Zone

Cave of Some Return

What is in Cave of Some Return

Cave of Some Return contains 10 mob types, 159 map locations, 10 current NPCs, 14 connected quests, 2 shops, 1 crafting type, 1 graveyard, and 2 zone-wide drops.

Cave of Some Return map

Explore mob and NPC locations, graveyards, and the zone entrance.

How to read zone maps and find spawn locations

Mob locations and areaCurrent NPCGraveyard respawnZone entry

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Nearby spawns of the same mob merge into a shaded area with a centered portrait when room permits. Hover a marker or its area for details, then select it to open the related page. Tombstones mark graveyards and green marks the zone entrance. Zoom with the controls or wheel and drag empty map space to pan. On touch screens, pinch to zoom and use two fingers to move the embedded map.

Accessible marker links (10 mobs, 10 NPCs)

Mobs in Cave of Some Return

Current mob types and their released locations in this zone.

Iron Chest6 spawn locations Iron Vein18 spawn locations Baby Skull Spider52 spawn locations Pebble24 spawn locations Angry Skull Spider15 spawn locations Ex Miner12 spawn locations Stone16 spawn locations Ex Digger12 spawn locations

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Giant Skull Spider3 spawn locations Boulder Colorado1 spawn location

NPCs in Cave of Some Return

NPCs in this zone and their player interactions.

Crab Coast TeleportCurrent NPC Foreman ElliotCurrent NPC IronsmithCurrent NPC Miner DennisCurrent NPC Miner JonasCurrent NPC Miner PatrickCurrent NPC Miner QuincyCurrent NPC Miner SkippyCurrent NPC

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Shopkeep MoeCurrent NPC Skill Trainer LamarCurrent NPC

Quests connected to Cave of Some Return

Quests that start here or involve an NPC in this zone.

Boulder ColoradoConnected to this zone Canary ChipsConnected to this zone Coverage RescindedConnected to this zone Creepy BabiesConnected to this zone Ex Digger TroubleConnected to this zone Ex Miner InvasionConnected to this zone Giant Skull SpidersConnected to this zone Got the Stones for it?Connected to this zone

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Iron Work OrderConnected to this zone Jonas is done with miningConnected to this zone Little Miner HangryConnected to this zone Pebbles!Connected to this zone Rock FlavoredConnected to this zone Spiders EverywhereConnected to this zone

Faction XP sources

Factions whose released mobs award faction XP in this zone. A mob’s faction label alone is not treated as an XP source.

Faction	Rewarding mobs and XP
Miner Collective	Angry Skull Spider (+10 XP), Baby Skull Spider (+5 XP), Boulder Colorado (+50 XP), Ex Digger (+10 XP), Ex Miner (+10 XP), Giant Skull Spider (+5 XP), Iron Chest (+10 XP), Iron Vein (+10 XP), Pebble (+5 XP), Stone (+10 XP)

Shops and vendors

Shops and vendors available in this zone.

Trainer Lamar's Skill BooksSkill Trainer Lamar · 6 stocked items Underground OdditiesShopkeep Moe · 8 stocked items

Crafting stations

Reachable crafting types connected to enabled station NPCs in this released zone.

Crafting type	Station NPCs	Recipes
Iron	Ironsmith	7

Zone-wide drops

These independent drop rolls apply to every mob spawn in the zone. Spawn-specific and universal rolls are listed on the related mob and item pages.

Read the drop rates and group loot guide for how zone rolls combine with spawn and global rolls.

Item	Zone roll	Exact solo probability
Pebble Left Leg Implant	0.8%	0.800002%
Stone Right Leg Implant	0.8%	0.800002%

Explore zones at a similar level

Other released zones ordered by the closest level requirement.

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