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Comment by 74377

This quest is available to Horde as well.

Comment by mystery8

Could anyone on the Horde side let me know if this quest is also available to them like the others are?

Comment by greenskye

Very good story imo. Made you feel involved and gave you a reason to go into Nexus (Not that I needed any extra incentive)

Comment by 226193

You have to kill the last boss of the nexus in order to complete the quest.

Comment by 132990

Any of you know if this quest, along with other Nexus quests, can be completed on heroic? Guess it is possible but ya never know what blizz comes up to :P.

Comment by 19583

If anybody's curious, this quest can be completed on Heroic difficulty with no problems.

Comment by 253065

can anyone confirm how much xp this gives?

Comment by Nightrider21

just completed the quest as a 72 warrior and got 40,200 xp

Comment by 105402

In order to get this quest, you have to use the Scintillating Fragment which drops from the Coldarra Spellbinders around the Nexus. Then follow the questchain(s) you get from it:

Puzzling...
The Cell

Then use the Augmented Arcane Prison you get as reward and Keristrasza appears, giving you a new chain:

Keristrasza
Bait and Switch
Saragosa's End
Mustering the Reds
Springing the Trap

Prisoner of War

Comment by 368042

Makes me sad:(...Keri was such a nice dragon...

DAMMIT MALY, JUST WAIT TILL I'M GEARED FOR EOE RAWR

Comment by BlackJack0202

It kinda ruins the lore of this quest if you run The Nexus before getting this quest.
I'd already killed Keristrasza twice before getting this.

Comment by WebDev

As of 4.0.6 you have to kill all bosses before fighting this one (and not only the last boss mentioned above). Each boss for that little thing which will unfreeze the dragon and you're able to fight.
Hope that helps someone who's soloing this and didn't get why dragon isn't available for fighting.

UPD: making things more clear, those 'little things' are called "Telestra's Containment Sphere".

Comment by 406368

As many people are still fleshing out their WotLK / Northrend content in this starting zone, or even trying to wrangle some The Wyrmrest Accord reputation, I felt this mini-guide would be extremely helpful to new and experienced players alike. It should be noted that the majority of these quests count towards Nothing Boring About Borean which also leads one towards . =^)

These quest series begin by discovering a Scintillating Fragment (right-click on this item in the player's bags), dropping from one of the Coldarra Spellbinders, which then starts the first quest chain .
*Player note: Do not confuse the Coldarra Spellbinders (humanoids) with Coldarra Spellweavers (which are dragonkin)*

Puzzling... which after turning in to Raelorasz at the Transitus Shield gives players...

The Cell where you search for two other fragments of an arcane prison (Prison Casing / Energy Core. Items acquired at this point become Augmented Arcane Prison upon turn-in.
*Player note: Both items are found only on the two blue dragon micro-bosses (General Cerulean / Warbringer Goredrak) in the center of the blue round magic circles outside of the The Nexus fissures.*

Here it appears this chain ends, but actually continues on in a 2nd chain. If you lose your Augmented Arcane Prison at any time, speak to Raelorasz at the Transitus Shield for a free replacement.
*Player note: Just be certain that it wasn't placed in the bank during a side trip, as there aren't any banks within a large portion of this zone (including the Hold). If he doesn't automagically give you the option to replace it, try clicking the "What is the cause of this conflict?" to bring it up.*

Upon right-clicking Augmented Arcane Prison, player then releases Keristrasza who then begs for assistance to confront Malygos by talking to her once the player is ready for the The Nexus raid zone.

Keristrasza allows players to speak to her again to continue the chain.
*Player note: If she somehow gets lost or the player drops the quest, it is best advised to go just outside of the Shield and summon her for each next quest, as other locations sometimes quest error or are incorrect areas.*

Bait and Switch has players collect 10 Crystallized Mana Shards (which are the pink crystal plants all over Coldarra) to make bait to beat his blue dragon guardian, Saragosa human form / Saragosa (dragon non-quest form). Pretty self-explanatory, just turn them in when done, any extras can be safely deleted.

Once collected she calls for Saragosa's End and gives players a Arcane Power Focus with which to bait Saragosa and drag back Saragosa's Corpse for another quest.
*Player note: When ready, talk to Keristrasza by using the Augmented Arcane Prison and she will teleport the player to Saragosa's platform up way above. Use the Arcane Power Focus to summon her and she'll arrive in dragon form then change to human form for the fight. When dead, call Keristrasza and turn in the quest, accept the next quest and stop talking to her. Speak to her again for a FREE teleport back down to the ground for the next turn-in.*

Mustering the Reds is where she asks players to carry her to Raelorasz back at Transitus Shield (in the Prison). Turn it in!

