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{{otheruses|the [[pre-Searing]] [[dungeon]]|the [[post-Searing]] dungeon|Tunnels of the Forsaken}}
{{Template:Reforgedmodecontent}}
{{Location infobox
| image = [[File:Forsaken Tunnels.jpg|200px]]
| campaign = Prophecies
| region = Depths of Tyria
| type = Dungeon
| levels = 3
| partysize = 4
| exits = [[The Northlands]]
| chest = [[Maz's Chest]]
| quest = [[The Scourge Beneath]]
| pic1 = [[File:Forsaken Tunnels Entrance.jpg|250px]]
| pic2 = [[File:Forsaken Tunnels Level 1.jpg|250px]]
| pic3 = [[File:Forsaken Tunnels Level 2.jpg|250px]]
| pic4 = [[File:Forsaken Tunnels Level 3.jpg|250px]]
| pic1-text = Entrance in The Northlands
| pic2-text = Level One
| pic3-text = Level Two
| pic4-text = Level Three

}}

'''Forsaken Tunnels''' is a hidden [[dungeon]] found in [[Ascalon (pre-Searing)|Pre-Searing Ascalon]]. The entrance lies within [[The Northlands]], north of [[Piken Square (pre-Searing)|Piken Square]], and can only be entered by teams that have at least one person who has completed [[A Bastion In the North]]. The area is inhabited by hostile Charr forces and contains several branching tunnels filled with enemies and environmental hazards.

==Interactive objects==
*[[Boss Lock]]
*[[Dungeon Lock]]
*[[Lever]]
*[[Maz's Chest]] (after killing [[Maz Scourgeheart]])

==NPCs==
These quests will affect the [[spawn]]s in this area, in {{reforgedmode}} only:
* [[Long Thought Forgotten]]
* [[Charr in the Tunnels]]
* [[The Scourge Beneath]]
===Allies===
*{{w}} 5 [[Adept Mullenix]] (collector for 1 [[Elemental Crystal Shard]]) (level 1, only in {{reforgedmode}} during Charr in the Tunnels and The Scourge Beneath)

===Foes===
[[Charr]]
* {{w}} 8 [[Charr Axe Fiend]] (all levels)
* {{w}} 8 [[Charr Blade Storm]] (all levels)
* {{r}} 8 [[Charr Hunter]] (all levels)
* {{mo}} 7 [[Charr Shaman]] (all levels)
* {{n}} 8 [[Charr Ashen Claw]] (all levels)
* {{me}} 8 [[Charr Chaot]] (all levels)
* In {{reforgedmode}}, with no quest active or during repeated runs of The Scourge Beneath (all levels, see Notes):
** If the lowest level player is between level 10 and 15:
*** {{w}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Axe Fiend]]
*** {{w}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Blade Warrior]]
*** {{r}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Stalker]]
*** {{mo}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Martyr]]
*** {{n}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Ash Walker]]
*** {{me}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Mind Spark]]
*** {{e}} 10, 12, 14 [[Charr Fire Caller]]
** If the lowest level player is at least level 16:
*** {{w}} 16, 18 [[Charr Axe Lord]]
*** {{w}} 16, 18 [[Charr Blade Lord]]
*** {{r}} 16, 18 [[Charr Stalker Lord]]
*** {{n}} 16, 18 [[Charr Ashen Lord]]
*** {{me}} 16, 18 [[Charr Mind Lord]]
*** {{e}} 16, 18 [[Charr Flame Keeper]]
** If the lowest level player is level 16 or 17:
*** {{mo}} 16 [[Charr Overseer]]
** If the lowest level player is at least level 18:
*** {{mo}} 18 [[Charr Shaman Lord]]

[[Grawl]]
* {{w}} 6 [[Grawl Fighter]] (all levels)
* {{r}} 1 [[Grawl (pre-Searing)|Grawl]] (all levels)
* {{r}} 3 [[Grawl Longspear]] (all levels)
* {{n}} 6 [[Grawl Crone]] (all levels)

[[Plant]]s
* {{mo}} 5 [[Oakheart (Ascalon)|Oakheart]] (all levels)
* {{mo}} 8 [[Ironheart]] (all levels)

[[Human]]s ([[Bandit]]s)
* {{W}} 7 [[Bandit Bruiser]] (level 1)
* {{W}} 7 [[Bandit Enforcer]] (level 1)
* {{W}} 8 [[Bandit Captain]] (level 1)
* {{e}} 6 [[Bandit Firebug]] (level 1)

