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Overview
1 - Blood Lotus
Looting this plant will give you a
Blood Lotus, which you might need for the quest
Golem's Might.
2 - Skeleton
When you loot the skeleton, you'll trigger the quest
The Trail of Love, and you'll receive the Quest-Related codex entry for
Bonnie's Angry Letter.
3 - Dragon Bones
You'll find five
Dragon Bones in the Blackmarsh. They're involved in the quest "The Lost Dragon Bones." When you insert all of the
Dragon Bones into the dragon skull (#4), the nearby veil tear (#5) will disappear, allowing you to continue up the hill. At the top, you'll encounter the Queen of the Blackmarsh (see #23), and killing her will complete the quest and earn you 2000 xp.
4 - Dragon Skull
5 - Veil Tear
6 - Hidden Clues
These clues are involved in the quest
The Trail of Love.
7 - Mabari Corpse
On the corpse you'll find some
Catgut, which you'll need for the quest
Heart of the Forest.
8 - Ancient Note
Hidden among the crates here (#8), you'll find an
Ancient Note, which will give you the Quest-Related codex entry for
Karsten Wilde's Last Testament, and also trigger the quest "The Burden of Guilt." From the note you'll learn that Wilde sold three women to the Baroness, and that he then killed himself out of remorse, but not before hiding the payment in the "deepest part of the marsh" (#8a). When you reach Wilde's hiding place, you'll discover a cache containing a
Diamond, a
Ruby, a
Sapphire, and one sovereign. Looting this cache will complete the quest and earn you 500 xp.
9 - Town Records
In the shelf here you'll find some town records, which will give you the Books and Songs codex entry for
Records of the Blackmarsh.
10 - Toy Horse
You'll find a
Toy Horse here. It's a good gift for Oghren, but you shouldn't give it to him until he tells you that he'd like a pony.
11 - Courtyard Gate
This gate will only open during the battle with the Baroness (see the quest entry for
Shadows of the Blackmarsh).
12 - Docks Gate
You'll get the key to this gate at the conclusion of the battle with the Baroness (see the quest entry for
Shadows of the Blackmarsh).
13 - Veil Tears
You'll find three veil tears in the Blackmarsh. The first time you approach one, you'll receive the Creatures codex entry for
Tears in the Veil, and you'll also trigger the quest "The Tears in the Veil." To fix the tears, you'll need to travel to the
Blackmarsh Undying (which will happen after you've examined Kristoff's body at #18) and deactivate the veil tear apparatuses that you'll find there (which will involve defeating trios of desire demons).
Each time you deactivate a veil tear apparatus in the
Blackmarsh Undying, you'll remove the tear from the Blackmarsh, which will allow you to access chests where the tears were. Inside the chests you'll find
Boots of the Sentinel,
Gauntlets of the Sentinel, a
Helm of the Sentinel, a
Diamond, and more.
14 - Rocks
In the pile of rocks here, you'll find
Kristoff's Locket. Near the rocks, you'll encounter a "yellow" blighted werewolf that will drop a
Mark of the Divine when it dies.
15 - Summoning Circle
In the middle of the summoning circle you'll find a ripped page, which will give you the Books and Songs codex entry for
The Baroness's Secret. Later, after solving the runestone circle puzzle in the
Blackmarsh Undying, you'll find a
Gladiator's Belt here.
16 - Chest
Inside this chest you'll find
Skullcrusher and a
Greater Elixir of Grounding Recipe.
17 - Childer Grub Attack
At this spot you'll be attacked by a group of childer grubs, one of the new creatures in the expansion pack. If this is your first time facing them, then the attack will give you the Creatures codex entry for
The Children.
18 - Kristoff's Body
You'll need to examine Kristoff's body for the quest
Shadows of the Blackmarsh. However, when you do, you'll be transported to the
Blackmarsh Undying (the Fade version of the Blackmarsh). When you eventually return, you'll find the First's corpse here, and from it you'll be able to loot
The Mother's Chosen,
Armor of the Sentinel, and more.
19 - Debris
Inside the debris you'll find an
Ornate Silver Bowl.
20 - Chest
Inside this chest you'll find a
Ring of Severity, a
Dispel Grenade Recipe, a
Dispel Poison Recipe,
Misdirection Cloud Trap Plans, and more.
21 - Chest
Inside this chest you'll find a
Diligence Rune Tracing, a
Momentum Rune Tracing, a
Grandmaster Slow Rune Tracing, a
Paragon Slow Rune Tracing, and more.
22 - Decomposing Crate
If you're working on the quest
Ser Alvard's Missing Sword, then inside this crate you'll find
Ser Alvard's Sword.
23 - Queen of the Blackmarsh
The Queen of the Blackmarsh is some sort of electricity-based dragon. She'll do lots of electricity damage, so it's a good idea to pick up some
Immunity Runes or
Stormchaser gear before facing her. Also, during the battle, it's a good idea to keep your party spread out. That way her breath attacks will only hit one character at a time.
Three times during the battle, the queen will retreat into an electrical cocoon and create some charged wisps around her. You'll be able to attack the queen during this phase, but any wisp that reaches her will heal her, and so it's a good idea to take down the wisps instead.
When the queen dies, you'll find
Spellminder, a
Toque of the Oblivious, a
Rough-Hewn Pendant, the ring
Earthbound, a
Flawless Diamond, and more on her corpse.
24 - Dragonbone Rubble
Inside the pile of rubble, you'll find the
Eldest Dragonbone. Picking it up will trigger the quest
Worked to the Bone.
Exits:
- World exit.
