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Tortage is a pirate town, the main hub of the starting region of the Barachian Islands. Its dirty streets are home to beggars and pirates, ruled with an iron fist by the Red Hand, under the leadership of "Admiral" Strom. Slaves are not allowed in town. There are rumors of an organized resistance against the despotism of Strom.

The central square in Tortage is the location of a number of NPCs: vendors, a trader, the city crier.

Lore

Some of the Conan stories take place in the Barachian Islands. [TODO: Expand on Valeria, Strom, etc]

Map

Link to Conan Armory map: City of Tortage

Travel

To travel from Tortage you must finish your destiny quests (night-time) in Tortage.

You can return to Tortage later from Old Tarantia, using the services of a Tortage smuggler.

Adjacent zones

Access to the pict-infested Acheronian Ruins is to the South-East of the town. A small boat north of the docks in town will take you to the White Sands zone.

The Underhalls (a system of sewage, crypts and dungeons located under the town of Tortage) can be accessed through either a gate in the harbour or through the wine cellar found under the Temple of Mitra (outside the main gate into Tortage).

Dungeons and instances

• Thirsty Dog Inn is rumored to host some of the resistance leaders. In here you can talk to your trainer and switch between day-time and night-time (destiny) quests. During the night, while the vendors outside are resting, Butterfly inside the inn will sell some food items and will buy your loot.

Day-time instances (note that some instances can be accessed only as part of a quest):

• Coastal Cave instance is populated by snakes, spiders and scropions, and is the target of two quests.

• Renton's House -
• Genzio's House - 
• Tarisha's Shop -
• Bartholomo's Shop -
• Seadog Mansion -
• Ghost Palace -

The destiny quests take place during the night. Tortage night is instanced, and there are different versions of the instance, depending upon what archetype your character is and also upon what destiny quest you are one. In addition to the Tortage itself, some other instances may be available during the night (also depending upon archetype/quest):

• Mithrelle's Mansion - outside the town gates, location of mage and rogue quests.
• Tortage Volcano - further south of Mithrelle's Mansion, location of two main-line quests for all classes.
• Tortage Underhalls Night - soldier and priest destiny quests location
• Tortage Keep - Strom and his Red Hand dwell in here. The destiny quests for all classes will bring you in here at one point.
• Ulric's House - Rogues will need to pay a visit here as part of their destiny quest.
• Renton's House - Mage destiny quest [TODO: Verify]
• White Sands West - Soldier destiny quest location

Quests

Day-time (multiplayer) quests:

