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The Story of the Siege of Nighthold - Lore Collaboration with Nobbel87
Publié
26/02/2017 à 17:04
par
perculia
It's time for our monthly lore collaboration with
Nobbel87!
In this series, Nobbel will examine the lore behind popular content on Wowhead.
Today's video is the story of the Siege of Nighthold, the latest Legion raid. We'll look at the final quests in Insurrection and each Nighthold boss. If you're working on defeating the Nighthold, make sure to check out our
raid guides
! New to Legion? Check out the
Comprehensive Suramar Guide
to get started questing.
Insurrection: Week 7
In the
last video
, we began our siege upon Suramar where we ended up with our troops frozen in time. Our spy on the inside, Ly'leth, she should have warned us about this, but she did not. There has been no word from her in some time. This cannot be a coincidence. Now we need to go out and investigate what’s going on with Ly’leth. Only the most vigilant scryers could have detected her message and Thalyssra believes that the only spot possible to do this from would be the Terrace of Enlightenment. The Duskwatch must have set up a listening post there, so we check the scrying orbs for traces of Ly’leth’s message.
Scry 1: “Thalyssra, I hope this message finds you well. I have just come from an emergency council regarding the Horde and Alliance forces amassing outside Suramar.”
Scry 2: “Elisande has appointed a new first arcanist: a dreadful woman named Andaris. Together they are working on a massive enchantment to break the siege.”
Scry 3: “An attack on the main gate is ill-advised, but there may be another way. Andaris has dispatched her arcanists to the Sanctum of Order.”
Scry 4: “It seems there is some kind of breach that runs beneath the Nightwell and into the palace itself! They are trying to seal it, but I am sure you can find a way to- “
“Someone’s coming...Who are you?! W-wait! Unhand me! How dare you! Do you know who I am?!”
Ly’leth appears to be taken captive but before they took her, she was able to send out a vital piece of information. We must investigate this breach she spoke of immediately!
The Nightwell is so overloaded that they could not spare anything for this seal. Instead, they are borrowing power from the ley lines. Valtrois has traced one of their power sources to Kel’balor so that’s our next destination to figure out how best to disable this barrier.
“Hmm... they are redirecting a portion of the ley line’s power directly to the Sanctum of Order. I am hesitant to take any action at this point. I’ll return to Shal‘Aran and continue my research.”
Our assault on the front gates couldn’t have gone any worse, but there’s still hope. Valtrois will do some more research as to how we’re going to lower the shield and now we also know why Ly’leth wasn’t sending any more sweet messages.
Learn more about these quests on Wowhead:
Our
Insurrection Guide
has a summary of this quest segment.
The quests described in this segment are
Regards scrutateurs
,
Exploration de la brèche
, and
L’alimentation du sceau
.
Completing this part of the quest rewards the Artifact Power item
Lame nimbée de corruption
.
We first meet Ly'leth in the early part of
questing in Suramar
:
Jeu de masques
. She is a wealthy successful socialite that is also sympathetic to the rebellion. You first infiltrate her fabulous masquerade party to find her, and she helps you through your later quests. She's also the one that gives you the Suramar Illusion in
Mascarade
!
After completing the Statecraft questline, Ly'leth sends a mysteriously-silent
Domestique des Lunastre
to Shal'Aran. This attendant will not speak to you, but sells a variety of delicacies including
Jus d'arquebaie
.
Insurrection: Week 8
Week 8: We distribute the latest batch of the Arcan’dor fruit and then a new message waits for us but sadly it’s not from Ly’leth.
“Poor Thalyssra... you try so hard to save your people, yet you cut them off from the one thing that can restore them! I fear Ly’leth shall pay the price for your arrogance.”
“Let us test the mettle of your rebellion! Send your best to face me at Ly’leth’s estate...before I bring in more citizens for...questioning!”
The newly appointed first arcanist, this Andaris, is dangerous and all the hours we’ve spend guiding our withered through the collapsed tunnels of Falanaar seems to be for nothing. They’re weak to fel magic, something that our enemy has in abundance, so after saving a few of the terrified citizens, it’s time to get back to some training and come up with alternative tactics. Oculeth has a plan which requires specific coordinates to allow him to focus his teleportation with extreme accuracy, so we go about following the shiny light and doing some readings. While he shifts through the gathered data, Thalyssra sends us out with the withered into Felsoul Hold.
