Journey: strongholds

Every stronghold to take back, by region. Clearing one turns it into a town or a waypoint and counts toward Renown.

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Fractured Peaks

3 strongholds

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  1. Kor Dragan8 steps

    Once a bastion of the Knights Penitent, this desecrated fortress stands abandoned

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Kor Dragan
    2. Explore Kor Dragan
    3. Delve into the Archives
    4. Slay Nilcar, the Forgotten Bishop
    5. Purge Kor Dragan of vampiric corruption
    6. Destroy the Vampiric Aberration
    7. Slay the remaining Sanguine Knights
    8. Slay all Sanguine Knights
  2. Malnok6 steps

    An icebound settlement besieged by a ceaseless blizzard

    1. Slay the Ice Clan Stormcallers
    2. Slay Frosthorn
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Malnok
    4. Search for the source of the storm
    5. Return to the center of Malnok
    6. Slay the remaining Ice Clan
  3. Nostrava5 steps

    A quiet mountain village with a sinister secret

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Nostrava
    2. Investigate the village
    3. Speak with the Priestess
    4. Return to the chapel
    5. Survive the Crazed Villagers' assault

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Scosglen

3 strongholds

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  1. Hope's Light4 steps

    A great lighthouse towering above the jagged shores, its sacred flame has been extinguished

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Hope's Light
    2. Slay Tidewitch Ne'gana
    3. Find a way to the Lighthouse
    4. Ignite Hope's Light
  2. Moordaine Lodge7 steps

    Hidden deep in the verdant forest, this lodge was once revered by the great hunters of Scosglen

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Moordaine Lodge
    2. Find the Lodge's missing hunters
    3. Defeat the Beast
    4. Slay the Beast of Moordaine
    5. Enter the Beast's lair
    6. Investigate the hunting grounds
    7. Pursue the Beast
  3. Túr Dúlra11 steps

    Once the greatest Druidic College, this overgrown ruin stands as a reminder of a great calamity

    1. Explore Túr Dúlra
    2. Speak to the Druid Spirit
    3. Slay the Infernal Tormentor
    4. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Túr Dúlra
    5. Lay the defenders on the Cliffside to rest
    6. Lay the defenders by the Great Oak to rest
    7. Lay the defenders in the Western Ruins to rest
    8. Return to the Great Oak
    9. Free the spirits of Túr Dúlra's Druids
    10. Find the Druid Spirits
    11. Approach the Great Oak

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Dry Steppes

3 strongholds

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  1. Temple of Rot4 steps

    A rotten, putrid evil has taken up residence in these hallowed halls

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer the Temple of Rot
    2. Find a way into the Temple
    3. Locate Molqarth's Lair
    4. Slay the Cannibal Champions
  2. The Onyx Watchtower7 steps

    A trader's way station overrun by thieves and murderers

    1. Purge the bandits and raze their encampment
    2. Slay Captain Ezmin
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer the Onyx Watchtower
    4. Explore the Onyx Watchtower
    5. Find Captain Ezmin inside the Watchtower
    6. Slay the Captain's lieutenants
    7. Return to the Watchtower
  3. The Ruins of Qara-Yisu6 steps

    The salt-covered ruins of a town afflicted by a sadistic curse

    1. Find and destroy the Infernal Spires
    2. Slay
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Qara-Yisu
    4. Explore the Ruins of Qara-Yisu
    5. Investigate the disturbance at the mine
    6. Return to the mine

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Kehjistan

3 strongholds

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  1. Alcarnus12 steps

    A long-abandoned desert city with a terrible past

    1. Explore Alcarnus
    2. Delve deeper into Alcarnus
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Alcarnus
    4. Destroy one of the Necrotic Masses
    5. Slay Rashta, the Mad Surgeon
    6. Return to the Lair of the Witch
    7. Slay Rashta's Simulacrums
    8. Slay
    9. Investigate the Lair of the Witch
    10. Destroy the Necrotic Masses
    11. Return to The Lair of the Witch
    12. Speak with the Necromancer
  2. Altar of Ruin6 steps

    Lost for centuries, legends speak of a malefic temple of great evil

    1. Use the Keystones to unlock the Ritual Chamber
    2. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer the Altar of Ruin
    3. Slay High Priests and retrieve their Keystones
    4. Slay Dark Cardinal Maldul
    5. Return to the Ritual Chamber
    6. Explore the cavern
  3. Omath's Redoubt6 steps

    The stench of death and decay lingers heavily over this devastated battlefield

    1. Discover the source of the devastation
    2. Slay High Priestess Hadar
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Omath's Redoubt
    4. Inspect the Ceremonial Staff
    5. Find a way into Omath's Redoubt
    6. Investigate Omath's Redoubt

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Hawezar

3 strongholds

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  1. Crusaders' Monument11 steps

