Zek, the Orcish Wastes

Levels 30-40

Titan's Tower, one of the many terraced bluffs and kopjes that line the arid landscape of Zek.

Introduced

Shattered Lands

Zone Type

Public

Adjacent to

N/A

Dungeons

Deathfist Citadel

Instances

Quest Lines

Zek Timeline

Harvesting

Tier 4

Quests Collections	NPCs	Monsters	Named
Drops	Instances	POIs	Discos

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“	While many areas experienced changes during the Rending, the changes brought to the Jaggedpine Forest are devastating in that they are not due to the cataclysms that reshaped Norrath. Rather, orcs staked their claim to the region and named in Zek. We call it the Orcish Wastes.	”
	— Pearl Honeywine

Lore[]

Zek, or The Orcish Wastes as it is often called by men, is a portion of the remnants of the once-mighty Jaggedpine Forest. The orcs of the Deathfist Empire have held control of the entirety of this island for many years and, in that time, they have reduced the once-sprawling forest to a mere husk of its former glory. Much of the forest has been stripped down to barren, charred earth. The orcs have begun mining deep into the ground for iron and coal, and using the timbers of the ancient Jagged Pines to construct their warships. What was once a thing of beauty is now, for the most part, a grand redwood forest on the verge of becoming a wasteland of orc industrialization.

Zek has become a battlefield of sorts, as a band of woodland defenders named the Green Hoods have seized control of a coastal keep. From this keep, they now launch assaults against the orcs stationed on the hills opposite the beachhead. They also sneak small teams through the enemy lines and send them deep into orc territory to gather information and to disrupt orc organization. - (Source: Cogglesworth's Tour of Norrath: Part 1)

Geography[]

The Orcish Wastes are riddled with natural barriers that divide the land into valleys. Orcs inhabit many of the valleys, but dangerous wildlife also inhabits many of them. The Deathfist Orcs have plundered the land for timber and ore, and most regions are utterly scarred. Grass grows in some areas, but is often trampled and flattened. There are no known flowering plants in the whole zone. Also, a great open pit in the center of the island exposes a vast mining complex.

Travel[]

Travelers arrive at Warship Dock on the south shore of the island. From there, you can take high-speed horse routes to a handful of checkpoints throughout the zone. Otherwise, travel must be done by foot or by mount.

Travel through Zek is hindered by impassable terrain. Almost all passable routes are marked by roads. The roads are almost as dangerous as the rest of the land, and a traveler must be wary and know his escape route, lest he flee into even greater danger. Orcs and even hillcats are known to set ambushes to catch the unwary.

Those who complete a quest called The Right Brothers will earn the right to use a catapult at Warship Dock to fly instantly to the valley beside Deathfist Citadel. Completion of this quest requires venturing inside the citadel with a group.

Map[]

Revive Locations[]

Revive Location	Description
Warship Docks	Southwest; zone-in for Zek
Three Toe's Watering Hole	West-westnorth
Siren's Cove	South
Mythical Forest	North-northeast; closest respawn point to Deathfist Citadel

Dungeons/Instances[]

Dungeon Name	Level Range	Target Audience	Zone Type	Location
Deathfist Citadel	35-45	Group	Public Dungeon	( 43, -28, -661 ) Copy/waypoint 43, -28, -661
The Tallon Hording Halls	30-40	Solo-Group	Instance	Blood Ore Valley
The Sullon Mines	30-40	Solo-Group	Instance	Mythical Forest
The Darkened Den	30-40	Solo-Group	Instance	Defiled Forest
The Deserted Mine	36-40	Raid x4	Instance	( 78, 23, -426 ) Copy/waypoint 78, 23, -426

Quests[]

See: Zek Timeline

Similar Zones[]

Zone Name	Level Range	Region	Notes
Enchanted Lands	30-40	Shattered Lands	Another good place for level 30-35 quests
The Feerrott	35-45	Shattered Lands	A more challenging zone
Steamfont Mountains	35-50	Faydwer	Many level 35-45 quests