The Grotto

The Grotto

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Map of The Grotto

Level

80

Type

Area

Zone

Thunderhead Peaks
(Shiverpeak Mountains)

Connects to

Thunderhead Keep (E)
The Weeping Crest (S)
Deldrimor Ruins (SE)
The Auditorium (SW)
The Forge (W)

Image(s)

Click to enlarge.

The Grotto is an area within Thunderhead Peaks. It serves as the staging area of the Pact and their allied forces for the upcoming battle with the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik.

The Grotto was attacked by a large force of Destroyers, in 1333 AE. The Destroyers were repelled by the Pact Commander, Braham, Myrun Skialkin, Pact forces and other allies.

Locations and objectives

Renown Heart

Ready your forces for the assault on Kralkatorrik (80)

Points of Interest

Barracks —

Deldrimor Cellars —

Grand Lyceum —

Path of the Exalted —

Vistas

The Grotto Vista —

Mastery Insights

Thunderhead Peaks Insight: Ironhammer Crossing

Events

Help Logan, Canach, and Rytlock train Corsairs (80)

NPCs

Allies

Animals

• Snow Owl

Asura

• Gorrik
• Priory Researcher

Awakened

• Ambassador Sianna
• Awakened Archer
• Awakened Mummy
• Awakened Occultist
• Awakened Soldier
• Free Awakened
• Troopmarshal Pelu Egan
• Veteran Awakened Abomination
• Veteran Awakened Canid
• Veteran Mordant Crescent Arbiter
• Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo

Charr

• Ash Legion Scout
• Ash Legion Spy
• Blood Legion Soldier
• Mia Kindleshot
• Olmakhan Earthstalker
• Olmakhan Lifebinder
• Olmakhan Nightwalker
• Olmakhan Sandshifter
• Olmakhan Windcaller
• Rytlock Brimstone
• Sentinel Legionnaire
• Tournament Organizer
• Veteran Ash Legion Captain
• Whispers Keeper

Drakes

• Gloria

Exalted

• Exalted Burnisher

Humans

• Captain Rahim
• Corsair Brawler
• Corsair Cutthroat
• Corsair Medic
• Corsair Sharpshooter
• Corsair Swashbuckler
• Corsair Swordsman
• Logan Thackeray
• Order of Shadows Agent
• Priory Arcanist
• Priory Explorer
• Priory Magister
• Second Spear Koja
• Shadows Agent Kito
• Squad Leader Bennett
• Sunspear
• Sunspear Archer
• Sunspear Beguiler
• Sunspear Cadet
• Sunspear Crusader
• Veteran Vigil Warmaster
• Vigil Marksman
• Zephyrite

Norn

• Brawler
• Hunter
• Thora Griffonbane
• Veteran Hunter
• Veteran Vigil Crusader
• Warrior

Skritt

• Pirate Skritt Forager

Spiders

• Spider

Sylvari

• Canach
• Whispers Initiate

Various

• Pact Scholar
• Pact Soldier
• Pact Nurse
• Priory Arcanist
• Priory Historian
• Priory Researcher
• Priory Scholar
• Vigil Crusader
• Vigil Marksman
• Vigil Recruit
• Vigil Tactician
• Vigil Warmaster
• Whispers Agent
• Whispers Creator

Services

Irwen

Foes

Ambient creatures

• Rat

Elementals

• Oil Elemental

Spiders

• Cave Spider

Ambient dialogue

Whispers Creator: Whole platoon of heathens. Inconsiderate. Rude. Coldhearted bastards...

Whispers Creator: Hardly a swallow left. Sun wasn't even up.

Whispers Creator: Were they raised by ettins? Who drinks it all and doesn't make a new pot?!

Whispers Creator: Courage runs of caffeine, people!

Ash Legion Scout: Gloria, you've got to eat something. Just a little bit? For me?

Ash Legion Scout: We didn't come all this way just to give up now, girl. Please...

Ash Legion Scout: Don't leave.

Gorrik: Inventories... I'm good at inventories. Numbers. Logic. Cheering up soldiers... Agh—Commander, you can do that, right?

Gorrik: Numbers. Numbers are controllable. Quantities of oil. Battalions of soldiers. Minutes left until...until...

Gorrik: It's so frustrating to calculate probabilities for improbable, uncontrollable, ancient forces! Nyeh! Let me try again...

Gorrik: Running a barracks can't be that different from symbolic problems in abstract dynamics.

Gorrik: I mean, I know it's different. But how different could it be?

Gorrik: Don't mind me. I'll just stand here. Doing all the work.

Gorrik: This would be so much easier if they just. Stopped. Getting. Injured!

Gorrik: There are too many things to do and not enough hours to do them in! The math just doesn't work! Can you assist me?

Irwen: Scouting report's ready, Commander. Whenever you want it.

Irwen: Got some information if you want it, Commander.

Irwen: Do you need my report?

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: Hope the captain doesn't catch me crying...

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: No hope. Not for any of us.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: I should've just stayed in my bunk today.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: Always thought I'd die at sea. Not...here.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: This is bad. This is really bad.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: I'm gonna miss it, you know. Being alive.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: Just gotta breathe. Just keep breathing.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: This isn't a warband—it's a buffet.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: So this is how the world ends...

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: Dead or Branded... Which is worse?

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: This is it, isn't it? This is where it all ends.

Pact Soldier [Discouraged]: (growls)

Vigil Marksman: (laughs)

Vigil Marksman: With spears!

Vigil Marksman: (manic giggles that devolve into sobs)

Pact Nurse: If only I had more hands...

Pact Nurse: I need bandages, sutures, and medicine assembled into med kits. Anyone?

Thirsty Pact Soldier: Got any water?

Thirsty Pact Soldier: Any water elementals I could kill for a drink?

