Downs are located in South Paladis just south of Highvale in a rolling hills region. Serene and peaceful the area is lush, but scattered throughout the region are mysterious burial mounds built hundreds of years ago.

Points of interest

• Northwest Exit
• Abandoned Village
• Stone Bridge
• Des Mort Bog
• Drovak Mound
• Oldon Mound
• Bolbec Mound
• Eavid Mound
• Mound of the Sun (*The Blessing of Skill)
• Signal Tower
• East Exit

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
Archer	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	9-20	Arrow (0-6),  Shoddy Short Bow (0-1)
Brawler	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Brown Bear	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Animal Hide (0-1)
Brown Spider	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Spider Leg (0-1),  Spider Silk (0-2),  Venom Sack (0-3)
Caiman	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Chicken	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Chicken Carcass (0-1),  Bundle of Feathers (0-3),  Raw Egg (0-2)
Conocybe Filaris	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	8-23
Cutpurse	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	5	Arrow (0-3),  Shoddy Short Bow (0-1)
Distressed Woman	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Elf Fighter	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-14
Elven Archer	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-20	Arrow (0-7),  Ragged Leather Armor (0-1),  Shoddy Short Bow (0-1)
Elven Mage	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-9	Lesser Staff (0-1),  Reagent (0-1)
Faun	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	11-23	Mandrake Root (0-1),  Spider Silk (0-2),  Jar (0-1),  Wood Bowl (0-1),  Serpent Scales (0-1),  Corpse Wax (0-1),  Torch (0-1),  Garlic (0-2)
Grey Wolf	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Animal Hide (0-1),  Wolf Carcass (0-1),  Wolf Head (0-1)
Grizzly Bear	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Large Brown Bear	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Animal Hide (0-1),  Bear Head (0-1),  Suet (0-1),  Bear Carcass (0-1)
Large Grey Wolf	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Animal Hide (0-1),  Wolf Carcass (0-1),  Wolf Head (0-1),  Suet (0-1)
Large Skeleton	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Lefric	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Mildryd	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Rabbit	Unknown	Unknown	1	0	Rabbit Carcass (0-1)
Satyr	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	12-20
Skeleton	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	5-37	Rusty Sword (0-1),  Corpse Wax (0-1),  Torch (0-1),  Rusty Chainmail Helm (0-1)
Skeleton Archer	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	5-47	Arrow (0-8),  Corpse Wax (0-1),  Shoddy Short Bow (0-1),  Worn Cloak (0-1)
Skeleton Mage	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Small Crocodile	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Small Wolf Spider	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Spider Silk (0-1),  Venom Sack (0-2),  Spider Eye (0-1)
Squirrel	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Pecan Nuts (0-1),  Squirrel Carcass (0-1)
Thug	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	1-7
Wilmer	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0
Wizard	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	5-24	Lesser Staff (0-1),  Dirty Cloth Armor (0-1)
Wolf Spider	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Spider Silk (0-1),  Venom Sack (0-2),  Spider Eye (0-1)
Young Stag	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	Deer Carcass (0-1),  Stag Head (0-1),  Animal Hide (0-1),  Leather Scrap (0-1)
Zombie	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	5-23	Corpse Wax (0-1),  Rotting Flesh (0-1)

Resources

• These resource nodes are listed in white text in the Scene Information Window.

Resource Node	Craft Exp	Skill	Yield
Mandrake Plant	Unknown	Foraging	Mandrake Root (0-10)
Nightshade Plant	Unknown	Foraging	Nightshade (0-11)
Pile of Scales	Unknown	Foraging	Serpent Scales (0-4)
Copper Vein	Unknown	Mining	Copper Ore (0-2),  Granite Block (0-1)
Silver Vein	400	Mining	Silver Ore (0-1)
Garlic Plant	Unknown	Foraging	Garlic (0-4)

Trivia

• The Area Name and Map Name for this scene is:
  • Area Name: Middle Downs
  • Map Name: Novia_R6_Hills02_02
• This scene was rebuilt in Release 45.

Gallery

• 
  What mysteries do these burial mounds hold? Is there a link between their location/orientation and what puzzles/traps may lay inside?
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  The Western Mound
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  An abandoned village in the Middle Downs moments before sunset.
• 
  Another burial mound located to the South.
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  A lowland bog cuts through the center of the Middle Downs.
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  The Mound of the Sun can be seen below before night time, alongside this there are 4 satellite burial mounds within walking distance nearby…
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  Interior of the Drovak Mound
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  Ancient cave drawings depicting hunts, fauna, and sun worshiping line the inside of the Mound of the Sun
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  The Oldon Mound and its collapsed roof bring in light from the starry sky
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  Des Morte Bog cuts through the Middle Downs, a burial mound can be seen on a nearby cliff