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How do I get to... ??? Everyone knows the Bandit Hilt quest starts on the Vesayen Isles. But how the heck do you get there? This section gives tips on how to get to different places in the game, when you just don't have a clue where to start. The rules are: you have to describe how to get there from Arwic! I'm starting with the assumption that you're already familiar with the three main portal loops and with the hub (or subway -- the mess of portals at the bottom of the Abandoned Mine in Arwic 34.9N, 54.6E). Many experienced players also use AC Explorer, a program which allows you to plug in start coordinates and end coordinates to get the shortest route.

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Note: The shortcut feature is now available in the Tourism section. Click on any entry in Dungeons, Landmarks, Lifestones, Towns & Outposts or Housing to get your route!

How do I get to Aphus Lassel (Tusker Island)?
Double click on a randomly spawning Tusker Shrine, or use one of the permanent portals in the three Tusker Temples:

Map: Tusker Temple by Greeneye of AC Maps

10.5S, 65.6E - Levels 20 and lower (Lytelthorpe)
59.8N, 28.4E - Levels 20-40 (Holtburg)
0.7N, 68.1W - Levels 40+ (Fort Tethana)

How do I get to Baishi?
Take the Subway portal (in the bottom of Arwic's Abandoned Mine) to Mayoi. Run a short distance to A Ruin 62.6S, 81.4E. Once inside, stay to the left until you come to a ramp. Go down the ramp and then turn right. The Baishi portal is straight ahead. (Inside A Ruin are Black and White Rats; Mudlurk, Barker and Shaman Mosswarts; and one Water Wisp.)

Portals to Baish can also be found in the Atrium Residential Halls in Qalaba'r (74.1S, 19.2E) and Glenden Wood (29.7N, 27.0E)

How do I get to Bandit Castle?
From Arwic, you can take the Mountain Shortcut at 34.9N, 56.0E, then run a short way to 42,4N, 60.5E. You'll be dropped just a short run from Bandit Castle (66.5 N, 50 E).

How do I get to Candeth Keep?
From Arwic, take Al-Jalima portal at 33.6N, 57.1E. Take Unified Heart Villas settlement portal at 5.7N, 4.3E, exiting at 13.6N, 16.2E. Run to Sylsfear dungeon at 11.0N, 14.7E and take the Direlands portal at the bottom. Run west from the lifestone to Candeth Keep at 87.8S, 66.8W

How do I get to the Crater?
From Arwic take Subway to Zaikhal. Run to Danby's Outpost portal at 16.7N, 1.6W. At the portal drop (23.2N, 29.9W) run East along the beach to the Desert March Portal at 22.9N, 28.8W. Dodge the Hollows and other critters in that dungeon and take the South Mt. Esper portal in the bottom of Desert March (exits at 56.8N, 12.9E). Run to Crater Pathway Dungeon (60.6N, 15.7E).

To save the time (and danger) of the Desert March, you can take the subway to Yaraq, and run to 18.6S, 6.8E and take the South Mt. Esper portal from there (Can't miss it, its green with blue mist swirling around it), and save yourself the trouble of donning hollow gear and praying a lot, especially for low levels. The portal drops you out at the same area with the lifestone just south of the Crater.

You can also take the Subway to Glenden Woods, then take the Highland Manors settlement portal at 28N, 29.5E. Run to Crater
Pathway at 60.5N, 15.7E (climb to the top and take exit portal).

How do I get to Dryreach?
Take the sub to Holtburg, then the portal to Dryreach at 42.2N, 34.2E.

How do I get to the Essence of Artifice (Item Magic)?
From Arwic, take the subway to Qalaba'r. Head to the Qalaba'r Settlement Portals at 74.8S, 17.9E and take the Landbridge Villas Portal. You will exit at 87.1S, 3.5E, a short run from the Essense of Artifice at 86.7S, 10.4E.

