Sunstrider Isle to the Ghostlands

[MongoJerry]

The rewards for killing Dar'Khan included an incredible staff -- which Neriad couldn't use yet, because she hadn't yet made a trip to Orgrimmar to learn how to use staves.



Most importantly, killing Dar'Khan gave a whopping 8000 Tranquillien reputation and pushed both Phrostknight and Neriad over the top to Exalted. It is possible to skip a couple of quests in the Ghostlands and still get Exalted, but I don't think it's possible to get Exalted without doing this quest to kill Dar'Khan. That seems appropriate.



The reward for being Exalted with Tranquillien was the ability to purchase a blue +7 stamina cloak, which is just godly for that level. By comparison, Neriad's previous cloak was a +2 int +2 spirit green cloak.



For kicks, Neriad followed the main road south out of the Ghostlands toward the Plaguelands to see what would stop a low level character from entering a place as dangerous as the Plaguelands. She discovered Thalassian Pass. So far, nothing had impeded her way.



Aha! Neriad had found a portal. I figured that this would have some kind of level requirement preventing a low level character from going through it.



Nope! It let Neriad right through. I assume now that it's a portal designed to stop anyone who doesn't own the Burning Crusade from getting into blood elf lands. There is a blood elf NPC who stands on the other side of the portal, who I assume is supposed to warn young blood elves like Neriad not to go any further. However, he didn't have any text when he was clicked on.

Neriad rezzed-died-rezzed-died-rezzed over to the high elf enclave in the Plaguelands but as expected, high elves don't like blood elves, so the inhabitants there kicked the snot out of Neriad. She then made her way back to the Ghostlands.



Having finished all of the quests in the Ghostlands, Neriad hopped on the bat to Silvermoon for the last time.



Neriad was asked to deliver Dar'Khan's head to the local leader of the blood elves, Lor'themar Theron. He is shocked and pleased to see the head of Dar'Khan and he says that this changes everything as it relates to the blood elf application to join the Horde. As you may remember, the orc, troll, and tauren factions were pretty cool on the idea of allowing the blood elves to join the Horde and as of the moment that one joins the game, the blood elves are not yet members of the Horde. Lor'themar asks Neriad to deliver the head and a letter to Lady Sylvanas in Undercity.




Here is the letter.