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| + | | id = 970 |
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| + | | name = The Tower of Althalaxx (4) |
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| + | | faction = Alliance |
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| + | | category = Darkshore |
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| + | | level = 21 |
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| + | | levelreq = 14 |
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| + | | start = [[Delgren the Purifier]]{{coords|26|38|Ashenvale}} |
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| + | | reputation = +250 [[Darnassus (faction)|Darnassus]] |
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| + | | experience = 1650 (or {{cost||10|20}} at level 80) |
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| + | | previous = {{quest|The Tower of Althalaxx (3)}} |
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| + | | next = {{quest|The Tower of Althalaxx (5)}} |
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| + | |doc= |
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| + | }} |
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| + | This quest is part of quest chain {{questchain|The Tower of Althalaxx}}. |
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| − | This article lists the '''timeline of the pre-Cataclysm events'''. It will start at the release of [[Patch 4.0.1]] and stops at the release of [[Patch 4.0.3a]], when the [[Shattering]] happens. The event thus far (EU dates): |
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| + | == Objectives == |
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| − | {| class="darktable zebra" |
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| + | Collect a [[Glowing Soul Gem]] and return it to {{npc||Delgren the Purifier}} at [[Maestra's Post]]. |
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| − | ! Date !! Event |
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| + | *{{item|Glowing Soul Gem|icon=}} |
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| − | | 13 October 2010 |
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| − | | [[#Phase 1: Earthquakes|Earthquakes]] begin on Azeroth. |
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| − | | 14 October 2010 |
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| − | | Magni and Thrall call [[#Phase 2: Leaders' meetings|meetings]] in Stormwind Keep and Grommash Hold respectively. |
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| − | | 1 November 2010 |
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| − | | [[#Phase 3: Elemental Invasion|Twilight's Hammer cultists appear]] in cities, elementals begin invading. |
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| − | | 8 November 2010 |
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| − | | [[#Phase 4: Elemental Invasion part 2|Broken members of the Earthen Ring]] in cities. |
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| − | |} |
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| + | == Quest text == |
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| − | ==Phase 1: Earthquakes== |
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| + | {{npc||Balthule Shadowstrike||Balthule's}} letter is dire. This [[Cult of the Dark Strand]] is a thorn in my side that must be removed. I have been dealing with some of the Dark Strand scum northeast of here at [[Ordil'Aran]]. One of their number possesses a soul gem that I believe holds the secret to the cult's power. |
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| − | On 13th of October 2010 there are earthquakes in various parts of [[Kalimdor]] and [[Eastern Kingdoms]]. The earthquakes grow in both intensity and frequency as the event continues to progress. Whenever there are earthquakes near the Orgrimmar or Stormwind Auction houses, dust comes down from the ceilings. |
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| + | Bring it to me, and I will be able to decipher the secrets held within. |
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| − | ==Phase 2: Leaders' meetings== |
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| − | On 14th of October 2010 in [[Stormwind Keep]] ([[Stormwind]]) and [[Grommash Hold]] ([[Orgrimmar]]) the leaders discuss the recent earthquakes. |
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| + | == Progress == |
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| − | ===Meeting of Stormwind Keep=== |
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| + | Have you acquired that soul gem? |
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| − | [[File:Meeting at Stormwind Keep.jpg|thumb|The Alliance leaders meet at Stormwind Keep.]] |
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| − | <poem> |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Varian Wrynn|We are ready to proceed. Magni, you have called this meeting. What concerns you?}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Magni Bronzebeard|You've no doubt noticed the string of earthquakes we've had in the last weeks. Something doesn't feel right about them.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Lady Jaina Proudmoore|What do you mean?}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Magni Bronzebeard|We dwarves have a connection to the earth. We can feel her pain. And right now the earth is crying out. These earthquakes... they are both natural and not. I wanted to gather you all together and discuss them.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Tyrande Whisperwind|Even in Darnassus we have noticed the earth is at odds with something.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Magni Bronzebeard|I've received word from my brother Brann in Northrend. In his exploring of Ulduar he came across some unusual tablets... something ancient.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Varian Wrynn|Nothing good has come from that dreadful place.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Magni Bronzebeard|This might just change your mind. Brann is shipping the tablets to me as we speak. Preliminary reports from the Explorers' League state that they may be able to help us understand what is going on with the earthquakes.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|High Tinker Mekkatorque|Our top minds have been looking into the seismic activities... Well, we've mostly been looking at how to secure a building's frame while at the same time simulating tectonic shifts...