 The Forbidden Reach | |
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| Races |  DracthyrTarasek Blue drakonid |
| Location | Dragon Isles |
The Forbidden Reach is an island located off the coast of the Dragon Isles. It was fashioned by Neltharion the Earth-Warder to serve as a training ground for his ultimate soldiers, the dracthyr. But in the aftermath of a terrible battle, the island has lain dormant and abandoned for ages until the return of an ancient enemy causes the dracthyr to stir.[1]
The zone is the starting zone of the new playable race-hero class combo dracthyr evoker starting at level 58.
Until patch 10.0.7 when the zone was re-opened, when a player visited the Forbidden Reach outside of the evoker starting experience by flying from the mainland Dragon Isles, they were struck by lightning until they died.[2]
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Quests
- 3 Geography
- 3.1 Maps and subregions
- 4 Inhabitants
- 4.1 Wild creatures
- 5 Major features
- 5.1 Zskera Vaults
- 5.2 Onyx Annulet and Primordial Stones
- 5.3 Primal Infused armor
- 6 Vignettes
- 6.1 Rare spawns
- 6.2 Events and chests
- 6.3 Flags, glyphs, and races
- 7 Achievements
- 8 Gallery
- 9 Patch changes
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Description[]
The Forbidden Reach was once fashioned by Neltharion the Earth-Warder himself to be the secret training grounds of the black dragonflight and of its would-be ultimate soldiers. The Reach has since descended into a broken and deserted landscape, lost to the ravages of time. Those few dragons who remember the island know that it is taboo to visit, as it is a place where something dreadful fell. Those who have braved the shores found little of consequence in this cauldron-like caldera apart from a shattered landscape and nature-claimed ruins half buried by magma. Deep beneath the surface, vast underground chambers contain legions of dracthyr, resting in magical stasis for thousands of years.[3]
Malygos once assigned three blue dragons (Andesigos, Lapisagos and Venagosa) and loyal drakonid troops to ensure the dracthyr stayed locked underground forever.[4]
Quests[]
- Main articles: Dracthyr starting experience, Forbidden Reach storyline
Quests in the Forbidden Reach play out as part of the evoker starting experience in the dracthyr starting experience.
Later, players return in patch 10.0.7 for the Forbidden Reach storyline.
Geography[]
Maps and subregions[]
- Aerie Chasm
- Broken Seaboard
- Caldera of the Menders
- Darksand Hollow
- Dragonskull Island
- Ebon Landing
- The Frosted Spine
- Froststone Vault
- Froststone Peak
- Hornswog Grounds
- The Lost Atheneum
- Morqut Islet
- The Old Weyrn Grounds
- Scaleborn Pass
- Sharpscale Coast
- The Shrouded Coast
- Skyward Watch
- Stormsunder Crater
- Stormsunder Mountain
- Sylvern's Roost
- Talonlords' Perch
- Talon's Watch
- Tempest Coast
- Tempest Cove
- Warder's Solace
- Winglord's Perch
- Micro dungeons
Inhabitants[]
Wild creatures[]
Major features[]
Zskera Vaults[]
The Zskera Vaults drives most exploration and treasure finding in the Forbidden Reach. Use a 
[Zskera Vault Key] or 28 from Forbidden Hoards, rare elites, and small treasures to open all the vault doors in the active vault. Vaults are randomized per-player and per-week, but are not timed. Many, many mounts, pets, cosmetics, and quest-starting items can be found inside.
Onyx Annulet and Primordial Stones[]
The 
[Onyx Annulet] is a callback to the 
[Pocket-Sized Computation Device] from Mechagon Island, a ring with 3 sockets that can be fitted with three of 25 Primordial Stones with unique trinket-style effects.
Primal Infused armor[]
Account-bound loot tokens drop somewhat frequently across the reach, which can be turned into item level 385 Primal Infused armor. This serves as both catch-up gear, and part of an eight-piece set.
