Category:Hinterwilds creatures

This hunting ground is not yet implemented and may or may not currently be under development. Information presented in this article is subject to change.

Hinterwilds is a challenging and large hunting ground with creatures from base levels 96 to 115 located near Icemule Trace, far north of the existing map of Elanith and located near to Elanthia's northern pole. The Long Snow is a barrier between Icemule Trace and the Hinterwilds. It can be bypassed using the Temple of Hope caravan system. While the system is on test currently, there are multiple pieces of the hunting ground that are not implemented or are subject to change. Report bugs at this Google form.

Story

Hinterwilds came out of the storyline The Uncertain Times. More information will be put here at some point.

The wendigo are halflings who have been transformed by Zeban's dark magic.

You can take a caravan to and from the Temple of Hope to the Hinterwilds.

You are escorted to your seat by a weathered sylvankind, who hops up into the driver's seat and coaxes the vehicle into motion just in time to keep up with the rest of the caravan.

[Hinterwilds Caravan, Sleigh]
The capacious sleigh is one of several traveling swiftly toward Icemule Trace, driven by a weathered sylvankind.  Drawn by a pair of ponderous yaks, the sleigh is piled high with supplies.  There are also fur blankets that, if a bit musky, provide ample warmth to both driver and riders.
Obvious paths: none

Areas

There are four distinct hunting areas which also feature some different geographic locations such as the Issenflow River.

Boreal Forest

The design intent was for the Boreal Forest to feel a little more spread out.

• a stunted halfling bloodspeaker
• a bloody halfling cannibal (~96)
• an immense gold-bristled hinterboar (~98)
• a behemothic gorefrost golem (~102)
• a savage fork-tongued wendigo (~105)

Gigas Villages

The design intent was for the Gigas Villages to feel a little more swarmy. These include Eldurhaart, Fjallarhaart, and Ojandhaart.

• a tattooed gigas berserker (~103)
• a grim gigas skald (~105)
• a brawny gigas shield-maiden (~106)
• a heavily armored battle mastodon (~106)
• a niveous giant warg (~109)

Angargreft Exterior

The design intent was for Angargreft to feel a little more spread out.

Berserker's End

• a quivering sanguine ooze
• a flayed gigas disciple

Burrow

• a quivering sanguine ooze
• a colossal boreal undansormr (~111)

Great Chamber

• a quivering sanguine ooze
• a withered shadow-cloaked dragur (~106-108 undead)
• a shining winged disir (~114 undead)
• a flayed gigas disciple (~116-118)

Hanging Gardens

• a quivering sanguine ooze
• a squamous reptilian mutant (~109-110)
• an eyeless black valravn (~112 undead)
• a flayed gigas disciple (~113)

Sanguine Grove

• a colossal boreal undansormr (~111)

Pits of the Dead

The Pits of the Dead are the disturbed ancestors and their psychopomps, which are being awakened by Zerroth's corrupted blood. This pit can be located from the Mead Hall in Fjallarhaart or after the pillars in the Great Chamber down the steps at the Maw. They converge at the Nexus within the Pits of the Dead.

• a withered shadow-cloaked dragur (~106-108 corporeal undead)
• an eyeless black valravn (~112 undead)
• a roiling crimson angargeist (~114 non-corporeal undead)

Loot

Loot is not being tested at this time and is largely irrelevant on the test server.

Gems

Appraisal values shown below are from characters with 2x Trading, but the gems have not been purified.

a piece of blood amber

The bead of amber is infused with a swirl of deeper, redder hue, as if a single droplet of blood had fallen into a flow of fresh honey.  A small mite is trapped within the gem, its delicate wings and spindly shape preserved by its enduring prison.

You peer intently at the blood amber as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the blood amber is of above average quality and worth approximately 1900 silvers.

a dark ivory aranthium-bloom

Threading through the surrounding chunk of marble, the blossoming of cream-colored aranthium is stark against the paler stone.  Hints of other colors--golds and blues and greens--occasionally thrum through the untamed metal as it reacts with the surrounding air.

You peer intently at the ivory aranthium-bloom as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the ivory aranthium-bloom is of average quality and worth approximately 5100 silvers.

a cylindrical red beryl

So light a red as to lean toward magenta in places, the uncut cylinder of beryl has rough edges and small fractures that thread through its surface like a network of arteries.  The unfinished edges of the stone do little to conceal its natural beauty and distinctive hue.