}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|High Tinker Mekkatorque|...because on the one hand, this could be a handy device, the "Shake-a-Ton 2000." But on the other hand, the last thing we gnomes want to see is the mountains of Dun Morogh collapse and crush Ironforge.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Lady Jaina Proudmoore|So is that why you have moved out?}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|High Tinker Mekkatorque|Ha, not at all! Though it is a striking coincidence. Gnomeregan has been and continues to shame our people. It is long past time we reclaim our homeland.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Varian Wrynn|Well, it is good that things have turned out... better for you and your people, High Tinker. But not all of us have the luxury of up and moving our kingdom.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Prophet Velen|And those that did know how dangerous these earthquakes can be. To this day, the Exodar is still shaking from our rather abrupt arrival.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Lady Jaina Proudmoore|I'm not certain we could organize our people to move even if we wanted to. We've also received word of hostile elementals appearing randomly across the lands, sometimes in towns, sometimes across the countryside. Moving may not be an option.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Magni Bronzebeard|Well, there is at least a wee bit of good news... no offense, Gelbin. The shaking seems to have stirred up The Earthen Ring. Even the Wildhammer shaman have offered their help.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Tyrande Whisperwind|Perhaps these events are also what have brought forth the Highborne from Shen'dralar.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Prophet Velen|It seems as if this world is coming apart at the seams. I've seen these symptoms before, on Draenor... We may not be able to stop this. Fleeing may be our best option.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Varian Wrynn|Fleeing is not an option I wish to entertain at this point. We will find another way. Perhaps these tablets from Ulduar will shed some light on our situation.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Lady Jaina Proudmoore|Hopefully we can get these answers quickly. The people are frightened, and cultists are taking advantage of that fear.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Varian Wrynn|These cultists only exacerbate the problem. They preach the end of the world, or that the world is having birthing pains... Hyperbole that is hard for the populace to ignore.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Tyrande Whisperwind|Troubling times indeed. Fear of the unknown makes people do foolish things.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|High Tinker Mekkatorque|And our lack of answers only fuels the confusion.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|King Magni Bronzebeard|All the more reason we need to reach the bottom of this. This tablet from Ulduar will lead us in the right direction. Brann is sure of it. And if Brann is certain, then I am certain.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Lady Jaina Proudmoore|I've made it a point not to argue with a dwarf when it comes to the earth. If the Bronzebeards are sure this tablet will help solve the earth's problems, then by all means we should support them.}} |
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| − | </poem> |
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| + | == Completion == |
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| − | ===Meeting of Grommash Hold=== |
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| + | Hmm, some dark magic enchants this soulstone. Let's see what's trapped inside, shall we? |
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| − | [[File:Meeting at Grommash Hold.jpg|thumb|Thrall announces his plans to travel to [[Nagrand]].]] |
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| − | <poem> |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|Let us begin.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|Are we not going to have more witnesses?}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|I do not wish to make an event of this. Such frivolities are expensive and merely serve our vanity. But if you wish to have a celebration...}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|No, Warchief, this is enough.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|You know that these are troubling times for the Horde. Our supplies dwindle. Our lands are barren. Our warriors are in need of rest. These are tasks that must be addressed for the good of the Horde.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Vol'jin|Da people be happy with our success in Northrend.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|"Our" success? Troll, you played no part in the Horde's victories in Northrend. While I led our warriors against the Lich King, you merely took back a few scattered islands.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Vol'jin|Watch yourself, young one. You don't-}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Eitrigg|Garrosh! Vol'jin! Hold your tongues. There are larger issues at stake.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Vol'jin|Forgive my outburst. Warchief, please, continue.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|Despite our success in Northrend, we face serious problems that cannot be solved simply by axe and sword. Earthquakes shake every region. Elementals ravage the countryside. I can hear our land, Azeroth, cry out in pain.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|These are the reasons that you must leave.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|Yes, I leave for Nagrand to learn from the elements there. They have suffered and seen many of these same symptoms.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Vol'jin|How long you gonna be gone?}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|It may take time to learn what I must. I trust I will not be gone too long, but it could be weeks - even months.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|In my absence, I am instructing you, Garrosh Hellscream, to lead the Horde. You have the strength and courage that our people need to survive in these trying times.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|I am honored, warchief. But I feel unprepared for the life of a ruler.