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Comment by 196216

This is the Keristrasza that is uncorrupted in Coldarra. The link to the corrupted version and Nexus boss is here.

Comment by 159499

You have to use Augmented Arcane Prison to summon her.

I spend a lot of time waiting for her to "respawn" - I took a quest from here when someone summoned her and i thought she is just a regular NPC. Then I kept coming back to the location i found her and waiting for her to respawn so I can hand the quest in, I almost wrote a ticket about it. Moral of the story - read your quest texts carefully ;)

Comment by 148087

ok, so this is exactly what you do:

1. Click on the Augmented Arcane Prison

2. Keristrasza will spawn

3. Talk to her and tell her you are ready to face Saragosa

4. She will teleport you to Saragosa's Landing

5. use the Arcane Power Focus to lure Saragosa

6. She will shrink from a Level 73 Elite dragon to a Level 73 chump

7. Kill her loot the corpse

8. Use the Augmented Arcane Prison to summon Keristrasza

9. Accept the next part of the Chain

10. Talk with her again and have her transport you to the next step in the chain.

Comment by 293880

This version of Keristrasza uses the human model, not the dragon model.

Comment by Carnella

Her robe shares the graphic with Robes of the Royal Crown , along with a few others.

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 Loremaster of Northrend. =^)

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.

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 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 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 Allakhazam

in you bag you shold have a "Augmented Arcane Prision" click it and she will appear.

Comment by Allakhazam

It needs to be stated that this NPC does move around and disappears every so often. Wish I had known this sooner before I thought she just didn't exist. Just hang around for her to show up.

Comment by Allakhazam

Took me awhile to figure this out:

She's a summoned mob (similar to the Archmage in Netherstorm). Once you've completed the appropriate questline, you will receive an item in your bags that can summon her. Here's the start of the questline:

Puzzling... the Archmage in Netherstorm, you can start and complete quests from her even if someone else spawned her. If you see her just wandering around, it's because someone else spawned her. If you lose the item needed to summon her, you can talk to a guy at the Transitus Shield to get a new one. (He won't give you a new one if you already have it in your bags, though, and of course he won't give you a new one if you haven't done the required questline.)

Edited, Dec 9th 2008 10:20am by PoleYsambuca

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