Changes: Great Dark Beyond

Power over Poison
Start	Dendrite Starblaze
End	Mathrengyl Bearwalker
Level	14 (Requires 14)
Category	Druid
Experience	975 XP
Previous	[14] Curing the Sick

Revision as of 08:31, 19 December 2010

This quest is part of the druid only Power over Poison quest chain.

Objectives

Return to Mathrengyl Bearwalker in the Cenarion Enclave, Darnassus.

Description

You've learned what it means to cure poison without the benefit of spiritual aid. Remember what others must endure in fighting poisonous afflictions as you soon embrace your newfound power over poison.

You should now return to Mathrengyl Bearwalker in Darnassus, <name>. He, no doubt, has a very important spell to teach you now that the student understands the lesson given unto <him/her>.

Farewell, young druid. We shall speak again.

Completion

Welcome back - I've been following your progress on this lesson since you left, and I must admit I was surprised to learn about the situation in Auberdine. This does bear some further investigation, as the introduction of such poisons into the environment is most upsetting to the balance.

You handled yourself with grace under pressure. For that, I can find no better way to reward you than with permanent power over poison. Use it well, <name>... use it well.

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

975 XP (or 6 at level 70)
250 reputation with Cenarion Circle

You will learn the following ability:

Cure Poison

Quest progression

This is the druid-only Power over Poison quest chain.

Patch Notes

Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Removed

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+{{questbox
-[[Image:Great Dark Outer Space Planets.jpg|thumb|300px|The Great Dark Beyond is similar to outer space.]]
+| name = Power over Poison
+| faction = Alliance
+| level = 14
+| levelreq = 14
+| type = Solo
+| category = Druid
+| start = [[Dendrite Starblaze]]
+| end = [[Mathrengyl Bearwalker]]
+| experience = 975 XP
+| previous = {{questlong|Alliance|14|Curing the Sick (Alliance)|Curing the Sick|id=6124}}
+| id = 6125
+}}
+This quest is part of the [[druid]] only [[Power over Poison quest chain]].
+== Objectives ==
+Return to [[Mathrengyl Bearwalker]] in the Cenarion Enclave, [[Darnassus]].
+== Description ==
+You've learned what it means to cure poison without the benefit of spiritual aid. Remember what others must endure in fighting poisonous afflictions as you soon embrace your newfound power over poison.
+You should now return to [[Mathrengyl Bearwalker]] in [[Darnassus]], &lt;name&gt;. He, no doubt, has a very important spell to teach you now that the student understands the lesson given unto &lt;him/her&gt;.
-The '''Great Dark Beyond'''<ref name="universe">[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/580.xml The Warcraft Universe] at the official Warcraft Encyclopedia</ref><ref name="nether">[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/594.xml Twisting Nether] at the official Warcraft Encyclopedia</ref> (aka '''Great Dark''', '''Great Beyond''',<ref name="gtimes">http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/gadgetzantimes/gt002/magicalhistory.html</ref>'''Dark Beyond''', or simply '''Beyond''') is the empty void between [[world]]s. It is described as the first of everything when there was nothing, and is part of the primary [[Material Plane]], as opposed to the [[Twisting Nether]]. It is essentially the name given to outer space in the [[Warcraft universe]].
+Farewell, young druid. We shall speak again.
-To date, five planets have been specified in the Warcraft universe: [[Argus]], [[Azeroth]], [[K'aresh]], [[Xoroth]], and [[Outland]] (formerly [[Draenor]]). However, countless other planets exist in the Great Dark Beyond.<ref name="universe"/>
+== Completion ==
+Welcome back - I've been following your progress on this lesson since you left, and I must admit I was surprised to learn about the situation in [[Auberdine]]. This does bear some further investigation, as the introduction of such poisons into the environment is most upsetting to the balance.
+You handled yourself with grace under pressure. For that, I can find no better way to reward you than with permanent power over poison. Use it well, &lt;name&gt;... use it well.
-The [[titan]]s probably travel through the Great Dark Beyond, as opposed to the Twisting Nether (which might explain their shock at the emergence of the [[demons]]).
+== Gains ==
+Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
+*975 [[XP]] (or {{cost||6|}} at level 70)
+*250 [[reputation]] with [[Cenarion Circle]]
+You will learn the following ability:
+*[[Cure Poison (Druid)|Cure Poison]]
+== Quest progression ==
-==Background==
+{{Power over Poison}}
-When debates on cosmology began on Azeroth, scholars quickly tumbled to an obvious question: where does it end? If Azeroth is surrounded by the Emerald Dream, and separated from other material worlds by the Twisting Nether, what lies beyond the
+== Patch Notes ==
-boundaries of the Nether? The result eventually agreed upon, as much a philosophical placeholder as an answer, is the Great Dark Beyond. Neither black nor white, hot nor cold, living nor dead, with a beginning hard to define on the chaotic fringe of the Nether and an end impossible to define: the Beyond is all that is unknowable about the cosmos. Were part of it to be journeyed or defined, it would become its own plane — leaving the Beyond on its horizon, eternal and all encompassing.{{cite|S&L|132}}
+* {{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Removed}}
+==External links==
-== Great Dark Beyond vs. Twisting Nether ==
+<!-- Read http://www.wowpedia.org/Wowpedia:External_links before posting your links here.
-The Twisting Nether is the [[Astral Plan]]e between worlds. It is a chaotic and magical environment that overlaps with the Great Dark Beyond, yet is normally imperceptible to mortals.<ref name="nether"/>
+Links that do not conform to the rules will be DELETED.
-The roles of both have not been clearly confirmed yet.  For example, in the novel ''[[The Last Guardian]]'', [[Medivh]] explained to [[Khadgar]] that demons were denizens and rulers of the Great Dark, and referred to the [[Dark Portal]] as a gateway that bridged two nodes residing in the Twisting Nether. Later Warcraft material constantly referred to demons dwelling in the Twisting Nether. However, if the information Medivh gave the young Khadgar is to be considered accurate, then the Twisting Nether could be an alternate dimension or a "hyperspace" of sorts where the conventional laws of physics, time, and space do not apply, and thus allows for instantaneous intergalactic travel.
+Repeat violations may result in a BAN.
+Have a nice day. :) -->
-[[Aegwynn]], in her narrative at the start of the [[Second War]], referred to the Great Dark in much the way later sources established the [[Twisting Nether]], so we can assume it was an error or a [[Retcon speculation|retcon]]. The usage of [[Nether]] and Great Dark was more ambiguous in [[Warcraft II]] than in later games. Though Aegwynn claimed to be responsible for defending [[Azeroth]] from forces in the Great Dark, later sources clearly established that her duties dealt with the Nether.
+{{Elinks-quest|6125}}
-It is possible that Aegwynn chose to use Great Dark instead of specifying the Twisting Nether because her duties extended to defending Azeroth against harmful entities that are not solely restricted to the Twisting Nether. Indeed, it is chillingly possible that there are forces in the Great Dark that rival the [[Burning Legion]] and are yet unknown to the powers that vie for Azeroth.
-The [[Warcraft RPG]] implies that the Twisting Nether is a smaller part of the Great Dark, but that there is no specific definable boundary between the two. This was likely made to explain why the terms are sometimes interchangeable. The [[Warcraft Encyclopedia]] now confirms that the Great Dark includes the Twisting Nether, rather than vice-versa.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-{{Warcraft Universe}}
-{{lang|br=Great_Dark}}
-[[es:Great Dark]]
-[[Category:Lore]]
-[[Category:Planes]]