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|You will not be alone. You will have advisors: Cairne, Eitrigg, Vol'jin. They will help guide you.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|And though I am leaving soon, I can also instruct you.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Vol'jin|A good first test may be dealin' with dese cultists. Da people be scared. Dey aren't sure what's goin'on.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|But even we are not sure of all that is happening. Should we capture these cultists and force their silence? But that may anger the rest of the people... Still, we cannot allow the cult to spread fear and lies...}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Eitrigg|Now you are thinking like a ruler, Garrosh. You must look at all sides of a problem. Consult with your advisors and act with confidence.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|They will help you Garrosh. And I will help you. I will find the answers that we need to assuage the fears of the people and soothe the elements.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|I will not fail you, Warchief. I will lead as well as I can, and I will consult with the advisors you suggest. I know what a tremendous honor you do me, and I will strive to be worthy of it.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|Then it is done.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Thrall|Let everything you do be done for the Horde.}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Vol'jin|For da Horde!}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Eitrigg|For the Horde!}} |
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| − | {{Text|say|Garrosh Hellscream|For the Horde!}} |
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| − | </poem> |
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| + | == Cut Scene on completion: a freed soul == |
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| − | ==Phase 3: Elemental Invasion== |
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| + | <font color="#FFFF9F">Delgren the Purifier says: A simple enough task to break this soulstone!</font> |
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| − | On the 1st of November the first phase of the [[Elemental Unrest]] begins: Twilight's Hammer cultists appear in faction capitals (offering the {{quest|Prophecies Of Doom (Alliance)}} / {{quest|Prophecies Of Doom (Horde)|(Horde)}} quest chain), and elemental portals spawn in questing zones on Azeroth (making it possible to obtain the {{Achievement|Tripping the Rifts}} feat of strength). |
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| + | <br /><font color=orange>Glowing Soulgem bursts open!</font> |
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| − | <gallery> |
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| + | <br />''The ghost of {{npc||Sargath}} appears before Delgren'' |
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| − | File:Cultist Doomsayer in Stormwind.jpg|Cultist Doomsayer |
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| + | <br /><font color="#FFFF9F">Sargath says: In the throes of the Sundering, Ameth'Aran was at the whim of the terror that gripped the land. There was little hope for survival. |
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| − | File:Stormwind Cultist Poster.jpg|"Beware of Cultists!" |
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| + | <br />Sargath says: Athrikus came to us. He told us that he could save us from harm. He cast a spell upon us to protect us from harm. |
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| − | File:Elemental Device in Stormwind.jpg|An elemental device |
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| + | <br />Sargath says: When the shaking stopped, his true motives were revealed. We were trapped, and he was slowly draining our powers. |
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| − | File:Image of Cho'Gall.jpg|Cho'Gall appears to cultists |
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| + | <br />Sargath says: There were hundreds imprisoned by his spell. Now only a few remain in their prisons. He would speak to us sometimes. |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| + | <br />Sargath says: He worried that his power weakened, that soon even we last of his precious soulgems would fade and die. |
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| + | <br />Delgren the Purifier says: Then we must put an end to Athrikus Narassin. Tell me, spirit, where might we find the other soulgems, to undo his magic? |
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| + | <br />Sargath says: His lieutenant, Ilkrud Magthrull possesses a tome which might indicate the location of the remaining soulgems.</font> |
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| + | <br /><font color="orange">Sargath fades into the mist...</font> |
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| + | == Rewards == |
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| − | ==Phase 4: Elemental Invasion part 2== |
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| + | Upon completion of this quest you will gain: |
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| − | On the 8th of November the second phase started. Broken members of [[Earthen Ring]] have the following quests: |
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| + | *1650 [[XP]] (or {{cost||10|20}} at level 80) |
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| − | {{Cataclysm event part 2}} |
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| + | *+250 [[reputation]] with [[Darnassus]] |
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| + | == Notes == |
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| + | The soul gem drops only rarely. You may need to slay every {{npc||Dark Strand Adept}}, {{npc||Dark Strand Cultist||Cultist}}, {{npc||Dark Strand Excavator||Excavator}}, {{npc||Dark Strand Enforcer||Enforcer}}, or {{npc||Dark Strand Assassin||Assassin}} at [[Ordil'Aran]] several times in order to acquire it. (All of those varieties of Dark Strand follower drop it. They just drop it rarely.) |
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| + | == Quest progression == |
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| + | {{Tower of Althalaxx}} |
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Revision as of 09:49, 5 December 2010
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The subject of this article was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.0.3a.