Thirsty Pact Soldier: Anyone got a drink?

Thirsty Pact Soldier: Got a drink for a dried up husk?

Thirsty Pact Soldier: Booze? Water? Booze?

Thirsty Pact Soldier: All this ice around us, and no drinking water...'

Thirsty Pact Soldier: If I had water...I could tell you...how beautiful you are...

Vigil Warmaster: Shocked to see you highborns join us grunts. How're you liking the fancy accommodations? Beds cushy enough for ya?

Vigil Recruit: Quite honestly, I can't complain.

Vigil Warmaster: Oh, really? Rowdy roughnecks and unwashed peasants are better than down pillows and servants?

Vigil Recruit: It's an honor to serve the Pact. Besides, it's too quiet at home now that everyone's dead.

Vigil Recruit: My dearest Heba. I found the flower bracelet you hid in my rucksack. I wore it the entire march north.

Vigil Recruit: I think it will bring me luck tomorrow... No. I shouldn't say that. What if I die? She'll think it's her fault.

Vigil Recruit: Be good. Be brave. Say your prayers. And listen to Uncle Zahi.

Vigil Recruit: See yo– Remember that Mommy loves you very much. Always and forever.

In the pit

Canach: Oh, hello there, Commander. Gambling is legal in Elona, you know.

Canach: Care to guess the outcome, Commander?

Canach: All proceeds from this tournament will go towards the war effort. Well...MOST of the proceeds.

Canach: This is better than the casino in Amnoon. Here, I'm the house.

Canach: Step up! Step up! Place your bets!

Canach: Team Furball? Or Team No Fun at Parties? Only one way to tell!

Tournament Organizer: Have at it!

Tournament Organizer: And...fight!

Rytlock Brimstone: Heh. This'll be over REAL quick.

Logan Thackeray: Wouldn't be so sure if I were you.

Logan Thackeray: Good luck to the both of us, old friend!

Rytlock Brimstone: My soldiers will eat yours alive.

Rytlock Brimstone: You're gonna lose. You can count on that.

Logan Thackeray: Yeah? At least I CAN count!

Rytlock Brimstone: (chuckles) Hey, you're learning.

Canach: And the winner: Team Furball!

Rytlock Brimstone: That's right.

Canach: Your champions: The Furballs!

Rytlock Brimstone: (grunts)

Canach: And the winner: Team No Fun at Parties!

Logan Thackeray: Who came up with those names?

Tournament Organizer: (Snrk.)

Canach: Your champions: No Fun at Parties!

Logan Thackeray: Excuse me. I'm extremely fun.

At the Grand Lyceum, an irritated soldier pursuing an infatuated spider

Whispers Initiate: I will end you.

Whispers Initiate: The ground take your blood!

Whispers Initiate: Your time will come.

At the Deldrimor Cellars

Vigil Recruit (1): The greatest threat the world has ever known approaches, and we're guarding barrels.

Vigil Recruit (2): Uh... Yeah. About that. I might not have heard the sarge perfectly...

Vigil Recruit (2): What?! She could crush me just by breathing on me! I wasn't about to ask her to repeat herself.

Vigil Recruit (1): If we end up on latrine duty, I'm pushing you in.

Upon offering aid in the form of water to thirsty soldiers

Vigil Marksman: It's not booze, but...I'll take it.

Vigil Tactician: Thanks for that, Commander.

Vigil Marksman: Aw, thanks. Don't suppose you're packing any lunches in that bag, are you?

Vigil Marksman: Oh, just in time!

Vigil Tactician: Thanks for that, Commander.

Vigil Marksman: Ahhh.

Using Inspire on individual discouraged Pact Soldiers

<Character name>: Either Kralkatorrik ends the world, or we end him.

<Character name>: I believe in you. Completely.

<Character name>: It's hard to keep fighting, but I know you have it in you.

(if asura)

<Character name>: Our progeny will tell stories about what we did here.

(if charr)

<Character name>: Cubs will tell stories about what we did here.

(if human)

<Character name>: Our children will tell stories about what we did here.

(if norn)

<Character name>: Descendants will sing of our deeds here.

(if sylvari)

<Character name>: Future generations will remember what we did here.

Using Rally Group on groups of discouraged Pact Soldiers

(to the Corsairs)

<Character name>: Listen up, you glassy-eyed dolyaks! I want you ready! I want you hungry! Today we're gonna shish kebab a dragon!

(to the Vigil)

<Character name>: Eyes up! The Pact's got one job today: putting an end to Kralkatorrik. Let's not keep him waiting!

(to the Olmakhan)

<Character name>: Remember, you fight for your farms. Your fish. A peaceful life. If that's not worth fighting for, what is?

(to the norn)

<Character name>: Remember, if we save the world, we'll have ourselves a grand celebration. Drinks on Braham!

(to the Ash/Iron/Blood charr)

<Character name>: What's wrong with you? Pick yourselves up! Are you the Ash, Iron, and Blood Legions, or are you a book club?

Veteran Ash Legion Captain: What's a book club?

Objects

• Bandages
• Banner
• Dwarven Chest
• Medicine
• Pact Trade Cache
• Supplies
• Supply Cache
• Sutures
• Thirsty Pact Soldier
• Volatile Magic
• Water

Crafting resources

Resource nodes

Mithril Ore / Rich Mithril Vein

Orichalcum Ore

Portobello Mushrooms

Notes

• At the release of All or Nothing, the area included Flame Legion Saboteurs among Pact forces despite there having been no indication of Flame Legion joining the Pact beforehand. These NPCs were replaced with Blood Legion Soldiers, Ash Legion Scouts and Ash Legion Spies in an unannounced change in the 11th January 2019 patch.

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Thunderhead Peaks