Dungeon Survey Plate 08 · Paineel, Odus

The Hole

The Ruins of Old Paineel — highest zone experience modifier in the game

/who name: hole
Mob levels: 39–56
ZEM: 128171% — was 100
Respawn: ≤21:30max lowered 28 Jul
Succor: 640, −1050
Adjacent: Paineel+ Neriak 3rd, Erudin

Floor plan

Where the walkable floor ends, computed from the zone’s own geometry in the game files, with the 18 named mobs whose positions are on record plotted on it. This zone has 4 levels and they overlap when flattened, so the control above isolates one at a time.

Height

A line marks the edge of the floor — a wall or a drop. Doors, locks and one-way drops are not marked, and a gap is as likely to be a ledge as a doorway. 18 of these 18 positions land on the drawn floor, which is worth stating because the coordinates and the geometry come from different sources and both have to be right for that to happen. This drawing is derived from the game’s mesh and is not a copy of any published map.

01Revamp status, and a source warning

Read this before trusting any prose in this guide's sources. The eqlwiki page for The Hole was created on 12 August 2024 as a direct import from the Project 1999 wiki, and has changed by a net −74 bytes in the two years since. Its infobox and its NPC and item tables are Legends data — they carry EQL item IDs, EQL focus effects and the rebalanced ZEM. Its narrative sections are classic EverQuest text. Everything in this plate's dangers and travel sections descends from that classic prose and is therefore geometry-grade only: layout and mechanics that never changed. Levels, drops and coordinates below come from the structured tables.

Treated on launch day, 28 July 2026. The patch note reads: placeholders removed from and maximum respawn times lowered in The Hole, Nagafen's Lair, Lower Guk, Lair of the Splitpaw, The Warrens and Castle Mistmoore, closing with a note that more dungeon treatments will follow.

ZEM 128 (171%), raised from 100 in the 23 June rebalance. The wiki infobox still shows the old value struck through beside the new one. This is the highest confirmed dungeon modifier in the series — a hair above Splitpaw's 128 (170%) — and it runs 49% above Lower Guk and Nagafen's Lair, which both sit at 86 (115%). For characters in the high 40s and 50s this is where the experience is.

Three launch-week changes that reshape this zone specifically

Charm is capped at 30 seconds. The 28 July patch caps loss-of-player-control spells, NPC charm included, at 30 seconds duration. The wiki's NPC table calls the elemental capturer an amazing enchanter and bard pet and the deceiver an excellent group pet, and classic guides to this zone treat charm as the defining tactic here. That advice is now obsolete: a charmed elemental is a 30-second cooldown, not a tank.tactic change
Chain-stunning no longer works. Stunned players and NPCs both now gain short-term immunity to further stuns that outlasts the current stun. The elemental crusader's counter — stun it at 20% to force flee mode — still works once, but it cannot be repeated back-to-back.
Loot rolls follow difficulty tier as of 29 July: you roll your tier or better, with a diminishing chance at higher tiers. Every drop source in section 05 is tier-gated on top of its own rate, and the raid change means killing a boss while holding a loot lockout still yields one guaranteed item from its unique table.

02The plate

Every marker below is a surveyed /loc from the wiki's structured tables — nothing is inferred. Grid squares are 200 game units. Gold squares are camps; accent dots are true named positions, with numbered labels on leader lines where the plot is too dense to letter in place.

ENTEntrance620, −1040
CECastle Entrance200, −400
RATRat Jail350, −200
OBSObservatory0, −240
SLBSlabs115, −40
DCKDocks400, 80
GTGolem Tower0, 200
BGBroken Gate0, 540
UTUndead Tower680, 460
PITYael Pit760, 240
1Master YaelL56
2Mummy of GlohnorL56
3Dartain the LostL55–56
4Keeper of the TombsL55
5Initiate Sirlis ×3L55
6Jaeil, Wretched & InsaneL55
7Polzin MridL55
8Caradon · KyrennaL55
9Cmdr Yarik ×2L53
10High Scale KirnL53
11The Ghost of KindleL52
12Ulrik the DevoutL51
13A mimicL43–47
14Kejar the MightyL41–42
15Schnozz the FlightyL41
16Elem. Crusader ×2L40–44

The Undead Tower looks crowded because it is vertical. Ten of the twenty plotted positions fall inside a box roughly 170 game units square in the north-west. That is not a plotting artefact — the tower is a stack of tightly packed rooms, so its named separate on Z, which a plan view cannot show. Read that cluster as one column, not one floor. The same is true in miniature at the bottom centre, where High Scale Kirn, the mimic, Kejar and Schnozz sit within about 40 units of each other.

