Shivering:Blackroot Lair

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Cave: Blackroot Lair
# of Zones	5
Occupants
Grummites, Gnarl Prisoners (2 boss-level Grummites)
Important Treasure
2 boss-level Chests 3 Hollowed Amber Limbs 1 Hollowed Amber Stump
Console Location Code
XPBlackrootLairExterior, XPBlackrootLair01, XPBlackrootLair02, XPBlackrootLair03, XPBlackrootLair04, XPBlackrootLair05
Location (view on map)
East of The Fringe, along The Low Road
Region
Dementia

Blackroot Lair is a large root cave east of The Fringe containing Grummites. [edit] It contains five zones: Blackroot Lair, Blackroot Lair, Outer Encampment, Blackroot Lair, Channel, Blackroot Lair, Inner Encampment, and Blackroot Lair, Tunnels.

To find Blackroot Lair continue along The Low Road from the Gates of Madness, past Hardscrabble Camp camp, and a cave entrance will soon appear to your left. It is easily visible because the entrance is surrounded by small barricades and guarded by Grummites.

Notes

• At first glance, this seems a typical Grummite cave, but as you descend into the lower levels, you will come upon numerous small Grummite encampments. This cave is a good source of amber.
• The Grummite encampments often contain average-level locked cages with imprisoned Gnarls inside. If released, these Gnarls will ignore you, but hunt down their Grummite captors. There are also several areas where you will find Gnarls that have already escaped.
• This cave contains 2 Rot Scale plants, 12 Thorn Hook plants, 41 Root Stalk plants, and 113 Withering Moon plants.

Exterior

Key to Maps

Map of Blackroot Lair Exterior

• The exterior is located at coordinates: SEWorld -5, -2
• This location's map marker (M on map) is named Blackroot Lair. The entrance door is NW of the marker, 80 feet away.
• 1 Zealot is near the entrance
• 1 Grummite (Dementia) is near the entrance
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia, always best possible level) is near the entrance
• The following ingredients can be found near the entrance: 1 Black Tar and 2 Grummite Eggss
• The following plants can be found near the entrance: 2 Black Tar plants, 2 Blister Pod plants, 3 Putrid Gigantea plants, 2 Fungus Stalk plants, 3 Swamp Tentacle plants, and 14 Mushroom Tree Sapling plants

Zone 1: Blackroot Lair

Occupants:

• 1 Grummite (Dementia; group list)
• 3 Grummites (Dementia, always best possible level)
• 1 Grummite (Dementia; group list; non-respawning)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia, always best possible level)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia; group list, always best possible level; non-respawning)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia, always best possible level; non-respawning)

Treasure:

• 1 Hollowed Amber Limb (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at location H on map
• 3 Chests (1 locked)
• 2 Hollowed Stumps (Healing)
• The following ingredients will always be found: 6 Gnarl Barks
• The following plants will always be found: 2 Rot Scale plants, 4 Thorn Hook plants, 16 Root Stalk plants, and 32 Withering Moon plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at location G: 6 Gnarl Barks

Traps:

• 1 Spore Pod trap at location T on map

Doors and Gates:

• There are three doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at Out) leads outside
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Outer Encampment
  • 1 door (at D) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Tunnels

Other:

• 3 bedrolls at locations b on map

Zone 2: Blackroot Lair, Outer Encampment

Occupants:

• 2 Grummites (Dementia, always best possible level)
• 3 Grummites (Dementia; group list; non-respawning)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia; group list, always best possible level; non-respawning)
• 1 Gnarl Prisoner (always best possible level; non-respawning) at location G on map

Treasure:

• 1 Hollowed Amber Limb (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at location H on map
• 1 Hollowed Amber Stump (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at H
• 1 Chest
• 1 Chest (Healing)
• 2 Hollowed Stumps (Healing)
• The following ingredients will always be found: 3 Gnarl Barks
• The following plants will always be found: 2 Root Stalk plants and 2 Withering Moon plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at location J: 1 Chest and 3 Gnarl Barks

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at C) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair
  • 1 door (at E) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Channel

Zone 3: Blackroot Lair, Channel

Occupants:

• 4 Grummites (Dementia; group list; non-respawning)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia, always best possible level)
• 2 Gnarl Prisoners (always best possible level; non-respawning) at locations G on map

Treasure:

• 2 Chests (1 locked)
• 1 Hollowed Stump
• 1 Hollowed Stump (Healing)
• The following plants will always be found: 7 Thorn Hook plants, 8 Root Stalk plants, and 45 Withering Moon plants

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at E) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Outer Encampment
  • 1 door (at F) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Inner Encampment

Zone 4: Blackroot Lair, Inner Encampment

Occupants:

• 1 boss-level Grummite (Dementia; non-respawning) at location A on map
• 4 Grummites (Dementia; group list; non-respawning)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia; group list, always best possible level; non-respawning)
• 4 Gnarl Prisoners (always best possible level; non-respawning) at G

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Chest (Grummite variety) at location B on map
• 1 Chest
• 1 Chest (Healing)
• 1 Hollowed Stump (Healing)
• The following ingredients will always be found: 6 Gnarl Barks
• The following plants will always be found: 1 Thorn Hook plant, 7 Root Stalk plants, and 18 Withering Moon plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at location B: 3 Gnarl Barks and 1 boss-level Chest (Grummite variety)

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at F) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Channel
  • 1 door (at I) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Tunnels

Other:

• 1 bedroll at location b on map

Zone 5: Blackroot Lair, Tunnels

Occupants:

• 1 boss-level Grummite (Dementia; non-respawning) at location A on map
• 3 Grummites (Dementia, always best possible level)
• 2 Grummites (Dementia; group list; non-respawning)
• 1 archer Grummite (Dementia, always best possible level)
• 2 Gnarl Prisoners (always best possible level; non-respawning) at G

Treasure:

• 1 boss-level Chest (Grummite variety) at location B on map
• 1 Hollowed Amber Limb (1-4 Amber; non-respawning) at H
• 1 Chest
• 2 Hollowed Stumps (Healing)
• The other following items will always be found: 2 Madness Ores and 6 Gnarl Barks
• The following plants will always be found: 8 Root Stalk plants and 16 Withering Moon plants
• Some of the above items are clustered at the following locations:
  • At J: 3 Gnarl Barks and 1 Madness Ore
  • At K: 3 Gnarl Barks and 1 Madness Ore

Traps:

• 1 Spore Pod trap at location T on map

Doors and Gates:

• There are two doors in/out of this zone
  • 1 door (at D) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair
  • 1 door (at I) leads to the zone Blackroot Lair, Inner Encampment

Other:

• 1 bedroll at location b on map