The Vaal Ruins: Difference between revisions

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Id	1_2_11
Act	2
Area level	20
Area type tags	inca
Tags	indoors_area, einharthornspiders, vaal_ruin_area
Connections	The Wetlands The Northern Forest
Vaal Side Areas	Forbidden Chamber

Shades scratching at imprisoning stone.

The Vaal Ruins is an area in Act 2. This area does not have a waypoint and is connected to The Wetlands and The Northern Forest.

To enter the Vaal Ruins, players must finish the quest The Root of the Problem. This requires the Baleful GemBaleful GemThe withering glare of corruption, made
corporeal and pellucid in crystal. from The Chamber of Sins Level 2 and Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. from The Weaver's Chambers.

The ruins are a large maze with rooms of various sizes. Sarcophagi appear in some rooms and act like normal chests.

Towards the end of the area the path is blocked by the Ancient Seal, which once activated unleashes a strange darkness and initiates the Shadow of the Vaal quest. Stairs leading up to the Northern Forest are on the other side.

The zone contains a Corruption Altar, similar to the one found in the Temple of Atzoatl in the Locus of Corruption. This Corruption Altar only provides a single corruption, similar to a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again.. Note that this Corruption Altar can be used on gems.

Monsters

Guests:

Doomed Hibernator

Items found in this area

The following drop-restricted items can drop in this area.

No items include this area in their drop restrictions.

Lore

"

That ancient gateway to the northwest, it's a peculiar thing. Not of the Eternal Empire. It could be Vaal in origin... a culture I've seen mentioned here and there in some of the most antique of texts. It is the Vaal who began the use of Virtue Gems, well before our imperial ancestors. Little else is known about them. If only I had my old museum archives, I could have given you a more tempered theory.

"

- Eramir - "Ancient Gateway" dialogue

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	Added a myriad of small improvements and surprises to the Campaign. The Vaal Ruins contains a Corruption Altar like the one that can be found the Temple of Atzoatl. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
2.0.0	The Vaal Ruins Level 1 and Vaal Ruins Level 2 have been merged. Its waypoint has been removed.
0.9.9	Area has been renamed from Cathedral of Bones to the Vaal Ruins.
Before 0.9.9	Introduced to the game.

ru:Руины ваал

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 '''The Vaal Ruins''' is an area in [[Act 2]]. This area does not have a [[waypoint]] and is connected to [[The Wetlands]] and [[The Northern Forest]].
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 Towards the end of the area the path is blocked by the '''Ancient Seal''', which once activated unleashes a strange darkness and initiates the {{ql|Shadow of the Vaal}} quest. Stairs leading up to the Northern Forest are on the other side.
+The zone contains a Corruption Altar, similar to the one found in [[the Temple of Atzoatl]] in the [[Locus of Corruption]]. This Corruption Altar only provides a single corruption, similar to a {{il|Vaal Orb}}. Note that this Corruption Altar can be used on [[gem]]s.
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 ==Version history==
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+{{Version history table row|3.24.0|
+* Added a myriad of small improvements and surprises to the Campaign.
+** The Vaal Ruins contains a Corruption Altar like the one that can be found the Temple of Atzoatl. {{Undocumented}}
+}}
 {{Version history table row|2.0.0|
 * The [[Vaal Ruins Level 1]] and [[Vaal Ruins Level 2]] have been merged. Its waypoint has been removed.

v t e The World

Act 1	The Twilight Strand Lioneye's Watch The Coast The Tidal Island The Mud Flats The Fetid Pool The Submerged Passage The Flooded Depths The Ledge The Climb The Lower Prison The Upper Prison Prisoner's Gate The Ship Graveyard The Ship Graveyard Cave The Cavern of Wrath The Cavern of Anger

Act 2	The Southern Forest The Forest Encampment The Old Fields The Den The Crossroads The Broken Bridge The Fellshrine Ruins The Crypt Level 1 The Crypt Level 2 The Chamber of Sins Level 1 The Chamber of Sins Level 2 The Riverways The Western Forest The Weaver's Chambers The Wetlands The Vaal Ruins The Northern Forest The Dread Thicket The Caverns The Ancient Pyramid

Act 3	The City of Sarn The Sarn Encampment The Slums The Crematorium The Sewers The Marketplace The Catacombs The Battlefront The Solaris Temple Level 1 The Solaris Temple Level 2 The Eternal Laboratory The Docks The Ebony Barracks The Lunaris Temple Level 1 The Lunaris Temple Level 2 The Imperial Gardens The Library The Archives The Sceptre of God The Upper Sceptre of God

Act 4	The Aqueduct Highgate The Dried Lake The Mines Level 1 The Mines Level 2 The Crystal Veins Kaom's Dream Kaom's Stronghold Daresso's Dream The Grand Arena The Belly of the Beast Level 1 The Belly of the Beast Level 2 The Harvest The Ascent

Act 5	The Slave Pens Overseer's Tower The Control Blocks Oriath Square The Templar Courts The Chamber of Innocence The Torched Courts The Ruined Square The Reliquary The Ossuary The Cathedral Rooftop

Act 6	Lioneye's Watch The Twilight Strand The Coast The Tidal Island The Mud Flats The Karui Fortress The Ridge The Lower Prison Shavronne's Tower Prisoner's Gate The Western Forest The Riverways The Wetlands The Southern Forest The Cavern of Anger The Beacon The Brine King's Reef

Act 7	The Bridge Encampment The Broken Bridge The Crossroads The Fellshrine Ruins The Crypt The Chamber of Sins Level 1 The Chamber of Sins Level 2 Maligaro's Sanctum The Den The Ashen Fields The Northern Forest The Dread Thicket The Causeway The Vaal City The Temple of Decay Level 1 The Temple of Decay Level 2

Act 8	The Sarn Ramparts The Sarn Encampment The Toxic Conduits Doedre's Cesspool The Grand Promenade The High Gardens The Bath House The Lunaris Concourse The Lunaris Temple Level 1 The Lunaris Temple Level 2 The Quay The Grain Gate The Imperial Fields The Solaris Concourse The Solaris Temple Level 1 The Solaris Temple Level 2 The Harbour Bridge

Act 9	The Blood Aqueduct Highgate The Descent The Vastiri Desert The Oasis The Foothills The Boiling Lake The Tunnel The Quarry The Refinery The Belly of the Beast The Rotting Core

Act 10	Oriath Docks The Cathedral Rooftop The Ravaged Square The Control Blocks The Reliquary The Ossuary The Torched Courts The Desecrated Chambers The Canals The Feeding Trough

Epilogue	Karui Shores Normal Maps Unique Maps The Apex of Sacrifice The Alluring Abyss The Shaper's Realm Absence of Value and Meaning Eye of the Storm The Maven's Crucible Absence of Mercy and Empathy Seething Chyme Absence of Symmetry and Harmony Polaric Void Absence of Patience and Wisdom Chayula's Domain Esh's Domain Tul's Domain Uul-Netol's Domain Xoph's Domain Abyssal Depths Domain of Timeless Conflict Lunacy's Watch The Bridge Enraptured The Syndrome Encampment Hysteriagate Oriath Delusion

Other	Hideout Vaal side areas Sarn Arena Trial of Ascendancy The Lord's Labyrinth The Menagerie The Temple of Atzoatl Azurite Mine Syndicate Safehouses Mastermind's Lair Tane's Laboratory The Rogue Harbour