Hunting Grounds

Access and route

From Cemetery of the Eternals: Hunting Grounds is the main route to Ogham Farmlands, with optional Ritual, hunt, runestone, and boss encounters. Complete the Memorial Gate sequence and advance The Trail of Corruption.

1. Speak to Delwyn (Optional). Begin The Hunt Begins, track the Azmeri Spirit, defeat the hunted monster, and return to Delwyn.
2. Ritual Altar (Optional). Complete the single Ritual to unlock Ominous Altars; purple locusts then point toward Freythorn.
3. Wild Runestones (Optional). Touch the runestones and summon Farrow for The Runeseeker.
4. The Hunt Stone (Optional). Follow The Crowbell to its arena and defeat it.
5. Ogham Farmlands. Use the main campaign exit toward Ogham Village.

Waypoint and checkpoints

Waypoint: Yes. The area has a waypoint. The source does not document a separate checkpoint.

Quest objectives

• The Trail of Corruption (Required): Cut through the Hunting Grounds toward Ogham Village. Next: Continue through Ogham Farmlands and find the entrance to Ogham Village.
• Ominous Altars (Optional): Complete the Ritual Altar to reveal the route to Freythorn. Landmark: Ritual Altar. Next: Follow the purple locusts to Freythorn and cleanse its Ritual Altars.
• The Hunt Begins (Optional): Speak to Delwyn, track the Spirit, and defeat the hunted monster. Next: Return to Delwyn.
• The Runeseeker (Optional): Find and touch the Wild Runestones, then summon and speak to Farrow. Landmark: Wild Runestones. Next: Search Ogham Farmlands for the next runestones.

Bosses and NPC availability

• The Crowbell (Optional boss) at The Hunt Stone. Optional area boss.
• Delwyn: Found near the Hunting Grounds entrance and starts The Hunt Begins. Relocation: After the first campaign encounter, Delwyn no longer appears with Azmeri Spirits; his data also lists The Glade and Map.
• Farrow: Summoned at the Wild Runestones during The Runeseeker. Relocation: The quest later directs the player to Farrow in Clearfell.

Notable items and exits

• Level 4 Uncut Skill Gem: Ritual Altar. Fixed reward from the Ritual that unlocks Ominous Altars.
• Level 1 Uncut Support Gem: Cultivated Grove at the Dryadic Ritual. Optional fixed rare encounter reward.
• Exit to Ogham Farmlands: Main campaign route toward Ogham Village.
• Exit to Freythorn: Optional quest route for Ominous Altars. Unlock: Complete the Ritual Altar in Hunting Grounds.

Version history

• 0.5.2: Moved Delwyn back near the Hunting Grounds entrance after he had appeared inside a wall elsewhere in the level.
• 0.3.0: Delwyn no longer appears with Azmeri Spirits after the first campaign encounter, and Azmeri Spirits begin appearing from Hunting Grounds onward.