Most named here are not on the plate at all, and that is deliberate. The elemental line — Bejeweled elemental, Rocksoul, Stonegrinder Minion, Gibartik, Muck covered elemental, Stonesoul the Unmoving, The Stone Caller — can spawn at the location of any elemental mob, and more than one copy of the same named can be up at once. The undead line behaves the same way off the revenant and wanderer pools. A named undead cannot take an elemental point or the reverse, but within its own pool it is everywhere. Plotting those would be inventing coordinates, so they live in the roster instead.

03Structure — two halves and a pit

City & castle · 38–54

Elementals

Most of the zone. Elemental warriors, crusaders, deceivers, capturers, channelers, harvesters, visiers and wizards, mixed with ratman warriors and rock golems.

Many are casters, some summon, and wanderers roam throughout. The wiki's assessment: at least one full group of level 50+ is necessary to do well.

Undead Tower · 43–56

Erudite ghosts

No elementals at all in this tower. Tightly packed rooms, vertical layout, mostly necromancers and shadow knights, with fallen erudites at the graveyards and crypt.

Generally considered the most dangerous area in the zone because of how many aggressive mobs arrive with each pull.

The Pit · 52–56

Master Yael

The very bottom of the shaft. Yael stands before a locked door with no known key, presumed to lead to the Plane of Underfoot.

He death touches. Nortlav the Scalekeeper stands beside him. Raid instance only.

Two class lines are outsized here. Many of the monsters count as summoned, which makes the Dismiss Summoned line significantly more effective. Most of the remainder count as undead, which favours clerics and paladins. Between the two, a well-built group has an answer for nearly everything in the zone.

Room list

#	Room	What is there
1	West Tower	—
2	East Tower	The Ghost of Kindle
3	Kirn's room	High Scale Kirn, who drops the Engraved Ring
4	West Graveyard	Keeper of the Tombs; entrance to the crypt
5	East Graveyard	—
6	Courtyard	—
7	The Pit	Master Yael (raid instance only) and Nortlav the Scalekeeper
8	The Pool	Jaeil the Wretched
9	Imp room	Kejar the Mighty and Schnozz the Flighty
10	Observation Room	Nothing of significance — the wiki is not sure why it is mapped
11	Secret Vault	Mimics
12	Mushroom Cellar	Polzin Mrid
13	Jail Cell	Slizik the Mighty, who drops the Idol of the Underking; also the ratman guard
14	Jail Cell	Caradon, north-east cell
15	Entry Observation Tower	Locked door on the east end. The Hole Key does not open it.
16	Zone Out Room	The portal room — see section 07

04Named roster

Spawn percentages and respawn timers below are the wiki's pre-patch figures. The 28 July placeholder removal should improve turnover across the board, so treat every rate here as a floor.

