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Comment by Kairar

This quest starts the War Effort to send your faction's armies to the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

Before the Scarab Gate opens, someone also needs to recreate the Scepter of the Shifting Sands and ring the gong with it, starting with this quest:
http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8286

Comment by Tukar

First time I entered silithus I saw this thing just standing there towards the middle of the map. I was on my mount and didnt want to go too far around it, and figured if I did get aggro I'd be able to outrun him. Big mistake! He charged at me at an unbelievable speed and one shot me. Ever since I've had nightmares about going back to Silithus :P

Comment by 53267

Leads to the following class-specific reward quests:
Paladin http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8376
Rogue http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8378
Mage http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8381
Priest http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8379
Hunter http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8377
Shaman http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8380
Druid http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8382
Warlock ??
Warrior ??

Full link http://www.wowhead.com/?search=Armaments+of+War

Comment by 77411

Ok I just find out for Warrior

Warrior http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8316

For Warlock i think it's the same reward than Mage.

http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8381

Comment by 30676

As of 2.3 this quest has been changed to a group quest with Suggested Players . It is now easily soloable by any level 70 character.

Comment by 64664

Confirmed. The bugs that will spawn upon calling the Emmisery are non-elite now. They do, however still come with 3 of them.
The Emissery is still shown as an Elite mob, but his damage and life has drasticly changed to make it duable for 1 - 2 players.
Just did it solo at lvl 66 hunter. Can probably also be done at level 60.

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Another mob boss that's been removed from the wowhead database for some weird reason.
Anyway, just did it solo on my lvl 66 protection warrior. Had to use all cooldowns (including dodge and armor trinkets),Shield Wall, healing pots, shield absorber, protection and strength potion and a cooking meal that increased stamina by 20.
Just barely made it, got like 200 hp left. I noticed that Devastate really helped in this battle. Get his armor, attack power and attack speed down, then spam all the skills that are up like crazy.

He's immune to fear, stuns, spellinterupts and silence, so don't waste time on using those.

Warrior rewards for this quest confirmed: http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=8316
Reputation with Cenarion Circle upon completing: 550.

Comment by 35757

Can confirm the quest is now VERY easy to solo as a level 70. Just did it as a holy priest with (including potions) 912 spell damage and took him down in just under half a mana bar with the bare minimum of damage to myself. Absolutely no special tricks required... he still shows up as a ?? boss elite, but is more like a regular level 60 elite at the very most.

Nice easy questline if you're bored at 70 and feel like killing some time going back and completing those rep quests you didn't manage to do at the time!

Comment by 1122_

Bones are just south of Cenarion Hold along the road at 47, 54.

Quest now rewards 700 rep at level 70. Very easy to solo.

After you listen to the Geologist's loooooong story about the war, you will get your reward in the form of another quest with another 500 rep.

Comment by 83603

Soloed as lvl 65 demo warlock. Don't let the skull scare you off, he's not that high.

Comment by nickolina

Was able to solo this on a lvl 62 frostmage, 1 pet, 1 healing potion, and a couple frost shields. Made sure I could cast the second shield in time so engaged after 30 secs.

Comment by dryadhater

Soloed as 59 hunter.ctrl -1 + right click + mend pet. :)

Comment by 89505

After handing in this quest, grab some popcorn, sit back and be prepared to learn about the lore behind Silithus, Ahn'Qiraj, the Titans and the Old Gods, and the reason behind the night elf Arch Druid's stinking attitude.

Or you could just read the story here:

Geologist Larksbane says: I will do my best to translate and describe what I see.

It is history.. A history of Silithus... of Ahn'Qiraj... of Titans and Old Gods... I read from the prophecy of C'Thun as written by the Qiraji Prophet Skeram. A prophecy that portends a cataclysm...

In the time before time, when the world was still in its infancy, a battle between a Titan and a being of unimaginable evil and power raged on this very soil. The prophecy is unclear about whether or not the Titan was vanquished in this battle but it illustrates that a Titan fell. An Old God had also fallen - or so it was thought.

For millennia this being lay dormant beneath the world - biding its time. From its prison it waited for the exact moment at which to strike back at those that would see it harmed.

