Bloody Foothills | |
|---|---|
| Act | Act V |
| Quests | Siege on Harrogath |
| NPCs | Barbarian Combatants |
| Monsters | Enslaved, Death Mauler, Catapult (all are Preset) |
| Uniques on Normal | — |
| Monsters - Nightmare,Hell | Enslaved, Death Mauler, Overseer, Demon Imp, Preset: Catapult |
| Guest Monsters | Burning Dead Archer, Quill Rat, Foul Crow, Carrion Bird, Thorned Hulk, Slinger |
| Uniques and Champions Quantity | 3-5 (Nightmare) 4-6 (Hell) |
| Super Unique Monsters | Dac Farren, Shenk The Overseer |
| Adjacent Zones | Harrogath, Frigid Highlands |
| Area Level Normal | 24 |
| Area Level Nightmare | 58 |
| Area Level Hell | 80 |
| Waypoint | No |
The Bloody Foothills is the first area players encounter outside of Harrogath. They're also the location of Act V's first quest, Siege on Harrogath, where they must defeat Shenk the Overseer. It hosts the first enemies players will encounter in the act, notably Enslaved and Death Maulers with the occasional Demon Imp.
The area is also filled with Barbarians, similar to the ones that are available as Hirelings later in the act, fighting their way through the hordes of demons. They can be helpful, but they are not overwhelmingly strong. They can be useful as meat shields for low level characters, though if you find this area difficult you may wish to level up.
The Bloody Foothills is also home to a dozen or so Catapults. Their destruction is not essential to lifting the siege and completing the quest, but will rid the area of a large nuisance.
Often this area is skipped entirely online, usually a player will be given a portal to the Frigid Highlands Waypoint, where they can quickly backtrack and defeat Shenk to complete the first quest.
The Bloody Foothills have the same layout every time, and are a very linear area. On Normal difficulty there are no random monsters (no uniques and champions too), all Enslaved and Death Maulers are placed in the same places, just like Super-Uniques. Only on Nightmare and Hell monsters spawn normally there.