Named	Loc (Y, X)	Lvl	Class	Spawn & notes
Master Yael	800, 200	56	ELEMENTAL WIZ	Bottom of the pit. Death touches. Sees through invisibility. Casts Ice Comet. Raid instance only.death touch
Mummy of Glohnor	820, 465, −680	56	SKELETON WAR	Triggered by handing the Dark Shroud to the Ghost of Glohnor. May appear at the ghost's spot, near the graveyard, at the docks, or downstairs. Shadow Knight epic.
Dartain the Lost	851, 514	55–56	ERUDITE NEC	One of the original Heretics of Paineel. Carries the best two items in the zone outside the raid instance.
Jaeil the Wretched	238, 873	55	ERUDITE WAR	50%, roughly six-hour respawn (wiki marks this uncertain). Ranger epic — drops the Rune of Coruscation.
Jaeil the Insane	238, 873	55	ERUDITE NEC	Spawned by giving Jaeil the Wretched the Shiny Tin Bowl. Slowable, comfortably one-groupable, and repeatable with another bowl. Drops the Soulbound Hammer.
Keeper of the Tombs	807, 569	55	ERUDITE GHOST SHD	100% spawn on a one-week respawn. An easy kill for one group of 55+, but bring crowd control — the pulls on the way in come in groups.1 week
Initiate Sirlis	952, 424 · 825, 552 760, 573	55	ERUDITE GHOST NEC	34% at each of three points. Spawns in place of a revenant or a wanderer.
Polzin Mrid	216, −63	55	ERUDITE GHOST ENC	50%. Mushroom Cellar. The last step of the Enchanter epic. Loot table unconfirmed on the wiki.
Kyrenna	420, −190	55	HUMAN CLR	Triggered beside Caradon by handing him the Cell Key. Caradon does not need to be killed — he will aggro, but Kyrenna can be feign-death split away from him.
Caradon	420, −190	55	HUMAN PAL	Three-day spawn. Quest NPC in the north-east cell of the Ratman Jail. Drops nothing himself.
A ratman guard	room 13 listed loc is wrong	55	RATMAN WAR	Does not spawn 100% of the time, and the wiki flags its own coordinate as incorrect. Significantly harder than the surrounding rats — come prepared.bad loc
Slizik the Mighty	372, −88	54	RATMAN WAR	Rats do not assist elementals and the reverse also holds, so the jail can be worked independently of the city. Faction consequences unverified on the wiki.
Commander Yarik	641, 535 · 703, 556	53	ERUDITE GHOST SHD	50%. Harm Touches for 511. Spawns in place of a revenant or wanderer.511 HT
High Scale Kirn	−16, 266, −246	53	IKSAR WAR	Room 3. The wiki marks the coordinate uncertain. Drops the Engraved Ring.
Nortlav the Scalekeeper	bottom, beside Yael	52	ERUDITE WAR	Procs Deadly Lifetap — a 1500 HP frontal lifetap, the same effect as the Sleeper's Tomb original. The alternative source for Red Dragon Scales.1500 lifetap
The Ghost of Kindle	950, 410	52	ERUDITE GHOST CLR	100%. Cons indifferent and does not aggro, unlike every other ghost here — but shares a room with several that do.
Ulrik the Devout	800, 488	51	ERUDITE GHOST SHD	50%. Revenant / wanderer pool.
Niltoth the Unholy	revenant / wanderer pool	51	ERUDITE GHOST NEC	Spawns in place of a revenant or a wanderer.
Irslak the Wretched	revenant / wanderer pool	50	ERUDITE GHOST NEC	Spawns in place of a revenant or a wanderer.
The Stone Caller	any elemental wizard point	50	ELEMENTAL WIZ	Restricted to elemental wizard points specifically. Drops caster research scrolls.
Ghost of Glohnor	various	49–50	ERUDITE GHOST WAR	Non-hostile. Kill fallen erudites to spawn him; turning in the Dark Shroud spawns the Mummy and despawns him.
Muck covered elemental	any elemental point	49–50	ELEMENTAL ROG	Multiple copies can be up at once.
Bejeweled elemental	any elemental point	49	ELEMENTAL WIZ	Two Loam Encrusted pieces. Multiple copies can be up at once.
Rocksoul	any elemental point	49	ELEMENTAL ROG	Two Loam Encrusted pieces. Multiple copies can be up at once.
Stonegrinder Minion	any elemental point	49	ELEMENTAL WAR	Multiple copies can be up at once.
Gibartik	any elemental point	48–49	ELEMENTAL WAR	Two Loam Encrusted pieces. Multiple copies can be up at once.
Stonesoul the Unmoving	any elemental point	44–46	ELEMENTAL CLR	The lowest-level elemental named. Multiple copies can be up at once.
A mimic	−20, 265	43–47	MIMIC WAR	A chest that fights back, in the Secret Vault. Drops the Cell Key for Caradon — but not on every kill.
Kejar the Mighty	−43, 228	41–42	IMP WAR	100%, no placeholder even before the patch. Spawns and despawns on a 20-minute real-time cycle. Starts the Shiny Robe of the Underfoot quest.
Schnozz the Flighty	−28, 247	41	IMP WAR	50%. Kejar's twin. Runes and words only, no faction hit.

