Tradeskill Instances and Other Places to Craft
There are lots of places for an Artisan to make their wares, but finding them can be tricky for the new player. As Norrath grows, so do the work place possibilities for crafters. Besides the traditional Tradeskill Instances, an artisan may ply their trade in the airy heights of Kelethin or in a bustling shop in Freeport. Here is a catalog of every crafting station in Norrath.
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Tradeskill Instances
To find a tradeskill zone in a city or village, use your Waypoints (press alt-W and select your destination from the list). All Tradeskill instances have:
- Workstations for all Artisan classes
- A Crafting Trainer: Just outside the zone by the door. This trainer can also get you started (ding level 2), and certify your class and subclass. He sure to hail them rather than click them for certification as they are also vendors. This Trainer also sells recipe books. (Not available at the Ironforge Exchange in North Qeynos and the Coalition of Tradesfolke in East Freeport.)
- A Broker: for buying and selling goods on the open market
- A Tradeskill Representative: for starting the Seeking a Tradeskill Profession. This is the one NPC in the zone without a label in arrow brackets below his name.
- A Wholesaler: fuel and supplies merchant. This NPC can also make you Artisan level 2.
- A Rush Order NPC: for doing timed Tradeskill City Tasks (Writs). Must be level 20 or higher.
- A Work Order NPC: for doing untimed Tradeskill City Tasks (Writs) Must be level 20 or higher.
Freestanding Crafting Stations
There are crafting stations scattered throughout Norrath. In the City Zones there are usually merchants nearby selling the appropriate fuels and supplies, and a Writ-starter clipboard in the general area. In outlying areas you will probably need to bring your own fuels and purchased materials.
Qeynos
Qeynos Tradeskill Instances:
- Nettleville: The Elusive Commonwealth
- Starcrest Commune: The Luminary Cache
- Graystone Yard: The Stalwart Township
- Castleview Hamlet: Charter of the Truthbringer
- The Willow Wood: Wayfarer's Stockpilers
- The Baubbleshire: The Deductive Directory
- North Qeynos: The Ironforge Exchange
Qeynos Freestanding Stations
North Qeynos
- Chemistry Table: The Jewel Box, Sneed's Trading Post
- Engraved Desk: Sneed's Trading Post
- Forge: Call to Arms
- Stove & Keg: Voleen's Bakery
- Sewing Table: Clothespinners, Fhara's Furnishings, Sneed's Trading Post
- Woodworking Table: Fhara's Furnishings, Sneed's Trading Post
- Work Bench: The Jewel Box, Sneed's Trading Post
South Qeynos
- Chemistry Table: The Herb Jar
- Engraved Desk: Mage Tower
- Forge: The Tin Soldier
- Stove & Keg: Lion's Mane Inn and Tavern , Food on Foot
- Sewing Table: Maile's Exchange, Bag n'Barrel
- Woodworking Table: Maile's Exchange, Bag n'Barrel
- Work Bench: Maile's Exchange, The Herb Jar
Qeynos Harbor
- Chemistry Table: Echoes of Destiny
- Engraved Desk (none)
- Forge: Hall of Steel
- Sewing Table (none)
- Stove & Keg: Fish's Alehouse
- WoodWorking Table: The Harbor Cache
- Work Bench: The Harbor Cache
The Elddar Grove
- Chemistry Tables (none)
- Engraved Desk (none)
- Forge (none)
- Sewing Table: Antonica's House of Pottery
- Stove & Keg: Antonica's House of Pottery
- Woodworking Table: In Range
- Work Bench: Antonica's House of Pottery
Freeport
Freeport Tradeskill Instances
- Big Bend: The Ransacker's Annex
- Stonestair Byway: The Brokerage of Nepeta Cataria
- Temple Street: The Circle of Vaniki
- Beggar's Court: The Ring of Wanderlust
- Longshadow Alley: The Dark Bargainers
- Scale Yard: The War Hagglers
- West Freeport: The Coalition of Tradesfolke
Freeport Freestanding Stations
North Freeport
- Chemistry Table: Torlig's Herb and Potions, Academy of the Arcane Sciences
- Engraved Desk: Oracle, Academy of the Arcane Sciences
- Forge: Temple of War
- Sewing Table: Freeport Fine Clothiers
- Stove & Keg: Jade Tiger Inn
- Woodworking Table: Temple of War
- Work Bench: Blue Building
East Freeport
- Chemistry Table: Poison Shop
- Engraved Desk: Freeport Observer, Trader's Holiday
- Forge: Armor by Ikthar, Hallard's Bolt & Arrow
- Sewing Table: The Emporium
- Stove & Keg: Seafarers Roost, Hallard's Bolt & Arrow
- Woodworking Table: Hallard's Bolt & Arrow, Armor by Ikthar, The Emporium
- Work Bench: Trader's Holiday
West Freeport
- Chemistry Table: Backalley Brewhouse, Coalition of Tradesfolk
- Engraved Desk: Coalition of Tradesfolk
- Forge: Gurb and Ironstar's, Coalition of Tradesfolk
- Sewing Table: Fine Leather & Hide, Coalition of Tradesfolk
- Stove & Keg: Backalley Brewhouse, Blood Haze Inn, Coalition of Tradesfolk
- Woodworking Table: Gurb and Ironstar's, Coalition of Tradesfolk
- Work Bench: Coalition of Tradesfolk
South Freeport
- Chemistry Table: Block and Tackle
- Engraved Desk: Block and Tackle
- Forge: Block and Tackle
- Sewing Table: Block and Tackle
- Stove & Keg: Block and Tackle
- Woodworking Table: Block and Tackle
- Work Bench: Block and Tackle
Queen's Colony & Outpost of the Overlord
These have tradeskill instances behind the tower in the main yard. They have all crafting stations, but NPCs are limited to a Crafting Trainer (outside) and a Wholesaler.
