Keep on the Borderlands

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Help the commonfolk trapped within the Keep on the Borderlands in their struggle against the Cult of Evil Chaos.

• Announced in the Producer letter/March 2019.
• Keep on the Borderlands will offer a new experience for players adventuring at the lower levels of the game.
• Released 13th November 2019.
• Introduced mounts.

To get to the keep, speak to Kregan the Gatekeeper, who is in both Korthos Village (Heroic only) and The Gatekeepers' Grove.

Prior to U46, this NPC was located in the Hall of Heroes

Wilderness

This adventure pack includes The Borderlands, a wilderness adventure area targeted at Levels 1-3.

Quests

The Keep on the Borderlands story arc is bestowed by Norworth Koln. After completing all of the quests, he will give an end reward for the entire chain (short list of random-gen ML 20-21 loot).

Quest Name	Quest Level	Base Favor	Patron	Casual	Normal	Hard	Elite
The Bugbear Bandits	1/21	2	The Gatekeepers	♣240 ●♣4,138	♦400 ●♦7,125	♥430 ●♥7,352	♠460 ●♠7,580
Watch Your Step	1/21	2	The Gatekeepers	♣216 ●♣3,890	♦360 ●♦6,697	♥386 ●♥6,911	♠412 ●♠7,125
Treasure Hunt	1/21	2	The Gatekeepers	♣252 ●♣4,386	♦420 ●♦7,552	♥452 ●♥7,794	♠484 ●♠8,036
Caged Beast	1/21	2	The Gatekeepers	♣264 ●♣4,485	♦440 ●♦7,723	♥474 ●♥7,971	♠508 ●♠8,219
Obstructing the Orcs	1/21	2	The Gatekeepers	♣228 ●♣4,138	♦380 ●♦7,125	♥408 ●♥7,352	♠436 ●♠7,580
The Hobgoblin Horde	1/21	3	The Gatekeepers	♣396 ●♣5,625	♦660 ●♦9,690	♥716 ●♥10,003	♠772 ●♠10,317
Total Chaos	2/22	3	The Gatekeepers	♣468 ●♣7,865	♦848 ●♦13,537	♥916 ●♥13,965	♠983 ●♠14,392
Violent Delights	1/21	2	The Gatekeepers	♣228 ●♣4,138	♦380 ●♦7,125	♥408 ●♥7,352	♠436 ●♠7,580
Total	8 Quests	18		♣2,292Solo/Casual  ●♣38,665Epic Casual	♦3,888Normal  ●♦66,574Epic Normal	♥4,190Hard  ●♥68,700Epic Hard	♠4,491Elite  ●♠70,829Epic Elite

City zone

"The Keep on the Borderlands" is the name for the city zone within the wilderness area.

Points of interest

(Clockwise from east entrance)

• Quaal of Vesve <Wondrous Mount Vendor>
• Quest givers:
  • Norworth Koln <Castlellan> - Chain NPC
    • Wrolph Acton <Keep Bailiff> - Watch Your Step
    • Varka Goldring <Steward> -- The Bugbear Bandits
    • Dolnour the Devout <Priest> -- Violent Delights
    • Trom Hillcrest <Chamberlain> -- Treasure Hunt
    • Sartra Esalovin <Sergeant of the Guard> -- Obstructing the Orcs
    • Ganilin the Fleet <Hunter> -- Caged Beast
    • Ranbolt Satherwild <Captain of the Guard> -- The Hobgoblin Horde
    • Howarth the Faithkeeper <Curate> -- Total Chaos
• Morten Edgewright <Weaponsmith> (trades ingots for weapons, in alley)
• Alleine Yarrow <Auctioneer>
• Portal of Return (large purple portal to Gatekeeper's Grove or Korthos Village, center of south wall, up on 1st level walkway)
• Tavern, Rudyard Hynge (against the round tower at the west end of the southern wall)
• Vendors (southwest "corner" of the keep)
  • Bertram Hasp <Hireling Vendor> (offers the same four Level 1 Hirelings that are found in Korthos)
  • Agar Northam <Armor and Shield Vendor>
  • Celie Dunwary <Goods and Sundries>
  • Susanne Walkyr <Missile Weapons Vendor>
  • Brel Northam <Melee Weapons Vendor>
• Trainers (grouped in the northwest corner)
  • Mimsy Wapatoo <Bard Trainer>
  • Daravon Kynmere <Ranger Trainer>
  • Elyth Seabreeze <Druid Trainer>
  • Barth Garazon <Fighter Trainer>
  • Xarmoth the Lunger <Barbarian Trainer>
  • Flick Blootroot <Rogue Trainer>
  • Kzie Phlan <Monk Trainer>
  • Ingraine the Devout <Paladin Trainer>
  • Gargan the Pious <Cleric Trainer>
  • Halloryn the Fervent <Favored Soul Trainer>
  • York Gamblin <Artificer Trainer>
  • Osgyn Mapp <Wizard Trainer>
  • Kyra Applemoss <Sorceror Trainer>
  • Nera Vulmin <Warlock Trainer>
  • Zonya Abela <Alchemist Trainer>
  • The Fatespinner <Epic Trainer> (on the platform above the Warlock Trainer)
• Drainage Pipe (alternative exit to the wilderness, to the west and to the north)
• Makeshift Altar <Spirit Binder> (also for Remove Curse etc; north wall)
• Fregar the Frugal <Banker> (down an alley running south, just east of the altar)
• Mailbox - an "Eveningstar" style bird house, near the very center of the keep

Named Items

• See:
  Main article: Update 44 named items

Related

• Keep on the Borderlands Bonus Items are available in the DDO store

PnP gallery

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  Original Basic D&D module by TSR, published in 1979

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  AD&D 2nd edition module by TSR/Wizards of the Coast, part of the 25th anniversary project for D&D in 1999

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  Novel adaptation in 2001, part of the Greyhawk Classics novel series

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  D&D 4th edition Encounter scenario in 2010. It is only a thematic homage to the original and does not take place in the Caves of Chaos.

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  2018 hardbound book by Goodman Games, includes scan-reprint of B1 and B2, also with newly written 5E D&D adaptation of both modules