The population — what fills the rest of the zone

These are the placeholders the named spawn from, and between them they carry most of the armour sets. Their behaviour matters more than the named's, because you will fight far more of them.

Mob	Lvl	Class	Behaviour
A revenant	49–54	ERUDITE GHOST · WAR	Male and female forms. Extremely magic resistant. The top-level ones cannot be mezzed or charmed at all. Carries Imbued Granite Spauldors, Withered Leather and Paineel Steel.
A wanderer	51–54	ERUDITE GHOST · SHD	As above; the wiki advises against mezzing these for crowd control. Same loot pool as the revenant.
A rock golem	48–54	GOLEM · WAR	Always spawns in a fixed location and is never a placeholder. Very magic resistant. The only source of the Bow of the Underfoot and the Mudman Enforcer.
A fallen erudite	43–47	SKELETON · WAR	Undead Tower graveyards and crypt. Kill these to spawn the Ghost of Glohnor for the Shadow Knight epic. Drops Bone Chips.
A flighty fiend	42–44	IMP · WAR	Fixed location, never a placeholder for elementals or golems.
An elemental capturer	43–47	ELEMENTAL · ROG	Backstabs for 348. The wiki calls it an excellent charm pet — see the 30-second charm cap in section 01.
An elemental deceiver	39–44	ELEMENTAL · ROG	The weaker capturer. Backstabs around 248, maximum roughly 300.
An elemental harvester	43–47	ELEMENTAL · CLR	Complete Heals at 40%, and carries a magic nuke that can land for 500 or more.
An elemental channeler	40–44	ELEMENTAL · CLR	The weaker harvester. Complete Heals at 40%.
An elemental wizard	43–46	ELEMENTAL · WIZ	Casts a weak damage shield on itself and nearby mobs. Nasty nukes. The Stone Caller's placeholder.
An elemental visier	38–45	ELEMENTAL · WIZ	The weaker wizard. Same self-and-area damage shield.
An Elemental Crusader	40–44	EARTH ELEMENTAL · PAL	3% at (340, −250) and 3% at (246, −176). Quick-heals itself around 30%; needs a stun to force flee mode at 20%.
An Elemental Warrior	38–42	EARTH ELEMENTAL · WAR	Common at the entrance and inside the first castle after the drop-off. Starts to con green but still gives experience — the entry-level population.
A Ratman Warrior	—	RATMAN · WAR	Ratman Jail. Third source of the full Paineel Steel set alongside revenants and wanderers.

05Loot table

The wiki lists 67 items dropping in this zone. Weapon lines read damage / delay. As of 29 July, every roll is gated to your difficulty tier or better, with a diminishing chance at higher tiers.

