Strongholds are special areas that are inhabited by foul creatures or bandits. You can cleanse these strongholds and restore them to provide yourself with new waypoints, NPCs, or dungeons. To liberate a stronghold, you need to carry out a series of objectives.

Locations on Sanctuary

1Alcarnus

A long-abandoned desert city with a terrible past.

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2Altar of Ruin

Lost for centuries, legends speak of a malefic temple of great evil.

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3Crusaders' Monument

An abandoned monument to the failed Zakarum crusade.

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4Eriman's Pyre

The flames that engulf this remote settlement have raged for decades.

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5Hope's Light (Lv.25+)

A great lighthouse towering above the jagged shores, its sacred flame has been extinguished.

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6Kor Dragan (Lv.25+)

Once a bastion of the Knights Penitent, this desecrated fortress stands abandoned.

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7Malnok (Lv.15+)

An icebound settlement besieged by a ceaseless blizzard.

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8Moordaine Lodge (Lv.24+)

Hidden deep in the verdant forest, this lodge was once revered by the great hunters of Scosglen.

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9Nostrava (Lv.15+)

A quiet mountain village with a sinister secret.

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10Omath's Redoubt

The stench of death and decay lingers heavily over this devastated battlefield.

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11Temple of Rot

A rotten, putrid evil has taken up residence in these hallowed halls.

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12The Onyx Watchtower

A trader's way station overrun by thieves and murderers

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13The Ruins of Qara-Yisu

The salt-covered ruins of a town afflicted by a sadistic curse.

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14Túr Dúlra

Once the greatest Druidic College, this overgrown ruin stands as a reminder of a great calamity.

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15Vyeresz

Deep in the swamps of Hawezar, this village is said to harbor a great mystery.

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