We toss some mana onto the fel crystal which lures the withered into trying to devour it. Getting in touch with the fel deals incredible amounts of damage to them. You can almost hear them scream in torment, but their addiction pushes them on, pushes them through the pain as they devour all that delicious fel magic.
Those poor, poor withered... In the meantime Oculeth has another job for us. In order to advance his studies he will need a bit of equipment from his workshop. 4 discarded orbs and some telemancy notes are brought back and now the fun can begin. In the next test Thalyssra sends us to fight with some felborne who have begun to expand their grasp beyond the city’s reach. Their outpost leader, Valthis Ama’ran, serves Andaris directly, and now is the perfect time to put our withered training and Oculeth’s devices to the test. With the readings we’ve gathered and the additional fel resistance added to our withered, we’re now able to call upon them at will. No longer does the fel one shot them and we’ve gained a new powerful tool for our arsenal.
Learn more about these quests on Wowhead:
Our
Insurrection Guide
has a summary of this quest segment.
Related quests include
Un message de nos ennemis
,
Le défi de nos ennemis
,
Coupure forcée
,
Topographie de la ville
,
Instabilité expérimentale
,
Sus aux Gangrenuit
Andaris Narassin shares a name with Athrikus Narassin, the Highborne behind the challenging
La Tour d'Althalaxx
questline in classic WoW. Perhaps they are related?
Felsoul Hold is the location of World Boss
Ana-Mouz
and
Candrael Ombres-Jumelles
for
Simulacre de Marche-mort
.
Insurrection: Week 9
Week 9 is the last week, and it starts with another piece of fruit to hand out. Valtrois has finished her research and has come up with a plan. There are several key archway locations through Suramar that harness the power necessary for the sanctum's energy barrier. We’re sent out to these locations with a energy disruptor and by placing them while avoiding the enemies and traps within the areas, we’re able to remotely break the link simultaneously, causing the barrier to fall. Oculeth will teleport us into breach and then it’s up to us to secure the area. We won’t be alone though, we have our telemancy orbs to back us up in case anything goes wrong.
“Andaris has made a critical mistake! Her shield is vulnerable to the Withered. Drop some in a safe spot and they will leech the magic in her shield.”
The Nightborne did not expect our Withered and they continue to dominate, draining all that delicious fel energy while we fight towards the Nighthold.
Andaris Narassin is our last obstacle in the road towards the Nighthold. She has gone way into the fel, but thankfully our withered are now far more prepared than ever before and together we’re able to put her down and clear the way.
“I can sense the Nightwell from here. Elisande must truly be desperate to overload the Nightwell like this!”
“Once we break the time lock holding our forces, Gul’dan will fall. The Withered won’t last long in there, hero. Gather an elite group of champions to fight your way through. I’m sure you’re familiar with such tactics. We’ll be right behind you, of course.”
As we speak, Gul’dan is using the Nightwell’s power to pull Sargeras into our world. They have separated Illidan’s soul from his body, ready to be a vessel for the dark titan. They also possess the final Pillar of Creation that we need in order to shut the gateway at the Tomb of Sargeras. Thalyssra and all those that have joined the rebellion have worked very hard, have sacrificed so much to put a stop to all of this and now it’s up to us to gather our allies, venture forth and defeat anything and everything that the Nighthold has in store...
Learn more about these quests on Wowhead:
Our
Insurrection Guide
has a summary of this quest segment.
Related quests include
Ni vu ni connu
and
À l’assaut du sanctum
which rewards
Clé du palais Sacrenuit
.
Completing this quest chain rewards
Insurrection
but it's not yet over. Completing
Le palais Sacrenuit : seigneur du Conseil des ombres
,
Le palais Sacrenuit : l’œil d’Aman’Thul
, and
Le sort des Sacrenuit
rewards the mount
Sabre-de-mana d'arcaniste
.
Training the Withered and using them to defeat the haughty Nightborne is a fitting end for the
Entraînement des Flétris
story arc. Husks of their former Nightborne selves, the Withered are used by Thalryssa as an unruly army. As anyone knows doing the scenario, they can be difficult to manage the first few times - but with upgrades, they can become quite strong. Check out the quest page if you need tips on how to beat this minigame - it has neat rewards like
Anima des âmes grouillante
,
Bassin de mana ancestral
, and
Pierre de méditation et de déplacement
.
