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Series

1.	Paint it Black
2.	The Maw of Madness The Weeping Wound
3.	Torn Ground
4.	Pushing Back
5.	The Maw of Iso'rath
6.	Devoured
7.	The Worldbreaker
8.	The Terrors of Iso'rath
9.	Nightmare

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Comment by Leviatharan

This is a nightmare induced by Isorath. After you are devoured by Isorath, you arrive at the Maelstrom as a near-corpse, risen from the brink of death by Thrall, to see Deathwing rise up and start killing all of the Earthen Ring members holding the Maelstrom at bay- including Farseer Nobundo, Aggra, and Muln Earthfury. Thrall expects you to somehow defeat Deathwing, but in the end the Earthen Ring falls, you are knocked out, and Thrall is attacked by Deathwing head on as the nightmare ends.(##RESPBREAK##)8##DELIM##Gryphon##DELIM##

Comment by Bareno

My god, just did this... thought it was so real, and so random as well... had goosebumps.

Comment by lynchsta

This quest would have been 1000x more epic had you actually been able to see what was going on. The idea behind it was cool, the execution of it not so much.

Comment by darknesscalls

Hilarious quest

""Do something, you useless tauren. My allies are giving their lives for you!""

Comment by 310125

I had a fun time discovering a minor bug with this quest. When you're in the Maw of Madness for Devoured, you might get ported right back to Orgrimmar if you also have The Eye of the Storm in your quest log.

Pretty much all you have to do is click on the Waters of Farseeing. If you got booted to Org by mistake, it will be right under your nose.

Comment by Arakaine

Friendly tip, don't abandon this quest because you'll block yourself off from the rest of the chains in this zone (assuming you've been keeping up with the chains). I'm currently waiting for a GM to get back to me so hopefully I can continue doing the quests left in this zone.

Comment by 230081

If you have The Eye of the Storm in your quest log and get ported out to SW/Orgrimmar and make the mistake of abandoning the quest, you can pick it back up by using the Waters of the Farseeing in either SW/Org and then waiting out the event. :D

Comment by 2584

If you port out away from where Thrall is for any reason, make sure you don't drop your quest. To get back to Thrall go back inside of Iso'rath and get killed again, you'll be sent back to he Maelstrom.

Comment by Neuf

I got ported back into Iso'rath NOT Orgrimmar, before I could accept/complete this quest. I was able to continue the quest chain but I would have liked to see this one. Is there a way to get back to the Maelstorm?

I went back to org and completed Eye of the Storm, watched the clip, and it took me back to org.

Comment by NekoVictoria

My game crashed when I did this quest.

Comment by 254148

I received a response from a GM today telling me that dying to the blood of iso'rath will restart the quest as long as you have completed the preliminaries. I'm going to test it now.

EDIT: Success! I was able to port back in even without the quest and reacquire this one.

http://gyazo.com/9724aaa078085a08965ec02ab39fa8a7.png

Comment by 336987

"Oh god I'm gonna die to these stupid quest mobs, I hadn't died in this zone thus far! FUUUUUUUUUU-"
"Hey no problem man I got you."
"Thanks Thrall!"
"Now, KILL DEATHWING."
"...seriously? Alright."

*Invalid Target*

"Bro the quest mob is bugged. And he's out of range. Do you have some elemental buff that makes this work?"
"Do something! Everybody's dying! You're a hero, right?"
"I kill pieces of *!@# like this every day, I need a range buff! He's untargetable! You're one with the elements, get a GM in here!"
"Nobudo noooooo!"
"I LIKED HIM!"
"Do something you useless human!"
"I'M SCARED!"
"You've failed us. The world is going to end. And not like that time in the Halls of Origination, he's seriously going to do it. In fact, here he comes!"
"I ALREADY HAVE THE ACHIEVEMENT!"
"WELL SUCK IT UP PRINCESS!"
"THRALL I HATE Y-"

*FIRE*

Comment by prohan

I was hoping that this would count for Stood in the fire, sadly I was mistaken :(

Comment by Tooconfident

Dropped this quest to find the quest giver only to find out Thrall is the quest giver. Is there anyway to get back to Maelstorm to do this quest?

Comment by 202415

Strangely, on complete after the nightmare, the portrait of Yevaa says, "Nightmares threaten to swarm and consume all within "Iso'noth".

I don't see an Iso'noth anywhere, just an Iso'rath....

Comment by draguelo

If you drop the quest, to get back to the Maelstrom and Thrall, simply die to the Blood of Iso'rath again and it'll send you there.