From Arwic, run to the housing portals in Arwic (32.9 N 59.4 E). Take the
Artifice Cottages portal which exits at 84.7S, 12.8E, a short run to 86.7S, 10.4E.

How do I get to the Essence of Enchantment (Creature Magic)?
Follow the Bandit Castle Directions. From the drop point, run to the Essence of Enchantment at 52.8N, 62.4E.

From Arwic, run to the housing portals in Arwic (32.9 N 59.4 E). Take the
Sennon Valley Retreat Portal. From there, run to 52.8 N 62.4 E (location of
Creature Essence).

How do I get to the Essence of Strife (War Magic)?
From Arwic, take the portal to Tou-Tou at 33.8N, 56.4E. Head to the Tou-Tou Settlement portals at 27.1S, 96.0E and take the Snowy Valley Portal. You exit at 85.3N, 8.8W, a short run from the Essence of Strife at 73.5N, 3.2W.

Alternatively, you can take the Andil settlement portal from Crater Settlement portals 66.4N, 14.3E (see Crater shortcut) which will drop you at 69.5N, 4.0W, a short run from the Essence of Strife at 73.5N, 3.2W.

How do I get to the Essence of Verdancy (Life Magic)?
Follow the directions to Baishi, then head south from the mage tower to the Drunken Madman (53.0S, 61.0E). Give him some sake and he'll open a portal to the Walled Portals. If your jump is high enough, you can jump the wall and run to the Essence. If not, take the Accursed Halls portal. From there jump over walls and head to Essence of Verdancy at 30.5S, 74.3W

How do I get to Feruza ibn Salaq?
Feruza ibn Salaq is the Chorizite refiner at the Beach Fort. Take the Plateau Village directions, then run NE to cross the water, then NW to the Beach Fort at 76.0N, 49.1W.

From Arwic, go to the Mayoi Settlement Portals at 60.8S, 80.3E. Take the Lady Maila Estates portal. This drops you at 74.4N, 46.3W, a very short run to Feruza ibn Salaq at 76.0N, 49.1W.

How do I get to the Floating Castle?
Head to the Arwic Settlement Portals at 32.9N, 59.4E and take the Broken Haft Vale portal. You'll exit at 72.1N, 55.2E, a short run to the mysterious floating castle at 76.4N, 55.1E.

How do I get to Fort Tethana?
From Arwic, take the Subway to Mayoi. Run a short distance to the South Direlands portal at 62.2S, 77.1E. The drop-off is at 84.2S 34.4W. Run to the Slaughterhouse portal at 80.6S, 37.4W. The drop-off is at 0.4S 80.1W. Run to Fort Tethana at 1.6N 71.8W.

Alternatively, if you can get yourself to Ayan Baqur, take the Fort Tethana portal inside the Bronze Statue.

How do I get to Kara?
From Baishi (see above) head to the Settlement Portals at 54.6S, 62.7E. Take the Shouth Shore Heights portal which drops you at 86.2S, 39.5E. Kara is located just a short run NE at 82.6S, 47.0E.

Update: There's now a portal directly to Kara from Shoushi at 33.1S, 73.2E.

How do I get to Linvak Tukal
Take the subway to Yaraq, then the portal to Linvak Tukal at 21.8S, 1.0W. Once there, you can buy a Linvak Tukal portal gem to return.

How do I get to Marae Lassel?
Redspire Portal - 42.5N, 31.1E (Holtburg)
Redspire Portal - 3.5S, 22.4E (Samsur)
Redspire Portal - 15.9S, 46.7E (Yanshi)
Bluespire Portal - 1.2N, 54.0E (Lytelthorpe)
Bluespire Portal - 52.7S, 79.8E (Nanto)
Bluespire Portal - 28.3S, 13.6E (Al-Arqas)
Greenspire Portal - 21.3S, 1.5E (E Yaraq Outpost)
Greenspire Portal - 36.9S, 75.7E (Shoushi)
Greenspire Portal - 11.1N, 59.6E (Rithwic)
Northern Manumet Plains Portal - 44.5N, 41.8W (Plateau - Levels 25+)
Ahurenga Portal - 68.6N, 20.7W (Stonehold)
Central Tuatara Plains Portal - 23.9N, 28.0W (Danby's Outpost - Levels 35+)

How do I get to Neydisa Castle?
Take the subway to Holtburg, then the portal to Neydisa Castle at 41.9N, 33.4E.