As for Illidan, in the quest series
Jugement des Valeureux : seigneur des ombres un jour, seigneur des ombres toujours
you are tasked with finding Illidan's soul in Trial of Valor. This is a follow-up to the time-consuming quest
Le prisme d’âme des Illidari
, which will have the Lingering Soul Fragment requirement halved in Patch 7.2.
Skorpyron
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this link
for their website!
With our allies gathered, the journey into the Nighthold starts at the bottom with a couple of scorpions here and there, until we find the big daddy of the place.
Thalyssra: “What madman thought to infuse this creature with the Nightwell’s power? Have a care. If this abomination was created to protect lower reaches of the citadel from invaders, it must be particularly deadly. “
Deep within the foundations of the Nighthold, beneath the sea, lie long-forgotten vaults that give access to the Nightwell itself. This monstrous armored scorpid has made its home in one of the vaults and in order to move forward, we’ll have to put him down, so we do just that.
Thalyssra: “This is a momentous day, my friends. Until the Legion came, no outsider was permitted inside the corridors of the Nighthold for ten-thousand years.”
“Now the fate of my people rests in the hands of outsiders...all of you....to save us from the terrible bargain made by our queen.”
“Shanar daloras! I have no idea how such an entity came to be, but the essence of the Nightwell is surging through it. Tendrils of power are emanating from the aberration. I believe Elisande is using this creature to maintain the time lock spell. In order to free our allies at the gate, this monstrosity must be destroyed!”
Learn about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss with Wowhead's
Raid Strategy Guide
.
Acquiring the
Scrutesang prédateur
mount on the
Nouveau-né scrutesang
questline requires you to defeat Skorpyron in
Apprentissage de la coopération : Skorpyron
with your level 25
Nouveau-né scrutesang
out.
Chronomatic Anomaly
At the base of the Nightwell we find a maelstrom of raw energy as the power to fuel an entire civilization courses from the earth. From this chaos the Chronomatic Anomaly was born, an embodiment of the power of the Eye of Aman’thul.
This being holds power over time which is not that strange considering that the bronze dragon Nozdormu, the Aspect of Time, was also empowered by Aman’thul.
Despite time being against us, we’re still able to defeat this creature and free our allies outside from the spell that keeps them frozen in time.
Learn about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss with Wowhead's
Raid Strategy Guide
.
This boss drops the shimmery Weapon Illusion
Illusion : Chronos
, usable for transmog.
After defeating this boss, you can pick up the first quest for
Cube de réminiscences
,
Question cubique
. You will then need 300 Ancient Mana for
Courants cubiques
and a
Focalisateur de mana
from the Mana Devourer in Karazhan for
Retour à Karazhan : concentration cubique
, and finish the series with
Coalescence cubique
. This item lets you view past Legion cinematics.
Learn about the creation of the Dragonflights, including the Bronze Dragonflight, in our
World of Warcraft Chronicles: The Ordering of Azeroth
summary. Several Wrath Timewalking toys also reference the Bronze Dragonflight, learn more about them in our
Timewalking Spotlight
.
Trilliax
From here, we can open the gates from the inside and gain access to the palace grounds. We do have an obstacle in our way, namely Trilliax. This construct was once a proud servant of the Nightborne aristocracy that has a bit of trouble with picking a personality.
Trilliax: “The master has returned! We must ensure the household is immaculate.”
Trilliax: “That’s not the master, imbecile! Unless he manages to claw his way out from under two tons of solid stone.”
Trilliax: “Oeeeeee, that would be impressive...considering I still have his hands in a jar.”
Trilliax: “Please, don’t say such things! The master is back, and things need to be kept tidy.”
The first time I heard this dialogue I actually thought there were more discarded servants in this area, but nope...all of that comes from Trilliax himself. Some of you asked me if his master is known, but sadly I couldn’t any information on that. It seems like he’s been discarded here for quite some time and the switch on his core labeled “personality setting” has eroded away completely explaining why goes from insane to homicidal sterilizer back to doting caretaker. His masters demise was probably by his hands and we try not to drop too much blood on his clean floors, politely declining his murderous cakes until the construct falls.
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss using Wowhead's
Raid Strategy Guide
.
