TheWoWDBI haven't felt like this for a questline since WotLK's Crusader Bridenbrad chain. Daresay, it might be my favorite since. To say I teared up would be an understatement.
It's very apparent that someone (or multiple people) at Blizzard had the genuinely brilliant idea to model this around the slow decline of an elderly loved one to the effects of memory loss and cognitive failure — gradual at first, but progressive. To anyone who has sadly experienced those moments with someone close, the allusions found here are very pointed, in the most heartbreaking way. In those affected, there are fleeting moments of clarity and wit, but ultimately the disease wins battle after battle.
The breakaway success here, and what makes this an absolutely legendary story, is the way Urtago shows boundless patience and kindness towards Korgran, forgiving every moment he forgets places they've been, things that meant so much, and even her name time and time again. She continually offers grace, knowing it's never personal, and is merely the way this story goes with the cards life dealt them. Urtago shows love and compassion 'til the finish, wanting only the best close to Korgran's long and storied life. He couldn't have asked for a better companion to walk him towards his end.
I'm so so glad this is part of the Earthen unlock, because all the more people will be "forced," in a way, to share in this wonderfully-written and touching series of quests that prove once again one of the many reasons WoW has enjoyed the longevity it has: because it's not afraid to step away from the poop quests to tell a meaningful allegory.
(To anyone who felt things because of this quest — especially if the pain is recent — others share that same hurt. Don't beat yourself up. You're not alone, and you're doing the best you can.)
Quest
As He Departs
A World of Warcraft quest in Isle of Dorn. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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This has to be one of the saddest quest chains in game.
Spent basically this whole quest chain holding back the tears. But as Korgran shut down I just grieved and cried. What a beautiful little questline.
Quest facts
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(79342))
What to do
Description
It is time for the ceremony, {name}. Please place the bowl of ashenfolds by Korgran and then hand him the horn. Once the ceremony concludes, I will be the new caretaker. Then I will have to say a final farewell to my friend. Korgran will shutdown peacefully, knowing we were here by his side in the place he loved most--something I wish and hope to have when it is my time. My core is mud, but it is a great honor to stand here with him... and with you.
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.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #2248 69.8 56.8
Coordinates
- Turn-inIsle of Dorn 69.8, 56.8
/way #2248 69.8 56.8 - Objective areaIsle of Dorn 69.9, 56.8
/way #2248 69.9 56.8
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 Isle of Dorn map
- Playing in the Mud about 590 yards
- Pulse Within the Earth about 590 yards
- Lots and Lots of Fire Honey about 600 yards
- To Wake a Giant about 600 yards
- Lost Delivery about 770 yards
- Honey and Clay the Pain Away about 780 yards
- Flight Training 102 about 850 yards
- Hot Wax about 860 yards
- Mite Not Right about 860 yards
- Beebiter about 860 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Isle of Dorn, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Isle of Dorn:
- Durgaz Cabin, Isle of Dorn
- Rambleshire, Isle of Dorn
- Dornogal, Isle of Dorn
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.
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Spell: Earthen Allied Race
Storyline
Mourning Rise
Part 16 of 17.
Previous: Cleansing Ashes · Next: The Weight of Duty
- 6The Great Collapse
- 7Cutting the Wick
- 8Who Runs This Fine Establishment?
- 9One More Tradition
- 10The Forging of Memories
- 11The Last Journey
- 12The Lost Earthen
- 13A Change of Tradition
- 14Tools of Declaration
- 15Cleansing Ashes
- 16As He Departs
- 17The Weight of Duty
Showing steps 6 to 17 of 17.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Cleansing Ashes
The Unbound have a symbolic ceremony of cleansing. We perform it before a shutdown. It is a symbolic process of purification. For it, we need to gather ashenfold, a flower that grows around the isle.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Weight of Duty
I am now the caretaker of Mourning Rise. At last, I feel the weight of this new responsibility on my shoulders. It is a great honor, but one I must prepare myself for. Please, help me complete one final task, and then I will be ready. Meet me back at Fallside Outpost.
The storyline at a glance
Mourning Rise has 17 steps, from To Mourning Rise to The Weight of Duty.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Isle of Dorn (17).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Isle of Dorn map
- Ties That Bind
- Merrix and Steelvein
- Khaz Algar Emissary
- Earthen Fissures
- Brotherhood in the Skolzgal Wood
- Arcane Desolation
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.