Core of Our Troubles

Core of Our Troubles
Start	Earthmender Norsala
End	Earthmender Norsala
Level	30-35
Category	Deepholm
Experience	43900
Reputation	+250 Earthen Ring
Rewards	8 60
Previous	[30-35] The Very Earth Beneath Our Feet
Next	[30-35] Imposing Confrontation

Core of Our Troubles
Level: 30-35
Earthmender Norsala
Earthmender Norsala
XP: 43900
Rep: +250 Earthen Ring

Rewards:

8 60

Objectives

Collect 6 Irestone Cores.

•  [Irestone Core] x6

Description

Elementals are chaotic by nature, but dis kind of organized aggression is out of character. More so down here where dere deaths be a bit more permanent. I suspect dis is Therazane the Stonemother's doin', but I have to be sure.

Destroy da Irestone Rumblers and bring me their cores. We'll be settlin' here and now if dis is da Stonemother's hatred brought down on us.

Rewards

You will receive: 8 60

Progress

We've never been claimin' a great friendship with da Elemental Lords, but we still be trustin' in a bit of security in da chaos. As long as dey be remainin' unorganized, we've been havin' little to fear.

If the Stonemother is truly rallyin' da earth against us, we be havin' a great deal more to be fearin'.

Completion

Dese are in surprisingly good condition - good work, mon.

Notes

Pick up  [30-35] Crumbling Defenses and  [30-35] On Even Ground before heading out. Don't focus on killing elementals. Focus on saving the shaman. Then go kill elementals once the three shaman are saved.

On complete:

Earthmender Norsala says: So it is certain, den. Dese elementals were bound from dormant stone only recently.

Earthmender Norsala says: Only an elemental lord could bind so many elementals so quickly. It seems we are at war with da Stonemother herself...

Earthmender Norsala says: May da elements protect us.

Progression

This is part of the quest chain to recover the lower fragment of the World Pillar, the third of three major Deepholm questlines.

Required: Prior quest chains ending with  [30-35] The World Pillar Fragment (upper fragment) and  [30-35] The Middle Fragment.

1.  [30-35] The Very Earth Beneath Our Feet
2.  [30-35] Crumbling Defenses &  [30-35] On Even Ground &  [30-35] Core of Our Troubles
3.  [30-35] Imposing Confrontation
4.  [30-35] Rocky Relations
5.  [30-35] Hatred Runs Deep &  [30-35] Unsolid Ground &  [30-35] Loose Stones
6.  [30-35] Violent Gale
7.  [30-35] Depth of the Depths
8.  [30-35] A Rock Amongst Many
   • This automatically bumps Therazane reputation up to Friendly. This technically unlocks  [30-35D] Wayward Child, although it isn't encountered naturally until later.
9.  [30-35] Entrenched
10.  [30-35] Intervention &  [30-35] Making Things Crystal Clear &  [30-35] Putting the Pieces Together
11.  [30-35] Pebble (skippable; Pebble runs up and offers the next quest regardless)
12.  [30-35] Clingy
13.  [30-35] So Big, So Round...
14.  [30-35] Rock Bottom
    •  [30-35] Petrified Delicacies
15. Two chains (required):
    • Terrath the Steady at the Pale Roost:
      1.  [30-35] Steady Hand
      2.  [30-35] Don't. Stop. Moving.
      3.  [30-35] Hard Falls &  [30-35] Fragile Values
      4.  [30-35] Resonating Blow
    • Gorsik the Tumultuous at Crimson Expanse, Verlok Stand and Fungal Deep:
      1.  [30-35] Rocky Upheaval
      2. All of:
         •  [30-35] Doomshrooms &  [30-35] Gone Soft
         •  [30-35] Familiar Intruders →  [30-35] A Head Full of Wind →  [30-35] Unnatural Causes
      3.  [30-35] Shaken and Stirred &  [30-35] Corruption Destruction &  [30-35] Wrath of the Fungalmancer
16.  [30-35] At the Stonemother's Call
17.  [30-35] Audience with the Stonemother
    • Side Stonecore quest:  [30-35D] Wayward Child (available as soon as Neutral Therazane reputation is reached)
18.  [30-35] Rallying the Earthen Ring
19.  [30-35] Our Part of the Bargain
20.  [30-35] The Stone March &  [30-35] Therazane's Mercy &  [30-35] The Twilight Flight
21.  [30-35] Word In Stone
22.  [30-35] Undying Twilight
23.  [30-35] The Binding
24.  [30-35] The Stone Throne
    

Next: Therazane faction daily quests

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
  

External links

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