A notable trinket from Trilliax is the
Gâteau parfaitement conservé
- this item summons a cake! Other notable loot includes Tier 19 capes.
The loot from Trilliax reflects his different personalities such as
Brosse gratte-mana détrempée
for cleaner mode and
Tunique de dévotion inébranlable
for caretaker mode.
While we don't know who Trilliax's master was, we find similar constructs to Trilliax all over Suramar. For example, the Enchanting quest
Des pépins pour des noyaux
requires you to defeat four constructs for
Liste de formules : Enchantements d’anneaux avancés
.
Trilliax is needed for the
Apprentissage historique
quest
Le palais Sacrenuit : folie des grandeurs
. This can only be completed on Normal difficulty or higher.
If you are looking for tasty cakes, you can share
Gâteau d'anniversaire au chocolat
and
Délicieux gâteau
with friends and cook the
Recette : Gâteau au chocolat délicieux
.
Spellblade Aluriel
We move up the stairs into the Nighthold with the citizens crying out in fear at the sight of the outsiders. It’s a shame that they don’t allow outsiders in since the city looks absolutely gorgeous and once the area is cleared, it’s time to fight Spellblade Aluriel, Captain of the Magistrix’s Guard.
Aluriel always had an affinity for magic and a natural talent with the sword which allowed her to rise through the ranks of the Nightguard without any effort. Yet no matter how strong she became, she always wanted more. Her weapons and armor were forged in the Nightwell itself, magical spells weaved into the precious metals. She is the first spellblade who conquered the schools of fire, frost and arcane and she uses all that knowledge and skill against us.
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss with Wowhead's
Raid Strategy Guide
.
Aluriel's loot reflects her mastery of different schools of magic:
Cœur d'arcana
,
Ame de la flamme
,
Cœur de givre
The Nightguard, such as
Arcaniste du guet de nuit
, can be seen around the city as guards. You can defeat them, most satisfyingly in
La vie trouve toujours son chemin
.
Krosus
With her death, our forces move further in and we make our way through the Nightspire onto the Shattered Walkway. This is the bridge that used to connect Suramar to the Temple of Elune or as most know it as today, the Tomb of Sargeras. There we see Felweaver Pharamere, Chaos Mage Beleron and Summoner Xiv hard at work at making the waters around us deadly and green. They’re using their fel magic to restore Krosus, the one who was called upon by Gul’dan to smite Tirion Fordring and nearly end his life.
The combined might of the alliance and horde were able to force Krosus to retreat, but that’s been quite a while and the doom lord is ready for round 2.
This gigantic monster not only uses his master over fel against us, he also chips away the very ground that we’re standing on. Now that’s simply not fair, but thankfully he’s not smart enough to immediately destroy all of the bridge and send us to our felwatery graves giving us enough time to defeat him and avenge Tirion Fordring.
Archmage Khadgar yells: “That was for Tirion Fordring, monster! Krosus may have not struck the killing blow, but he played a part in our great champion's fall.”
The image of Khadgar is kind enough to give us a boost back up into the Nighthold and he senses that Gul’dan ritual is growing in power, so we must hurry. We move back into the area where we defeated Aluriel and there we find our missing agent, Ly’leth Lunastre.
“Ah, free at last! Thank you outlander. I told Aluriel you would come to rescue me and she merely laughed. Well who is laughing now?”
And that’s it. She’s been missing for weeks, who knows what happened to her, but she doesn’t really seem troubled by it. She just thanks us for rescuing her and walks away. At least she doesn’t suddenly switch sides or mysteriously finds her weapon, what can ya do. Let’s move on into the captains quarters where the dreadlord Tichondrius awaits.
“Incompetent mortal filth! These Nightborne can’t even defend their own palace from invasion! If it were up to me... Ah, but I suppose we will reward our ‘allies’ soon enough. Until then, I’ll amuse myself by cleaning up their mess!”
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss using Wowhead's
Raid Strategy Guide
.
Notable loot includes Tier 19 chest. This boss is also needed for
Apprentissage de la coopération : Krosus
which eventually rewards the mount
Bec-sinistre brillant
.
Learn about the fate of Tirion Fordring in the
Broken Shore Quests
and
Retribution Paladin Questline
.