The land of eternal starlight, Kalimdor, was a nurturing mother to all of its creatures. The magic of the Well of Eternity permeated the land and empowered the multitude of flora and fauna that would make the world their home. From this magical ether were born the silithid. It was throught the silithid that the brooding Old God would reach and attempt to sunder the world that it once held in its unmerciful grasp.

The Old God would create avatars from the silithid in its own image. These avatars were to be known as Qiraji. Sentient and with purpose, the Qiraji would name their creator: C'Thun was born... For many thousands of years the Qiraji worked feverishly to build a force capable of laying waste to the world that would betray their god. The great fortress city of Ahn'Qiraj was created to house their growing armies and prepare for the coming of C'Thun.

This can't be right. An Old God could never be allowed to enter this world. The results would be... Oh dear!

Geologist Larksbane regains her composure.

Gelogist Larksbane says: There is more.

The moment that C'Thun had so patiently waited for had finally arrived. His children had spent thousands of years building an army capable of exacting revenge upon the whole of Kalimdor and now the prize was within their grasp.

The Titans had long since vacated this world. Only the night elves that once inhabited this area were here to defend. Oh my! The next passage is fascinating!

A mighty Qiraji known as General Rajaxx would command the initial incursion into Silithus. Only one would stand in his way: A night elf known as Staghelm. They refer to him as Khar'sis or 'hand of the earth' in the native Qiraji tongue.

Staghelm and his armies were clearly overwhelmed as the endless flow of Rajaxx's troops poured into Silithus. It would seem as if Staghelm, however, was more than just a nuisance to the Qiraji. Under Staghelm, the whole of the night elf armies had come together to defend Kalimdor, greatly slowing the Qiraji forces.

Unfortunately, the night elf defense was untenable and Rajaxx knew that they could not hold out much longer. Their tenacity, however, was causing great frustration to Rajaxx and causing even more frustration to his king. Wait, kings? Incredible...

Vek'nilash and Vek'lor, known as the Twin Emperors of Ahn'Qiraj, watched the war from the sanctuary of their temple. The clever brothers devised a plan to demoralize and divide Staghelm's forces.

Valstann Staghelm served as the right hand of Fandral. A proud and noble warrior, his dedication and adoration for his father unyielding... and the Twin Emperors sensed this as weakness. A weakness that could be exploited.

The Qiraji forces were commanded to fall back and hide the bulk of their numbers beneath the sands of the desert. A small attack was ordered upon Southwind Village while the front lines of Staghelm's army were kept occupied.

Valstann, eager to please his father, convinced Fandral to allow him to take a small battalion to the defense of Southwind. Surely with the tide of battle turning their way, no harm could come to his beloved child. The trap was missed. Valstann was capture by the hiding Qiraji and Southwind Village obliterated. Rajaxx himself would take the captive Valstann to the front lines of the battle where - in front of Staghelm and the night elf forces - he would brutally execute the young night elf.

The war continued but the will of the great leader was sapped. The whole of Silithus was soon engulfed by the silithid and their Qiraji hosts.

Poor man, this explains much.

The night elf army was pushed back through Un'Goro, the the borders of the Tanaris desert. Something in Un'Goro prevented the Qiraji from being able to take the land. I do not quite understand this word but I believe it to mean 'God Lands.' It is stated that they could not 'take the God Lands.'

Fascinating, this coincides with theories of Un'Goro being the home of the Titans when they inhabited Kalimdor. Perhaps Aman'thul himself watched over 'The God Lands.'

Hrm, curious... This ends abruptly. In Tanaris the Qiraji document facing a bronze dragon. There is much missing from this... More information must be found! Surely they are planning to invade Kalimdor once more!

Baristolth of the Shifting Sands shifts uncomfortably.

Baristolth of the Shifting Sands says: When the time is right, my lady. All will be clear when the time is right. The master stirs even now. Look to the skies for the Brood of Nozdormu have returned.

Comment by 141167

Definitely not the raid boss he once was. I just solo'ed him after a couple tries on my 62 druid. Put on dps gear, but have some +def since this guy is coded as "boss" level and will crush you. Definitely need to use a bear-potion macro to make it.... burned my Charm of Alacrity every time it was up, hit a potion at -2500 health, then used Frenzied regen when I was at half health... then another potion when CD was up... saved a Barkskin/Regrowth/Rejuv in there too. Just be sure you have enough mana to get back into bear form or you will have a problem...

