(2023-02-02) Letter: A Druidic Dilemma

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Author:	OzmaAsimov
Summary:	Auralind assigns the Cobalt Blade their next mission, investigating missing druids in the Wailing Caverns
Rating:	T for Teen

Arc: The Cobalt Blade

Cobalt Blade,

You have a new mission.

Several years ago, a famed kaldorei druid named Naralex discovered a network of natural underground caverns within the heart of the Barrens. They were dubbed the 'Wailing Caverns' for the mournful wails produced when the steam fissures within vented. Naralex believed he could use the caverns' underground springs to restore fertility to the Barrens.

Something went wrong. Once he began his druidic rituals, the Wailing Caverns began to change, – the waters turned foul and the once-docile creatures inside metamorphosed into vicious, deadly predators.

It was thought that Naralex perished, and that those of his followers that survived had gone mad. But my contacts in the Cenarion Expedition tell me they have learned of a rumor that Naralex lives, and his sect remains strong within the caverns.

You are to investigate the situation and learn the truth of Naralex's survival, as well as the current status of his acolytes. If our worst fears have come to pass and they have fallen to Nightmare, do what must be done. Destroy them.

Travel to Booty Bay and meet with a goblin called Shizpik. He works as a guard for the shop 'All Things Flora'. Shizpik is the last person known to have emerged from the Wailing Caverns alive and with their sanity intact.

Elune light your path,

~ Sentinel Auralind Mistwalker

The letter is marked with the seal of Sir Elohad Ference, indicating his approval of the mission.