Krosus
on the Broken Shore was a mini-boss which the Alliance and Horde fought together after finding Tirion. Both factions alternated between attacking the boss and cleaning up his spawned adds.
In
Insurrection: Elisande's Retort
we learn that Ly'leth has been captured. Read up on the
earlier parts of the quest series
to see how she was helpful to the Nightfallen. Inside Shal'Aran, there is a holograph of Ly'leth who provides
detailed information
as well as some fun tidbids like the nobility wearing Pepe on their heads.
Tichondrius
Tichondrius, leader of the Nathrezim was slain during the War of the Ancients by Huln Highmountain, only to be send back to twisting nether, reform and make a return during Warcraft 3. He was send by Kil’jaeden to keep an eye on Arthas and Ner’zhul the Lich King to make sure that their plans would come to fruition. They were successful in summoning Archimonde into the world who figured that the Lich King was of no use to them anymore and he handed over leadership of the scourge to Tichondrius.
This allowed the Lich King to put his own plans in motion since he wasn’t too happy with serving the legion. Arthas informed Illidan about the skull of Gul’dan, our Gul’dan, a powerful artifact which was being used to corrupt their forests. With its power, Illidan was able to banish Tichondrius from their lands, but again this merely send him back to the twisting nether. With the latest invasion of Azeroth, the dreadlord has returned once more to burn this world to a husk and ensure that alternate Gul’dan does not once again fail his masters.
Not even the aid of the incompetent mortal filth is enough to stand against us and I assume that the lord of the Nathrezim is once again going to spend time recovering in the Twisting Nether.
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss with the Wowhead
raid strategy guide
.
Notable loot includes Tier 19 shoulders and
Plans : harnais de chien du magma gangrené
for Blacksmiths.
This boss can be seen earlier in Legion in the flashback quest
La guerre de Huln : les nathrezims
. In this quest series, Spiritwalker Ebonhorn narrates the story of the hero Huln Highmountain in War of the Ancients as you fight demons from Huln's point of view and befriend the moose companion Eche'ro.
In the Cataclysm quest
La chute de Tichondrius
, players watch Illidan tap into his demonic powers via
Le crâne de Gul'dan
and defeat Tichondrius. Instead of relishing his victory, Malfurion and Tyrande are horrified at what he's become and exile him. This is one of the earliest quests in WoW that paints Illidan in a sympathetic light.
Star Augur Etraeus
We go back outside, through the area where we defeated Aluriel into the Astromancer’s Rise. This is probably one of the most beautiful fights and also one of the more interesting ones.
Star Augur Etraeus is an astromancer that has spent many years of research scouring the skies of Azeroth searching for answers to the great mysteries of the universe. His scrying has shown him worlds beyond our understanding.
The powers of the Nightwell allow him to draw upon the essence of these worlds to amplify his power, starting off with a frozen planet which lies beyond the margin of Azeroth’s skies. I was wondering if this planet was supposed to be Azeroth or not since we don’t see the recognizable maelstrom that we know from globes, but it does seem to have the same moons as Azeroth does. Perhaps just a planet nearby? I have no idea, but the second one is a bit easier to decipher.
This is a planet, like so many, that has been conquered by the Legion, but let’s not forget why Sargeras decided to form the Burning Legion and start his burning crusade in the first place.
“Is that not enough? Must I show you the true horror of our reality? Very well....witness what I have seen, and TREMBLE! Avatars of non-existence...knowing nothing but hunger. These are the beings who will devour the future you so futilely fight to protect!”
The third and final planet shows one taken over by the Void Lords and their minions, the Old Gods. The Void Lords seek to twist reality into a realm of eternal torment. They were envious of the Titans' power, who were going about bringing life and order to the universe, and they sought to make them into an instrument of the will. They found that they were unable to corrupt the Titans so they figured they’d just attack them while vulnerable, while they were still slumbering as a world soul. From the void they send out the Old Gods to infect the planets - once Sargeras found out about their plans, he knew that action had to be taken. If the powers of the void were successful in corrupting a slumbering titan, it would awaken as an unspeakable dark creature. No power in creation, not even that of the Pantheon could stand against it. In time this warped titan would consume all matter and energy in the universe bringing every mote of existence under the Voidlords' will.