Oh and I got 11900 + 9550 xp (followup "Armaments of War") for my trouble. ;)

Comment by 106847

After you used the glyph, 3 non-elite named wasps will spawn. Kill them, easy. Then you have to kill the BOSS giant. He has roughly 13k health, hits pretty hard, roughly the same toughness as a lv62 elite in HellFire.
You'd better clear the area before you challenge him. A straight forward fight but he will drain your health and mana when his health is low and this can last his life pretty long if you don't take care of it. Remember to save some bursting spells or shots to kill him quickly as his health gets low.

Comment by ildon

Easily solo'ed by level 60 unholy Death Knight. I used my cooldowns but they probably weren't necessary as I ended the fight with full HP. After waiting for the 10 minute conversation from the NPCs following the quest, it turns out DK's do not get a follow-up quest. No free XP/rep/dispel fodder for us. :(

This is as of build 8926 of beta.

Comment by 240417

Solo able at lvl 70 Disc Priest, he only have 13k HP
+700 Rep

Comment by Tecuani

Just soloed as a 59 Blood Death knight. hit roughly around 150-250 each hit. as stated earlier by others, first u have to fight the three overlords of the 3 different hives, all are 62. then after the last dies, he shouts out and u have to aggro him, he appears a bit farther back the the 3 overlords. i did not see him using anything special so either i wasnt watching, or he doesnt have any powerful abilities. he was easier(by alot) then Deathclasp, who i soloed at 58(barely)

Comment by Idart

I was able to solo this as a level 59 Death Knight, so wasnt to hard.. =)

Comment by 247913

very easy for a death knight really. and there is no follow-up quest for this class.

Comment by 255191

solo'd as a 59 unholy Death Knight - pretty easy

Comment by 38059

The boss now has only 13k health. Anyone should pretty much be able to solo him now.

Comment by Kazthekiller

Easyily solod as a lvl 60 badly geared Beast Mastery hunter.

Comment by 13813

The followup from this quest seems to be missing for Death Knights.

Comment by yunusual

This quest counts for the Loremaster of Kalimdor achievement.

Comment by trillz

Solo'd as a 65 Demo Lock most nemisis :) Didnt even have to Health Funnel once, dont get why hes still an ? now though.

Comment by 336599

Solo'ed as lvl 60 protection pally. Died twice because I ran out of mana so couldn't heal anymore... Used only mana efficient attacks on third go and used trinkets, lay on hands, bubble + potion, i.e. pretty much all I had :) Worked out fine though.

Comment by 258919

It's a pretty fun quest. I did it as an 80 mage going for Loremaster.

You just use the item and three Silithids will appear. Nonelites, so kill em easy. Then, the boss will appear. He's a level ? but he's easier to solo than the trash mobs in Ahn'Qiraj. He has a little over 13k health.

Once he's dead, loot the item and head back to the Hold. Then you get to watch the kinda long cutscene, but it's great if you like lore.

Once the questgiver finishes his speech, you get another immediate turn-in quest that gives you two pieces of equipment, based on your class. This used to be the start of the Ahn'Qiraj war effort when the raid first came out, but since the effort is now over this is the end of the chain.

Comment by zulnoth

easily solod as 59 ret paladin. the 3 mobs before him were more of a trouble than him, but i didnt even have to blow LoH, just divine shield. had an air elemental add too. dont be intimidated by his boss status. easymode.

Goodluck.

Comment by 360812

Easy as a lvl 60 unholy death knight. No prob.

Comment by joannamanynames

I've tried to do this quest 4 times now. The first time I killed the three bugs and Roman dude yelled something about mortals but never showed up. I abandoned the quest, got it again. Apparently there's a timer you have to let count down before you can draw the glyphs again. Otherwise you keep getting a system message stating "Requires Bones of Grakkarond" repeatedly. Once the unseen timer runs out then you can use the item to draw the glyphs. However, second 3rd and 4th times I killed the bugs and the boss never yelled and never showed up. Is this quest broken since the last patch? I really need my rep!