You peer intently at the red beryl as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the red beryl is of below average quality and worth approximately 2400 silvers.

a twilight blue azurite crystal

Peacock blue and sea green in places, the chunk of azurite crystal is dense and dark at its core.  The uncut gem is possessed of a glassy luster, and its facets are rippled like the surface of a wind-blown pond.

You peer intently at the azurite crystal as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the azurite crystal is of very cheap quality and worth approximately 1600 silvers.

a misty grey deathstone

The small, opaque stone seems to drink the ambient light, its polished surface evidencing only the dimmest of reflections.  Through its predominant hue is the grey of a dense evening fog, there are streaks of black so deep that the stone looks otherworldly in nature.

You peer intently at the grey deathstone as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the grey deathstone is of average quality and worth approximately 3300 silvers.

a deep violet duskjewel

The multifaceted gemstone's color is both darker and more complex than an amethyst's, resembling a night's sky touched by only the faintest memory of a fading sunset.  Toward its core, it pales toward a purple-tinged grey like the petals of a mournbloom.

You peer intently at the violet duskjewel as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the violet duskjewel is of very poor quality and worth approximately 4500 silvers.

a fossilized undansormr egg

Larger than a giantman's fist, the ancient egg bears an unusual pattern of interlocking hexagonal scales that have been little obscured by petrification. Though predominantly pale, a veritable rainbow of pale colors sparks and shimmers just beneath the shell's semitranslucent surface.

You peer intently at the undandsormr egg as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the undandsormr egg is of below average quality and worth approximately 8300 silvers.

a gold-green auroral emerald

Impurities within the structure of the emerald have lent it a brighter hue, which manifests in greater concentrations of the intrusive mineral as bands of sunny gold.  Square-cut, the emerald's brilliant facets lend it a haunting fire.

You peer intently at the auroral emerald as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the auroral emerald is of very poor quality and worth approximately 4400 silvers.

a lustrous vermilion firedrop

Naturally shaped in a way that resembles a trilliant cut, the firedrop's hue is bright vermilion that lightens toward a sunny yellow at its core.  Devoid of cracks or imperfections, the jewel resembles a candleflame trapped in crystal.

You peer intently at the vermilion firedrop as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the vermilion firedrop is of average quality and worth approximately 3900 silvers.

a deep red-violet garnet

Though small, the garnet is a striking display of vivid hue and shine.  Though predominantly possessed of a lush incarnadine color, the gem shades toward a blushed violet at its core, the colors clashing in a way that is both beautiful and strange.

You peer intently at the red-violet garnet as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the red-violet garnet is of average quality and worth approximately 750 silvers.

a vibrant titian heliodor

Deeper and more complex in hue than most heliodors, the gemstone is a scintillating red-orange that makes it look as if it were plucked from the heart of a raging inferno.  Though uncut, the stone's shine is brilliant, ambient light winking from its natural facets in fiery hues.

You peer intently at the titian heliodor as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the titian heliodor is of average quality and worth approximately 750 silvers.

a mottled green jasper

The cabochon jasper is predominantly a hearty, verdant green, but strident oranges and sparking golds form whorls that complicate the darker color.  Along one side, an especially large whorl resembles a large, unblinking eye.

You peer intently at the green jasper as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the green jasper is of average quality and worth approximately 250 silvers.

a blue-violet chunk of kornerupine

Aurora-green and richly vibrant toward its edges, the jewel deepens in hue toward a sedate storm blue toward its core.  Its glinting facets enhance its unusual luster, catching and magnifying the gem's multicolored fire.

You peer intently at the chunk of kornerupine as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the chunk of kornerupine is of fair quality and worth approximately 1250 silvers.

a chunk of pale marble

Snowy cream in hue, the chunk of unpolished marble is rough to the touch.  Faint, feathered veins of grey and gold entwine just under its surface, awaiting the skills of a gemcutter to bring them vibrantly to the fore.

You peer intently at the pale marble as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the pale marble is of below average quality and worth approximately 200 silvers.

an inky black nightstone

Singularly black, the nightstone appears to absorb the ambient light, leaving it in a pall of permanent shadow.  The gem's facets are difficult to discern, but here and there, the faintest glints of livid violet glisten from within its depths.

You peer intently at the black nightstone as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the black nightstone is of poor quality and worth approximately 4100 silvers.

a silver-white palladium nugget

Warped and twisted by the volcanic pressures that birthed it, the palladium nugget is composed of pale white-grey metal.  Though small, the nugget is dense and looks to be mostly pure.