Sargeras recruited the demons into his legion with the mission of burning away all creation. Only then could the Titans stand a chance at stopping the Void Lords. In Sargeras’ mind, even a lifeless universe was better than one dominated by the void. Life had taken root in the cosmos before, so perhaps after they scoured it of its corruption, life would take root once again. As you probably know, Azeroth itself is also infected with the Old Gods and has a slumbering world soul, part of the reason why our planet is such a target for the Legion.
There’s more to be said here especially when it comes to speculation for what might the future bring, which will be covered in a video later this week.
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss using Wowhead's
raid strategy guide
. Includes pictures of all the planets described above!
Notable boss drops include Tier 19 gloves, Rank 3
Sac en soie tissée imprégnée
for Tailors, and celestial-themed loot like
Carte céleste d'Etraeus
and
Grande cape d'astromancien
.
Etraeus, l’augure stellaire
also makes a brief appearance in the Jeweled Estate in the
Court of Stars Dungeon
.
Other Celestial-themed bosses include
Algalon l'Observateur
and
Elegon
. Celestial-themed items include
Dragon céleste
,
Palefroi céleste
,
Jeune hippo céleste
,
Rênes de serpent-nuage astral
,
Balise de lumière stellaire
,
Le dessein des astres
, and
Carte du ciel
.
To learn more about the Void Lords and the Old Gods, check out our World of Warcraft Chronicles summaries on
Sargeras and the Pantheon
and
Early Azeroth and the Black Empire
.
At the start of Legion, we learn about Azeroth and the slumbering world soul when Magni Bronzebeard comes back to life. Check out the quest and dialogue in our
walkthrough
.
High Botanist Tel'arn
We leave the eternal observatory behind and move into a different part of the Nighthold, the Shal’dorei Terrace.
Not much shocking I can say about Tel’arn, he has been fascinated by plant life ever since he was a young nightborne and with the aid of the energies from the Nightwell, he has transformed himself into a plant, something that he considers to be far, far greater than being an elf. Throughout the fight he splits up into different parts, eventually ending up with a nature side, a solar side and his arcanist side. Some of you did ask why exactly do we fight him and that’s because the strongest mages and warriors must fall before we can hope to face Gul'dan. Basically he’s an ally of Elisande and therefor he has to die.
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss with Wowhead's
raid strategy guide
.
Plant-themed loot includes
Fronde d'éclosion nocturne
and
Croquenots de désherbage shal'dorei
.
Technique : Glyphe de floraison crépusculaire
is a notable boss drop, this turns your Lifebloom into a twilight flower.
Rose lumétoile
is the ubiquitous herb of Suramar; it's used in all the Legion flasks and some potions. Picking this herb has a high chance to fail and give you
Poussière de rose lumétoile
, but it can also contain
Mana ancestral
.
Elisande
We backtrack into the area where we defeated Aluriel into the Nightspire. Now that we’ve secured the lower areas, it’s time to take the portal up and confront Grand Magistrix Elisande herself.
“I foresaw your coming, of course. The threads of fate that led you to this place. Your desperate attempt to stop the Legion. My people faced a similar dilemma. I peered into all possible futures in search of an answer...and found only one. The Legion’s victory is inevitable. Every time stream shows it to be so. Had we resisted, they would have taken the Nightwell by force and left us bereft of it. I could not allow my people to starve, to waste away without its energies sustaining us. So a bargain was struck. Now I see future where the Legion is victorious and my people endure. This is the thread that must be preserved. I will do everything in my power to make it so. Your deaths ensure the future of the Nightborne. Come forward, then. Let us speed you toward your fate.”
With the powers of the Nightwell at her side, Elisande has control over time, using her energy to stop the flow of time for everyone but herself. She then sends us back in time and resetting the fight before she’s killed. This does drain her energy significantly, something she’s not able to keep up for very long.
Where once Elisande resisted the Legion and stepped away from Queen Azshara, now her scrying has showed her that joining the Legion was the only way to survive. She has seen a future where the Legion wins and her people endure, but you have to wonder how that would work out considering Tichondrius was planning on rewarding their allies soon enough. You might think that she’d see reason before it’s too late, see that now we have the Arcan’dor and the forces to fight back that now is the time to switch sides, but unfortunately she clings to the future she has seen and we have to bring her down.