Chase items

Item	Slot / type	Stats	Classes & races	Dropped by
Earthshaker	Primary · 2H Slash 37 / 70 · lore	STR +6 · STA +6 · DEX −5 Earthquake proc at level 45	WAR PAL RNG SHD all races	Master Yael raid
Brell's Girdle	Waist · lore · focus	AC 10 · STR +10 · STA +10 DEX −5 · AGI −5 MANA +50 · END +50 Summoning Haste III	ALL · all races	Master Yael raid
Loam Encrusted Robe	Chest · lore	AC 9 · DEX +10 · AGI +10 · INT +5 MANA +80 · SV Magic +10	NEC WIZ MAG ENC HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS	Master Yael raid
Serpent's Tooth	Primary / Secondary Pierce 13 / 27 · lore	STR +3	ALL except CLR PAL DRU MNK SHM all races	Master Yael raid
Imbued Shield of Paineel	Secondary · lore	AC 22 · STR +4 SV Disease +4 · SV Cold +4 Enduring Breath (worn)	WAR CLR PAL SHD BRD all races	Dartain the Lost
Tome of Miragul	Primary / Secondary · lore	WIS +6 · INT +6 · HP +50 · MANA +50 STR −5 · DEX −5 · STA −5 · CHA −25 SV Disease −10	NEC MAG ENC all except IKS	Dartain the Lost
Imbued Granite Spauldors	Shoulders · lore	AC 20 +10 to all five resists	WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD MNK BRD SHM ROG HUM BAR ERU ELF HIE DEF HEF	Revenants · wanderers · rock golems · Slizik the Mighty
Bow of the Underfoot	Range · Archery 33 / 60 · range 150 lore · no drop	STR +4 · DEX +4 · SV Cold +10	WAR PAL RNG SHD ROG all races	A rock golem
Idol of the Underking	Range / Primary / Secondary lore · focus	STR +3 · HP +20 · MANA +20 Improved Healing III	ALL · all races	Slizik the Mighty
Rusted Throneblade	Primary · 2H Slash 27 / 52 · lore	STR +3 · DEX +2	WAR PAL RNG SHD all races	Nortlav the Scalekeeper
Earthen Blade	Primary · 2H Slash 26 / 50 · lore	Haste proc at level 25	WAR only all races	Random rotation
Stonemelder's Band	Ear · lore	AC 18 · DEX −35 · AGI −35	ALL · all races	Random rotation
Elemental Binder	Head · lore	AC 5 · INT +5 SV Fire +5 · SV Cold +5	MAG only all races	Random rotation
Smoldering Brand	Primary / Secondary 1H Blunt 9 / 22 · lore	STR +3 Burn proc	ALL sixteen classes all races	Random rotation
Mudman Enforcer	Primary / Secondary 1H Blunt 8 / 20 · lore	STR +3	ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC all races	A rock golem
Shiny Robe of the Underfoot	Chest · lore · focus quest reward	AC 12 · STR +3 · INT +7 · MANA +30 +10 Fire / Cold / Magic Spell Haste II	NEC WIZ MAG ENC all races	Kejar the Mighty quest minimum level 45
Ruined Heretic Longsword	Primary / Secondary 1H Slash 2 / 30 · lore	—	ALL · all races	Revenants · wanderers

Four of the five best items are behind the raid instance. Master Yael has been raid-instance-only since 11 June, so Earthshaker, Brell's Girdle, the Loam Encrusted Robe and Serpent's Tooth are not open-world drops. Everything else on this page is. The two standouts reachable by a single group are Dartain the Lost, who carries both the AC 22 Imbued Shield of Paineel and the Tome of Miragul, and the AC 20 Imbued Granite Spauldors with +10 to every resist, which comes off ordinary revenants, wanderers and rock golems.

Loam Encrusted — the caster set, twelve slots

Piece	Slot	Stats	Dropped by
Loam Encrusted Robe	Chest	AC 9 · DEX +10 · AGI +10 · INT +5 · MANA +80 · SV Magic +10	Master Yael raid
Loam Encrusted Sleeves	Arms	AC 4 · INT +5 · MANA +5 · SV Fire +10	Bejeweled elemental
Loam Encrusted Veil	Face	AC 3 · CHA +3 · INT +1 · HP +20 · MANA +5	Bejeweled elemental
Loam Encrusted Cap	Head	AC 4 · STR +2 · CHA +4 · INT +5 · MANA +5	Rocksoul
Loam Encrusted Choker	Neck	AC 3 · STR +4 · CHA +3 · MANA +10 · SV Cold +5	Rocksoul
Loam Encrusted Sash	Waist	AC 4 · STR +8 · MANA +10 · SV Fire +5 · SV Magic +5	Gibartik
Loam Encrusted Gloves	Hands	AC 4 · DEX +8 · INT +4 · HP +10 · MANA +5 · SV Cold +10	Gibartik
Loam Encrusted Pantaloons	Legs	AC 5 · INT +3 · AGI +8 · HP +10 · MANA +5 · SV Disease +10	Stonegrinder Minion
Loam Encrusted Cloak	Back	AC 5 · STR +2 · CHA +3 · INT +1 · AGI +8 · MANA +5 · +3 all resists	Stonesoul the Unmoving
Loam Encrusted Bracelet	Wrist	AC 3 · CHA +3 · INT +3 · MANA +15	Muck covered elemental
Loam Encrusted Amice	Shoulders	AC 4 · INT +3 · AGI +8 · MANA +10 · +2 all resists	Random rotation
Loam Encrusted Lined Shoes	Feet	AC 4 · DEX +8 · CHA +8 · AGI +8 · MANA +15 · SV Poison +10	Random rotation