Comment by GaeBolge

As soon as he said "now kill Deathwing"

http://s886.photobucket.com/albums/ac70/GrandBreaker/?action=view&current=fc46429_1270703253551.jpg

was pretty much my reaction. I believe 100% of wow players will now have shared this reaction with me.

Comment by 524425

thrall: do something, you useless tauren! my friends are giving their lives for you!
me: we need to go deeper.

Comment by chechar

damn i soo panicked here, thrall pushing me and earthen people dying and me searching for some mechanism in the game that would let me throw something at deathwing, not even a griphon to fly at him.

Comment by 501674

Thrall says: You've failed us all, Eycha. Deathwing has won. The world is doomed.
You play the world's smallest violin for Thrall.

Comment by PocketPaladin

Here's the quest text that Thrall speaks during this event.

Afer the Blood of Iso'rath overwhelms you, the world fades to black. You feel your life slipping away...
Suddenly, you awaken to the relentless pounding of rain on your face and wind whipping at your clothes. Life flows into you once again! You stand shakily, worse for the wear but undoubtably glad to be alive. You take in your surroundings.
The Maelstrom? But how did you get here?...

Thrall says: I bring you back from the brink of death, <brother/sister>. We are in need of your aid!

Above the churning Maelstrom is the unmistakeable form of the dragon responsible for the cataclysm that has shaken your world. The pumping of the aspect's massive wings adds to the fury of the winds howling around you.
You and Thrall aren't alone-- there are other powerful shaman of the Earthen Ring all around the Maelstrom, calling upon the elements to defend themselves against the Destroyer's onslaught.
Unfazed by the shamans' attempts to subdue him, Deathwing simply turns and blasts Farseer Nobundo off of a far cliff, killing him.

Thrall says: NOBUNDO! NOOO!
Thrall yells: You will die this day, Earthwarder! <name> will see to it!

Shock and anger fill up your heart, but what can you do? Deathwing now swerves to the left, shooting a fireball at Aggra, felling her, too.

Thrall says: Aggra... this can't be... this has gone too far...
Thrall says: Do something, you useless <race>. My allies are giving their lives for you!

Unable to do anything, you can only look on as Deathwing unleashes a burst of fire at the leader of the Earthen Ring, Muln Earthfury, incinerating him.

Thrall says: Muln falls! And the Earthen Ring dies with him.
Thrall says: You've failed us all, <name>. Deathwing has won. The world is doomed.

The other shaman dispensed of, Deathwing turns his massive form towards you and Thrall. He opens his mouth, and you try to shield yourself before the rush of molten lava breath hits you, but there's nothing you can do...
Waves of heat and flame overwelm you. You fall...

Thrall says: We're surrounded! Its defenses are too great. <name>! Wake up!

Wha?... Your head begins to clear again as waves of healing energy pour into you. No, it wasn't Thrall who said that at all-- it was Earthcaller Yevaa. You're back in Iso'rath's stomach.

Then this whole ordeal was... a nightmare? And it seems like you aren't the only one! (next quest)

Comment by toadofsteel

u mad, thrall?

Comment by Katarinea

I wake up in the middle of nowhere. Thrall is yelling at me. "You useless night elf, do something! My people are dying for you!"

Loljustkidding.

Dear Blizzard,

less heart attacks next time.

Love, Kat

Comment by Lilica

Very buggy quest...As soon as I accepted it after Devoured it booted me right back to the inside of the beast as it was when I first landed inside. Luckily a random mob hit me soon after knocked me out and sent me back to Thrall.

So all I can suggest if it kicks you back like it did to me is to go get hit by a mob and hopefully it resets you to your rightful place...Still kinda ruins the mood just the same sadly.

Comment by ArtelQuessir

Oddly enough, with the Gearscore addon, it lists Deathwing's "NPC Gearscore" as 314910.

Seriously, though, WTF?

Comment by TOPACE31

Thrall:I brought you back from the brink of death

Skullace(Me):Oh cool you summoned me too, whats up?

Thrall:we dont have much time, Deathwing's attacking us if we dont stop him now Azeroth is doomed

Skullace:Well I didn't expect the final battle to be so soon, but ok. Its @$$kicking ti- wait I cant use my spells!

Thrall:Do something you useless undead, my allies are giving their life for you

Skullace:look I'm trying ok? I can't exactly do anything when I'm so far away, maybe if I had a flying mount or something to get closer...

Thrall:Muln falls, and the earthen ring with him, and with that Azeroth is doomed...

Skullace:Don't be so pessimistic Once he gets in range I can... my spells aren't doing anything! OH NOOOOOOOOOOOO! D:

Yeeva:SKULLACE WAKE UP YOU NINCOMPOOP!