“In all the possible futures I scryed, I did not foresee one in which you were victorious. I wonder... Will you defeat the Legion? Will you fail? Time eddies about you in fits and starts. Nothing is certain! Perhaps you will win...”
Have to admit, her fortune telling skills could use some work and would have prevented a lot of problems. The echo of Elisande gives us her support as we take one final portal into the Font of Night where the last boss awaits...
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
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raid strategy guide
.
There are quests to complete the Elisande encounter 4 times on Normal (
Le palais Sacrenuit : le talisman des Shal’dorei
), Heroic (
Le palais Sacrenuit : le talisman des Shal’dorei
) or Mythic (
Le palais Sacrenuit : le talisman des Shal’dorei
) difficulty. This rewards a neck with 3 secondary stats (
Talisman des Shal'dorei
).
Elisande's
Tome millénaire
is also needed for the
Apprentissage historique
quest
Le palais Sacrenuit : folie des grandeurs
. This can only be completed on Normal difficulty or higher.
Notable loot includes Tier 19 helms and
Convergence des destins
.
Elisande's initial decision to align with the Legion was covered in the
Twilight of Suramar
comic. Learn more about the resulting quests, Nightfallen rebellion, and city unrest in the
Comprehensive Suramar Guide
.
Elisande's presence can be found in many places, beyond those described earlier in this article. The
Court of Stars
dungeon is a grand gala that Elisande may be attending,
Ly’leth Lunastre
is a key spy for the Nightborne due to her closeness to Elisande,
Conseiller Melandrus
from Court of Stars is one of her notable advisers. Elisande's most famous appearance outside of her boss encounter is in
Insurrection Week 7: Elisande's Retort
where she lashes out at all elven leaders for abandoning the principles of the Nightborne.
Gul'dan
Now heads up, naturally I’m going to talk about the final encounter of the Nighthold but I’m also going to tell you what happens on Mythic mode so be warned...spoilers ahead.
Gul'dan: “Ah yes, the heroes have arrived. So persistent. So confident. But your arrogance will be your undoing! Have you forgotten your humiliation on the Broken Shore?
Alliance: “How your precious high king was bent and broken before me? Will you beg for your lives as he did, whimpering like some worthless dog? Your pathetic Alliance will fall to dust. Your new boy-king will bow down and serve me...as will all of you “
Horde: “Have you forgotten your humiliation on the Broken Shore? How your mighty warchief was stuck in the belly like a helpless piglet. Will you die slowly as he did, consumed by fel corruption and squealing for a merciful end? Your pathetic horde will fall to dust, in the end death will inherit this world and she will be waiting...”
“The husk of Illidan will prove an ideal vessel for my master’s glory. Sargeras will rise, and together we will watch your world burn! Let the endgame begin!”
What began with our Garrosh being sent to alternate Draenor has now come to its climax here as we fight alternate Gul'dan at the top of the Nighthold. Gul’dan locks himself in the Eye of Aman’thul, working on the ritual to use the powers of the Nightwell to bring his master Sargeras into Azeroth. We fight against his minions and upon their defeat the warlock decides to indulge himself a little bit and face us himself.
Being close to the eye gives us great power as well, speeding up our relative time which is removed by taking fire damage.
Despite giving it all he has and more, the orc is unable to finish us as quickly as he would like. A rift opens up, the sky is torn asunder and Gul’dan tries to bring the dark titan into our world, but we’ve come prepared.
We have collected Illidan’s soul from Hellheim itself, which was plucked from the Nether and taken to the underworld. We then placed the soul within Light’s Heart and Archmage Khadgar uses it to release Illidan’s soul into his body. On Normal and Heroic mode, that’s all there is to it, you defeat Gul’dan and the raid ends, but on Mythic mode something special happens. (It’s not 100% clear what happens on Mythic Difficulty, different sources say different things, I’ve even read on WoWpedia that it’s the Dark Titan itself that shows up, but I didn’t find anything to support that claim. There is a screenshot which says that an outwordly presence was filling Illidan’s mortal shell and the consequences of Khadgar’s actions incite deadly consequences.)
My interpretation is that Azzinoth, the demon within Illidan, either made his own way back into his body or came with his soul that we collected in Hellheim. The demon that provides such great power to Illidan... The demon that Illidan, like all other demon hunters, has to constantly keep under control. This is the demon that one makes an appearance on Mythic and it takes the full might of our forces to bring it down.