Update: Spoke to a GM today and he said it's a known issue they are working on. The boss, Emissary, does not show up after the bugs die.

Comment by 349526

I just completed this quest without encountering any bugs.

Comment by socalheel

just completed this solo ... lvl 60 shadow priest. i died the first time b/c i hit health potion instead of mana potion and was OOM; that time the emissary had 273 health left when i died. tried it again, popped a mana potion when mana dropped below 1000 and was able to defeat him with 1723 health left and 2210 mana left.

edit: received 11900 XP and 770 rep points.

Comment by beauxaj

Oddly enough if you read what she happens to say she mentions Ungoro Crater being the "God Lands" Anyone who does follow the lore will understand what she means by that in Wrath if they complete the quest lines started by the Avatar of Freya in Sholazar basin.

Comment by Weeb

I just soloed this on my lvl 59 warlock, had to use two attempts before i got him down, (affliction specced)
What i did, was that i sent my voidwalker in, doted him, and ran towards the hord base and got them to help me. had to use all CDs, healthstone, healthpotion and deathcoil (for the HP) and sacrifice. when i got him to the base, the NPCs helped me out, i died, but the boss also died, so i could release and loot. Tricky, but doable :)

Comment by monolese

just soloed with 59 feral druid - no bear only kitty
Make sure HoTs before pouncing him.
Starts with pounce-mangle-rake-mangle-rip
Every predatory strike, you HT and then cast regrowth/rejuv.
Mangle 3~4 -> Rip -> HT & HoTs repeat

Geared with mostly green with 3~4 blues

Comment by 486547

it is soloed by me - a lv 59 frost mage with mostly blues and greens.

first of all, you better slay as more mobs near the site as youcan. Otherwise they would be a trouble while you are focusing on the boss.

Then, use the quest item in the center of the site. Drink, use ice barrier. Then slay all of 3 named mobs. Dont forget summoning your water element. Its really helpful.

OK, recover yourself again. You are going to face the real deal.

1. Make sure no mob alive near the site.

2. Make sure that you have created a mana gem.

3. You better have several health potions and/or mana potions. This bastard hits really hard.(~500 per hit to clothies)

4.Make sure that your Cold Snap, Ice Block, Water Element , Icy Vein, mana gem and the potions are all available to use.

Here we go:

Use Ice Barrier, then move to the western part of the site, the range between you and the boss is around 30 yards. Then summon your WE, and make it stay.

Move to the southern part of the site, facing to the boss.

Let your WE attack the boss.

After ~3 seconds, use Icy Vein, then spam Frostbolt. The boss will attack your WE till it died. If you aggro the boss, dont panic, just use Ice Block. The boss will return to your pet.

After your pet died, use Ice barrier, then use Cold snap+Summon WE+Icy Vein+Frostbolt spamming untill it die. Use Ice barrier and health potion if you are dying. Use blink if nesscary.

Comment by 482425

Soloed as lvl 63 hunter, crap gear. Do not get the boss's aggro; just use regular shots and let your pet whittle him down, healing the pet if needed. If you get the boss's aggro he will stomp you into the ground.

Comment by Mildan

Actually at the end of the quests, she begins talking about Deathwing and Cataclysm.
I found it amazing.

Maybe cataclysm expansion has been going on for longer?
Maybe the old gods will also have something more to say?

Who knows, find out in YOUR cataclysm.

Comment by 532394

Solo'd as a lvl 59 Affilock

Had to use pretty much everything and still barely got away....but I SOLOD A BOSS =DDDD

Comment by 60430

It doesn't seem to be possible to start the even while not in a group - I had clicked on the Glyphs everywhere and nothing, joined a group with a guildy and all of a sudden it was on.

Comment by Nebina

Counts towards 3000 Quests Completed.

Comment by 538086

If you fail the quest for any reason, you will have to wait until the area resets to be able to complete it.

I was going for the Loremaster of Kalimdor achievment, and had summoned Roman'khan, when another guy ran up and tagged it right before I could (honest mistake, new player). I dropped the quest and figured I could do it again, and raged a bit when I couldn't summon him again for a good 10 minutes.

Comment by tiriss

If you didn't realize this... it's ripped nearly verbatim from HP Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulu"

Comment by Chrome166

It doesn't seem to show the epic-text-roll-crystal-scene anymore. Could just be a bug as it's still early Cataclysm.