[[Elemental]]s
* {{w}} 8 [[Hulking Cave Elemental]] (level 1 and 2)
* {{e}} 1 [[Stone Elemental]] (level 3)
* {{e}} 7 [[Cave Elemental]] (level 1 and 2)
* {{e}} 8 [[Shard Elemental]] (all levels, during [[Charr in the Tunnels]] and [[The Scourge Beneath]])
* {{e}} 9 [[Hulking Shard Elemental]] (all levels, during Charr in the Tunnels and The Scourge Beneath)

====Bosses====
[[Charr]]
*{{w}} 14 [[Wyle Brimscourge]] (level 1, only in {{reforgedmode}} during Charr in the Tunnels and The Scourge Beneath)
*{{e}} 12, 18, 20, 22 [[Maz Scourgeheart]] (level 3)

==Dialogue==
Approaching the Dungeon Lock while a quest is active or the party is not in {{reforgedmode}}:
:'''<Party leader>:''' ''"Looks like we don't have access. Did someone forget to put on their '''Reforged Badge'''?"''

==Notes==
*While the initial quest [[Long Thought Forgotten]] takes you to the entrance to the east of the Northlands, completing that quest opens up the west entrance, just north-east of [[Piken Square]] behind the charr encampment.
*Because this area is mechanically part of the [[Depths of Tyria]], the [[Vanguard Initiate]] and [[Reforged Mode (effect)|Reforged Mode]] [[effect]]s are not applied.
**Like in pre-Searing Ascalon, however, party members do not suffer [[Death Penalty]], and enemies have reduced health in Reforged Mode.
*Progress through this dungeon depends on multiple quests:
**The dungeon cannot be entered if any party members have [[Across the Wall]] or [[A Bastion In the North]] active in their [[quest log]].
**If no party members have [[Charr in the Tunnels]] or [[The Scourge Beneath]], or if any party member has [[Long Thought Forgotten]], the party cannot advance to the second level.
**If no party members have The Scourge Beneath, or if any party member has Charr in the Tunnels, the party cannot advance to the third level.
**Quest spawns will not appear if any member of the party is not in Reforged Mode. This prevents access to levels two and three, since Wyle Brimscourge will not spawn.
**If every member of the party who has The Scourge Beneath leaves after reaching level 2 of the dungeon, remaining players can still fight [[Maz Scourgeheart]] and spawn the reward chest.
*The presence, level, and skills of some Charr foes in the dungeon scale with that of the lowest-leveled player in the party:
::{| {{STDT|silver}}
|-
! Party level !! Additional charr !! Maz Scourgeheart
|- align="center"
| 1-9 || None || 12
|- align="center"
| 10-11 || 10 || 14
|- align="center"
| 12-13 || 12 || 16
|- align="center"
| 14-15 || 14 || 18
|- align="center"
| 16-17 || 16 || 20
|- align="center"
| 18-20 || 18 || 22
|}
:*If any party member has [[Long Thought Forgotten]], [[Charr in the Tunnels]], or the first-time version of [[The Scourge Beneath]] in their quest log, or if any party member is not in {{reforgedmode}}, the party level is set to 1-9.
:*If [[Devona]] is present in the party as a hero, her level does not influence the party level.
:*Similar to [[Vanguard foe|Vanguard quest foe]]s, these Charr do not drop any loot, except for Maz Scourgeheart.
:*The rewards dropped by [[Maz's Chest]] are improved when higher-level foes are present.
:**Similarly, the size of the chest also increases.
*Walking over the patches of blue, crystalline ground will inflict the [[Crippled]] condition for 15 seconds and the [[Dazed]] condition for 20 seconds. This [[environment effect]] affects all allies, including [[pet]]s and owned [[minion]]s, but does not affect any foes.
*The plants and bandits are hostile towards all other creature types, including each other.
*No [[Locked Chest]]s or [[Hidden Stash]]es spawn inside the dungeon.
{{anomaly|The dungeon's icon on the map does not change when a character completes the dungeon.}}

==Trivia==
* This dungeon was added to the game with the [[Feedback:Game updates/20260401|April 1st, 2026]] update.
* This is the only location accessible before [[the Searing]] where [[rare]] or [[perfect]] weapons will drop, and the only place in [[Prophecies]] where [[inscribable]] weapons will drop.
* When the dungeon was first released, [[Maz's Chest]] could drop [[inscribable|uninscribable]] [[Item rarity|rare]] weapons with [[inherent modifier]]s. These were subsequently removed and replaced with inscribable drops, but an unknown number of uninscribable rare weapons still exist in the hands of players in pre-Searing Ascalon.
* Although it is part of the [[Depths of Tyria]], the dungeon plays the same soundtrack as surface explorable areas in [[pre-Searing Ascalon]].
{{bug|The dialogue remarking on someone forgetting their Reforged Mode badge has visible markup tags in the chatbox, corresponding to the green text in the dialogue box.}}

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[[Category:Three level dungeons]]

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