How do I get to Plateau Village?
From Arwic take the subway to Glendon Wood (or run from Cragstone). Run south to the North Direlands Portal at 21.0N, 25.9E. This drops you near the portal to Plateau Village at 29.3N, 52.0W. The portal to the top of Plateau Village is at 45.3N, 44.2W. From Plateau to base is 44.4N, 43.5W

The Wedding Planners in the starter towns sell Invitations which open a portal to Plateau.

Portals to Plateau Village can also be found in the Oriel Residential Halls in Mayoi (61.8S, 81.6E) and Khayyaban (47.4S, 25.1E)

How do I get to Stonehold?
From Arwic take the Subway to Qalaba'r. Take the Azaroth Cottages Settlement portal at 74.8S, 17.8E. You'll exit at 84.1N, 31.1W, a short run from a portal to Stonehold located at 85.8N, 27.6W.

How do I get to the Vesayen Isles?
There are several methods to get to the Vesayen Isles. One way, of course, is to stand around in town and beg for a portal to the "New Hub" (or "New Subway" located in Jungle Shadows, a dungeon on the islands).

Another way is via a Wilderness Portal (61.7 N, 48.6 E) near Bandit Castle [see Bandit Castle directions].

You can also learn the portal spell: Recall the Sanctuary. This places you at the more dangerous section of the archipelago. The scroll to learn this spell is one of the rewards of the The Healer's Heart quest.

During A Perfect Paradox a new portal to the Vesayan Isles appeared on the beach south of Mayoi at 65.8S, 84.9E (exits at 72.5S, 81.3E)!

Update: There's now a portal directly to Kryst from Soushi at 33.1S, 72.5E.

How do I get to Wai Jhou?
From Arwic take Subway to Zaikhal. Run to Danby's Outpost portal at 16.7N, 1.6W. At the Portal drop (23.2N, 29.9W) run East along the beach to the Desert March Portal at 22.9N, 28.8W. Dodge the Hollows and other critters in that dungeon and take the Black Hill Portal in the bottom of Desert March (lets you out at 62.4S, 52.3W). Take the Small Black Hill portal at 62.1S, 52.3W (exits at 62.1S, 50.4W). Now take the Small Hill Base portal at 62.1S, 50.4W (exits at 62.0S, 50.0W). Finally, run to Wai Jhou (61.8S, 51.3W).

How do I get to Xarabydun?
To get to Xarabydun, take the Yaraq portal from the Subway in Arwic. Run to the Al-Arqas portal at 22.8S, .7W. take the Monument Sands settlement portal from Al-Arqas (33.6S, 132.E). It will drop you at 37.9S, 16.0E. From there it's a short run to Xarabuydun located at 41.9S, 16.2E.

Update: There's now a portal directly to Xarabydun from Yaraq at 21.8S, 1.4W. Master mages and mages in starter towns now sell portal gems to Xarabydun as well.

If you have a shortcut to suggest, send me an email.

Routes to be added: Ayan Baqur, the Caul, Aerlinthe.

Thanks to Kairon, Eldred the Feckless of FF, Morgoth Baulgir of HG, Qualabar of MT, Cyrano de Bergerac of TD, Rougue Bulldog of TD, Utrho, Chanteal of HG, Stangus of HG, Nhi Vanye of TD, Isetan of MT, Jens, John S., PGM, Dei Ray of HG, Corwin of LC, Birinair, Abolar of MT, Vaniver of WE.