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Tantari Woods
The Tantari Woods are a dark forest in Vale Sangora, home to Xanthe's Howling Keep and the village of Tantari. Its scouting tower in the north-west gives a skill manual.
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Good to know
- The Howling Keep is said to lie deep inside.
- Tantari is one of the 8 villages for Tour Guide Training.
- Tantari Tower is in the north-west and needs Shadowstep then Planeshift to climb.
- Tantari Tower's chest holds a skill manual.
- Distant Shadows sends you here to tail a man called Ascar.
- A Xanthe's Excavations dig site here rewards the Mindbrace Amulet.
What's here
Dense forest, the village of Tantari, Xanthe's keep and dig sites tied to her court activities.
Worth knowing
This is Xanthe's ground, so expect her people around. Wait for the guards with a lantern if you want into the Howling Keep.
Distant ShadowsDistant Shadows is a Crake quest where Coen meets Crake at the rebels' hideout and tails Ascar through Tantari by day. Getting spotted gives a worse outcome, so take it slow and hide behind cover.- Xanthe's ExcavationsXanthe's Excavations are court activities at dig sites where the boyar Xanthe's people hunt for relics. Each one ends in a boss fight, and clearing them raises Xanthe's anger toward her boss quest.
Howling KeepThe Howling Keep is Xanthe's mansion deep in the Tantari Woods, a house that seems to appear and vanish. You need one of Xanthe's Lanterns to get in, and legendary amulets wait inside.- Xanthe's ManorXanthe's manor is the Howling Keep in the Tantari Woods, home of the vampire Xanthe. It hides the legendary Relic of St. Dasius, and you need one of her lanterns to get in.
Related places
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoOtherMaragir
Maragir is one of the eight villages of Vale Sangora, in the Maragir Wealds. It is open to walk into, so it is an easy stop for the Tour Guide Training trophy.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoOtherRebel's Hideout
The Rebel's Hideout is the Manumites' base below Svartrau City, where the rebels against the vrakhiri gather. Crake's questline runs through it, starting with Distant Shadows.
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Bandit Camps
Bandit camps are 15 armed outposts scattered across Vale Sangora. Clear one for its loot chest, which often holds a skill manual or a treasure map.
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Briar Sloughs Tower
Briar Sloughs Tower is a ruined stone scouting tower by the river south of Laslea Glen. Climb it at night to survey the swamps and grab the skill manual in its chest.