You peer intently at the palladium nugget as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the palladium nugget is of poor quality and worth approximately 1200 silvers.

a silvery nimbus opal

The small chunk of opal is a serene grey like morning mist.  In place of typical opalescence, it flashes with monochromatic glints in the ambient light: stark whites, moonlit silvers, and lustrous greys.

You peer intently at the nimbus opal as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the nimbus opal is of fair quality and worth approximately 1900 silvers.

a pastel-hued winterbite pearl

Tiny, gilded circles wildly stipple a textured pattern across the smooth curvatures of the oversized pearl like effervescent bubbles rising in freshly poured spirits.  The creamy white surface is starkly pale, but quickened by subtle blushes of petal pink, clover green, and sky blue tints.

You peer intently at the wintersbite pearl as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the wintersbite pearl is of above average quality and worth approximately 10100 silvers.

a lambent gold warg's eye quartz

You peer intently at the warg's eye quartz as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the warg's eye quartz is of above average quality and worth approximately 275 silvers.

a bluish black razern-bloom

Wickedly sharp at the edges, the inky black cluster sprouts into a fan of thin crystalline blades that are as perilous as they are fragile.  Insidious threads of cerulean hue wind through the crystals' structures.

You peer intently at the black razern-bloom as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the black razern-bloom is of fine quality and worth approximately 2500 silvers.

a vinous gigasblood ruby

Roughly the size of a giantman's fist, the ruby is a deep red of fine wine.  Though its hue is surpassingly dark, the jewel is surprisingly clear, its facets collecting ambient light to suffuse its core with incarnadine fire.

You peer intently at the gigasblood ruby as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the gigasblood ruby is of below average quality and worth approximately 4900 silvers.

a faceted wyrm's-heart sapphire

Brilliantly blue in the manner of a still lake reflecting a daylit sky, the large sapphire is roughly shaped like a heart.  Within its depths, exotic minerals lend it flashes of violet and teal that bring complexity to its exquisite color.

You peer intently at the wyrm's heart sapphire as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the wyrm's heart sapphire is of average quality and worth approximately 6600 silvers.

a piece of dusky blue sapphire

The shard of sapphire has a dusky color to it like the sky on a cloudy day.  Pale impurities within the jewel swirl in a riotous constellation reminiscent of a driving snowstorm.

You peer intently at the dusky blue sapphire as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the dusky blue sapphire is of poor quality and worth approximately 2700 silvers.

a nival everfrost shard

The shard is pale and clear, but fingers of frost clinging to its surface suggest that it is no mere diamond, but a chunk of crystallized rhimar.  The jewel radiates intense cold, causing the air around it to puff into faint wisps of mist.  A blizzard of frigid blue and glacial green glints wink across its jagged facets.

You peer intently at the everfrost shard as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the everfrost shard is of above average quality and worth approximately 9800 silvers.

a rainbowed ammolite shard

A rainbow plays along the surface of the ammolite shard, the surface of which is ridged in a pattern reminiscent of a great lizard's scales. Colors all along the spectrum, from vivid indigo to crisp red and with greens and yellows and oranges in between, scintillate over the fossil.

You peer intently at the ammolite shard as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the ammolite shard is of below average quality and worth approximately 1250 silvers.

a virescent nephrite shard

Uneven in hue, the shard of nephrite transitions from a pallid lime to a richer forest green, with a snowstorm of white specks trapped just under the surface.  The clash of hues is reminiscent of a forest lazing beneath a fall of snowflakes.

You peer intently at the nephrite shard as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the nephrite shard is of very poor quality and worth approximately 175 silvers.

a stark white snowstone

You peer intently at the white snowstone as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the white snowstone is of fair quality and worth approximately 3000 silvers.

a shard of streaked blue spectrolite

The spectrolite is a lump of dark stone with a smooth, glossy texture.  Fluorescent blues and oranges shimmer under the surface of the smooth stone, a stark contrast to its overall dark hue.

You peer intently at the streaked blue spectrolite as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the streaked blue spectrolite is of average quality and worth approximately 650 silvers.

a vivid cobalt blue spinel

Deep cobalt blue in color, the spinel is a spindle of unsullied crystal with darker depths.  Although it has not been worked by a jeweler's hand, the spinel's natural facets flatter its shine.

You peer intently at the cobalt blue spinel as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the cobalt blue spinel is of above average quality and worth approximately 5200 silvers.

a grey-streaked malachite stone

Swirls of darker grey ripple through the sedate green surface of the malachite, taking on more jagged forms here and there.  In places, the occlusions resemble a storm of dark grey feathers spiraling across the semiprecious stone's surface.