Kelethin
Kelethen has no Tradeskill instances. Trainers and Writ NPC's are located in Kelethin proper, convenient to crafting areas.
- Chemistry Table: Crafting House, Tunare's Pages
- Engraved Desk: Crafting House, Tunare's Pages
- Forge: Gearheart's Forge, Tunare's Pages
- Sewing Table: Tunare's Pages, a house marked Tailoring on the map
- Stove & Keg: Library; Joleena's Restaurant; Tunare's Pages
- Woodworking Table: Tunare's Pages
- Work Bench: Crafting House, Tunare's Pages
Steamfont Mountains
Workstations are available at the Gnomeland Security Headquarters. Where buildings are unnamed I've used the name of a nearby NPC.
- Chemistry Table: Explosive Discoveries
- Engraved Desk: Lingualugian
- Forge: Bloomhege Provisions
- Sewing Table: Fizza Cogsworth
- Stove & Keg: Ak'Anon Inn
- Woodworking Table (none)
- Work Bench: Tinkerer's Building, Finbert's Mechanmagical Wonders
Haven
Ekroosik's Replicators is the third cave in Haven. If the cave were a clock and you walked in at the 6 o'clock mark:
- Chemistry Tables: 10 & 11 o'clock
- Engraved Desks: 1 and 2 o'clock
- Forges: center pillar
- Sewing Tables: up the ladder at 9 o'clock
- Stove & Kegs: 8 o'clock, and another directly across at the big center pillar
- Woodworking Tables: 5 o'clock
- Work Benches: 3 o'clock
The City of Gorowyn
The Wards is near the new player housing and bank. This non-instanced crafting area has all the amenities found in Qeynosian or Freeportian tradeskill instances.
Neriak
Down Under is a non-instanced crafting area and has all the amenities found in Qeynosian or Freeportian tradeskill instances.
Maj'Dul
Recently the Golden Scepter sprouted all available crafting stations. Essentials recipes and other supplies are also available at the Golden Scepter. Advanced books, which are also dropped, are available from faction merchants in the Courts.
Loping Plains
All crafting stations are available in the Village of Somborn. Fuel and other crafting supplies are available, but there is no bank.
Other Points of Interest
Deathfist Citadel
Has a Blood Iron Forge required for crafting Blood Iron Mastercrafted armor.
Everfrost
Once upon a time there was an iceberg with tradeskill stations, but the heat from all that crafting caused it to melt, and it is no more.
The Nest of the Great Egg
Has a magical hooluk loom and a magical hooluk Work Bench specifically for creating recipes whose books and ingredients are dropped in the Nest.
Sanctum of Scaleborn
Has a forge specifically for the Bone-Clasped Girdle Heritage Quest.
Solusek's Eye
There is a standard forge and stove near the mender at 31, 16, -23, but bring your own fuel. There is also a forge for crafting wyrmsteel weapons deep in the dungeon. The recipe book is purchasable off a city merchant if you are in a level 25+ guild. A raid force (or at least a very good group) is required during the crafting process.
Thanks to Eethen of Nektulos for the Haven information. Thanks to DenMum for helping with Kelethin and quest stuff.
| Parts of this page were originally a guide, located here, written by Calthine. |

