Peak of Serenity

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NeutralPeak of Serenity
Peak of Serenity destroyed by the Legion.jpg
Type Sanctuary
Leader(s) None
  Formerly IconSmall Pandaren Male.gif Master Hight †
Race(s) PandarenPandaren Pandaren
High elfHigh elf High elf
HumanHuman Human
DwarfDwarf Dwarf
GnomeGnome Gnome
TrollTroll Troll
TaurenTauren Tauren
UndeadUndead Undead
Location North-central Kun-Lai Summit
Status Mists-Logo-Small.png Active
Legion-Logo-Small.png Destroyed
Characteristics
Facilities

No Inn          Yes Mailbox

No Stables

Yes Anvil & Forge

No Bank       No Auctions
Trainers Yes Class
Yes Profession
Travel No Flight Master(s)
No Mass-transit
Yes Portal(s)

The Peak of Serenity was a hidden monastery and sanctuary located high in the north-central reaches of Pandaria's Kun-Lai Summit. It served primarily as a training ground and place of refuge for monks, and was easily accessible to them through [Zen Pilgrimage]. In this way, it served a very similar function for monks as Moonglade did for druids and Acherus: The Ebon Hold did for death knights. Currently, the location is still accessible to characters for game-play purposes but gets destroyed by the Burning Legion during the third invasion of Azeroth.

History

Founding

The Peak before its destruction.

A reportedly true story tells of how the last emperor of the mogu empire once climbed with a pandaren servant to the Peak of Serenity and surveyed Pandaria. He told his servant that he wished to do something to make everyone in Pandaria smile, to which the pandaren replied "You'll jump, then?". The story does not tell what became of the servant, but it is said that the emperor thereafter announced that he considered that part of the mountain to be tainted, and no mogu would visit the place again.[1]

Shortly after Kang began teaching his fellow pandaren slaves the ways of the monk, he and his followers relocated to Kun-Lai Summit and secretly built a monastery among the wind-lashed peaks to continue their training,[2] and it was at the Peak of Serenity where the first monks trained in secret and planned the overthrow of the mogu.[3]

Mists of Pandaria

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By the time of the rediscovery of Pandaria, the monks at the Peak were part of an unnamed order,[4] whose monastery served as a training ground for monks of any race who wished to train and hone their skills in the martial arts. Under the leadership of Grand Master Hight, their ranks included several senior monks who mastered and taught their students the art of various crafts, including the practice of chi, hand-to-hand fighting, healing, meditation, and weapon mastery.[5]

Legion

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At the time of the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the monastery was destroyed by an army of demons led by Lady Keletress,[6] an eredar who had made her personal mission to wipe out the monks of Azeroth, seeing their quest for balance and order as an affront to the Burning Legion.[7] Following the death of Master Hight,[8] the surviving monks evacuated to the Wandering Isle and founded the Order of the Broken Temple under the leadership of the mon adventurer, with the Temple of Five Dawns serving as their order hall.[9]

The monks of the Broken Temple later returned to the Peak, where they had to fight Valitos and his demons to recover the scrolls of Number Nine Jia, a renown lorekeeper.[10]

Despite its destruction, several NPCs are still there. Some of them are even stuck in the Legion structure, and Zidormi can make you travel back to before the Legion attack.

In World of Warcraft

A map of the area intended for the scenario.

While anyone is welcome to visit the monastery, it is only accessible through flying, or by a long and winding journey by ground mount. Portals to Stormwind and Orgrimmar can be found within the main hall atop the Peak to facilitate outbound traffic.

The Peak itself features several areas, including a large training ground, a hot spring, a small pavilion with several vendors and profession trainers, and shrines to each of the four August Celestials. Each shrine hosts a group of monks studying the discipline or style of its respective Celestial, three of which (Ox, Tiger, and Serpent) are the inspirations of a playable monk specialization (Brewmaster, Windwalker, and Mistweaver, respectively). Students of the Crane focus on academic learning over martial prowess, and as such can be found poring over ancient scrolls and texts rather than sparring.

Notably, there are vendors at the Peak of Serenity that will allow monks to purchase class-specific consumables, armor, and weapons, many of which have unique and distinct models. Monks may purchase tiger and serpent brews from Master Chang, class quest reward belts from Master Cannon, class quest reward staves (as well as  [Meditation Manual: Zen Flight]) from Master Hwang, and fist weapons from Master Tan. All of these armor and weapon models are transmogrifiable.

NPCs

Quest related

Class trainers

Vendors and profession trainers

Other

Quests

Notes and trivia

Gallery

  • The main hall, where monks using [Zen Pilgrimage] enter the Peak.
    The main hall, where monks using [Zen Pilgrimage] enter the Peak.
  • Serpent Shrine.
    Serpent Shrine.
  • Tiger Shrine.
    Tiger Shrine.
  • Training grounds.
    Training grounds.
  • Meditation caves.
    Meditation caves.

Patch changes

References

 
  1. ^ a b c Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, pg. 273 - 274
  2. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 88
  3. ^ a b Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, pg. 178
  4. ^ N Monk [10-45] The Dawning Light - Number Nine says: The attack at the Peak of Serenity shows that the Burning Legion wishes to shatter our order.
  5. ^ N Monk [10-35] Begin Your Training: Master Cheng
  6. ^ N Monk [10-45] Before the Storm
  7. ^ Lady Keletress says: I see you, monk! Your struggle is for naught. My forces will purge your order from the face of this world!
  8. ^ N Monk [10-45] Before the Storm
  9. ^ N Monk [10-45] The Dawning Light
  10. ^ Campaign Scrolls of Knowledge
  11. ^ a b Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, pg. 248 - 250
  12. ^ The Chronicle of Ages: Sheilun, Staff of the Mists

External links

Map of Kun-Lai Summit
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