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{{Quote|The untamed lands of Scosglen are as verdant as they are deadly. Those who get lost in the woods seldom return, their screams muted by spine-chilling howls. The druids who dwell here will do anything to protect their way of life, including risking the loss of their humanity to unleash the beast within.|Area description|url=http://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2019-diablo-iv-announced}}
[[File:Scosglen.png|thumb|Scosglen]]
'''Scosglen''' is a geographic area in [[Sanctuary]]'s northeast.

==Lore==
[[File:Scosglen-map.jpg|thumb|Scosglen on the world map]]
Home to the [[Druids]], Scosglen is located in northeastern [[Estuar]]. It borders the [[Dry Steppes]] to the south and the [[Frozen Sea]] in the northwest. Rugged and beautiful,<ref name = "WorldTranscript">2011-11-11, [https://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2019-diablo-iv-world-and-lore-panel-transcript/5 BlizzCon 2019 Diablo IV: World and Lore Panel Transcript]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2020-04-26</ref> 

The wilds of Scosglen are dangerous,<ref name = "WatcherintheWilds"/> and are no place for the timid<ref>''[[Diablo IV]]'', ''[[Gaol-ùr]]''</ref> or the weak.<ref name = "WatcherintheWilds">''[[Diablo IV]]'', ''[[Watcher in the Wilds]]''</ref> The land is an untamed verdant wilderness,<ref name = "BoC">''[[Book of Cain]]''</ref> covered by emerald forests<ref>''[[Book of Tyrael]]''</ref> infested by [[Night Howler|Werewolves]]. Those who get lost in the woods seldom return, their screams muted by spine-chilling howls.<ref name = "D4Announced">2019-11-01, [http://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2019-diablo-iv-announced BlizzCon 2019: Diablo IV Announced]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2019-11-03</ref> The forests are constantly covered by rain and gloomy fog, and the people of Scosglen are in a constant battle against the encroaching wilderness.<ref name = "WorldTranscript"/> Scosglen has a cold climate.<ref name = "March2022Update"/>

The dwellings of Scosglen consist of ancient stone towers called Druid Colleges, scattered throughout the land. While this form of civilization might seem crude to some, the Druids do not value urban centers in the same way as the [[Kehjistani]].<ref name = "BoC"/> On the coast, the state of affairs is more desperate. In a futile attempt to withstand the harsh elements, Scosglen's coastal structures are comprised of whatever materials the locals can lay their hands on and are in various forms of disrepair. Stone walls, salvaged wood, and thatch for the roofs. A place of consolation for the brave fishermen that trawl the treacherous [[Frozen Sea]]. An exception is dwellings found atop the coast's hilltops, which have deep rooted foundations.<ref name = "March2022Update">2022-03-29, [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/23788294/diablo-iv-quarterly-update-march-2022 DIABLO IV QUARTERLY UPDATE—MARCH 2022]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2022-04-08</ref>

===History===
[[File:D4 Region - Scosglen.jpg|thumb|Scosglen]]
There is evidence that the [[Ancients]] made their way into Scosglen in antiquity, riding upon powerful steeds.<ref>''[[Diablo IV]]'', ''[[Ancient Power]]''</ref>

In Scosglen's distant past, a [[Mystic (Lore)|Mystic]] set up their own 'kingdom' in the marshes of Scosglen. The Mystic was more elusive than spirits, and they repelled all those who wandered too near their quagmire kingdom.<ref>''[[Diablo IV]]'', ''[[Reign of Solitude]]''</ref> The kingdom apparently fell, and the [[soul]]s of those slain within its borders were its only heirs.<ref>''[[Diablo IV]]'', ''[[Forever Alone]]''</ref>