- Cloth
[Primalist Cloth Helm]- [Primalist Cloth Spaulders]
- [Primalist Cloth Chestpiece]
- [Primalist Cloth Bracers]
- [Primalist Cloth Gloves]
- [Primalist Cloth Belt]
- [Primalist Cloth Leggings]
- [Primalist Cloth Boots]
- Leather
- [Primalist Leather Helm]
- [Primalist Leather Spaulders]
- [Primalist Leather Chestpiece]
- [Primalist Leather Bracers]
- [Primalist Leather Gloves]
- [Primalist Leather Belt]
- [Primalist Leather Leggings]
- [Primalist Leather Boots]
- [Primalist Mail Helm]
- [Primalist Mail Spaulders]
- [Primalist Mail Chestpiece]
- [Primalist Mail Bracers]
- [Primalist Mail Gloves]
- [Primalist Mail Belt]
- [Primalist Mail Leggings]
- [Primalist Mail Boots]
- Plate
Additionally, 
[Primalist Weapon], 
[Primalist Necklace], [Primalist Cloak], 
[Primalist Ring], and 
[Primalist Trinket] tokens can also drop. Once turned into equippable armor, it can be upgraded at any item upgrader (like Researcher Baneflare at Morqut Village) with an 
[Untapped Forbidden Knowledge] to reach item level 395.
Vignettes[]
Rare spawns[]
- Rare-elites
- Wyrmslayer Angvardi [61.7,34.0]
- Mad-Eye Carrey, First Mate Ovdah, Navigator Bi-Yun [67.9,45.3]
- Duzalgor [32.4,29.9]
- Warden Entrix [45.9,79.6]
- Gahz'raxes [28.3,37.9]
- Galakhad [44.7,79.5]
- Grugoth the Hullcrusher [44.0,90.4]
- Ishyra [41.0,14.4]
- Bonesifter Marwak [43.6,61.2]
- Ookbeard [36.8,12.3]
- Pyrachniss [51.7,72.7]
- Reisa the Drowned [47.7,20.7]
- Lady Shaz'ra [59.7,58.8]
- Veltrax [73.0,67.4]
- Volcanakk [78.1,50.6]
- Vraken the Hunter [58.2,48.2]
- Rares
- Kangalo [75.1,31.9] (Herbalists)
- Loot Specialist (varies)
Events and chests[]
Forbidden Reach
- Froststone Vault Primal Storm [60.1,38.8]
- Storm-Bound Chest / Trial of Storms [48.9,73.2]
- Forbidden Hoard (multiple locations)
Flags, glyphs, and races[]
- Dragonscale Expedition Flags
- Caldera of the Menders Expedition Flag [36.9,37.9]
- The Lost Atheneum Expedition Flag [54.6,34.6]
- Dragon Glyphs ([Forbidden Reach Glyph Hunter])
- Winglord's Perch Glyph [18.4,13.2]
- Talon's Watch Glyph [20.6,91.4]
- Froststone Peak Glyph [62.6,32.4]
- Dragonskull Island Glyph [79.4,32.6]
- Stormsunder Mountain Glyph [77.3,55.1]
- The Frosted Spine Glyph [48.5,69.0]
- Talonlords' Perch Glyph [59.0,65.0]
- Caldera of the Menders Glyph [37.7,30.6]
- Dragonriding races ([Forbidden Reach Racing Completionist])
- Aerie Chasm Cruise, west of Stormsunder Crater [63.1,52.0]
- Caldera Coaster, Skyward Watch [41.4,14.6]
- Forbidden Reach Rush, Old Weyrn Grounds [49.4,60.1]
- Morqut Ascent, Morqut Islet [31.3,65.7]
- Southern Reach Route, northeast of Broken Seaboard [63.7,84.0]
- Stormsunder Crater Circuit, Stormsunder Crater [76.1,65.6]
Achievements[]
- Exploration
- Zskera Vaults
- Dragonriding
Gallery[]
Playable dracthyr in the zone.
Patch changes[]
- Patch 10.0.7 (2023-03-21): Opened to max-level players.
- Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.
References[]
- ^ The Story So Far: Take Wing Through Time with the Dragon Aspects
- ^ MrGM 2022-08-17. Tweet by MrGM. “When you head back to the Forbidden Reach (Dracthyr Starting Zone) on a regular Character on the Dragon Isles, you can't mount your Dragonriding mount and are constantly attacked by lightening until you die”
- ^ Dragonflight Zone Preview: The Forbidden Reach
- ^ [Report: Infestation]
