Stinging Winds

The Stinging Winds is a expanse of desert in Act II. There are two parts to it, east and west and sitting at the top of both is the Khasim Outpost which also is the site of the Waypoint.

Stinging Winds location map

Areas and Dungeons within Stinging Winds

• Abandoned Cellar
• Chamber of the Lost Idol - The Rygnar Idol event
• The Crumbling Vault - The Crumbling Vault event
• Hadi's Claim Mine
• The Lost Caravan
• The Ruins

Access to Levels

• Black Canyon Mines
• Khasim Outpost
• Road to Alcarnus

Quests in Stinging Winds

• The Road to Alcarnus
• City of Blood

Events in Stinging Winds

• Crumbling Vault
• Guardian Spirits
• The Restless Sands
• The Rygnar Idol

Common Monsters found in Stinging Winds

• Bone Warrior
• Crazed Cultist
• Deathly Haunt
• Deranged Cultist
• Dune Stinger
• Dune Thresher
• Fallen
• Fallen Hound
• Fallen Lunatic
• Fallen Overseer
• Lacuni Huntress
• Fallen Shaman
• Lacuni Warrior
• Pain Monger
• Sand Wasp

Special Monsters found in Stinging Winds

The following Superunique monsters can but might not always appear in Stinging Winds:

• Beyatt - Fallen Shaman
• Erach - Lacuni
• Samaras the Chaser - Dune Dervish

Notable NPCs

• Treasure Hunter - The Crumbling Vault event
• Dying Necromancer - Guardian Spirits event
• Mehtan the Necromancer - The Restless Sands event

Checkpoints

Checkpoints are respawn points. Players who die appear back at the last checkpoint they reached. Players can also leave the game and resume at the last checkpoint at a later date. In effect they are a 'save game' feature. The following Checkpoints appear in Stinging Winds:

Quest City of Blood

• Just as you enter the east of the Stinging Winds

Waypoint

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between them. The nearest waypoint for Stinging Winds appears in the Khasim Outpost.

Lore Entries Found in Stinging Winds

Required for Eavesdropper achievement

• The Feared Hero - Found in a Satchel at a Cultists' camp

Required for Judge of Character achievement - Found in Cain's Lost Satchels which can be found on the ground and in various dungeons.

• Andariel, the Maiden of Anguish
• Azmodan, the Lord of Sin
• Baal, the Lord of Destruction
• Belial, the Lord of Lies
• Diablo, the Lord of Terror
• Duriel, the Lord of Pain
• Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred
• The Seven Lords of Hell
• Necromancer's Log

Associated Achievements

The Stinging Winds is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Just Deserts</achievement>

History

No one really bothered with the Stinging Winds desert area until about 400 years ago, when precious ore was found there and mining began in earnest

In later years, Hakan II has seen fit to withdraw the support of Caldeum from the wastes and leave those who live there to their own devices. At the moment, no caravan is safe and refugees from the Borderlands come to Caldeum every day.

Gallery

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  Man needs saving from the beast beneath

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  Too late