The Druids entered Scosglen at around the same time [[Bul-Kathos]] united the Barbarian tribes of the [[Northern Steppes]]. [[Vasily]] gathered together a small group consisting of the tribes' greatest warrior-poets and shamans and retreated into the forests surrounding the area known as Scosglen. There, he and his people created the first of the Druid Colleges, forging a new way of life for themselves. They created a new culture and language, cutting themselves off from their Barbarian cousins and their ways, vowing not to return to the [[Northern Steppes]] until the time of the [[Uileloscadh Mór]].<ref>[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/classes/druidhistory.shtml Druid History], ''The Arreat Summit''. Accessed on 2014-04-02</ref> With the coming of the conflict, Scosglen became a battleground between the Druids and the minions of [[Baal]].<ref>''[[Tales of Sanctuary]]'', ''[[Rage (Tales of Sanctuary)|Rage]]''</ref>

[[File:Scosglen-ruins.jpg|thumb|The ruins of Scosglen]]
By the [[Great Enmity]], the entirety of Scosglen's coastline had been overrun by the Drowned, and the inland areas fared little better.<ref name = "Livestreams">2019-11-02, [https://diablo.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2019-diablo-iv-gameplay-videos-by-livestreamers BlizzCon 2019: Diablo IV Gameplay Videos by Livestreamers]. ''Blizzplanet'', accessed on 2019-11-20</ref> The beaches were bleak and littered with seaweed, kelp and rotting carcasses.<ref name = "March2022Update"/> Inland, [[khazra]] rampaged across Scosglen, slaughtering farmers mere feet from the walls of their towns.<ref name = "WorldTranscript"/>

After [[Lilith]]'s defeat, [[Zir]] ordered the [[Blood Seekers]] and their [[vampire]] forces to [[Blood Harvest|conquer]] Scosglen.<ref name = "BiteDown">2023-10-04, [https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/24009152/bite-down-on-darkness-in-season-of-blood BITE DOWN ON DARKNESS IN SEASON OF BLOOD]. ''Blizzard Entertainment'', accessed on 2023-10-06</ref>

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==In-game==
Scosglen is one of the six main geographic areas that can be explored in ''[[Diablo IV]]'',<ref name = "D4Announced"/> and is the second zone in the game.<ref>2022-12-08, [https://checkpointgaming.net/features/2022/12/diablo-4-hands-on-preview-back-on-track/ Diablo 4 Hands-on Preview – Back on track]. ''Checkpoint Gaming'', accessed on 2022-12-26</ref>

The zone includes Scosglen's coastline and hinterland. As the player transitions toward the shores from inland, the coastal biome is first evidenced by the longer, more directional grasses that react to the driving offshore winds.<ref name = "March2022Update"/>

==Known Locations==

===Landforms===
*[[Domhainne Tunnels]]
*[[Drowning Caverns]]
*[[Scosglen Bluffs]]
*[[Scosglen Hills]]
*[[Wretched Caves]]

===Regions===
[[File:Scosglen-landscape.jpg|thumb|The wilds of Scosglen]]
*[[Caen Adar]]
*[[Garan Brae]]
*[[Jagged Shoals]]
*[[Laglend Fern]]
*[[Loch Raeth Highlands]]
*[[Shrouded Moors]]
*[[Silvered Edgelands]]
*[[Western Ways]]

===Towns===
*[[Brasteig]]
*[[Cerrigar]]
*[[Corbach]]
*[[Menestad]]
*[[Tur Dulra]]

===Other===
*[[Eldhaime Keep]]
*[[Garan Hold]]
*[[Hope's Light]] 
*[[Kealer Farm]]
*[[Temple of the Firstborn]]
*[[Wretched Delve]]

==Trivia==
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[[File:Scosglen-coast.jpg|thumb|The coast of Scosglen]]
*Scosglen is based on [[Wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]].<ref>2023-02-22, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQ-JcYMyZ0 Diablo IV | Inside the Game - The World of Sanctuary]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2023-02-23</ref>
**The [[Highland Grasp]] and [[Lowland Greeves]] in ''[[Diablo IV]]'' may indicate that Scosglen has "highland" and "lowland" areas. If so, this is arguably reflective of the same areas in Scotland.
*The environment design for Scosglen took inspiration from highlands and moors.<ref name = "March2022Update"/>

==References==
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{{Locations}}
[[Category:Sanctuary locations]]