• City of Tortage
  • Shipwrecked [5] - final tasks of the first quest of the main line take you to Tina inside the Thristy Dog, and to the night time (destiny) quests.
  • Empty Stalls [6] - The blacksmith in Barrack Square qould like you to retrieve a few tools for him.
  • Time to Pay [6] - The mistress of the Breaded Clam pleasure house would like to be paid for the services rendered by her girls to the pirates nearby.
  • Treading Lightly [6] - Sassan outside Thirsty Dog wants you to get him a few spools of thread from his hut near the quarry ouside the gates.
  • Wisdom through Venom [6] - Valerius the guard wants scorpion and snake venom to make a health potion. Snakes and scorpions live near Mithrelle's mansion.
  • The Unwritten Law [7] - Laranga wants you to get the goods stolen from the Thristy Dog inn and the head of the pirate that did it.
  • A Name to Die For [11] - Donus, now a beggar in the Barracks Square, wants revenge against the filthy pirates in the poor district.
  • Junia's Revenge [11] - Junia wants some pirates from the Noble District disposed.
  • Dead Meat [11] - Ninus the priest was robbed and wants you to find the pirate camp near Lookout point and get back his salted meat.
  • Garden of Cursed Misteries [11] - Laranga wants the flesh eater plants spreading out from Mithrelle's garden destroyed.
  • Skeggi's Fish [11] - Skeggi the fisherman is hungry and he does not dare to get to his fish near the lighthouse, because of the pirates there.
  • The Legenday Turach [12] - Turach the blacksmith wants some Cimmerian blue iron ore from Redrik, so that he can make you a nice sword.
• Coastal Cave
  • Red Hand Death [11] - Proxima wants you to help the resistance by collecting spider and scorpion venom from the denizens of the Coastal Cave (past the lighthouse) and give it to the Red Hand sergeant pretending is for healing his man.
• Acheronian Ruins
  • The Pict Threat [11] - Laranga is worried about the many picts gathering forces in the Achernioan ruins nearby.
  • A Brother's Vengeance [11] - Otto inside the Thirsty Dog wants revenge against the demonic picts that killed his brother and maimed him.
  • Of Rotting Flesh [11] - Padraig, the owner of Rum N' Rumble tavern, wants the undead ghouls in the Aceronian Ruins disposed of.
  • Caught in the Shadows [12] - Captain Royo outside Rum N' Rumble wants you to search for Genzio in the Acheronian Ruins.
  • Veil of Dawn [12] - Captain Royo would like some Veil of Dawn fruits that grow inside the Acheronian Ruins.
• Tortage Underhalls
  • Dousing the Fire [7] - Turach the blacksmith is thirsty and wants you to get some wine from the temple wine cellar for him.
  • Gone with the Wine [13] - Bartholomo wants you to look for Raboz, his apprentice, in one of the prison cells in the Underhalls.
  • The Evil that Men Do [13] - Idogbo the merchant wants you to kill lots of Red Hands in the underhalls.
  • Domicile of Vileness [13] - Odetta, a beggar from the poor district, lost her Lotus box in the underhalls and asks you to retrieve it.
  • Gold and Gore [13] - Captain Sakumbe wants the golden rings of the corpses in the Undehalls.
  • The Prisoner's Revenge [13] - Padraig was once imprisoned by the Red Hand in the Undehalls. He wants revenge.
• White Sands
  • Dry Times [7] - Alyssa the barmaid wants her ale back. The Red hand that stole it wants trinkets off the picts in White Sands to give it back.
  • The Worshiper's Demise [11] - Idogbe the merchant sold precious gems to a group of cultists. The cultists were eaten by beasts in the White Sands, and he believes some of the gems may be rcovered from the beasts in the White Sands.
  • Path of the Pirate [11] - Renton wants the drunk pirate outside his house to go away. He is sure some wine found in the Mausolem will do it.
  • Empty reserves [12] - Alyssa inside Thristy Dog Inn wants coconuts, muchrooms and fresh panther meat from the White Sands.
  • Feathers for Quils [12] - Bartholomo wants new feathers for his Quils.
  • Grave Invite [12] - Captain Phoenic wants the evil creatures in the White Sands Mausoleum disposed of.
  • Tailored Tasks [12] - Sassan the tailor wants crocodile skins from the crocs in White Sands.
  • The Lost Bottles [13] - Ninus wants you to recover some bottels of rum and wine bottles. For a good cause :)
•  <to be continued>

Night-time (destiny) quests:

Notable Characters

Laranga, Turach, Ninus, Nadini, Bartholomo, Redrik. 

Resources

No resources can be harvested in Tortage.

Mobs

Wild life: panthers [6], apes [9-10], snakes [4-6], scorpions [4-6], crocodiles [5-7], flesh-eating plants [10-11] and their minions.

Pirates of different persuasions (filthy, violent, aggresive, etc). Levels 5-11, some in town some outside.

Bat Demon (boss) - level 6, near the quary. May appear as part of a quest.

Red Hand guards (elite) level 20, neutral.

Boozed bully level 17, neutral.

Notes and additional information

The Red Hand guards are neutral elites: it is not advisable to attack them unless you are a higher level returning to Tortage or you are part of a group of level 16-17 or higher.

They will not attack you unless provoked. Using AoE spells or combos around them may turn them red (attack you).