You peer intently at the malachite stone as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the malachite stone is of average quality and worth approximately 600 silvers.

a saffron-hued danburite stone

The long, striated spar of danburite is imbued with a hue like fresh-plucked saffron. Chipped and cracked in places, the gemstone is nonetheless dazzling in its color and clarity.

You peer intently at the danburite stone as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the danburite stone is of very poor quality and worth approximately 150 silvers.

a piece of coppery titanite

The wedge-shaped jewel is a rich yellow at its extremes, but favors a gleaming copper color throughout.  Lustrous, smaller crystals sprout from its base in a fringe reminiscent of the froth atop a dark ale.

You peer intently at the coppery titanite as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the coppery titanite is of above average quality and worth approximately 650 silvers.

a royal blue boreal topaz

The topaz's hue is the intense, dark blue of the night just before dawn.  Its shine is cold fire, winking ceruleans and striking teals blazing like trapped starlight in the heart of the gem.

You peer intently at the boreal topaz as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the boreal topaz is of very poor quality and worth approximately 500 silvers.

a rutilated twilight tourmaline

The tourmaline is a deep midnight blue in hue, with hints of bruise purple and sunset orange toward its core.  Bright copper rutilations streak across the surface of the gem, the streaks like falling stars against a dying sky.

You peer intently at the twilight tourmaline as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the twilight tourmaline is of average quality and worth approximately 750 silvers.

a green and pink zoisite

Darker specks freckle the smooth surface of the oblong, egg-shaped zoisite, which is predominantly green but shades abruptly toward a watermelon pink in places.  The opaque stone is rounded, its edges worn smooth by the passage of years.

You peer intently at the pink zoisite as you turn it in your fingers, meticulously inspecting for flaws.  You estimate that the pink zoisite is of average quality and worth approximately 300 silvers.

Mechanics

This hunting ground has Spell Sever which allows a character to cast spells they know as well as up to two outside spells. There is also a Divergence feature where certain spells behave differently. There is a cold environmental effect called Hypothermia, and there are ice patches you can slip on (whether in the open or sneaking). Creatures have sheer fear and some variable damage immunity. There are no planned teleport restrictions APM Estild.

Hypothermia

You can increase your Hypothermia tolerance with Physical Fitness, Survival, and Resist Elements. The baseline expectation to combat the wind is 1x Survival. The damage is increased by being wet and by the duration of time you stay outside. Swimming in the Issenflow River applies a Frigid Waters debuff that increases Hypothermia accrual to 2x. You can go into an "inside" room to reduce the environmental effect. Tip: Inside rooms will say "Obvious exits" instead of "Obvious paths." You can use campfires to reduce the environmental effect or possibly go visit a fireplace such as in the Tavern. Eventually there may be an alchemy shop with a wind protection boost.

Both Hypothermia and the Frigid Waters debuff from the Issenflow River will show up in the Debuff window and do show up under SPELL ACTIVE.

Wind messaging

Wind screeches through the area, cold as steel and sharp as a knife's edge.  It gleefully slices at your exposed flesh!
The howling wind drives you out of hiding.
You shiver uncontrollably as the freezing air slices at your skin!
   ... 15 points of damage!
   The icy blast tears into your stomach!
   You are stunned for 1 round!

Bitter polar winds whip around you with a hateful screech!
You shiver uncontrollably as the freezing air slices at your skin!
   ... 1 point of damage!
   My!  You'll surely be stiff in the morning!  Better ice down the bruises!

A brief lull in the cutting wind heralds a sudden, cruel gust that sends the temperature plummeting!
You shiver uncontrollably as the freezing air slices at your skin!
   ... 30 points of damage!
   Pain penetrates your being as your right ankle shatters from the icy blast.
   You are knocked to the ground!
   You are stunned for 6 rounds!

The freezing cold winds shriek all around you, numbing your extremities.
You shiver uncontrollably as the freezing air slices at your skin!
   ... 1 point of damage!
   My!  You'll surely be stiff in the morning!  Better ice down the bruises!

Hypothermia recovery messaging

A semblance of warmth returns to your body as the bitter cold of the Hinterwilds retreats.

Behind the Scenes

Hinterwilds was released on the test server on September 29, 2021. It was originally announced at the OOC Icemule Trace meeting on March 17, 2021.

Credits

GameMaster Auchand wrote and designed the Hinterwilds with help from the Development Team including APM Estild, ASGM Naijin, and GM Mestys.

Resources

• Saved posts
• Submit bug reports while on test here.