All Loam Encrusted pieces are NEC WIZ MAG ENC, races HUM ERU HIE DEF GNM IKS. Eleven of the twelve slots come off the elemental named pool, which spawns anywhere an elemental spawns — so the set assembles from ordinary clearing rather than from any fixed camp. Only the robe is gated behind the raid instance.

Withered Leather — the priest set, eleven slots

Piece	Slot	Stats	Dropped by
Withered Leather Tunic	Chest	AC 11 · WIS +4 · MANA +90 · SV Magic +10	Dartain the Lost
Withered Leather Skullcap	Head	AC 6 · STR +3 · WIS +2 · MANA +20 not DWF HFL GNM	Commander Yarik
Withered Leather Leggings	Legs	AC 6 · WIS +4 · AGI +8 · MANA +5 · SV Disease +10	Initiate Sirlis
Withered Leather Cloak	Back	AC 5 · STR +5 · STA +8 · MANA +15	Initiate Sirlis
Withered Leather Boots	Feet	AC 5 · DEX +8 · WIS +3 · HP +40 · MANA +5 · SV Poison +10	Ulrik the Devout
Withered Leather Gorget	Neck	AC 4 · WIS +3 · MANA +5 · +3 all resists not DWF HFL GNM	Ulrik the Devout
Withered Leather Gloves	Hands	AC 5 · MANA +35 · SV Cold +10	Niltoth the Unholy
Withered Leather Belt	Waist	AC 4 · STR +3 · MANA +40 · +3 all resists	Irslak the Wretched
Withered Leather Wristbands	Wrist	AC 3 · STR +3 · STA +2 · WIS +5 · MANA +5 magic only, not lore	Irslak the Wretched
Withered Leather Sleeves	Arms	AC 5 · WIS +4 · MANA +10 · SV Fire +10	Revenants · wanderers
Withered Leather Shoulderpads	Shoulders	AC 4 · STR +5 · STA +5 · MANA +15 · +3 all resists	Revenants · wanderers

Withered Leather is CLR DRU SHM throughout, all races except where noted. Like the Loam set it comes off the undead named pool rather than fixed camps, and the wiki adds that most named in the zone will drop Withered Leather pieces at some point regardless of the table above. There is no chest-slot alternative in this bracket carrying MANA +90.

Paineel Steel — the plate set, ten slots

Piece	Slot	AC	Dropped by
Paineel Steel Breastplate	Chest	22	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Greaves	Legs	10	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Pauldron	Shoulders	8	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Vambraces	Arms	8	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Plate Boots	Feet	8	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Splinted Cloak	Back	8	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Bracers	Wrist	7	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Collar	Neck	6	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Paineel Steel Mask	Face	5	Revenants · wanderers · ratman warriors
Cracked Paineel Shield	Secondary	2	Revenants · wanderers

The eight armour pieces are WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD BRD SHM, all races except DWF TRL OGR HFL GNM and IKS. Two exceptions worth knowing: the Paineel Splinted Cloak carries the same class list but does not exclude Iksar, and the Cracked Paineel Shield has a wider list that adds MNK and ROG. No stats anywhere in the set, pure armour class — but a 22 AC breastplate off common trash is a real find for anyone gearing a plate class in this bracket.

