Changes: Curse of Flesh

Pink Elekks On Parade
Start	Goldark Snipehunter
End	Goldark Snipehunter
Level	80 (Requires 1)
Category	Brewfest
Rewards	[Brewfest Prize Token] x40

Revision as of 13:40, 8 January 2011

The subject of this article or section is part of Brewfest, a seasonal event that lasts two weeks. Once the event has run its course, this will no longer be available until next year, but there are no guarantees.

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This quest was available during the Brewfest event in 2007, but has been temporarily disabled in 2008. It has returned with Brewfest in 2009 for US realms only; it has been announced that due to matters outside of Blizzard's control, they will not be brought back for EU players. After 3.2.2, there was a slight window when the quest was available, but rolling restarts were soon brought in to remove it.

Objective

Visit the beer gardens outside of Stormwind, Darnassus, and the Exodar, zap three elekks at each location, and return to Goldark Snipehunter. You must be drunk or wearing [Synthebrew Goggles] to see the pink elekks.

Description

Getting drunk is a time-honored tradition at Brewfest—it's damn near required! Thing is, I'm getting reports across Azeroth saying the celebration's plagued by hallucinations! We can't have that!

These elekks can't be harmed by normal weapons—they pass right through 'em - so take this fabulous piece of gnomish machinery, visit the other beer gardens, and zap 'em to oblivion. Remember, you have to be drunk or wearing Synthebrew Goggles to see 'em! Tell me if you need a pair.

Rewards

You will receive: [Brewfest Prize Token] x40

Progress

Are those pesky pink elekks gone yet?

Completion

Good work! Pink elekks... what a preposterous notion!

Notes

If you're at one of the beer gardens mentioned (Stormwind, Darnassus, or Exodar), and you don't see the Elekks, you aren't drunk enough. Take another drink. It takes 3 'standard alcoholic beverages' to see the elekks.

Even though the quest giver appears in a "classic" zone, it requires players to visit Burning Crusade zones. Therefore, players whose accounts are not upgraded with the first expansion set are unable to even pick up this quest.

an interesting note about this quest is that the Elekk you are currently targeting will be the one that disappears, not the one you zapped.

Also see the Wikipedia entry on seeing pink elephants.

