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The '''Eye of the North tour''' is a [[running]] route allowing characters new to the [[Eye of the North]] campaign to get fast travel access to all the outposts of the expansion with the exception of the [[Central Transfer Chamber]] (which requires completion of the mission [[Destruction's Depths]]). The run typically starts from [[Gunnar's Hold]] or [[Eye of the North (outpost)]]. In game, it is most commonly known as the "''EotN tour''" or "''Gwen tour''".

== Advantages ==
* Shorten a lot the time spent moving from outpost to oupost.
* Spare possible tedious fights on the way (such as in [[Arbor Bay]] or [[Shards of Orr]]), especially for [[survivor]] candidates.
* Early access to missions and heroes ([[Livia]], [[Pyre]], [[Jora]]).
* Early access to quests rewarding PvE skills (from [[Kerrsh]] in [[Tarnished Haven]] and [[Sif]] in [[Sifhalla]] notably).
* Early access to outposts for farming purposes ([[raptor]] farming outside of [[Rata Sum]], [[Spectral Vaettir]]s from [[Longeye's Ledge]], though the latter also require completion of [[Blood Washes Blood]]).

== The Route==
Due to the map of the campaign, the tour splits at several points, requiring map travel between those three parts :
* 1) First the main [[Far Shiverpeaks]] and [[Rata Sum]] part, which can be done in a row with the following route :
**(If starting from the [[Eye of the North (outpost)]])  [[Ice Cliff Chasms]] → [[Norrhart Domains]] → [[Gunnar's Hold]]
** [[Norrhart Domains]] → [[Drakkar Lake]] → [[Sifhalla]] <sup>2</sup> 
** Drakkar Lake → [[Varajar Fells]] → [[Olafstead]] <sup>2</sup> 
** Varajar Fells → [[Verdant Cascades]] → [[Umbral Grotto]] 
** [[Vloxen Excavations]] → [[Vlox's Falls]]
**(at this step, part 2) of the run can be done)
**Arbor Bay → [[Alcazia Tangle]] → [[Riven Earth]] → [[Rata Sum]] <sup>2</sup> 
**Riven Earth → Alcazia Tangle → [[Tarnished Haven]] <sup>2</sup>  
* 2) (requires 1) ) Next is the [[Gadd's Encampment]] part, which is also the hardest and starts from Vlox's Falls :
** Arbor Bay → [[Shards of Orr]] <sup>1</sup>  → Gadd's Encampment
* 3) Last is the [[Charr Homelands]] part, which is  usually accessed from [[Gunnar's Hold]] :
** Norrhart Domains → [[Bjora Marches]] → [[Longeye's Ledge]] <sup>2</sup> 
** [[Grothmar Wardowns]] → [[Dalada Uplands]] → [[Doomlore Shrine]]

<sup>1</sup> The run through the Shards of Orr is easier without [[Lost Souls]] active.

<sup>2</sup> Possible alternative route

== Recommendations ==
* In the Far Shiverpeaks, expect knockdowns from Jotun, Modniir, Frozen Elementals, Mandragor and Wurms.
** Take [["I Am Unstoppable!"]] to remove [[Cripple]] and avoid knock-downs.
* Either [[Shadow Form]] or [[Vow of Silence]] to counter spell based snares like [[Deep Freeze]] as well as interrupts such as [[Cry of Frustration]]
* Beware of wurms popups. Cast Shadow Form/Vow of Silence as soon as you stand up to avoid a lethal [[Wurm Bile]].

== Note ==
* New characters can achieve early access to [[Central Transfer Chamber]] via [[completion runs]], if at least one party member has already completed [[Destruction's Depths]] quest.

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