Epic and quest components

Item	Used for	Dropped by
Tainted Darksteel Sword	Paladin epic · 1H Slash 5 / 30 · PAL only	Keeper of the Tombs
Rune of Coruscation	Ranger epic	Jaeil the Wretched
Soulbound Hammer	Ranger epic · 1H Blunt 2 / 50 · RNG only	Jaeil the Insane
Head of Glohnor · Glohnor wrappings	Shadow Knight epic	Mummy of Glohnor
Heart of Kyrenna · Blood of Kyrenna	Epic chain	Kyrenna
Cell Key	Given to Caradon to spawn Kyrenna	A mimic (not every kill)
Engraved Ring	Finger · CHA +5 · no drop	High Scale Kirn
Essence of a Ghost	Quest component · no drop	The Ghost of Kindle
Dusty Tome · Exceptional Ratman Blood	Quest components	A ratman guard
Fusible Earthen Ore	Quest component · no drop	Master Yael raid
Dirt of Underfoot · Holy Dirt of Brell Living Heart of a Brell Minion Fiery Jewel of the Underfoot Drop of Mercury	Quest components	Various
Ruined Sword Hilt · Gold lined heretic cloak	Quest components · no drop	Revenants · wanderers
Red Dragon Scales	Raid component	Nortlav the Scalekeeper wiki flags this as Fear / Hate 2.0 era
Bone Chips	Summoning component	A fallen erudite
Shiny Hunk of Metal	Shiny Robe quest reward, lore	Kejar the Mighty quest

Six epics route through this zone. The wiki's related-quest list names the Paladin, Ranger, Shadow Knight, Enchanter, Magician and Shaman epics, plus the Shiny Robe of the Underfoot. That is the real reason to learn the layout: sooner or later most classes have a reason to be down here.

06Dangers

Levitate does not work in The Hole. Entering through the waterfall in Paineel strips it, and you fall for lethal damage at Master Yael's feet at the very bottom of the zone. The same applies to descending the outer shaft around the castle.

You cannot climb back onto the entry ledge. Once you step off the first ledge you need either a teleport out or the key to escape. One workaround exists: walk backwards into the ledge while someone casts Gravity Flux on you and you land on top of it.

Master Yael sees through invisibility and death touches. If he is up, sneak and hide are the only stealth that work — otherwise leave by another route. He also casts Ice Comet.

Revenants and wanderers are extremely magic resistant, and the top-level ones cannot be mezzed or charmed at all. The wiki advises against mezzing wanderers for crowd control even where it lands. Rock golems are very magic resistant too. Between them, magic-based crowd control and nukes are the wrong plan for the Undead Tower.

Elemental healers Complete Heal at 40%. Channelers and harvesters both do it, and harvesters carry a magic nuke that lands for 500 or more. Elemental crusaders quick-heal themselves around 30% and need a stun to push them into flee mode at 20% — and since 28 July you cannot chain that stun.

Backstabs land for 348. Elemental capturers hit that figure; the weaker deceivers run around 248 with a maximum near 300. These are rogue-class mobs in a zone where most groups are watching for casters.

07Getting there — and the portal room

Two entrances, both inside Paineel. The waterfall hole is the fast way and the lethal way. The safe way is a small locked boulder in the area just past the newbie zone.
The boulder needs lockpicking, or the key — evil races can buy it from Rallia Hapera in Paineel at (941, 770) for a large sum, around 100 to 120 platinum.
Small races, wolf form and some illusions can squeeze through the rocks instead, though drowning is a real risk. Any race can also push through the corner of the door by working mouse-look rapidly; ducking, and ducking mid-jump, reportedly works often.
The portal room is room 16, reached through a hidden wall, and holds three pads: left to Paineel (Observation Tower), middle to Neriak Third Gate (top of the Cleric guild), right to Erudin. This is why the zone counts Neriak Third Gate and Erudin as adjacent.
Note that room 15, the Entry Observation Tower, has a locked door on its east end that the Hole Key does not open.
Succor and evacuate drop you at 640, −1050, the zone line to Paineel.