Skullace:Oh Yeeva I had an awful nightmare and you and you and you were in it. well not you...

Comment by 47139

Doing this on my second 85, I couldn't help but think someone had watched the bad ending to Chrono Trigger just before writing this quest.

Comment by ryanred500

Criteria: Defeat Deathwing, Aspect of Death

Rewards:You will receive: 9g (or 13g 15s 50c if completed at level 85) and 250 rep with the Eartern ring.

-.-

Comment by gmagnus

Just did this. Wound up actually dying at the end, and when I released, I was in the regular Maelstrom. Had to hearth out.

Comment by fox112

I think being able to do damage to Deathwing would have made this quest more fun and less aggravating.

Comment by hashman

lol man I was cracking up reading this post but seriously I actually yelled at him "what do you want me to do?" in all caps sweet sweet quest

Comment by hashman

I haven't been so happy about a quest since Alexstraza burned a bunch of humans and orcs.

Comment by slamdunk

is there a place i can pick up this quest if i abandoned it before?

Comment by Nateman

Going in and out of Shadowform resets this quest.

Comment by 111622

He sounds like my former raid leader.

Comment by sherrasama

I have to admit, the first time I did this quest I panicked quite a lot.

Comment by 380933

I stood there and made 20 bandages.

Comment by Flitzy

Why couldn't have Deathwing really killed Thrall and saved us all the trouble of having to endure more of his super hero story? :/

Comment by Murp

I was kinda expecting to help Thrall by attacking Deathwing. The quest log is really misleading and needs to be changed. I was standing there and was like WTF do I do. I came on here and realised I do !@#$ all.

Comment by 223389

This reminded me of dying in Ultima 4 ("The world fades to black, you feel your life slipping away...") and then being resurected by Lord Brittish.

Comment by Tesal

I got scared, I thought that nightmare was real 'n I was missing something need to be done :O

I was running back 'n forth lol xD till I was awaken up by the druids quest givers

Comment by ska5fe

Thrall: Son, I am disappoint

Comment by 798596

I just bugged this with an accident. Just as Deathwing was about the finish the quest (me) I DCd, ended up with Thrall gone and Deathwing doing random lava bursts to all directions xD

After a couple minutes Deathwing disappeared (he probably DCd to xD) and I was left alone at the maelstrom -,-

Ended up hearthstoning to orgri and logging due to the dcs. Will check back later

Comment by dnisinson

Okay, so I got sent to this rock in the middle of raging whatever. There is a large flapping rag that I can target, but it says invalid target. Okay. so I wait, and wait and wait. Deathwing goes away, How I do not know as I can't see anything but this rock and edges of maelstrom. And I wait and wait some more. rain and more rain. No other characters, just rock and rain. How long am i supposed to wait here for something to happen. Still no Thrall, I can't even jump to my death off the rock. Talk about a nightmare.

I want the rest of the quest line so I'm being patient or maybe just stupid. Is this bugged?

Comment by tadelle

If you are doing this quest right after Devourer , you can face with disconnection problems. Dropping the quest , going back to The Maw of Madness and getting killed by oozes wasn't helpful (at least for me). Tried a few times this way , but no , everytime i got disconnected and Thrall wasn't visible (Deathwing too , i felt like i saved Azeroth , lol ). So I went back to Orgrimmar , started another quest named "The Maelstrom" , then it worked for me. And i was able to take quest again and complete.

Comment by 920153

I did this quest and crashed during the resurrection Thrall casted. Like above posters mention, I got stuck there with HS on cooldown and Thrall despawned. I then tried to go into Game Menu > Help > Character Stuck!. This will kill your character and give you the option of resurrecting at the nearest graveyard. You will spawn pretty much at the same place and Thrall will also reappear. You can now finish the quest by retaking it from Thrall \o/

Comment by 819597

Bizarre. Never saw any of this dramatic dialog. Never saw any of the druids bite it. And I never got woken up. I just sat there >5 minutes watching DW twirl-n-hurl, then I jumped over to WowHead for <20 seconds to peek there for insight, and when I came back to WoW, I was all alone on that frustrating little patch of rock. No Deathwing. No Thrall. And no way out ('cept HS). Before my WowHead check, I saw all the NPCs (I have graphics maxed) ... it's just that nothing ever happened, except hypothetically during the <20 seconds I looked away, ... when they all apparently decided to play hide-n-seek, with me being "it." Not quite the great prank that this apparently was designed to be. Too bad.

Comment by Cldmani

For all those who are having trouble finishing the quest chain, because you get disconnected after Thrall ports you to Maelstrom. Try the following:

1) Log back in the game
2) Make sure you are in the Maelstrom. To get back to the Maelstrom, simply get killed again by the bloods.
3) Finish the quest (Auto complete)
4) If you see no NPCs, log out of your character
5) Log back in the character.

