Windshear Scarps
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“Many explorers take these paths through the mountains looking for the ancient city rumored to be hidden there.
— Oredd
Windshear Scarps
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Map of Windshear Scarps
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- Level
- 80
- Type
- Area
- Zone
- Desert Highlands
(Crystal Desert) - Connects to
- Stampede Uplands (E)
Brightwater Inlet (S)
Winter's Teeth (W)
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The Windshear Scarps is an area within the Desert Highlands. It is here that the desert meets the mountains.
Locations and objectives[edit]
- Points of Interest
- Giant's Steps —
- Landmarks
Giant's Bough
- Mastery Insights
Desert Highlands Insight: Giant's Bough
- Adventures
Highlands Griffon Expert
- Events
[Group Event] Defeat the champion bounty (80)- [Group Event] Defeat the champion bounty (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the champion bounty (80)
Help Explorer Jeppa recover lost supplies (80)
Stop the caffeinated skritt burglar before it escapes with the treasure (80)
NPCs[edit]
Allies[edit]
- Villager (dead, found in a small tent with the Abandoned Necklace at the northernmost end)
- Alpine Minotaur (dead)
Foes[edit]
- Alpine Skelk
- Alpine Skelk Hatchling
- Elite Alpine Skelk
- Elite Alpine Skelk Matriarch
- Veteran Alpine Skelk
Objects[edit]
- Abandoned Necklace (in a small tent surrounded by Alpine Skelk at the northernmost end, for A Family Heirloom)
- Hidden Chest (Desert Highlands)
- Rough Mountain Griffon Egg (only if the Open Skies: Desert Highlands collection is active)
- Sand-Worn Page (gives Book of Vlast Page 04)
- Trade Cache
Crafting resources[edit]
- Resource nodes
Mithril Ore- Orichalcum Ore
Desert Vegetables- Lentils
Ancient Sapling- Mebahya Sapling
Related achievements[edit]
Mastery Insights: Desert Highlands Insight: Giant's Bough — Discover this Crystal Desert Mastery Insight in the Desert Highlands. (1
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Desert Highlands: A Family Heirloom — Search the Windshear Scarps for Unja's lost necklace and return it to her. (2)- Desert Highlands: Desert Highlands Griffon Expert: Gold — Fly your griffon through the rings as quickly as you can! (2)
- Desert Highlands: Desert Highlands Griffon Expert: Silver — Fly your griffon through the rings as quickly as you can! (1)
- Lost Lore of Desert Highlands:
Book of Vlast Page 04 — Next to the giants' fire on the Windshear Scarps. 
Open Skies: Desert Highlands: 
Rough Mountain Griffon Egg — Collect this egg from above a sheltered tree in Desert Highlands.
