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A Paladin's Soul

A World of Warcraft quest in Korthia. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.

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Vaugn+233via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

Note for those on the quest: after beating the final Torghast boss and entering the portal, you may have a moment of confusion where you don't know what to do. Do NOT leave Torghast. Look around the room. You'll see souls floating off to each side. One of them is Uther's soul. Click on it to pick up the quest object. You may then leave Torghast safely.

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ArgentSun+179via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For easy reference, here's a list of the souls visible inside the Ossuary of the Banished. These all appear to be victims of Arthas, though not all of these were explicitly slain by Frostmourne.

Eastern chamber:


  • The First Paladin - this is Uther, the reason we are there

  • The Betrayed Father - Arthas's father, King Terenas Menethil

  • The Blood-Queen - Blood-Queen Lana'thel

  • The Grand Magister - Grand Magister Belo'vir Salonar, Rommath's predecessor, and one of Lady Liadrian's mentors - who also saved her life when Arthas marched on the Sunwell by teleporting her away.

  • The Guardian of Naxxramas - possibly Sapphiron, or maybe Anub'arak

  • 5x A Forgotten Victim - presumably some random people Arthas has slain

Western chamber:


  • The Champion of Peace - Gavinrad the Dire, the leader of the Champions of Peace, a detachment of troops serving the Silver Hand

  • The Holy Lifebringer - Halahk the Lifebringer

  • The Golden King - king Anasterian Sunstrider, father of Kael'thas, slain by Arthas during his march to the Sunwell.

  • The Archmagus Mentor - Archmage Antonidas, mentor to Jaina Proudmoore, slain by Arthas when he and Kel'thuzad went after the Book of Medivh.

  • 5x A Forgotten Victim - presumably some random people Arthas has slain

EDIT: Filled in some gaps and added some Wowpedia links, thanks PeaEsk, rotoro, and Padrin.

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Ritha+88via Wowhead (opens the original comment in a new tab)

For those of you who hate Torghast, rest easy - this is a super fast (20 minutes), simple run. Most mobs are 5k to 12k health with a couple bigger ones thrown in. You get lots of anima to spend on floor 3, then you walk up to the final boss and he's nothing special. just a beat down.

AFTER YOU KILL HIM ***CLICK*** on the ugly small smokey portal thingy to get into the soul area. On my toon Uther's soul was to the right and stood out a bit. Click on it. Make sure you get credit in your quest log for picking him up. Exit Torghast.

I picked up Marasimus as a Night Fae covenant helper while there. Cool. I like him. Other two toons received no helpers.

If you also have the Anima Salvage quest it might complete, depending on whether you are given enough mobs. It completed on 2 out of 3 for me.

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Quest facts

LevelLevel 60
ZoneKorthia
LocationBastion, Torghast - Entrance, The Maw, Korthia
Quest ID63579

Check whether you have already completed this quest in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(63579))

What to do

WhereBastion, Torghast - Entrance, The Maw, Korthia
StorylineA New Path, step 1 of 15
Rewards25g 74s, 8,150 XP

Description

Bolvar Fordragon has seen visions of a vault hidden deep within Torghast where the Jailer keeps souls he deems valuable. Uther was struck down by a mourneblade. When such a weapon is wielded with rage, it can shatter a soul into fragments. If the Jailer holds a part of Uther's soul, it cannot be fully mended until the lost piece is restored. Take this attuned shard to Torghast, {name}. It should guide you to the vault's location. Find the lost fragment of Uther's soul so that he can be made whole.

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Where to go

Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.

Bastion Quest turn-in 1 mapped point
Bastion map showing where to go for A Paladin's SoulTurn-in

In-game waypoint: /way #1533 40.0 20.0

Torghast - Entrance Objective area no plotted point
The Maw Objective area 1 mapped point
The Maw map showing where to go for A Paladin's SoulObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1543 48.1 39.6

Korthia Objective area 1 mapped point
Korthia map showing where to go for A Paladin's SoulObjective area

In-game waypoint: /way #1961 62.6 25.7

Coordinates

  • Turn-inBastion 40.0, 20.0/way #1533 40.0 20.0
  • Objective areaThe Maw 48.1, 39.6/way #1543 48.1 39.6
  • Objective areaKorthia 62.6, 25.7/way #1961 62.6 25.7

Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.

Nearby on the Bastion map

Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Bastion, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.

Getting there

Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Bastion:

  • Terrace of the Collectors, BastionAlliance and Horde · about 290 yards west
  • Sagehaven, BastionAlliance and Horde · about 620 yards south-east

From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:

  • Objective areaabout 12,500 yards north-west (on The Maw map)
  • Objective areaabout 11,100 yards north-west (on the Korthia map)

Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.

Related
Money25 gold74 silver
Experience8,150 XP
ReputationThe Ascended +75

Reward details

Reputation: The Ascended +75

Kyrian who complete the arduous process of purging their mortal encumbrances are deemed worthy of the rite of ascension, earning their wings and pledging eternal service to the Archon.

Reputation group: Shadowlands.

Other quests in Korthia that reward The Ascended reputation: Wounded Memories (+75), Step Into the Light (+75), He Was My Student (+75), I Intend to Live Forever (+75), Blind Loyalty (+75), Reclaimable Anima (+75).

Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.

Storyline

A New Path

Part 1 of 15.

Next: Wounded Memories

  1. 1A Paladin's Soul
  2. 2Wounded Memories
  3. 3Step Into the Light
  4. 4He Was My Student
  5. 5I Intend to Live Forever
  6. 6Blind Loyalty
  7. 7Compassion in Devotion
  8. 8Reclaimable Anima
  9. 9Rebuilding Faith
  10. 10Directing Dedication
  11. 11The Vesper Rings
  12. 12A Triumphant Return
  13. 13The Grand Reception
  14. 14The New Path
  15. 15New Sigil of the Kyrian

Also part of: Patch Campaign (part 31 of 104).

Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.

Where this quest fits

After this quest

Taken from the storyline's own step order.

  • Wounded MemoriesKorthia · Level 60

    The arrival of Uther's wounded soul was the impetus for many events that led us to our current struggles. Devos's broken trust. Her involvement with Helya. The rise of the Forsworn. Bastion needs to change, but we struggle to find a solution. Perhaps this soul fragment will provide valuable insight.

The storyline at a glance

A New Path has 15 steps, from A Paladin's Soul to New Sigil of the Kyrian.

Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Bastion (11), Elysian Hold (1), Spires of Ascension (1), Spires Of Ascension (1).

Steps of this storyline count toward:

Other storylines on the Bastion map

Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.