Upper Paths

Type: Area
Zone: South Shroud
(The Black Shroud)
Connects to: Central Shroud (NW)
Aetherytes: Quarrymill (25.1, 20.0)

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An area through which the Lumberline passes, the Upper Paths lie close to Gridania in the northern tip of the South Shroud

— In-game description

Upper Paths is an area in South Shroud, The Black Shroud.

Landmarks

Buscarron's Druthers

The Druthers is run by a disenfranchised ex-sentry-turned-tavernkeep and welcomes all manner of folk, from upstanding to unsavory, so long as they follow Buscarron Strongarm's simple rules of etiquette: sit down, forget your worries, and savor your ale.

Issom-Har

In a thicket some distance from the path, the way to Issom-Har was opened by a rock that fell from the sky during the Calamity. Within the gaping hole slumber untouched Gelmorran ruins. What they contain, however, is a matter of no small speculation, as someone has placed a powerful ward upon the entrance.

Redbelly Hive

Once the village of Boughbury, the original residents fled their homes during the Calamity. A notorious band of outlaws known as the Redbelly Wasps have since taken the place as their own. Now, Redbelly Hive is the site of many a skirmish between the bandits and the Wood Wailers, who attempt to reclaim it for the rightful owners.

Buscarron's Scar

Following the Calamity, Gridania shifted the focus of its surveillance network. Thus, though it was once manned by a sentry named Buscarron, this lookout post has long since fallen into disuse and disrepair.

No Man's Hovel

The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak

Named after a man-eating creature from Padjali folklore, the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak was built on the site of a natural cave system beneath Silent Arbor. Until recently, it held all of Gridania's foulest criminals, from arsonists to poachers, but the completion of a new gaol closer to the city heralded its abandonment.

Gathering Nodes

Logging/Harvesting
Node	Item	Level Req.	Perception	Respawn	Tome	Coordinates
Lv. 25 Mature Tree	Gridanian Walnut ^«2»	21				(X:23.1, Y:21.6)
Lv. 25 Mature Tree	Ice Shard ^«5»	1				(X:23.1, Y:21.6)
Lv. 25 Mature Tree	Walnut Log ^«6»	24				(X:23.1, Y:21.6)
Lv. 25 Mature Tree	Matron's Mistletoe ^«8»	23				(X:23.1, Y:21.6)
Lv. 30 Mature Tree	Ice Shard ^«5»	1				(X:17.4, Y:21.9)
Lv. 30 Mature Tree	Ice Crystal ^«6»	26				(X:17.4, Y:21.9)
Lv. 30 Mature Tree	Grey Pigment ^«7»	28				(X:17.4, Y:21.9)
Lv. 50 ★ Unspoiled Mature Tree	Fragrant Log ^«6»	50		2AM-5AM		(X:17.4, Y:23.0)
Lv. 50 ★ Unspoiled Mature Tree	Unaspected Crystal	50		2AM-5AM		(X:17.4, Y:23.0)
Lv. 50 ★★ Unspoiled Mature Tree	Dark Matter Cluster	50		2AM-5AM		(X:17.4, Y:23.0)

Mining/Quarrying
Node	Item	Level Req.	Perception	Respawn	Tome	Coordinates
Lv. 25 Mineral Deposit	Effervescent Water ^«1»	24				(X:16.0, Y:19.5)
Lv. 25 Mineral Deposit	Ice Shard ^«5»	1				(X:16.0, Y:19.5)
Lv. 25 Mineral Deposit	Silver Ore ^«6»	25				(X:16.0, Y:19.5)
Lv. 25 Rocky Outcrop	Silver Sand ^«2»	22				(X:22.9, Y:21.7)
Lv. 25 Rocky Outcrop	Earth Rock ^«4»	21				(X:22.9, Y:21.7)
Lv. 25 Rocky Outcrop	Ice Shard ^«5»	1				(X:22.9, Y:21.7)
Lv. 25 Rocky Outcrop	Ice Rock ^«6»	23				(X:22.9, Y:21.7)
Lv. 25 Rocky Outcrop	Wind Rock ^«7»	24				(X:22.9, Y:21.7)