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+{{WorldEvent/Brewfest|doc=}}
-The '''Curse of Flesh''' is a [[curse]] suffered by many [[titan]]ic creations<ref>History on common [[tol'vir]] [[archaeology]] artifacts</ref>, notably the [[dwarf|dwarves]]. The curse changed the structure and appearance of these races from their original stony/metallic forms into the fleshy forms we know of today.<ref name="ToA">[[Tribunal_of_Ages#Quotes|Quotes from Tribunal of Ages]]</ref>
+{{questbox
+ |id=11118
+ |name=Pink Elekks On Parade
+ |faction=Alliance
+ |category=Brewfest
+ |level=80
+ |levelreq=1
+ |start=[[Goldark Snipehunter]]
+ |rewards=[[Brewfest Prize Token]] x40
+}}
+''Were you looking for {{quest|Pink Elekks On Parade (Horde)|the Horde version}}?''
+This quest was available during the [[Brewfest]] event in 2007, but has been temporarily disabled in 2008. It has returned with [[Brewfest]] in 2009 for US realms only; it has been announced that due to matters outside of Blizzard's control, they will not be brought back for EU players.  After 3.2.2, there was a slight window when the quest was available, but rolling restarts were soon brought in to remove it.
-The Curse of Flesh is revealed to have been created by the [[Old Gods]] early in Azeroth's history to "facilitate assimilation". The [[titan]]s attempted to remove the curse (and the Old Gods), but found that the Old God infestation had grown too severe to remove without completely destroying Azeroth. Instead they bound the Old Gods within Azeroth.<ref name="ToA"/>
+== Objective ==
-== Direct mentions of the Curse of Flesh ==
+Visit the beer gardens outside of [[Stormwind]], [[Darnassus]], and the [[Exodar]], zap three elekks at each location, and return to [[Goldark Snipehunter]].  You must be drunk or wearing [[Synthebrew Goggles]] to see the pink elekks.
-=== Brann Bronzebeard ===
+*[[Azuremyst Pink Elekk]] x3
-A [[Tribunal of Ages|dialogue]] triggered by [[Brann Bronzebeard]] in [[Ulduar]] and [[Halls of Stone]] gives most of the details of the curse and the connection to the Old Gods.
+*[[Elwynn Pink Elekk]] x3
+*[[Teldrassil Pink Elekk]] x3
+*[[Elekk Dispersion Ray]] (provided)
+== Description ==
-=== Fizzcrank Fullthrottle ===
+Getting drunk is a time-honored tradition at Brewfest—it's damn near required!  Thing is, I'm getting reports across [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] saying the celebration's plagued by hallucinations!  We can't have that!
-In the quest {{quest|The Mechagnomes}}, a dialogue with [[Fizzcrank Fullthrottle]] details the removal of the curse from several gnomes by [[Gearmaster Mechazod]] which transformed the gnomes into "mechanical beings". The dialogue mentions that all creations of the titans eventually fell victim to it.
+These elekks can't be harmed by normal weapons—they pass right through 'em - so take this fabulous piece of gnomish machinery, visit the other beer gardens, and zap 'em to oblivion.  Remember, you have to be drunk or wearing Synthebrew Goggles to see 'em! Tell me if you need a pair.
-=== Sjonnir the Ironshaper ===
-[[Sjonnir The Ironshaper]] mentions the curse when engaged.
-=== Therazane ===
+== Rewards ==
+You will receive: [[Brewfest Prize Token]] x40
-[[Therazane]] mentions the curse during her gossip text for the [[Quest:At the Stonemother's Call|quest At the Stonemother's Call ]], while pointing that those afflicted with it killed her daughter, [[Theradras]].
+== Progress ==
-== Indirect mentions of the Curse of Flesh ==
+Are those pesky pink elekks gone yet?
-=== [[Discs of Norgannon]] ===
-While the [[Lore Keeper of Norgannon#The Lore Keeper's Knowledge|Lorekeeper's Knowledge]] in [[Uldaman]] doesn't mention the Curse of Flesh by name, it clearly refers to the same events that are later described by the Tribunal of Ages. Interestingly, this dialogue was written during the original ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', indicating that either this plotline has been planned for many years or has been built out of existing lore.
-=== Jotun ===
+== Completion ==
+Good work! Pink elekks... what a preposterous notion!
-[[Jotun]]'s title suggests that he is cursed, or bears a curse to others (which could be believed to be the Curse of Flesh).
-=== Archavon ===
+== Notes ==
+If you're at one of the beer gardens mentioned (Stormwind, Darnassus, or Exodar), and you don't see the Elekks, you aren't drunk enough. Take another drink. It takes 3 'standard alcoholic beverages' to see the elekks.
-In [[Archavon's Log]] (before [[Patch 3.3.0]]), for the Day 1051213, [[Archavon the Stone Watcher|Archavon]] wrote "Archavon wake up, notice face feel soft. Not important. Go back to sleep." This could hint that he was, more or less, affected by the Curse of Flesh.
+Even though the quest giver appears in a "classic" zone, it requires players to visit [[Burning Crusade]] zones. Therefore, players whose accounts are not upgraded with the first expansion set are unable to even pick up this quest.
-=== [[General Bjarngrim]] ===
-While General Bjarngrim in the Halls of Lightning does not directly utter the name of the curse, he does refer to it during the fight. His quotes imply that he compares himself with the player. Apparently, he also considers killing lifeforms affected by the curse to be the the solution of removing it.
+an interesting note about this quest is that the Elekk you are currently targeting will be the one that disappears, not the one you zapped.
-===[[Lady Deathwhisper]]===
-In [[Icecrown Citadel (instance)|Icecrown Citadel]], some of her dialogue states that the Curse of Flesh is a joke played by the [[Titan|Creators]] on their own creations. She also states that the sooner the cultists come to terms with the 'fact' that the Curse is a defect, the sooner they will come into a position [[Undead|to transcend it]].
+Also see the Wikipedia entry on [[wikipedia:Seeing pink elephants|seeing pink elephants]].
-== Afflicted races ==
-=== [[Earthen]]/[[Dwarf|Dwarves]] ===
-The [[Tribunal of Ages]] dialogue reveals that it was the curse that caused the transformation from stony earthen to fleshy dwarves while they were asleep in Uldaman.
+==External links==
-=== [[Stone trogg]]s/[[Trogg]]s ===
+<!-- Read http://www.wowpedia.org/Wowpedia:External_links before posting your links here.
-The troggs too, were initially stone creatures. Like the Earthen, some were affected by the curse, turning them into fleshy troggs.
+Links that do not conform to the rules will be DELETED.
+Repeat violations may result in a BAN.
-=== [[Mechagnome]]s/[[Gnome]]s ===
+Have a nice day. :) -->
-If [[Gearmaster Mechazod]] is to be believed, prior to the curse, gnomes appeared as mechagnomes. Unaffected mechagnomes have been found in the [[Storm Peaks]], maintaining the mechanical systems of the Titans.
+{{elinks-quest|11118}}
-=== [[Tol'vir]] ===
-The tol'vir of Uldum are a race of stone cat-centaur introduced in Cataclysm. The curse of flesh causes them to turn into the fleshy, wingless vertion of themselves. The process can be reverted by powerful beings such as [[Siamat]], and is a some kind of a 'reward' for swearing allegiance to Deathwing.
-=== [[Earth elemental]]s ===
-The curse of flesh can effect the various earth elemental types within [[Deepholm]]. This causes them to turn into creatures akin to [[fungal giant]]s.
-== Possibly afflicted races ==
-{{Speculation}}
-=== Vrykul/Humans ===
-[[Sjonnir the Ironshaper]] appears as a vrykul with metallic skin. As such, it was thought possible by some players that the vrykul also had an original, more stony, appearance and also suffered from the curse. However, the 'iron' races were constructed by [[Loken]], after and separately from all other titan creations. Instead, based on the quests {{questlong|Alliance|71|The Echo of Ymiron}} and {{questlong|Alliance|71|Anguish of Nifflevar}}, it is thought that the birthing of [[human]]s may have been originally a severe side-effect of the curse on the vrykul.
-=== Aesir, the storm giants ===
-The [[storm giant]]s of Northrend may be [[aesir]] who have succumbed to the curse. Aesir is the titan word meaning "storm giant".
-=== [[Earth elemental]]s ===
-[[Pygmy|Pygmies]] and [[Ettin]]s might have formerly been some type of earth elementals, too.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-{{Old Gods}}
-[[Category:Lore]]
-[[Category:Curses]]