Battle of Bones

Battle of Bones is the site of a battle from long, long ago. The unfortunate participants have now been raised back to unlife by an evil Necromancer, Jialden, and you must kill him to send them back to their rest.

This place is very easy for an Adept and I'd suggest that a well-equipped Medium could deal with everything but Jialden himself. Most of the mobs range from 10K to 40K per kill. Groups of skeletons roam the landscape (typically one Captain and two warriors) and each Hollow in the Bones (Hb) has two Skeletal Archers in who'll take pot shots at you if you're in an adjacent room. Where an exit from a room is marked with a '*', going out of that exit will bring you back into the same room.

Th Necromancer himself can be found in the centre of the zone, at the Battle Center (Bt). To get to him you have to go up the ramp at Under the Northern Side of the Structure (Ns) and move round the rampart to the South Side Of The Structure (Ss). To do so you'll have tyo defeat one of two Bone Golems waiting at the South-Western and South-Eastern sides of the structure.

In the Battle Center (Bt) you'll find Jialden, four Homonculus and a skeletal warrior. Jialden the Necromancer is sanced so you'll need to dispel him first really. I found that I could summon the Homonculi away and kill them one at a time before rushing in, dispelling Jialden and keeping him bashed. Otherwise you can't bash him and he'll cast A LOT.

If you'd like to make a quick run to this zone, we recommend the following directions, starting at The Common in Shadowdale: 4s2w5n6w3s8wswsw4s4wnws4wnwn. You must be flying to use this route.

Map of the Battle of Bones



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                 *Lb-Lb-Lb*                         
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              *Lb-Lo-Hb-Hc-Lb*                       
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           *Lb-Cs-Be-Ca-Pi-Mp-Lb*                    
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        *Lb-Cz-Mb-Ur-Ns-Un-La-Mb-Lb*                  
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        *Lb-Hb-As-Uw    Ue-Nx-Hb-Lb*                    
         |  |  |  |     |  |  |  |                  
        *Lb-Bb-Ba-Ud-Uo-Us-Sl-Sk-Lb*                       
         *  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  *                   
           *Lb-Ts-Sk-Nm-Sh-Rc-Lb*                                
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              *Lb-Sb-Hb-Bo-Lb*                          
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                  Sw-Bc-Se                          
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                  Ed-Eb-Ed                             
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                     Nb                             
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                     Wt                             
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                     Sm                             
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                     Tt                             
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                  Ec-Sc-Wa                             
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                   Orofin

On the Structure

                   Down to the plane of bones
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              Nw-No-Nc                                 
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              Ws Bt Es                              
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              Su-Ss-So

Key to the map of the Battle

As - Approaching The Structure Ba - Battlefield

Bb - Bone Battlefield Bc - Bone Covered Battlefield

Be - Beside The Structure Bo - Bones

Bt - Battle Center Ca - Catapult

Cs - Corner Of The Structure Cz - Combat Zone

Eb - Entrace Of The Battle Of The Bones Ec - Edge of The Campsite

Ed - Edge Of The Battle Of The Bones Es - East Side Of The Structure

Hb - Hollow In The Bones Hc - Heavy Cavalry

La - Last Stand Lb - Lost In The Bones

Lo - Lone Soldier Mb - More Bones

Mp - More Pikemen Nb - Nearing The Battlefield

Nc - North-East Corner Of The Structure Nm - Nearing The Mound

No - North Side Of The Structure Ns - Under the Northern Side of the Structure

Nw - North-West Corner Of The Structure Nx - Next To The Structure

Pi - Pikemen Rc - Rounding The Corner

Sb - Scattered Bones Sc - Small Campsite

Se - South-Eastern Edge Sh - Shifting Bones

Sk - Skeletal Remains Sl - Slippery Bones

Sm - Small Monument So - South-East Corner Of The STructure

Ss - South Side Of The Structure Su - South-West Corner Of The Structure

Sw - South-Western Edge Ts - Two Skeletons

Tt - Thin Trail Ud - Under The South-Western Side Of The Structure

Ue - Under The Eastern Side Of The Structure Un - Under The North-Eastern Side Of The Structure

Uo - Under The South Side Of The Structure Ur - Under The North-Western Side Of The Structure

Us - Under The South-Eastern Side Of The Structure Uw - Under The Western Side Of The Structure

Wa - Waterfall Ws - West Side Of The Structure

Wt - Winding Trail