Sheltered Cottage

The Sheltered Cottage (Tinker's Hovel) is a structure in The Fields of Misery of Act I. It's in the northern part of the zone, and always in a appears in that location.

When you enter the area in front of it, it will either be the Tinker's Hovel, the Pillaged Home or an inaccessible house. If it's the Tinker's Hovel it will have the Wandering Tinker merchant inside and if it's the Pillaged Home it will be littered with corpses.

Location of the Sheltered Cottage

Contents

Access to LevelsEdit

• Fields of Misery

Common MonstersEdit

• Burrowing Leaper
• Wood Wraith

Farming for the different HousesEdit

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1. From the Quest Selection screen take quest No. 6. The Broken Blade.
2. Accept the quest from Leah in Tristram.
3. Take the Waypoint from Tristram to the Fields of Misery.
4. Whichever waypoint you appear at you need to head north until you hit the north edge of the map.
5. Follow the edge along and at some point you will come to some mud steps which will lead up to a Sheltered Cottage.
6. Outside could be Swickard's Corpse which will loot the Farmer's Journal or a bag (Tinker's Possessions) containing the Wandering Tinker's Diary.
7. If the cottage is the Tinker's Hovel, the Wandering Tinker will be inside.

Special Notes:

1. If what you are looking for is not there carry on along the top of the map until you reach the slope up to The Old Mill where you will get a Checkpoint. Leave the game and Resume Game and take the portal waiting for you in Tristram directly back to the slope.
2. Run along the top of the map again looking for the steps.

Notable NPCsEdit

• Wandering Tinker - Tinker's Hovel

Lore EntriesEdit

• Farmer's Journal - (required for A Quick Study achievement)
• Wandering Tinker's Diary - (required for A Quick Study achievement)

Associated AchievementsEdit

The Sheltered Cottage is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">No Stone Unturned</achievement><achievement type="single">Field Work</achievement>

GalleryEdit

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  Sheltered Cottage approach

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  Tinker's Hovel

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  Pillaged Home

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  Wandering Tinker's Wares