Raelorasz then wants players to start Springing the Trap by using Raelorasz' Spark to light a signal fire on some bundles of wood to the northwest of the Nexus at coords 25.5, 22.
*Player note still valid by user beachboy:
1. Open your map. Move your character so that the arrow representing your position is directly above the "N" and to the left of "The" in "The Nexus" on the map. The bundle of wood you have to light is outside, in the snow.
2. Light the bundle of wood using the item provided to you, Raelorasz' Spark.
3. Take your hands off your keyboard and mouse, sit back, and enjoy the show. After a few minutes of NPC dialog and a scene where you ride a dragon, you should complete the quest. You do not have to do ANYTHING.
4. Turn in the quest at Transitus Shield.*

~Nexus Location Map~

Finally Raelorasz asks the player to lay to rest the corrupted aspect of the Prisoner of War, Keristrasza, which shows her as insane probably due to being forced to become Malygos's new consort. Could also explain Keristrasza's Broken Heart
*Player note: Players will have to defeat all of the bosses in the The Nexus in order to be able to finally release Keristrasza's corrupted aspect. Each boss is connected to one of the three click-able spheres to release her (Grand Magus Telestra=Telestra's Containment Sphere / Anomalus=Anomalus' Containment Sphere / Ormorok the Tree-Shaper=Ormorok's Containment Sphere). Proven exception is the Horde Commander and Alliance Commander, which are trash bosses that can be skipped, though Heroic replacements Commander Stoutbeard and Commander Kolurg have blue gear loot.*

FINAL NOTE: Killing each of the bosses in the The Nexus yields MULTI-FACTION REPUTATION! For advice on defeating Keristrasza then Click Here

ACHIEVEMENTS! All achievements possible through completing the The Nexus:

~~~Overall~~~
The Nexus Defeat the bosses in the The Nexus
Nothing Boring About Borean Complete 130 Alliance quests in Borean Tundra
Nothing Boring About Borean Complete 150 Horde quests in Borean Tundra
Loremaster of Northrend Loremaster of Northrend (Alliance)
Loremaster of Northrend (Horde)

~~~Heroic Mode~~~
Heroic: The Nexus Defeat the bosses in Heroic Difficulty
Heroic: The Nexus Guild Run Herioc Guild Run
Chaos Theory Anomalus extra credit
Split Personality Telestra extra credit
Intense Cold Keristrasza extra credit
<There is no achievement for Ormorok the Tree-Shaper>

These achievements do not include those available for exploration, holidays, skills, professions, The Oculus, The Eye of Eternity, or the quest chain from Dragonblight. All research, testing, cross-research, linkages, and typographical errors are mine. If someone sees any mistakes or patch changes, please reply and I will eventually update it (ratings checked monthly). Thank you! =^)

Comment by 902789

Quest moved inside the actual instance.

Comment by PEBETON

As Patch 4.3 no longer need to do any chain quest and you get all The Nexus quest inside the instance

Comment by 976748

So, to make it clear for those of you like me, that were confused when after completing the quest line to get: Prisoner of War and Kaelorasz did NOT give you the last quest. It's because you have to enter the Nexus instance and Warmage Kaitlyn (she's the one floating in the middle), gives it to you along with others. At least, that's how it worked for me. Also there are one of her and three images of her that each give a quest. Good luck to all I hope this was helpful.

Comment by dsiacono

This is the REAL way to complete the quest.

You do not need a Scintillating Fragment to begin the quest. So not matter how many Coldarra Spellbinders you slay, they will not drop it.

You have to slay ALL the bosses of The Nexus in order to complete this quest and Keristrasza is the last boss of The Nexus. In order to attack her, you and/or the group must unlock the 3 Containment Spheres, which can only be activated after the death of the respective bosses.
She is related to the achievement Intense Cold. Once you click on those globes, she will be set free from the ice prison and will battle you immediately. After she is slain, return to Warmage Kaitlyn just south of the room to turn in your quest & accept your choice of reward out of 3 selections.

Afterwards, report to Raelorasz to pick up the next in the chain of quests to complete:
The Cell He will give you Augmented Arcane Prison to start the quest to have Keristrasza appear & start the quests below. Just right-click on the Augmented Arcane Prison.

Keristrasza
Bait and Switch
Saragosa's End
Mustering the Reds
Springing the Trap

Comment by 1047312

So let me get this straight. As of patch 6.1.
After completing "Springing the Trap" I return the quest to Raelorasz.

Am I to understand that I am suppose to know to go to the Nexus instance for further quest lines? Because Raelorasz ends here.

Shouldn't there be some sort of hand-off to enter the instance?

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Prisoner of War

Warmage Kaitlyn wants you to free Keristrasza.

	Keristrasza Laid to Rest (1)

Description

Malygos has taken Keristrasza to serve as his consort!

We cannot allow this to come to pass.

You must do whatever it takes to spare her such a fate, <race>.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Shroud of Fluid Strikes			Mantle of Keristrasza
	Cloak of Azure Lights

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with The Wyrmrest Accord

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(11973))