Playing Favorites

Playing Favorites
Start	Balmedar's Oculus
End	Balmedar's Oculus
Level	60 (Requires 60)
Category	Necrolord Campaign
Experience	11,800
Rewards	51 48
Previous	[60] The Wayward Baron
Next	[60] A Fitting Guise

Playing Favorites
Level: 60 (Requires 60)
Balmedar's Oculus
Balmedar's Oculus
XP: 11,800

Rewards:

51 48

Objectives

Acolyte Nelesis
A favorite necromancer of the barons. Performing a dark ritual nearby.

Defeat Acolyte Nelesis and bring her corpse back to the tower near Scaplian Ridge.

• Acolyte Nelesis slain ^{[63.3, 27.2]}
• Place the corpse in the ritual circle ^{[59.8, 32.7]}

Description

We will have to construct an illusion to allow you entry into the House of Rituals. However, not just any illusion will do. In order to join Kel'Thuzad's inner circle, we require something... specific.

We're going to need a body.

Fortunately for us, one of the baron's favorite acolytes is performing a ritual outside of the house itself. You'll need to fight your way to her, but of that I'm sure you're capable.

Rewards

You will receive:

• 51 48
• 11,800 XP

Progress

Don't you have a corpse to procure?

Completion

I must say it was satisfying watching you wipe the smug look off of Nelesis's face. She always thought she was so superior.

But enough revelry. We have work to do.

Notes

Nelesis' corpse in the circle

The cave mouth is at ^{[62.8, 29.4]} at the north end of the quest area, and Nelesis is floating in the far end of the cave. Upon killing her, Balmedar chimes in:

Balmedar's Oculus says: You will need to bring this body back to the ritual circle.

Balmedar's Oculus says: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I forget to mention there was manual labor involved?

Interact with the corpse to start dragging it behind you with a rope. Stand in the marked area on the Scaplian Ridge, then use the Extra Action Button:

 Untie Body — Untie the acolyte's body.

Progression

1.  [60] House of Rituals
2.  [60] The Wayward Baron
3.  [60] Playing Favorites,  [60] Pilfered Power,  [60] Burying Suspicion
4.  [60] A Fitting Guise
5.  [60] The Pupil Returns
   • Optional side quest:  [60] A Fatal Failure
6.  [60] The Baron's Plan
7.  [60] Mistress of Tomes
8.  [60] Cantrip Collections,  [60] Errant Enchantments
9.  [60] The Hall of Tomes
10.  [60] Necessary Ingredients
    • Optional site quest:  [60G3] Casting Doubt
11.  [60] Heart of the Forest,  [60] Cage Free Spores
    • Optional side quest:  [60] Regalia de Rigueur
12.  [60] The Final Reagent
13.  [60] Explosive Schemes
14.  [60] No Crate Unturned,  [60] Blinding the Brokers
15.  [60] Designed to Fail
    • Optional side quest:  [60G5] Mantle of Mastery
16.  [60] Caught in the Act
17.  [60] Improvised Implements
18.  [60] A Helpful Hand
19.  [60] The Traitor Unmasked
20.  [60] The Better Part of Valor

Patch changes

• Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Added.
  

External links

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