What the achievement asks
Contribute to each of the three excavations on the Siren Isle. Five points, account-wide.
It is one contribution each
Go to the Command Map at 69.48 43.44 in the middle of the isle. Each excavation asks for Flame-Blessed Iron, and putting in five is enough. One contribution to each of the three finishes the achievement.
| Excavation |
|---|
| The Drowned Lair |
| The Drain |
| Shuddering Hollow |
There is no fighting and no travel beyond reaching the map.
The real problem is being allowed to contribute
An excavation you cannot contribute to is the normal experience here, and it has two different causes.
It is already full. Once a project reaches 100%, nobody can add to it, and popular ones fill quickly. The Drain in particular is reported as being finished by other players before anyone gets a look in.
The interface is stale. If a project shows as available but is greyed out as though it were locked, close the map and open it again. That clears it for most people.
What to do about it
Wait at the map rather than flying off. Projects open on a cycle, and players report roughly ten minutes between one becoming available and the next. Standing there through two cycles usually gets all three.
If one particular excavation refuses to open across several visits, change shard. Joining and leaving groups on the isle moves you between shards, and players who could never contribute to The Drowned Lair found one within about ten minutes of hopping.
Where it fits
One of the pieces of You Xal Not Pass, which rewards the Shadow of Doubt mount and is part of Worldsoul-Searching, the War Within meta. The excavations also drop citrines for A Choir of Citrines, so contribute even after this is finished.