Well, after camping out on the Isle of Thunder, my warlock Morcanis got his Tome of the Lost Legion, the item that begins the epic Green Fire warlock quest chain.
There are actually some big lore reveals and also some interesting nitty-gritty about the way that demons and fel power work, so if you're super spoiler-conscious, read no further. If you don't play a warlock, though, you won't get this elsewhere in-game, so you should take a look.
To begin with, you get the Tome and unlock it with a Healthstone (presumably this soulbinds it - if you've already done it or for some bizarre reason don't want to do the quest, you can sell it on the AH, but only Locks will see it drop.) You then need to summon your various demons and chat with them about just what the deal is with this book that you cannot read. Most of them don't have a clue, until one of them will tell you that it's written in a tongue the pre-dates the Legion.
As you might know, most demons were once completely other sorts of beings before Sargeras formed the Burning Legion. As far as we know, the Nathrezim (dreadlords) were the only confirmed demons pre-Sargeras' fall.
You go to your faction capital (I assume only SW or Org) and talk to the local head Warlock, who tells you to read "Legacy of the Masters" part 1. This thing has been there since 5.0 hit, and is a book that tells of the forming of the Circle of the Black Harvest, a group of Warlocks who decided that, in the face of a post-Cataclysm Azeroth, they needed to delve deeper into the secrets of their craft to continue doing their important and dark work. Incidentally, if we have a Legion-themed expansion (possibly the next one?) this would be a great faction to add.
To avoid just murdering each other (Warlocks, what can you do?) the group pairs them up, using the buddy system to make sure that they don't betray each other. Essentially, if you come back alone, they kill you and banish your soul to the Twisting Nether eternally, yadda yadda yadda.
So two such Warlocks head to Outland: Jubeka... something and Kanathred Ebonlocke. The Warlock trainer gives you Jubeka's journal, which actually gives you some insight into some of the new talents and abilities, such as how she discovered how to summon the new, powerful demons, or how to summon two at once, etc. You use hints in the journal to find various locations in Outland where there are soul shards to find. Doing so will reveal little cutscenes between the two Warlocks. In Netherstorm, we find that for some reason, even after the Legion and Illidan are gone from Outland, the Observers stay (and that summoning one is tough because they tend to just fly through space all the time, meaning they're hard to pinpoint.) In Blade's Edge, Kanathred's Doomguard reveals that his people were originally employed by the Titans to seek out people using sacrificial magic. Essentially, they're like drug-sniffing dogs that became druggies when they were let off the leash by Sargeras. Finally, in Shadowmoon Valley, Kanathred tells Jubeka to kill him should the power he's seeking overwhelm him.
With that, you can now head into the Black Temple to continue your pursuit.
Now, here I should point out that my Warlock is not particularly well geared. He's not even ready for LFR (though I'm now two points away.) There are boss fights in here that probably require a bit more power, so part two of this could take a little time.
You first need to get through the grand courtyard (no sewers for you!) and sneak past the various Ashtongue guards. Luckily, your Succubus/Shivarra have a handy crowd control ability that will let you waltz past them. The workers here will call out for help, but as long as you stay outside the red circle of a guard who's not CC'd, you'll be fine. Otherwise, you simply get stopped and sent back to the beginning.
After you get inside and attempt to take the Warlocks' scroll, Akama will come over and sap you, confronting you. If you talk to him, though, he'll realize you're not there to pillage the place (and may in fact recognize you from earlier - still need to do BT on Morcanis. Probably should before I complete this.) He gets the Ashtongue to give you free reign of the Temple and then leads you to the Reliquary of Souls.
To get there, you need to navigate a maze that's made of invisible traps. To get through, first unsummon your demon (and if you're Demonology, either switch specs or use the Imp Swarm glyph so you don't get a bunch of Wild Imps setting the traps off) and use your trusty old Eye of Kilrogg to scout the path before you walk it. I recommend taking it slow and taking out the ghosts you see there. Make sure to make a little room on your left for the Eye when you summon it, because it will also set off the traps.
Once you make it past the maze, you get another scene. It turns out that the Reliquary was how Illidan got so many demons to work for him. The place is a font of Arcane power that rivals the Sunwell. In another little cutscene, Kanathred explains that Illidan's demonic minions did not have the Fel green taint of the Burning Legion because this was his source of power.
After the scene, the Essence of Order appears and you must fight it. And this is where I've been unable to succeed so far.
The fight has three major aspects to it: The Essence will send waves of blue fire at you that stay on the ground for a while. They're easy enough to side-step, but you can get cornered. He will also do Hellfire, which deals a ton of damage and should be interrupted with a Felhunter/Observer. Finally, he'll summon a bunch of spirits to attack you that you need to AoE down quickly.
Last time I attempted this, I was iLevel 452. I'm now 458, but it's clearly a challenge. Self-healing is paramount here.
So far I'm loving this chain. I look forward to more of this kind of stuff in the future. But what class should get it next?
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