Once I logged back in my character that this quest chain glitched on, I was able to see all the Thrall and NPCs in Maelstrom.

Comment by 335679

This worked for me:

1.) Get to Maelstrom (either via quest or get killed by blood again if you went away)
2.) Get disconnected
3.) Customer support -> Character stuck -> Teleport to graveyard
4.) Appear in Maelstrom again, everything should be set in motion
5.) Profit

Comment by halflife

I can't do this quest without getting disconnected

Edit, disconnected, reconnected worked

Comment by 134043

If you get disconnected as you port to the Malestrom, and when you get back Thrall is not there? Logout and back in again. Apparently there is a bug with the phasing due to the disconnect. Had this happen today, and the GM told me to do just that.

Hope that helps someone with a similar bug.

Comment by 930250

If you get DC'd, i had to do the quests where you help Aggra get Thrall back (forgot the quest name, starts in Hyjal then goes to Uldum). Once i did this quest i didnt DC when i got teleported to the maelstorm.

Comment by GoHF

here's my experience with working around getting disconnected during the transition to the maelstrom. Twice I got killed by oozes and twice I got disconnected. First time I hearthed out and tried again, only to get disconnected. Second time I just sat at the phased-out maelstrom, queued up for a battleground, finished the battleground and when I exited thrall was there with the quest (because I had abandoned it the first time I got disconnected). Worked like a charm.

Comment by chibibelle

After being disconnected at least four times after porting to The Maelstrom, I disabled all of my addons and the quest worked for me.

Comment by york182000

Sooo, my game bugged going into the quest and logged me out after I died from the Iso'rath things. I didn't know where I was when I logged back in so I hearthed back to Twilight Highlands. Turns out I was in the Maelstrom when I logged in and hearthed out. My question is, How do I get back to the Maelstrom?

Comment by Etreum

This quest is now bugged as heck. As soon as you die, you disconnect.

After I came back on, I did not see Thrall, but the quest was in my log (The Worldbreaker) so I accepted it, but Thrall never appeared and Deathwing did not get attacked by Thrall.

I made the mistake of then dropping the quest, so this is what I did to regain it:

I hearthed out to Orgrimmar, went to the Highlands and from there back to the Maw of Madness.
I stood next to Earthcaller Yevaa and 'defended her' against the Blood of Iso'rath and was killed.

Once again, I was transported to the Maelstrom and got disconnected. When I reconnected, Thrall, once again, was not there. This time around, I exited the game and came back on, and Thrall was there with the quest and I was able to complete the chain. What a pain!

Comment by kaha6uc

As of 4.3.0 (15050), this quest _may be_ bugged.

When thou dieth at the blood of Iso'Rath, thou shalt get teleported to The Maelstrom. When the loading screen finisheth loading, thou shalt appeareth in front of Thrall and there shalt be a lag - thou screen shalt freeze and in about 10 seconds thou shalt get the very favourite message of thee: "Thou hast been disconnected from the server". Thou shalt then relog in and thou shalt be at The Maelstrom, but Thrall shalt not beth there. Thou shalt then HS thou way out, goeth back into the Mouth of Madness, dieth to the blood of Iso'Rath again, and thou shalt get the same scenario. I imagineth that no matter how many times you trieth this, thou shalt get the same result. Thou shalt then contact a GM, them shalt tell thee "This quest hast been reported as broken" and ask thee to log in with an alt and then contact thee through that alt, asking thee to log back in with the character doing "The Worldbreaker" quest. Only thence shalt Thrall beth there and shall thee completeth the quest.

It hast been written in the timeline.........

Comment by 819432

The bug is still present in 4.3.2.

Comment by mrbbobg

this bug is a huge pain ty to all who helped

Comment by zartius

If u stuck for any reason or bugged and thrall is not there do the following:
1)Abandon quest
2)Go again down and die
3)You will be stacked now dazed in front of Thrall
4)Kill your client.
5)Login and thrall is there waiting to give you the quest again :)
Worked for me after trying to get the quest again becaused its bugged when i ported there and thrall was missing.

Have fun

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The Worldbreaker

Defeat Deathwing, the Aspect of Death.

	Aid Thrall in battling Deathwing (1)

Description

There's no time! Deathwing struck before we could form against him. If you do not stop him, the Earthen Ring will end this day!

Rewards

The following spell will be cast on you:

	Update Zone Auras and Phase Shift

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with The Earthen Ring

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27378))

The Worldbreaker

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