Copperlane

Copperlane
Details
Game	Pillars of Eternity
Type	City District
Locations
Part of	Defiance Bay
Contains	Admeth's Den Expedition Hall Copperlane Catacombs Goose and Fox Lumdala's House Purnisc's House Scriveners Dormitory The Hall of Revealed Mysteries Thieves' Hideout
Exits to	Aedelwan Bridge Brackenbury First Fires World map
People
Merchant	Lora Narmer Igrun
Inhabitants	Actor Audience Member Commoner Crier Dalton Gordy Hamor Igrun Justiciar Kadal Lora Lumdala Mercenary Narmer Peregund Protester Refugee Rowan Scrivener Understudy
Quests
A Two Story Job A Voice from the Past At All Costs The Final Act His Old Self Never Far from the Queen Rogue Knight Something Secret The Bronze Beneath the Lake The Parable of Wael The Theorems of Pandgram
Technical
Map	🗺️ Copperlane
Location ID	AR_0101_Copperlane_Exterior
Loading screen

Copperlane is the market district of Defiance Bay. It is the first district available upon entering the city.

Background

Primarily a market district, with the Dozens' expedition hall, public amphitheater, and the biggest library in Dyrwood: the Hall of Revealed Mysteries.

Points of interest

• This is a rich market area of the proud city of Defiance Bay, defined by a large canal cutting right through the heart of the district. You can find Rowan right by the entrance, who gives you a quick pitch about joining the Dozens and introduces the major districts of the city. Right over the bridge is the Goose and Fox, the local watering hole.
• Beyond lies the sprawling Copperlane marketplace, with the Admeth's Den Expedition Hall looming over it. Available merchants are Lora, Narmer, Igrun, and Peregund, if you helped her out during Ferry Flotsam.
  • Igrun's Arms and Armor
  • Lora's Mystical Goods
  • Narmer's Sundries
  • Peregund's Goods
• To the northwest of the marketplace is Purnisc's House, involved in a quest. To the southeast is the Thieves' Hideout.
• To the northwest lies the largest library in Defiance Bay, The Hall of Revealed Mysteries, with the adjacent dormitory for scriveners and Lumdala's House. Right by it is the exit to First Fires.
• To the southwest lies the entrance to Copperlane Catacombs and the adjacent exit to Brackenbury.

Characters

• Rowan, a Dozens agitator and guide to the city.
• Gordy, a kid in need of a blade.
• Hamor, Gordy's father.
• Crier, your local news network.
• Lora, Narmer, Igrun, and Peregund, the merchants.
• Dalton, an elderly adventurer.
• Lumdala and Kadal, a pair of actors at the amphitheater.

Backer NPCs (exterior)

• Aodhán the Ingenious
• Broken Branch
• Condar Freed
• Hilde
• Historian
• Lenkyl Greatstorm
• Matthias Nikolas
• Oleg Shimanovsky
• Skinflint
• Visceris

Companion reactions

Some companions have a special comment upon visiting the gates for the first time:

• Aloth: "Ah, Defiance Bay. I miss Aedyr already."
• Sagani: "Those walls surround the whole city?"
• Kana Rua: "The city of defiance... Crown jewel of the Dyrwood. If you ask the locals, anyway."
• Durance: "Defiance Bay. If ever there were a dry field in need of a cleansing flame, you have found it."
• Edér: "Huh. It used to be... a lot less of a mess."

Related quests

Side quests

• A Two Story Job
• A Voice from the Past
• At All Costs
• Built to Last
• Cinders of Faith
• His Old Self
• Rogue Knight
• The Bronze Beneath the Lake
• The Final Act
• The Theorems of Pandgram

Tasks

• Something Secret
• The Parable of Wael
• Unwanted

Loot

Notable loot

• Lora of Lora's Mystical Goods sells:
  • Seal of Faith, Priest ring
  • Telda's Ring, Wizard ring
  • Ashwood Cameo Figurine
• Igrun of Igrun's Arms and Armor sells:
  • Borresaine, a unique war bow
  • The Lady's Hand, a unique scepter
  • Lost Thayn's Reach, a unique pike
  • Shatterstar, a unique war hammer
  • Pike's Pride, a unique scale armor
  • The Dunryd Demon, an enchanted helm

Containers

Note: For a complete list of random loot found in Copperlane, see here.

Crate (SE):

• Random drug (Loot_Drugs)

Barrel (next to Purnisc's house):

• Rope and Grappling Hook

Crate (marketplace):

• Random food (Loot_Food)

Barrel (marketplace):

• Random food (Loot_Food)

Barrel (marketplace):

• Random food (Loot_Food)

Crate (NW):

• 2x Lockpick

Loose Flagstone (Hidden, Difficulty 1 - stash next to the theater arena):

• Oaken Scarab Figurine
• 2x Blacsonn
• 2x Amethyst

Behind the scenes

• Copperlane is one of the largest maps in the game. Due to its complexity, artists had to limit changes toward the end of development because re-rendering the map required a significant amount of time and resources. This was partly due to a limitation in the graphics workflow on Pillars that prevented partial re-rendering of the map, forcing artists to render the entire map each time.
• This area contains developer commentary, describing the addition of the canals. It is triggered when crossing the southeastern bridge near the Goose and Fox.

“

The exterior of Copperlane was drastically revised quite some time after its initial creation. At first it was just a bunch of buildings and endless cobblestone streets, it was pretty hard to tell where you were since everything looked samey and boring. Fortunately we knew everything looked better with water, so time was made in the schedule and canals were added.

”

~ Jeff Husges, Senior Designer

Developer commentary by Jeff Husges

Map

• Map - Copperlane