    An abandoned monument to the failed Zakarum crusade

    1. Purge the Monument of undead
    2. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer the Crusaders' Monument
    3. Search the Monument
    4. Place the Crusader's Skull in the Ritual Brazier
    5. Slay the
    6. Return to the Ritual Brazier
    7. Slay the Crusader Champions
    8. Investigate the Graverobber's corpse
    9. Retrieve the Exhumed Crusader's Skull
    10. Cleanse the Skulls in the Ritual Brazier
    11. Search Graverobbers for Crusaders' Skulls
  2. Eriman's Pyre9 steps

    The flames that engulf this remote settlement have raged for decades

    1. Slay Duz'Agur, Eriman's Bane
    2. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Eriman's Pyre
    3. Explore Eriman's Pyre
    4. Slay the Fallen Overseer
    5. Retrieve the Villagers' Remains
    6. Return to the Pyre
    7. Extinguish Eriman's Pyre
    8. Speak with the Spirit of the Pyre
    9. Retrieve the Villagers' Remains and use them to extinguish Erimans' flames
  3. Vyeresz7 steps

    Deep in the swamps of Hawezar, this village is said to harbor a great mystery

    1. Explore Vyeresz
    2. Find and destroy the Serpent's Eyes
    3. Open the Serpent's Eye Door
    4. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Vyeresz
    5. Explore Vyeresz's Temple Ruins
    6. Slay
    7. Return to the Temple Ruins

3 to do

Nahantu

3 strongholds

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  1. Chakhir10 steps

    Something noxious has taken root in what remains of this once great city

    1. Slay Darm
    2. Destroy the Falo Blooms
    3. Slay Sinerat
    4. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Chakhir
    5. Investigate the ruins of Chakhir
    6. Find the source of the Dregs' new poison
    7. Confront Sinerat and Skerg
    8. Slay Skerg
    9. Investigate what the Dregs are doing in Chakhir
    10. Destroy the Dregs' Brewing Cauldrons
  2. Kichuk12 steps

    The gateway to Hawezar, a small village terrorized by an ever-present threat

    1. Explore Kichuk
    2. Free the Villagers from the Cages
    3. Slay Kirma
    4. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to Conquer Kichuk
    5. Find and Talk to Keitseh
    6. Slay the Remaining Lacuni
    7. Save the Kichuk Villagers from the Lacuni
    8. Reunite with the Survivors
    9. Speak with Akhin
    10. Escape the cave and find Keitseh
    11. Escape!
    12. Speak with Keitseh
  3. The Festering Dark6 steps

    Hatred festers in a long-forgotten ruin

    1. Bring the reliquary lantern to the source of the hateful dark
    2. Use warding braziers to slay Maleficium
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer the Festering Dark
    4. Use the reliquary lantern to activate the warding brazier and open a way forward
    5. Slay Maleficium
    6. Investigate the caves

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Skovos

3 strongholds

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  1. Cosmic Archives12 steps

    Repository of artifacts from the Dawn of Sanctuary, both angelic and demonic

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to Conquer the Cosmic Archives
    2. Search for the Infernal Anchor
    3. Find Curator Ludea in Infernal Wing
    4. Find Curator Ludea in Angelic Wing
    5. Talk to Archivist Rhene
    6. Talk to Curator Ludea
    7. Clear demonic portals
    8. Slay Dactyl of Portents
    9. Explore the Cosmic Archives
    10. Slay the remaining enemies
    11. Meet Curator Ludea
    12. Stop the corrupted Curator Ludea
  2. Saltwind11 steps

    A jagged outcropping at the edge of the sea, home to shipwrecked pirates, outlaws, and dark secrets.

    1. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Saltwind
    2. Pick up the rope to tear down the idols
    3. Investigate the town of Saltwind
    4. Use the rope to pull down the idols
    5. Find the Fathomless One
    6. Find a way past the barrier
    7. Enter the Sanctum of the Fathomless One
    8. Find the place of worship
    9. Slay the followers of the Fathomless One
    10. Remove the blockages from the waterways
    11. Follow the Fathomless One
  3. Xanderos12 steps

    A sealed ruin of the Firstborn, mysterious and deadly.

    1. Investigate the spirit
    2. Slay the Big One
    3. Rekindle the Wanderer's Shrine to conquer Xanderos
    4. Survive the enemy onslaught
    5. Slay the remaining enemies
    6. Complete the Trials
    7. Continue the Trial of Fire
    8. Slay the Pride of Hefaetrus
    9. Slay Zerae's Fury
    10. Continue the Trial of Water
    11. Choose Your Reflection
    12. Speak to the spirit

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Elsewhere

1 stronghold

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  1. Ancient Nexus3 steps

    [PH] Evil takes root in the depths of the Citadel

    1. Activate the waypoint to conquer the Ancient Nexus
    2. Explore the Ancient Nexus
    3. Talk to

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