|
 The Tower of Althalaxx (4) | |
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| Start | Delgren the Purifier[26, 38] |
| End | Delgren the Purifier[26, 38] |
| Level | 21 (Requires 14) |
| Category | Darkshore |
| Experience |
1650 (or 10 20 at level 80) |
| Reputation | +250 Darnassus |
| Previous | The Tower of Althalaxx (3) |
| Next | The Tower of Althalaxx (5) |
This quest is part of quest chain The Tower of Althalaxx.
Objectives
Collect a 
[Glowing Soul Gem] and return it to Delgren the Purifier at Maestra's Post.
Quest text
Balthule's letter is dire. This Cult of the Dark Strand is a thorn in my side that must be removed. I have been dealing with some of the Dark Strand scum northeast of here at Ordil'Aran. One of their number possesses a soul gem that I believe holds the secret to the cult's power.
Bring it to me, and I will be able to decipher the secrets held within.
Progress
Have you acquired that soul gem?
Completion
Hmm, some dark magic enchants this soulstone. Let's see what's trapped inside, shall we?
Cut Scene on completion: a freed soul
Delgren the Purifier says: A simple enough task to break this soulstone!
Glowing Soulgem bursts open!
The ghost of Sargath appears before Delgren
Sargath says: In the throes of the Sundering, Ameth'Aran was at the whim of the terror that gripped the land. There was little hope for survival.
Sargath says: Athrikus came to us. He told us that he could save us from harm. He cast a spell upon us to protect us from harm.
Sargath says: When the shaking stopped, his true motives were revealed. We were trapped, and he was slowly draining our powers.
Sargath says: There were hundreds imprisoned by his spell. Now only a few remain in their prisons. He would speak to us sometimes.
Sargath says: He worried that his power weakened, that soon even we last of his precious soulgems would fade and die.
Delgren the Purifier says: Then we must put an end to Athrikus Narassin. Tell me, spirit, where might we find the other soulgems, to undo his magic?
Sargath says: His lieutenant, Ilkrud Magthrull possesses a tome which might indicate the location of the remaining soulgems.
Sargath fades into the mist...
Rewards
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
- 1650 XP (or 10
20 at level 80) - +250 reputation with Darnassus
Notes
The soul gem drops only rarely. You may need to slay every Dark Strand Adept, Cultist, Excavator, Enforcer, or Assassin at Ordil'Aran several times in order to acquire it. (All of those varieties of Dark Strand follower drop it. They just drop it rarely.)
Quest progression
[18] The Tower of Althalaxx- [18] The Tower of Althalaxx
- [18] The Tower of Althalaxx
- [21] The Tower of Althalaxx (4)
- [24] The Tower of Althalaxx
- [28] The Tower of Althalaxx
- [28] The Tower of Althalaxx
- [31] The Tower of Althalaxx
- [31] The Tower of Althalaxx