Snowden Drifts
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This article is about the zone. For the Dragon Response Mission, see Dragon Response Mission: Snowden Drifts. Snowden Drifts
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Map of Snowden Drifts
- Levels
- 15 – 25
- Type
- Zone
- Region
- Shiverpeak Mountains
- Connects to
- Frostgorge Sound (N)
Wayfarer Foothills (NE)
Lornar's Pass (S)
Gendarran Fields (W) - Pets
- Ice Drake
Lynx
Owl
White Moa - API
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“Snowden Drifts, a frozen stretch of high peaks and deep lakes, is the main artery between Kryta and Ascalon. Sons of Svanir, centaurs, and dredge all stalk the Drifts, and travelers are advised to stay on the main road or within the protective walls of a haven.
— In-game description
Snowden Drifts is a low-level zone in the Shiverpeak Mountains. Multiple settlements established by kodan and quaggan refugees from the Far Shiverpeaks can be found throughout.
Getting there[edit]
- From Gendarran Fields: The portal to Snowden Drifts is on the northeast border of Gendarran fields, south of the Bitterfrost Peaks area. It is east of the Winter Haven waypoint. The portal leads to the Skradden Slopes area of Snowden Drifts, near the Skradden Waypoint, west of Podaga Steading.
- From Wayfarer Foothills: The portal from Wayfarer Foothills is in Dawnrise Pass, in the northwest. It communicates with Hunter's Pitfalls in northeastern Snowden Drifts. This portal leads to the lower level zones.
- From Frostgorge Sound: From Bore Lynch in the Southwest corner of Frostgorge Sound
- From Lornar's Pass to the Lornar's Gate waypoint
Map completed[edit]
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Word from Snowden Drifts Salutations, I hope this letter reaches you, as you seem to be quite the traveler. It seems you have touched the lives of many within Snowden Drifts. From the skaalds to hunters, Lionguard and respected elders, all that speak your name do so with respect and gratefulness. Thank you for lending a hand to these people. —Tyrian Explorers Society |
Locations[edit]
Interactive map[edit]
Events[edit]
Standalone events[edit]
- Classic events
Defeat the Beak of Darkness and its darkwing defenders (15)
Help the militia soldiers fight off the icebrood (16)
- [Group Event] Defeat the champion icebrood goliath (16)
- Defend Njordstead villagers from the icebrood (17)
- Defend quaggan refugees being pursued by icebrood (17)
- Drive off icebrood while Jorund repairs Soderhem Steading (17)
- Escort Wise Keeper to Blasted Haven (17)
- [Group Event] Defeat the corrupted kodan (17)
Eliminate the corrupted ice cores (18)- Escort Emma through jotun territory (18)
- Failure:
Return the stolen supplies to Varren (18)
- Failure:
- Escort the quaggan refugees to Valslake (18)
- Defeat the Relic Hunter (19)
- Protect the owl spirits from Jormag's minions (19)
- Kill the Svanir shaman before he completes the Dragon totem (19)
- Defeat the Svanir hunters before they kill all the owls (19)
Protect the Owl shaman as she purifies snow owls (19)
- Escort the supply dolyak to Snowdrift Haven (20)
- Cull the furfly population devouring the pinesol woods (21)
- Stop the Sons of Svanir from planting bombs on the bridge (21)
- Failure: Defeat the dredge loggers (21)
- Failure:
- Clear the poisonous urchins from Lashoosh (22)
- Destroy the dredge tunneler (24)
- Escort Order of Whispers agents to Jormabakke Stead (24)
Destroy the dragon totem at Jormabakke Stead (24)
- Success: [Group Event] Destroy the Svanir shaman (25)
- Failure: [Group Event] Destroy the icebrood shaman (25)
- Success:
- Slay the evil Raven shaman, Vilnia Shadowsong, and her helper (25)
- [Group Event] Defeat the Modniir leader (25)
- [Group Event] Defeat the champion (25)
- Stop the skritt burglar before it escapes with the treasure (80) (Various)
- Conservation of Magic events
These tie into the story of Living World Season 3 and happen before Episode 1, Out of the Shadows.
