Lorewalking: Locus-Walker

Another batch of recycled bug-ridden quests that nobody asked for.

Lorewalking: Blade's Bane
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Lorewalking: Ethereal Wisdom
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Lorewalking: The Lich King
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On the brighter side, the toys actually do look pretty cool.

As the quest progresses, players can ask Lorewalker Cho for extra insights about the various aspects of the lore behind the Ethereals. For those who didn't notice this option, I've recorded the responses below:

Void Ethereals: Argus

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Ah, Argus. Once the homeworld of the eredar--including the draenei, its fate is most tragic indeed. The eredar were adept wielders of arcane magic you see, and had the misfortune of attracting the attention of Sargeras, leader of the Burning Legion.

In exchange for the eredar's loyalty, he offered them untold power. There were those who accepted his offer, and one who saw a vision of the truth--were they to accept his bargain, they would become demons themselves.

And so they fled. But Argus? Argus itself was devoured by the Legion, torn into great chunks of fel-riddled masses floating in the Great Dark Beyond. As for the eredar, they suffered the fate that was foreseen, their civilization corrupted just as terribly as their world.

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Void Ethereals: Locus-Walker and Alleria

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Alleria spent many years fighting the Burning Legion in the Twisting Nether, where time flows differently.

Eventually, she was captured by the Legion, and held on their prison world of Niskara. Locus-Walker was also a prisoner there.

Too weak at the time to fight himself, he taught Alleria to harness the power of the Void, which she did quite successfully.

She defeated the inquisitor who had been torturing them, and so began her education in the Void from Locus-Walker.

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Void Ethereals: Shadowguard

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The Shadowguard are ethereals who succumbed to the call of the Void. We encountered them first on Argus, the corrupted homeworld of the eredar. There, they sought to call the Void to Eredath and plunge what remained of the city into shadow.

Thankfully, their efforts to swallow Argus into darkness were halted by Alleria Windrunner and another hero. But the Shadowguard ethereals remain a threat that have yet to be fully stopped.

Indeed, it seems as though Locus-Walker is perhaps the only void ethereal who has not followed the path of corruption and destruction.

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Ethereals: Netherstorm

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According to locals, the shattered fragments that make up Netherstorm used to be a lush island called Farahlon. This was, of course, before the planet of Draenor shattered into what is now called Outland.

Here, the energies of the Twisting Nether and the physical realm bleed together into a most chaotic landscape. Some have discovered ways to harness the Twisting Nether's energy, though not necessarily for good.

The blood elves led by Kael'thas Sunstrider built massive manaforges here, using them to siphon magic. The more they bled the Nether, the more unstable the region became, as you can see.

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Ethereals: Nexus-King Salhadaar

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Nexus-King Salhadaar ruled the ethereals after Dimensius destroyed their home of K'aresh. Intent on his people's survival, Salhadaar led them to other worlds.

He encouraged those loyal to him to seek revenge--even if they needed to use the Void to achieve it.

But the power of the Void overcame even his desire to seek vengeance on Dimensius. Power, it seemed, was all he craved now.

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Ethereals: Dimensius

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Dimensius the All-Devouring is a terrifying entity, a void lord that destroyed the ethereal homeworld of K'aresh long ago. Little is known of how he first discovered K'aresh, but the result was much the same as you see here--the world was rent asunder.

K'aresh was not the only place attacked by this being. A world called Karkora also suffered, but the naaru T'uure arrived to protect it. T'uure sacrificed its own life to save the world's inhabitants. Unfortunately, the ethereals were not as fortunate.

The ethereals escaped K'aresh, and swore vengeance on Dimensius for what he had done. But that quest for vengeance would soon turn to... darker pursuits.

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The story Lorewalker Cho tells during the quest:

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Lorewalker Cho says: The Ethereum may have sought the Void for the sake of power, but one ethereal learned to wield it for more altruistic purposes.
Lorewalker Cho says: Or at least he would have us believe. We first met Locus-Walker on Argus, where he reunited with his former student, Alleria Windrunner.

Lorewalker Cho says: Locus-Walker had hoped that there were others of his kind interested in his studies, but the Shadowguard were too far gone. They had let the call of the Void consume them entirely.
Lorewalker Cho says: And this was all the evidence Alleria needed to prove just how dangerous attempting to master the Void could be. Yet... perhaps it was worth the danger.

Lorewalker Cho says: Unlike the Shadowguard, Locus-Walker mastered the Void without succumbing to its whispers... and he then taught Alleria how to do the same.

If Throwing Shade bugs out.

1. Talk to Lorewalker Cho and choose the "Teleport I'm a little lost" option. This will return you to the start of the area.

2. Pull a mob on the path you are supposed to stealth on and you will hear Alleria say " How did you do that?" This will restealth you.

3 . Stealth back to Alleria and the quest marker should appear for hand in.