"“He will....yet claim...this titan....”
This quote spoken by the demon is the reason why I don’t believe it’s actually Sargeras inside Illidan’s body. It makes more sense that "he" refers to Sargeras and "claim this titan" refers to Azeroth and the slumbering titan soul inside.
Learn more about this boss on Wowhead:
Defeat this boss using our
raid guide
by FatbossTV.
Learn about the abilities in the special mythic-only phase "The Demon Within" in our
writeup of Exorsus' World First Video
.
Notable Gul'dan loot includes Tier 19 legs,
Anneau du clan altéré
referencing his Draenor clan (wiped out in
Harbingers Guldan
),
Agrafe de boutonnière tête-de-lion
referencing Varian, and
Défense brisée du chef de guerre
referencing Vol'jin.
For the Balance of Power questline, you will need to kill Gul'dan for
Le palais Sacrenuit : l’appel des ténèbres
after completing
Le palais Sacrenuit : au cœur du palais Sacrenuit
and
Le palais Sacrenuit : folie des grandeurs
.
Gul'dan
has several unique rewards:
Noyau de flammes dévorantes
is a 100% drop on Mythic difficulty.
Noyau de brasier infernal
can drop on all difficulties except LFR.
Carte dorée de Hearthstone : seigneur Jaraxxus
is a toy which turns you into Jaraxxus and lets you do his signature emotes.
Crâne de corruption
is a BoE toy which only has a chance to drop for Demon Hunters.
is a title for defeating Mythic Gul'dan.
Sabre-de-mana d'arcaniste
is a reward from
Le sort des Sacrenuit
; this is the final quest in a long series from
Insurrection
.
Cinematics
Illidan’s soul is returned to his body and remember the lies the warlock told about Varian? It’s time for some sweet, sweet justice...
Gul’dan is smacked down, the planet we saw in the distance quickly moves away. The rift turns red, unstable, he gazes upon it. Explosion shoots forth and hits Illidan’s crystal to the ground. No...whispers Gul’dan, seeing his dreams shatter. Noooooooooooo. This cannot be. And zap, the portal is closed. Empty hands, nothing to show for, all his work... but that’s not the end of it.
Gul’dan hears the theme music and he knows he dondiddelygoofed. Illidan grabs him by the throat and gives him the same farewell as Gul’dan gave Varian... Justice... and with the final flap of his wings the orc warlock is gone. Nothing remains but his skull, a nice call-back to TBC.
Illidan has returned, the summoning of Sargeras has failed and the last pillar of creation, the Eye of Aman’thul, is in our possession which means that we hold all the keys to shut the legion gateway at the Tomb of Sargeras. It’s a bit large to put on a pedestal, so instead Khadgar teleports it into the Chamber of the Guardian and places Eyes of the Kirin Tor as a symbol for the actual pillar which is in the floor. The Nightborne have been liberated from the Legion’s influence and now that they no longer have the Eye of Aman’thul, the thing that they used to create the Nightwell to begin with, a choice will have to be made...
They turn their back on the incredible powers of the well and bravely look towards a new future, one not dictated by this source of power.
This is where the story of the Nighthold ends and unfortunately nobody really talks to you and there’s no real dialogue hinting at what’s to come. Despite that, our next destination is clear, we’re going to return to the Broken Shore where we failed miserably and we’re going to fight our way through the Tomb of Sargeras and eventually, hopefully, seal off that gateway.
Learn more about these quests on Wowhead:
In
Le sort des Sacrenuit
you will learn about the fate of the Nightwell. This marks the culmination of the epic Insurrection questline.
Completing this quest series rewards the
Sabre-de-mana d'arcaniste
mount, which also disguises you in Suramar!
Completing
Le palais Sacrenuit : l’œil d’Aman’Thul
, the follow up to
Le palais Sacrenuit : seigneur du Conseil des ombres
, rewards
Regard d'Aman'Thul
. This provides an outdoor self-battlerez every 30 minutes.
Les piliers de la Création
is awarded for returning each Pillar of Creation. The other ones are
Egide d'Aggramar
,
Marteau de Khaz'goroth
,
Larme d'Elune
,
Pierre-des-Marées de Golganneth
Check out our
early Tomb of Sargeras preview
for a taste of what is to come.
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