- Defeat the dragon minions before they absorb too much ley-line magic (17, 22, 24)
- Success: [Group Event] Defeat the coalescence to disperse the ley-line magic (17, 22, 24)
- Failure: [Group Event] Kill the Imbued Icebrood Champion (17, 22, 24)
- Success:
- [Group Event] Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence (17, 22, 24)
Meta events[edit]
Map bonus rewards[edit]
- Primary article: Map bonus reward
Karma equipment & tools[edit]
| Weapons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Sold by | Location | Level |
| Axe | Shengra the Stalker | Lornar's Gate | 20 |
| Dagger | Undercover Agent Tulfar | Jormabakke Stead | 20 |
| Focus | Explorer Bink | Isenfall Gullies | 25 |
| Greatsword | Lionguard Nadel | Tromigar Valley | 20 |
| Hammer | Leika the Crafter | Lornar's Gate | 20 |
| Harpoon gun | Guard Lugung | Valslake | 20 |
| Longbow | Meinolf Njordson | The Loneholme Range | 20 |
| Mace | Leika the Crafter | Lornar's Gate | 20 |
| Pistol | Lionguard Haral | Tromigar Valley | 15 |
| Rifle | Lionguard Haral | Tromigar Valley | 15 |
| Scepter | Explorer Bink | Isenfall Gullies | 25 |
| Shield | Bulsa the Elder | Tromigar Valley | 20 |
| Short bow | Meinolf Njordson | The Loneholme Range | 20 |
| Spear | Guard Lugung | Valslake | 20 |
| Staff | Lahri | Owl's Abattoir | 20 |
| Sword | Bulsa the Elder | Tromigar Valley | 20 |
| Torch | Shengra the Stalker | Lornar's Gate | 20 |
| Trident | Guard Lugung | Valslake | 20 |
| Warhorn | Shengra the Stalker | Lornar's Gate | 20 |
| Armor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Sold by | Location | Level |
| Aquatic helm | Guard Lugung | Valslake | 20 |
| Helm | Bulsa the Elder | Tromigar Valley | 16 |
| Shoulders | Seraph Archer Brian | Ossencrest Climb | 24 |
| Coat | Leika the Crafter | Lornar's Gate | 23 |
| Gloves | Lionguard Nadel | Tromigar Valley | 18 |
| Leggings | Meinolf Njordson | The Loneholme Range | 17 |
| Boots | Hunter Glynis | Oros Spurs | 21 |
| Tools | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Sold by | Location | Level |
| Steel Harvesting Sickle (50) | Lionguard Auda | Dragon's Rising | 20 |
| Steel Logging Axe (100) | Hunter Glynis | Oros Spurs | 20 |
| Steel Mining Pick (100) | Leika the Crafter | Lornar's Gate | 20 |
Pets[edit]
- Valslake (northeast of the Valslake Waypoint, along the shore)
- Hrothgar's Pass (follow the road northeast of the Snowdrift Waypoint and they will be at the peak of the road)
- Owl's Abattoir (at Owl Lodge, when waypoint is not contested)
- Song of Final Exile (east of the Exile Waypoint, just north of where the road split)
- Vitpeln Hills (south of the Torstvedt Homestead Waypoint)
Crafting resources[edit]
- Resource nodes
Copper Ore- Iron Ore/Rich Iron Vein
- Silver Ore/Rich Silver Vein
Aspen Sapling- Snow Cherry Sapling
Button Mushrooms- Carrots
- Herb Sprouts
- Onions
- Strawberry Patch (node farm) - east of Griffonfall (Snowden Drifts)
- Bulk resources
Kidney Beans in Bulk from Seraph Archer Brian
- Recipes
Recipe: Outrider Stew from Seraph Archer Brian- Recipe: Sticky Bread from Lionguard Auda
Recipe: Grawl Snowman Potion from Hunter Glynis
Recipe: Shadow Boot from Undercover Agent Tulfar- Recipe: Shadow Coat from Undercover Agent Tulfar
- Recipe: Shadow Helm from Undercover Agent Tulfar
- Recipe: Shadow Gloves from Undercover Agent Tulfar
- Recipe: Shadow Leggings from Undercover Agent Tulfar
- Recipe: Shadow Shoulders from Undercover Agent Tulfar
Recipe: Deldrimor Ring Replica from Explorer Bink- Recipe: Owl Amulet from Lahri
Notes[edit]
- If you accidentally fall through the map to the ocean underneath, there's a giant set of dragon wings, with no body, directly under The Loneholme Range area.