Comment by Thander

This quest was nerfed again for the Shattering. When you use the quest item, 3 non-elite silithid spawn with about 3500 HP each. They are linked mobs, so once you attack one they all come for you. Still, they should be pretty easy to kill for any class with the new class changes. Once they die, the emissary spawns, but his HP has been nerfed severely. He used to have 13,000 HP, but they reduced it down to around 7000 HP. Any class can solo that easily especially if you can survive the 3-pull just before.

Comment by 718761

Soloed this at only lvl 56 Feral Druid.

Comment by 725535

solo'd at lvl 57 rogue

Comment by suman28

I found the actual location to be 51,50. The guy was EASY! He went down in 30 seconds. I saw the little skull thing and thought it would not be easy taking him down. I am a level 61 paladin.

Comment by 756647

Fairly easy quest, I soloed him on my level 55 CB rogue. I do recommend bringing a healing potion to heal yourself after you kill the 3 bugs, so you have max health do fight the boss.

Comment by 0123456

My pet and I (58 hunter) were able to easily kill the three bugs with full health left, but when I looked around, no emissary. Going to try this one again....

Comment by 0123456

NEVERMIND.. found him; way to the south-east of the bones.

Comment by themacone

Solo'd as 59 Troll EleShammy. Used berserking on the Emissary as a precaution.

Comment by 792526

I confirm 51,50. Solo as 58 EleSham, using the elemental earth totem. Easy.

Comment by Clousy

Very easy as a 57 Heirloom-geared S-Priest. Pre-bubble, dot the bugs up - the knockback can get kinda annoying when Mind Flaying, but your DOTs obviously keep ticking, even when you can't do direct damage.

The Emissary had around 6.5K health, boss level - DOT DOT DOT, Mind Flay, GG.

Everyone concerned is immune to Psychic Scream for the record - didn't feel the need to use it I just wanted to try it to see if it worked against them.

Good luck, guys :)

Comment by DarkRose

As of patch 4.1 it appears this quest has been removed. I was after it as a level 83 hunter for the white wasp spawn for a pet...

Still doing the current chain to see if you can still spawn the wasps...

Comment by Barleduq

*sigh* yet another interesting quest leading to lore that is removed.

.....

Grinding Cenarion rep, I come looking for why there's no follow-up quest, cause this ends REALLY abruptly.... only to find that I've been here before.

As far as I know, the only thing left to do is kill Twilight Cultists and go into Ahn'Qiraj.

Comment by Taraezor

It is just so bad that essential elements of the game lore are just cut like this.

For heavens sake, Blizzard could have reworked this. After all, Silithus needs all the help it can get to make things interesting. As such this and cuts elsewhere further consign Silithus to the questing trash can.

Ahn'Qiraj. Old Gods. Grakkarond. Titans. Elemental Lords Ragnaros versus Thunderaan.

Silithus could be loaded up with some really interesting stuff for lore fans.

Or we could just rush on to max level and complain that there's now nothing to do.

What was cut? See here.

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The Calling

This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed.

Geologist Larksbane at Cenarion Hold in Silithus wants you to recover the Crystal Unlocking Mechanism from the Qiraji Emissary.

You have been instructed to take the Glyphs of Calling to the Bones of Grakkarond, south of Cenarion Hold, and draw them in the sand. Should the Qiraji Emissary appear, slay it and recover the Crystal Unlocking Mechanism. Return to Geologist Larksbane if you succeed.

Assemble an army for this task, <name>!

	Crystal Unlocking Mechanism (1)
	Suggested players: 2 (1)

Provided item:

	Glyphs of Calling (1)

Description

The glyphs illustrate an emissary of the Qiraji meeting with three silithid at the bones of a large dragon. Above the glyphs is what I can only assume to be a code of some sort. This code might very well be the key to summoning the emissary.

I will create a copy of the glyph code that you must use in the sand at the Bones of Grakkarond. If I am right, the Overlords will come thinking that new data is ready for transmission. Strike them down and confront the emissary. He holds the key to the crystals...

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Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

350 reputation with Cenarion Circle

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(8315))

The Calling

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