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Quest
Lorewalking: The Protectorate
Quest facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Kill Ethereals until you receive Ethereum Essence. Then drink it and you can see the Ethereum Relays, which look like mana worms.
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:
Ethereals: Netherstorm
Spoiler
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 SalhadaarSpoiler
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: DimensiusSpoiler
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:Spoiler
Lorewalker Cho says: Who are the ethereals? Enshrouded in mystery, we first encountered them in Outland--but that was not where they originated.
Lorewalker Cho says: Their own world, K'aresh, was destroyed long ago by a monstrous creature of the Void.
Lorewalker Cho says: Left to their own devices, the ethereals traveled the cosmos in search of trade, knowledge... and vengeance for their beloved home.
Lorewalker Cho says: Now listen closely to my tale...
Lorewalker Cho says: Our story begins with the Protectorate--a group of ethereals who had gathered in Netherstorm.
Lorewalker Cho says: The Ethereum, a ruling class once united in purpose, had fractured. The Protectorate suspected treachery--but more investigation was necessary.
Lorewalker Cho says: The ethereals are meticulous record keepers. Evidence of the Ethereum's treachery had to exist somewhere.
Lorewalker Cho says: Of course it was not that simple. The Ethereum used relays to exchange information--which meant that one had to intercept the relays to extract that information as evidence.
Lorewalker Cho says: Unthinkable, but true--the Ethereum was attempting to embrace the very same Void that had destroyed the ethereal homeworld so long ago. Their efforts had to be stopped.
Lorewalker Cho says: Although Salhadaar may have been defeated, there was an even greater threat to contend with--Dimensius.
Lorewalker Cho says: Long ago, Dimensius shattered the ethereal homeworld of K'aresh. And now he threatened Outland as well. The Protectorate would not let this happen.
Lorewalker Cho says: The Protectorate used the fragments of Dimensius to disable a conduit that gave Dimensius a link to the Void and physical immunity. Only then could they launch a final assault.
Lorewalker Cho says: It was done. Dimensius was defeated... though some questioned whether he was truly gone.
Quest facts
Quest ID85027
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Description
I have long been curious about the ethereals, who first came to Pandaria when the Mists parted. A mysterious group, they are reticent to speak of their history... but I am perhaps more persistent than most in my inquiries. So! Who are these strangers? What do we know of their history? We must piece it together, it seems. But our tale begins in Outland, where a hero joined a group of ethereals in Netherstorm to aid them with their cause.
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-inIn-game waypoint: /way #2393 58.6 70.8
Turn-inIn-game waypoint: /way #84 64.2 16.2
Turn-inIn-game waypoint: /way #85 54.2 56.5
Coordinates
- Turn-inSilvermoon City 58.6, 70.8
/way #2393 58.6 70.8 - Turn-inStormwind City 64.2, 16.2
/way #84 64.2 16.2 - Turn-inOrgrimmar 54.2, 56.5
/way #85 54.2 56.5
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 Silvermoon City map
- Daylight is Breaking
- Magisters' Terrace: Homecoming
- Fractured
- Silvermoon Negotiations
- Diplomacy
- Paved in Ash
- A Worthy Forge
- A Bulwark Remade
- Rise of the Haranir
- Trials and Tabulations
Other quests whose map markers the client places on Silvermoon City.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Silvermoon City:
- Sanctum of Light, Silvermoon City
- The Royal Exchange, Silvermoon City
- Fairbreeze Village, Eversong Woods
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
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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Money84 gold27 silver
Experience14,300 XP
Storyline
Lorewalking: Ethereals
Part 1 of 26.
Next: The Ethereum
- 1Lorewalking: The Protectorate
- 2The Ethereum
- 3Ethereum Data
- 4Potential for Brain Damage = High
- 5Delivering the Message
- 6Nexus-King Salhadaar
- 7Recipe for Destruction
- 8Dimensius the All-Devouring
- 9Lorewalking: Locus-Walker
- 10Throwing Shade
- 11The Shadowguard Incursion
- 12Sources of Darkness
Showing steps 1 to 12 of 26.
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.
- The Ethereum
Directly south of here you will find the Ethereum Staging Grounds. The Ethereum are there, preparing for something... Perhaps an assault on Ultris. We can't take any chances, though, <class>. Break through their perimeter defenses and take out their training facility.
The storyline at a glance
Lorewalking: Ethereals has 26 steps, from Lorewalking: The Protectorate to Veni Vidi Ve'nari.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Netherstorm (7), Dornogal (4), Eredath (4), Oribos (4).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Dornogal map
- Khaz Algar Emissary
- Rise of the Red Dawn
- The Light's Summons
- Overcharged Delves
- Horrific Visions Revisited
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.